The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-29

| ficult, however. to arrive at the ap.
proximate truth, inasmuch as greai
deal Of the correspondence relating "a
the elaborate intelligence system or
ganized by Nathan Rothschiid IL still
preserved at New Court, where some
years ago I was privileged to examins
1t. Once we know the mechanism OF
this system, II 10 easy to trace It's ap.
plication to the transmission of any
particular item Of news. There was
indeed, nothing very remarkable about
II. century ago few people were
alive to the Importance Of rapid
Transmission of news.
BY means of special couriers and
special vessels, and also by discrim-
mating distribution Of rewards to the
captains of the royal mail coaches.
Rothschild found 1t very easy mat
ter to outstrip the ordinary vehicles
OF public information. The system
seems to have been first established on
a large scale In 1913, when. owing to
the inability of the Bank of England
to furnish an adequate supply of spe-
Gle for the expenditure Of the army In
France. Mr.. Herries, then commissary-
in-chief had recourse to the services
of Nathan Rothschild. 1t was then
that special agencies were established
at Dover, Calais. Ostend and many
other ports on the south coast and on
the continent. At Dover the agents
were Latnom, Rice and Company; at
Calais the firm was represented by
James Leveaux. whose clerk, parquin.
brought the first news Of Napoleon's
escape from Elba to New Court. As
the task of supplying the monetary
needs Of the British army and the al
Rothschild's hands. his Intelligence
system became proportionately devei-
oped. Hence 1t was that In the spring
and summer of 1915 his agents swarm
ed all over the seat OF war. and he
was easily the best-informed man in
England.
Shortly before the battle Of Waterloo
Rothschild. with keen eye to the to-
Biography Of the coming struggle. sent
his brother in-law. Moses Montefiore
to Dunkirk to organize O fresh news
agency there. with an express service
to Brussels. BY this route the land
journey was a trifle longer than by
the Ostend route, which was favored
by all his competitors. as well as We'll
lington himself; but it had the adj
vantage Of a much shorter sea cross
ing. The plan was wise one.
Throughout the Sunday on which the
battle was fought "Gazettes Extraor-
binary" were issued by the authorities
In Brussels. containing bulletins of the
progress Of the fighting. signed by the
secretary OF state, Baron de Capelien.
Four of these bulletins appeared dur
ing the morning and afternoon, and
were Immediately published In special
editions of a small sheet called LOra-
Gle.
The final victory was briefly an
nounced in an extra Gazette, issued
about midnight. This was obtained by
Rothschild's agent as soon as II was
published and q courier was sent Off
post-haste with IL to Dunkirk. There
he seems to have arrived about 10 o.
clock on Monday morning. He handed
his precious Gazette to Captain Cullen,
who was waiting off the port. and who
Immediately weighed anchor for Deal.
The Dover agency had an express rid
err In readiness. and by means Of relays
of posthorses the news was placed in
Rothschild's hands some time during
the night Of Monday. Early next morn
ing 1t was communicated 20 Lord Liv-
erpool but he refused to believe the
news. His agent. Bras reached
him at the same time from Ostend.
and he professed himself unable to re.
conciie the two stories.
Meanwhile Rothschiids' agent at
Client had also heard the news. This
part OF the story Is not new, for II
was told at the time In the London
Courier. and 1t has since been repeated