The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1930-08-21
SO NAMED AS
UNITED States
REAL RULERS
Former Envoy to Germany
Lists Nations Kings
in Interview.
ROCKEFELLER JR. CITED
Van SweringenS, Du Points
and Fishers Also Are
Included.
ROCKEFELLER JR. CITED
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men WQOll ne DSitfIo " ~
real rulers" OF the United States
we're named by James w. Gerard,
former ambassador to Germany, IN
an interview in the New YORK
Times today.
The interview was an elaboration
Of a pamphlet which Gerard re-
Gently published concerning the VS.
count Rothermere and Lord Beav-
erbrook plan in England for empire
free trade and British high protec-
ton against the world. In that
pamphlet Gerard wrote:
Give the forty men who rule the
United States ten years Tor the
development of this industrial en-
pire and no country on this earth
could approach 1t in capital wealth.
In the interview, Gerard supple
mented the list to fifty-nine names,
including bankers, railroad opera
tors. newspaper publishers, public
utilities nagnates and motion pic
ture operators.
The only men actively connected
with politics we're John j. Raskop'
chairman of the Democratic ma
tionaI committed, and one Of the ma
tons prominent industrialists ana
financial leaders. Samuel insult, the
Chicago public utilities man who
has at times interested himself IN
,,oIitics and Secretary of Treasury
Mellon.
Andrew Mellon Is Named
"These men rule by virtue Of their
ability" Gerard said. They are 100
busy to bold political office, but they
determine who shall hold such OIL
fee. BY that 1 do not mean Oh
course that these men or any group
of men act in concert to pick tneh
candidates and direct the destlnleS
of the country.
The complete liss follows:
.John d. Rockefeller Jr., Andrew
w Mellon. George F. Baker, chair
man of board, First National bank
of New York: John D. Ryan, presi-
dent Anaconda Mining Company;
Walter o. Teagle. president, STAND
ard Oil of New Jersey: Henry Foro-
Frederick E. Weyerhaeuser. MIL
lionaire lumber king Tacoma
wash, Myron c. Taylor. chairman
finance committee, United states
steel Corporation: James A. Far
reII president. United States steer
Cornoration: Charles NJ. Schwao'
chairman. Bethlehem Steei Cor
poration.
Picks Van Sweringens
Eugene G. Grace. president, Beth
Iehem Steel Corporation; n, NJ
Warner. president. Warner BrotherS
pictures Inc; Adolph Zukor, pres
ident Paramount-Pu corpora
tior. william Croker, president
and director Crocker First National
bank of San Francisco.
The Van Sweringen brothers,.
and M. ]. Van Sweringen, rail-
road owners: w. w. Atteroury'
president Pennsylvania Railroad:
Arthur Curtiss James, director Oh
several railroads and one OF the
worlds largest owners OF railroad
securities. CO...
Charles Hayden, of Hayden, stone
(, Co financiers; Daniel c. Jack
ling president Utah Copper Com
many. Arthur V. Davis, president
Aluminium Company of America. r
G. Gossler, president Columbia Gas
and Electric corporation; H. y
Holmes. president. Texas Corpora
ton. oil producers; John j. RasKoo'
General Motors director.
Du Port Family on List
The Du POINT family, including
p. S. Irenee. Lamont, H. F. EUGENE
A Felix and Eugene E. Du Pont'
all officers or directors OF the Z. l;
On Pont Nemours q Co. and alleo
concerns: Edward j. Derwind' preSi-
dent and director of many large
generations; Daniel Willard, preSl-
dent Baltimore g. Ohio railroad;
Sosthenes Behn, chairman Interna-
tional Telephone and telegraph
Generation: Walter S. Clifford,
chairman American Telephone and
Telegraph Corporation.
owen D. Young, chairman Cen
eral Electric Company; Gerard
Swope. president General Electric
Company: Thomas w. Lamont, a
member Of j. P. Morgan & Co.;
Albert Chase Wiggin. chairman OF
the board, Chase National bank;
Charles (. Mitchell. chairman Of
the board. National City bank;
Samuel insult. Chicago utilities
owner.
Seven Fishers Included
The Fisher brothers of the Fisher
Bodies Corporation of Detroit, in
Guiding the seven Fisher brothers.
Fred J.. Charles T. Laurence P.
William a, Edward F.. Albert J. and
Howard Fisher. founders and origi-
nal owners of the Fisher Bodies Cor
poration. and now officers and di-
rectors in the General Motors Cor
porstion
Daniel Guggenheim and William
Loeb. financiers: G. w. Hill. preSl-
dent American Tobacco Company;
Adolph S. Ochs. publisher OF the
New York Times; William RAN
dolph Hearst. publisher Hearst
newspapers.
Robert T. Mccormick. editor Chi
caco Tribune. and Joseph Medill
patterson. publisher Chicago Trib-
une: Julius Rosenwald. president
sears. Roebuck & Co.; Cyrus Curtis.
president of H. K. Curtis Publish
ing Company. and Roy w. Howard.
Chairman OF the Scripps-Howard
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