coleman-the-rothschild-dynasty

76 Dr. John Coleman
attacked the barricades in Paris and broke the hold of the
Communists. But in the meantime, before the assault of the
French and German regular troops broke the power of the mob
led by the rebellious National Guard, the Communists exacted
fearful reprisals. Sixty-seven innocent hostages were butchered at
Fort Vincennes.
The Archbishop of Darboy was shot down like a dog, as
were a number of his priests. Prominent citizens were also
summarily shot. This happened even as the troops of the Third
Republic were entering the city.
On May 20, 1871, the Communists drenched all those
sections of Paris under their siege with gasoline, setting fire to all
public buildings and most private property, including homes. The
Tuileries, the Ministry of Finance, the Palais Royal, the Ministry
of Justice, the City Hall and the police headquarters were all set
on fire and burned to the ground.
By a miracle, the sumptuous House of Rothschild and its
priceless possessions remained untouched. As always
before, the House of Rothschild emerged from the hazards
of the war of 1870-1871 and the Paris Commune,
financially unshaken and still the undisputed masters of
Europe. Again the Rothschilds showed they were capable
of switching their allegiance from the monarchy and
bestowing it with equal devotion to the Third Republic.
Alfonse Rothschild, of course, withdrew to Versailles,
and took a room in the Hotel des Reservoirs where he
lived throughout the fighting, looting and the terrors of
the revolution.
The quoted portions are from the work of Olivia Maria
O'Grady, the works of Professor Langer and from The Untold
Mystery by John Reeves.
What is worthy of note is that while the most radical of
the mob remained to murder their unfortunate victims, their