The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-17
! PAY OF THE KAISER.
no nEouLAR SALARY AS THE EN-
rERoR OF GERMANY.
fIfa nteht- md Dnties In n Tinan-
cini Way, and Landed Estates and
Personal Fortuncs-Prussia
Hns 10 Foot the piiIs.

II VIII surprlse many 70 learn thAt tns
sublime office OF Deutscher Kaiser. full OF
honor and dignity, the most powerful and
far-reachIng In the world, carries with n
no salary, no fees and perquisltes OF any
kind
There exists. strictly speaking, no impc.
" rsal palace In Berlin or in any other part OF
his maicstys domlnions, except in stras-
burg; the court OFFICIALS styled imperial
functionafies. never receive red pfennie
from the reich; even the imperial
crown Is but a brass aff0ir set with stones
OF bohemian glass,
A day or two before the kaiser's proc.
Iamation III Versailles IL was reported Ia
bismarck that the memorial OF Professor
AiDrinssn, which was 10 decide the uuea-
fion if the title of the ruler OF the German
nation should be ''kaiser Of Germany or
''Grrman Kaiser" had not yet boon re-
ceived. and would probably not arrive In
time. "BahP' exclaimed the Iron Chanccl-
Tor, contemporary, ut viii not matter
much We win have 10 pay for tho pud-
ding, anyhow. and whether II he called
'C;iace du Couronne' or Royal Ice the
cost viii be as heavy
PRUSSIA TO PAY THE BILLS.
The I'VE" In this instance stood for
PrussIRnE, who az the time paid their king
salary of 7,7i9.296 marks per anntim this
sum representing the interest on the STATE
domains. originally regarded az the per-
senal property OF the crown. but seques-
trated for the benefit OF the State In the
tirnes OF the first Napoleon and used as
collateral 10 secure the loans necessary to
carry on the VIZ against him.
The new dignity invested In King VIII
lam, simple Of taste and averse to all ex-
tfavagance did not make him think less OF
the salary allotted 10 him. He continued to
reside II the unpreten'ious palace. Inter
dan Linden. while his wife kept closely to
the ramshaciile old castle at Coblentz. and
between them they saved about 100000
per year OF their allowance. William /
thought too high Of his isiperlal Office as to
consider 1t In connection with n salary. lie
had never asked for a salary as president
~ the North German bund why should he
insist upon II for his services nowgAs TO
his Prnssian civil list-thRt was quite an
other matter; II was q rent paid him by
his subjects OF his own property invested
In the State
The present emperor from the start,
proved 70 be less delicate in matters or
finance. He meant TO live on a grand
scale. and when his fathers and grand
fathers personal Inheritance was spent
did not hesitate TO ask for an increase OF
SALARY of his PrussiHns, That was In Feb
ruaty. 1889 while Bismarck was still at
the head Of affairs. and his counsel, never
70 demand n civil list or imperial per
command
AN INCREASE IN SALARY.
Eight million marks-that IS 5000 COO
were added TO the kaisers salary as king
OF Prussia IN consequence Of his majesty's
memorandum setting forth that IT was i'm
possible for him to live Ia manner beft-
tng MS station On civil list created
sxty-nine Years ago under entirely differ |
ent conditions ana circumstances
Soon after BEnlurCltfs disrnizaai the |
kaiser, whose appetite seemed TO grow In |
proportion to his Increased salary, BEGAN !
70 torment parliament through one or an /
other of his personal champions there with /
all sorts OF proposals for an official resi- |
dencei travelling expenses imperial yachts /
ana other costly luxur.es. or course the |
loyal deputies thought it would be right
cruel 10 refuse the Kaiser the million or
TWO every six months, especially If they /
were solely needed to make his majesty |
more comfortable than he was
still. perslstency IS bound to win in the
end. Thongh the reichstag refused to add /
70 each new postuffice building throughout 1
the empire an extra story. 10 be set aside 1
aud furnished as an imperial residence for I
occasional visits OF the emperor, the depu- /
ties could not close their ears TO his males /
" prayers for few additional personal
aiteudanis, styled adiutants and approprl- /
ated $3.50 marks. They also. after much
wrangling built him splendid floating
castle. the yacht Hohenzoliern, with me 4
provlso however, that IN case OF war she
should be turned into a dispatch boat. do
ing regular service Ike the rest OF tho /
ships belonging TO the navy
on top Of this the emperor placed a very
delicate question before his people Should
ne be REQUIRED to pay out Of his own mea-
ger wages the enormous, almost number
less donations asked for by citizens an
over the fatherland? Here was a starving
mother begging his majesty 10 send her
is| pairs Of discarded pants for her boy.
an embryo prima donna wants a silk dress
70 make her start on the stage: a mer-
chant on the point OF failure desires 100 b11
marks right quick to save him from
bankruptcy; another would be satisfied
with l0l Or course they don't get H. but
the demand is there Just the game, and
where there Is a demand there ought 10 be
a supply.
don't know by what intricate calcuIa-
tons the exact sum WIS arrived at but
the reich though 100000 marks sufficient
Tor the purpose and the Prussinna. not to
be behind their South German fellow citl-
zens also dlved down In their pockets ana
appropriated that amount for royal d1na-
lions little later they were Informed
that the kaiser desired to create "a civil
cabinet secret one by the way. TO
read the petitions and begging letters
swelling his mail bag. and dispose OF them
IN proper style. SO l22260 marks were add
~ 70 i'WI'vN W ORDER mat they might be
pronerly looked after The prusslnug desr-
" loved red tape, and who could could DO
more desirable dispenser Of It than
Gehemes civil cabinet?
we now have the total Of Kaiser VIII
helm's official income:
Marks
RUSSIAN civil list.,................ 15,7lg265
IrnSslan donation fund............ L500O0o
For the civIl cabinet i22 eco
teich donation tund.........,,... 100000
For the adjutants paid by the
relcD".".,. ..".."...,.. ........ $500
ls929gGG {
TREMENDOUS FAMILY OBLIGATIONS
10 Offset the magnitude Of this truly ,
regal salary. the eoterie OF sycophants I'm
the reichtag and diet who are engaged In
making continuous raids on the peoples !
pockets 20 increase Williams allowance
circulate reports OF his tremendous family
mainly consisting Of keeping I.