The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-17
THE KAISER'S SALARY.
Income Now Little More Than
Eight Millions n Year.
From the New York Journal.

FROM the New YORK journal.
Emperor William of Germany has asked
his Reichstag, which corresponds to our
Congress, TO have his salary increased
100000 a year
His present yearly income is S. 401 ,23S
How does this compare with President
McKinley's modest $4,000 year?
Emperor Williams father was contented
with a royal income of 100000 annually.
From the time that the present progress
sive William II became ruler things have
changed.
He meant to live on a grand scale. He
began by spending his personal inheritance
from father and grandfather.
When this was dissipated he began, in
1889 to ask the Prussians for an increase
of salary, a custom that he has continued
with religious punctuality 10 the present
day.
He declared at the outset of his reign
that it was impossible to live in a style
suited to his high position on a scale of
royal wages created siXty-nine years pre-
viously The first King William, by the
way, had managed TO keep up appear
anceS and save a quarter of a million dol
lars annually on his 100000 stipend
The new Emperors salary was doubled
however, as he seemed very promising
young man and worthy of encouragement
in his policy of making a Greater Ger
many
The Greater Germany idea worked so
well at that time that the Emperor has
worked it for all IL was worth ever since.
Of Emperor Williams 100000 annual
income, however not all is salary. Two
million Is derived from $25,000,000 of "royal
treasure" loaned on real estate in New
York city and London.
Of
thus have the pleasure of contributing to
the German Emperor's pocket money.
He also receives 81 100000 a year from
the royal feudal domain of Ermansforf in
Siesia, three big farms in Brandenburg
forty-eight smaller farms and fourteen
forest districts. There are besides several
well-paying stud farms and the royal
porcelain factory at Berlin. which are
william IFS income-producing property.
In America it would be considered that
with such a private fortune and an actual
salary of nearly $5,000,000 year a man
could afford to rear and support his fam
lily at his own expense.
But this is regarded differently in Ger
many.
The Emperor's sons begin to draw sala-
ries from the time they are 10 years old
they are then lieutenants in the army and
draw pay as such. with. of course, an ex-
ira allowance TO put on the frllls which
their station demands.
As an actual fact. however, the Emperor
being very much in need of money as his
demand for an extra million dollars year
indicates. draws his sons salaries and
spends the money as he sees fit.
The Emperor also draws the nice little
sum of Si3, $50 year for acting as honor
airy colonel of ten regiments. In return
for this such commands receive the title
of Royal Regiments. The Emperor can
at any time increase his income from this
source by appointing himself colonel OF
as many regiments as he chooses.
It is said that he finds the colonel bust
ness so profitable that he is going into II
more extensively and will shortly annex
about fifty more regiments to his personal
command. This will Increase his income
$21S, $50 a year.
Here is an interesting table showing all
the Kaiser's sources Of income:
Salary, called "Prussian Civil
list ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 80 929 sol