Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-10
GERMAN EMPEROR is POOR
Large Income f. Absorbed by Fixed
Charges and He Must
EcOnomize.

BERLIN, July 9-CspeciaI Cablegram TO
The Bee 1T is a popular delusion that the
German emperor IL a very rich man. Inas-
much as the matter OF money and Of wealth
is purely relative IL the kaiser should be
placed in financial comparison and COM
petition with some OF the kings OF Europe
or some of the American captains of in
dustry he would be called a poor man. For,
he has the greatest difficulty in making
both ends meet. 1t is true that he has an
annual income Of approximately R1,O00OOO,
but 1t should be remembered that he has
tastes luxuriant and expensive as well as
unique. People generally imagine that he
receives a salary in his capacity as Ger
man emperor just as the president OF the
United States receives salary of $4,000
yearly. AS a matter Of fact Emperor Will
liam does not receive one farthing in his
capacity as German emperor, but fulills
the duties Of this honorary position free OF
charge to the federation OF German states.
The kaiser draws his income first as king
OF Prussia and second as private land
wner.
Many Of the facts regarding the poverty
the emperor's resources were brought
yht in connection with the recent mar
OF the crown prince In some re-
. in connection with this wedding,
e would have supposed would have
be e one of the wonders of modern
Gel the strictest economies were
prac, nd these economies were mat
ters -essity. Fortunately the crown
prince carried a woman with money-not
always the case where marriages of state
are sometimes brought about and when
questions Of geography and race and rank
,ngure for more than the actual cash. II
is estimated that the bride of the crown
prince brought to the family nice little
nest egg of so. 900, ,00O-certalnly enough to
set any ordinary family UP in housekeeping.
And this addition TO the income of the
reigning family OF Prussia, It may be OBJ
served in passing. was doubly welcome to
the kaiser. who has been hard pressed for
funds during the past year.
Though Emperor William receives no
income as emperor of Germany, his income
as king OF Prussia amounts TO about $4,000, =
900 per annum. The emperor of Russia re-
ceives an annual allowance of approx
mately S5OOO,OOO and the emperor Of Austria
an annual allowance OF more than $4,OOO.00
Both of these monarchs receive additional
allowances for certain definite purposes,
and both of them own vast landed estates
far superior in acreage to the German en-
peror's possessions. The sultan of Turkey
receives an annual allowance Of $4,000, 900
and the king of Italy draws over 5000, 900
per annum. while the incomes of several
monarchs of smaller states are nearly as
large as that of the king of Prussia. The
amount OF 34,00O.OOO granted annually to
the German emperor in his capacity of
king OF Prussia is not taken from the ma
tional exchequer but from revenues from
state dominions which were formerly the
private property OF the Prussian royal
house. Crown lands were handed over to
the estate and in return the state pays a
fxed annual income to the monarch.
The German emperor is obliged to live
on his royal income OF 100000 per annum,
which is altogether insufficient for his re-
quirenents. Though the kaiser has many
eccentricities he really has few personal
extravagances, but lives a simple and
strenuous life OF hard work and little
luxury. He spends little money on his
table. for the CUISINE of the German imperial
resistance is notorious for it's inferiority.
The kaiser is not a sandy and spends a
comparatively small amount yearly on his
clothes. The horses he rides are not OF
particularly good breed and not unusually
expensive He is not a gambler and does
not indulge in other dlssipations which
would be excused in q person of his posi-
ton.