The Washington herald., 1909-07-11

allowed 5000 FOR taking care OF the
grounds. $50 for greenhouses. and $660o
Tor fuel,
Of course the President. viii have 10
defray nearly all expenses Of entertaining.
His affairs must De elaborate 10 q great
degree. Now. while he may spend S1.e90
OF more for each OF his state banquets,
the flowers for the decorations VIII cost
him nothing. Yet this Is a mere baga-
telle. The music, supplied by the Marine
Band. viii also De free
In the great state dining room Mr..
Taft Is able 70 entertain 100 guests, Be
/ fore President Roosevelt had the White
House remoceled, the room accommodated
only forty. or necessity, the President
must entertain largely IL is said that
during his term, President Roosevelt
never took a meal al home without guests
excepting his breakfasts. He entertained
more extensively than any Of his prede-
/ cessors, the cost 10 Is said, far exceeded
his salary and made quite a hole IN his
I personal fortune. Without q private for
tune. such as Mr. Roosevelt's, II IS
thought Mr.. Taft VIII not be able 70
entertain 10 such an extent
Persons can readily understand the
I heavy drain upon the Presidents purse.
when they consider the state dinners.
with the guests numbering from eighty
I 70 100 Each season there are four such
/ functions. costing. from 500 10 Si000.
Then there VIII be the coming-Out
/ party OF Miss Helen Taft: there VIII be
gowns and other things 10 provide Dur
I ing Mr.. Roosevelt's term he had 20 de-
/ fray the expenses OF the cOming-Our par
ties OF his daughters. Miss Alice and
/ Miss Ethel Then there was the wedding
/ Of Miss Alice 20 Nicholas Longworth.
/ For functions such as these the feminine
members OF the oficial family must be
I httingly gowned. and the ball dresses
may approach or exceed the thousand
/ dollar mark The costuming bin for 6
single season IS staggering
OF course, Mr. Taft viii have 70 pay
for the clothing Of his sons. their tutor
/ ing and schooling and incidental ex-
/ penses. And one can understand that
with the magnitude OF his position the
I / expenses Of q president. compared with
a man fl private lie, are propOrtionaJely
ls-ge.
Must Pay Travelling Expenses.
Many persons imagine that when Tx
President travels his bills are paid by the
government. Just as a travelling sales.
mans are covered by his hrm. During
I
the sum Of $4,000 a year was allowed fOi
travelling expenses. but when the Presi
dents salary was raised 20 $4,000 thi.
item OF relief was dropped
The travelling expenses OF the Kaiser o.
Germany which are paid by the German
government. are said 20 amount 70 hall
a million dollars a year. The Presiden
Of France receives $4,000 a year. viii
a further allowance Of a similar sum
Even If he wanted TO do So Presiden
Taft could not very we'll practice I'M
economies Of President Falieres. o.
France. who receives so much more thai
he. The French president is painfully eco
nOmicaL When he succeeded II Loube
there were fifteen horses. in his stable
All excepting three were sold by " Fal
Heres and these are said 20 be old ant
decrepid- Upon Official occasions II. Fal
lieres has been accustomed 70 hire horse
even 70 drive visiting sovereigns-
One can readily see that Mr.. Taft can
/, not do what the private millionaire cal
salt away his income. Comparing M
salary with that Of other presidents,
does not seem too large. after all. IN
/ president Of Mexico receives $500 a year
the president OF Argentina $500 an
the presidents OF Santo Domingo and Hal
each $4,000
OF rnonarchs. the Gar Of Russia IS sal
TO receive the greatest amount OF money
! From his state pay and his private IN
? come he is said TO get about I2oooOo0
year. The Emperor OF Austria receive
= from the state S3,s75.o0o a year; the Kin
OF Italy. S2S5SGo0. Of which Ss0,eoo IS 10
other members Of the family, WiliiaT
y IT, as King OF Prussia. S.S52 10 and vas
amount Of private property; the King
Spain. $4,000, besides 100000 for N
family Even the frugal hometown
Queen Of Holland gets $4,000 year.
addition 70 a large revenue from DOMAIN
5 and Ss2, 500 for the support Of the royi
: family. courts and palaces