The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-14

0v HEH0EHT TEMPLE.
London, Aug. 13.-Signs are not
lacking that the people Of England,
formerly the most royal royalists In
tho world, are beginning to grow tired
Of the burdens which a prolific royal
family imposes upon their shoulders.
Political leaders Of both great par.
ties were horror.stricken, when dur
Ing the recent discussion Of the size
Of the civil list to be granted the new
king and his nearest family to enable
them to keep their royal soul AMI
body together In befitting style, voices
were raised in strong protest against
the reckless squandering OF the peo-
ple's money when hundreds are daily
starving to death In King Georges EN-.
pire.
That King George was granted the
half million startling It takes to keep
him out of actual want was a foregone
conclusion. but very long. the people
OF England. the great masses OF the
laboring population. will not submit
to being taxed at this rate to support
q few individuals. who represent the
ideas Of bygone days.
Probably no man has deeper know
ledge OF the masses NJ the English
people than Keir Hardie. the eloquent
labor member OF the house of CON-
mons. and to him I turned to get his
views OF how tho English people real.
~ feel towards the figure head that
adorns the English throne. and found
him very willing to speak.
For the moment we have a king
ne said, but that We will not con.
tinue to have one indefinitely even to
mt least one member Of our own royal
family. who recently finished book
on England as Republic in which
no described himself and other mem
bers OF the royal family as receiving
state pensions, a book which, like the
kaiser's, was not allowed to be pub
lished for reasons of state.
Those who believe that the people
Of England are intensely loyal are
making profound mistake. But the
past thirty or forty years all you have
known about Royalty has been the pa
rades and shows when It makes pub,
lie appearance. and the pictures in the
illustrated papers. Because the occu
pant Of the throne has been content
to keep well In the background and
has pissed practically from public
sight and almost from public memory
It Is not to be assumed that the work
Ing people Of England are intensely
loyal. That the peers would be the
very first to throw aside the mantle
OF loyalty as soon as a king should
show democratic tendencies. everyone
knows Of course.
Now the royal family received
from nation that is struggling with a
big national debt and annual deficit
an amount Of four million dollars an
nually In your money.
II admit that It is scandalous
waste OF public money to pay over
these enormous sums year after year
Both parties In the house of commons
troop into the same lobby, leaving
the labor party and three or four con
scientious radicals to do their best tc
oppose them. The only royalties the
labor party are keenly concerned about
are royalty rents. The very men who
have been shouting loudest for these
royal grants are those who were loud
est In their assertions that the state
feeding OF necessitous children and thu
payment OF compensation to injured
workmen would sap the spirit Of ma
tional independence and ruin the trade
Of the country"
Having barely recovered from on,