Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-05-25
HOW A KING GETS
RID0F HIS MONEY
GEORGE V WILL SPEND 4 NIL
LION DOLLARS GOING TO INDIA
BURNING UP The DOLLARS
fThe Subjects Of Englands Sovereign
Have no Regret, eIicausc They
Are Benefited indirectly.

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London, May 2O,-Loyalty to the
king is so ingralned characteristic
|Cf the English character that there
win be little or no expression given
during the next twelev months to the
feeling that royalty IL a pretty eX
.pensiye institution after all, And this
despite the fact that the coronation,
.the investiture Of the young Prince
of Wales and the trip Of the king
land queen TO India for the durbar
promise to make an ugly hole in the
BRITISH purse.
Just how much the Indian trip will
run away with II Is impossible to say
except In general way, An estimate
of 2l9 million dollars would not be
nm expensive one, all things consid
cred, although large part of that
VIII come from Indian sources. The
present king has more appreciation Of
the value OF money than had his open
handed father, and there probably will
he an effort to keep the expenditure
down to n reasonable figure. But
at the same time there are various
large outlays that cannot be avoided
considering the dignity and position
osthe royal travellers
The visit to India of the late king
When Prince Of Wales, in 1875, gives
some hint of the amount Of many that
Will probably be burned when King
George goes to receive the homage OF
his Indian subjects The total cost
Of King Edwards trip was / y mil
lion dollars, But he was not king and
emperor and there was no cornation
durhar to suck up the golden sove-
rcigns. Parliament voted $4,000, 900 for
the general expenses Of the trip, but
Sir Bartle Frere, who had the ar.
rangcments in hand, protested that
the amount would hardly buy the
presents II was considered necessary
~ make the native princes. He asked
for y million dollars. but Parliament
had its own Ideas of economy and re
fused to raise its donation. In the end
Sir Bartle was compelled to go to
Lord Northbrook, who induced the In.
dian. treasury to vote $50, 900 towards
the fund for the buying of presents.
Feeling In England ran pretty high
against the princes extravaganza,
especially in radical quarters. Open
complaint was made that the whole
thing was only the means Of afford
Ing the prince a pleasure trip. Pro
tests were voiced in the House OF Com
mons and a big gathering was held
I'm Hyde Park and redhot speeches
were made. Eventually public feel
ing subsided, especially when It was
learned that although the princes
presents to the Indian princes cost
upwards of 100000, their presents
to him represented about 2ia million
dollars. one maharajah sent him
+,weled sword worth 100000 Further
; ilve to the feelings OF the English
people was found In the fact that
more than Ia million dollars worth
Of presents OF the Indian princes were
bought by them In England, so that It
put n fat penny into the pocket of
London and other large cities.
This Of course, will he King
Georges second visit to India. His
trip 10 that part of the world in 1905
IS estimated to have cost close on to
IA million dollars. Parliament
voted 100000 and the Journey had
to be considerably altered to make her
comfortable for the royal passengers.
psvy department India settled the
large bill for the ceremonies that
marked the visit In this instance
the kings privy purse was used to a
large extent, and for that reason the
actual expenditure on the trip has
never been made public.
Aside from this trip, in which osten-
tation and show and glitter were so
important a part King Georges trav-
els seldom have cost the British rate
payers much money, although he has
been n great traveler-probabl the
greatest Of European monarchs. The
most expensive was bis journey to
Australia which ate up about $500,
600. For this trip a special steamer
was chartered, as win be the case I'm
the coming trip 20 India Considering
that II was necessary to retain the
vessel for a long time and a naval
escort had 10 be provided, this sum
was really n reasonable one The
lsg's trip TO Canada Of recent years
cost only $4,000, but he did not do
much more than cross the Atlantic,
In the case Of royal visits Of Eng
lyish soverelgns to foreign countries
II ls the custom for the expense to
be paid out Of the prlvy purse, This
was a considerable item with King
Edward, who because Of his weak
throat, spent several months every
year at his favorlte watering places
on the Continent Even aside from the
attendants II Is necessary for a mon
arch to take with him. travelling is
an expensive business. Special trains
must be chartered. presents OF vari
ous kinds made to the officials with
whom he Is brought In contact and A
never ending series OF tips have to be
psid TO servants and attendants be
longing to households where he may
DE staying In the mater OF tips King
Edward had worked out for him
careful and most elaborate scale that
covered every trip he was likely to
make, and this arrangement has been
adhered TO by his son.
When royal trips TO foreign eoun-
tries are made no national business,
Parliament usually makes grant to
cover the general expenses When
King Edward and queen Alexandra
went to Scandinavia a grant Of about
.s1S.O0O was made. and when Queen