The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-23
Pensions Not Likely to
Be Accepted by Ex-
Presidents.
TAFT WILL NOT
DISCUSS PLAN
Practically Certain That He Will
Not Be Beneficiary of Iron
masters Funds - Believed
That Offer Will Hasten
Action to Provide for
Former Executives.

WASHINGTON, November 2Z.-fr estoeut
Taft had nothing to say to-day about
Andrew Carnegie's plan for pensionins
ex-Pres;dents and the widows of ex-
| Presidents at SIS. 900 a year. nor would
White House officials talk about the
proposition.
The unofficial vie- prevailed. now
ever. that the President would not Cd
feet TO the plan. although having no
intention Of becoming beneAciary Ok
il himself. II is probable that Anors"
Carnegie consulted the President about
il in advance and taat the PRESIDENT
may later say something. through q
letter or otherwise. expressing his view
Of the proposition
Mr.. Taft, il is known. proposes TO be
one of the livest ex-Presidents VINO
, ever left the executive Offices he mas
no doubt about his ability TO make
good living for himself and family In
the practice Of law in Cincinnati 1t -
predicted that he will be offered the
cream Of the law business of this
country and can make 100000 year
At the work He has some money
himself, although 1t would not be ample
enough to maintain him and his family
the rest of his life. He will take dig
nifty with him in his retirement. but
1t will not be the sort Of dignity that
will proven his hustIing for a living or
cause him to cease to mingle with MS
fellow citizens.
VIII Not he BeneAeaary.
For himself, therefore. the President
will never become a beneficiary of the
fund, at least not for many years He
is distinctly not a candidate Tor re-
nomination by his party four years
from now. but conditions within MS
party and the country MAG again
bring him to the front for the suffrage
Of his fellow -citizens. Having fu-
ture n n -bFead-earner. even II the
political side is left out, Mr.. Taft will
not call on the Carnegie fund for any
of its gold
The President recently broadly hint
ed that the United States government
should provide for ex-Presfdents so
that they need not lower the dignity
Of the position they held when they
enter into private life He touched on
this subject in speech at the Lotus
Club in New York last Saturday night.
n which he said:
II consider that the President Of the
United States is well paid. The salary
by no means measures the contribution
to his means Of living, which the gem
crosby OF Congress has afforded. ana
unless it is the policy OF Congress TO
enable him in his four years to save
money enough to live In adequate dig
nifty and comfort thereafter then the
salary Is all that il ought to be-
The late President Cleveland. follow
ing his retirement from the presidency.
wrote an article for q magazine. COM
mentinR on the low salary paid the
President Of the United States.
Governor Wilson. the Prssident-to-
be served for twenty-five years a q
professor and as president Of Prince
ton University. and when he finally re-
stRned from the university was refused
a pension under the Carnegie Founoa-
ton for the Advancement OF Learning.
although he made formal application
for it. Under the rules o. the found
alton his resignation kept him from
asing entitled to the pension
Pay ~ ODER RaleIs.
Foreign nations pay their rulers
sums that are tremendous In compari-
son with the salary Of Presidents Of
the United States. The Car OF RUS
~ eets a salary Of Ss.1.s.oee . year.
and he ID said TO also have q private
income Of about 33.9o0.ooe q year
Kaiser Wilhelm. OF Germany. receives
a salary Of 100000 . year from vari-
Gus sources As King Of Persia ne
also receives . salary Of $s.s2a.sz4 .
year.
The King Of Italy has . civil list OF
q. zoo, 900. the late King Eowerd Ok
England got $2.s5o.oo9 for himself ana
$sSO. 900 In allowances for his reia-
,,ve. The King OF spain gets $780,
600 a year. The King of the Beigians
co. a.
Sweden $40. .eee. and tie King of Den
mark $4,000.
The queen OF Holland receives Szs9--
oee q year. the King Of Norway Slss.-
SEQ. and the President Of France Sl2o.-
goo. in addition to an allowance Tor
travelling and entertained Of &se.oee
q year.
The deposeSa Abda. Ham.d Of Turkey
nov In exile. gets large pension
when he was ruler he received al
most as much as the Car OF fSasesa-
although the salary Of the Sultan mas
been now reduced TO 100000 q year.
The present Sultan has q large private
income.
Opsasoss % Lsw0akerA
Andrew Carnegie's proposition 70
pension future ex-Presidcnts 81 toe
TINTED states and their widows brought
thai the iron and stsi king might ena
more apprscsasion for . penssoa sys-
ten that would take care Of the SUI
persnnuassd employees Of Uncle San.
those on the Fedora; pay roll that
have not the prestige OK the hignees
oNce In the and 20 ale them after thets
retirement In keeping the VOL srom
the door.
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