Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1913-07-04
BRIBERY At COURT
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Officials of Kings Household GET
Tempting Offers.
ANGLING FOR ROYAL FAVOR.
Those cioses to Ensand's Ruler Are
Beset by Hordes Of People of High
Standing Who Promise Aliuring In
ducements For Their Influence.

Only those who have served in the
household Of King George of England
can realize the temptation that is
thrown in the way of those known to
be connected officially With the court.
TO the credit of the members of the
r6yahstaff it has to he said IT once that
these Temptations are nearly always
treated with contempt \ recent in.
cident in which, two officials of the lord
chamberlain's department were impli-
Gated shows, however. that sometimes
the temptations held out are more than
can be resisted
Punishment in Sueh IL case is swift
aud severe. So soon rs amy one joins
the royal household ii is made perfect
ly clear to him that amy attempt to
gain persona profit by reason of his
position means instant Dismissal, and
this rule is never departed from. No
mitigating circumstances are taken
into consideration in such Il case, and
the mere fet that the aconfQence at
the sovereign has been betrayed is re-
garded as sufficient to have the cuIprit
removed from court.
IT is safe TO Say that Scarcely a day
passes but what any one known to be
connected in any way with the royal
household or possessed OF any lnt1ll-
ence there IS approached with sug-
gestions that he might benefit his own
pocket by falling In with schemes pro-
pounded to him. 1t is not many
L.
officials Of the lord chamberlain SIDE.
partment was offered a check forItG0C
# hes GpuM "a royal warrant stating
that the firm in question had been Spe
ciatly appointed to supply Gartaia
article to the king.
| 1t was known. of course to those
who made this offer that the official in
| question had access TO the blank forms
upon which these warrants are drawn
up and that it would not have been
matter Of the least difficulty to get one
tof these sighed by the then lord cham
berlain among hissdaily pile offlocu-
ments. The offer was Indignantly re-
tectea and. tlres-wholer matter~reported-
to ViScount Knolys, his majesty's
/ principal private secretary. with the
result that the firm who made the pro
posal is still without the royal patron
age and rs probably wondering why nc
orders come from buckingham palace.
:, Ii is notfalways money that is the
bride offered to court officials. Social
advancement is often the bait dangled
before them. \ case in point may he
quoted. One of = the principal sub
Ordinates Of the master of the horse
was approached two or three years
ago by lady of title with the sngges-
ton that she could obtain handsome
fees for presenting young ladies at
court if he would undertake that they
should receive the, necessary com
mands." The lady in question pos
sessed great influence in the political
world and openly promised the official
a baronetcy if he would edo this for
her When he declined to take any
part in this scheme he was then threat
ened with the lady's gravest displeas-
.ura and was bluntly. told that ~ She
would make it her business to see that
he was removed from This position.
His retort was prompt and surprising.
He went direct to his official chief and
laid the whole Incident, before him.
/ with the result that he continues to
| hold his. position in the household. ana
the lady in question no longer receives
Invitations to- court
Lord Sttmfordham once remarked
that zone never knows how popular
I one is until one is appointed to~a posi-
~ tfon at court This is certainly true,
since invitations from people of whom
one has had no previous knowledge
simply pour in from all quarters upon
those who serve either the king or the
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