The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
SALE OF HONORS
AR0USES PEERS.
House Of Lords Objects to
Increase in Number
Of "Guinea Pigs"
GRAFT" TOO STRONG
Nobody Ignores. However.
That Titles Are
Paid For.
MINER Is VERY SEVERE
says Present Government Has
Created One-siyth Of
Present Barons.

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LeSpoN, Feb. 2s.--"The sale OF honors."
ne mere words are OF course a. con-
tadiction in terms, for surely honor can
not be bought Nevertheless "the sale OF
honors" has been q subject OF debate In
the House OF Lords this week. and a.
though the House OF Lords as "A legisla-
tive body is hung up and rendered prac-
tically impotent by the Parliament law
this is a subject which peculiarly con-
Germs that house, for the ''honors" re-
ferred TO are the titles that make men
members OF that house or are honors
comforting utular rank that bring in their
train pecuniary emolument OF one kind
or another.
For any one who takes interest enough
IN the matter to watch the "honors' lists
published here at New Years, on the
anniversary OF the Kings birthday and
other occasions Il is unnecessary to point
ou, how often the honor" Is a mere
matter OF purchase. Even at that these
honcrs have great value in two other
markets. Having been bought in the
political market, they can bring back big
returns in the social and matrimonial
markets. emitting altogether the mere
satisfaction OF personal vanity.
"Guiu.a pigs" Thcsr Name.
There t. even another market here
where tile has good money value.
'o- az English lord, barouet or knight
as a value on the prospectus OF any
rew company. for titles Impress the
rlcc - pcclaliy widows and the clergy
- So gain FOR their owners positions
boards ot directors OF all sorts Of COM
81. t1ies 10 which th,y have 80 frequently
"a sucn moderate fees that guinea
:" '- she technical term for title'
-ecto-s o. companies who sell their
t.ne- TO- Zee VI guinea or two for
'-. Jos meeting which they attend.
.'.n OCCASIONALLY t. few shares thrown In
.I. ground honr without any RESPONSE
al INC world krows that the giving
English titles, from baron 70 knight,
10 %, hands OF the Government OF the
!, So SOME few of these titles are, really
1Iors lJr they are conferred upon men
worthy ~ honor, but the majority are
sod to men vino put up the money for
par.y tunds 4 Britisher shudders at
,nc porG graft" bur to buy a title Is
cry often more costly than 20 buy a
franchise.
Tn. Radical Government which ad-
nInistered a knockou. blow to the House
0: Lords in the Parliament law and whose
>Chsncellor OF the Excheouer. Mr.. Lloyd
George grows rabd at the sound OF the
word duke" might have been expected
70 steer clear OF this traffic In 'honors.'
5ut this Is not the case.
Try to stop Graft.
rho present Governments record IN this
respect is believed TO be unparalleled ard
gave Lord Seborne. who was First Lord
Of the Admiralty from 1900 to 1905. q
substantial part OF his argument for a
motion Ia the House OF Lords that O
contribution TO party funds should not bt
consideration to "A Minister when he rec
0mmends any name for an honor TO his
Majesty and that effectusl measure.
should be taken in order to assure the ma
ton that the governments. of whatever
political party they may be composed. will
act according to this rule, and this hous'
requests the concurrence OF the House o.
Commons in tho foregoing resolution"
What Lord Selborne really aims at II
N stop the well known actual purchase o
titles By subscriptions to party funds. II
The giving Of titles and other awards 70
party services through public appoint
nents there has been a remarkable rec
Or for the past three years. Returns wer
published at the instance OF Bonar Law
The Cnionist leader. to show that not les
man one-fourth OF the entire LIBERIA
members of the House OF Common
elected In December, 1910. have receive
appointments In the Ministry or in tn
nd - ,,,t,,s ~ o,,.
,ro,,or. 'oe'p'e" 0''e
:
Lord Miluer in the debate on the mo
''or pointed out that the present Coy
sA,,,+ "as .teassu
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soo s'''ous" INC la'n ,'"a 49,. NJ =,
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,' -t' nnu ueciareu ,iae Sy .heir opea as
p'IlI'Sla"s Oh 'nuspellUen' W" W.