Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
MONARCHS AND THEIR MONEY

Mighty potcntntes, like lcsscr mort
ais. are occasionally reduced to Dor
rowing. The Kaiser, for instance, was
once compelled To have recourse 10 Il
Berlin banker uncle" To hclp him out
Of his difficulties. while about six years
ago he was appealing 10 his Parlia-
mcnt for rise" owing. as lie face
tously put II. to Increased cost Of
living"
Such impccunlosity is all the more
surprising, seeing that tho princ!p pal
European monarchs each enjoys "A gen
erous civil list. Probably the most
buslness-like OF All. according TO a
writer in Answers. is King George.
who enjoys civil list of 100000 per
annum. as follows
Privy purse. 100000: salaries o.
household. fi2b.S00; expenses OF house
hold $4,000: works. i2O,0jo; royal
bounty. fl3,2o": unsppropriatcd. Is, 900.
In addition. Ills Majesty receives the
revenues OF the Ducny Of Lancaster.
On his privy purse lie pays income tax
like other capitalists.
Both King George and Queen MARY
are commcndably shrewd In all their
practical affairs Anxious L. avoid
waste. they are extremely generous in
their expenditure on charitable and
similar objects. The palaces are man
aged on sound hut liberal basis, the
expenditure on the royal family is
carefully regulated by Queen Mary,
whose domestic talents and large
hearted charitable work have earned
for her the title OF the first mother
in the land"
CEnr Rlchcst Monarch.
Certainly the Car OF Russia is the
worlds richest monarch. thanks to four
incNhaustible sources OF wealth ono.
the state treasury: two. tho imperial
domains; three, the Cabinet properties;
four, purely personal property. 30
man could exactly state the amount
OF his pile" no; even the comptroller
Of the imperial household. who admin
listers IT, So important is this function
ary's position that he ranks a 5 a nigh
officer OF state, being member of the
committee of ministers and OF the
council Of state. which assist the Car
in the control OF Russian policy, po-
litical and military.
The Cars revenues have often been
estimated at from f3.oO".0oO TO 5000
coo per annum They probably nEgre-
gate quite l5,00o,000. He spends AS he
! thinks-impcrially During the Russo
Japanese war he handed out f2o. 400
600 towards Its cost. lie is probably
contributing with equal generosity TO
the present campaign. lie gives state
functions costing from 100000 10 C3O6-
600. and allows the orthodox Church
over 100000 per annum. \ fun list
OF his charitable works would staGgcr
any ordinary mortal
AS a collector of windfalls the Car
has displayed real genius. He owns
the priceless Orion acknowledgements
ed to Catherine H. When he was
/ crowned the Khan of Khivn and the
limir of Bokhara each gave him jewels
ctc.. aERrcSatinG about 100000 in
value. \ benevolent Odessa merchant
left him fl,loo0O0: a famous Moscow
banker 100000. lie is constantly re-
cciving other superb lcgacies. He owns
palaces by the score, mines that yield
fabulous profits; he might pose az the
,lk., I.s 4.
tune in diamonds aud precious stones.
Moreover. he either owns or draws
royalties from gold. silver. copper.
platinum, and lead mines in the Ural
Mountains and from tho great Siberian
gold and other mines worked by convict
labor
Owner of Much Land.
! AltoSether. he possesses about 1877
! 10000 acres OF cultivated and forest
land. vineyards. fisheries, sawmills. fac
tories. etc. Practically. he owns areas
as big as France ana ireland. Tic re-
CARDS his wealth as Il huge trust for
the benefit Of his people, who hail him
as their Little Father"
In striking contrast TO this eilt-cdccd
monarch stands President POincarc
who maintains his position IN France on
/ about 100000 per Rnnum. lie has also
sumptuously furnished summer and
winter palaces worthy Of the great ma
I ton he represents. His household, civil
ana mlltary, iS OrEanlIcu on 4 scale OF
becoming splendor. The President al
! ways travels surrounded with all the
I pomp and circumstance OF great ruler
His private fortune is. OF course, mod
est, but, being man of modest pre-
! tensions, he finds It ample.
Compared with the Car the Kaiser
| may be regarded as a poor man His
! position as German Emperor yields him
! no civil list and no state revenue, with
! tho exception of 100000 voted yearly
! by Parliament for the support OF his
! office. OF this amount he only dra %s
| personally about $4,000 per annum. But
| as King Of Prussia he receives approxi-
mately fS00,0 900 per annum. Nominally
| he is owner OF the Prussian crown
! lands. but his revenue thercfrom ia fixed
| by law. the balance being paid into the
state treasury. lie owns n large amount
! is credited with being a partner in
| lirupp's gun shop Tic has several huge
| palaces and n number of smaller cas-
| ties. residences. shooting boxes, etc.
Received Big LegacIes.
| During the past ten years hr has re-
| ceived a number Of lcgacies including
| one of 100000, another OF 100000, and
| third OF f100,000 But hc Is constantly
ovcrrunnine tho constable, being utter
! ly reckless in his expenditures. never
! having realized the value OF money
Indeed many of the EaiSer's most
| serious troubles have arisen from his
/ Indulgence in eXtravapant fadS and
/ fancies: one of his principal manias be-
| ing for building and remodeiinG pal-
! aces. ships. etc. Money was at the hot
| tom Of hls long estrangement from
King Edward. His principal cause OF