Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-01-31
LAWYERS EXACT
HEAVY TOLL FROM
BRITISH PEOPLE
Fancy Salaries Paid Legal Of
ficiaIs Cause Serious Com
plant Among Taxpayers Of
United Kingdom,
lA..ocIated Pres. Correspondence,

/ fAssociatcd Press CorrespondenceJ
! London. Jan. 1.-THE heavy toll oi
the lawyers il the text for many com
plants In these davf when economy
is being largely praciiccd By The rich
and urgently preached 10 the poor
iWhcrrver members Of the legal pro-
lfesslon are employed BY the govern
ment IN positions involving profes.
ssional practice their financial re.
wards arc far beyond the scale OF
those received By other government
officials, however difficult. danterous
or brilliant may be the services Of the
less Fortunate branches Of officialdom
The three highest legal officials Of
the government, and a considerable
| BODY of judges. draw larger salaries
I than the prime minister Of Great Brit
tain The highest officers Of the navy
ana army, whose duties often involve
| physical hardships and the risk Of
death. are poorly paid In comparison
with those who represent the govern
ment In the courts. To-day the people
are beginning TO ask why this should
be. and members of the democracy in
politics as well as laboring men are
asking the question insistently 1t has
become a burning topic with the dem
ocratic organs OF the press. Why
should the lord chancellor. whose du-
ties are highly ornamental. be paid
more than five times the stipend Ad-
miral Jcllicoe receives, Is "a frequent
query.
The office Of lord chancellor is the
most shining target for attack. That
olfiee ~ now costing the government
$4,000 year. IT commands a stl-
AIRY OF $4,000 ana a pension of S25,-
600. Lord Buckmaster is drawing the
salary, and three living predecessors,
Lords salisbury, Loreburn and Hal
dane are receiving pensions.
Lord Halsbury held the office for
len years and has been retired for ten
years Consequently he has drawn
ihree quarters of a million dollars for
ten years service. Lord Iialsbury is
~ years old. aud although still vigor-
GUS cannot be expected TO continue
long ON the pension roll Lord Lore
burn held office for seven years and
has been retired little more than
three years, so that he has been paid
$4,000 He is 60 years old. Lord
Haldane was in office two years and
has drawn pension something more
than year, He Is Just under sixty
years of age.
Ahquitli for NOoiSack.
LORD BucklDaster has sat on the
woolsack in the house Of lords a lit
We more than one year Current Cos
SIP among politicians has IT that he Is
Keeping the woodstock warm for Mr.
Asquith, who, according TO belief, will
succeed thereto when the war has
'nded prime minister who con-
lucts the cabinet through a great Eu
r0pean war, hardly could be grudged
any reward entaillng dignity. ease and
l good income. Lord Buckmastcr Is
"a years years old, and before his elc-
iation tfor elevation is the only
word English writers consider com
ntnsuratc with the process Of raising /
statesman TO the kcepership Of the |
'reat seal and kings conscience) he |
vas not peculiarly rated as one of the
Greatest lights OF the British bar II |
he understanding for the reversion Of !
he office to Mr.. Asqulth be true, Lord (
iuckmaster may enjoy long life |
With an assured income of $2J, 900 for |
comparatively brief services
Even more lucrative than the digni-
y of the lord ehanecllorship are the
osts OF attorney general and solicit
or general These law officers as
hey are called, have been paid salar-
rs of $50, 600 and $50, 900 respectively.
Sut their duties include practice in
he courts ana for court appearances
hey receive fees. so that the salaries
ave been regarded MS retainers. Dur
lg the fiscal year 1at3-14 the attor-
ey general cost the government
bout 500, 600 for salary and fees, and
nc solicitor general about $g5. 900
ir Rufus IsaAes. now chief Justice,
rho visited the United states last
ummer as one of the committee 10
rrange the Anglo French loan was
ttorncv uenerals part of TINT year
nd Sir John simon. now home secrc.
try. part Of the vcar Sir John ST.
ron was soIioitnr a.nrrnl mart ~ that
ear. ana sir STANLEY nuckmoeter
now lord cbnncelinrl mart ~ the
ear
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