The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-26

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aud the average for the preceding ten
years was much lower Sir Nufus'
lsaacs gained q NerN handsome fee for
as counso reprcscnting the
government in the board OF trade In
quiry into the Titanic disaster.
The two present law oincorf. Sir r.
T.. smith n Sir George cave have.
voluntarily arranged a considerable
reduction OF their incomes during the
continuance OF the war. rho ATTORNEY
general II TO accept $50 zoe salary and
the solicitor general SIS. 600. a reduc-
ton OF s.. oDO each. The scale OF feea
has been lowered SO that oach Will sur
fer a loss of s2o. 600 from tn. estimat-
cd takings Of their offices, and the
treasury viii gain those amounta.
Neither one will be extremely under
paid. Judged by the Of Amer
lean officials holding similar positions.
with which comparisons nave been
made 10y English writer's. Sir Fredor-
lex smith is "A young man and he viii
draw from the government about $40
goo u year. while Sir George cave may
count upon $50. 600. In addition they
viii be rewarded by the prestige and
help to their future private practices
which a term of holding high legal OIL
flee Is supposed TO insure.
Tho chief Justice of England. now
Lord Reading. ~ paid ttH.000 a year.
and the retired chicf Justice Lord Al
vorstonc. who died early In December.
drew pension of 10000. The six
Judges who constitute the lord. at ap-
peal IN ordinary IA the house of lords.
and correspond to the American ~.
llaEa. IAlIVf sNa,. ...Vfa than uHas
other British judicial body. ~. saluriod
NJ $50. 0Go n year Tho lord chancellor
at ireland and the master of the rolls
are paid nj that rate. The lord .dvo-
ate for scotland. and the attorney
general Tor Ireland are ON tho pas roll
at $751; o or Judges WHO receive
SIS. UoO there is an imposing ARRAY
They nciu ic the ,hiof iustico of scot
lnnd ard Ireland IN England the i've
associate justices al TIE court of APP
pouls ne - With tho master of the
rolls the Sin iud ,cs or The cha Ic.r,
division. the Hftceu iu'ro4 oi ib,
kings bench division ma. two pres
dents Of IN" court which by % -urul1t
combination sits in probate. ditorc,
ana admiralty eases. ana thi't, SEQ. d
ana IRISH julgos- altogether -iVt. iu.
'' '" ''. "
univ '
Ih'I' are h'"iN lhi''N i"d'.hl ON
Gers Wh"s' s'lhit's range from 'I'.""'
~" s-d.""" anu ANY number OF mih"t
u~ihcial~ an siip'uds Whl'h are heavy
'"mpni'd WIN American N~''ndhfds
M ih" clerks ana "th"r important
court "th''rS' az" '"ri"sp"hdlhklN Wei
phid. Every one, IRON hlRh'si ." low
a. Ia - H. -
est, - 'ntil"d p" p'hsl"i as ii'lHl a.
MS ~'laIN. Ihr '"thl REIMBURSEMENT
m pensions I" thlf'N SIN Juht's u
s""u,'"n per tnhuii
Apparently the impression .s grow
ing iu England that tho legal profcs.
sion is costing the tax payers NOR,
than II deserves. That It H. securing q
share Of The public revenue. hltoeotho'
out Of proportion 20 the number ano
services of is members. The roll u'
lawyers in GREAT Britain b. Tar smaller
than boz the United states and there
IRE TAR more handsome plums Geo %,
distributed Admiral Ioliico"'s ser.
vices are bringing him q imam, al Re-.
ward of Joss than fiO.0OO a Vear am
SIR John French. itrld marshal. coin
mauding IN, hriti-h army IN Franc
was on the pay sheet AZ S,,tUn.
d In the old time public IN" of Groal
Eritail there was "a reason lu tEeut>
for payments la the legal members oi
the cabinet. and officers 90 th" crown