The Washington times., 1918-12-09
BIG SALARIES PAID
TO GERMAN KINGS

As one OF the results of the revolu-
ton in Germany the German. people
will be able to make a cut OF some
thing like $10.ooO.eo0 in the imperial
and royal dueal payroll" of that
country's former rulers
The United States. with a popula-
ton of more than 100 900 900. has
salary payroll for a President and
forty-eight governors not exceeding
5000, 900 q year.
The 90. OO0. 900 people Of the German
empire allowed the rulers OF the
twenty-six Kingdoms, grand duchies,
princIpaIitieS and free, or republican,
cities which made up the German
confederation to draw the aggregate
salary" of approximately Slo,000,oo0
to $1,000 900 a year. :.
William II of Hohenzollern stood
at the top of the payroll As King
of Prussia he drew 1e.2Ie.2o6 marks,
or approximately $4.S04.S24. a year.
That Is Just about $40G.0 a month.
as against the SIS 900 a year received
by the President OF the United States.
The ReichstaE. moreover, could by
an .act Of grace" grant the Kaiser up
to 5000 900 marks year, that is. add
$3.50. 900 to the amount allowed by
Prussia. That brought the total sal
airy Of the Kaiser up to $5,Soo.000.
Not All GveIyet.7
1t cannot be said that the Kaiser's
salary was all velvet" In the nrst
place, 1t included an allowance OF
more than 100000 a year for the
crown prince, and he had to provide
the 'iiving" for I'VE other sons and
their families.
Out of his salary the Kaiser also
had to defray his own "household' ex-
penses and pay for the upkeep OF
about twenty different castles, pal
aces, and hunting lodges. There were
the royal stables and the royal auto
mobile park. His motor cars were IN
most cases given to him by manufac-
turers.
Next. he had TO foot the deficit in
six different royal operas and royal
tbeaters. They had a payroll OF 1900
members, and a considerable pension
list.
Often aHard Up-,
Notwithstanding his income, the
Kaiser often complained OF being
hard up" He did not always invest
wisely.
In Germany the Kaiser was rated as
the third richest man in the empire.
Financial authorities such as DIR. Mar
t,n. the finance st.tistician, placed his
Trivate wealth a. about So. 600.o0D.
1t was generally understood that he
was a heavy So ,khaider in the Ham
hurg-American and North German
Lloyd steamship l'res.
OF the GerEun rulers, thu dsposcd
Ludwig III, the aged King Of b.
yaria. came ne<t - The Kaics= on the
'Tayroll" with $i,70n.EGO a year. MADE
NJ OF the Bavarian civil lis+" and
"uppendages" allowed the King.
King Frederick August II Of Saxony
was third. Notwithstanding thai HIS
salary was a few Thousand more than
81 900. 900 a year. his wife, Luise, when
Frederick August was still crown
prince. eloped with her music teacher.
Next came King Wilhelm II OF Wur-
temburg. He had an income OF about
S525 900 a year.
Ernest August. Duke OF Brunswick.
the Kaiser's son-in-law. had $3.50. 009
a year. On this he had to support the
former Luise OF Hohenzollern and two
children.
Baden's Duke Got $4,000.
Grand Duke Frederick II OF the
grand duchy OF Baden, received Sl,42S,
$40 marks, or, in round figures, $780,
600 a year. In addition TO that. he was
given an annual allowance of $4,000
a year for upkeep and improvement OF
his palaces. Grand Duke Ernst Lud-
wig of Hesse had a similar salary. but
without the additional allowance for
improvements"
The salary OF Prince Leopold II Of
Lippe, with its 150,031 people. depend
ed in no small measure upon weather
and crops. He ruled on what our
farmers would call shares" He re-
ceived whatever amount the rentals
and crops OF the state domains ex-
ceeded $4,000, UP to SI25.000. BY
whatever II exceeded the latter sum,
the ruler was given half and the
other half went into the public treas
ury.
Grand Duke Frederick Franz OF
MeckIenburg-Schwer worked fo- his
board" No civil list or salary was
provided in that grand dUchy. The
same was true OF Mecklenburg-Stre-
litz.
Others On share Basis.
Frederick August OF the Grand
Duchy of oldenburg received 800, 900
a year contributions to the grand
ducal house" and in addition SIS, 900
from the income from the ducal do
mains.
Duke Ernest II of saxe-Altenburg
and Duke Karl Eduard of SaXe-Co-
burg Gotha both ruled on the farmers
share basis. The former received two
thirds of the income from the state
domains and the latter divided half
and half with his people.
Duke Bernhard. OF the duchy of
Saxe-Meiningen. received about SOS. 900
a year and one-half OF the surplus OF
the domains. Between 1912 and 1914
that amounted to approximately $780,
600 for his share.
The grand duchy OF SaXe-Wetmer
gave Grand wilhelm Ernst $3.50, 900 a
year. while the 100. TO2 inhabitants of
Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt let Prince
Guenther draw salary of 33S.667
marks, or just about $4,000 a year
more than the 100,OOO.000 Americans
| pay President Wilson.