The Washington herald., 1921-09-18
EQUALITY WANTS" LIST
A SUBURBAN HOME
GEORGE CUTS HIS
EXPENSES TO live
WITHIN 2,@o,osO
English King Sets ESam-
pie of Economy for
His Ministers,

LONDON. Sept IL - The King,
decision TO meet the deficit in %.
royal revenues by realizing capi,.ts
to the extent Of $4,000 instead .,
accepting an Increased charge q,
public funds, demonstrates IA,
maJesty's appreciation Of his p.,-
pies postwar burden and the need
for national economy.
II also emphasizes the fact that
the king receives less from his civil
llst and keeps the royal household
charges at a lower level than apv
brltlsh monarch. with the eHceptio,
OF Queen Victoria since charIs,
The king has set an example or
economy to his ministers. His ,r-
penditure has been kept strictly
within his 600 voted
as the civil list in 1910. supnIe-
mented by 1925. 200 from the income
Of the Duke Of Lancaster. This IL
an especially notable achievement
in view Of the heavily Increased
cost Of living, az compared with tho
reigns Of previous monarchs.
Neh simple Lie.
The royal family live sinplv
from both choice and necessity
since little more than a quarter -
It's Income goes into the priyy
purse.
Their personal expenses account
for small fraction Of the unksen
Of Buckingham palace and Windsg-
castle, which belong to the nation.
New economies are constantly being
introduced at Sandringhara ana Eai.
moral, which. like York cottage and
Frogmore. are the kings private
property.
King George has been hit as hard
as most Of his subjects by the nigh
cost OF living. Evidence OF this is
provided by the recent announce
ment that Barton Manor. his resi-
dence in the Isle Of Wight, is for
sale.
King Has Accountant.
Those who imagine that a British
monarch is as prodigal as his taste
may suggest, would be sadly dis.-
lusioned IL they could enter the Of
flee Of Sir Frederick Ponsgnbv
treasurer to the king and keeper of
the privy purse-the old-fashioped
title Of the kings CHIEF accountant.
This offlce is run on up-to-dsta
business lines. II is sub-divided
into departments dealing in such
matters as household salaries. pen
sions, charities, royal investments.
cost Of entertainment and expendi-
ture Of state functions.
Windsor castle is a small town in
Itself where hundreds OF people de-
pend on the kings bounty There
are gardeners. coachmen- footnen.
farmhands, Eamekeepers. motor
mechanics. blacksmiths. carpenters.
dsirymaids. locksmiths. taIlors.
grooms, waEoners, forest rangers.
veterinary surgeons and small
army Of miscellaneous workerA
The duties Of the king as head
Of the state are extraordinarily com
plex and Il is, therefore. difficult q
separate items of his personal ev-
penses from those which he incu-s
in the national interest
An Economical Ruler.
Every comparison that can be ir-
stituted. however. shows that The
king is the most successful econo-
mist in the long line Of British
rulers.
Parliament voted ;4.nnc.nno year
to Charles II. and $500 mo 10
James II. Government expenses
such as foreign office expenditure
and the salaries Of judges and Other
law officials. were included IN th"sn
amounts. Each OF thow neglected
to meet these public cha--cs. which
reverted to the nation.
William and Mary received s.
Ooo. 900. Of which SG.5Oo. h0o was a.
loted to the royal household Queen
Anne could not make both ends
meet on a similar income. 50 that
parliament was saddlsd with So
200 .OOO in debts incurred hv he'.
George II managed well enough On
civil list. for household expenses
only. Of $500. .OOo. but his successor
left a debt OF S2.e>o.o00 althouCh
his income was s5OOOOo n.-e.
The civil list Of George IL varied
between s4.coo.OOO and ''l.ooon;
vet parliament was ohICe0 t0
rescue him from financial d'fic"
ties to the extent of e0o'N-N""
George " left a deficit o. qua--
ter Of a million. although p" r..
ceived s4.25O. 900. plus SIS ooo IN
/ Scotland an