New-York tribune., 1902-03-10
THE PASSING THRONG.

Mel Gron. Of Denmark. is at the Waldorf As
toria. "A epoch have been n, s''1
in Denmark he said yesteTds'-,
DENMARKS begun with the advent last year
BUTTER of a Liberal Ministry. Different
IN THE from other countries. Denmark
BALANCE. since the present monarch ascend
ed the throne has had liberal
majority in her Parliament but Conservative
Ministry year after year. The result was block,
a sort of stagnation. But with the final coming If
Liberal Ministry the country seems awaking,
looking for foreign trade. assuming initiative and
generally getting together you say in Amer
lea Just now Denmark is watching the outcome
of the Boer and. in fact. all British affairs.
with peculiar Interest. for the great industry of
art Der1ark is butter making and the great butter
of reciprocity with her colonies and Excludes Dan
lsh butter. as Danish cattle are excluded. IL
will mean that Denmark must seek new industry.
have not found single English leader. Conserve
1--WE i've or Liberal who does not believe that the
ERSa4a ET45 I'd , STogsht 5y ponds
hind all the Danish opposition to the sale Of the
Danish West Indies. II is feared in Denmark that
ket" Mr., Gr6n speaks English readily for he
got his degree from Harvard in 1894.
J. B. Connolly. OF Ohio said yesterday at the
Fifth Avenue Hotel that Ohio capital in fair
way TO migrate to this city. What
THINKS is doing in Ohio?' he said. ''Well.
OHIO CAPI- the legislators are doing their best
TAIL COMING to drive capital out of the State.
HERE There IS already a system Of tax
inquisitors In the State, a system
started some dozen years ago. that has driven out
more than person OF wealth. II in giving in
statement OF taxable property to the
you leave out pair of earrings your wife has, and
an inquisltor her with them on and finds by
looking at the records. you did not account for
them. their value is added your taxable property
for penalty. But the agitation now in progress,
and aiming to tax corporations. etc. more strin-
Mayor Jones. who believes that corporations, etc.
total value The effect OF these measures if passed
Will be to create virtual system of double taxa
the State. The wise way would he to appoint
committee of a Democratic lawyer, Democratic
RfPp6iSaHs Rep from the same professions and let
of taxation that shall be fair. judicious and well
considered by all"
That the discussion of the present status OF
poetry should also include a discussion Of the
status OF prose is the contention
ON THE of Thomas Cbadburne, OF San
DEARTH OF Francisco. The discussion over
POETRY. the why and wherefore Of the
dearth OF poetry to-day breaks out
every now and then. like measles ne said last
night at the Manhattan, land noticed to-day that
1t has started up again this last week here In the
East. But in all these discussions 1t seems to be
taken for granted that there is connection be-
tween poetry and prose: that-so the implication is
prose is all right and only our verse is lack
Ing As matter at OF fact is II not "a true r tae
There is plenty of prose written, toe much in fact:
but is there plenty Of Verse. as much as ever.
And prose is usually we'll written but so is our
verse carefully rhymed and correctly arranged.
find 1t quite as hard TO think OF a single prose
writer to-day who has genuinely imaginative
STYLE who has music and rhythm and beauty Of
diction, as do recall poet with original in
spiration. This is the age, we boast. of con
versatonaP public speaking, of Senate work done
IN committees. Poetry is subject for popular
jest, and the with leaning to rhetoric is
looked at askance. Meanwhile, most Of us who
love ina gination whether in poetry prose. turn
10 our Newnan Wordsworth, and let the best
selling books'-pardon me-go hang"