New-York tribune., 1909-11-15
TO ABOLISH TITLES
Danish Government May DO
.4zoay 1cith Nobility.

f--pyr-rht. 1909. by the Brentwood Company
FCing Frederick's new Radical Cabinet. of
"a hieh the Premier Zahie. is a~Fihase
cohbler's sen. has not only announced that
rs members xill dispense with the title OF
sxcenency. as well as With THE gold en-
h-cidsred uniforms Of their Office. and VIII
decline 70 accept any order cf knishthooo-
but has also intimated that az an early
Sats II u-iu submit 70 The national iegis-
lsture measures providing tor the abolition
A. Denmark of al such orders cf knight
hood. and likewise of nchlhary tides and
hereditary 6igniries- II is sdded that until
shis measure. which meets with widespread
popular approval. becomes q law Of the
Isnd the administration viii refuse 20
recommend ary Danish citizen FOR deco
ration or for q nobliary title
As King Freaerick has Until now shown
kinse,f 20 Be r-ost ready 10 comply In az
things WIKI The lerter and spirit of the con
stlturson. and las agreed 70 the siipuia-
tions made by Prime 1Iinislsr zahle ana
MS colleagues or taking cfiice. i may oe
safely taken for granted that while the
Cabinet remains En- power The sovereign
MI abstain from bestoTinC on any of
his subjects either uties % nobility OF or
ders of krniEhthood. T. one word, the So
Z
until further notice
This action on the part of the 1ew Rsdl-
cal administration AZ Copenhagen must not
- considered in the light OF mere pay
&c che masses or as q demsEogic bid for
popularity. IL is not pOlicy but principle
taEt has prompted the ministers 10 adopt
thls attitude Their views about the mat
ter are IN accordance wiki those Il the
majority of their fellow c0uutrs men. In
fact. the Danish people care very little for
rities or FOR decorations. Those Nho do
0wI titles seldom use them. ana fa- more
Importance Is 1rtacaed 90 the possession of
an ancient and historic name than 10 the
handle thereto.
Just across the straits that constitute tire
entrance from the North Sea 70 the
EEl.ic, namely. IN Norway. nobiliary ti-les
are conspicuous By their absence. Indeed
fhere are only Two families IN the entire
kingdom that possess them, and these only
make use q them abroad. King Haakon
since slccsecing o. the throne, has IN
defe-ence 10 popular sentiment. refrained
ron 5estowing any tides. His Cabinet
ministers 90 not wear uniforms, but con-
-snt thsr-selves on ceremonial occasions
With Ordinary evening dress while the
people are &C democratic that they decline
ID Use The words 'your majesty" in con-
ersing with thsir rulers. whom they ad-
dress as M. King" and Mrs. oueea."
n Greece, Rumsnis. servia snd Bul-
SARA nobiiiary utles have not only been
abolished BY law and by the constitution.
bur their very Use entails penal eonse-
quences. Creeks and Rumanisns who
Rdorn themselves with tiIles % prince and
count when abroad sre obliged 70 coz
r.rrr
frontier % their native land. These south
easr EUropean uonarchies. however. hav.
plenty Of orders Of knignthcod. which are
distributed in a manner sufficiently lavish
% deprive them OF any prestige OF value.
King Ferdinand o. Bulgaria having on one
occasion conferred the knighthoo6 OF the
Bulgarian Order of St Alexander on the
leacing criHopodis; AZ CARLSBAD
Sutherland not long ago had i-s national
legislature enact & Law. based on Article
- OF the constitution. that az men sorne
on the roster C- the army or holding any
goverD1len- 0fflce must surrender ana re-
-urn orcers OF knightno0d and decorations
received from foreign governments IN the
rreTiOus three or four decades, under the
penalty of dismissal i- the case OF civilian
oficisis ard % court martial where mem
aCrs q The militia Ers concerned.
IT. France nc titles o. nobility have been
created since the re-estatIishment q the
requisite, in 1870. and only q few foreign
riries have been registered since then. these
---6s being PapzI houorE granted in ths
early yesrs % the republic. But IN the
last Suarter of @ century he French gov
eminent has refused 20 register any foreign
ri-cz conferred on F-erch citizens. and
r-1se O-rsiled since L-en - French people
trom any foreign monarch. rhe Paracy or
t-ln ire Republic ~ san .I4rin0 are levoid
a. any legal Va.ue and cannot % -seo II
any Cfl1iai document
z may add that since 1917 The Rsp=bllc of
san Earinc, yielding iE The matter 10 the
advice 90 tie Italian soFernmc1-. has
ceased a. SCI tlti,s % ruh.ity ani orders
20 knigLt-0od. The money realized by the
sales used r0 De- devoted 10 che rIai4teueuce
Ot Ilc local hospital. hume f-r the aesfitgte
sgec and founding asylum. rLs inscription
over The gates or the building berg 20 tie
e-ecr that tl1 Institution constituted an
aEeri1E lf human vanity 70 human sl,f-