El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-09
TAX CHANGES
AROUSE THE
DANES
Burden, Is Increased by the
Higher Pay Given Mill
tary Officials.
DENMARK MAY YET
CEDE IT'S ISLANDS

Copenhagen, Denmark, Sept Sine
all absorbing topic here is the coming
session Of parliament which is eA-
pected to make radical changes IN the
nrevatliug systems of taxation ano
suffrage. Some of the proposed tax
Hesitation will be supplementary 70
the acts passed at the last sesSIor
when taxes on theater and otned
amusement tickets, revenue ouSs 70
additional railroad rates "eio
The new taxation acts will include
a higher impost on spirits, an lncreasS
of the income and properly ,s dne
robahlv a real estate value raising
The necessity for these measures 10
increase the income Of the STATE Is uu1
chiefly to the operation OF the new
social laws providing for old age sup
mort and workingmen's compensatlons.
The budget for this pfTpose mas mas
already grown far beyond the y, in-
estimate. The burden has been IN
creased further by the higher pay els
en- civil and military Officers On tne
other. hand the usual revenues nay
been decreased by the reoucsloh ="
VIII Increase Income.
IT Is expected that new taxatlo2
laws PASSED by the last session "
parliament and the ones qI Raop the state
an additional income OF ~ hhiiio'-
Danish Kroner ax,arn
The position of the present govern
ment, Already shaky on accour re, v nm n.
taxation policy, may be mace very an
coufortable especially by the taAatio ~
Of spirits which up to the present ~
has feared TO touch =.
Among the suffrage proposals viii 70
an act making the franchise Tor lne
lower house of parliament unlVersal,
Both men and women over 20 se e.
of age Will be permitted 10 .roee r.
The mem 5ers of the lower house ~
IS also planned to do away with lne
restricted suffrage of the upper mouse
whereby only highly taxed voters are
allowed to vote for us menl .oeoSsosed
Anon. other acts to be propose1
Win he a law to compel benef1cierles OF
old age support to share IN the
nense of the plan. An act contemplat-
ing the reform of the present hlaIasII
,nenf of the elementary public scnoois
will also be proposed pyz tae govern
,aent Old Rumor Revived.
The official announcement tnal ,oIs
Panama canal will be opened IN iSlo
hos again given rise to the rumor thde
VACCINATIONS for the cession OF the, Dan
fsh west Indian Islands TO the ohlseu
States have been openea, II; NJ fuses
70 discuss the matter, but his frequent
Interviews with business men lneel io
ested in the islands has given. suIne
color +o the rumor..- It Known dl
nr Egan believes that the commerclai
yrowfh of the islands would be Iaclli-
lated by the proposed change IN OWL OWL
ership. but evidently he is con5lncss9s
that all overtures on the subject shouio
.eranafe from the Danish government
The story that there has been prop
osition preached to cede one OF tHe
Philippine Islands to Denmark ~den
MANY in exchange for Schleswlg mas
heen pronounced ridiculous by the
American legation here
resides the opening OF the canal anu
ct the Danish w est
indies the growing interest OF the
South American republics IN Danish
commerce is exciting interest mere:
This is due largely to the growtn Oh
grnorts from the United States to Den
mark A remarkable feature Of the
trade relations between the two coun-
tries is the fact that In tsplleS OF the
lowering of the duties on hides py the
limited States the export OF them from
this country to America mas alinoSe
CEASED
The plan to send resident Cuban
minister here is not meeting with mucn
favor. Argentine viii soon have
minister here and Brazil another in
Mace of senior Campista, who goes to
Paris.
Although a year has passed since the
death of the popular princess Mary
her coffin still stands in the Holmens
church. Every arrangement mas DeeI
fonobs. in Roskilde cathedral but the
husband Of the late princess, prince
Waldemar, will not consent to the re-
nooval. preferring to have the coffin
near his home, where he can visit It
frequently. Every day he goes several
times to the church
The gift of a number of Danish
Americans of a large work of art for
the decoration of the new Christian
berg castle, in Copenhagen. has been
received with keen pleasure here. The
tribute to the mother country by her
children who have become good citizens
OF another nation is received by all
classes with admiring comment