Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-09-09

COPENHAGEN, Sept S.-The all
absorbing topic here is the coming
session of parliment, which is expect
ed to make radical changes in the
prevailing system OF taxation anu
suffrage. Some of the proposed tax
legislation will be passed at the last
session wien taxes on theatre anu
other amusement tickets, revenue
dues and additional railroad rates
were added to the budget.
The new taxation acts will include
a higher impost on spirits, an increase
of the income and property tax ana
probably a real estate value raising
tax.
The necessity for these measures
to increase the income of the state
is due chiefly to the operation OF the
new social laws providing for old age
support and workingmen's compensa'
ton. The budget for this purpose has
already grown far beyond the original
estimate. The burden has been In
creased further by the high pay given
civil and military officers. On the
other hand the usual revenues have
been decreased by the reduction IN
custom duties.
It is expected that the new taxation
laws passed by the last session OF
parliament and the ones proposed for
the common sitting Will give to the
state an additional income of 10000
600 Danish Kroner.
The position for the present govern
ment already shaky on account OF It's
taxation policy, may be made very un-
comfortable, especially by the taxa
ton of spirits which up to the present
time it has feared to touch.
Among the suffrage proposals will
be an act making the franchise for
the lower house of parliment univers'
al. Both men and women over twen-
ty-ive years of age will be permitted
to vote for the members of the lower
house. 1t is also planned to do away
with the restricted suffrage of the up
per house whereby only highly taxed
voters are allowed to vote for It's
members.
Among other acts to be proposed
will be law to compel beneficiaries
of old age support to share in the ex-
pense of the plan. All act contemplate
ing the reform of the present manage
ment of the elementary public schools
will also be proposed by the govern
mem
The official announcement that the
Panama canal will be opened in 1915
has again given rise to the rumor that
negotiations for the cession of the
Danish West Indian islands to the
United States has been opened. DR..
Maurice Egau, the American minis
ter, refuses to discuss the matter, but
his frequent interviews with business
men interested in the islands has
given some color to the rumor. It is
known that d.. Egan believes that
the commercial growth of the islands
would be facilitated by the proposed
change in ownership, but evidently
he is convinced that all overtures on
the subject should emanate from the
Danish government The story that
there has been proposition preached
to cede one of the PHILIPPINE Islands
to Denmark with the view Of it's later
cession to Germany in exchange for
Schleswig has been pronounced ride.
ulous by the American legation here.
Besides the opening Of the canal
and its possible effects on the Danish
West Indies, the growing interest Of
the South American republics in DAN
ishcommerce is exciting interest here
This is due largely to the growth of
the exports from the United States
to Denmark. A remarkable feature
of the trade relations between tie two
countries is the fact that in spite of
the lowering of the duty on hides by