The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-29
WILL ESTABLISH
1 CHURCH vESTRIES
Most Important Matter to Come
Before Present Parlia-
mcnt
RADICALS OPPOSE
|SE THEM
danish People Arc Being Pau
pcrizcd by Organized
Charity.

'opchhaSen, Denmark, January IS
One Of the mos; important matters 10
DC considered by the present PARLIAMENT
VIII DC IN" re-cstnbllshmer, of the
cnurch vesirics Tho original vcstrN
law. passed In 1908, provided that
every parish should hay. It's own YES
Try which should take charge of all
practical matters concerning tie
church. even TO the extent or having
something 10 say COnccrEinS the sylec-
tior ana 'isGharSc OF the clergy. This
plan was most democratic as the mem
pcrs were to he elected by the people
or ttie parish on IA universal suffrage
OASIS when III" law expired in 1908
thc radical ninistrv OF Iahlc. which
was &nticlcrical refused 10 rc-anact &
the prcscn; liberal ministry OF Klaus
Ieintscn is using It's best efforts to-
ward the establishment Of the vcs-
tries, and 10 hr,ng this about new
Get has been proposed. The proposal
IS being supported by q majority in thu
House OF Commons. both of the Lio-
erals and, oddly enough. of the Radl-
Gals and the Social Democrats
In the House OF Lords which is in
the hands % the Conservatives. d IA
E"rabic vote can bc had only on con-
oiuou that general church pariil-
mem Is established, at which ycstr!es
a. we'll as the other governing bodies
or the church. can nc represented This
VIII greatly decrease the influence of
The vsstrtcs. which IL 10 the liking OF
the Conservatives In such q parlia-
incat II is predicted that the chief clcr-
icals. ana not the people OF the YES
lilies, would exert the chief Influence
II is believed that the ngh, over the
question VIII he wascd fcrccly. and at
Tie present time there Is no means ui
predicting It's final outcome.
Organized charity and especially
municipal and state aid 10 the poor Is
RAPIDLY paupcr.zing large section Of
tho Dunish people. according To Min
:s'cr OF the Interior Jensen Socnderup.
who Is planning the nulliHcation Of the
old age pension act, with The idea ot
substituting universal state life insur-
tncc in Its place
No other country In Europe has so
little pcvcrty as Denmark, aud the con
trast between extreme wealth and dire
poverty Is not marked here. but for
many years organized charity and mu-
Iicipal ana state poor relief have oc-
cupisd large share of the attention
Of the people and government.
'fhc feeling Is growing that tho mat
ter has been ovcrdonc. In Copenhagen
The municipality extends relief TO the
unemployed and many men prefer to
stay here pEr;akinS Of this aid rather
than respond to the cry u the farm
.rY, who for several years have not
ben able 10 obtain enough help TO
harvest their crops This expenditure
az the state and municipality has be
com. a drain which cannot be endured
much longer. and steps are now being
tnken to curb the OWL.
The old age pension act does not re-
oiIt:r any contribution III their work
Ing years from its benchc!arics, and.
year By year. !; - Costlrs the state
immense and continuously increasing
sums. The result has been the raising
ct the Danish tax ~ AN uili,.ard- OF
level.
The Minister Of the Interior nov
proposes an insurance act based on
III. theory. OF help 10 those who help
themselves.
sailing sle;ghing, skating and other
eln,cr sports for which Denmark has
become famous. promise 10 become d
Thing of the past If the mild winters
which have prevailed for the past few
years continue. During the Christ
rnas season the air was so mild that
Fnats became troublesome. but lately
,hc snow has come. and Denmark Is
beginning TO look It's wintry self
During the past few winters the
temperature here has beer higher than
that Of Paris, with the result that the
visitors, who have come here dressed
Tor an nr;ic climate have been much
surprised.