Bisbee daily review., 1912-01-28
DENMARK HAS
 NJ EXTREMES
Little Poverty and Great Fortunes Alike Absent But Charity Is
 Prominent
CHURCH LEGISLATION


 COPENHAGEN. Denmark. January 25:-One of the most important mat ters 10 b. considered by the present parliament will be the re-establish- nent Of the church yestries. The or i7inal yestry law passed in 1903. pro- yided that every parish should have it's own vestry, which should take charge Of all practical matters con. corning the church. even to the extent oi having something to say concern ing the selection and discharge of the clergy The plan was most democrat. ic, as the members were to be elected by the people of the parish on uni versal suffrage basis When the law expired i'll 1909 the radical ministry of Zahle. which was anti-clerical. re- fused to re-enact 1t.
 The present liberal ministry of Kleus Berntsen is using its best ef forts toward the reestablishment Of the vsstries and to bring this about new act has been proposed. The proposal is being supported by a ma iority in the house Of commons. both bA A+A0 AAbNAeAAo anu pNAAAf NtAoU5AA NAAS i radicals and the social democrats.
 In the house Of lords. which is in the hands of the conservatives. a fay. orable vote can be had only on con- dtion that a general church parlia- ment is established at which the vest. ries as well as the other governing
 bodies of the church can be represent ed This will greatly decrease the in. fluence of the vestries, which is to
 the liking of the conservatives. In such a parliament it is predicted that the chief clericals and not the peo- pie of the vestries would exert the chief influence It is believed that the fight over the question will be
 waeed tiercely and at the present time there is no means of predicting it's final outcome.
 Organized charity and especially municipal and state aid to the poor IS rapidly pauperizing a large section of ! the Danish people. according to Min l ister of the Interior Jensen-Soenderup | who is planning the notification of ! the old age pension act. with the idea ! of substituting universal state life in- ] sUrance in its place.
 No other country in Europe has so | little poverty as Denmark and the ! contrast between extreme wealth and | dire poverty is not marked here, but i for many years organized charity and i municipal and state poor relief have | occupied a large share Of the atten- | tion of the people and government. . g.s rfyerr ha@ bn ma | ter has been oyerdone. In Copen- | hagen the municipality extends relief | to the unemployed and many men per ! fer to stay here partaking of this aid
 rather than respond to the cry of the | farmers who for several years have | not been able to obtain enough help | 10 harvest their crops. This expendi 1 ture of the state and municipality has | become a drain which cannot be en- dured much longer and steps are new ! being taken to curb the evil.
 | The old age pension act does not | require any contribution in their working years from its benehcaries. ] and. year by year, it is costing the state immense and continuously in- ! creasing sums. The result has been 1 the raising of the Danish tax rate to  ! an unheard of level.
 The minister of the interior now proposes an insurance act based on
 the theory Of help to those who help 1 themselves.
 Skiing. sleighins. skating and other winter sports for which Denmark has become famous. psomise to become
 thing of the past if the mild winters
 which have prevailed for the past few | years continue. During the Christ mas season the air was so mild that gnats became troublesome, but lately the snow has come and Denmark is beginning to look it's wintry self. During the past few winters here
 the temperature has been niger than
 that Of Paris. with the result that he
 visitors who have come here dressed
 for an artic climate have been much
 surprised. 4 Frenchmau arrived at
 one of the leading hotels this winter
 dressed like an artic explorer and
 with a rifle slung over his shoulder
 He thought that Copenhagen would
 be something like the North Pole and
 was surprised that he could find no
 fra hnuffnO u-agr here