The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-20

''N WV pVcpANs
Wealth aad Fraacbtsc.
rha, Constitution. which has under
gonc many changes since It's first draft,
but which has strengthened more and
more The hands Of the people. has now
been passed and signed by the king. II
would he in effect now had /; not been
FOR the war. When 1t does go into effect
the result which ,onIe expect is rcvolu-'
ton, not the revolution Of fame and
sword and blood tina, history tells us OF.
but the peaceful revolution OF modern
times. FOR the Dane has seen SO much
uf war IN the last eighteen months tina;
he is heartily sick Of Il. Notwithstanding
the fact that Danes are making
huge war fortunes.
Capital has aiwavs been the 'lyCrite
SON IN Denmark. Under the oil ON
stitution a capitalist voted twent' mes
Where his employee voted once. fto- IT,
stance. a nan whose business was can =
,ali2cd at 800. 600 was allowed 20 poll
from twenty to thirty votes unde- tN-
old system. according 20 his taxation.
Under the new ~ stem. 10 go into effect
a; the close .. the wa. ne gets ONLY one
vote. as do all his employees Under
the old Constitution the upper chamber
OF Parliament was filed with men Of
money. The will OF capital aid ina. Of
% yal,y were supreme. the small! acri-
culturis,s. who, as ! have already STAGED.
make UP thrce-r;ths of the population.
and the laboring class had little % say
IN tie Government.
The King appointed ten members ~
the Senate he appointed all the MAJORS
of towns. Including the chief MAYOR Of
Ccpcnhagen ,tne othe- four MAYORS Of
In. capital btlug elected. AZ Ties
rights have been lone away with. TIE
King hanceforth will have 70 voice ia
the senate. He becomes inst al u mere
iigurehead. subject..a as are the people.
to The laws OF the Government. Al;
Mayors and al, officials OF any KIN
will be elected H. the people
Such are a few OF tNe most swecpl'g
REFORMS In tle new Constitution. Tc
understand these reforms, ~particui'I'y
with reference 10 the senate, let ne
Mote from the new 'onstitut Oh. a CODY
ot which | obtained from the ed to- 'f
the Poii te1, the largest NEWSPAPER n
Copenhagen;
Article 3s-The number OF mem
b"ys of the upper house 'l.ahH.
sting Is -. Ten members a'e "'ec'Su
III Copenhagen, WIN FREEZER >p"e -
suburb - IN 'arrer tIec'oG,l "Nt''N','
comprising toWis ana fural i'stf''tS !
on Inc is!e o. poT"'o'" -" " :"
Farce Islands.
El.ction of N~ubers.
The remaining eighteen members are
elected according to the number or the
lA..o ,popor;ioL9teiy corresponding To
the size Of the different political par
ties, by an assembly consisting OF all
the persons who are members Of the
upper house or the day when new cleo
lions 70 the upper house are fixed. The
detailed rules are to be laid down IN the
law of elections.
"contemporancousIy with IN" cleo
tons OF the members OF the upper house
the elections ~ their substitutes have
:, take place. \ substitute only takes
his ,hcrb seat In the upper house Vheh
one Of the Gle ted members ceases to he
a member, Tho detailed rules are to be
laid down IN the law OF elections
Article 37-Th- members of the up
per house and their substitutes are, eN-
cept on the Farce Islands. elected 9N
indirect electors. In he Farce Islands
the election is undertaken ny the Lag
ting ithe local government The IN
direct electors are elected proportonally
10 the size of the political parties. The
law of elections fixes the number of
them and all further rules concerning
these elections.
Article 3S-The number OF members
Of the upper house for each electoral
.,iLshery the Isle OF Bornholm and the
Faro, ~lS.ands--'s hSed Nv the 'a" oi
elections ana mas 10 ne proPoI''"ha' ao'
cording 10 me proportion ~oe'"eeh 'n'
number OF inhabltahtS III every sihS"
electoral! district 'ior 'ne upper hous',
and thu" nunb' Z" mha"itah's III an
these electoral ulst''e'S 'os''n''
"Nrtic!" 3s-Ihe members ni the up
per nous" ana theIr substitutes are
elected for eiHhi Years IN such a way
that one-haif 81 Inc htty-iour n'enHber'
elected by the people ietir" every iouro'
year, together VIII t''ir substitute. lhr