Income tax was introduced on a sliding scale, and free schooling beyond the primary level began. As years went by. Social Democrat support increased, and the Left, such as they were, became increasingly conservative; indeed they were barely leftwing at all and are better referred to under their Danish name, Venstre. In 1905 a breakaway group formed the Radical Left Ipolitically similar to the English Liberals), calling for the reduction of the armed forces to the status of coastal and border guards, greater social equality and votes for women. An alliance between the Radicals and Social Uemocrats enabled the two parties to gain a arge majority in the folketing in the election of sii, and a year later the conservative control of т!н к ended. Social advances were ™ae but further domestic progress was halted international events as Europe prepared for withS 9ood trading relations I"' 'h® vear preced fav pfth ' as keen not to be seen to Wiof .h'V''' hostilities. On the "OW RadialTcH u® rnobilisation, the "aaicalled cabmet, with the support of all the other parties, issued a statement of neutrality and was able to remain clear of direct involvement in the conflict. At the conclusion of the war, attention was turned again towards SchleswigHolstein, and under the Treaty of Versailles it was decided that Schleswig should be divided into two zones for a referendum. In the northern zone a return to unification with Denmark was favoured by a large percentage, while the southern zone elected to remain part of Germany. A new GermanDanish border was drawn up just north of Flensburg. High rates of unemployment and the success of the Russian Bolsheviks led to a series of strikes and demonstrations, the unrest coming to a head with the Easter crisis of 1920. During March of that year, a change in the electoral system toward greater proportional representation was agreed in the folketing but the Prime Minister, CTh Zahle, whose Radicals stood to lose support through the change, refused to implement it. The king. Christian X, responded by dismissing him and asking Otto Liebe to form a caretaker government to oversee the changes. The royal intervention, while technically legal, incensed the Social Democrats and the trade unions, who were already facing a national lockout by employers in response to demands for improved pay rates. The unions, perceiving the threat of a rightwing coup, began organising a general strike to begin after the Easter holiday. There was a large republican demonstration outside Amalienborg. On Easter Saturday, urgent negotiations beween the king and the existing government concluded with an agreement that a mutually acceptable caretaker government would oversea the electoral change and a fresh election would immediately follow. Employers, fearful of the power the workers had shown, met many of the demands for higher wages. The next government was dominated by the Venstre. They fortified existing social policies, and increased State contributions to union unemployment funds.