New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-19


to do the work of his American rival, w"s skill
fully kept out of sight. But the moment the author
chooses to emerge from the condition OF enforced
tutelage in which the publisher would place him.
the publisher hosts his real colors and fires broad
side into his late convoy. The recent memorial Oh
the authors to the Prime Minister is claborateiy
caricatured-not to say msreprescnted. Boiied
down. remarks the organ In its elegant way, ioui
heads comprise all the grievances under which inc
sensitive authors forming the deputation appear I"
suffer- The second il thus stated English authors
first publishing their books in America lose ther
copyright To this the answer will no doup' De-
served them right!" The only international ques-
tion asserts the organ. is one relating primarily "
the translation of French plays for which remedy
is propOsed that would secure TO all countries seven
wears DOWNRIGHT without registration The other so
called grievances we are assured finally, are caused
solely BY an unhOly greed Of gain! Elsewhere IT,
mark appears in these words: Americans arc 'o'o
that they are great losers by not agreeing 10 an III
tcrnat0nal copyright. We don't see IT, ana we thhh
it will take good deal of soft sawder 10 make TIC
Americans see it, Have the London publishers
made up their minds-as well they may-that copy
right of their own kind is not to be hadi And are
they therefore playing dog-in-the-mapger game !
am loath to believe they can succeed The authors
a.
does not represent all there is of British authorship
but its effort is sincere one, and some OF its de-
mands are for the barest justice. Comment has been
made on Mr. Brownings absence. MIR. Browning NJ,
however member of the association pays his sub
scrption, and approves its purpose Its appeal 10
America rests-I will not say the eighth commando
ment, but OH the maxim that honesty is the best
policy.
decision in the Keet case is anp"unced. You
have not hope, forgotten poor Mr.. keet, the "eS'
levan minister who lost his daughter, and who
sought to put stone over her grave describing her
as the daughter of the REV" Mr. Keet. Nor for
gotten the wise Vicar of Owston, who interposed
and forbade the "Rev.;" nor The wiser Bishop OF
Lincoln, who Oh being appealed to, sustained his
Vicar in a letter which was even for Dr. words
WORTH a remarkable exhibition OF episcopal char-
ity. Now comes the wisest of all, Mr.. Walter
Phillimorc. Chancellor of the Diocese OF LIN
colin before whom Mr.. Keet took ecclesias-
tico-legal proceedings to compel the allowance
of his title on the tombstone. The Chancellor sides
with Vicar and Bishop in refusing to allow them.
He says reverend means worthy of reverence, and
he doubts whether Wesleyan minister can be a
person worthy of reverence. He tells Mr. keet, ana
with him the numerous and powerful denomination
to which he belongs that Wesleyans are sclsmat-
les and to permit Wesleyan minister the title OF
Reverend on a tombstone wOnld be to encourage
schism. The Church would be teaching heresy III
doing so-from which it appears that Mr. Cham
celor Phillimore supposes that the authorized
teachings of the Church of England are to be
found on the tombstOnes of her church.
yards Surely never before had Iapidary
ecclesiastical literature so high place assigned
it. Other reasons given. but after this nothing
can excite establishment. An appeal will be taken,
and we may in the end have the House OF Lords
itself deciding this mOmcntous question. 1t was
trihing enough when it raised; nothing but the
bitter intolerance and pedantry of the Vicar and
Bishop gave it Importance. They contrived to
make their refusal an insult to a whole body OF
Christians who will leave no means untried to re-
move the stigma put upon them. When they sue
ceed they ought to erect monument TO the priest
and prelate who have done 80 much to popularze
Wcseyanisln and Dissent in general. G. W. S.