New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-07-31
CURRENT DISCUSSION.
TIE INDIAN INvEsrfGATION.

TIE INDIAN INVESTIGATION.
The "independents newspapers which pro-
pOssd e0ssvict Secretary DeisnO. Commissioner sm'M
and Agent saye, VI corruption aud rui upon te es,,
foundations for charge that the white Co,d invesn
sans Commission Is ,ot m ts sai he
cOrdennatOry Of the accused officials; Will lE
then insist that its members are untrustwoty anu us
AUTHORS RIGHTS.
From The Erening Nail =,
opening its columns to a discussion OF the eopyIixn
question from the authors point of view Several letters
Ivy Charles Roade have already apIsaled III tat
whose literary style, esiveness Of statement and com
poet logic have attracted erneral attention MI r.
ers for whatever he may write, aud, In TINS ,,sthc no
narpens TO have topic upon which ne can d,ar
o. the discussion lie may he said to Know Know. a anG
wrongs Of authors Hence Mr. Reades new serinl is
snre of large circle of readers and much that ne says
subject and the ability it in manner which will
compel popular ntercst-a very important factor IN HI
But strong a. Mr. ReaGe statc%en,s and
may be- they receive added force from the voluntary en-
Hon Reverdy johnson, whose legal acumen no one VIII
dispute.
TIE TRIBUNE il right as to the currency
Socs and IN the popaIar mnd But there need not be-
and we do not believe ther will be- any reorganization
parties brought about by It, There is occasion for
reorganization Of parties on the currency question; and
there will he no reorganization. We well that
both sides there wide differences on this SUBJECT
Bat with hard money strongly marked feature OF the
Republican party, and paper money conspicuous az u
feature or fhc Democratic party, II s very evident VIC
Think that the only changes to take place are changes
from that side this from this side to that, on the
part 0f the people who make the currency Guee
ton the supreme question with themselves in deIerInn-
ing their party relations in the Presidential canvass we
hard money and we expect the
party stand before the country II IL standing IN
Ohio And shall have no fears Of the result On suoh
THE KIND OF COPYRIGHT LAW NEEDED
From The BROOKLYN Eagle.
Reverdy Johnson has published letter In
reply to that Of MI Rcade advocating the passage OF an
tiona copyright law. Mr.. Johnson fOrgets that
OF late practice has arisen that has done nic 70
rctard the passage Of law founded on the equities OF
the We mean that practice OF purchasing dvaced
adv shects0fbOOks ana vance
manuscripts OF PLAYS, especially Of those not written IN
English, Ii hurfu in the extreme. IL wcakens the ap
cation for International copyright law, anu anous no
security against the ircatiDcnt OF the work by the
rapacify of the American publisher or manager me
hest to bad law In to enforce it, FOR s eVll ac
present time q publisher manager buying advance
sheets Of "A French Italian German book or play
las 10 translated by whom he plcases decreased In vonc
II he thinks 10 will not bring sufficient retail price 70 pay
its printing ertess0, and the public of the United
States Ia forced to take the mangled work Nown THIS
whipping Satan round the stump stopped by our
courts, rival publishers would give ns fuller better trans
atinns The profits being divided would not offer tho
temptation which leads To what Mr. johnson states To DC
the Of having International copy 11ght law
The with plays. What is needed in justice 10 the
foreign author of book or play an lnterlatonal copy
right law that VIII allow no monopoy here, YET copci
every publisher and every manager tO pay the original
author the established value OF ii work eae tihc ty
used it, by such Law Justice will Inc done the foreign
author and the inrStice OF monopoly be prevented Ui
iniurug the interests Of the public and indeed the very
reputation Of the original author himself