The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-25

not want 20 publish German or French books; but
they 90 want 70 publish books in the English language
aud they must starve Everybody knows that
where n Enxlshman pays IT,. for labor wc pay ~;
and IN class Of merchandise Ii there much labor
simple fact - that II Engllshman were allowed 10
Anufacturc books for sho American market Amer
can publisher s could Keep h,s cacs open week ne
- eheapy, perhaps, but lac could not compete with
the knsiishman the moment the rags became paper.
tue iampolsrk INK. and labor began TO be expended
upon ths material Even II the American could
manufacture books IN spite III this he could get no
hooks 10 manufacture; Tor authors would naturally
carry their manuscripts 10 the Publisher who would
pay them best. and the ono wh0 manufactured most
sheapiy ecuid easily afford 10 pay the largest per-
heavily some where. and. unfortunately II falls upon
a1thars Nhcn an American publisher refuses " buy
iesae s~ys b<csa~s ne knows Shas he can help him
self Tor nothanE ~ kngi<n authors book upon the
s.ns -aolect bat bcesass the ccst OF manufacturing
cent Than n should be- and that sur
Plus percentage must Tall upon and be overcome
BY the sasnor ~ way another
Bus from this Inequality % manufacture thcro
another reason ior the pubc policy which shuts out
shs senrsstsas Of the Esghsh publisher Although
tss tinted States ~ inaebsed Great Britain Tor the
isnxu&<e has Tar exceeded her In the nunbcr of read
era TIE nsnsusxi prsperton VI the Inhabitants Of
.fr@t Britain soo euy books remarkably small In
tnss no,nsry ~ system ~ forced expenditure,
Ne have n.'nci w n1iioI 81 $o.oo0O00 VI readers
sLs rs.a,sx n.s urss ihsr nc,rhnors or upon an nd.
loislng library bat upon their own purse~ and upon
tbs amhssisn ~h,eh - cotsmoa 10 every person 10
u ~ upon this ripc and tempting heId that English
tobshefs cast Their hungry cycs They have not been
rs have ss 'S S s ~sss s.1 nor
bet. and all they Tire less eager 10 reap
~ harvest Nobody can blame them Tor ihe,r eager
ACES nut we have publishers ~ our own who have
be~a taxed vino p0ush<d and watched and watercd,
ana boz that the neId should be theirs long
esaa y theirs no longer Tor The laws u supply and
DEMAND are lnexof&bis snd regulate themselves This
sfxsmcst ssa shs policy which i born o. It. need
not be said does nvt apply 10 authors There IL no
eonpet1isn authorship. or poetry, or hctioL. or
se'ebos fh~ reading Of i.onsieiow does not create
Enessoa sslsssssdc The desire study Carlyle Her.
bert -prucsr. VI Parsons the reading
o. Aaasss - sssss''s Tue yay opr"s,Vn ~ m
sisn. arises iust III metLud can be devised
whereby ~ cs.oco readers pay she knsish su
cxn sa2naselsres ior MERCHANDISE wkch they get
equally 20 their tasis al home and they can continue
s ssa. sy ss' s 10
gerry solved upon and adopted BY the people Of these
IA an fas.ssh author wishes 10 have his book pub
ishcd shs tinted States Why does he bring Il 10
Tinted States Publisher, Just a native author does
publishers refused book because aalhor
knsi'.hm-ni nor a. zoe how our publishers
e whore dces The one reason, perhaps,
WY Inc Englsh author MOI come 10 the Amsrsan
British ststascs prisr publication IN this country
drrfisss him Of hss copyright al homo IL this BE- SO
then 81 .mls thai ths se.s"n why kngisn authors
cannot have Held ior the sale of their literary prop
erts IN abe United states y amply because their own
la~s refuse 10 10 tben ana u - little hard that
.ahsss.sp snd s1rsse-' and -hlghway rsbhsrs.n
because Ensisn cousin has been short sighted
NJ TO pea his reekets IN hls own Parliament ana
under has o~n lion and unscosn
A rLA> stcSgsfkp
With Ensissh ia~s. Loscser, have nothing 10 do ]
Ear as Nc are eoaeernsd ". can give The kasxh author
copy right Ia his composition Ainoux ~. without
ana inpssssos eSmpss,ssoa ana wlshous driving them
STATUTES Of he United sssss revision q isiss sec
unaed s,a.es ~ho shsiI 1s ne author, az Nov.
~ simply changing the word 'citix~sr 70
sod any Ensl,s preach 90 German author could SEED
he manuscripts over and obtain copyright Ia snch
case the uiie page Of she psopo~ed book could be
rights 10 secured, while. by . simple amend.
mens Of thc section t.v6v which requires the
within ten days alter manaaessrs, pros.a,sg thai such
deposit shall DO accompanied In with the
authors o. publ,shevs ssssvs that the edition has
been wholly Manufactured N thc lnitcl states. tho
American publisher protected aid can have no cause
Tor complaint
Hut tbs Only reason Why such ample concession on
part should not become "a the hrs'sh author the
rcxi international eslynsht u has dreams y because
the laws Of ~. own couny would not silo~ hn :. g.
home. And, ! must be rsrdonsd Tor rsl'c~iing y
seems inslscerc Tor Ensi.shmcn 70 charge With
standing shc way Of policy 10 which The ony rsA
barrier is opposed by themselves. believe that the
amendments have surxcscd would be- passed without
the least difficulty IL would certainly be 10 the inter
cst OF our publishers by giving them the opportunity
publishing books for the authors oi the world vhslca
similar provision Treat Britain would BE- greatly 10
the Interest Of sutnors shc practical effort being
10 make the two countries one The purpose II
authorship whilo tbo actual manufacture Tor
the English market should be performed by Enxtssh
labor the American market BY American lahor.
This would be, a. have just said. realization Of
tcrnationai copyrigh-that ~ international authors
riyhts-and until some now Unforeseen bond oi anity
between English anu American publishers h cemented
Is probably the only realization possible.
The only opposition 20 this realization n think
have demonstrated 10 tho BRUSH laws themselves
II the commission Parliament 20 dispose Of
tho ruling IN Douccauit srL Dclancld a n. and ~.
90; l. r. ~, zoo; ~ l. j.. ~ CHI and - 10.
depreciation Of section ~ Of TIE aud
countrysncu are concerned, take the nrst
great step toward tho International rights of authors
SO lar American authors concerned. under the
ruling In Low Routcdge IL. X, Oh. 4. ~; A. T..
200). and Low W. Ward Il. H., a. M. &isi they can.
upon the publication OF their book. obtain either
Enslish or French copyright OF BOTH with very llssc
effort
believe in International copyright That measure
has moro enthusiastic advocate than myself and,
may add none thoroughly IN earnest huf,
while know 10 no reform which fufnsshrs scope
ting generality. n anything y ever 10 he accomplished
We must come down 10 facts. and " ! have spoken
plainly In tins letter 10 because have Tried % spc~k
practically JAMES APPLETON MORGAN