The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-11-11

mands high profits, greatly In excess OF tho
cost OF profitable manufacture; that he 10
careless OF foreign trade and unable or
willing TO relinquish any OF his large
profits on the sale OF his productions for
expectation; that this invention is consequently imi-
tated abroad and sold IN foreign markets at less
pricc than in America, although, perhaps, costing
more TO make there than here that time the foreign
Initiative manufacture becomes prosperous; that whom
the American patent expires our manufacturers find
themselves disaDced in the OF free competition
by profitable foreign industry which has sprung IN
dor tho direct influence OF home monopoly, and that
this state Of things could be- remedied BY permitting
free competition IN homo productions OF patented
articles for export to countries whore they i'm
ported, inasmucn their manufacture be better
and cheaper conducted In the United States tho
foreign trade, which the inventor negects will not
secure while his homo monopoly lasts, could thus be
controlled in tho interest Of Americans from tho
set An illustration Of the working OF the system Is
shown in the case Of tho sewing machine trade The
proas OF the homo manufacturers ranged from 100 TO
the foreign royalty, although not so excessive.
was still high to tho industry spring
IN and become rooted In those parts Of Europe where
protection was free Now that the paten: has expired
the American producer Ddx too late that he has built
upa powerful trade by HIS protective system and
That competition now can only be. carried ON under
unfavorable conditions. Tho fault lies, Mr. Post
thinks in the Patent law ITSELF II the right 10 .'uso
and vend' alone were granted American monop-
oily II would covcr all tnat be conceded within
American jurisdiction. The addition OF tho exclusive
right ITO make" neither strengthens the inventors
home rights confcrs any favor upon him with
spcct to those foreign countries where no acquires
right Under local law any mako and vcnd
Ia in there and Mr. Post drnw lha
sion that the American Patent law simply hlnders
native manufactures from competition abroad and
develops foreign industry at tho expense Of our
national production. He advocates its amendment,
go AS to open the way to oreisn competition without
altering tho inventors homo rights
IMMIGRATION STATISTICS
Official returns made 10 the Burenu Of Statistics
show that during tho month cndod October 81, 1877,
there arrived at the port OF New York 5,2oS immi.
grants OF whom 291S werc males and 1880 females.
OF the total arrivals there from England ,23S;
Scotland, 1s'; Wales, 10; Ireland, 1855; Germany.
LESS; Austria, 103 Sweden, 144; Norway, 40; Den
mark, 56 France, FOL; Switzerland. 10e; Spain, 22
Italy, 282 Holland, So Belgium, 20 Russia, ~; Po-
land Is; hungary, "; Sicily, u; Porn, Z; Finland,
81 Turkey, ], Greece, q Qoeboc and Ontario, 8; Now
Brunswick, I; Nova Scotia, o; British Columbia, 1;
Newfoundland. 2; Central America 4; United States
" SuoHuius uruguay, bcImuuus BEltibu
West Indies, /; Cuba, Hayti, Jamaica, Armenia and
New Zealand, each; Australia, 3; horn at sea, In
addition to the foregoing there arrived at New York
during the period 3,415 passengers. OF whom
3,093 citizens OF tho United States returning
from abroad and 322 travellers
PARDON BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President has pardoned Thomas B. Bcnyen, OF
Georgia. convicted OF having mado false entries In tho
books Of co rtain national bank and sentenced TO i've
years. imprisonment.
"IRREpREss1DLEs" ANXIOUS TO Tack.
Sara G. Spencer of this city, applied for hearing
before the Committee Privileges and Elections this
morning, and upon being admitted expressed desire
that the committee would designate day at which
time they would hear tho argument OF delegation
from the Woman's Suffrage Society. She was In
formed that tho committee would consider her re.
quest and advise her whom they would hear such
argument, but that 1t would bo impossible TO do so
until aitcr the Senatorial contests now before the
committee wero finally disposed Of.