Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-12-05

for without some provision to meet the
necessary working expenses of the com
mission il can effect little in behalf of cX-
hibitOrs. An inventors exhibition is to he
held in London next May. This will cover
a field of special importance in which our
country holds the foremost rank, but the
executive is mt present powerlesS to or
game the proper representation OF our
vast national interests III this direction. !
have In several previous messages referred
to this subject. 1t seems To me that II
statute giving to the executive general
discretionary authority to accept such in
vitations and to appoint honorary com
missoners without salary and placing at
/ the disposal of the Secretary of State II
small fund for defraying their reasonable
expenses would be of great public utility.
The Protection of Navigation.
This government has received official
notice that revised international regula
tons preventing collisions at sen have been
adopted by all leading maritime powers
except the United States and came into
force Sept, last For the due protection
Of our shipping interests the provisions of
our statutes should at once be brought in
/ to conformity with these regulations
International Copyright.
The question of securing to authors.
composers and artists copyright privileges
in this country in return for reciprocal
rights abroad is one that may justly chal-
lcnpo your attention If is true thai n con
VcntiOn will he necessary for fully accom-
/ nlishintr this result. init until CONGRESS
/ shall bV statute fix the extent to which
foreign holders of copyright shall be here
| privileged it has been deemed inadvisablc
/ to negotiate such conventions. For this
reason the United States were not repre-
scented at the recent conference at Bernc
Tbe >.utr.IitvI,w
| recommend that tbn Gpnpn # tbn nnIi-
trallty laws of the nitcd States he so en-
larged as TO cover all patent acts Of hostlll-
" committed IN our territory ana aimed
against the peace oi friendly nations. FIX.
lStlhR statutes prompt the Httlng OUt OF
armed expeditions ana restrict the snip
ment OF explosives. though enactments III
the latter respect were not framed with re
gard to international obligations but
SIMPLY Tor the protection OF passenger
travel All these statutes were to meet
special emergencies that had arisen:
other emergencies nave arisen since and
| modern ingenuity supplies means Tor the
organization OF hustlllties without resort
10 armed vessels or To llllbllSterlng parties.
see no reason why overt preparations IN
TINS country Tor the commission OF crlhl-
hal acts Sucll as are here under consldcla-
tiun, should not be alike punishable.
whether such acts are intended to be com
united III our own country or In il foreign
country with when we are al peace,
ProlnpI ana thorough treatment OF TINS
question Intimately concerns our National
honor.
Standardization Laws.
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