New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-08
TO PROTECT AUTHORS.
A BREAKFAST TO COUNT DE KERATRY.
A LARGE GATHERING TO DO HONOR TO THE
REPRESENTATIVE OF PROMINENT FRENCH


REPRESENTATIVE OF PROMINENT fRENCH
LITERARY SOCIETIES:
complimentary breakfast given yesterday at
Delmonico's By American authors, artists and pub
fishers 10 Count Emile de Kerary who is now in this
country the authorized representative OF the sent
ment Of International copyright of the Socetie dc Gems
de Letres Socetie des Auteur Dramatque, and other
French literary societies. The walls of the large ban
quoting hall were hung with Amrcan and French
faes and coats Ofarms and an immense bank u roses
and chrysanthemumS adorned the speakers table In
the absence Of James Russell lowell the president of
the Copyright League, Bishop Potter presided The
Others at the presidents table ex-senator iona
than Chace, Of Rhode Island the champion in the
United States Senate Of the international copyright
movement; DR.. Patton, president Of Princeton college,
Dr Edward Eggleston chairman Of tho executive com
mittee Of the Copyright League Richard Henry Stod
daid Bronson Howard, Z. +. DAILY. ". Moron Grin
nell Professors Marsh and Lounsbury, Parke Goodwin,
,, Among those who subscribed to honoring NJ. de
heraFy and were seated about the other tables were
FRANK X. stockton, J. W. De Forest, III. Holt Arthur
1Sedman, F; H. Hall, NJ. l.: Keese, T, Goldberg, r. R
Bowker. j. Manson IL. l.. Nelson T. A. Janvier. J. D.
Townsend, Archibald CIavering Guner, 7. 4. suli-
Man. G; W PTesPTey T. de IhnstmP Alexander
Abbott, J. c. Dwight, a. Perry, J. b. leayitt j. i.
Bxby, Thomas ". Knox, b. Iuckerman, T. W.
Dewing. Kenyon Cox D. L. Proudft F. Lathrop, il. g.
Marquand, Horace White, G. f. Pond. General J. Il.
P P r Cox: J. p. Walker, b. Van wageGen, the IGy
Drake, C. j. Taylor. c. B. Mapes W. f. Clark ". L.
M yrassr, william Carey H. C. Bun9sr, BrandsT
Ludlow, II. o. Houghton J. J. Little l.. Valentine,
NJ n Mallory a; d + Randolph. william II. Low
'' Church d Ssf5i i f6%ss pS GaFg
R NJ; Hunt, E. Johnson ". 4. Colin ] D. champlln,
r.. II: T. Thomas, a; scrlbner, G +. Miller. F. Kelly.
Johnson. Professor II. +. Osborn, II. L. birmingham
F FT,h, Allan Marquand; A. c. barnes. H. r.
G. a. Plimpton G. Lipplncott. Dean sage. C. Balm,
bridge William Bispham {. y. Foote, S: P Avery.
Letters Of regret read from Mr. Lowell ex
President Cleveland. General W. T. Sherman Oliver
Wendell Holmes. Presidents Dwight. of Yale. Eliot,
OF Harvard, and Low, of Columbia. exCongressman
w. c. p Bnclinridge. Senator Hawlcy. Chaunccy NJ
Depew, ex-Minister Phelps and Others
In introducing Count de Kerairy, the chairman |
said: How glad and proud 10 welcome him |
Another came from the shores of France when the
liberties of people trembled in the balance, and
his valiant service has made the name Of Lafayette
and France dear to all Americans And now
Lafayette in the realm Of letters has come to tell |
us that our struggles his struggles and to give us
ue benefit Of his example,
NJ. de Keratry's remarks, delivered In French
frequently Interrupted with applause Being trans
lated they in part as follows:
You have we'll understood as have gentlemen. |
that In this American commonwealth, whose existence
IS due to the thinker, and where your labor has |
brought forth marves. both material and Intellectual
the time has come TO project the literary and artistic |
property OF the world. You realize that This should
be as certain as the protection of real personal
property that it is equally entitled to the respect Of
an ana that me time mas come 10 pui an end 10
condition Of affairs which every consideration Of |
honesty condemns.
some shortsighted persons. ! know. have protested |
against any idea Of International copyright invoking
The chmccal fear Of the greater expense of book, to
me de,riment of the education Of the lower classes.
But this objection has been VIGOROUSLY answered by
one Of your greatest literary stars the Hon. Mr.
Lowell, whose appointments 10 Madrid and London |
!
petty and Interested calculations in favor of the
nuaton of literary piracy. nor OF the pretended in
take care to Danish the vicious literature culled
from the sums Of Europe and substitute honest and |
noble work. emanang from greatest writer's.
If YOU on your side, appreciate our theatre. If you
appreciate some Of our poets and nOvelists do not
the less appreciate the Oldtme poetic rOmances of |
Cooper whose picturesque stores of the Ind AMI |
the pioneer have charmed the bovhood of France for
more than generation: the brilliant history of the
Conquest Of Mexico and Peru. painted in such vivid
colors by the magic pen of Prescott; the graphic
atve Of the Titan struggles Of the Netherlands against
Spanish oppression. which has so many deserved |
honors for Motley: the weird imagnarions Of Edgar
Allen Poe the pure and delicious idys Of Longfeliow.
charming the heart and cnnObling the mind the rO-
manccS Of Hawthorne. plctlring New England OF the
Sympafhec tales of Bret iIarte and Of MANY others
Of your writer's Does moi our Revue de- Deux
eity Of vour new and brilliant writer's i NOT The litr
ary and artistic work Of Your American magazines r.
Car1ed with admiration and envy in France And lastly
gentlemen. do not the great honors bestowed on
American publishing house, by the international Jury
Of the Exposition Of 1850 show clearly that you have
nothing r. fear from foreign competition. and prove
fhai America and Europe have evcfy interest in ey-
changing ON honorable terms thelr creations Of liia
ture and art
DO yoI not feel the desire at the beginning OF the
International Exposition which You arr organizing and
which will attract and amaze all Europe do yOu not
feel The desire to invite the representatives Of arts
and letters 10 a new and peacefu international con.
gross on this classic land Of liberty What NOR
beautiful preface could thee be 10 the golden book
wherein YOU nscribc Your latest scientific and IN
dns'rial achievements? DO you not. Indeed believe
publishers
criiy monuments as dirable those Of artisans ard
engraver,2 Tho shades Of Dante and Shakespeare.
Of fervantcs. Of COruclle and Of Victor Hugo await
from you the homage due them and for which they
have tOcd AMI suhclci-the proclamation of the
dignity and independence OF the author
Speeches we're also made by eX-senltor Chace. Dr.
Ecgeston President Patton. General Horace Porter,
Frederic Il. Coudert and George Parsons Lathrop.