The Red Cloud chief., 1891-07-10

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wAsHrxerox. July a-The pressdeo'
h.s ssxu~d the follow ing rrurismsnon'
Whereas. % V provided ~ s>rsass OF ess
act Of congress Of MARIA ~ snosts" On
ses to amend ssi. - esspsss 4 OF me ~
vsssd statutes af the cssed ssssrs. rstsssss
Co espyrtxhs.- tass sasd s~s shall cay
nv to q esslf~n OF suht~rs % . foessss sesss
or nation vhea sseh fcs~ian sfsse OF sss'".
Per alss IN citizens cf tse Cnscd states 80
Am.rse. the e~.~es 81 eoryr get On SEQ
ssassiaIly the ssrne basis 81 tssff . es"-
s~ns. vh~a su<h foreign stste &c nstsre -
party 60 an tasernstlona ssfvensas -hses
provides Cor re~iprcrity In the srssfiss ~
eopyrtxha, BY sae terms % shieh ssrv~mens
the aisea ssasss - AnerseA. NAY e"s
pleasure. become Q parry ts saea sx~
meet and.
whereas. 10 % aisc provided ss ssii 49,
ton that the enissrnee OF shAer cs tee sos
di,tcas Aforesaid shall b. dessrsnin<a ~ US
president OF the rated states ~ prv~isss
ton. made from tinse 60 ,tms> 90 the rss
poses OF thu act a.y r~asIre.- sss
whereas. Satisfactory ee1etsl sssarsnces
have been xivsa that Ia R-ixisn. frsneo
1rc.s britain and the Britisa PROVINCES sns
sstsrrrissd the Lac permits the eftit~ss
Of the Initei ssssrs the s~nent ct ecrsftshs
on sub.tsntialiy the sane basis a. fo the
citizens Of these coanirtr..
Nov. therefore, . seaisnis hsrrss"a.
president 90 the usitsi states OF Amrrtes.
do declare and proclaim that the hrss ~ the
conditions spec acd In see'ion n nj the srs
Of March 4 81. 10 400 iaihlied In r~sp~es TO
the cgtir ne ~ ~saof~cts cf b~txiaua srsne~.
Great Britain aad -. ttssiand In t.s'in"sy
.her OF I have Mercantile Get nv hssi snd
~ Ia -
amazed.
Done az the city OF w~sssinstos. he srss
iay Of Jaiy. ISL. and of the f~nd.rendsnss
OF the United states. the enc hansr~i Asd
nftcen.h BH>JAuis hAsssscS.
Nv the prc-idsnt
wrlriAs y. ws,HrcS. Acting Assistant
secrrtar, of state
The proclamation In preceded by q ~
cital OF the COPYRIGHT act pas>ed by
the last e.ngr->S q copy Of . circulAr
letter to United States ministers and
an able and exhaustive report to the
president prepared by J. X Nsnrr.
third assistant secretary of state. inter
prc,ing the law aud explaining Why It's
operations arc limited to the four coun-
tries named in the proclamation
Mr.. Moore SAYS that several countries
nave applied for the benefits Of IN. Law
under the first coalition Belgium
mos, clearly falls within h tr>, alter
native condition. a. doc. the frrneh
law. and consequently Belgium and
France were included in the pruclama
ton. France was the hrst country ."
apply. aud claimed IA have complied
with both conditionN but was admitted
under the first Crca, Britain was
the third country to apply. and
greater interest attached a. her
application not only fer the r~a-
son that she will he the greatest ben
-hciary under the recent act but ais"
because there was much doubt a. a.
whether her laws did not require the
author "a reside in British possessions
as a condition ~ copyright, which con
diiion would prove fatal tn her claim ~
substantial equality in treatment This
first was satisfactorily cleared up
Switzerland applied for h benefit 81
the law June "a. under the first ron
dition, and. ~ Mr. Moore shows was
admitted upon proof thai her law was
in compliance with hat condition.