The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-04

AID will give them to the world as It is my
duty and my privilege"
In looking over some Of the books living
on the desk by which Prof. Totten sat, the
reporter noticed that they were copy
righted.
gained TO be freely disseminated over the
world" hs asked, why do you protect your
right to publish them by a copyrightT
our question is a natural one, but
easily answered" replied the professor. 1t
was the part OF wisd om TO Copyright. am
personally responsible for this whole sys-
tenn Of interpretations it cannot be under
stood by the public unless it is cor
rectly set forth. This requires the
truth, theEswhole truth, and nothing but
the truth could not even contemplate
without anxiety the granting OF general
privilege Co excerpt, edit. garble, or even
reprint these volumes They are studies.
They must come out under my own super
vision. l have had sore experience already
in cases where l purposely refrained from
taking out copyright, and I regard this
legal safeguard as OF the utmost value to all
concerned. Moreover, ! prefer to do the
'5ptkiug' myself, and believe that means
to propagate my message will come quick
est aud best in the way l have been led to
adopt
THE laborer is worthy of his hire. and
as all my wages go back into the work,
am fully prepared to anticipate any posi-
BILE growth in the demand. For many
years journeyed in vain from publisher TO
publisher with my manuscript, they not
only declined TO entertain my addresses, but
did not even volunteer to publish the works
at my own expense. 1t was not until put
myself single handed at the pillow that the
work began TO realize the success which has
crowned 1t. The effect is now incorporated,
entered according to the act of congress,
andupon as sound and legal business basis
as that of your own paper.
81 have been at this work during sixteen
years. 1t was a hidden treasure of great
price. Year by year l have spent q that
l had, in order to purchase the field and
now that | own It | intend to sell its
treasures myself aud in Gods name and to
control the proceeds to spread and further
the cause as | shall be further enlightened.
Finally, copyright this work because
1t keeps its object, aim, and results united,
and | can thus control the whole-a house
divided against itself Is doomed to fall-so
far as In me lies this one shall not be In
vaded by irresponsible parties. | live
among the Caesars, and l intend to render
them their aus At the same time do not
intend to give them a chance to change
their names to Sellers and 80 scotch the
very wheel that have started Already
there are several responsible parties engaged
| in translating these works into German
| Swedish, etc, aud to them have granted
full letter OF privilege in the prem SOS.
am not copyrighted In Engla 1d, and much
of my work is being printed there, although
the result is very unsatisfactory, enough
left out to ruin the whole. So 1t would be
here if removed the lock, or else it would
| be associated with other doctrines which l
would consider bad company"
The college men say that Prof Totteu's
| departure from Yale will be a matter for
rejoicing among the friends of the college
| They predict the early fall of his doctrine
when he no louger has the right to say Oh at
he is teacher in the great university.
They will quickly be forgotten" said
| one. The fact that he is te tcher In Yale
has given him standing. and his theories
an attention that neither probably ever
| could have attained, and it has been greatly
to the detriment of Yale. Plain Lieut..
| Totten. U. s. A, does not carry the weight
as a teacher Of the people that c. A. L. Tot-
ten, professor of military science and tao
tics, s. s. s., OF Yale University, carries.