The Lamar register., 1895-08-17
Roeegp 81 JARANgss.
They Ignore Our Patents and A.As "ap
noate Articles Mhieh sell way
Below the Cost IN this
tonnFry.

from IIar.qn 10 the Chicago RecoFd, says
A visit to the exposition OF kyoto y
an examination OF Its catalogue : SUI
tieient 10 convince any one that enOgts
TO build up an export trade In general
merchandise from the Uuitcd states %
this country would be wasted IL reii.
resents an epltome OF the progress ot
the people for the last TWENTY-FIVE yeaEs,
and demonstrates the facility and tnt
accuracy Of the japanese ~ INITIATING
the arts and industries OF otlisr ma.
tions. II contains Ia its department q
manufactures 4 sample OF almost every
thing that enters into the wants q eiNt-
Ilzed men and most of the articles are
exact rpprnsinctionS OF inventions that
ar. stiu protected by patents in Eu-
rope and the United Stains
One OF the weak spots in the nation
al morals Of Japan Is the refusal OF the
government to make patent and trade
mark treaties. FOR there j. no protection
whatever against piracy In Japan.
Every novelty and invention for
which they have any use VIII b. fcpFo-
duced here within three months after
Il appears IN the United States Or Lon
don. and viii be sold Tor about onc-half
what Il costs there. Every japanese
who goes abroad is always on the lo"k-
out for some useful aud profitable pro
c,sss or article which his people AZ homo
may use. The Japanese merchants al
New York, Chicago aud other cities in
the United States As well ~ IN Europe
are continually sending designs 20 their
friends at home. even tOy> auu gamcs
and puzzles The famous thirteen puE
zle was sold by peddlcrs on the streets
OF Tokyo within threc months after Il
FHfFHa
been sent over by a japanese merchant
in New York. They have an advantage
here in not being compelled 10 pay roy
atty as well as In the low price of Ia
bor. 50 that when they acquire the In
ventions of foreigners they can repro
duce and sell the goods much cleapei
than they cost NJ home. The iapanesc
are splendid chemists. aLSb. and they
are able to analyze patent medicines
chemicals and patents OF that sort and
manufacture them 20 suit the demands
OF their own market
They have no respect for trade marks
but imitate them on their own Soods.
even 10 the name Of the manufacturers
II Is bad enough 20 have them steal oar
patents. but when they pu; on labels
Ike the genuine TO dcc,ive the pnhll
il is carrying a wicked practice littis
too far and adding insult to injury.
For example. you VIII lind perfecIins
presses In nearly all the printing oflic,
of Japan. barring the name OF r. H.
Hoe 4 Co, New York the Inscription
being east In raised letters upon the Iron
Every one Of these machines was InaU-
ufactured in japan without III. permi,
Sion or the knowledge Of the Hoe CON
pany. Some years ago the American
Trading cpmpany iulfsar;Al half a tOzar
Hoe presses for dealer In printing ma
terials In Tokyo. and delivered them "a
the buyer AT cost Of $50 each. A few
months later Mr.. Morse, the president Of
the American Trading company. called
on the loc1I dealer to pay his respects
and found thirty o. forty similar prtssgs )
In his warero0m. all bearing The name OF
II. ii. Hoe x Co. New York
''Ahr' remarked AIr. Morse. You are
importing presses on your own se.
COUNT
No was the reply. 1--WE are making
them ourselves"
But you have no right TO put that
name on any machine you make" ex-
claimed Mr.. Morse. with Indignation.
They cast them at the foundry In ,hat
way" was the answer: "but / do not
see who Is going to prevent ~. There
Is no foreign patent law In Japan
But there Is moral law which every
honest business man should recognize
and obey, and, while no one can pre-
vent you from robblng the Hoe company
you ought to be satisfied with stealing
their machine only and not their reputa
ton
The japanese machines were sold st
S1TI at a iarga urnHf ~. So H. 49,