The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-04

sence in Europe He was found al ths
Century editorial rooms, and when asneu
to say something about his EFFORTS IN pc
half of international copyright, IepAVu,
well, the passage OF the copyrlshl pm
was I'm itself the accomplishment OF
reform in which all the literary Nsses
were deeply interested, out IL Wds Viti.
the accomplishment In name anu noe
i'm fact In order that IL should become
practically operative. IL was necessary
that our law should be accepted by lots-
ign governments. From the uay OF itS
passage until the present ttne, !, nnS
been my duty as secretary of the Amell-
can Copyright League, 10 ASSIST IL, PiS
curing the acceptance OF the law dvloa",
To this end. there has been continual
correspondence. largely ds4tel 10 IL
fiuencing the owners of literary artstic
and musical copyright in otnel countries
10 bring the subject forcpiy 10 .ne a.,
tention of their governments. ~ wy
present time, eight countries OF EuiOPy
are in copyright relations with the thlteu
States under our law. THESE are bv,-
GUM, France. Great Britain ana her COZ coz
onies. Switzerland, Germany Dv,'ii'", az NJ
Italy and Spain. In the order nameu. VI
course we counted upon the acceptance
OF our law at once by Great Bfitaih, pui
considerable diflculty was ehcounlelcu
even In that country. Belgi1i,n' od rt@,e
the law. In the other countries the pro-
gress has been slower Ito
What seems TO have been the cheip
The chief difficulty. Of course. has been
the paragraph In the law known as lhe
manufacturing clause when plONiuys
that i'm the cs<e of books the copyright
shall be extended only 10 those works
the type of which is set up IN TINS couh-
try large part of our ciiorts mas peSh
directed TO showing non-tnsllsh speak
ing countries that this obstacle was more
iii,,sorv than real since 10 obtain wide
currency in the United states, WORKS
would naturally have 70 ne set up IN Ell
glish here In forms adapted 10 our mar
ket Where this objection has however
seemed TO foreign countries considerable
one. we have tried 10 enforce upon them
as a reason for their acceptance OF our
law. the compensatory advantage OF uh-
conditional security IN Inc nst'vI VI
music and art which our law anords.
You have found that argument quite
forcible. have YOU notY'
Yes our efforts have not been con-
fined 10 the countries which have already
accepted the law. but have been ana VIII
continue TO be exerted not only with the
countries with which we now have com
merct4l INTERCHANGE Of copyright pro-
ducts or with which We have important
prospect Of such Interchange. out win
all countries with which there Is any Ike
llhood at any future time that We may
have such Interchange.
favorable action upon representatives OF
the Russian government. As lrellmln-
AIRY 10 the establishment OF copNi Sht re-
lations with that country. however. there
would have 10 be "A relaxation I'm the cen
s,rship OF literature now exercised IN
Russia. We certainly could not consent
TO any copyrigh, arrangement which
would leave our scientific or religious
works subject TO mutilation. OF course,
no one would expect that seditious pub.
Noofione would be protected, for they
would not be protected here. / am sure
ina members OF the Russian Embassy
arr. interested m the subject, and II the
long-prophesied era OF Russian liberalism