New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21

shows at glance the valuable service rendered
oy s in ct without N tns pro-
ductions. Though they enforced the doctrine tnst
IN reason and justice an author Is enea IN manu-
script form and is dedicated by him to the pun ,
there was power to punish the pirates with I'M, I'M
h and as they were mostly nnv he imposed
could not be collected Now that this most enec-
i've safeguard Is given. the owners OF , ~ than
pays WIN resort 10 statutory s common law
risht. (Applause)
HIGHEST TYPE OF PROPERTY.
Literary property is the hGhes, type of property
and where 1t abounds the highest civilization ID
found.
Yet 1t took campaign OF years TO educate Con-
gress up 10 the full comprehension OF that idea
TO take from the owner the body Of book how '',
eyer trng its value was eyerywhere ,h bel SSt
without mourning any criminal liability. Year In
ana year out this club appealed TO CONGRESS 10 soe
that the KIND Of Properly has
IN van-un,il the last session When with the as
Messrs. Draper. Cummings and Quigg IN the HOUSE
these amendments We're passed sAIpIauseh o were
encountered will become apparent when you are told
n Urae to pass d the %
ances given by amateurs and for charity surely
o ee baY NO n G for cnrv the han
would be to condone the theft OF any other article
ali men will recognize that there exists the right Of
properly in the works of the brain absolutely and
hand. no such determination Hs will be permitted
And now a single word to show the far-reachinH
understand why~under cur dual system OF Gov
ernment-a writ OF state court cann8t Teds s cor
tainly no reason why injunction issued by a
Federal court should not be enforceable over every
say. il could be enforced only within the narrow
territory constituting the circuit Of the court grant
with an injunction say, in the New-York Circuit
could by crossing the river treat it with defiance
Grafton Indefinitely. as he fitted by night from cir
Ggt to crcu NoT for the hs h me in reaS
I regret that 1t only possible to carry these
by Uniting pG he ra 9ps5a hr 10
will extend their operation to literary property OK
be happy TO give ali the aid in its. power TO ac-
compsh that most desirable end Applause)
A TOAST TO THE JUDICIARY.
And 1t is my privilege to ask you. In the
name Of the club, to drink TO tho judiciary In ap-
probation of the services have mentioned Ac-
cording to ancient sage: -Four things belong to
a judge-to hear courteously to answer wisely. to
consider soberly and decide impartially." The
learned Presiding Justice and the Associate
Judges who honor us this evening possess these
four qualities In an eminent degree IL would please
you. | sure. to hear from them all. but Judge
Giderseeve will be called upon not because ne
has retained amid the festivities of the evening In
a greater degree than his colleagues. the quality
of considering soberly what ne has to say but be-
for to violate-that they shall be permitted to
be with us = listeners and not as speakers. Ac-
cordingly II gives me pleasure to introduce TO you
Judge Gildersleeve. who has an especial claim on
having been the friend and associate OF the
late gifted Steele Mackaye.
JUDGE GILDERSLEEvE FOLLOWS.
Judge Henry A. Gildersleeve also replied. and in
the course OF his address read letter from Presid-
Ing Justice Charles II. Van Brunt that supported the
principles Of the copyright law. Justice Van Brunt
was pr/.ent but did make address. Judges
Joseph +. Daily and Addison Brown were also called
upon to reply to the theme.
MAYOR STRONG ON THE THEATRE.
The Immediately following toast to THE The
a.re." Mayor Strong responded TO it, and he took
advantage of the opportunity to make the most OF
the fact that for once in while he had been called
upon TO speak on subject of wider variety than
New-York or as an incidental change. Greater
New-York-the two themes, as he polnteo OUT, 10
which he had been confined in all his public utter
ances at dinners for couple Of seasons.
Responses TO several other toasts followed