Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-31
A SPLEND D ARGUMENT
For Our Protective Tsria Is The Objections Of
All Foreigners to II.

work. The congress will close, Wednes-
day. Today's session was devoted first
to papers on European trade and later
i'm the day there was an informal dis
cussion on the subject Of trademarks.
Congressman Irving r. Wanger Of
Pennsylvania, presided over today's
deliberations. Carlos Yensen, delegate
from Bilboa, Spain, spoke Of the ia
nous cres which came from the sec
ton of Spain which he represented.
much Of which found its way to Phil
adelphia, Baltimore and New York.
He thought if the United States pos
sessed greater shipping facilities her
trade with Spain and especially with
Bilbao would be greatly enlarged.
Pictro Tappari Of Florence, Italy, in
discussing the question Of tariff, said:
without wishing to enter into the
discussion Of the merits of the prOtec
tive tariff in general, ! will only say
that it has by this time been fully
proven by experience that prohibitive
duties are some time as injurious 70
the country which opposes them as 10
the country against whom they are i'm
posed and this is exactly the case with
your Dingley tariff which, having very
high duty on some Italian products has
cased as much damage 10 American in
terests as to Italian interests.
J. &. Monaghan, United States con-
sui at ChemnitZ, Germany, the next
speaker, said in part: THE fact that
almost every foreign delegate has made
objection to our tariff will be a SPLEEN
did argument to present to the greater
part Of the American people in favor
Of keeping our restrictive duties
Mr.. Monaghan then took up his sub
iect: Northern Europe as a Place
for Exports" He showed how America
n now ready to make exports. and con-
sidered the question as TO the coun-
tries to which the exports should be
made This nation. he said, should
try and secure trade with every coun-
try. but particularly did he urge that
special attention be devoted 70 Russia
and China. He paid a tribute TO the
industry. energy and methods existing
in trade in the German empire, and
said the basis Of German success is her
broad and minute system Of technical
ana industrial education.
Antonio Guyas. delegate from Ma
drid. gave q resume OF the conditions
Of trade and commerce in Spain and
said in effect that the country was be-
ing rejuvenated by reorganization ot
it's commerce and manufactures. In
conclusion he declared that Spain Is
very anxious 70 increase its CONNER
cial trade with the United States IN
order TO do that. he said, is is indespen-
sible that q treaty Of commerce De
without delay negotiated.
Harold Grebst. delegate from Co
thenburg. Sweden. urged that the
question ~ improving the merchant
marine be given immediate and close
attention by the people Of the United
States.
J. Nicholas. representing the Hay
item government. and PrudenciO De
Murguinoudo. consul general Of Uru-
quay. read papers on trade in those
countries after which the congress took
a recess.
The subject Of commercial trade
marks was discussed at the afternoon
session. Hon. Charles II. DUEL, United
States commissioner of patents, pre-
sided and made an address on the
value ~ trademarks He said that
the manufacturers and merchants Of
this country must find an output for
their products in the markets Of the
world During nine months Of the
present calendar year such exports
amounted To nearly $3.50 600 against
s220 600. 900 in the nine months Of 1895.
Anything which added to out power to
hold and increase this remarkable
showing was Of the utmost Importance.
Continuing. Mr. Buell. said that when
foreign trade was established in par
ticular grade Of goods. it could only be
retained by continuing to send grade
as good as that first sent, and to pre-
vent other palming off inferior goods
in imitation. it became essential that
exporters should adopt and use trade
marks. That the present law needed
amendment was universally admitted.
The speaker. in advising exporters to
adopt trademarks. cautioned them not
TO use their own names as mark, be-
cause he said. the right of a man to
use his own name was common to all
men. and, therefore, if there We're 20
men by the name Of John Adams, each
Of the % had as good a right to use it
as any of the others. He further eau
toned against the adoption Of a geo
graphical term. a descriptive word or
name as n word expressing quality,
grade or peculiar excellence
DR.. T. T.. Stewart of New York spoke
under the caption: Some Anomalies
in the Trademark System" In part he
said: Some manufacturers suppose
that they can secure patent protection
for their products by registering their
currently used names as trademarks. |
Some assert that by such registration
they acquire the right to prevent others
from competing in the manufacture of |
the same goods. Their doctrine car
ried to its legitimate conclusion would ,
have made every word in the language
and every act of civilization perpetual /
Every man has a natural right to |
the free use of every invention and dis
covery. The government grants the
inventor the right to prevent others
from copying and dealing in his inyen-
ton for Ia years in exchange for the
publication Of the full knowledge Of the
invention so that il may be fully usad
by the public when the patent expires
But the time limit of the patent ana
Inc requirement of publication do not
please those who labor under the de-
fusion that they have a natural rioh+
To prevent others