The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-08
yHE WAR TPOv MONOPOLY.
Criminal and Political News From inc
Newspaper Files OF the Future.
From IA, YELLOW Str6ok, Feb 81.

From IA, Ysuou Str6ak Feb 81, 1905
WASHINGTON Feb 30 Senator Pickem
OF sickahubbub arrived here this morning
to make preparations for continuance oil ms
n sh' against monopo'ics mt the neN SESSION
Of Congress We went AZ once TO the Whne
House where he had a long talk WIN mo
President Hi~h words were heard by those
In tie outer en- while the Senator aho 'he
Pres dent were together and the report was
circulated that they lad had serious difference
of oIinion. II was impossible to verify this.
for Senator Pick m would say nothing about
his talk with the President In answer 70
questions regarding the antitrust hght ne
said
w, are all much delighted with the prog
rcs- that has been made. and bv II We are en-
ged to believe that the new measures
which ! intend to introduce mt the coming
session will meet with hearty puhiic ap-
proval Ten years ago this nation was
straneling in the grasp OF heartles- horde
of monopolists. many of whom were actually
prot eoted In their diabolical power by
the LAYS OF the nation We have stopped
that have Just received a statement from
the Antitrust Bureau of the Commerce De-
partmcnt showing that 1925 inventors are
IN jail, g. 22l have taken the oath not TO inVent
again. aud at least COO Of the most desperate
inventors have been forced TO flee the coun-
try BY the agents OF the bureau Commits
souer Hunt deserves great credit Tor the
work that has been done.
A coAdit ion OF afairs has now been brought
about wien will allow US TO devote some
attention to the questions OF copyright ana
registration OF trademarks. During the
last four months have been devoting my
time 10 a careful study OF these matters ana
tie discoveries / have made have amazed
me ! ave learned that under the copy
right and res iNration laws vi ich now gov
ern the subject. men and women wHo "rNe.
paint or work W stone or any other material
are allowed after creating work, 10 20 hedge
it around under tie law that 10 one except
the autnor. or one to WON Ee may sell or
assisu l. rights. l. allowed to r, produce u.
You can see that It's constitutes MONOPOLY.
a MONOPOLY fostrred by law, a monopoly
cncoura ged by the statutes oil the nation
itself
Now ] ask the quest ion. what chance ia
there for struggling young man. ambitious
TO make is way In the literary or artistic
world IL all the GOOD ideas are locked up from
him? Thousands Of men and women now
employed in hard manual labor might be
living In ease and luxury were they only
allowed to Use these ideas. Think OF these
roor persons, worthy Americans. many oil
them natives OF t!is country. thus deprived
OF all opportunity to rise, and condemned by
the laws of the nation to lives OF toll and
hardsti;!
s'M nave tntNe COTfTlRit EiNN iVlS-d'o.
! spoke 10 the President of the matter. but he
di not seem 10 enthuse over it.
OF tie rsfistration OF trademarks ] have
little to say. II is obvious that after manu-
facturer has advertised lis wares under a
distinctive title name. or brand, and has
created public knowledge OF that name.
,itle or brand. It has a value. Under exist
ing laws the benefits OF this value are re-
stiicted TO the originator OF the brand. name
or title Tiis Is an obvious hardship for
thousands OF cnterprising imitators, whose
field of activity is now cut down and re-
s'rirted by oppressive. unfair trust enact
mcnts. which are palpable class legislation
of tho most fa grant sort
Il shall have the trademark and reristra-
ton laws repealed Tie new law will pro-
vide Grin inal and civil penalties for its en-
foroement We have taught the Inventors
"A lesson. Their stronghold are In our hands,
and the inventors are scattered-some dead
some In TAIL, and some In hiding. Let the
authors and publishers take warning BY
their fate. lat t." manufacturers take
warning
Il eXpcut t.cro viii ba opposition TO the
new law. We viii beat 1t down. Within
year you will have the pleasure, unless arr
much mistaken. of seeing several authors,
publishers and manufacturers In jail We
will tolerate no foolisrness from them.