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INDUSTRIAL WORLD
WILL WATCH WORK
OF REMARKABLE DIET
Fourth Convention of Inter-
national Union for Protec-
ton of Industrial Property
Gathered at Washington
fRx Associated Press. /,

ASSOCIATED
WASHINGTON, May 15.-With every
nation on earth represented for the first
time since its establishment in 1885, the
international Union for the Protection of
Industrial Property began its fourth con-
ference here today to consider many new
industrial problems, which have arisen
either directly or indirectly from patent
and trade mark laws Charlemagne Tow
er is presiding.
The attention Of the entire Industrial
world Will be directed toward this gath
ering, which may continue six weeks.
The conference is expected to negotiate
many treaties affecting various industrial
problems. 1t is known now that there
will be seven propositions in the form of
proposed treaties submitted by six coun-
tries as soon as the congress is organ
lied.
The nature OF these propositions will
be kept secret until made public by the
delegates of the various countries Great
Britain has given notice of two proposed
treaties, while one each VIM be submit
ted by France. Germany. Netherlands.
Sweden and Switzerland 1t is likely
also that the International Bureau at
Berne, which is maintained as a sort of
bureau of information by the nations
signatory to the treaty of Paris and sub
sequent treaties, may advance several
questions for discussion.
The program today included the pre-
sentation of the credentials of delegates
and other routine matters incident to or
gapization. All of the proceedings of the
conference are conducted in French and
are secret.
Speeches of welcome will be delivered
tomorrow by Secretary of State Knox
and Secretary of the Interior FiSSer.
Delegates to the meeting have full pie
nary powers, including authority to draft
and sign treaties and agreements in the
names of the countries they represent. In
every instnace the chairman of dele
CATION is the highest diplomatic officer OF
his country now in the United States
While this meeting is called the fourth
one of revision" it is in reality the sixth
meeting. The international union was
organized in Paris in 1883. The second
conference was in Rome in 1885, the
third in Madrid, 1891, and the fourth in
Brussels in 1897 and the fifth at the
same place in 1900. The delegates to the
D1S97 congress were not empowered to
sign the treaties enacted, and therefore
the second Brussels conference was nee
essary.
There are IS nations in addition to the
United States now adherent to the treaty
of Paris and subsequent conventions.
All of them early signified their inten-
ton to send delegates. They are Bel
GUM, Denmark, Great Britain, Japan.
Norway, Netherlands, Switzerland,
France (Tunis. although under France
sends a separate delegation), Portugal
Italy, Sweden, Dominican Republic, Ger
many. Austria, Hungary. Mexico and
Spain.
The following nations. which were
non-adherents TO any of the previous con-
ventions, but who accepted the invitation
to attend this conference, making it the
first one at which every nation has been
represented. are the Dominion of Canada
Chile, Costa Rica. Greece. Hayti, Pana-
ma. Paraguay, Persia. Russia, Siam
Salvador. Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador
Honduras, Liberia and Peru These ma
lions are expected to become part OF
the international union at the Washing
ton congress- Until they do they have
no right to vote upon any of the prop
ositions. but may discuss them at will.
Commissioner of Patents Edward
Bruce Moore, as head of the American
delegation, automatically became presi-
dent of the present conference, but ac-
| cording to custom he will after the de-
livery of his speech of welcome place
before the congress the name OF one OF
the participants who will be voted or
nv the delegates The other members
of the American delegation are Charles
III Duen, Of New York; Frederick p.
Fish. of Boston: Melville Church, of
washington, d. c., and Robert H. Par
kinson, OF Chicago.
Many entertainments have been ar
ranged for the delegates to the confer
ence during the time the conference Is In
session