Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-15
rHIRTY-FoUR COUNTRIES REP.
REsENrEp AT PROPERTY PRO.
rEcrloN CONGRESS.
MANY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS
PREPARED FOR SUBMISSION
Powers ef Old World a. We'll as United
staAsa Have Matters for Considera-
tion-Entfrs Industrial World inter-
sstsd IN Aetion-Delseatss Aavs
Plsnary Powers.

washington, May 1.-THE fourth
congress Of revision" Of the conferences
Of the International Union for the Pro-
lection Of Industrial Property opened
hers today with representatives OF
thirty four nations attending, and
Charlema4n0 Tower, former ambas-
satlor toe oeGseE1nany. presiding as perma-
nent president.
The countries represented were CIV
en- two years notice Of the meeting
and many important propositions have
been prepared Tor submission.
The IrnitaA States Great Britain
France, Sweden, Switzerland. the Meth
erlands Urd the international bureau
Of Berna win have matters to pre-
sent for consideration Commissioners
Moore ana Secretary Knox and Secre-
tary Fisher will speak at q public ses-
sion tomorrow afternoon.
Tho attention Of the entire Industrial
world Will be directed toward this
gathering. which may continue SIX
weeks. Tho conference is expected to
negotiate many treaties affecting var
'ious industrial problems. 1t Is known
now that there Will be seven PROPOSE
tions In the form Of proposed treaties
submitted by SIX countries as soon az
the congress - ornpuized. Tho nature
Of these pfoposftidhs WIN be kept Sc
cret until mede public by the delegates
Of tho, e,vario6Geonntries. Great Britain
has Efv9d notice Of two proposed
treaties. while one each will be submit
ted by France. Germany. Netherlands
Sweden. and diSwdtxerland. It Is likely
also that the International Bureau a
Berne, which - maintained - q sort
Of bsusan yok infesn1axion by tho ma
TONS 1lgnaxqFy q the treaty Of Farif
and-sa6ssqusne Nt3ss, s1nay~ advance
several questions l9tscuAetcn.
& Mlss srrot -aaffttds,,zdad Tho pre-
1aulnkton- of.k3h9 scretntials az dale
gaks1saas6 other ruut1nssnDatterS dnci'
dsntsto orSanisation Au Of the pro
ceedfnEs, OF the conference are con.
ductsd In French and axe+secret.
Speeches Of welcome wsll be deliv-
cred tomorrow by Secretary Of State
Knox and Secretary OF the interior
Fisher.
Delegates Have Pienary Powers.
4 Delegates to the meeting have 1uI
plenary powers. Including authority 81
DRAFT and siEn treaties and agree.
med,ts TN the names OF the countries
IH0Y 1VpI3SSnI> 4h 4lS0SAy SVSLy AAS'
stance the chairman Of q delegation h
the highest diplomatic officer OF hi:
country now in the United States.
While this meeting is called tn
Fourth ono Of revision it is In real
|ity the sixth meeting. The 1nterna
tional Union was organized in Paris II
1883. The second conference was II
Rome in 1885, the third in Madrid II
1891. and the fourth in Brussels 1,
1897, and the fifth at tho Same plac'
in 1900. The delegates to the 1Ss'
congress were not empowered to sigr
|the treaties enacted, and therefore thu
second Brussels conference was neces
sary.
Many Nations Represented.
There are eighteen nations In add
ton to the United States now adher
ent to the treaty OF Paris and subse
ouent conventions. All Of them earl!
strnified their Intentions to send dele
Gates. They are Belgium, Denmark
Great britain. Japan. Norway. Neither
lands, Switzerland, France. (Tunis. al
tho under France, sends q separat
deiegation), Portugal. Italy, Sweden
Dominion Republic, Germany, Austri'
15,npary Mexico and Spain.