The Irish standard., 1912-03-30
FOR PROTECTION Of
IRISH INDUSTRIES
Pres. Taft Acts on Mr.. Redmond's
Request for Protection of Irish
Manufacturers.
Calls Irish Leaders Attention to
Recommendation Made in his
Recent Message.
If Enacted Into Law it Will Prevent
Infringement on Use of Irish
Trade Mark.

Some time ago Mr.. John e. Rcd
mond called the attention Of President
Taft to the injustice being done to
Irish manufacturers in this country on
account of their inability to register
Trade Marks in this country. The re-
suit has been that INSCRIPTIONS manu-
facturers have infringed OH the rights
of Irish manufacturers by selling goods
here purported to be made in Ireland
which in reality We're not made in Ire
land at all. Following is the cores
pondence which has recently passed
between President Taft and Mr.. Red
mond relative to this matter:
White House, Washington,
February 20, 1912.
"My Dear Sir: Resuming our cor
respondence on the subject of the reg
istraton of Trade Marks in the United
States. let me invite your attention to
an excerpt from my Message to Con-
gress of February 2, last, and also to
the enclosed copy Of a letter from the
Commissioner of Patents, under date
of January 80, and the Bill referred to
in the letter. which has been intro
duced in Congress, and which, 1 hope,
may pass-Sincerely yours,
..... civilian II. TAFT.
'.Hon. John Z. Redmond"
Extract from Message to Congress.
"My attention has been called to the
injustice which is done in this coun-
try by the sale of articles in the trade
purporting to be made in Ireland,
where they are not so made, and it is
suggested that the justice Of the enact
ment of law which, so far as the
jurisdiction of the Federal Govern
ment can go, would prevent a cortinu-
ance of this Misrepresentation to the
public and fraud upon those who are
entitled to use the statement in the
sale of their goods. I think it to be
greatly in the interest of fair dealing,
which ought always to be encouraged
by law, for Congress to enact law
making it a misdemeanor to use the
mails,or to put into interstate COM
merce any articles of merchandise
which bear upon their face a state
ment that they have been manufac-
tured in some particular country when
the fact is otherwise"
The operative section of the Amend
ing bill introduced in Congress is as
follows:
'Where any association, or any un-
ion Of workmen, undertakes the exam
ination Of any goods in respect of ORR
gin, material, mode Of manufacture,
quality, accuracy or other characteris-
tic and service, and certifies the re-
suit of such examination by mark
| used upon or in connection with such
goods, in commerce with foreign ma
tions, or among the several states of
the United States, or with Indian
tribes, such association or union of
workmen may register to such goods
upon compliance with the provisions
| of the Act Of February 20, 1905, as
amended, whether or not such associa-
| tion or union Of workmen be a trading
association or trader, or possessed of
| a good will in connection with such
examination and certifying. When so
registered such mark shall be deemed
in all respects to be a Registered Trade
Mark, and such association or union
| of workmen the proprietor thereof
provided, however, such Trade Mark
shall not be transferable or assign
| able"
| Mr.. Redmond's Letter Of Thanks.
| "House Of Commons,
| February 20, 1912
Dear Mr.. President desire tc
acknowledge the receipt Of your letter
of the Goth inst. and to express my
sincere thanks for the action you have
taken as regards the Irish Nationa
Trade Mark. BY referring to the mat.
i ter in your Message to Congress, ant
promptly securing introduction of al
Amending Bill in Congress, you have
complied most generously with my re-
quest. I shall await with great inter
est the news as to the further progress
of the Bill-very truly yours.
JOHN e. REDMOND.