South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-29
AMERICAN PROTECTION TO FOREIGN
PATENTS IN LOCAL DRUG CASES.

Speaking about protection to American industries
after the war" otherwseand the republican pre-
that democratic tariff protection TO foreign
industries recent three local
druggists under the food and drug act brings to
light republican law for the protection of foreign in
dustres, which. however. the democrats have shown
no disposition repeal the pure food and
drugs either which refer. 1t is patent
laws under which German chemists American
protection and which enables them the assignees
Of their American rights. make the pure food and
drug act strong arm OF their greed.
The case az bar" is indirectly that of the Bayer
Co. New York holder of the nan-American
right to manufacture acety sacyatic acid into tablets
asperin. against the entire American drug
world. This worked particular hardship until the
broke out and the Bayer Co. took boosting
prices they did from 10 % cents per dozen five
grain tablets The Bayer Co. too supposed hold
a monopoly the fundamentals of asperin-from Ger
many.-but since the American chemists get
ting busy 10 found that aCetyl-salicyatic acid
Bayer companys laboratories. OF course. due the
patent laws. protecting the German product, they
couldn't employ the full aspern formula, hence,
the socaled adulteraton our patent are putting
brake American chemical industry and protecting
the German
II may be. of course that in order to obtain pro-
lection for American patents Europe. the granting
OF American rights in European patents has been a
diplomatic necessity. but here again up against
one OF those qualifications that Institutes out of
what may be regarded blessings in time of peace.
Still there is question to whether the European
rights secured 10 individual American patentees
half repays America for the American rights granted
TO Europeans. IL is protecting individuals at the
pense OF the nation any way you a mind to put
Germany indulge the granting such special
privileges if wishes but America with an eye to the
welfare OF the whole people ought to do nothing
un-American.
And isn't necessary. Great Britain has declined
patents German articles i'm instances and
even have prodted at times from her good sense.
Take for instance the German monopoly the sale of
phenacetine. Tional and sulfona-coal products
here the United States The holder of the American
rights heeced the people of this country years until
Henry McCou % Paul Mimi. now mayor of that
city. went 10 Canada and found that he could buy
those products and pay the tariff. and still
here for profit less than ne could buy them
German agents lie threatened with arrest AID
German rights the American market. but ne stood
Rrm. continued his program. and though
rest took place than decade ago it has never
been brought 10 trial Mr.. McCon is a man of i'm
Inense wealth. different proposition from harassing
innocent local druggists.
The Bayer Co. 1t would seem are pursuing diff
ferent tack Instead % soing after the Milford
Of Philadelphia and other manufacturers who possess
the monetary snevs OF defense. scheme seems to
destroy the market of these outlaws by max
ing druggists afraid patronize them Accordingly
they causing the the innocent druggists
of the manufacturer. WHO any one are the
real guilty parties. And the Indiana state board of
health through w D. NcAbee state chemist is simply
playing into the Bayer company's hands II would
have easy enough Chemist AcAbee TO ind out
the manufacturers OF the socalled fake asperin tab
lets-fake because not Of the Bayer brand.-were he
% have taken the trouble ]; looks very suspicious
though the state chemist were serving as plant
tool the hands az the New York hrm.
American protection To- foreign patents ought to be
withheld We see Shs need Of freedom IN the Ameri-