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    the the United possibility nosaibilitv States . ' of of It evolving evolving will thus 1 some some be seen working workinsr that the scheme scheme opin out out iona ot of expressed we the American American in our proposal proposal last issue , and ana , firs secondly secondl t , as t -

    in as to favour the of crudeness flooding , un this fairness country , and with virtual American impossibility editions of of the Eng Board lish boo of Trad ks , , e ' s su sh ggestion ared b y y , thCommitteeand it is satisfactorv to be ablto add that tne the Jiiarl arl ot of Beaconsfield eaconstieid had

    the sign « i Committee fied his concurre , , and n it is satisiactor these op y ini to ons be , and able e that to Mr add . Herbert that Spencer E li r as > written to had the same effect .

    p m ^ S ublishers ^^ fc T ^ On r Jfc- ^ f ^ ^^^^^^ Sat k B mm w * , urday bu " ^^ h a ^^ V t V which > ¥ V ^ mt afternoon ^ g ^ Jmr ^^^ h ^ k appears ^ V » a _^ # - ^ ^ V * - ' ** * a ¦ to ^ " conference ^—r hav ** - W T e ^»^ mbeen ^^ ^^ ^^ m ^ " described V ^ attended i ^> A W . ^^ ^ k ^» ^^^ ^^ ^ r ^ te k chiefl as ^^ ^ ^ * fc ^^ a m *^ m * y « meeting fl b r ^^ y * authors M m ^»» ^ ^ * ^ % ^^ of * r i or - ** Eng - ^ v b 'w y l ish journ ^ B - ^ - — — authors _— - ^ _ r alists * ' — —• — ¦ ^ V — 4 rf m , H and was m If ^ WJ > ^ * > ' . , *^ under the of ^

    ¦ McCullag held ^ 1 ^ ^ mm at . the . H rrnTorrens * i nstance A , M of .- Pm the . A International letter from * H Literary Mr . Froude Association M was * *« read , , strong ^ ly presidency condemning ^ % i Mr t ^^ he k . ^^^ * to

    upon B ^ oard th e B T rade ard ' , s suggestion twithstanding as absurd ^ Mr . Fronde and need ' s asser ^ ^ less , tion and that a depu — ' You tat * io may n was argue appointed with * them wait on the fhft merits rnp > rit , a of of the + / hft case r , a , sfi for for pvftr ever wi wifh th as n . s little lit . tlfi pffiR enect p . t , as n , a you von would wmild argue arfflie with with a a Oataolic Catholic about ahnnf

    s Transnbstantiation ubstitution of twelve . ' months The resolutions for , three , as carried the mini on mum Sat p urday eriod within included which one satisfactory in favour arrange of the - ments could be made bBritish authors for the reproduction of their works in the United

    I States under the proposed y treaty . A second resolution , moved by Mr . James Payne , was carried in the following terms : — That the second and third modifications of the Board of Trade ,

    while United de States trimental Government to the interests in th of eir British draft authors treatyft / . ' and The publishers following * - ^ , are are the t requ Board ired of Trade the

    au publication * modifica thors which tio be ns are ' confined : — published * That to the the b provision y or United with requiring the States consent ; the that of manufacture the all prin authors ts or of in reprints books the Unite to of be d books in States the b country y be British freel of y admitted l l l k int k o the United Kingdom — and kJh into all & parts v ^^ ka of f jl Her Majesty ' s t ^^ f dominions ¦¦ . '

    ^ LJ ^^ I ^^^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^ j ^^^^ r ^^^^ k ^^ L ^^ L ^^ ^^^ f ^^ . ^ r ^ mf ^^ k ^^ k ^^^^ F ^^^^ r ^ m ^^ b ^^^^ ^^ h ^ m ^ 0 m ^ jm ^ ^^ m ^^^ m ^^^ - ^ m ^ mm . ^ m * . ^ l ^^^ ^^^ r ^^ L ^^ t ^ k ^^^ L ^^ b ^ k ^ J ^ L ^^ k ^ L ^ Li ^^/ ^ k _^ r mj ^ ^^^^ m ^ m ^^ j ^ b ^^^ v m ^^ w ^^^^^^^^ ^^ b ^ ^^^^ f m ^^ ^^_* ^ mwlmy m ^ mw mj ^ h ^ F w ^ m * m ^ r ^ v ^^^^ v ^^^~ ^^^^^^^^^^ | ^ v ^ v ^ b ^^ ^ k . ^ . ^ . ^ ^ " ^^ r v Ma Manners In nners the House and and » Sir ir of Henrv Menry Commons Holland Holland the . subject Mr Mr . . Chambe ChaTYiherl has been rlain ai t n ouched said said tnat th up at on the the , and schem schem in answer e e receive receive to d d L . fro tro ord m in John tne the

    other competition side of of the the Atlantic publishers ori in ginated the , Western with Eastern and Southern publishers States , who , who have now suffere reprin d t from at low the er rates the E ¦ lish boo PLr V / ks ori VJfill inall 4 fX reprinted % by K-r E JLJ astern VV ^ JL publishersThe Presiden w « -v » ^^ t of — the - — -

    Board A shape l « VVK 7 VXJL of As Trade - » « to ng » JC ^ JkXK added 7 A & proposal V-TA that * » - » . he to J . g , AJLC was allo y w V not the A -c f sanguine - ' - * sale - «*• " *<* VV ^ V of American that T UI the U . proposals AX reprints »^ \« l ^ rj .-UJJ . in & would V / A this » J . - » country ever - ^ . ^^ r - — . assume « or to a require formal ww

    wo would American uLd . need need boo the the k any s sanction sanction to be prin of of ted Parliament Parliament and published a and nd this this in this ls is of of country course course , the the Mr . most mos Chamberlain t satisiactory satisfactorv stated reflection reflection that in in it

    fear connec for tion fair treatment th the subjec at the t , as hands English of , , the uthors House and publishers of Commons may , even at any if they rate fail look to secure without it elsewhere filsftwhftrfi . . Wft We may maAT remark VfiTna .-rlr that thai , no rm action n . o . iinn of rvf Parliament Pfl . Tlifl . tnfvnf . is ia needed ¦ n p . p . dp . - to o . sanction Rfl . nction the the importation importation

    of Board to stultification w American > a ^ b of »^ b Trade reprints : means the author i of to i Eng import i lish will bfe such books have mwt ^ tf ^^ mr reprints — obtained the author without his fm i « i ' s copyri the consen author ght t is in ' s all ¦ America consent ¦ that ~^ r is it by needful simp sacri . ____ ly ficing . amounts If the in

    ^* ~^ " ^ r ^ - ^^ m - ^ ^ ^ - ^^ m * v wr ^ w ^ mr ^ m «^ v ^ r ^^«^ ^ i ^ ^^ m ^ ^ v ^» «^ ^^ ^ mw v v o ^^^ v ^ Mr ^^^ r ^ r mw ^ rmy ^ mw *^^** ^ mw w *** ijp ^ mr ^^^ ¦« ' f m ^** ^^*^ b ^ k ^*^^ ^^ * mm * m ^>^ ^^^ ^ h w m > *^ r — - ^ - — ^^^ I his The own absurdity country . and unfairness of the proposed arrangements has also been ^ the subject if the of

    several t reat en y dmen can lett ts ers sugges carried to th ted ou e b t Times , y th the ere , Board is and no in need of Trade one for of such to them the a American treaty the at writer all proposals . points There for is out at an present that international , ' no Trade law tnt Elish authdoingif he htdo that which the Board of

    —V o \ J preve yji- * j YX 21 M . V any **> OilAXgXXOlX ng ( lUOllVi or . lAVAllgj , XJL 1 H 3 c VillVIVJCJOO ooses IAJ o VA . VJ so O Kf , UtaU W iUUll . W 1 V *~ r * -r ««*» - » proposes ment no X 1 U reci M . WLyx wi proca th CUttA to American enable l treat itLKHkliy y h to i m publishers induce XXXU tcrdo . UUt 3 b the l y , tre / " Am ^\ flood . UJ aty ericans t 5 — XXC the viz <* ll . Eng have to l » t » lish accept & iW his & book ) J book v an cH - market offe UU printed . O 1 r . which \ " J . w in 1 XV ith / 11 Americ encourage t it HV . -VHJ It a , surely * and £ » - / s « , the w by « requires ^ agree entire

    manufacture of English books for English as well as American readers by American manufac Th turers eir ri . hts American are thus fairl authors secured can secure alread valid / T copyri he wri ght ter here adds simp : * l If y by therefore priority of the publication Board ot . Trade Government is g right confer , why the trouble protection y about of a treaty copyri y g at ht all in t America Voluntaril upon y , all no , doub English t , will au , thors the American who wi

    they act up do t . L o not the 1 . 1 . _ jeopardise t B » oard . _ i of m Trad their ii e ' s English suggestions i copyright . Eng in l by « ish i issuing authors ji their will * n Amer only i i have ican-printed to j _~ take J .. r . "lj-. r » books care / iorA tha filial nrs ^ theretand then ill full ht in both countries

    w and hatever the , a Board difficul , it had of Trade easil been y the overcome would means have , of the tran satisfaction sferring they w of bodil knowing enj y oy an important that copyri , withou g branch t any quid of n tiO or ^ I industfrom its country to the United StatesIt thus becomes question rather ^^

    I those ei be ther open engaged ry better to question or in ch the e own aper whether manufacture when , in they such and are a publica s compelled tate of tion things of to books rel , . the y on than Eng American lish for authors public monopolists a w . ill It get may their , tor P j do , ^ ^ ^ j

    Bupply ; that is a question for authors to consider before they consent to make the piuno

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    to which The app we lication referred for in free our cop last ies number of Blue , - was books duly and made Government on the 9 papers th inst . for , w Public hen a depu wtf Libr > ^^^ » from the Public Library Committee of the Leeds Corporation had an interview ,

    I as Fre h derick istorical Cavendish records , , Ordnance with the maps view , of and inducing otlier departmental the Government publica to t grant ions , to publica pttblioj w < :. " ! ^ ^ ^ gs ^ , ;

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Feb. 15, 1881, page 126, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15021881/page/2/