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    of the ^^ Nte fame ? tp influence 8 ^ p ^^ of the . ,, newspaper

    f . hric of newspsper power ha « been erected .

    newspapers , Scotland eight , and Ireland tlrpee . Now , England ,: metropolitan and provincial ,

    possesseB about t ^ p thousand newspapers ? while the increase in Scotland and Ireland has

    gone on rapidly and steadily . Theb j & ousap 4 s of newspapers which have lived and died during

    the century are incalculablei Amidst all the competition UUlXipC / UXVXVXA wliich VMUUU ^ this Vff *** immense lllilMPimO progress JLMUgX VBB

    signifies , amidst political shocks and social disturbanceswhat has been the secret of the

    one unbroken is aware pre , -eminence that it has of been The first Times in 3 . the Every " field

    with all great improvements in newspaper production . . It was the first newspaper , printed

    by steam power ( November 'I 28 , *• 1814 ) , and since then the conductors ; have kept pace with

    the age in the improvement b & mechanical appliances ^ and modes _ of . dbtributipn _ after

    publication . The marvellous enterprise shown in the quick acquisition of news from all parti ,

    of the world is also one of the wonders of newspaper management .

    Improvements arid enterprise in this respect , However , are noW imperative in

    connection with every paper which aims at gaining and retaining a leading placeand there

    , been are humerous excelled instances b some of of The its dail Times contem having - yy

    poraries . But-for sustained endeavour to meet the demands of the " age it is still the

    newspaper of the world . . < Above all thishowever ; it is more than

    likel the faithful y that The in Times , which owes it has its adhered prosperit to y the to way

    original programme , drawn up by Mr . John Walterthe founder ¦ printerand first editor — —*

    The declaration . j , . .. - ... that , the paper , was to be ' uninfluenced ¦ by partyuncontrolled by

    1 . ir , ¦ . » « f ' , v interest power , , and ? has attached been the solely secret of to its the indepen public

    dence of the and declaration consequent -having success been , the princi acted ples on

    throughout . Other newspapers have hesitated , yieldedand been lostbut The Times has gone

    , , on steadily according to the founder ' s intentionsand ( i 0 . there is no obvious reason why

    , mr . r ^ ,- 1 * 1 * 1 ¦ ^^ ^^ ^^ ^ M ^ , men under t , it equall should y resolute not go on and for sagacious another h govern undred

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    -; the ; irreconcilable Irish juror who in hot dispute over a decision declared to his astonished

    fellow jurymen that 'he niver met eleven sich obstinate men in all his life . ' ,

    \ . * Mark Twain ' s' vigorous flagellation must have some effect in the right * direction . No

    bio ws could-have been aimed more truly j and the Taw spots are open to the public gaze . The

    two letters which , appear in the January number of the New Princeton Jtteview throw a

    strong light upon some of the chief points in the present agitation in America . No one

    can say that at this moment the authors in the United united States States are are not not sufficiently sufficientlv ac active tive in in

    fi ghting for ' reform vcl their copyright laws . We cannot fbut admire the strenuous efforts

    that are being made by the American authors and hope that their combat will end in victory .

    This , however , is doubtful . Huge democratic machines rarely grind out justice for

    minoritieSr J 5 omething must be "done to reach the masses _ in America * so as to arouse their interest

    in the welfare not only of native but also of universal literary talentplreat writers are

    rarely great speakers , but , , their names and works being familiartheir utterances would

    , be listened to with attention and respect . A great oratorical crusade might be carried on

    throughou Union . Electors t all the in populous all districts States should —in the be

    told of the bearings of the question , so that as far as possible copyright may become a plank in

    the For political over platform thirty . years the pages of . the Publishers P ~ < iihl . fsih 4 > H 7 fi ' * ( GvrculcMr Mnrmln / r have Iiava hften been open nnen to to the tne

    law considerat national ion an of 4 international phases t affec he copy ting r ig t h

    authors , and publishers alike . , The greatest event which has taken place within that time

    was the important -aH & generous decision of the British Government to grant copyright ,

    under certain simple conditions 3 . ^^ , to alie ^^ ns . Since that time the grievance has been entirely

    on the side of the unfortunate English author , whose works have been freely and gratuitously

    appropriated - by many of the minor ^^ American v publishers , in the absence ot any prohibitive

    la ^ ir . ' Pirady , ' as has often been pointed out , is an inapplicable word ; for where there is no

    law there can be no piracy . The natural result of this state of affair * was not at first

    obvious everas . a Now strong it has incentive come to to the the front framing , how of - j

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• Citation
  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Jan. 16, 1888, page 3, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_16011888/page/5/