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    i; j 3O The Publishers' Circular ' sit l...

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    188 Fi.eet Street, E.C. ; September 15, 1881 '• I m

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    — i FEW Publishers bodies 9 C of ircu me...

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    The following letter, which appeared in ...

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    I; J 3o The Publishers' Circular ' Sit L...

    i ; j 3 O The Publishers' Circular ' sit li rt ^ l

    188 Fi.Eet Street, E.C. ; September 15, 1881 '• I M

    188 Fi . eet Street , E . C . ; September 15 , 1881 '• I m

    — I Few Publishers Bodies 9 C Of Ircu Me...

    — i FEW Publishers bodies C of ircu men lar are engaged interested in the have connected a stronger trades claim in to which friendly the consideration readers of tLan the 1 I the whom the burden of the work of the printing offices fallswhose

    i : are often compositors performed , on under the most trying conditions , and whose share of the , good things dirties of II I life through is , in what any are case to , dependent ordinary ¦ mortals upon work the rest well -houra done , of and life upon . This labour great often army hb prolonged ! as II I

    the Mackeson ^^^^^^^^ ^^ d at ^^^ ^^ e ^^ of showed ^^ k * 4 the ^ V ^ H ^ P ^^ ^ BT last ^»^^ ^^ r in nu r " ^^ his mbering " ^^ " ^^ " ^ c Curiosities " ^ jfc J of the peop " ~— of le the " - ^ , increased Census — ~ — ' in in the the decade L eisure between — — H ^^ our ^ — - ^ — ~ - ^ of 1 - ^^^ 861 ^ 18 ^ ¦ ^ v ^^ ? 3 , K and 3 ^ had ^ H ^^ B 1 M S 7 at * 1 - II M I ^^^^ H from thirty — — thousand to forty-four thousandand it may fairly be assumed that when the

    l returns arger growth of the . enumerators The printer of takes " the present to his trade year , at are the tabulated earliest " age , we " ; and shall althoug find a h ¦ similar the Education - . a . *^^ if not uAlC II l I

    the did Act , number will seven probabl members in the y have next of the mad fraternity e it im of possible ten between to for fifteen five the and census ten which of years 188 then 1 of to age stood show , it at is as ¦ 4 probable that 000 of 1871 that II

    found to be as numerous age as period ever . While they thus years begin , youngthere are few han , dicrafts , will be in II II

    which men are more ready to work to the end , as is proved b , y the fact that between the II ages of sixty-five and seventy-five there were in 1871 more than 800 ' comps' still at the II

    frame rule . of life This there being is so , a it growing is pleasant disposition to find to that make in a a craft good where use of work the scant is so y evidentl leisure hours y the j I |

    lit which tle more are available than a quarter , and that of a success century has ago attended which resulted the movement in their made acquir by ing the the compositors freehold of a I I house in courtFleet Streetwherein to hold their trade instead

    public a -house Racquet ^ as had - previousl , -i y been , the ill case . Here a library ¦ was meetings collected , to which of in the a : I 5 . - » . n , ¦ n valable volumes 1 The sult i i has T been •» , . li ^ l

    every late Prince respect Consort , and the contributed compositors some , who are u now seeking . to establish re , a hall for trade enco members uraging to in I I hold their Diieir inand to afford increasedaccommodatio atxoifor th ¦ and

    There organised noia ¦ can a meetings meetings be fe but te on little in Saturday , , ana doubt to an with as to success the mcreaseu willingness at * the Alexandra ii of iiiuu the . aiLOii master n Palace it » r me printers . e to library liDrary further ¦ of the the | re re metropolis ading ading undertaking --rooms rooms to . . I those who have thus shown determination to hel

    and lend authors a help , ing too hand , may to well follow the example of the late a Dean Stanley and Charles | p themselves Dickens , ; l | ¦

    for wno who alway the always alwavs s rea library dy showed showed to , or admit donations tne the , illeg warmest warmest ible towards writers sympatny svirroathv the like proposed himself tor for a a central body Doay were of ot un hall der men men , no will to to small , wnom whom we believe obli , , as as gations tne the , be Dean Dean . cordiall Books vas ma y IB I I

    welcomed . ' I

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    The following letter , which appeared in the Times of the 14 th instant ¦ we insert without further comment : — , I

    THE NEW COPYRIGHT TREATY WITH AMERICA . I , ( To the Editor of the Times . ) . I

    \ of JA VJ our Sir U-i : , Government KA — The Vl-J . XA question llJ . Ol . llJ , j aUU and of as an it international is Id a O , question V ^ UCOl / lUU copyri of \ JA . very VCI g ht great giw treaty au importance AUJL with . j ^/ V / l . t / CbU Am ^ CS er , ) not itV ica » l / is XtLXXJf onl again y to IAS Eng JLUUgUDU occupy ¦ ¦ lish ing authors CLU l the / JUUX attention D , j but UUU to LU ^ B

    all those engaged in the manufacture and production of books in this country , I ask ¦ permission for space in question your columns of an international for a few remark copyri s on ht the with subj America ect from , has an alway English s been publisher of vas ' s tly point more ¦ of view importance . As the to I

    Eng emanated lish than from American this country authors , and , every every g attempt Bill or Treaty at legislative hitherto or proppsed diplomati has c arrangement failed , ¦ not ¦ , has as naturally has been

    asse Ameri AJK . JLJ . JL WJL rte . Jl can V d , t «& , because authors VII * -4 isfcJLV ^ A . » J * / it but P- ^ * . * was V because M ^ V ^ V conceived « . 4 t « - »» J ^ - * " it * l- » was * V » - ** * more pal |^^*> B . pabl KS *¦« , in ^ y the ¥ ttfo y « j » & Ji interest . ^ interest ^» » . J- /^ . 'V ^ V of « - » of VT - British American AAMAVJI A publishers Ik ^* - ** *•• publishers Is / V * . VXAUAJV than 1 fcj either that I / I ^ ICU V X it U of should UJUV British V » A > - * fail " or . I I

    a For wh W ¥ 2 monopol -i . JT y many they K * l . l . \* J should D y years JLIUUJLVA equivalent past desire UCD 11 America U to any ULMJtJ copyri change VUUUgU n publishers ght . a , and J Latterl -4 ** lyliV as have J . long Ajr y , , JUV however for as / nviU very this , modest monopol this U 14 . I . KJ mon J . lJLV considerations / JA y op ^ lasted » ol UJ y Y has 11 CliO there been IL / to DtJ certainl . 1 English rudel 1 UUCi y y authors interfered JI was JU M 3 ¦ A ¦ . 1 no Cl VV enjoyed reason * with »• ¦ — ; I

    . - doctrine b ri y ght their , and own of wi the th countrymen -enlightened sacredness , and of consciences li now terary suddenl property they y quote they . They have Lord become have Mansfield become converts and convinced to Dr the . J need that ohnson of copyrig international in support ht in ¦ ¦ America of copy the - ' I interests

    . is good , not only for English authors , but for the American people . They are satisfied that the ' I i and of authoirs according ' and ly publishers they have drafted are identical a treaty ' ( meaning by which , of Eng course lish , a- English uthors can authors only gain and a American copyright publishers by ¦ p laying ) , I competition into the hands from UUJ of American AU America 1 C 1 ICaU n publishers publishers . I do do not I believe believe tha that t American English . publishers publishers have need any dread cause Eng to ! fea lish I I

    ; j ^ VUiJJ C ^ HH ^ U AJ . J ^ UWJUOUOJL » , , nor HKJJl KX \ J X UDUCIO lUilU XXIUOI I ^ il * l pUUHSUtfia JUCVU . CIJ . DMAJ . >_*¦(; ,- — H ' ; whatflVpr w simp com hatever p le eti law tion and find which , each I lam am should on full fullv his g convinced ornivinoftfl ive own copyright ground ia in t t , hat hat to and authors case rviKfi the that t . h laws on ah both the th being « Vinvfirs buyers sides equal untram of n $ . books hrSnlr What melled « on nn I Aithipm either by should any Bide biHa trade like of nf the tlie sti to pulations ¦ Atla Atianuo see ¦ I is ^ * I

    , countr their would pr ymen naturall esent , . draft Now y support treaty , with y those every as one who respect utterly , could to selfis most American h easil and , one y and publishers -sided satisfactoril . I , I say have y this supp , no notwithstanding ly hesi their tation needs in —viz characterising the ¦ ¦ . ¦ , resent ¦ their fact own that the i

    a a great not ii very verv pronounced bod smal smal y of l l authors and and it select select and good bod bodv book y have of of -producers English English at least t of authors authors indorsed iuuurseu this country and and it publishers nublishflrs , the have best ut . sat , claiming r * ln upon . imi ' nor , this I T suppose « treaty nr likel » nr > fl , « to lu . , and to to get , rep represent i if ¦ they Not w h - itn »« - M n

    standing uu pi'unuuuctju this verdict very vory , however guuu , , uwve , I do |> not JLOH hesi » tate to say Ah uas that . u tue the }» effect t thing iiLjing of they uiey the treaty are are inteiy as y it stands go < . « will *^ -- be to m _ exclude nine-tenths of English authors from ever getting any copyright at fill in America . It P fl ^ 8 ( fi |

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  • Publishers’ Circular (1880-1890), Sept. 15, 1881, page 730, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/pc/issues/tec_15091881/page/2/