Show THE COPYRIGHT BILL the long and patient pal bent labor cf of the abrica Am rica copyright league la Is at hit laet in a fair wy way of bearing its proper fruits an international copyright bill has been passed by the hocee and is now in the senate the dia did indicated plainly that public sentiment Is ripe for a recognition 0 the rights cf of foreign authors in a this country the tile bill that has pies pass d hi h 11 gives the earne same protection lection lo 10 fora KI ga literature as to the brai brat pr d acts of be the united states in jui jo s he ficai tin ti n of which it is enough to say liht the rnea ture has been advocat d or yeara years by the entire literary fraternity hero here and abroad it is a tribute to the intellectual labor which the age owes to its educated thinkers and i ih h i fenti entime menk at is therefore not a national ona one but belongs to civil civilia I 1 23 za alon at lire the indifference L which the U it t d 8 au a ha has manifested upon this subject ie is one obo of our most glaring nat national Lonal disgrace dis gracee and every intelligent dian who has acquainted himself bin self with tho the conditions will bo plad that congress has his at laft list bean enlightened in that respect the obstacle now in the way tf perfecting the copyright law is the press of other business buoi busi nees I 1 which in the regular order would pre cada it on the senile senate calendar the country at large wants the measure to acome a it law with as 03 little delay aa as at I 1 1 r a bmw need be and rather than have the question dragged through another session of Cor grees gress the senate houlf bo be urged by all concerned to allow less important bus inces to vait till this my m y be disposed of that the country may have a rest from this copyright war |