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Le diagramme suivant illustre la mdthode : 1 2 3 It 1 2 3 4 5 6 IITTEHVIEWIITG- ,TiJE CABIHET. filllT .\SSiOOI/VTf(>N IjAV THEIK CASE IlEl'OKR THE tM)VEUNMENT- s • 1.- si'LHt'ir HV Tin; I UKHinENT OF THE ASS(K'T ATTOV On IHiesdiiy, the 22ik1 Jaunary, 1889, the Privy Coifncil of "CiUiUila receivoil an inflnontial deputa- tion representing the Copyright Associaliou of ('■anada, consiBting of Mrasrs. J. Kohs liobertsou, Prefridont ; II. T. LancetielJ, Socrotary ; W. Bryoe, A. W. Croi], D. A. Rose, A. S. Irving and G. H. HnckJing, of Toronto, and Messrs. .lohn Jjovell, John Macfartauo, ,7. D. KoUand and P. A. Crossby, Montreal. The Miuistors present were : — Hons. Macken- zie Bowell (Arting Pr<>8ident in the absence of Sir .Tohu Macdonald ), J. H. Pope, Oeo. E. Foster. Sir .Tulin' Thompson, John Costigan, 0. H. Tapper, John Haggart, Joliu Carhng and E. Dewdney. Mr^ KobortBon, in addrwsing the CouncU, said —Hon. gentlemen — We are hero to-day as a depu- tation from tlie Canadian Copyright Association — an Aysociation tlie membership of which extends over every province of the Dominion. We appear with your juTmissiou to ask for legislation relating to Copyright, and for that purpose we have brought with us a memoriiJ, which I consider one of the most important documeute ever presented to the (lovernnjciit. With your permiseion the secretary will now road it. Sir. Laudiefield then read the petition to the Govemor-in-Couuci!. THE rKE.SIDENT SPEAKS. Mr. Ri^iberison then addressed the Ministers as follows : — This petition or memorial, Gentlemen, is signed by over 2,000 persons, comprising repre- sentatives from all the Provinces — New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, North- West Territories, anil lirilisli Columbia — including ovor oOO }>noki5ellerB in 'I'ornnto, Hamilton, St. Catharines, London, Brantford, WootlstorB. stereolyjiers. book-binders, paper makers, and others engtigeil in industries which ]>ertain to the art of book mtdting iu Canada, includin;^ the otKcial seals of such inflnential labor bodies as the Typographical Unions of Toronto, Hamilton, Lon- don and Ot tuwa, and the Bookbinder's Asseuibly, Knights of Labor, of Toronto. The memorial carries with it its own story, and no wc-ds of mine can impress more thoroughly than it does, on the minds of you gentlemen who have control iu mat- ters of legislation in Canada, and who can aid us TO SECTTRE THE KIOHTS to which wo are entitled. The Assfjciation that I have the honor, together with the other uiembers of the deputation present, to represent, is com- prised of manufacturers, pulilisht^rH and others interested in the trade of book muking and book soiling, and involving capital to the extent of many millions of dollars, representing interests that are of s\ioh ft large and varied character that we fancy when you have read over our memorial carefully you will give it fair consideration, and agree that what wo ask for shall be granted us. Tliis aasocia- tion was formed about twelve jufrnths ago, at the time the Berne Copyright bill was iirst introduced into the Cfmadian parliament. Tim Association felt that such a bill would be dotriinental to the best interests of the Canadian trade, and we wait- ed uj)on the Goveminent, and you wore good enough to hold over at that time any contemjjlated legislation in the matter, so that wo might bring before you in a more comprehensive n\amior the views of the publishers of Ihe i)y in paper for 40 cents and in cloth for $1.25. In the case of that celebrated work, which conmiauds the attention of the reading world to-day (I mean "Robert Elsmere,") the same thing applies. The English publisher de- clined to sell the (.Canadian copyright to a Cana- dian publisher. Practically he sfiid, " No, I won't seU to you. Yon itmst either buy the American edition or go without it." The result is that some 20,000 copies of this book have been imported from New York into this country and sold at 50 cents. The pubhcation of "Robert Elsmere" is a strong justiiicatioii of the ground we take. Had that work been ])ublishcd in this country it would have involved an expenditure of some thousands of dollars, and if the act which we have framed were law to-day, Mrs. Ward, the authoress, on this edition of 20,000 copies, woidd have obtained a royalty of ."i^LOOO, whereas she does not now re- ceive a dollar from Canada. The book-l)inders, stereotypers, paper makers, and type founders would likewise have felt the beneficial inlhiences flowing from the production of these books in Canada. Hero in Canada we are in a peculiar position. WE HAVE 3,000 MIXES OF UOKDER. The American publisher imports an English copyright work and reprints it, but we cannot re- print it in Canad;;, and the Canadian publisher, with his types and machinery, cannot get the pri- vilege of re-publication even if he were to pay the 27^ per cent, duty, that is the 12J per cent, speci- fic and the 15 per cent, ad valorem duty as a roy- alty tr gets practically none, and it is only in regard to books that England retains special control over us. Ail our C(jpyright Acts you will retiollect, gentlemen, or at least a great mar(yof them, have been submitted to England, and the ccmsequeuce was that the Act of 1872 was sent back to us and we were told it would clash with Imperial interests, or rather with the interests of the selfish English publishers, and therefore it could not be allowed to beconu^ law. Dearly as we love tlie Old Flag, and the conuoi.'tion with the Mother Country, as nine-tenths of the Canadian people, I believe do, we maintain that our fealty to COPYRIGHT IN CANADA. II ilo not iiivilt'go." liilier, the )iii ia pro- lone, auil v\ retains ight Aot« n greati land, and was sent latsli with iterestfi of eroforo it Dourly ns with the Cuuadiau foaltv to the Old Land brings with it )io obligation tt) sacri- lice tho interests of the Cauadflm to the English publisher, and, for that matter, the English anthor. We feel we shonld have justice. We feel that the English publishers, so far, have taken every means in their powyr. directly and indirectly, to force ou the Canadian people an Act repugnant to them, and have endeavored to nse the jwople of this coun- try to attain that end. We think that patriotic considerationti nhoi-ld not deter i\h from doing that whichjs TO THt; AnVANTAGK OK TJIIC CANADIAN, as opposed to the British, p\ibliHher. The policy we ain pub- lishers some concession toCanudian interests, but he found that tho English publishers would not yiold an inch, their general doclar.ition was that they would never allow a colonist to publish (me of their books. Their ignorance of Canada was prof(mnd. They treated Canada as if it was part and parcel with the United Slates. Mr. William Bryce said that in the case of Robert Elsmore he had boon unable to secnro tho right to manufacture it in Canada. As a consequence, he himself havl imported some ten thousand copies Of this book in sheets from the United States, thus rob- bing Canadians of all the work in getting them up except the bookbinding. Mr. Bryce also complained that the Customs department had refused to assist in preventing the importation of books for which ho held the exclusive copyright. Mr. George H. Suckling spoke on behalf of tho music publisher.^, showing that they were affected much tho same as the book men. Mr. John McFarlime, of the Canada Paper Com- pany, spoke of tho greatly increased demimd for paper which would arise through the adoption of the clauses suggested by the dejjutatiou. Hon. Mr. Bowell then said : I have to apologize to you, gentlemen, for Sir John Macdonald's ab- sence. He would gladly have been present this afteriioon had ho not had to go to Montreal. I think I am but expressing the opinion of every one of my colleagues when I say that we are very nmch obliged for tlie clear, lucid, and forcible manner in which your president hijs laid the whole subject be fore the council, and I safely promise that, it will receive the most serious consideration of every one of us. Speaking for myself I realize, and if \ wore in business now probably I would realize it the more, the great importance of the industries in which you are engaged. Mr. Robertson has made a strong National Policy speech, alTd personally I thimk him for it. I think he is in tho right direc- tion anyway. (Laughter.) I would say to Mr. Bryce if he will piit into writing the statement he has made in reference to tho ditlicultiea ho has en- countered in enforcing the copyright law tlimugh the Customs, if I tiud the dillicidty lies with my dopai-tment, that matter will have ray personal at- tentiin at once. M . ltoi)ort,son, on behalf of the deputation, thanked the Ministers for tho courteous altijntion and patient hearing accorded them, after which the deputation withdrew.