Mr. OLIN. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen, a number of different bodies, mainly publishing and reproducing bodies, which participated in this conference, thought it proper, in view of the dignity of this occasion, the unprecedented meeting of the committees of the two Houses, that they should collectively say in very few words what they all thought of this bill, that so they could best serve the committee, so they could best provide that nothing should belittle the force of the language of the President or the clearness of the presentation as to the bill made by the Librarian. These bodies who have authorized me to speak in their behalf in this matter are the Academy of Design, the Fine Arts Federation, the American Publishers' Association, the American Publishers' Copyright League, which two bodies include practically all the publishers of the United States; the United Typothetæ, which include all the great employing printers of the United States; the Music Publishers' Association, some forty-two music publishers who, by habit, not only represent themselves but those musicians who rely upon them for protection; the Photographers' League of America, the Print Publishers' Association, which two bodies represent largely the illustrating interests of the country; the International Typographical Union, which, as the committee knows, represents the typesetters and printers; and finally the American Library Association, wish me on their behalf to say that this bill in its present form has their substantial approval. It is understood that suggestions of modifications as to detail may be made by these organizations individually through the Librarian of Congress; and I submit their signed paper to that effect to the committee. Mr. Chairman, it seems to me that this simple statement on behalf of these bodies carries a very strong prima facie argument in favor of this bill. The greater part of the effort of the authors of this bill has been to provide in that field of copyright which Congress has already bounded and established, and which the existing law creates, a reasonable and orderly regulation; to provide against these conflicts and uncertainties and difficulties which the repeated amendment of the law has brought about.