Brief for the United States (1914)

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PART IX. 183 Ix'cii canceled." I said, "IT I am inforiiicd correctly, you liad a nieetin;^ last 'i'liesday, November 14, and on t hat date decided to eaiicel that license. The manufacturers had a meeting." He said, You are correctly informed. We had a meeting, and at that meeting decided to cancel youi license." I said, 1 was afraid of that. I told you that when I met you at No. 200 Fifth Avenue." He said, That is not the result of any conversation you and I had. The cancellation of this license has nothing to do with our conversation, has nothing to do with the General Film Co." He said, I don't want you to feel that way about it.'' I said, I don't care how you put it, the result is the same. T have had a talk with you, and I was advised to sell out, and I did not sell out, and I predicted and asked you, and you assured me that my license would not be canceled." I said, Here it is; here is your notice that you have canceled it." He said, Now, Fox, don't take it that way at all. I am your friend; I am willing to help you. Now, I made you a proposition the last time to buy you out, and to show you I am your friend, now that your license is canceled, I am still willing to buy you out. How much do you want ?" I said, Well, at our last conversation I asked you for $150,000, and 3^ou did not pay it, and canceled my license. I suppose there is no use of asking for the same — but I really feel that yoTi ought to give me at least $125,000. ' ' He said, ' ' I \Yi\\ take that up with the executive committee."