Brief for the United States (1914)

Record Details:

Title:
Brief for the United States
Date:
1914
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : United States. Government Printing Office. Office of the Public Printer
Volume:
Brief for the United States
Leaf #:
000196
Language:
English
Collection:
Government & Law and Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
{"Media History Digital Library","Richard Koszarski",Domitor}
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
June 06, 2024
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184 PART IX. ^ * * He said tliat the executive committee is made up of Mr. Berst, of the Pathe Freres Co. ; Mr. Alfred Smith, of the Vitagraph Co. ; and he would see what they have got to say. Through his manager, Rosenbluh, Fox arranged an interview with Berst, of Pathe Freres, before December 4, the effective date of the cancellation. Fox describes his interview with Berst as follows (II, 675, fol. 4, 676, 677, 678) : I said, Mr. Berst, now, you are aware that my license has been canceled, and I came here to ask you to intercede on my behalf for the reinstatement of my license." He said, " That is impossible." I said, 1 have been to see Mr. Kennedy, and he promised to call a meeting of the executive committee, of which he told me you were a member, to discuss with you and Mi*. Smith the amount of money to be paid to me for the plant. He is still willing to buy it." He said, Now, that shows you that we are all your friends." He said, What did you do Avhen you were down there? " T said, I asked him for $125,000." He said, You have made the same mistake again. Now," he said, if you had taken what he offered you, that is the schedule, then the whole thing would have been cleaned up. You did not tak(^ what he offered you, and he can not do anything more for you." I said, Mr. Berst, I really don't want to sell out. I would like to stay in the business. I have bought a good many thousand dollars of film