tates of America and His Majesty the
German Emperor, King of Prussia, in the name of the German Empire,
being actuated by the desire to extend to their subjects and citizens
the full benefit of the legal provisions in force in both countries
in regard to copyright, have to this end decided to conclude an
agreement and have appointed as their plenipotentiaries:

The President of the United States of America, James G. Blaine,
Secretary of State of the United States;

His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia, Alfons Mumm von
Schwarzenstein, his charge d'affaires near the Government of the United
States of America, who, being duly authorized, have concluded the
following agreement, subject to due ratification:

ARTICLE I. Citizens of the United States of America shall enjoy in
the German Empire the protection of copyright as regards works of
literature and art, as well as photographs, against illegal
reproduction, on the same basis on which such protection is granted
to subjects of the Empire.

ART. II. The United States Government engages in return that the
President of the United States shall, in pursuance of section 13 of
the act of Congress of March 3, 1891, issue the proclamation therein
provided for in regard to the extension of the provisions of that act
to German subjects as soon as the Secretary of State shall have been
officially notified that the present agreement has received the
necessary legislative sanction in the German Empire.

ART. III. This agreement shall be ratified and the ratifications shall
be exchanged at Washington as soon as possible.

The agreement shall go into operation at the expiration of three weeks
from the date of the exchange of its ratifications, and shall be
applicable only to works not published at the time when it shall have
gone into operation. It shall remain in force until the expiration of
three months from the day on which notice of a desire for the cessation
of its effects shall have been given by one of the contracting parties.

Done in duplicate in the English and German languages, at the city of
Washington, this 15th day of January, 1892.

JAMES G. BLAINE. [SEAL.]
A. v. MUMM. [SEAL.]

And whereas the official notification contemplated by Article II of the
said agreement has been received by this Government:

Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States
of America