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The contents of the current number are written by
William Mann, of London, and copied with his per-
mission from ha .London» Gazeto.
WORLD-PROGRESS.
One of the most prominent characteristics of the
present age is the spirit of Internationalism. The Rail-
way, the Steamship, the Post, the Telegraph, linking
together place after place all over the earth, have prac-
tically annihilated the barriers of space and time. Tt is
bardly more difficult for the man of today to travel
from London to Calcutta, than it was for Ids ancestor
in the lSth century to get from London to York. With
this falling of physical barriers between communities
and nations, there has come to men a consciousness of
wider deeds, of more spacious activities, of vaster as-
pirations. A merely national outlook no longer suffices.
Science, marching on daily to new conquests, has made
the whole world its laboratory. Commerce, incessantly
ambitious of new markets, has planted its flag even in
the uttermost parts of the earth. Polities, under the
stress and complication of modern economic conditions,
is fast becoming a world-science. In a word, man is
becoming aware of the duties and possibilities of world-
citizenship.
The Barrier of Language.
But right here arises a grave difficulty. The Briton,
having ventured across the Channel with the spirit of
international fraternity aflame within him, finds his
friendly advances cheeked by the disconcerting wall of
a foreign tongue. The Frenchman, attracted by love of
the "Entente Cordiale" to London, finds indeed a hearty
handshake and warm hospitality, but must also remain
deaf and dumb so far as bis English brother is eoii-
r»ew.ned; And Scientists, Doctors, Engineers, Labor-
leaders, meeting together in solemn international con-
gress for the weal of the world, with matter of real
import to present and discuss, also find their efforts
seriously hampered and their gatherings disagreeably
and quite unnecessarily lengthened by linguistic dif-
ferences and the consequent tedious cross-translations.
The British Tourist roams over Europe, admires the
scenery, edifies natives with a few ludicrous laboriously
acquired smatterings of French or German or Italian,
religiously  sends  off bis  picture  postcards,  and returns
proudly content, with bis picturesquely labelled port-
manteaux full of knieknaeks. He has seen much; at
your request be is voluble with description, in fact, all
the eye can teach him he lias learnt; but ask him what
he knows, by actual personal intercourse, of the real
thoughts and feelings of the native folk he lias met,
and he will be blankly mute. The meagre equipment
of French and German furnished by year-long study at
school has hardly sufficed for anything more ambitious
than occasional discomfiting passages with booking-
clerk or gendarme, or merely served to entertain some
grinning polyglot waiter.
No  thinking  man   or   woman  but   will   readily   admit
that so long as this Barrier of Speech exists, all  inter-
national  progress,  all  international   arbitration   and  co-
operation  will  and  must  be considerably hindered.
What is the Remedy?
Obviously some common medium of communication is
needed. But what shall it be? No national language
has any chance of being adopted as the "key-language"
of the world. What Englishman would agree to give to
France the enormous commercial advantage which would
accrue were French the language used throughout the
world for international business purposes? And what
nation would consent to English being the favored
tongue? It is evident that national pride and jealously
preclude the adoption of any modern language, and
Latin and Greek arc» far too difficult and hopelessly
inadequate for modern needs. Clearly, what is wanted
is a neutral auxiliary language, a second language for
all, easily learnt by all nationalities, and capable of
growth and adaptation to all the needs of human inter-
course. Truly a tiling to be desired, you reply; but a
dream, a Utopia! impracticable and unrealisable! By
no means; that dream is already realised, an actual
fact, in Esperanto.
ESPERANTO.
Esperanto is an auxiliary international language
created by Dr. L. L. Zamenbof, a Polish oculist born at
Blelostoek, in 1859. It is not intended to supersede any
national language: -Esperanto is NOT A UNIVERSAL
LANGUAGE. It aims to be merely an international
auxiliary language, A SECOND LANGUAGE FOR ALL,
a linguistic code for the facilitation of intercourse
throughout the civilized world. Since the time of Leib-
nitz, in 1(166, many attempts have been made to cor,
struct such a language; but until the presentation of
Esperanto to the world by Dr. Zamenbof in 1887, none
of these systems succeeded in passing beyond a merely
tentative stage.
A Living Language.
Such, however, lias not been the fate of Esperanto.
Esperanto is no longer in the experimental stage of a
mere linguistic project. It is already a, living language,
in daily use by hundreds of thousands of people in all
parts of the world. Based upon those root-words which
are common to the greatest number of languages, it is
easily acquired by Europeans and Americans; while the
simplicity and regularity of its grammar, its ingenious
word-economising and memory-easing system of affixes
make its acquisition of equal facility for Asiatics. An -»
Englishman is able to recognize at sight about (i0 per
centof the vocabulary, a Frenchman, Spaniard or Italian
about 70 per cent, a German over 40 per cent. Four
months' study for half an hour a day should make any
person of average intelligence a proficient Esperantist.
All who have, heard the language sung, or spoken or
learnt it for themselves, confess it has about it nothing
of artificiality. Not merely does it answer perfectly
all the ordinary everyday purposes for which an inter-
national language is needed, but its harmony, its rich-
ness and flexibility of word and phrase, render it emi-
nently  fitted  alike   for  the   subtle   shades   of  literary
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expression or the complicated technicalities of precise
scientific thought.
Progress of Esperanto.
The great rapidity with which Esperanto societies are
increasing in number, their wide geographical difi'lision,
the diversity of their scope and composition, are irre-
futable evidence that Esperanto is fast becoming a
prominent and indispensable feature in the world's inter-
national life. Esperanto is already an undeniable fact,
and is undonotedly destined to become in the not far
distant future one of the most important factors of
world-progress.
What are the facts? At the end of December, 11)07,
the total number of Esperanto groups and societies
throughout the world was 7f>;i; on June 5, lilOS, it was
112S; on June 25, it was more than 11S0. On January 1,
11)01), the total was 1,240, and on June 1, 11)01), the num-
ber registered had risen to well over 1,300, an advance
of close on S00 within two years.
It is interesting to note the national distribution of
these societies. Of the total recorded, Europe accounts
for 1,135; America comes next with 27(1; Asia con-
tributes 30 ((> of them in Japan, and about S in India);
Africa follows with 17; Australia and the Philippines
furnish the rest.
Among individual countries, the following lead the
way: France •2.TJ groups, (lermany and England 18S each.
the United States 191, Spain 100, Austria SO, Russia 51),
Switzerland 37, and Belgium 43. The most marked
increase has been in U. S. A., where within the last
12 months over 123 new groups have been founded, in
(lermany, with 115 new groups, and in Russia, where
as many as 10 new societies were started in one month.
Indeed, all over the world groups are springing up so
rapidly that it is impossible to follow their progress.
The Spirit of Esperantism .
Whence comes this wonderful self-diffusing power of
Esperanto? By what spell does it thus kindle the
enthusiasms and enlist the activities of hundreds and
thousands of workers all over the world? Not in the
language alone, simple and efficient as it is. lies the
secret of this all-compelling power. No; Esperanto is
symbolic of something higher than itself: the instinctive
longing of humanity for universal peace, goodwill and
brotherhood among the nations. For this Esperanto
stands; for the realization of this high ideal Esperantists
work. This all-pervading spirit it is which is the source
of the tremendous enthusiasm that characterizes every
Esperanto Congress. Where Esperanto comes, strife
ceases; and men and women of the most widely differing
temperaments and nationalities, bred by the joy of co-
operation in a noble purpose, become fast friends and
comrades in an army of peace and progress, en-belpers
in  the conscious evolution  of mankind.
But Esperanto appeals not only to the idealist; it has
value also for the most practical of men. To the Tour-
ist, to the Merchant, to the Scientist, to the Worker, to
the Soldier, to the Sailor, lo all Esperanto oilers some-
thing of interest.
Esperanto Consulates and Tourist-Bureaus... .
Anyone who wishes to convince himself of the prac-
tical use of Esperanto to the tourist cannot do better
than avail himself of the. service of the Universal Es-
peranto Association at Geneva, a swiftly developing
organization which has been established to facilitate
the use of Esperanto for the purposes of commerce and
travel. Ill the latest Ollieinl Year-hook of this society
lie will find particulars of upwards of 400 Esperanto
Consulates in various towns all over the world, and if
lie will put himself in communication with these in the
dill'erent places lie intends to visit, he will find all along
his route Esperantists ready to help him in many ways,
who will make his stay abroad much more entertaining
than if he had spent his time in the manner of the
ordinary monolingual tourist. Learn Esperanto and try
this during your next summer holidays! These Con-
sulates are also of increasing value for business men in
extending' their markets, in collecting debts, etc.. etc.
Esperanto and Commerce.
From time immemorial, the trader lias ever been a
traveller.    Alike   in   the  primitive   barterings   of   savage
tribes, and the complex transactions of modern times,
commerce lias always been largely international. With
the advent of steam and electricity, and the consequent
facility of transport, this international character of
trade lias become more marked, until to-day there is
hardly a linn of importance which is not in business
relations with other lands. To meet the needs of inter-
communication with buyers and sellers abroad, heads of
linns—far too busy to learn for themselves the four or
live languages hitherto necessary—are compelled to
maintain at considerable expense a special stall' of
foreingn correspondents. This method, practical as it
may seem, has its disadvantages. Usually the inter-
preting clerk is a foreigner, with little or no expert
knowledge of the business whose transactions he is eon-
ducting. .Much time and money is wasted in the
duplication and overlapping of correspondence and of
advertising in the dill'erent languages of the countries
dealt with. Esperanto is going to change all that. No
longer will the employer he. compelled to be satisfied
with the more or less precise translations of his foreign
clerks, no more will he have to devulge to him valuable
commercial secrets, he will have, all his foreign corre-
spondence expeditiously done in one auxiliary language.
will write his confidential letters for himself in Esperanto.
Instead of having costly multi-lingual catalogues
printed, he will publish one Esperanto catalogue, winch
will make his wares known in any country he pleases.
Wide-awake business men in every country are al-
ready beginning to see the possibilities of Esperanto
as a commercial medium. In DRESDEN alone, some 160
business houses use Esperanto for correspondence pur-
poses, and the following names of world-famous firms
should induce every merchant to consider whether he
should not forthwith see about introducing Esperanto
into his mail department.
Business Firms Use Esperanto.
The following are a few of the commercial houses
that have used Esperanto for correspondence or adver-
tising; Thos. Cook and Sons, Stephen's Inks, Loudon;
Bliekensdcrfer, Remington, Hammond, Oliver, Yost Type-
writer Cos., Gaumont ami Co., Raws; Fry's Cocoa, Col-
man's Mustard, Zotos, Les Grands Magasins du Louvre,
la Samaritaine, le Bon Marche, Grand Bazar de la rue
do liennes. Paris; Thos. De la Rue and Co., London;
North-Eastern Railway Co., Consett Iron Co., etc., etc.
Specialist Societies.
Another proof of the practical value of Esperanto is
the increase of Professional and Specialists Esperanto
Societies. These embrace all sorts of activities, Polities.
Ethics, Religion, Art, Science. Industry, Commerce,
Sport, etc., although Esperanto—merely the medium for
intercommunication-is of course itself as natural as
English or any other language. In December, 1007.
there existed sixty-nine such societies; now there are
over 130, and the number is constantly growing. Of
these, thirty-four are religious or political in scope,
twenty scientific or artistic, twenty-seven industrial ami
commercial. Of especial note are:—The International
Hcicnlijic Association, with a membership including
many names famous throughout the scientific world.
This Association has its regular monthly organ, the
"Inlrnuiciu Hvicnea Ilcvuo," published in Esperanto at
Geneva.
The International Vnion of Ethical Societies, a body
of thinkers of growing intermitionnl inlluenee and im-
portance, is also making use of Esperanto.
The International Association of Esperanto Doctors,
(T.E.K.A.), with headquarters at Lodz ill Poland, and
members in every important country in the world, also
publishes an Esperanto monthly. 'Toco de 1'Kuraeisto."
in which doctors may read the latest information con-
cerning medical progress at home and abroad. Then
/,7ie Y.M.t'.A. groups have their special magazine, "Dia
Regno" (''The Kingdom of God"), published at Barmen
in (lermany; and the World-Association of Christian
Endeavor societies, embracing thousands of members in
the Unfilled States and on the Continent, has adopted
Esperanto as the oiiieial language for its international
communications, and issues from Geneva a special
monthly in  the language.    The needs  of a  growing as-
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sociation of teachers and professors are met by the
"International Pedagogical Review," published in Austria
with the collaboration of a stall" drawn from nineteen
different nationalities. There are also Esperanto So-
cieties for Sailors. Soldiers, Uailwaymen, lied-Cross
Nurses, Freemasons, Catholics, Socialists, Suffragettes,
Chess-Players, Stamp-Collectors, etc., etc. In fact, there
is hardly a line of thought and activity where Esperanto
is not or might not be of use. The advantages o'f
Esperanto for these international bodies, for the fre-
quent congress they hold, and for friendly correspon-
dence and co-operation, are so obvious, that within a
decade or so the language must inevitably be adopted
by all who are interested in international movements
of any kind.
The Esperanto Press.
The vitality of the Esperanto movement is also shown
by the constant appearance of new Esperanto periodi-
cals. At the end of 111,07 there were forty-four Esper-
anto gazettes, most of them monthlies. There are now
upwards of eighty-live. There is hardly a country in
the world without some Esperanto Magazine, and prac-
tically every month one hears of some new publication.
Besides these independent periodicals, in many countries
there appear regular Esperanto notes in the local press.
In Great Britain alone, more than fifteen weeklies pub-
lish such columns regularly. The organ of the move-
ment in the United Kingdom is The British Esperantist,
published monthly (price 3>ĝd. post free)' by the British
Esperanto Association.
Esperanto   Literature.
The aesthetically-minded skeptic usually inquires with
an air of finality: "But can you show us a literature?"
Let him take up any catalogue of Esperanto works,
and see for himself. In Esperanto are to be found al-
ready the beginnings of that "Weltlitteratur" foreseen
by Goethe. Since the first Esperanto book appeared in
1887, several thousands of books and pamphlets have
been published in the language; excellent translations of
literary masterpieces of many nations: Shakespeare's
"Hamlet," Goethe's "Iphigenie, auf Tauris," Gogol's
"Revizor," "Ecclesiastes" and the Psalms and the Pro-
verbs from the Hebrew, La Chanson de (Roland from the
French, Vergil's Aeneid from the Latin, parts of Homer's
Iliad, Schiller's "Die Haulier," many .of Andersen's Fairy
Tales, etc.; a host of valuable articles and pamphlets on
technical subjects, original novels and short stories.
Many delicious literary masterpieces, written in out-of-
the -way languages and dialects, which otherwise would
be entirely lost to the world, by means of Esperanto
are brought from their hiding-placet* and preserved with
all their native charm of quality and style. Eminent
critics and scholars who have given the matter attention
agree that Esperanto, with its flexibility and freedom
of syntax, is unsurpassable as a medium for translation.
Here are the opinions of some of the world's thinkers
on  Esperanto:-
Some Opinions of Note.
Leo Tolstoy, the world-renowned author and phi-
lanthropist, himself an Esperantist. said: "The sacri-
fices which every person in the civilised world has to
make in learning Esperanto are so small, and the results
attained so immense, that one can hardly refuse to make
the effort."
Max Muller. the eminent philologist, said: "T have
studied  Esperanto, and I place   it   far  above  its rivals."
Sir. Wm. Ramsay, K.C.B.: "ft is almost incredible
that the whole essential grammar of a language can be
given in a paragraph; but it is none the less true of
Esperanto."
The Rev. J. E. B. Mayor, Professor id' Latin in Cam-
bridge University, in a speech made in Esperanto after
a month or two's study of the language, during the
Esperanto Congress held in Cambridge in August. 1007,
said: "As a first step to other languages, one so simple.
so uniform, with such a richness of vowel-sounds as
Esperanto, will be invaluable, especially for English peo-
ple. At live, children should learn Esperanto, and then
pass to French, Latin. German, Greek, in this order."
The German Emperor. Kaiser Wilhelm IT.: "Plurality
of language is a hindrance to the important movement
towards solidarity between the nations, a movement
whose development is daily becoming more clearly visible
to all thinking men. It is just* on account of that
plurality of language that the leaders of the movement,
at their international congresses, are unable to com-
municate freely one with another."
Sir Joseph Ward, ex-premier of New Zealand, speak-
ing at a high-school break-up in 11)00, drew attention to
the advisability of introducing Esperanto into the State
schools. "He made a point of fact that he had recently
attended a great International Congress at which there
were 130 delegates from all parts of the world. Men
from China had to have interpreters who understood
French and Chinese: those from Austria required men
who understood Austrian and French; those from Cuba
had to have interpreters who understood Spanish and
French, and so on. Those who did not understand French
missed a great deal of what was being said. He was of
opinion that Esperanto should be introduced into the
curriculum of the State schools."
Prof. Walter Rippmann: "In commerce, in many
branches of scientific and technical work, the general
use of such an international language would be a great
boon. It would do away with the necessity of studying
the phrases of commercial correspondence peculiar to
each language, and would put an end to the confusion
which arises from the great variety in the terminology
of the learned. ... I cannot myself claim to possess
a thorough knowledge of Esperanto. I have, however,
taken pains to compare it with many of its rivals, and
it seems to be the simplest and most promising of all
artificial languages."
Israel Zaugwill: "There is no royal road to learning,
but what can be done to smooth and shorten the road
is done—it must be confessed -in Esperanto."
Felix Moseheles, the well-known leader of the Peace
Movement in England, and President of the London
Esperanto (Tub: "Esperanto has come, and my convic-
tion is:  It has come to stay!"
Official Recognition of Esperanto.
Of late, official recognition and approval of Esperanto
by public, bodies has become increasingly frequent. An
official representative of the Belgian Government was
present at the Esperanto Congress at Cambridge in
1.907, with the result that Esperanto was introduced as
a subject into the Military Schools. At the Esperanto
Congress in Dresden in 1908- where 42 nationalities for
a week transacted business and "organized entertain-
ments exclusively in Esperanto—the Governments of
both the United States and Japan were represented.
In the latter country, where a strong society exists at
Tokio and publishes its own Esperanto magazine month-
ly, Count llayashi, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has ac-
cepted the presidency of the Japanese Esperanto Asso-
ciation, and in a public letter recommended his fellow-
countrymen to take up Esperanto, which he calls the
Gospel   of  the World.
More than '2(1 International Congresses have recom-
mended or admitted the use of Esperanto for their
transactions. The Pan-American Scieniifie Congress,
semi-governmental in character, in session at Santiago
de Chile in January. 1909, declared its approval of Es-
peranto as a neutral international language, and recom-
mended its introduction into all lower-grade schools ill
America. It also recommended that the next meeting
of the Congress, in the United States in 191.2, the Gov-
ernment of that country should invite the nations of
the world to send delegates for the express purpose of
making an official world adoption of Esperanto as the
international language. The Statistical Department of
the Brazilian Corernment, in connection with the Na-
tional Exhibition at Rio de Janeiro in 1908, recently
published a 50-page, pamphlet in Esperanto, containing
much valuable information as to the commercial re-
sources and social development of the Republic.
In FRANCE. Municipal Authorities are fostering the
study of Esperanto by means of substantial grants to
the funds of local groups. In 1907, a bill was brought
before the French Chamber proposing; the admission of
Esperanto as an optional subject to the programmes of
Government  schools.    The  Minister  of  War  encourages
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the teaching of the language in Cadet schools, and there
are also many classes in the regiments of the line.
Esperanto has lieen taken up enthusiastically—and also
in several other countries—by Red- Cross Societies. Pub-
lic Authorities, Scientific Associations, Chambers of
Commerce everywhere are helping the movement. In
Lille, in the Government Schools, 1,200 children are
taught Esperanto an hour a week.
In the UNITED STATES, Esperanto was practically
unknown until lDO.i. Now there is hardly a State nor
a territory in the Union where Esperantists are not
to be found in hundreds and in some cases thousands.
In schools, colleges and universities regular courses of
study in Esperanto have been started. It is taught in
the University of Wisconsin. It has been added to the
curriculum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Clark University, and the Pittsburgh High School. Dr.
D. 0. S. Lowell, the headmaster of Roxhury Latin School
at Boston, the famous preparatory school for Harvard
University, is a fervent Esperantist. Professor William
James, the world-famous psychologist at Harvard Uni-
versity, recommends the study of Esperanto, and all
over the States considerable interest is being manifested
by educational authorities.
In ENGLAND, the National Union of Teachers has
included Esperanto in its commercial examinations. The
London Chamber of Commerce holds examinations in
Esperanto, and it is taught in many of the evening com-
mercial centres under the London County Council. It
is one of the subjects for the, Oxford Senior Local Ex-
aminations. An II. M. Inspector, after listening to an
Esperanto lesson at one of the evening classes held in
London, remarked: "It is quite evident that the best
way of learning English grammar is to study Esperanto
under a good teacher." Major General Baden-Powell
recommends all his Boy Scouts to learn Esperanto, and
many patrols have, taken up the study. The Postmaster-
Central has authorized the use of Esperanto in telegrams
within the United Kingdom on an equal footing with
modern European languages, at the ordinary rate. Es-
peranto is used officially in the Tourist and Health Re-
sorts Department of the New Zealand Government.
In GERMANY, at Dresden, where, the Esperanto Con-
gress was held in BIOS, the King of Saxony was official
patron of the Congress, and the Corporation showed
practical interest and co-operation in the matter by mak-
ing a donation of L'd.iO to the Congress expenses, and
placed the municipal tramways free of charge at the
disposal of the Congressists. Some sixty officials on the
steamers   of  the   Saxon-Bohemian  Steamship  Company.
which yearly takes hundreds of foreign visitors through
the famous "Saxon Switzerland," acting on official in-
structions have learnt Esperanto. Many teachers are
studying the language, which is being introduced into
many commercial and technical public schools.
In SPAIN, King Alfonso has consented to be honorary-
president of the i'ifth Intel-national Esperanto Congress,
which is to be held at Barcelona this September. The
municipal authorities are extending to the Congressists
the same, warm welcome and substantial pecuniary sup-
port as did the German authorities in Dresden.
The Value of Esperanto to You.
In face of these striking facts, what are YOU going
to do? Do not say that this matter is of no import
to y-ou. In Esperanto and Esperantism there is some-
thing of interest and utility for all men. Esperanto
can be of use to you, he your purpose vast or small.
Do you merely want a hobby? Learn Esperanto, and
you will find postcard correspondence with 40 national-
ities a most fascinating pastime. Are you an idealist?
Work for one of the most glorious ideals in the world,
the mutual intelligibility of the human race, brother-
hood and peace among all nations. Are you a .Scientist?
Learn Esperanto, become a member of the International
Scientific Association, and you will help to quicken im-
measurably the progress of scientific research and
achievement. Are you a Politician? Use voice and pen
to recommend the use of Esperanto in international
relations, and help to make possible a real practical
"Entente Cordiale" with the whole world. Are you a
Teacher? Learn Esperanto—ere long you may be having
to tench it!—join the International Teachers' Associa-
tion, and correspond with colleagues in all parts of the-
world. Are you a Motorist, an Aeronaut? Just as your
ear or your flyer annihilates for you the harriers of
space, so will Esperanto lay low the mental barriers
between the countries you visit. Are you a Suffragette?
The Feminist movement is already an international one;
Esperanto will give it greater solidarity and effective-
ness. Aro you a Social Reformer? In Esperanto work-
ers and thinkers have a mighty means of co-operation
for the weal of the world. Are you an Author or Jour-
nalist? Learn Esperanto, and write for an international
public. Are you a Doctor? Join the International Med-
ical-Association, and get in touch with the latest medical
progress abroad. Are you a member of any Interna-
tional Body, a Pacifist, an Ethieist, a Tbcosophist ?
Many prominent men and women in all these move-
ments have already become Esperantists. Come thou
and do Hlccirise.                                       William Mann.
Text-Book   and   Magazine
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especially for home study, it is
also used by many clubs and
classes. Contains grammar,
lessons, exercises and large
vocabularies. Cloth, 320 pages,
$1.00. A copy in paper cover
free with subscription to the
magazine, Cloth-bound copy,
with magazine a year, $1.50.
, AMERIKA
ESPERANTISTO
J Is a monthly magazine in Es-
peranto and English, devoted
to news and propaganda of the
Esperanto movement, with a
department of help and criti-
cisms, literature, etc. Organ of
the Esperanto Association of
North America. Per year, one
dollar, with free premium copy
of American Esperanto Book.
One year, with book in cloth
binding, $1.50.
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