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AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO
OFFICIAL ORGAN OF
THE ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION of NORTH AMERICA, Inc.
A  propaganda organization for the furtherance of  the  study and use of the
International Auxiliary Language»  Esperanto.
Yearly Memberships: Regular $1.00; Contributing $3.00; Sustaining $10.00; Life Members $100.
CLUB DIRECTORY
This department is conducted solely for the
benefit   of  our   organized   groups   throughout
the country.    It  furnishes a means of ke<
in  close touch   with  the work  in other
r the exchange                   md helpful suggr
tions,    and    for    the    formation    of    valuable
friendships  in  a  united field of endeavor.
CALIF.
.to  Rondo.
BERKELEY
Berkelcj                    to  Rondo.—Hilda   F.   Mills,
Sec                            ipton  Ave,  Berkeley,  Calif.
Meets                   s  7.30  P.  M.,  Meeting  House
of Society of  Friends.
SAN  FRANCISCO.   CALIF^
icranto    Association    of    California,    In<
09-311 de Young Building, San Fran-
L.  J.   Marshall,  Sec.
MONTREAL,  CANADA.
to  Association:   Meets  each
eve:          at   8   in   Room   25,   747   St.
.e  St.,   West.  Sek.  G.  E. Warner.
TORONTO.  CANADA
'rmoj   pri   la  kunvenoj  de la  Toronta
skrthu   al   Sinjoro   Harry
Rhodes Ave.. Toronto 6.
DENVER, COLORADO
icty   ttu                  .csday
1310   V\
V   Buc.hhei                  1435  Race St.
WASHINGTON.   D.   C.
Asocio, and              Thurs-
Ith St., N. W. Apt. 53.
ST          TERSBURG,  FLORIDA.
Rondo meets  Tuesdays  4.00  P,  M.,
vs  ft.0'>   P             E.   E.  Owen-Flint,  Sec.
i   Ih.tcl.  Opp.  P.   O.
CHICAGO.   ILLS.
ae.  Popela,
ntoi
3 m<
No.
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19th
365  \\ .   Madison
Ridgeland & 26th
nil worth A.vc.
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1500
Madisoi
Culler ton  Ave
TOPEKA.
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Iradal
John  K.
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ROCKFORD,  ILLS.
nerika   I                            uto,                i   St.
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KANSAS.
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World  Delegate.   Pre*. Capt. G
Mr.   Warren  Dav
1731  Lane
BOSTON,   MASS.
ety,   507  Pierce  Bldg.,
ley  So.—Meets  Tuesdays,  7   P,  M.    Miss
M.   But man,  Secretary.
WORCESTER.   MAS:
Woi               County   Esperanto   Society.—Busi-
tltute,  every   hriday,  8   P.   M.
BALTIMORE,  MD.
La Baltimore,  Md              ranta Rondeto meets
1st and 3rd  Wednesday evenings  in month at
Md.   Academy  of  Science
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Groups   are   listed   for   12   issues   of   the
magazine,                 st of only 25 cents for the
two-line            tion.     Extra   lines  are   10  cents
The heading,—name of <
or town—is inserted free. This matter w
rants   the   imtm            attention   of  every   club
.secretar                               Group   Charter—$1.00.
v   at   disposal   of
to 9  P.  M.  except
Classes meet  Tuesday
DETROIT,  MICH.
Detroit   Esperanto   Office,   2916   East   Grand
Blvd.—Open   daily.      I '
everybody dailv,  7
Tuesday  and   Prida
and Friday,  8.10         M.
La   Pola   i
e,—B.   Lcndo,   Sck.,   3596
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL
Tv.
nth
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W
Pi
1507  E.   Canfidd
29th  St.
meets  for dinner
Mutida              ch
of
Minn.
NEW YORK  CITY,  N.  Y.
The   New   York   Esperanto   Society.—Miss  L.
63   West   94th   St.     The
into   Supper,  is  held   on  the
fit                            I   each  month,  6.45  P.   M.  at
Hotel             :ott,  81st  St.  and  Columbus Ave.
WEEHAWKEN,   N.  J.
Hi                  unty   Esperanto   Society,   Box   32,
N.   1.     Headquarters:  Room   307
Di                              ,  Union   Hill,  N.  J.    Meet-
ings:                            Tuesday   of   month.     S<
retary :  Mr.            ien, 6 Hageman  Place, West
N         Fork,   N.    I.     Ltteratura   Klaso,   under
direction   of  J.   L   Sussmuth,   every   Tuesday
except                    toom  307  Dispatch   Building,
nion   Hill,   N.   J.
CLEVELAND.   OHIO
.in    Public
7.30   P. M.   fir
Wcdne                                month.   S.           mitts!
Sek., 3406   M           Ave.
PHILADELPHIA.  PA.
Philadclj                       nto    Society,    Henry    W.
Hetzel,   Scc'y.                 Phila.   High   School   for
Roys.      Monthly   n        ng   for   business   every
fourth                       V.  W. C. A.,  18th and Arch
15   P.   M.     Social  and   class   meetings
on   same   hour   and   place   on   other    Fridays,
entra Loka <                   3 N. 13th St  (Libro-
vendejo    de    Peter    Reilly,    Vic-Dclegito    de
U.   E    A.).
Rondeto  de   Lit ova j   Esperantistoj,   2833   Liv-
ingston St.
MILWAUKEE.  WISCONSIN
Hesperus   Espera         s.—S-ino   B.   H.   Kemer,
Sek.. 629 Summit   Ave.,  3rd Tuesdays, 8 P. M.
Esperanto Club of  Milwaukee.  J.  R.  William
Pres.,   718   RulTum   Street;   S.   Lilw.n,   Sc
6^1     J 4th  Avenue.
MADISON,  WISCONSIN
Esperanto  Office.   119  W,   Main  Street.
Amerika Esperantisto
ORGANO
de la
ESPERANTA  ASOCIO  DE NORDA AMERIKO
1001 Commerce Bldg.
St. Paul, Minn.
One Dollar a Year
Entered as second-class matter May IS, 1913, at the Post Office at Boston,
Mass., under the Act of March 3, 1879.
Vol. 38.                          July-August, 1927.                              No. 2.
FROM  OUR NEW HEADQUARTERS
I take this occasion to make my bow to the readers of Amerika
I. perantisto and the members of E. A. N. A. First let me thank
you for the confidence indicated by your action at the Green
Acre Congress. The trust is an important one and the task an
arduous one, one worthy of a far more capable executive than I.
Nevertheless, 1 shall endeavor to make up in fidelity, industry
and devotion whatever 1 may lack in skill.
Those who have guided us through the recent difficult years
have gained a vast and valuable experience, and we shall not
hesitate to avail ourselves of this counsel. Guided by the seas-
oned experience of the past, confident in the assurances of the J
present, we shall go forward to the larger things that await us.
The time is opportune, tin mens are propitious, a forward
movement       mperative and inevitable.
Let us double the number of subscribe- to Amerika Espe-
rantisto. and do it now in the firsl w months of the new vear.
Amerika Esperantisto is our indispensable instrument,—through
it we shall reach our public: without it we sit in solitude and
meditate to no purpose. With the magazine going strong we
are a virile, businesslike organization: without it we'are a tat-
tered fringe of isolated and impotent dreamers.
Let us double the membership of E. A. X. A this year. Even
though you have only recent! paid your dues for the old year,
which ends        tember 30th.  1927, send $2.00 now for the new
year and Amerika Esperantisto.
Let us act N< AY.   I ought to get 500 p         ial letter- within
a week, telling me what you will do thfe year.   We need action
at once for the guidance of our committees.  The response to tin
appeal will largely determine our program and progress for the
coming year.
Charles  \\ .   Barnes,  Secretary.



Delegates to 20th Congress of E. A. N. A., Green Acre, Maine, July, 1927.
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WIKklkA   llSI'IiRANTISTO                                3
WHAT  HAPPENED  AT GREEN  ACRE
At 10:45 Wednesday morning, July 13th. the Esperantistŝ
who had arrived gathered in the attractive hall of Green Acre
Inn for the opening of the 20th Congress of E. A, NO A.   Profe
Stanwood Cobb, who opened tlie session by reading a shorl
prayer, welcomed us to Green Acre, lie said, in part: "There
arc three reasons why it is fitting" that sou should meet here:
First : it is a charming spot, with clear healthy air and an historic
past. 'Hie spot below on the river being the acred spot of th<
Indians, sanctified to Peace.  There is still in the atmosphere   i
rong             of  the   Indian   life  of  centuries  ago.    Tin-   Indians
named the river Piscataqua, meaning River of Eight.   Second:
it  was  the  ideal  of  Miss  Fanner  that   Green    \or   should  he
rum for human ideas, for everything representing the spirit of
fellowship. Ida* man) years she presided here and gave it her
spirit. Third: there i< a chase bond of sympathy between the
aims of Esperantists and those of the Bahaii movement. You
aim to use an international language for the promotion of bro-
therhood and fellowship. We aim to open the doors of the soul
for ourselves and othei  . as Esperanto aims t<> open the doors of
the       'rid."
President Hetzel in reply cxpr      ed the pleasure of all in com
tng        m t      rreen Acre for one of our annual congresses.   W e
-ure of a welcome, from a like experience nine years
There were a great many letter id telegrams of greeting
addi d to the Congre: i many in fact that it was im; iI>K■
to do more than read the nan           the      nders and extracts from
their messages.
Mr. lame- F. Morton. Chairman of the Executive ( tmittee,
submitted his re-              the routine activities of the Committee
up to the time of the Con-                copies of this report may be
had on application to the
The report of Mr. F. A. Hamann, Chairman of the Propaganda
unmittee was read b    the Secretary and a committee of three
was  appointed  by the   President  to examine tlie material  pre-
1 by Mr. Hamann and report upon it.
For the Publications Committee. Mr. G. W. Lee, the Chair-
in. n. said that he had resigned two years ago, but without suc-
cess, and had felt it his duty to help "keep the home fires burn-
ing." When the editor. Mr. Scott, withdrew, the Committee
(Messrs Pee, Low and Hastings) with the assistance of the
retary, carried on the Work and brought out l he magazine
writing articles and compiling material as needed.
On  motion of  Mr. Joseph   Purita, of Chicago, duly   seconded,
it \\a< voted to accept the report and to commend the comnhti
the improvement in the magazine during the pa-t  six months.
Ml KM K A   ESPERAXTISTO
The session  adjourned  at   12 uoon,  those  present who   we
aide to speak   Esperanto constituting an  informal  "spertulara
mveno" for the few mini        remaining before lunch.
lay  afternoon   the  work  of  the  Congtt       was  taken
up again promptly after lunch.   The        retary presented a short
history of the Esperanto movement in this Country followed by
a resume of activities during the past year, state state. Fig-
ures pertaining to membership, subscribers to A. Ik, and other
functions of the Association were asked for and given. On mo-
tion duly made and         mded it was voted that the Secretary
-
rt be acce]            th thanks.
Miss A. C. Leavitt, the Treasurer, next gave a detailed report
of tin        >rk of the past  year, and the financial condition of the
A      nation. The work of the Association has been handicapped
r a number of year            to insufficient funds and the task of
the Treasurer has been far from agreeable. Mr. Morton, voicing
the sentiments of the Cong              pre      1 much appreciation of
Mis-   l.eavitt's  faithful   work  and  moved   (hat  the  report  he ac-
pted, which motion was carried unanimously,
tnformal  discussion on  the matter of proxies  followed  until
adjournment was moved at 5:55.
Thursdaj   morning the work of the Congress  was  resumed
by dealing with the proxies which had already' been received.
Questions alTecting the validity of certain proxies were brought
up and discussed, the vote of Mi         tigress being taken as to the
lidity of proxies in which the name of the ballot-caster had
been left blank or in which the name of the ballot-caster had
been changed. In both instano such proxies were held to be
valid.
Much of the time was occupied in clearing the air with rega
the handling of the la proxy vote, but this was finally ad-
justed to ever one's satsfaction.
The Chairman announced tie        ion of the World Education
A        iation   in   Toronto.  Canada,   August  7-13,   told  about   the
Scope of its important work ami stated that he would attend the
ions  as  the  official   delegate   of the   Universala   Cspcranto-
Asocio and of the Internacia Centra Komitato,
()u motion of Miss Leavitt, seconded by Mr. Lee, it was unan-
imously voted that President I let/el also an as the representa-
tive of the Esperanto Association of North America at the
d hi ference.
At the session Thur-da afternoon the question of national
due- to the Konstanta Reprezentantaro was brought up, and on
motion of Mr. Morton, seconded by Mr. Libbv, it was voted that
the treasurer be instructed  to pay  such dues   \"V the  past year
i the basis of a membership of 250. and for the ]      sent year,
"ii the basis of the actual membership, when due (January 192v
AMERIK \   ESPERANTISTO
The appointment of Mr. IS A. Hamann to represent E. A. X.
A. at the XIX Internacia Kongreso de Esperanto in Danzig,
was duly approved.
There followed an informal dis SlOn of the amendments to
the Constitution of E. A. X. A., proposed by Mr. >tt in the
M       Iune number oi Amerika Esperantisto.   Mr. Morion call
tention to the different f\e\i]?> in which the natonal and the
international associate operate, and the difficulty of esta
lishing a satisfactory working agreement between the two, Mr.
Burita was in favor oi helping l\ 1 \. to the utmost, but not
by officially affiliating with the latter. Mr. llctzel remarked th
many of our member- are prepared t<> help the movement along
but ma\   neither learn the la;          e nor make any use of it.   Mr.
Parrish compared the national Esperanto a iciations to tele-
phone instruments without connecting wires. Affiliation of the
national  i         ration  with   l\   E.   A.   would,  in  effect, give  each
Esperantisl a directory and connect up his 'phone' with the
rest of the world.
Much   -     Saturday  morning,  prior  to  calling  the  session   to
order at  11:30, was occupied in counting, checking and classif;
ing the large number of proxj               ubmitted  by members
the  Association   who      uld  not  be  present  in  ]      on.   At  no
previous congress of E.   V.  X. A. has such widespread it;
in the conduct of A             on aff:airs been evidenced.   The pro
committee, headed by Mr. Morton, reported a total of 253 proxy
balk              these, 240 were For the election of officers. 110 for or
against the prop       1 amendments, and 27 held to be invalid be-
use the signers were not on record as rnemi ers oi the Assoeia^
tion for the current    ear.
Messrs Morton, Holbrook and Davis were appointed as tellers
and the Congo       proceeded to the election of officers.
( )w motion <lul\ made, Henry \V. Hetzel was nominated foi
President; there being no other nominations, the Secretary was
instructed to cast one vote for the entire membership for Mr.
1 letzel.
On motion duly made, Dr.  Raymond T. Bye was nominati
for Vice-President; there being no other nominations, the Sec-
retary was instructed to cast one vote for the entire membership
for Dr. Bye.
Mr. Henry \\ . Libby nominated for Secretary Mr. Charles VV.
Barnes, oi St. Paul, giving an outline of his qualifications for
the office and reading letters from Gov. Christianson, of Minne-
Mayor Hodson «       t. Paul, S. < K Hartwell, Superintendent
of            Is, and R. G. Hilton of the Si   Paul A        iation of Pub-
lic and Business Affairs.
Mr. lame- F. Morton nominated Miss E. I. Meriam for Sec-
retary, with favorable comments on her past services.
AMTKTK \  ! -n:uA.\ riSTO
TIh'r- being no further nomination >r Secretary, the vote
was called and ballots cast, and placed in the hands of the teller-.
Mrs. Ida Sorenson nominated Mr. Lehman Wendell of Minne-
apolis for Assistant Secretary. Mr. Morton nominated Miss M.
E. II. Lovewell for Assistant Secretary.  There being no funic
nominations, ballots were east.
On motion of Mr. Morton. Miss Ann- C.  Leavitt was nomi
nated for Treasurer, with commendation of her spirit of devo-
tion  and   self-sacrifice,    Mr.   Libb)   and   Mr.   Burita   were  also
nominated,   but   withdrew    their   names,   and   the  Secretary   was
instructed to east one ballot for Miss Leavitt.
On motion of Mr.   Libby, duly seconded, it was voted to ap-
int a separate group of tellers to deal with the votes on amend
cuts.   The Chair appointed Messrs Libby, Lee and  iMirrish,
Alter adjourning for lunch at  1:00, the session was rc-umed
Saturday afternoon.   On motion of  Mr.  Morton it was voted  to
close the debate on amendments and proceed to vote on  the
in  three groups, dealing, respectively, with   (a)  affiliation  with
U  F. A.,  (b)  the official organ, and   (c>  method of dealing with
amendments, the vote to be "yes" or "no" upon each group.
While   the   tellers   were   tabulating   the   vote,   the   emnmiti
appointed to examine the propaganda material prepared by the
Propaganda Committee during the past year made their report.
It was noted that the work as a whole was too local; the two
leaflets were good; it was suggested that the propaganda part
be separated from the lernolibr art.
The tellers for the vote on officers then reported as follows:
Foi           tary:
Charles W . Barnes                                       262
E, J. Meriam                                                           53
For Asst.        retary:
I )r. Lehman Wendell                                          212
M. E. II. Lovewell                      '                          44
For Treasurer:
A. C. Leavitt                                                       166
L J. Burita                                                             3
Miss Meriam pledged her continued loyalty to the Associatii
and to the new Secretary and asked for a rising vote to make
the election of Mr. Barnes a unanimous one.
The tellers fur the vote on amendments reported a total of 1
ballots, of which 84 were F< >R all the amendments, 45 AGAINS1
all the amendments and H) split partly for and partly against,
but in no case was the vote for p          e of any arti         I the pi
posed amendments equal to two-thirds of the total vote. In view
of the closeness of the vote a recount was demanded in which
effect would be given to such proxi among those previously
reierred to as invalid, which upon investigation are found to be
AMERIKA  ESPERAN PIS I I >
in order.  The matter of amendment- to         Constitution there-
fore hangs in the balance, but it is hoped will be cleared up I
fore the next issue of Amerika Esperantisti       i that a full report
may appear.
Mrs, Podell, of Chicago, in a speech of appreciation, nominated
Dr. B. K. Ŝimonek as an Honorary \ •President. Carried
unanimouslv.
On motion of Mr Chomette. Miss M am was nominated as
an  Honorary  Vice President as a mark of appreciation  for k
rvices and interest.   The vote was unanimous.
The President announced the following as the Executive Com-
mitter ►r the coming year: Messrs Ik E. Parrish, Chairman.
II. W. Libby and J. J. Burita.
Mr.  Barnes, the newly elected Secretary, asked counsel of the
>ngr< in the wok before him and expressed his gratitude
For the confidence shown in honoring him with the office.
Mr. Morton, for the Congress, pledged loyalty to the admini
tration as a duty, privilege and pleasure; the new incumbents
had assumed the mam  responsibilities of the Ass   nation whir
it is hoped and expected will be sur          illy carried on.
Funds were voted for the expense of removing the records a:
iok-stock of the Association from I     ton 1        . Paul and d<
ils of the activities at our new 1      [quarters were discus
informally.
At 6:00 p. m. the Twentieth Congre          E. A. X. A. adjounu
r the last time.
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA RADIO-
CORRESPONDENCE COURSE
IN ESPERANTO
Last year the University of Mini         i offered an elementary
radio a     se in Esperanto I i which. 1500 people i        nded.   An
advanced course brought an enrollment  of 500.   Ihwv  main
the studenl    Followed the courses t<       mpletion and  to what
extent  the     mastered  the  langua                              problemal
because there was no way of checking up.   However it is certain
that  the  course  v                iently   sua       ful   to  make  the  effo
worth while, because letters, written in aln        faultless  Espe-
ranto, were received by the instructor from time to time, and a
number of clubs were organized as a direct result of the l>r«
-ting.
MERIKA  ESPERANTISTO
This year the Uni      sity is offering  a radio-correspondence
cour>e in  Esperanto,   to begin      me  nine  in  September.   The
course may be taken   individually or by the new Group Study
plan.   By this plan,          student, repp     ritin        group or club,
will register for the -             while the group will share the c
of tuition   with   him.   The  group  will   then   meet  once a  week.
workout the lessons together, and their representative will mail
one in for correction.  This will yield the ad van tag»    of cooper:
live effort in study ami the value of having that -imU practically
(»n an individual basis.
The coin      will be conducted by Dr. Lehman Wendell n\ the
Cniversit \   of  Minnesota.
For  full  particulars  write  to  the   University         Minnesot
General Extension Division, Minneapolis, Minn.
NEW E. A. N. A. OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
The following officet    and committee members will guide the
destinies of our A         ttion and of Amerika Esperantisto for the
oming \ear.   Their addr           are   furnished  so that evervone
may kt    w where the              «              I, whether for the purpose
of giving a     -tan      >r asking questions.
President:   Henry   \\   lie      I,  West   Phila.   High  School  for
Bo) s, Philadelphia, Pa.
Vice-President: Dr. Raymond T.          Moylan, Pa.
try: Charles W . Barnes, 1001 Commerce IT         t. Paul,
Minn.
Assistant Secretary: \U\ Lehman Wendell, 615 La Salle Bldg..
Minneapolis,  Minn.
Treasurer: Miss Amy C. Leavitt, 706 11th               W .. Wash-
in]     u. D. C.
Executive Committee: D. E. Parrish, Chariman, 109 Fordham
L>ri\ e, Buffalo, N. Y.
[oseph f. Burita, 4410 Dover St.. Chicago, 111.
Henry \V. Libby, 682 Endicott Bldg., St, Paul. Minn.
Finance Commit!       Henry W. Libby, Chairman       2 Endicott
Bid]        •.  Laid. Minn.
Mi       \mv C.  Leavitt, 706 11th St., N.  W ., Washington.
Mr. K. M. Mo:       n. 3544 Colfax Ave.. Minneapolis, Minn
\M I kl K \  ESPKKANTiSTO
Publications Committer: J. j. liurita, Chairman, 4410 Dover
St., Chit      '. 111.
George \\. I i      l() I     eral St., I     ton, Mass,
Mrs, D, K. Parrish, 109 Fordham I >i\. Buffalo, X. V.
Propagai         ommittee: Fred A. Hamann, Chairman, 481 63rd
St.. \\ auw atosa, \\ is.
M            J. Meriam, 50 Congress St..          >n. Mass.
I Third member not yet appointed.)
Examinations   Committee:  Herbert   M.   Scott,   Moundsville,
\\ . \ ...
Matter intruded for publication in Anierika Esperantisto maj
-cut either to the      a  headquarter        th<   Secretar)  at Si
Paul.                     any member of the Publications Committee,
EN  S< >NĜO
En songo mi bone parol&s             Malbona la akuzativo
: In:,          en ia eraro,                En sonĝo neniel ekzistas,
I lirante mi, kion d<      is,             Ho, bela e    sonĝo la vivo
Kaj eiam sen help* de vortaro.     El pura koi     jo konsistas.
Facile la vortoj alvenas,               En sonĝo..ho, ne, mi ne dor-
jn mi tormas tluante,             mas:
Xeniam j>ri "sia" mi pe                Mi vidas la helan matenon,
Mi ĉiam komprenas "aŭdante."     Kaj  tamen la  vortojn mi tr
t,—
Nun fine, mi rompis katenon!
Mi nun efektiv*           is,
Kaj jen babiladas flue
I >ir      ■ mi, kion deziras,
Mi estras la lingvon goj       !
Marie   I lankel.
ment of Ownership,  Man       nent, (                   etc., required  by the
-f Congress of August         1912, of   Vrrn                .-ran:         pubfi
in k        n, Mass., as <a April 1       27.
he Esperanto   \--ociation o'          h   Vtnerica,  Inc.
The Publication           ntittee; G. Winthrop  Lee, II.  B. Hastings,
Dov
mto A            on of  North                   Inc.   Henry  \Y.
Hetzel,   I        lent,   Philadelphia,   ka.;   R                              Vice   Pi
Moylan, ka.: Mi>- A                       Treasurer. \\            ton, D. i   .  Miss  !.
J.   Meriam,  Secretary,  Boston,   M      -
Signed)  Ernest Id I tow,
Membei             ilical             mmitti
Sworn '    and subscribed I           me this tsi day of September, l°27.
C. Ja                    try Public.
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10                              MERIKA ESPERANTISTO
PAROLOJ DE L* SAĜO
(El "Tra la Mondo")
En la lernejo estas plej multe satata la kvieta, diligenta kaj
precipe obeema knabo. kiu en ĉiuj fakoj egalbone atingas la
celon de la klaso kaj neniel kauzas penon al la instruisto. Sed
kiam ni havas okazon, rigardi la lernejan epokon de la tute
grandaj  viroj, tiam  ni ekscias, ke tre ofte ili estis   objektoj de
ntigo en siaj klasoj, ke ili kaŭzis ĉagrenon al siaj instruist
j almenaŭ estis tute nekontentigaj lernantoj.
Wilhelm Ostwald.
DISTANCOĴ
(El "KataltUia Antologio")
\e es . estimata amiko, la sama distanco de Eiiropo al Am-
eriko kiel de Ameriko al Eitropu, De Ameriko al Eŭropo estas
kelkaj dolaroj.   De Eiiropo al Ameriko estas manpleno da fran-
koj.
Ankorau  pli—kaj tio ei estas gra\                 ube.   De  Ameriko
al Eiiropo iradas kaprico.  De Eiiropo al Ameriko iradas kapitalo.
Tial de Ameriko al Eŭropo oni kutitne veiias kun la iluzio de la
11a elspezo. De Europe al Ameriko oni kutime iras kun la de-
/iro de la bona pr< dili >.
Ankorau pli—kaj tio ei pliig*as ankorau la diferencon. D uV
ropo al Ameriko oni faraŝ ĉiam VOJagon "irau." De Ameriko al
Europe oni faras ĉiam ian vojagon "revenan."
Ankorau j)li—kaj tio ei jam estas decidiga.   Vojaĝo en  Aineri-
kon havas ĉiam ion similan al esplorado,   V\ojaĝo en  Eŭropon
ion similan al pilgrimado.   bum la unua, nia fantazio, estante sur
mart», vidigas al ni en la malproksimo inn arbaron.   Dum la duaT
nia  fatltazio vidigas al ni  Romon kaj la kupolojn de  Romo,
Sed. -      is same!  Romo tfoviĝas eiam, amiko kaia        tie  kie
s homo kiel vi.
Eureni d'    >rs.
The next copy of Amerika                 to will contain "An Enthusiastic
Letter" (from an  Esperantist who an     led the Green Acre Congress
his daughter),   Be sure to        I it: it will g       you fresh inspiration.
La Julia numero dc "Esperanto1     ! I   vas  interesan artikolon  pri la
belga monumxo, "belga/1   Tiu nova unuo havas la yaloron dr kvin
a do proksinuuue unu dolaro.   La artikolo ankaŭ enhavas ilustrajon
de la 100 b< Iga naonbileto.
AMERIKA  ESPERANT1ST0                               11
SOME SIDE-LIGHTS ON THE CONGRESS
Two meetings of the "Spertularo" were verv successful in
demonstrating the use of Esperanto tor both serious and frivol-
ous purposes, "Kion mi Earns, se mi estus milionulo" was one
subject, and "Cn ni uzn Esperantcxn ĉe niaj oficialaj kunsidoj?"
the other. Strange to say» the general opinion seemed to be that
English was better suited for official use.
C3n the social side, there was a reception Wednesday        uing
al the Green Acre- fellowship 1 louse by the Bahais.   Esperanl
ists  from a  number  of different countries  staged  an   inforn
demonstration for the benefit of our hosts.
There was an all-day excursion to the interesting Isles of
Shoals on  Friday, bearing with us a supply of delectable sand
iches "Kun Amo/5 each with its bit of green.
Sunday morning there was an Esperanto lesson on The Prod-
igal Son, led by Mr. Burita, in the afternoon a tea, and in the
cning the Social at the Fellowship House.
INTIMATE NOTES ABOUT THE "KONGRESANOJ
»»
Perhaps the most eloquent and active \ our Mr, Morton,
parliamentarian alwa] . alert to smooth out difficult in the
tactics of deba      whether in accord with his own inclinations
• r not.
Iff Roseboom, t« o, was tin taking small part in the discus-
sioi     but making himself agreeable, with jest and anecdote.
There was Mr, Lee, filled with Esperantismo, less interest
in the politics of E- A. N. A. than in developing a real Esperanto
mot ement,
Mr. Fellet. stir      I of many languag           - there with his wall
charts  of Esperanto,  which  h<        accompanied  him  to  many
national and international gathering.
Mr. Burita. who A one of tin         mer Esperanth      in Norl
America, conducted morning               in  Es]   ranto.   His recital
La Vojo" thrilled everyone present.
Mr. Amiel, editor        "Antauen,"  member of  the  Harm'
group of New York, held out for democracy,   lie wanted fae
d by per      ence, usually g      them.
Mr. 1 el. our third-term Pi lent» hopes to pave the way
for "Cal."  Active as h                     ingress, he is hardly less acti
the balance of the year writing magazine articl      and speaking
• before various    rganizations about Esperanto.   He       i memb
of the Konstanta Reprezentantaro and a strong U. E. A. worker.

AM        k \  BSPERANTISTO
Mrs. Sorfenson is art intense workei on the side lines, with an
oci                 lunge into the arena during the discussions.
( )ur g-working Secretary, Miss Meriam, scurrying to and
fro with sheaves of reports and congn           -uments. now relin-
quishing a difficult and thankless task, but giving  the new ad-
ministration a good send off as evidenced by her call for a risii
vote to make unanimous the election of the new Secretary.
Mr. Barnes, a new worker out of the West. A fluent speake
who made himself well-kti   wti and well liked by those who met
him  at  Green  Acre.    He has taken over a   big task, and  he  will
appreciate all the moral and financial support we can l       him.
Quiet   but   J                  Mr.   Holbrook,   who   leads  a   hermit   li
(between busim      hours) in the vicinit          Boston, gave us an
enthusiastic talk on Esperantism at the banquet
Mr. Chomette, of New York, delved inquiringly into reta
ial and financial details, for the benefit of all. Poking into tl
machinerj this wa xn ill so er or later find out what mak<
it
Mr.  Libby, another Western worker, with perhaj     a great
risibility than the rest, as Chairman       the Finano     !ora-
mittee, actively supporting the new Twin-(       mar      ment.
Helping t«. give the Congress a really international a t,
Mr. Sugimoto, an observer from Form . gave us in Esperanto
his  thoughts  on  the  international  languag           i  medium   i
Mrs.  Podell: lawyer and parliamentarian; ready to jump in
the does <            Demosthenes,   Mr. Morton, if he absents hin
If from a congn
Mr. Stearns; thn         re years and ten. and new at the gam
not having heard  Esperanto spoken before he arrived, but get-
ting right into the spirit of the Congn
Our  indefatigable  Treasurer.   Mi                     actively   at   work
from early morn till the wee small hours.
Miss Thompson, on whose capabh     houldei            d much -
task of arranging for accomnu                             rtainment at
Acre.  Orig      tor of the "Kim AtnoM sandwiches!
'1'he Parrishes, struggling to get a little m
tl.               is,  but       erwhelmingly   outvoted   in   favor  of   "all-
English/'
ce d(             permit mention o\ the many others who t
active part in the n       ngs.  Everyone at I            Vcre     ntributed
mightily to the progn            Esperanto and tl     succ<      of 01
national   a         ition.    Ma        ur   next   C            -   be   Still  greater
and still liveliei
AMKRIKA        FERANTISTO                             13
FOREIGN NEWS
The "Peace through the Schools'1 Congress held  at Praha,
Czechoslovakia, early in June, with the object of Studying post-
war educational methods, was attended by 400 educators fro
19 countries.     Of these about  250 were   Esperantists,  most
teachers, and it has been stated that about half of the remaining
150 participants had begun to study 1       ranto in view of the
conference.   Many speeches and  reports  were given  in  Espe-
ranto, others were translated from national tongues into Espe-
ranto. The u      >f K-peranto grew steadily during the three da
of the conference, until the unfortunates who had not learn
this language            unewhat lost and possibly a little envious
those  who  w        able  to  converse  in   Esperanto  with  such  evi-
dent ease.
At the International Congress of Arm) Medical Officers held
in Warsaw, Poland, in May. a number of medical conferences
in Esperanto were given a place on the program.
In honor of the 19th Universal Congress i Esperanto, the
Kree City of Danzig ha-, i- ed two -en 4 official postal ca
one with inland, the other with foreign postage. Each sen
consists of 11 different view cards, picture on address side with
descriptive text and title of the Congress in Esperanto. This of-
ficial use of Esperanto is largely the result of the efforts of S-ro
Andreo Che, secretary of the International Central Committee
of Esperanto (L C. K), who assisted the local Congo Com-
mittee in making preparations i"or this important jubilee con-
gress.
In Vienna, policemen who speak   Esperanto wear a special
badge on their uniforms. A new ruling of the street railway
management requires Esperanto-speaking conductors to indicate
by a similar badge their ability to help the traveler.
By order of the traffic  minister of  Southern   Slavonia,  Espe-
ranto texts will shortly be added to posters displayed in railw
carriages which are used for international traffic.
NEKROLOGO
Gastmomente ni sciiĝas pri la motto en Chicago de Emily J.
Simonek, amata edzino de D-ro B. K. simonek, unit el la pioniroj
de Esperanto en Usono.   Al nia malnova samideano ni esprimaa
nian sinceran simpation.
14
AM KRIKA   KSPER AXTISTO
LETERO PRI LA KONGRESA EK3KURSO
(Ni avertas la legaiiton;  la anonima aŭtoro ne skribas ortodoksan   Espe-
atonl—Red.)
Nov-Jorko, la Ian de Aiig-o, *27m
Kara Joe jo:
Vi petis ke mi ion skribu pri la Ekskurso de la "Dudeka";—
"Puto, tie-ĉi iras!"—kiel unu eklernanu» mia dirus ĝin. Cu vi
iam marhajkis al la ŝolinsuloj? Ne? Kiam mi revidos vim d<
mi rakontos al vi orelplenajon. La kongresanoj uzis la tutan
tagom—vendredon la 15am—kaj mi 'is unu el la feliculoj kiuj
prenis la ĉuĉuboaton ĉe Portsmouth linn matenon. La insular
vl r la marbordo eble dek kilometrojn, apartenas parte al la
Statu   Maine,  parte  al   New   Hampshire,  kaj   la  interstate  lim<>
nejkas inter la gruperoj. L'nu el la plej grandaj el ili estas
"Star Island/' —mm I ante alian nomon, ])li taŭgan por verd-
teluloj. La tuta kongresanaro povis vojaĝi per unu boato, la
"Sightseer/' kin estas angla vorto kies signifo esta »relu de
vidindajoj." Ne nur sur la batalkampo oni renkontas la Morton;
jen S-ro Morton mem. L'nu Chicago samideano rimarkis ke lia
benko sur la boato ne estis rem-Burite. St. Paul prenis la Libbj
recon sendi eminentulon. Kaj jen la Sekretario kie- nomo kva-
- el la korelativaj vortoj,—iam, tiam. kiam, ciam, neniam,
Meriaml Ceestis aliaj kies nomoj ne faciliĝas por vortludoj, sed
el la Washingtonanoj du ne ceestis car ili Davis iri aliloken.
Sur la maro la veturo, kaj la vetero, ambaŭ e       belaj; sed la
aero iom malvarm*          ■ > kio mi, nur pambiĉe vestita, apenau
povis ursi gin. Kiam ni alvenis ĉe la kajo insula starb tie granda
amaso de hotelgastoj kiuj dirt: Jtandardojn kaj 1 gis bon-
vcuige, sed  ho ve, la standardo ne estis la  verdstela kaj e
VIERIKA   ! SIRRANTTSTO                              15
aliaj kinj cliris la ĉuĉuboatonl   La transmara vojaĝo tie! mak
is nin ke ĝojigaj estis la sandviĉoj kiujti  EMno Thompson
provizis,   La en tenants pal           tistnarkita "km amo," sed kiam
oni malfermis la sandviĉon internaĵo vidigis iom pli solida kaj
tnangebla ol ami), kaj kvankam ni ne estis ĉipskejtuloj ni ĝojis
ke la afableco de la Loka Komitato igis eltuson nenecesa. Kiam
ni ĉirkaŭpromeni> la insulon ni eltrovis ke in persono—escepte
la enloĝantojn kaj hotelgastojn—komprenas Esperanton; ĉu ne
tnirinde?   \Y plu la mokemuloj pupuu la dis            m de
nia lingvo! Sur la insulo trovigas multe da interesaj lokoj,—por
la kodaklstoj, tn    napindaj; ekzemple, la malnova pregejo, tom-
bejo kaj moinmientoĵ pri anlauaj enloĝantoj. Mum mi ilin vizi-
lis. kelkaj verdsteluloj remboatis al alia insularero, Appledore.
kaj mi rsperas ke ili ja trovis tie la pomopordon.
Sed eĉ tin             ekskurso devis iam Id        kaj ni devis reveni
al Green Acre por Ceesti la spertularan kunvenon,—sed tio estas
alia historic Duin la reveno oni rimarkis ke, kvankam "kuneks-
kursanoj," neniu nigrulo troviĝis inter la pa      eraro.   La vojaĝo
tiel plezuriga ke kelkaj kiuj nur revenis al la movado \
iom cla neaktivo bedaŭris la intertempan hazbinecon.   Mi  jam
igis pri nia vizito la "Geographical Board" en Washington
kaj ricevis la respondon ke, pro honoro de la tnemorinda okazo,
nun la insulo nomjgu "Green Star Island"!
Sincere,
Vilcjo.
Jen la ĉuĉuboaŭ 11
16                                 AMER1KA   1           RAXTLSTO
ESPERANTAJ VORT-ŜTUPAROJ
Tiu   inter*        ludo  estas   facile  farebla   ankaŭ   en   Esperant
La cek. estas, iom post iotn alifotmigi unu vorton en tute alia
ŝanĝante p«> nur unu litero ĉiun fojon.   Ekzemple:  KATO ĝi
MUS< •;   Kate»—kaso—maso—muso,    ( iu   ŝanĝo,   kompreneble,
devas tari veran vorton memstaran.  Nun provu ĉi-tiujn: bruna-—
verda, porno—piro, ruli—kuri.  Ju pli longa la vorto, des pli mal-
la estos la ludo.   Pli facile estas, trakti kun vortoj en kiuj la
vokaloj okupas la saman lokon.   Plej malfacile <
zemple, pajlo—briko.   Nun, samideanoj, akrigu viajn krajonojn.
Konstruu       ion da tiaj vort-stuparoj kaj sendu ilin al Atnerik;
Esperantisto.   Memoru uzi ĉiam komenc-vortojn kaj fin-vortojn
kiuj            3 naturan  "paron."   La plej bonaj  ekzemploj  estos
presataj en venonta numero de A. E.
\
DEZIRAS KORESPONDr
(.P. I.=poŝtkartoj ilustritaj.   P( M.=poŝtmarkoj.  Lc=leteroj)
Belgujo
Antverpeno—S-ro   K.  B,  Portabella,   Vcrschansin        aat  57,  P.   1.  L.  kun
gesamideanoj  diulandaj.
Brazilujo
Miracema (Estado do Rio)—S-ro Teotonio da Cunha Mendes, librotenisto
IV   I     I.
Bulgarujo
Ruse.   F-ino Sofia Bcnrej, de Soe. Sokombel. P. I.
Ruse.   S-ro Belco Oktomorijski, Maria Luiza ul. 15, P. I.
Ĉehoslcvakujo
Dcmazlice.   S-ro K. Sykora, de IV liana 137, L. P. I.
Holeŝoo.   S-ro Leopold Kolar, f<                    IV  1.
Hradec Kralove.   S-ro O. Skleniĉka, defdelegito de L\ E. A. serdas 1       s-
pondai                  siaj kursanoj.
Jicin.   F-ino Andi Botodkova, oficistino ce Judr. Peŝula.   P. I.
Usti'n Lab. III.   S-ro Vac Eder, Soadvoska 173, IV 1.
ĵamberk 642.   S-ino  Ruzena  Maresova,  u      tiistino,   L.   F..  A.  del  pri  in-
struado, edukado, muziko, P. I.
Germanujo
Dusseldorf.  S-ro Raoul Laporte, artisto (teatro, kanto, filmo), Luegallee 6,
L i>ri diaj temoj I      o, arte
Hispanujo
Sevilla.   S-ino Angeles Jiminez Oliver, rftrato Quevedo 11, nur  IV M.
Sevilla.   F-ino Rosa Martinez, strato San Fernando 39, P. I. IV M.
Kubo
Habana.   S-ro Augusto Arias Milan. Str.  Empredrado 42, IV M. p. I.
Meksikujo
Mexico, D. F.   S-ro Angel Luna.       uknto aw Tlaxcala 415,  Col. Vallejo
L. pri avikulturo kaj       enieraj a       |.
Sudslavujo
Belgrade   S-ro Josip Ŝelem, uli                       20, P. I.
Novisad.   F-ino Anĝa Kujaviĉ, oficistino, Kr. Petra 2, L.  IV 1.
AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO                                 17
BOOK  REVIEWS
"KVIN NOVELOJ"    by  Friedebert Tuglas.  Translated from the Estoi
ian   by   Heiirik           pile,    Published   b      M.   Tamverk,   Haapsahi.   I stoni;
Ion-
ia.
159 pp.. 1924.   Tl        five               by an author who, the translator asstiT
us, is one of the most noted in E       ian literature, are well worth iv.i
especially b)   the   I          tntist who can appreciate good style and a wide
vocabul          Ti   l.i  Pino de la  Miondo"               sued h>  the publisher as a
separate  volunn I:                       Rajdantoj,"  "Popi  kaj   HulunT:  "La  Ora
Ringo" and   'Mr  go" are the titles, and not one <■!" the stories is what one
would call cheerful.   They are noteworthy, however, as one more evident
that   Esperanto   hrin.es   to   the   world   gems  of   literature   from   the   lesser
known languages, otherwise doomed to remain unknown,
«ESPERANTO DURCH  SPRECHEN"- by  Prof. Dr. Gobi.   Published
Ellersiek and Borel, Berlin.  Part I, 83 pp. 1927.   I his small volume for
German stini         or  Esperanto as a spoken language is well arranged and
to i       r a wide variety of illustration.!
"\y<mm ERBUCH DEUTSCH-ESPERANTO by Dr. Emil Pfeffer
and published by the "Steyrermtihr' Press, Vienna, 180 pp« 1926. The
scope of this dictb v is indicated by the note on the title page thai it
contains "over 20,000 German words with 30,000  Esperanto translations."
"REMEMOROJ DE  ESPERANTISTO"--b}  "Ada/;  (Atanas  D.
).    Published  by  Punitri  Tuĝarov,  Tatar Pazarĝik,   Bulgaria. 85  pp.
1925.   The  \>nr touch  of  nature  that  makes the  whol        »rld kin  is ilh:
trated  in   Esperantujo as  well  a           where.   Those  who have  had a
acquaintance   with   the   Esperanto   movement   may   rc-experience   all   the
mpioi:          id phenomena as related in a charming style by one of t1
leaders of the movement in Bulgaria In detail the author speaks of 1
first acquaintance with the language, the thrill that came when the sublil
significance of the idea burst up(»n him and the ecstasy   n which       lived
ith the few          paiii<    - who           d h:s enthu     an.   Th<       of us wl
have                 tided    n  International  I                of  Esperantists  will appre-
ciate   the  author1       rapine   do-           n   of   his   first   '"Kongrcso"—that   in
Buchai        in V.         f ut, ;b with  lv       mtists in other lands, this pilgi
progress was not all n         Th                        f the picture appear         the
antic- i>i i in-  or  tw■ > ill-advised, alb      1   ir           of   Esperanto, bringing
discredit  upon  tl                lent in spite of all that  its defender- could  d
tin      mtrary.   I       n the progr                  I too slow to justify tlie effort.
Then  came  the   Balkan   1         of 1912 13,  and later  the   World  War.  with
the almost total eclipse of all international high ideals—for a time. But
out of this ii      merged        te tried and true prophets,—exemplars of the
type of  Esperanl        —and  such our author -reins i«> be,    lie ha        en
bis   faith  abundantly   justified   in   the   rem                  f  the   idea   in   bis  own
country and elsewhere.   A most i           ting story  he has p               and one
al will             a genuine inspiration ami delight to tin   read*
11. \V. H.
"SPRECHEN   Sib   ESPERANTO?"         Einfŭhrung in  die  Espexanto-
Konversation. Dr. Emil Pfeffer. Tagblatt Bibliothek Nr. 426. \ ieno
i Wirn).   Wollzeile 20.   Prezo 0.2B marl       Papera, 51 pp.
Tiu ĉi estas unu el ŝatata serlo, kaj la kvina de  1'             ffer.   Espe-
ranta lihro en la serio.   In bone prcsitaj paralelaj kolonoj do  l.-i      uta
kaj  Germana lingvoj  estas multaj uzeblaj frazoj tiaj  kiajti oni laŭnature
u/.iis  dum  interparoladoj   pri  multaj  aferoj.    La   temoj   vagas de   salutoj
kaj  ĉiutaga   rutino  al   la   literature,  historic»,  science»  kaj   la   Esperanto
movado.   La   I       rant.» uzita estas senvarie bona kaj  fid el e preciza sed
IS
A M E R I K A ESPERA NT ISTO
malofti ' laŭvorta: ekzen pic, "en all go" (maljuna); "l 3 pli bone;
ni estus....'   anstataŭ "Estus pli hone.       ni 1                   "post  unu horo
foriras l      tganaro" anstatau   'loriros1                dua etaĝo" anstataŭ 4,>ur";
"vaporvnj                                     oj"  an   "relvojoj."
Kelkaj   novaj   vortoj             uzitaj   kit   malnovaj   radikoj       nas  tute
taŭgaj: fascini (sorĉi, ĉarmi), delicia (bongu                                 i), fuajero
(vestiblo dc teatro).   1     verkinto u          iam "ami" kie M$atiM            pre-
rinda.       0  ki       5tas   dirita.  e»tas  ĉio   kiun  oni   p<         diri   malfavore.
Oni i- forte i' komendi la libreton ne nur al tiuj kiuj s; la germanan
lingyon sed ankaŭ al tiuj kiuj scias Esperanton kaj deziras plibonigi sin
pri Idiotismaj germanajoj.
"SERVO    VPABLA" kaj "MARCUS TYBOUT" d                    Eekhouri
Tradukiia  el  la  thmdra  hngvo de   Leon   I       iers.   Antaŭparolo  de  Or
ber,   Ferdinand Hirt        ohn, Leipzig.   Volumo 20 de fnternacia Mond-
literaturo,   71 pp.   Prezo 2       i^m,
Du  karakterizoj pri ne tute adxnirindaj individuoj  kiuj  ambau mal-
fetiĉe pereas.   La lihro <         bele presita kaj la  I       ranto send
la in                  1.1  le^anto malfacile daŭriĝ       Qui riinai        la
noyajn vortojn: panao -             riah), kermeso (kenm-s-       hako (shako),
kaj la                      [e kiuj oni ne povas per la kunteksto certi          m la
nifojn: gaj 16, pario p. 27. alatabligi p. 39, vina poniu p. 62, kejlo p. 7n.
modlilo p. 7o. Ileini\ p. 4o. estas uzita lafi la senco de hejmensopiro,
nostalgio.
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AM ERIK A        EERAXTISTO                               19
ESPERANTISTOJ DE NORDA AMERIKO!
Nun estas la decida horo—sindone ni apogu. per freŝa forto
i nova entuziasmo, nian mondlingvan aferon!  La rigardo de la
mondo estas sur Norda Ameriko—ni ne perfidu tiujn. kiuj aten-
das trovi, ankau ĉe ni, komprenemon kaj simpation por tia hom-
ama afero!
Gar ni povas rvi, kaj trc utile, ne nur al la esperantistoj de
tin  c\  kontinent          l ankaŭ al  nia  multenombra kolegaro en
transmaraj landoj. Nia oficiala organo povas esti mezurilo de n
Forto.  Gi p'            ti leginda, enhavo-plena, ŝatata.   Materialo ne
mankas al ni, ear ni loĝas en la, por multaj personoj, plej also-
pirata lando en la mondo.
Guste pro'tio, ke Ameriko i tas sub la rigardo de la mondo,
ni devus eksterlande Fari bonan impreson pri nia Esperanta
agemo.   Sciu, ke la  lal               niaj  alilandaj  samideanoj  estos
multe faciligita, se ili povos montri al Ameriko kaj diri: "Jen,
vidu, la praktikaj Amerikanoj forte subtenas Esperanton, ĝi do
ne estas iudaĵo !"
Pensu pri tio ĉi, gesinjoroj, kaj vi kredeble venos fine al la
konkludo, ke mm el niaj ĉefaj devoj estas, kunlaboro kun la
internaciaj institucioj de Esperanto. Kiatnaniere kunlabori? Per
la subteno de bone organizita cio; per la n la eldonado de
bonstila < ificiala i irgano!
Nu, samideanoj, la afero estas en viaj manoj. Ni sukcesos per
via efika kunlaboro, per via tuja kaj mala vara helpo financa kaj
spirita. La individua helpo de ĉiu Esperantisto en \>rda Amer-
iko estas b(     nata por ke ni havu la rimedojn de venka armeo.
Xia kongn           Green Acre en Julio evident:               neralan
intereson pri la konduko de la Esperan                  le Norda Am-
eriko. Granda nombro da nia anaro partoprenis en la voĉdonado,
kiu rezultis en la elekto de i i oficistaro kaj la translokigo de
la centra oficejo al St. Paul, Minnesota.   Memoru, kc viaj novaj
xistoj  povas nur funkcii  kiel  viaj   servistoj.    Hi  ev        tre
okupataj per la rutinaj aferoj de la centra oncejo.   Ili ne p<
krei novajn esperantistojn—ili ne povas fabriki dolarojn por pagi
niajn m     estajn ŝuldojn !
Viaj novaj servistoj sin dec              ikore al iliaj taskoj.   Sis-
me kunlaborantaj ili uzos plej elike la rimedojn kiujn vi pr
\i.        Nenibtn estos malŝparata.   Xeniu e>t<<s malatenta.  Gvidu
do ilin per viaj konsiloj!  Estu malavara pri via helpo ciaspeca!
Kaj  estu  ;         ica,  car  multo  de           ti   farata, antaŭ ol  nia
socio denove povas norrnale funkcii.
1). K. Parrish,
chairman, Executive Committe
20                           AMER1KA   ESPERANTISTO
"ĈU VI AŬDIS TIUN ĈI?
••
"Mi audi-, ke via firmo sercas kasiston      u \i ne dungis novan
antaŭ du semajnoj ?"
"Jes.   'Hun ni nun serĉa
"Ccrte vi ne intencas uzi alumeton por enrigardi la gasujon?
E-tas danĝere."
"Ne e-tu maltrankvila—tin ĉi *            -ndaiu     i alumeto."
Dum fulmotondro.  ŝi: "Ho, Ilenriko! Tin fulmobato preskaii
nin trails !"
Li: "Preskaii-—ĝi ja ekbruli       miaii cigaredon!"
"They tell me   lone               I  at languages.     Does he speak
E      ranto too?"
"< )f course, just like a native."
"Dim al mi. sinjoro, kin libro plej multe helpis al vi
ŝnuregdancist(»: "La ekvilibro, kompreneble."
Profesoru: "La verkadoj de miaj memorajoj  kontentige pro-
gresas."
Amiko: "Lone.  Cu vi jam atingis la lokon, kie mi pnmtedonis
al \ i dek dolarojn?"
Maljunulino (al profesoro): "La studado de botaniko neniatn
utili- al mi. Mi povas nun meniori la nomojn de nur du plantoj,
la 'delirium tremens* kaj la 'aurora borealisV
Sinjorino (al vagabondo): "Mi I     las, ke estas vi, al kin mi,
la pasintan semajnon, donis pasteĉon?"
vagabondo: "Jes, sinjorino.    Mi  estas  certa,  ke  vi  gojos pri
mia resanigo/1
"Mia kontorknabo fajfas dum li laboras."
"Vi ne devas plendi—la mia nur fail;
"Kiel oiii de\a- bati gaz-tanibiiroii
"Laŭ kelkaj kritikistoj. oni devus ENbati gin."
In sciencisto diras, ke kisado mallongigas la vivon.  Precipe sc
jaluza edzino tioti vidus!
Dokloro:  "Do   via  edzo  parolas  dum   sia  dormo—estas  mal-
facile malhelpi lion."
L        zino:  "Mi ne  volas  malhelpi gin,  sed nur deziras  liu
paroligi pli klare."


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