AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO • • • the American Esperantist Vol.43 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1930 SEPTEMBRO-OKTOBRO No. 1 * • • Contents • • Pago Our Aim—Nia Colo 3 Twenty-third Annual Congross Report 4 Niaj Honoratoj 8 Our Five Year Program 9 Meeting of Executive Committee I I Annual Banquet 11 "What Is It" Contest 12 Esperanto Activity in North America 13 Esperanto kaj Radio 14 Nia Biografio 15 Around the World With Esperanto 16 Echoes From Our Readers 17 Minute Men .... 17 U. E.A.Page 17 Niaj Mortintoj 17 Young People's Page 18 The Student's Page 19 E. A. N. A.—The Publisher 20 Our Bulletin Board 21 Book Review 22 Book List 22 Price 20 Cents Per Year $1.00 Published by The Esperanto Association of North America Fort Lee, N. J., U. S. A. | AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO THE ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMI RICA, Isc \TRAi Office; Fori- Lji . X .1., U. S. \ v Propaganda Organization for the Furtherance of the stud) and Use of the International Auxiliary Language Esperanto, of Membership: {, Life Members, $100.00. 2 Sustaining Members, $10.00, 3 I ontributing Members, $8.00. I. Regular Members, $2.00. These four classes Include \iuerika Esperantisto. 5. Regular Members without Aiuerika Rsperantisto, I."»' E. A. N. A. Officers and Committees President, Henry W. Het/el, 4919 Warrington Ave., Philadelphia, Pa.; Vice-President, Prof. Louis I aiiiherl. 126 Newberry Street, Boston, M Secretary, J. J. Sussmuth, 1591 Anderson \ < . Fort I ee, N I.; Assistant Secretary, Miss Carmen S. Suss- muth, IVI Anderson A\i-.. Port Lee. X. J.; Treas- urer. Miss Mary Scheitlin, 3439 75th Street, Jacks l [eight i, S. Y.' BwecutitH Committee: Raul R, Cargould, chair- man, B406 Fulton Road, Cleveland. (>., 1933: Alfred I) Dennison, Masonic Bldg., Johnstown, N\ Y., 1932; Mrs. Catherine M, Healy, T3 Central Ave., Montclair, \ .i . 1981. Fiiwiivr ('nintnittee: Henry \Y. Fisher, chairman, I if» Water Street Perth Amboy, \ .1.; Dr. Tobias Sigel. 2911; l Grand Blvd., Detroit Mich.* Mr. J. J Fox. 2781 Hampshire Road. Cleveland Heights, (). PubUcatiox mmittoi Mr. J.J. Sussmuth, chair- man, 1591 Anderson \\e. Fort Lee. X' J.; J aims F, Morton, Paterson Museum, Peterson, X J.: Dr. I.eb- Lii Wendell, 1035 Medical Arts Bldg.. Minneapolis, M inn. Propaganda Commit Mr. I). I.. Psrrish, chair- man, 109 Fordham Drive, Buffalo, X*. Y.; Joseph R. Seberer. 612 South Spring Street, Lofl VngelcS, Calif.; Vadac Popela, 1687 W. !9th Street Chi III. Examination Committee: Prof. Edwin L. Clarke, chairman, Rollins College, Winter Park, r National Director of the Young People's Depart- ment: Rev. John H. Face], 1122 W. stb Street To peka. Kansas. Club Directory Chapter L Boston Bsperomti letg, 5f>7 Pierce Bldg., Copley Snare. Sec*y, Mf-. M. Butman. Meets the third Tuesday at 7 p. m. Chapter .. New Yorl Esperanto 881 W. 58th St., Xea York City. Pres, Lewis H. Maun : Yiee-Pres., Catherine M. Heal) 'y and Treas.» Lawrence A. Ware. Meets first Saturday of every month from Oct. to June, inclusive, 1816 XieolUt Ave., Minneapolis, Minn. Pre-, G \ Swan- son: See'v. Mrs. Helen Prink: Treas.. Mr. H. W. LibbV. Meets second Wednesda\ of eaeh month at t. ■ University of Minnesota. ■ Chapter 0. Thŝ Esperanto Club of Mitwauh V22 64th Ave., Milwaukee, Wise. I■■-.•-., All>ert C Runkel; See'v and Treas., \rmin Francis Doneis. Meets 7:30 p. in. in Assembly Hall at Soeial Center, 18th and Kilbourn Aves., Milwaukee, Wise. Chapter 7. Essex County Chapter of B. ./. .Y. A.t 128 Market St.. Newark. X J. ITes., Dr. William S Benson; See'v and Treas., Miss Delia C. Lincoln. Meets the third Thursday of the month at 7 p. m. Arlington, Mai Arlington Esperanto Group Me \er\ other Wednesday at 8:3" p. Ill III 120 Broadway. Mrs Esther T. Malouf, See' Baltimore, Md, 1 a Esperants Rondeto Hy S Randall, Sek., 7<»5 Winston Ave. Boston, M Boston Esperanto Inforn M E. J Mr-i.mi. "»o ( fc Charles dtp, 1 Charles City I ranto Club, Ellis Bldg. Dr. W H Seymour, Pre-.: Mr-. Clar- enee Pitdensiek, See'v: Rev. Bndensiek. Ire o. kieago, HI. La Gradata Esperanto Societo X'ro. I, lAiKi \v. Cullerton St., Chicago, I Pres., Mr. J. B. Resny; See'v, Mr. Y. Popela; Treas.. Dr. 1 G Simonek. Meets fourth Friday of every month at S p. m. kieago, It!. La Gradata Esperanto Societo X"-m 2a. Meet- every seeond Wednesday at Maxwell** Vegetarian Restaurant, 35 P. Van Buren St. S Mr-. Hannah Maxwell. Ch nd, 0 I leveland Esperanto g ty, -'735 Prospect Ave. Cleveland, (). Pres., James J. Fox; (I Treas., Mr. H. M. Duff. Meets first Thurs- v of the month at Public Lihrarv. • ■ Detroit, Mich. Esperanto Office of Detro in E, Grand Blvd., Detroit, Mich. Pres, Dr. Tohlafl - jcI; Sc<-'\ and Tr Miss Elisabeth A. Staufcr. Meets irregularly. Detroit, Mich. Pols Esperanto Associo. Mr. B. Lendo, Ser/y, 8596 29th St. hut nth. Mih Duluth Esperanto Club. Pres. Mr. P. Bauer, Arlington Heights, Duluth: SeeA. Mr. II. Merry. The American Esperantist AMERIKA ESPERAN IISTO ••n?d as serond-ctaaa matter hfovcmbtl I. if Lhfi Poal Ofltot <>f Fori I*e, N. J., uinlii the net of March 8, I 1'nhlishrd hi-inoiitlih at the first d.i\ <>f the firvt month h\ THE ESPERANTO ISSOt I VTIOK >F NORTH AMERICA 159] Anderson Am*., Fort I «•• . \ .1 . I s \ Subscription) One dollar ear ionita clmnPPatC je la miua lago de la tn monnto de la ESPERANTO \ 10 DE NORL> «MBRIKO 15*11 \mlrrson \\r. Foil Lee, V .P., I". > \ ft bono i l iui dblarori jare Editor: J. J. SUSSMUTH Ralaktoro V 01. 43 SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1930 SI PTEMBRO-OKTi >BRO No. 1 OUR AIM Nla Celo 10 1. Five thousand members. 2. Five thousand subscribers. 3. One hundred local Jubs. 4. Fifty volumes of I \. N. A. library. $■« A book stock worth 0VCT |109000, 6. A monthly organ; best in quality and contents. 7. An organization of teachers and sneakers. 8. A traveling, circulating Esperanto exhibit. 9. $10,000.00 basic capital and reserve fund. 10. Permanent headquarters and efficient business management. 35 i. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Kvin mil da membre Kvin mil da abonantop Cent lokaj kluboi Kvindek volumoj de la E. A. N. A. libraro. Eibro - posedajo valoranta p 1 i o 1 $10,000.00. Monata gazcto. plcj Ixma en kvaluo k.i j enbavo. Organize de instruantoj kaj paro- lantoj. Ĉirka0cn*vojaĝanta Esperanta ekz- pozicio. $10,000.00 fonda kaj rczerva kapi- talo. Konstanta oticejo kaj kompeienta komcrca admmistrado. Proposed by I |. Sussmuth and endorsed by the Twenty-third Annual Con- gress at Boston, Mass., 1930. Proponiu de |. J. Sussmuth kaj subtenata dc la Dudek-tria Ciujara Kongreso en Bostono, Mass., 193d. AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO The Twenty-third Annual Congress of the Esperanto Association of North America Held at Boston, Mass., June 30 to July 2, 1950 ooHE opening of the Congress took place at n> f *) in. in .1 special meeting room of the Hotel Statler. Mr. Geo. \\. in-, President of the Boston Esperanio Society, opened the Congress the host, and turned it over to the President, Mr. II. \\ HetzeL Many messages of greeting were received. The following had arrived for the ftrsl meeting: Twin i iiy Esperanto Club, St. Paul, Minn.: Philadelphia Esperanto Society; Universal Esperanto Fraternity, Jersey City, \. J., sent a greeting printed in their magazine Esperanto LnruVo, The State of \'rr.....nt, i'\ \ir. .). C. Pellett in person. Miss Louise T. <)g- clcn, who arranged the first public meeting in Boston, with Mr. Harvey, and whose father, John P. Ogden, was .1 pioneer Espcrantist. The Honorary President, Mr. Edward s. Pavson, in whose honor the Congress was held iii Boston, gave ,i warm salute. Mr. p. p. Christensen, of I os Angeles and Chics spoke of his use of Ksperanto in his many travi and thai la- had brought it prominently before Ko- la r\ clubs, chambers of commerce and many other organisations. His eonei.se account of his effective propaganda brought much applause. Mr. J, F. Mmton rendered greetings from the Ww Fork Esperanto Society and promised eo opera- tion from thf great metropolis. Miss Marshall Saunders, author of Dels Joe, now nslated into I peranto, brought greetings from the club in Toronto. Mr \ I DoneiS expressed greetings from the Milwaukee Esperanto Club. I lie Secretary rendered the following annual rejMirt: "The Central Office of E. A. v \ wishes to sub- mit the following report of its ad conuitencing -nit the beginning of August, 19S0, and ending June 26th, 19801, period of a little oxer ten montl During this period the Central Office received 2Ĵ98 pieces of mail and sent out 3.2-' exclui of the magazine, which is approximate 3JXH3 Mini- The majority of these 8£50 pieces "l mail personal letters or answers to Inquirl from new people who are interested In Esperan Maaazini The Central Office has kept its promise to publish the magazine hi-monthlx and regularly, and witli the appearance of the last copj has reached the point where the magazine comes out at the beginning of the tWO months, and is, therefore, ahead of its date ^\' publication. Mr,,,}., rsl,>i>. The Central Office lias 885 rep I tered members. Approximately 150 members are re- newals; the balance was brought In I>y special solid tation and through the help of the Minute Men Subtcribŭrŝ, Amerika Esperantisto has nou I paid subscriber; TIUs list is growing constantly, es peciaily through the efforts of several clubs who have arranged group subscriptions Book Stork. The lx>ok stock of I \ \ \. has been a special point of pride of tin- Central Off: It has grown from i small nucleus partly throe purchase, parti) through the acquisition of old seat tried at various others, and partly through our own publishing. Our hook stork foda\ represents a value of approximately $2,500.00. Considering an al- I0V1 mm i- of 25 per rent, for discounts and postage, it lias a sound Selling value of close to $1,900.00. We • ■no Ider that our hook stork will exeuliialh heron»- the backbone of our Association because it represents the onhf tanqibU asset which th, tssoriation has and hirit con Ur turunl into cosh. Tliis book stork should tie Increased constantly and the members and clubs should avail themselves of the advantages de rived from the publishing of books by E. \ v \ . and they should use e\er\ possible ehanee to assist the Central Office to make Ibis hook stuck grow All profits derived from the sale of this hook stuck are turned back to the activities of E. \ N A. Indebtedness, Through the generous co-operation of II W- Fisher mid mam other semideanoj. enough contributions wire received to clean up all ibe pii indebtedness with the eĉeption of one whirl» was ported too lite to take any action upon. Financial Statement. The ('cutrat office wishes to Submit I lie following financial statement Of assets and liabilities as of .lime 26thI Assrts Gash on hand mid in bank ...____ | 2ia83 Accounts receivable __________ uYl Bookstock ............... W Less discount 25 per rent. :*s < Milt e fixtures and station» 1,879.16 21UK1 181.85 LiabiUlU • Accounts payable, Current ___ old Net capital 149.2« _________________ 61,782.1 IS When we ider the financial condition of R. \ N \ year ago and compare the same with our statement of assets and liabilities of Bus veur, we feel that we have accomplished Hie goal which we had set for ourselves last year, namely, to clear the ground for a better and greater activity for the odvanceoienl nt Esperanto in North America. The confidence of those members who have been in touch with the Cen tral (itliee through correspondence or subscribing to A. K., has COine hark, and the interest in ehih lit' has been visibly Increased. The idea of the Central Office sending books on consignment to clubs to be sold to members during meetings has been approved and utilized by n number of clubs. This will assist B, \. \. A. in Ms future publishing The eleven months of activity of the new admin ration has revealed the fad that if Esperanto to gain foothold in North Amen- r prop aganda xxork and general activity must lie follow* according to certain lines which are necessitated l»\ our eonditions of living, our population, nut our i tiim.d attitude in general. These Conditions differ istly from those of other count] especial!) Iain» AMERIKA KSPERANTISTO in. Many pointa which logical and odvanl or' i will la* «if little value in nur country and i SMH that an ratirclv different road be followed to tccompliah our air: /7/7. tHSO ii I r .1 P'l fiVt f>/ E8PRRART0 / v KOH1 n 1Mr / In order to explain trn methods waj I means, tlir Central Office rial t«»r- mulsted a program which stntches o period of ti\« rs. This h\ ngrani will be discus i separate item. In COTJCtuding our report, we wish to thank all the members for the Confidence ihown us during this find for all the pood and • iruging letters -. received whieh ha eetl I further inspiration to do OH? bell for the movement. The} have not all bouquefa We have also had some hriek-hals, hut then, we BUppWie, I hey UCCCSSH'} «ml 1| enhance the beaut}' of the bouqueta so much more. We have jpnorcd destructive or niischicvou- i ritieisiu but appreciated ami utilized eonstruet mi where it was rendered b\ SUCh friends who have the t of I \ \ \ inri Esperanto at heart- In eonneetion with this, | would like to slate tl the position of a secretary is not an easy one and this is a matter to In- considered when people are too free in their eritieism of th nc h\ former sccre- I iries. I It-- « are many thinps which are beyond the mind "I i spar, line secretary, hut for which he 1 i to stand sha rp rril >m. I wish to thank the various meinhers of nry own fainilv who have assisted me >«» unstintinplv in my work I wish to state that all records, papers ind In dters are in such order that the} Can lie transferred to an} eventual SUCO dhmit delav. I thank von." * I lie report of the n lively applauded on) a motion made and s«.....mini to accept the -one rhc iecretar] nroae again! "Everyone has read • »» m Ml I on's translations ami we point with pride to flu works he has translated and published. He lias a wealth of manuscripts m his office waiting foi publisher. 1 hope our prop ram will po through s«. thai M e can publish the complete collection. "Me has not only been a translator hut also m original wrii< This latter may not be known to yOU, hut it will be very -«Kin. In spite of his ape» he is still vouthful and writes ala» nth. "Youth ami Love' (Juneco kaj Amo). "When I saw a manuscript with this title, whieh to In- published in Bngland, I at once niade irranpc with the British Esperanto \ print lw»th a British and an American edition to lw* ready at this» Congee The British \ ition eo- iteil splendid!} and I take gn pleasure in presenting this little pift to our Hon OrarV President in the name of 1 \ N \ «ml B. 1. \." II- ure trunk to Mr. Pay- son holdinp ten besutifuJ wind copies of his m book. Mr Pay son was mi surprised with thi> thai at lirst he was speei bless, hut soon he was able to • \ press his surprise and gratefully acknowledged thr iipliment. Another surprise for Mr. Payson «ns the read- ing Qf ■ poem written by Mr. H. I Keyes, of I nion town. Pi Mr. KCVCS SUM had a p.iem for Miss Men on, which v* d. (Both poems are printed on a different page of this number.) ■ ,oiiii. t was made that Mr. Keyes is preparing an American Esperanto Sonp Book f publication. I he meeting adjourned. Monde r M. Mr. |). I Parrish spoke on his circular U he had Bent OUt OO behalf of I I md proposed thai the >-onc he mailed OUt in I he future for both i \ \ \ and I i \ His rcporl iccepted th than! d In the tal «r the Tueŝ afternoon session. cottded thai •« conimittee of two members he appointed to review the tre r*s account. 1 he rc|>ori «if Dr. L. L. Ctari tion ( onimiltrr. wna read and aecrpted with thanks The financial report of Rev. John II Paid, Din tor of the You- ople*S Department, was read and ceptefl \ tt " Mr. B. Schmidt was read and acknowledged with thank I he report of the cmitc-l. "What Is |« "' WM read hv the secretary am) voted upon by the memhe present. Mi-*- Rutl received tl and Rev. Mr Milk ond'pri I ••• urtldes will rid on some other part of this number.) The activity of the Minute Men was reported and mi. ,-d that all those who brought in two Or more new members should receive prize Mr. Bay so- iNMik bound in cloth and an' «bed hv M .n. The following members will re* Mr. Anion la Done!*, RcV, Johll II |-";;/.rl. Mis Helen Prink, Prof. Henry v\ Hetee), Mr. Ken th Ih.lcomh, l»r |..hi.s Sigrk RCJ Jour- I.. Smiley, Dr. Lehman Wendell \ dominating Committee wis appointed b} tin president, isting of Messrs I «<-, Morton and Mrs Parrish. Mr. J. .1 - ismuth now presented his Five i car Program, which v rtl} published in the July- kugusf cop} \ Tins program can be found elsewhere in this number. In the dil llowing the secretary's speech, Mr. Morton compared the confusion of the Cofign in New X*n with the definite plans now presented to the Strst step in .• recoVistructive Rubbish i> cleared. Po build an «»« sa- tiOfl (»n a pro Ileal plan is | goal '.. be attain» • Dr. Webster advised . ittempt t«Ni much on< Mr I >■ on said: "thank God that thll lUOVl ment, which ha- alu \- -tressed on idealism, has now been given over to hi - management. He con- lered >u—ninth a practical idealist He then asked how do wc gel 'he 9/000 luemliers The secretary replied that he did not consider this ttie time to discus- the means how to do it. hut I plans would be presented to the Incoming body of officers at the pn»|H*r time. The president remarked In* could not mv way effect the d( I without inteus«- work for ervone. \ must follow the plun «s prop neakers on this subject w«r«* Mr ( hn-teiisen, Mr- .1. and Mr. Pellett. \land< tin'i. Most of the mem! njoyed i i^' listening to Hie l»(»-t«»n >\mphon\ Orchfi I Ik -( ting of the nietiihers in j: nicclv ar- mnged by Mi-- I ' Menam Aftei conccrl ■rOUpS of happy smuidcaiioj m joyed I walk down 1 Lphmade U-side the I h rles River, with its ironde 6 AMKKIKA KSPKKANTISTO fill \iv\\ ;irr«K> hi Cambridge illiiiiiinatiiui of M chusetts Institute «»f Technolog) and other In the tcrcentenar) rriebratkao, adding to the heai of th« ne. »■/ i/ornoi \ letter ftii I u- gunge of the future l nitcd SI ites of Riiropi The v was iiistrm-teii l«» write this letter in Imth I t«i and Kri-nih. \ ]Mieru by Mr. Vidikai . of Plul idrlphi.i. n \|r. Jameti P. Morton presented the amendments hi the Constitution *hcd in the Ma) June of \. I li ten up seriatim, di ciisM-il and explained, and ill were I without »T\atiori!s W In ii tin* question of chapters up, reprcs lives from lioston, See York, Phil ilrlphia and Milwaukee promised that thet? dubs would join immediately. The question came up shout the coiuMction «»f I \ \ \ u lli kn- Ihpr. nl.irn. I ( k . I \ \ \ I lined these internal aanrjations and Mr. lietsd represenb on k I; rs we paid the minimum stun of immidly. This should represent in per cent, of tin* membership dm IT retary brought up the questioni "If we reach our goal mem- bers in Aw mil we contimic to pat in per of our dues, will not $8 he out of ptopoTtion » us to pa\ for the services we m \ rl\ and length) discussion, pro m, followed fa rut the Sinn- short, the set y proposed to p our usual DO (his rear and to Instruct our dele- gate, Mr. Hetxel, who will hr al the Oxford Congress, discuss the future posslhilit) with the mithoritfc abroad, to reduce the pel ge of our contribution h> conform to the value received, and then report -it tlu next (on. Thr following Itesolution Committee was an pointed: Me i Parrish, Cargould and Dr. Webster. Mr James P. Morion Sllggffttl I thai news be son I lv to Esperanto and lleroldo b) the Central < ifBce. \ motion was made and seconded I Mr. Hetzel be made official delegate to the Oxford Congrei Mr. Hetxel reported that he luul also been uoml nated as official delegate h) th< Governor of the State of I Ivania, / (h i noon fit sates I h Id entirel) in Esperanto. U. li. A. Knni eno. I .i kunveno estii rob Is gvido de S-ro Parrish, kin nun donis ski/on de IIS projckio ilc prop.i gamin. I i Intencas presigi nor m cirkuleron, I invitos Ĉiu)n fariĝi membro de U, I. \ iŭ de E. A. V A. .iŭ ambaŭ. La kosto dc tin ĉi cirku- lero cstos malgrands li intencas gin presigi kune kun Is cirkuleroj de lis Ermo. uis enhavo csios statist! L\ por montri al Lt legantoj Is grave- con kaj disvastigon de nia lingvo. 1 i cirkuleroj cstos dissendacaj al adresoj elektataj dc S-ro Par- rish kaj la Centra Oflejo de E. A. \. A. 1 i piopo- nas ke E. A. N rV. hclpu a I la kosto de Is die sendado per $10.00 monatc. I a propono est is ,ik- pt.ua t.ivorc kaj transdonita al la nova Agada Komitato por fina akcepto kaj arango. tTtniam Kum Ĝ\ cstis sub la gvido dc -o G. W. Lee, kiu kiel kutime admonis la ĉecst- antojn u/.i Esperanmn parole. Li disdonis aron da frazoj skribitaj sur llipO kaj demand is la diversajn estantojn pri ilia korekta traduko. Li ankafi proponis ke ni fondn ian Spcrtularan Komitaton por cllabori striktc amerikan fra/aron por hclpi al pli facfla csperanta kon cio. La rcdaktom de VI. rcspondis ki* li jam komencis koleku nan tzaron kaj intencas ĝin publikigi en la gazeto. Li invitas kunlaboron. l.i tuta postcagme/.i knnveno en Esperanto cstis ire inti kaj refr una por ĉiuj ktuj setts I pcranton sutiĉc kaj por la aliaj ĝi est is praknk.i pruvo pri la senpens UZO de nia lingi * \ puhlir meeting u >> held in one <»f the larj meeting rooms al the Hotel Statlet Invitations this meeting b;nl been «rill out by the Iloaton Kspei •ni S and Hh I rntrnj Office to I number pri hi There a ns s vers, nk ering in Hit» large ball which seats several hundred, and was almost filled tn capacity, Mr Hetxel opt the meeting, giving an eloquent - dnmt Esper onto, its aims and usage h nee, business, t nisei and social lift-. Miss Ituth 8 sang ■ *a»ng I spemnto, Other i|>eakers a Mr Parrish, «1m» kl i»f his travels through rwent) i««» rouotriea, using I nto .iv the only language In Ins speecht Mr. Chrfstensen spoke on Ids trip from India ♦<> Cali- fornia and i iplained hoa he ttral a is attracted to l sp»-r-;mi.» while «m .1 irip abroad. iliN speech is lis! to with intense Interest Mias Marshall Saunders rendered one of those delightful Impromptu speeches which keeps an audience spellbound. Mr. J nines V Morton also spoke with his usual eloquence. Prof. I., l/umbert, of the University of Uoston, an nounced thai bis university will give -« summer course Mill «Now two credits. Vfter the propnganda meeting many of thorn sen! stepp Into the headquarters and iNuight Esperanto liters turn, \\'tlints Hominy Session, \ long telegram from Mr Paul Jaffe, Mich., wi ni (See special article.) The secretar) presented the question of the I for 1981 1032 and sug- gested thai the < b «it\ should be selected m two in .hK lint members and local clubs can prepare themselves sufficient!) It i^ peclnlly impnri.ini thai n bu'al dub which alwa; forillS ii mirbus of n Congn itlrml should know long enough ihead thai a Congress Is going he brld in their •!•> \ score •>! Invitations from chambers of commerce, authorities and organisations have been received for 1931, but since ■>•■ club made ii definite invitation, this matter was Nit to the I ecutlve Committee. Tin- question of connection between l E V, and i \ v \ and Mr, Parrish's circular I- was ied, after which, al the request of the nnn.mi Mr llrt/.H), Mr l'irn>b presented the following motion i "Thai I • \ N \ be author!» In the i to co-operate with Mr Parrish» the National Secretary of V. I \ , on a basis to l»<- ar- AMERIKA ESPEKANTISTO aged between Mr. Parrish and the Executive Mom mil Tins moiion was carried M'-. J, ,i. Suss- iniiih pointed at the confusion the name "National Secretary" causes. To avoid such misunderstand- ings, of which proof has been rendered mail) linn lie suggested thai Mr. Parrlsh's office be called the "Internationa] staretary.'1 Mr. Morion joined in this view and expressed the deslrabilit) to keep these two offices distinctly apart. Mr. Dennison praised the circulars sent oat h\ Mr. parrish. i in meeting ap- proved in principle the co-operation tietween I E, A.. Mr. Parrish and E, A. N A., Executive Committee. Mi- l ee opened the question of carrying on all business entirely in Esperanto during the Congress. His argument was that it would induce people to perfect themselves in the language. This brought further remarks that a Congress is often made up if many newcomers who are not sufficiently familiar with Esperanto and that many Important matters would not be Understood by pari of I ho.se present The sense Of the meeting wars that the discussions should continue "Lntivole in English or B8perant6w nde whieh is followed in parliaments of bilingual count ries). \ communication from the National Esperanto Museum in Vienna was read. This communication asked for contributions <<> this institute. Mr. Paul fe, of Flint, Mich*, is the American representative Mr. Ilel/.el i • mi made an appeal to collect uimir\ for the Vienna delieil A sum of $2M <>o u;is rolleeled (With the previously collected $82.00, this makes 10.00 which has been mailed to Mr. Paul Blaise, England.) The Naminating Commit tee hroiighl in the follow Ing report : President Mr Ilenrx \V. Mel/el. \ Ice President l>r. B. K. Slmonek. Secretan Mr. J. J. Sussmuth. l reasurer Miss Man Scheitlin, Assistanl Secretary Mis* Carmen S. Sussmuth. Mi** Meriam nominated from the floor Prof. Louis c. Lambert, of Boston University, as Vice-President, The ballots were east for I he Vice-President, and Prof. Lambert received the majority. All oilier of- lieers were re-elected unanimnti.sL. ■* The following members were elected from the Moor for the Executive Committees Mr. Paul It. Cargould- -three years. Mr. Alfred D. Dennison two years. Mrs. Catherine M. Ilealv one vear. 4 * Mr. Pavson then arose to make a farewell speech. He said: "When I commenced the Congress I was glad to see you. This is to me a very sad meeting, I know that it U my last and that I shall never at nd another Con I know I shall never meet many of you again and, although I leavi you nowt I shall carry you In my heart, j hope for your suc- cess. I "at through, It is the last for nu and f say good-bye, I teavt you with my blessing. God hi ess you each and every one." A few seconds' silence followed as if everyone felt the Importance of title moment and then a hearty ap- plause broke the silence and members rushed to shake the hand <•! onr grand old honorary president. \ motion was made and seconded to adjourn the ( ongri is of 1980. RESOLUTION CV/oi'H committee, appointed for the purpose, by President Hetael, begs to present the following: Whereas, another Interesting mid successful Con gress draws to its close, and whereas it is appreciated it many have contributed to thai interest and suc- cess, be il resolved thai Ihe Twcul v-lhird Annual Con- gress Of the Esperanto Association of North America i pies* our confidence in the officers of ihe so- ciety, and especially In our secretary, and Hint it pledge BUpporl to the work which has been outlined.: lend to the Ihi.shni group OUT sjneere llianks and appreciation for their cordial hospitality; Thai we express our full appreciation to the man age men I of the Ilolel si • Her for the services the} have rendered and the courtesies sliown us, both as a sneiel v and indi\ iduallv ; > ■ That we continue, so far as consistent, to lend support lo all work towards the advancement of Esperanto in North America. I*\i i II. L. Caxooi in, I 1 I . P UttUSUj P. |( Wi u>h:k. hXGRESS MEMBERS / W> VOiXTRtBUTORS Mr. James 11. Adams Mr. Ileiirx M Alien M rs. I V Hugger Mr \. E. Bai Mrs. Jessire Bangs Mr I) I P.. rd Miss l.ueretia IV Mr. John Blc) Mrs It. Bolies Miss Mahel Hut man M. i w. Caldwell Mr. Paul l; i trgould Mr. Parle) P Christensen M r. ( Iswald ( 'oleiiian Dr. Lvdis De Vilhi i Mr. Alfred I). Drmnsi Mrs, Alfred l) Dennison Mr. Manuel Diaz Mr, Anuiii E. I tonels Mrs. (Mara Rbv Rev. John II Paxel M I B, I I ma Pi-How g Mr, I lenr) W.Fisher m l$fl Frieda Frank M rs. ( aroL n Fuller ■ I >r. Joseph Ginnfranceschl Mr I'm \\ l *a) son Mr. John C. Pelletl M [SB Marshall Saunders Miss Mary Seheittin Mr. Berthold Schmidt M r, E. Schumacher M rs. kale Seave\ ■ \| I** It 11111 Scavey Mrs. S. Shtiller I )r. Tobias Sigel Dr. IV K. Simonek Rev. .Iair.es D. Smile) M i'. L. L. Southwiek Mr. Chas. W. Sterns Mr. B.O.Straich Mr. J.J, Sussmuth Mrs. J.J. Sussmuth Miss Carmen S. Sussmuth Miss Miguon F, Sussmuth Miss Matf ie Wadsworth Miss Louise WatkirtS Dr. Blakele) Webster M rS. W. H. \V\ ma it 8 AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO Lit Telegramo de Saul /. Jat: J. Sussmuth, Esperanto Congress, Motel Statler, Boston, Mass. Elkorajn salutojn al kongresanoj. Sincerajn bondezirojn por suksecplcna laboro. Reveninte nur antaŭ kclkaj tagoj post unujara vojaĝado tra Europe mi trovis sufiĉe da laboro £i tie pottulantaj mian personan atenton kaj pro tio mi bedaurinde ne povas esti inter vi. Miaj vpirito kaj koro estas do kun vi kaj ĉiam povas kalkuli ka| depend] jc mia kunlaboro je viaj decidoj. Trastudinte la en- havon dc Amerika Esperaniisto mi kun ple/uro devas konscati ke nia afero en Usono troviĝas fine en bonaj manoj kaj U egc antaucniris dum la lasca jaro kompare kun antaŭaj. La kvinjara piano estas bonega kaj mi scnhc/iic voĉdonas por ĝi. Dum mia vojaĝo mi fans bonan propagandon en diversaj landoj per paraladoj, kursoj, starigo de grupoj ktp. I is bonan akecpton de gesa- mideanoj kaj precipe delegitoj dc U. E. A. kaj ankai'i gazetatO, kiu ĉiam bone raportis mian alve- non kaj laboron I speranto progresas kontent kaj ĉie oni inieresiĝas pri nia laboro kaj progrcso en Usono. Laŭ peto sincerajn salutojn je la nomo de la grupoj kaj socictoj en Berlin, Potsdam, Dresden. Praba, Cluv, Vienna, Riga, Resekne kaj estraro de Esperanto Mu/eo. S-ro Cargould trans Jonos a) vi leteron de ĉi lastnomita, Institucio kaj bonbolu konsideri ĝian enhavon* La mu/eo estas grava nobla enterpreno kaj merit as rubtenon. Oni dele- iin11 ĝia rcpre/entantO en Usono kaj mi plezure dono-s pluajn intormojn al ciu intercsiĝanto- Al la institucio meritanta subtenon estas U. E. A. kaj realign de Usonanoj estas utga. Vivu Esperanto! Vivu la Dudektrial Vivu kaj tloru la renaskiĝinta I . A \. A.! Saui. J, (ami. Tiu ĉi telegramo kun 2SS vortoj estas la plej longa telegramo iam sendita en Esperanto, kun plczuro ni devas konstati ke la Western Union transsendis la longan neanglan telcgramon pies km sen eruoj. Niaj Honoratoj Keep a complete collection of K. \. N. k/a li- brary. Did von bu> \mir North American Esperanto Al- umnae:' 1I nut, do it now | l bc "Esperanto, the Si Langu _e for All," Dr UehiDiii Wendell, as \our propaganda laaik- It is the beat argument for the advancement of i ranto. Road at the opening oi the Congress: ^uijoro Edward Saxton Payson Honors Prezidanto dc E. A. N. A Ok~ka kdek oraj ja- Plensj dc utiLi) faro Iras 11 sur alia i ojo; Vht gratutas m kun goji Brtlds i t en tnultaj sfcroj: tra en < n itsferof, Majstra, kiel verk~*rthtos (tloru, ho I IradukJsti &' ii Umgt resin \ati Por kc i ta Icrta mono Rune kun seniema koro, Sin okupu pri laboro, Vi kkis II. L Ki yes. I -'rati lino E J. Mcriam 1 lonora Vic-Prezidantino de I . A. N. A. Se diligento estas aprobirula, Se lojaleco estas honorinda— Toaston rrinku ni per festa vino Al la Honora Vic-Pre/idantino! ĉu ne klopodo en la provaj jaroj, K.i) pacienco k.t| lindonaj faroj Sin pruvas inda jc aklamo nia? Honoron faru ni a I nomo ŝia! Verkis H. I. Keyts. AMBRIKA RSPERANTISTO Our Five Year Program fl> J« J» Sussmuth, Secretary V.sfh'Yitittt* Assiuiaiioii of North America (Submitted at the Monday Afternoon Meeting, June H)th, 19 30, of the Twenty third Annual I speranto Congress in Boston, Mass.) Being ^\n Bsperantist of thirty-one years and having had the opportunity to see the growth and development of this language from the lime when Zamenhoi himscli Ntill numbered the Esperanto (my number is 5 190), I have seen the many ups nul downs of the language, especially during the nine of the Ido secession and before and after the war. I have made many observations in regard to the practical advancement of this cause. I have Started many new clubs, edited and contributed to Esperanto magazines and had enough pupils to populate a fair-sized town. To this past experi- ence I am now adding the short period of one year as Secretary of the I ranto Association of North America, and I feel that as such I should submit i plan which will once for all stabilize our move- ment in North America. There are many points which should be on such a program. I have, however, reduced .ill tin points to ten major ones which I had published in the July-August copy of Amerika 1 .sperantisto, without giving any definite figures. I wish to submit these figures for the hrst time to this Congress and I shall try to explain mv plan also graphically. The following arc the ten main points oi i pro- gram for which I have set a time limn of five years: 0 No, 1. During these five years our whole en- deavor should be directed towards the acquisition of at least 5,000 members. This may seem rather a large number considering our present small mem- bership; but it must not be forgotten that once we have reached 2,000 or 3,000, it will be much easier to get the balance. The first thousand will be the hardest. No. 2. After we have 5,000 members we shall also have 5,000 subscribers. long before we have reached the 5,000 number, some new amend- ment to the Constitution will he submitted to make membership and subscription "one". In other words, people will subscribe to our magazine and will then be members of E. A. N. A. auto- matically. We have similar cases in other organi- zations; for instance, the National Geographic So- ciety. No. 3. With the increase of our membership it will be comparatively easy CO form new local v I lib These local clubs should be encouraged and supported by the Central organization. The man- ner of support will be described more fully in the following points. 1 propose that we set our aim as 100 local clubs affiliated with E. A. X. A. b\ 1935. No. 4. Since E. A. N. A. has neither mach- inery nor real estate, the onlv asset which can be turned into cash and which is of credit value is our book stock. We shall, therefore, endeavor to • niinue u> publish books. Our Association is not working for any- profit of stockholders and all profit goes back into the Esperanto movement. We are, therefore, in a better position to publish such books which usually give little or no profit. In this connection I wish to mention the publish- ing of dictionaries, which is usually very expensive and yields little or no profit. This is the reason why we have so few good Esperanto dictionaries, because private people cannot undertake their printing and business people do not care to do it. I propose that we publish up to fifty volumes by 193 5. This includes booklets from ten cents up to books worth several dollars. No 5. Aside from the publishing of our own books, we shall a I so endeavor to create a book stock in general which will assist the local clubs as well he Central Office in the general work of advancing our cause. With the publishing of out own books which, in turn, can be exchanged against foreign published books, it should be po sible to have a permanent book stock worth at least $10,000.00, This does not include the refer- ence library belonging to E A. N. A. and which is not for sale. No. 6. One of my special ambitions is the creation of a monthly organ which will be second to no other esperanto periodical, neither in quality nor in contents. When at the last Congress i motion was made to discontinue Amenk.i I sper- antisto and publish it in mimeographed form, owing to lack of funds, 1 opposed this motion on a very simple point. The Association stands mm\ falls with a good magazine and to discontinue a magazine printed bi-monthlv, trusting that we of the Association. 1 then proposed to have the magazine pi intedbi-monthly, trusting that we would find enough supporters to he able to eon ramie. 1 am glad to state we did, <\\n\ so A I . has been published bi-monthlv. Although we have received main encouraging letters, the magazine is far trom what we want it to be. in AMERIKA ESFKRANTISTO When i builder erects a new building he usually has a small shed in the background of the loi, which he uses for his tools, desk, etc., or as a temporal*) office. Our present magazine is .\\^< a tempo shed where we have our headquarters while W< clearing the ground for a bigger and better building. As we gam more subscribers our magazine will improve in quality, and prepare- is have been made that the same will be I si at nng with the iu\i volume. I trust that by 193 S our magazine will be ob- tainable tin the newsstands. No. 7. In order to create ellective propaganda. it is necesttr) tor us to organize our forces of Chen and speakers. Once such an organiza- tion lias been established, we can assist local clubs h\ sinipi\ assigning to chem certain teachers or speakers I roin headquarters. There will be a way to ail just the financial expenses when such time i r 11 \ • No. 8. No individual club is in a position tn gather Itifficitnt material to show the use, spread and practical utilization of Esperanto in the form o( in exhibition. But the Central Office, to which foreign as well as domestic material is being sent Itinuoutly, will, in the course of a short time. Ill i position to gather enough material to create a traveling exhibit. Once tins is completed, the exhibition can be sent from club to club to be u at meetings and speeches. The usefulness of such an organized propaganda is evident. But only a strong central organization can promote such .m enterprise. fur Association must be financially strong enough to keep this machinery going once it has hen let into motion. The only guarantee which we have for such a purpose is sufficient pital and a reserve fund. It should be our en- deavor to earn money through the act ty of the members and through book sale* and our capi- tal should be at least -10,000 by 19)5. \o. 10. Nothing is more detrimental to our cause than the constant shifting oi a Central t H ficc, which can be effected at any Congre We are daily receiving letters addressed to the loiuut Central Offices and forwarded from one the other until they finally reach us. It should come the point where the Central Office of 1 A. V A. is permanently located in one locality and address known throughout the countc Di- rectories, newspaper offices and the public will then always have the correct address of our Cen- tral Office. With our 5,min members our 5.«» subscribers, $10,000.00 book stock and all the Other facilities, it will be necessary to ha\e an efficient business management. Such a staff can only work satisfactorily if they are full time work- ers and, therefore, pud for their lab». W'hen we reach this goal, we shall be on the Name level II the office of a chamber of commerce, and the man who will be in charge of such m must firil be I capable business manager mu\, secondly, a good f.speranti It will mean chat the oV of tar) and manager will not be elective but the man in charge will be engaged on bis merits by the offic< »f the Association. It will then happen that the secretary will move to the Central Office instead of the Central Office move to the secretary. Once we have accomplished this tenth point. we have built up a const luction which will en- able us to do real v r our cause. These ten points ere >n*t our final aim, but merel) the fi mHestom m whence /<« shall fieri /<> Jo wme real propegende work fur Esperento m North \ mericeu M \ GO AI The ten mam p»>mts of the H\ ^r program then ke\ and goal. It may sound like I \ cry far-fetched program to work for all these points. This, however, is not the case. There is a key to the whole situa- tion and this ke\ is point No. 1, namely, the 5,UUU members. When we have these 5,000 members we shall have the 5,000 subscribers. W e shall most likely have the MM) clubs. It will be easier to publish our 5 0 volumes; the same pertains to the book stock and, of course, the quality of our magazine. Also the teachers mu\ speakers' organi- zation as well as the Esperanto exhibit will be a result of this membership and, of course, our capi- tal will be guaranteed by the previous points. With our capital and our members, we can afford have a paid staff and also a permanent Central Office, which is the tenth point of our pragram. Sec illustration. I wish to submit these points for the considera- tion of all the members and trust that it will find your wholehearted support. AMKRIKA ESPKRANTISTO 1 1 Meeting of the Officers and Executive Committee July 2, /9.?0 The president, Mr Ilcnrv W. Het/cl. railed a special meeti Hie officers and Executive Commit Ire of l\. \ V V (luring the afternoon of July 2nd. The printing of \ 1 was discussed. The seer :\ submitted n new plan of jointing the magazine. Tl epted ami he was authorized to take the necessary steps for such a change. The maga- zine will Ik* published in '« larger form, which will l»e a standard size foT the future The secret a rv siilunitted a plan to buy tin* PftVBOn book stock from Hie publisher, The price and terras submitted were accepted and he was authorized to complete Ihe necessan negotiations. As a beginning; for the future permanent office, the secretary suggested that certain office furniture such as file, hook case, typewriter and numeographing machine, be purchased. The meeting voted that the revenue of fche stamps should be useo1 tor this pur- pose (Listen, folks, here is where your dollar for the stamps lays the foundation Cor lite tenth point in our Five Year Program. The Editor.) The following appointments ware made: Finance Gommitt.ee: Henry \\\ Fisher, chairman, U9 Water Street, Perth Amboy, N J. \)v. Tobias Sigel. 2916 I Grand Boulevard. De troit, Mich. Mr. J .1 Fox, 91 Hampshire Road, Cleveland Heights, 0. Publication Commlth Mr. .1 .1. Sussmuth, riiairtnan, 1591 Anderson A\< nue. Fort Led N L .lames F. Morton, Patersoti Museum. Patcrson, N. J, Dr. Lehman Wendell, 1085 Medical Art-. Building, Minneapolis, Minn, Propaganda Commit tee: Mr. D. K. Parrisln chairman, 109 Fordham Drh Buffalo, N. V, Joseph K. Schcrer, 612 South Spring Street, I Vngt alif. Vaclav Popela, 1631 W. Nineteenth Street, (hi . III* Kxamination Conuuittee: Prof. Edwin L. Clarke, eliairman, Rollins College, Winter Park, Fla. National Director of tin* Young People's Department: liev. John II. La/el, 1122 West Eighth St re Topeka, Kane. While the official Uiard was in I <*#-. on I hot afternoon, a group of kongresanoj took the "S u,l Boston" trip with the Graj Line, and Mr. Ken nedy tilled his car with others, and drove them around the historic |>art of Boston, having Mrs. Jewett as guide. Annual Banquet The final BOClol function was the banquet on Wed- As usual, it wafl in enjoyable arfair. I'!»»- round tables were attractive); set; there w plenty of room and tin* dinner w \ mentht of the Boston Society presided at each table. Tht poet-prandial part was informal and spontaneous. P »' II acted as ti»astiuaster and greeted the gathering ii I mal doquei Mr. Qeorgi M I.*, was the first one of the members to extend greeting tu the president of the Boston Esperanl Sociel In I peas, in fluent Esperanto, he «gain recommended the constant use of the language emphasizing that a ( is the best time to prac lice il, because delegates meei during Midi an oeea tion, and for man; it is the only opportunity the; have to speak Esperanto He also gave credit to th Central Office for arranging all matters pertaining to ihe Congres Then Major ( harles Harding, win» represented the mayor of the City of Boston, spoke oi Boston and New England as reviewed h\ our 3(H) vears of his- Ion, and (he important part the city played in the War for Independence. Not only In political events Boston shewed the way, hut also in educational, In- dustrial and commercial achievements Boston is tak- ing a hading pari in the lib- of our Lnim». Me stated thai he knows no better citizen ot Boston thai \|i\ Lee who, as fl librarian, lakes a leading pari in the Esperanto movement, just the same as Boston took a leading part In establishing public libraries. He praised the Esperanto movement as n furtherance for education that we nun all live U-tter and under- stand each other better, .and he added thai we should all l>e proud to be Americans and proud to hs Visited Boston, the first American City. lie thanked the president «ml Hie Congress members for the in vitatioii and expressed his hopes thai we shall come again. Mr. Jt< / Morion gave the me* net ing from the honored ami loved President Emeritus Edward S. Payson, who was not equal to the exer tion. Mr. Payson is not here and he has given me a message I He felt completely overcome liv his emotion and he wishes me to carry to the banquet tonight his best love and his best feeling. He cam. trust himself to come, because he has been warned by hi- physician not to over exert his heart. He physically does not dare to. although he is longing to be with us. lie wards it to be completely under- stood, it is simply a matter of limits of his physical being. lie is loyal to Esperanto ami is confident of its final triumph. We know be will never forsake his activity Ul the Esperanto movement." ,1/r. J. J. SuMtmutk also thanked the CongT members in I speranto for the confidence they had shown in him during his work of the past year and their cxp is of willingness to help in the future He would soon be home mid l)egin to work for the next 860 days on the new program. In answer to Mr. I.. ant, he emphasized that, although the Central Office had arranged a good part of t Congress matters, the same would not have been sin cessful without lite sincere co-operation of the Bo 12 AMKKIKA ESPERANTISTO He mafic the foUowing announcement! hirst. promise had been la torn b) thi t they would form m*w kl id, th.d the i ocnm d authorised him to bring out \ I bigger nnd better, starting with the next volume. Third, that I \ N. A. I uecial arrangements with Mr I*.i pub- lh his books and ion would r the PaySOn l*»Mik stink Pro/. /. Lambert. the new!) elected i president, thanked the samideanoj for the honor of in to tin- vice-presidency. He assured the ohm. hid • "t.tinned Intel nthiisin.mil of uioiineed that ! fill in intriNhuing I spirant*» Boston I ni- versil \. \h Cljfdi R>, Kennedy^ Springfield, \l . . ex pressed his pleasure to have returned to the fold after several veurs' absence due to his ven busy life, II. ■ ■ promised to be niie Of the three who will form a d club. Mis* Marshall Saundsrs, representing the Toronto cluh, g her Inimitable speeches, alwir bring something about the birds and animals Mr. Paul ft. Cargould promised to help the secre- tarj during the coming year. M t If red />. Oennison, Johnstown, v v., who with Mn Dennison had for the first time met with sperantlsts, remarked thai he had greatl) enjoyed the Congri He said if the) were successful in shirting i eluh in Johnstown, wi I owe i» to Ins is she 's the propagandist of the family. Mr. Jg\ I......if IVoston, Spoke «-nth li- eallv in l io. quoting its use for peace and fraternity, lie empl ■ we shonhl speak more in the l.ni Mr. .I mi meis Donate, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, n|. or the eluh ami stated thai he h«- '<► •ooti have ■ real i for i. (ith. eakers were tin* representative ••! the Board of Kducatkwi, ductkHi of Esperanto into ti hoots; Mr. ParrUh, utmut hh future plans, and others While the dinner w is bell | rved, Miss i , Ohman distributed bars ol mlv tn which a short saving in Rape • was tied v» iti ribbon TI ings were tin id bv VA and aroused amusing comment The dinner part) finished after II p. in. ami man) DUpfl remained in the hall and meeling rooutl to en jo\ informal ch ml conversation! Thus ended the I went \-third Annual Congress. Pencil, slrribu, legu kaj panda Rsperantonl l «<: i rM| ti„. whole world will be ur neighbor. tifi us promptly of your change of addn Give both old and new addresw \ postal card is sufficient "What Is It" Contest The following answers to the above picture were awarded prizes by acclamation ai the ( ongress: First prize, $3.00 in books, to Miss Kuth E, J, Vty, DnCUt, Mass LA INFANO KlilSkU! S-ro EANA diras al F-ino 1 spcranto-Publiko, la vartistino dc la eta Libraro: "Cu Li inf.mo cstas sana? Ĉu ĝi kreskos K si respondas, "ĝi cstas ja bcla infano. povai kreski per si mem. Vi devas pre- nyl pur ĝj pli dc nutrajo, kaj mi devas ĝin var- ladi. Jen. VOrtOfl jc la orelo!1' klmas la kapon kaj susuras: Klopudu, kc la kosto de la manga jo cstu kiom eble malyranda, por ke mi ne perdu intercson pro manko dc nmedoj. Vi bone scias, ke sen mia ndpo, la infano ne atingos plenaĝon." Second pro >0 in books, to Rev. B. < Miller, Greai \t. k, X. Y. BOTELM I RITA Devas nia I \ \. A. Libraro" fari sian suĉa- Jon? Cu ne ettai al ĝi panjo? Yidu la Paĉjon kaj la lleyistinun. Kie otas panjo? Imya: (.is kiun jngulon tenas la infano sian botelon? Yidu la nivelon de la lakt< I mgmo du Yidu la Paĉjon. Rial b est as ticl ĥert? Cu li ne ba\ as grandajn planojn pri la tagoj, kiani la int.meto poVOS manyi viandon? \ es, kieestas la panjo? Si estas tin, km skribas; tiu, km verkas; tiu, kiu aĉetas. \ i sknbuf \ i \erku! Kaj vi iĈetlt! AMEKIKA ESPERANTISTO in Esperanto Activity in North America <\it indents an in concise repori rl othe I ipei into events. The) should Ix* typewritten, sjnu rut mi one side of the paper and kep nrnte from other correspondence Miluaukee, Wise. La Publika Biblioteko de Milwaukee tine installs kolekton d.\ kvmdcktrt Ef- peranto-libroj sur siaj bretaroj, laŭ peto de la membfOJ de la Esperanto Klubo de Milwaukee, kiuj rondirigis petskribon inter ri k.ij naj miikoj de I.sjvrantu. la kolekio komencas kun nur J3 libroj, scd ĝi kreskos lau la postulo, kaj oni pro- mesis kc DOVlj libroj estos aldonattj de tempo ll temp feron initial is unu el la membroj antau unu jaro, kaj nun post longa laboro U celo estas ating.ua. Estus bone so ĉiuj Esperanto kluboj instigus liajn lokajn biblioickojn ftl .ueto de Es- peranto libroj. car, krona la fakto ke la klubo po\ o\ u/i la librojn scnĝene, la libroj sur bretaro en btblioteko estas bona propagandilo por nia ling- vo. A. F. DON] is. / fits, Calif. In Julio la 1 os Angeles Esperanto Klubo faris vi/iton al la taina marborda urbo I ong Beach, kie ĉiudimanĉc cent mil homoj amuziĝas sur la ondoj de la P.uifika memo. I .1 samidcanoj de Long Beach (ĉitlj nepoj kaj pranepoj de S-ro Scherer) zorgis por bela kun- tiOi Vespere okazis la unu.i Esperanto radio pro- mo en Long Beach. S-ro Scherer la ĉcfa paro- lailtO ple| interese parolis pri sia baldaua mond- vojaĝo por I. C. K. S-inoj Schultz, Redman, Kilbright, kaj S-ro Milton estas ere sukcesaj pioniroj en tin nova I peranto kolonio. I II I I N DAVIS. U ashtngton, D. C Translators in tin- various government departments in Washington, who lor- mcrlv tinned up their noses n Esperanto H* now ordering Esperanto dictionaries since com ible foreign mail is coming in in that lang> Tell the foreign samideanoj to keep up the good work. C. I *>sM i M iN. Pcorfat HI. This cit) is in the grip ot .\n Es- peranto fever and our untiring lamideano, A. S. Mellichainp, is the doctor ft ho looks alter the pa- tient! He has stirred up plent) »>l interest through the local newspapers, lectures ,\\\d personal calls. Two courses are being given this summer, Our Esperanto world traveler, Parle) Parker ( hristensen. stopped at Peoria on bis way from California to Boston and assisted Samideano Melli- champ by delivering several speschtl The Central Office is assisting and backing Mel- lichamp by giving him the m literature and writing personal letters to prominent local people. We are miking this a test case to find out to what extent a local samideano can organize the Esper- anto movement with the help OX the Central Of» flee. Some very interesting developments may be expected. Jersey City, \. /. he Universal Esperanto Fraternit) held us annual banquet, Saturday, [unc 21m, at Columbia Park Restaurant, North Bcr- I, V | Mi Warren M Could acted as toast- m and the speaker of the evening was Judge James A. Butler, who lauded I speranto as the greatest factor of the age in bringing about uni- versal rx\u He promised substantial help in in- troducing I spcranto in the local schools and to influence the local newspapers for a benevolent attitude towards Esperanto. A special feature of the evening was the chil dren's class, ami several children recited pieces M\d sang songs. Prizes were given out to the children as well as those adults who were instrumental in the siklcss of the children's class. Other speak- ers of the evening were Mr. John Bovit ami Julia Gold/ier. Music was rendered h\ the I peranto Fraternity Orchestra, led by the capable Mr. George Bradford. Approxim.it J <■ hti\ w^ present and enjoyed the evening. J. < iOI D/II K. Jersey City, \ /. The Universal Esperanto Fraternit) will hold S hall and entertainment on September 20th. The children are being taught a play, mderella." The class continues during the summer Wednesday, Thursday ami Frith) evenings at f74 Jersey Avenue. Jersey Cit\ w ll. Gould. Jersey City, V. /. J, J, SuSSmuth has resigned as president ot r he Universal Esperanto Fraternit) and as editor oi Esperanto I ando. lie wishes to deVOtS Ins entire |j time to E. A. N. A. and \ I Ni lections to replace him have not been reported. 14 AMERIKA FSPERANTISTO \l;/u\mk\-c. \V/m La Esperanto Klubo de Mil- waukee eka/igis kampfcstcnon te la somera rest adejo tie Gesinjoroj Klein, sur la Milwaukee rivetOi dirnanĉc de (resinjoroj de Junio, Ciuj sin bone amu/ dancante, naĝante, remantc, ksntanre, deklamantc. kaj Kail 1 rodtng el Madison, kej Gesinjoroj Harold Sobel el Los Angeles. I ks-guberntesr.ro Fred Zim- mcrmann ne povis fieesti kiel It unue intenets. I I StO de la eksterurbanoj tre agrabligis la aferon k.i| la klubo ĉiam ĝojas bonvenigi travelurant kaj babilame. S-ro Goldner kaj liaj filinoj dek- lamis tre bele. kaj F-inoj I rank kaj Klein estris pllej sperte la ludojn kaj konkursojn kiuj kauzis grandan ĝojon kaj gajecon* Premioj estti disdon- itaj al la venkintoj, kaj kelkaj kauĉukaj eigaroj kaŭ/is ridegon. La kunescon eeestis kelkaj ek ster-urbaj Esperantistoj kaj inter aliaj estis S-ro I*. I'. Christensen el Chicago, S-roj Glenn Turner Esperantistojn ĉc siaj kunvenoj kaj festenoj. La Klubo donacis per lot ado unu barelieton de D-ro Zainenhof al S-ino Sobcl kiu kunporios ĝin al Los Angeles. Ĝiuj espffimu siajn plej korajn dankojn al Gesinjoroj Klein per la tre sukccsplena kamp- festeno kaj la belaj aranĝoj. A. F. Do\i is. Esperanto Kaj Radio Ah vko al la Radio Paroladistoj en Usoiw La [nternacia (Antra Komitato de la Esperanto Movado (I. C. K.) honorigis rnin, nomigante rain "Speciala Delegito de L C. K." por vojaĝi eirkaŭ la mondo. Detaloj a peris en la gazeioj "Heroldo" kaj '] speranto" kaj ankaŭ en speciala prospekto dissendiiaj al la gividantoj dc nia movado en la Oriental kaj Suda Europe. Mi forlasos Kalifornion en San It eo, meze de la monato scpienibro kaj esperas rcveni al Usono en Nov Yorko post unu jaro. Per la Supra nomigo mi akceptis la devojn de plcnc rajtigita deprezentanto de I. C. K,, la gvida centro de la Esperanto Movado. Mia ĉci',\ tasko estas per personaj vizitoj kontaktigi naciajn so- cietojn, lokajn klubojn kaj, kie ti.ij ne estas ankau izolulojn eirkau la tuta mondo kun I. C. K., kaj instigi ke jam ekzistantaj kontaktoj fariĝu pli fortaj kaj pli regulaj, je la profito de nia tuta movado, Konstatinte gravan mankon en la Oriciala Dokumentaro de 1930, jus publikigata de la I. C K., mi prcnas la liberecon fari urĝan alvoKon^ jam en mia propra lando. Li [nternacia Genua Komitato kreis specialan Konnsionon por Radio-Staiisiiko," kies tasko es- tas publikigi mtormojn pri estontaj Esperantaj radio disaŭdigoj kaj kompili statistikon pri est- [NTaj programoj. Ciuj niaj aktivaj Esperantistoj SCias, kiel modele tiu komisiono laboradas en 1 ŭ ropo. I [eroldo de Esperanto enhavas regulajn in- I'orm.ijn. Interese estas ekscii, ke la Radio-Komi- siono jam ricevis informojn pri It),678 disaudigoj. [mponaj ciferoj! Set! je mia granda surprizo mi (Continued on Page 20) AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO Nia Biografio Naskiĝb en Svislando en Jaiutaro IVu l. Lernis ĉiujn tri naciajn lingvojn de sua lando. \ ojaĝis era rata Svislando, piede, bicikle, fervoje kaj grim- pis multajn montojn dc l.t alpoj. Li pcntris dum mi juneco (pejzaĝojn) sed en 1920 komcncis loto- li pur plezuTO. Liaj gepatrOJ pensis ke li for- jctis sian monon, sed post tri jarpj ĉiuj membroj Ac la tamilio (J) havis aparaton. Li vizitis altler- Jo$l PH R. Sou ki nejon kaj grandan parton Je "College" en Lucerne, sed interrompis por fari bankan "Icrnotcmpon" dum tri jaroj. Li poete laboris kiel sekretario sic granda kompanio Ac pontO—kaj tunclkonstruist< Liaj seriozaj apudstttdoj: astronomio, gcologio, iome tilosorio. Li faris ŝiatan ek/amcnon en dek fakoj kun la note V En 1922 li legis artikolon en komcrcbta gazetO pri Esperanto kaj tuj skribis al Berna Esperantisto* D-ro Spielman senilis al li gcrmanan gramatikon kun vortaro kaj postal is $ 1.00. Li kolerci 'kial li bezonis Esperanton? li jam sciis tri ling- vojn kaj nur volis havi informojn pri la lingvo kaj nc lerni tian sensencajon." Tamen li decidis tralegi la unuan lecionon. Jen rnirindaĵo! Post tri horoj li sciis 10 paĝojn, Nur por "okupadi sian cerbon" li decidis daŭrigi la srudadon; sed maj- strante la tutan gramarikon post kick vesperoj li forlasis ĉiujn planojn viziti teatrojn. promenadojn kaj aliajn amuzaĵojn kaj sin uirnis tute al la Esperanta movado. Li nun legis. skribis kaj paro- lis Esperanton flue, renkontis aliajn esperantistojn kaj aĉetis la unuan numeron de Heroldo," kill escis ekzakte No. 100. I.i vizitis la Nurnbergan Kongreson en 192 3 kaj en Oktobro de la sanu jaro ricevis la diplomon de Esperanto-Instruisto subskribita de D-ro Privat. Li vojaĝis era dekduo A.\ Europaj landoj kaj tit parolis Esperanton. En Oktobro 1924 li elmigris al Usono por lerni la lingvon, praktiki ban kaj n labormctodojn ktp. Post multekoloraj spertoj dc "Noveiuntgranto'1 en ciuspecaj okupaĉoj ni 6nc trovas lin denovc en i banka fako post tri monatoj en la Union National Bank kaj en 1927 transloĝiĝis al Ins Angeles. Dc tie ree komcncis lia Esperanto gado. Li farL state komisiita EsperantJ>instniisto ĉe la Polytech- nic Evening High School (53 000 vesperaj k M oou dumtagaj studentoj), iondis novan klubon kaj fariĝts unua kaj ĝisnuna pre/idanto. Li nun skribis multajn anikolojn en Esperanto pri Ameriko kaj regulc skribas al Heroldo. Lia Ksperantista agado etendis nun ankaŭ al la lilmkolonio de la fama Hollywood, kie li sukcesis interesigi 1 red Xiblo, Carl Lacmmle, John Boles, Billie Hove ktp. La rezultato de till propagando est as neantaudirebla. Dc profesio li estas bankohcisto, ĉefo de la ck- tterlanda departmento. I otografadi ankoraŭ estas lia amokupo kaj vojaĝaiuc tra multaj statoj dc Usono li kolektis grandan amason da totografajoj, ktujn li uzos dum si a mondvojaĝo. Li estas delegito de U. E. A., special.! korcspond- anto dc Heroldo kaj delegito eksterordinara dc I . A. N. A. kaj reprezentos la tri organizajojn dum sia ĉirkaŭentroco de la terglobo. I una tiro, plena da enfuziasmo, t/;Ja kaj dili- ntm, tnttligenta kaj bone preparita, h reprt* rntŭ\ al la Esperantistaro dc la inta mondot kaj al tin de Usono specudes la imitimlan Upon de la nova tphrito de Esperanto, kiun m fid urge bezonms, Sukceson al lia vojaĝo kaj laboro! J. J. Si SSMt i ii. 16 AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO Around the World With Esperanto Deep in the heart of I man, woman m\<\ child there is a yearning to see the world. W/e all remember the thrill we had when, as \<>um sters, we read stories of travel And adventure and 1 still remember the little school house where we had our school library. Book No. I was Robinson Crusoe. It had a long waiting list; cver\ child wanted it. Our modern means of transportation, autos, railroads, steamships and aeroplanes have chan. the former wandering into travel. One can travel anywhere around this world today with comfort and pleasure, if one so wishes. Traveling tenia\ goes faster than wandering of former years And our machine age has lifted transportation from its mediaeval status to our modern travel with speed and luxuric [n spite of all these technical achievements one thing has remained as a great obstacle to com- plete the su tul evolution from wandering to fast travel. This obstacle stands as an unseen bar rier and its final analysis presents itself as one of these unpleasant hindrances which is usualU termed at the end of a long trip as the one that "cakes a good part of the joy out of travel": the language barrier. We in our great North American continent dc not feel this so much. One langi lent een the Rio Grande and Hudson Hay, between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. But, if vou take your trip to Europe or to the Orient sou will only enjoy h tn a partial way unless vou are familiar with the languages of the nations vmi visit. Only hotel clerks, guides and others who are interested in vou for the sake of the dollar which vou are 4 ' going to spend will understand \mi iml speak to you in a broken English, You went out to see other nations to study their life and enJ0) then culture, and here is where you need assistance. This assistance is the second language foj all— Esperanto. Hundreds and thousands ol travelers \\.i\c experienced what it means to use this km guage in their Lravels. Hundreds and thousands \\,\\c come and gone and then experiences have onl\ lound a casual recording. Never before has any person, man or woman, made the trip around the world for the sole pur- pose of using Esperanto and recording the tacts ol its usefulness in such An organized manner and so well prepared as one who is now leasing the shores of the Pacific Ocean to start on a year's trip around the world: our special delegate, Jo- seph R. Scherer, President of the Esperanto Club of Los Angeles, Calif. We arc pleased to introduce this young Espcr- ant who is traveling under the auspices of so many powerful organizations such as the Inter- nacia Centra Komitato. the Chamber of Com- merce of I os Angeles and also the Esperanto As- tociathn of North America. As a delegate for manv organizations, of which none is interfer- ing with the other, we are proud to have him also as our own representative, carrying the greetings and good wishes of the North American Esperan- tists to all parts of the world. Mr. Scherer will leave Los .Angeles on the 15th of September. 1 \t will travel from San Francisco to I Ionolulu and Yokohama, I rom there his itinerary will take him through China, Siam, the Malayean Archipelago, India and through the Red Sea, Egypt, the Holy band and the rest of Europe. We shall go into the details of his itinerary in the next cop What is of special interest to us are the follow- ing points: Mr. Scherer will have lectures in all these countries before Esperantists and nationaU in Esperanto about North America. In other words, he will carry a good message from our own country and present the same in Esperanto to the greatest number of different nations. The second point, which is of great importance to us, is his return to the United States in the fall of 1931. \\\s original itinerary was a trip around the Panama Canal back to Los Angeles. The Central Office o! I A. X. A. has succeeded in arranging a change of this itinerary, and upon his return c * York our delegate will make a special trip through the various cities where ac- tive I speranto clubs will await him at the time of his return. The Central Office will then make special arrangements to have Mr. Scherer give lec- tures in lIilsc various cities. We have a whole year to prepare ourselves for this excellent propa- ganda, and the Central Office will now book ap- plications tor meetings and lectures and wishes to have local clubs or individual members to inform us ot their intentions at an early date. Amenka I sperantisto will report about this trip in ever) <^\ The American press will be in- formed through special arrangements which have been made by Mr. Scherer himself as well as by the Central Office. His trip ought to result in hundreds and thousands of news items in our dailv press. This will give everybody a practical dem- onstration ot Esperanto, Special arrangements have been made with Mr. Scherer and the Central Office of I . A. \. A. to onttaued on Page 20) AMKKIKA KSPERANTISTO 17 Echoes From Our Readers U. E. A. Page "Esperanto Propaganda stamps received. They are really a work o\ art ,\nd an exact reproduction of Dr. Zamcnhof's best photo. These stamps should be in the hands ot every I'spcrantist in the world. I predict a large sale tor them." E. H. Caldwei i . rTio estas uiui el la plej bonaj ideoj kiun vi iam pripensis kaj mi sincere esperas ke ĝi pli ol kutime, pli ol iam antaŭe, dtSVastigOS la bonajojn de nia kara lingvo." G. L. 11 Ml MAN. "Mi ĝojis ricevi la markojn. I a idco estas tre bona kaj estos kiel vigla signalo al multaj homoj. Mi gratulas vin kaj esperas ke I )io benos vin kaj vian laudindan laboron." Mrs. E. Whimng. "I am very much pleased with the stamps and feel that not only is the idea an excellent one, but that the stamps themselves are fine and will be an excellent means of propaganda. I sincerely hope that our entire membership will give this plan their generous support." Frid 1 L Mc Maw. It is a fine plan for r.usng mono and ior propaganda work." K w V. JORDAN. 'Enmetiia mi sendas al vi unu dolaron kiel pago por la propagandaj markoj, kics eldonon mi plene lubtenas." F, Mitschkj . I like this idea as I am interested in si.imp col- lecting and know that a stamp such as this will excite interest sufficiently for finding out what I iperanto is all about," C. V. Johnson. Minute Men The following Minute Men received a cloth- bound copy of "Juneco kaj A mo", autographed by I (I ward S. Pay son, for their work of getting at least two new members for E. A.N. A.: Mr. Armin Francis Doneis Rev. John H. Fazel Mrs. Helen \X/. Frink Mr. Henry W/. fietzel Mr. Kenneth Hoi comb Dr. Tobias Sigcl Rev. James L. Smiley Dr. Lehman Wendell By D. I . Parrish, Buffalo, N. Y. The July-August issue of ESPERANTO, offi- cial organ ol the U. E. A., contains three unusually interesting articles: "State Introduction of Esper- ant "Around the World with Esperanto", and 'The Universal Esperanto Association". In the first, Dr. Edmond Privat outlines the progress recent!) made at the League of Nations. The acceptance of six governments would accom- plish wlm the Esperantists have been looking for- ward to fur years. The lime may be not far dis- tant! In the second article the itinera!') of the U. E. A. delegate. Joseph R. Schcrer, on his round-the- world pro trip, is now presented in derail. Mr Schcrer will travel under the auspices of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, the I larbor Commission and the American Institute of Bank- ing Science and the Esperanto Association of \orth America. The article on the U. E. A. should be read b) every esperantist who has not kept abreast of the growing official importance of this vast "supc nacia" association. The following new books are reviewed: "Im- periestro kaj Galileano". two five-act Ibsen dra- mas; 'M.iiriĉa Knabo kiu Gloriĝis", a biograpln of the 80-year-old Masaryk, President of Czecho- slovakia; "La Mi/antropo", by Ma here; "Al To- rento". a new original novel by Stellan Enghnlm; "Komplcta Gramatiko kaj Vortfarado de Esper- anto", by Fruictier, now issued as one volume in- stead of two; "Enciklopedia Vortaro by Wuscer, now ready up to the fourth volume—S76 pages Up to the word: korno. A few copies of this important number of ES- PERANTO mx- available. Address the National Secretary of U. E. A., [09 I ordham Drive, Bui falo, N. Y. The 1930 YEARBOOK of U. E. A. is now ready for distribution. Copies of this invaluable 4 10-page world directory of the Esperanto Move- ment may be had at once by sending the price of membership, S LOO, to the above address. Niaj Mortintoj Sinjorino Gylstrom, New York, mortis dum Jimio. Sinjorino A. C. Kunkcl, edzino de la klub-pre/.i- dantO de Milwaukee, Sro. A. C. Runkcl, mortis la Ian de Augusto. Niau koran kondolencon. 18 AMKRIKA KS1>! RANTISTO Young People's Page National Director: John II. I \/m : 1122 W. Eighth Street, Topeka, Kansas THE NEW I'l \N Our Nacia Esperanto Klubo lor young folks is growing nicely. It now numbers over \75*. and they keep coming. Some day we Will have thou- sands ol boys and girls all over the UsortO, study- ing I i Belan Lingvon. How do we know? This i\. "Grandaj kverkoj el malgrandaj glanoj el- ki I" and the acorns have been alread) planted. The tiny shoots already show above ground. The New V:\n works fine! Just ask me for iwt: ►plication cards, get them signed and return to me, 2nd you win a prize Try it! ANOTHER GOOD I'l AN Gall it ' 1M.ENTABLO" (a table full). Place On a table or stand say twenty-live objects such as knife, fork, spoon, plate. Cup, saucer, peppc salr, sugar, etc., at! lib. Have the class gather around. Now let the leader name each article in Esperanto; then let the next urn try it, the leader helping get it right. Then the next best, until all can name every article. Now have them add 'Tio estas iranĉilo", in reply to the question, "Kio estas tio*'? Then change again, the leader saying "K11>11 vi v ida >fgO*'? and George replies, "Mi vidas la tason", etc. This is the quickest way to loosen tongues and build up a vocabulary I ever tried. The constant repetition fixes the words and phrases lorever in the mind. Hearing others speaking the words I elpS, and seeing the objects named finishes the work. THE Y. P. DEPT. Director needs names and addresses of boys and girls under IS years of age. Send him some. He also needs now a thousand two-cent stamps. Send him some, lor good; sake! The poor old fellow works for nothing; must he pay the freight as well? FTNANCIAJ STATEMENT, JULY 4, 1930 Received 1929 $66.00 1930 34.00—$100.00 I spenses 1929 61.00 1930 31.00— hOO Bah ince on hand x 7.40 John H. Fa/m , National Director* Who will send me the best translation ol this little joke: (Ĉu tio estas serco?): Vi diras ke via ed- zino estas tie maUana. Cu ŝi estas danĝcra?" Liaĉo: I Io, nc. nur estas danĝcra kiam ŝi i as sana." 'Vi estas kara, dole a knabino," ĝetnetis la so- piranu, aspiranta junulo. 'Dm benu vin k.q gardu vin. Mi ja dc/ii kc Ml povus tton fari." Every bov and girl should have An Esperanto grammar and i good dictionary. That's all you need to learn the easiest aiul most valuable lan- guage in the world. Order them today from our I speranto office, I on I N. J., or from J. H. hazel, 1122 West Eighth» Topeka, Kan. MIA m i \ v lam en la nokto mi ne povis dormi; xed,—mi sonĝis sonĝon. I n mia sonĝo mi vidis,—kaj Saj- nas ke venis maljunulo km has /An haron, sed h estis |una, I ia numo estis "Onklo ĵohano Esperantisto"; sed li ridetis eV ridegis kiel knabo. \li diris al li; Kial vi ridetas, kaj ridegas maljunulo?" I i re- spondis al mi ridetante; "C ar mi sukcesis kunigi pli ol unu milionon da gejunuloj en "unu grandan famiiion" por la bono de ĉiuj pert* de Esperantos kaj tial ridegas mi." Mi diris al li: bajnas al mi kc tio estas tre mirinda. Kiel vi sola povus tion fari?" Li re- spond is; "Mi mem ne tion faris sole, sed ill, lau mia sugestio tion faris, kuniganrc sin pro la bono de pere de Esperanto. Gi funkcias tie I belt, ke ill mem ridegas pri gi." Nu, mi pli kaj pli miris pri tio, kaj demnulis de li, kiel ĝi funkcias. 1 i diris al mi ke la mem- breco estas senpaga por ĉiu. Oni neniam DEVAS pagi ion. Nur libervole ili pagas. Kiam ili be /on.is monmi, ilia Sckretario anoneas ke; 'Ni be- zonas tiom kaj tiom" kaj tiam senprokastc Ciu membro donas, tiel multe kiel li povas. lb donas ĝoje, ne grumble. Tiuj kiuj ne povas doni, ne donas; sed ili rosias membroj JUST THE SAM1 *! kiel la Angloi diras, sed ili helpas en ali.ij mani- eroj Eksemplc: Hi Instruas, propaganda, skribas por ilia jurnalo, aĉetas librojn, faras paroladojn private, I spcranjtO kursojn, kuraĝigas la malkti- raĝajn, et preĝas pro la bona afero. eHo, kia belega songo," mi ekdiftt. Kaj estas tute realigehla," li respondi Kial ne? SC nur ni havai I I DON, kaj ciu helpos. ( u vi opm ias ke ĝi estas nur la sonĝo dc unu maljunulo? Ankau la Radio kaj la Aeroplano iam estis nur SONĜOJ. AMERIKA ESPKRANTISTO 11» The Student's Page Editor: A. Ki NNGOTT, A. M. : University of Texas SITUS ami DICTION. Here mu\ there one hears the erroneous opinion expressed that there is not enough room for variety in Esperanto, chiefly owing t<> the absence of synonyms, and that there- fore the manner of expression in this langttaj must necessarily be dull and monotonous.—While it may be true that some Fsperantists are satisfied with using the language in its crudest form, it docs not follow that the fault need be with the language: not any more than the exhibition of poor IHglish or French would necessarily indicate certain shortcomings of these languages, and, in- deed, in such eases nobody would think ol laying the blame at the door o4 English or French. However, there are enough people who do tr\ to find fault with Esperanto, and by doing so, they attempt to discredit the language and hinder its progress. This injures our cause, and it may be opportune to point out in these columns that it is quite within the power of the I speraniist to correct such erroneous beliefs and counteract their malignant inihicrue. I feel justified, therefore, in directing the readers attention not onlv to the ways and means by which Mich unfair criticism may be overcome, but also to bis duty of doing so. This duty is clearly twofold. First, one must equip oneseli with ihe necessary arguments against such attacks, and also with a set ot convincing examples fit to prove the falsity of the accusation, and second, one should constantly be watchful to demonstrate in practice the exquisite qualities of our language and acquire for oneself a degree of efliciencv which will enable one to make at any time a good demonstration. One should, there- for, devote some time to a more intimate study of the principles of good form and not be con- tent with using merely some apparently suitable words put together to form a more or less in- telligible sentence. id, indeed, the earnest stu- dent will not find it difficult to acquire a good style in Esperanto and a distinct freedom from the peculiarities of his native tongue, if he will pick up, now and then, writings by authors of different nationalities, which does afford good practice, CO be sure, and also, at the same time, a most pleasur- able and instructive pastime. Granted, then, that Esperanto does DOC abound in superfluous synonyms, there exists nevertheless a number of possibilities to avoid monoiom, and it is rather an enjoyable task to find these possibilities and make proper use of them. To illustrate this by a concrete example, let us consider for a mo- ment a sentence like the following which may be set forth as a crude, but rather frequentIv occur- ing form of expression: IA malbcla, mal gran Ja, nigra bundo msltgplde let is sin kaj fuj komem full sin (the ugly little black dog slowly rose and began t< itch himself). Obviously, there are three elements involved in this sentence which cannot fail but cause irrita- tion, though grammatically the sentence is quite correct.—First mav be mentioned the too often OCCtiring prefix "mai\ secondly, we have too main adjectives preceding the noun, and thirdlv, the repetition of ">/>/" is by no means euphonic. Our first task will then be that of eliminating one or the other of the prefixed mal.—Malbcla means "ugly", to be sure, and we may let it go at that since no exat nonym exists and since there is no objection to mal occurring even twk if need be. Nevertheless, it may be suggested here 10 parenthesis that if a writer should favor har- monious and euphonic qualities in preference to the stressing of intensity, he could, in cases where his "ugly" demands no stress, use the somewhat milder form ttcbcla, which, unless emphasis is wanted, suggests approximately the same thin Besides, it mav be well to remember that in oth 4 languages, too, where synonyms are frequent, the term synonymous is not equal to "exactly the as popularly Understood, hut merely indi- cates that a word expresses a quite similar mean- ing to that expressed by some other term. Thus the first mal mav or mav not I voided, accord 4 ing to the desire of the writer to stress intensity.— The second mal is easily disposed of Indeed, there are even two ways of avoiding it: we may either use rfa instead of mal gran J a. or attach the suffix if to the noun and say hit tide to.—Malrapidc mt leave as it is. tor there is neither a need for re- removing it, nor a good substitute.—Thus we have now the prefix nial occurring only twice in our sentence which does not interfere with euphony since malbcla w\c\ mahafmlc arc tar apart; but if so desired, malbcla may be substituted b\ mbcla, leaving then only one mal in the sentence. The second trouble is easil omc since I s- pcranto has no hard and fast rule regarding word order. Thus, instead of keeping all adjectives in front of the noun (which is the normal, logical, and therefore commendable sequence), wc may as well let one of them follow the noun: la malbcla bundtto 1tigf4] certainly sounds better than: la malbcla, malgranda, nigra bundo. 20 AMKKIKA HSPERANTISTO The la\t difficulty that of eliminating one of the reflexive pronouns "so/", imv also be easih ad- jutted if we remember that the- reflexive verb en used as an interchangeable form of the deri- vative wth the suffix iĝf and vice versa.—As i the position oi "sin" is concerned) it should be ed that this pronoun m.iv stand either be! ore or alter the verb to which it belongs. Logical I \ it should follow, since it is I he direct object of tli 11 verb, but for the sake oi harmony, rhythm, or euphony, it may as well change its position at times m\6 precede. All rammed Up, WC have now instead oi the rather clumsy sentence: / I mslMs, tnat^ramia, nigra bundo malrtpidc levh im ko\ komench graft s///, a more agreeable \ eision uluJi has fur- thermore the advantage oi being somewhat shorter: /j malbela bundeto nigra leviĝh kaj //// komeni sin graft, from an aesthetic point oi view, this example is perhaps not well chosen, but it serves well the purpose oi developing Certain principles winch may prove useful a\u\ practical to the iru dent. E. A. N. A—The Publisher I A. N, A. has just published two new hooks: \o. ĉ\ "JuneCO kaj Ainu". ,\n original in I speranto written by our Honorary President, Mr. Edward S Pay son (set book review), price 60 cents, cloth $1.00. No. 3» ''Esperanto the Second language for All", by Dr. Lehman Wendell. A propaganda booklet, pi ts. /// Preparation* \merican Esperanto Song Hook," a collection of popular American songs in 1 speranto. adopted lor private and club use. Those who wish to CO operate in sending in their songs or translations, write to Mr. H. I. yCS, Hox H, I inuntow n, Pa. i speranto for the Travelers", i new proga- ganda booklet of special interest to those who wish to travel Nobody needs a second language more than the traveler. We want testimonials from those who have used I speranto in their travels. EConkordanco", b) Herbert M. Scott. This book is a collection of citations from /amenhof and man) other prominent authors. When printed tins book will till many hundred pages and we sin- cerely hope that we shall be able to publish it during our Five Year Program. I he advance sheets of the manuscript, which WC have received, give promise that thil book will be one of ilie masterpieces of Esperanto literatui Esperanto K.ij Radio (Continued from Pag'' I 11 konstatis ke la Radio-komisiono ne rices is iajn informojn pri Esperantaj disaŭdigoj en Usono, dum 15 0. Mi scias ke db .ke Esperantaj radio pro- gramoj kaj paroladoj okazis, k.i| mi pensis, ke eerie, la Radio-Knnmionu estas informita, < ar tio, bŭŝajne estis forgesita, mi deztrai atentigi la diversajn radio-parol uhstojn ke ekzistas "Koiv iono por Radio-Statisttko. Xeniu samideano konsidcru sum taikoii komp- k-tigita, antaŭ ol raporto forsendata a I la pre/idanto de la supra konusiono. Sendante rapor i, vi helpas ne nur la respektivan komisionon Neil ankau I. C. K., la ceterajn propagandistojn dc Usono kaj la movadofl ĝenerale. I a Radio-Komisiono de/iras sen kian I speranto programon oni aranĝis. Gi ordigas la disaudigojn lau la jena manicro: a) Pn-Esperantlj paroladoj, b) Paroladoj en Esperantoc) FXpcranto Programoj d) I speranto KjUTSOJ t) Nomo de la urbo f ) nomo de la radii io kaj liter a ro. Ni usunanoj bedaurinde ne povas mformi la dlO Komisionon suhce true pn ettontaj I sper- anto disaudigoj. Do ni almcnafi raportu pri In taj rukcesoj en la radio lando. Scndu viajn rapor- coj [Hie if. l \. N. A. aŭ direkte al la prezidanto de la komisiono: S-ro J. Jungfer, Lindenstrassc 10, Luebben, W L. Germanujo. Mi csperas ke je mia alveno en Europe dum la venonta somero, post mia vajagado tra Is Oriento, mi trovos kompletan st.uistikon en la 19.H "Oficiala Dokumentaro." Kaj nun, karaj usonaj samideanoj, "ĝts la rcvido posl unu |aro"! 1 hie mi renkontos kelk.ijii en Krakovo! [oseph R. Scni ki r. Rim. de la Red. Ni peias ĉiujn samidilanojn raporti al ni Oiujn Radio novajojn kaj per tio b Centra Komisiono riccvos dm akurate. Around the World With Esperanto (Continued from Pag< sum up his interesting trip around the world in a book written in English ,nul printed for the mil- lions of Americans who read travel stones mu\ who will, therefore, get a practical proof pj • hat 1 speranto stands tor and what it can accomplish the traveler. More about this book will be announced at a later date. In the meantime, we wish our Samideano, 1 i «end and Special Delegate of E. A. N. A.: Iinjiiti / kaj Feliĉan Kevenon al Usono* AMEKIKA ESPERANTISTO 21 Our Bulletin Board Our Christmas Number will be out the first week of November. Copy closes October 10th. Those who wish co make a ( hristmas present by subscribing for our magazine should send in their subscription earlv. We shall mail the magazine a few days before Christmas with a card indicacifl the donor. North American Esperanto Almanac—19 30, If you have not bought your 1930 Almanac, do so immediately. It is going fast and you should not miss it. Have a review ol 1 spcranto's stand- ing in North \me it the beginning of 1930! Send Hi your order now! Our Correspondence Course. I . A. N. A has just concluded .in agreement of co-operation with Mr. I lerbcrt M. Scott. Moundsville. \\ \ irginia, a former editor ol A. E. and member of the I ing\ a Komitato. Please read our advertise- ment elsewhere in this cop Consignment of Books. 1 or the opening of the Winter Season we shall send new consign- ments of books to the various Chapters of E. A. N. A. If secretaries have an) special wishes or lis for certain books, please notify us .it oiu Membership .uul Subscription. Please renew your membership and subscription promptl>. Both expire September 3 0th, l1'3 0. We wish CO get our membership as complete as possible before the end of the year, as Other matters require our attention later on. 1 ill OUI and return the yellow tpplll lion card without delay. Our Propaganda Stamps. Those who have not made returns tor the propaganda stamps which were mailed CO them, should do BO without delay. Use the stamps on all \tn\r correspondence and order more when your suppl) is low. member chat they ate » reminder of Esperanto and we ha received several letters which came to us tu i i suit of the stamps. The stamps have met with approval bv some ,\i\<\ w ith disapproval by others. This goes to show that it takes all kinds of people to make a world and since the majority is on our side we shall con- i nine along thll line. Binder for A. E., Vol. 4 J, Nos. 1-6. We ha prepared a special binder for A. P.. Vol. 42. pli< 25 cents. Include this in your next book ord subscription or membership fee. Examinations Note change ol address: Prof. Edwin L. Clarke. Kollins. College, Winter Park, Ida. Write for special application lor group examine tion. Atesto pri Lernado: Pari Seall. Xorw.dk, Calif. WANTED: Old Editions of Amerika I spei antisto Numbers i< I to com pie to IALA',< coUectit AMSRIK I E8PKRA1S VO Boa 118,523 Wrsi i-iui, street, Nev Vork, N. 3 VoL 1—30 All iiunil>ers needed 31 No I 2, 3. l. | 82 3. 1. li 88 1. 3. U 85 2 37 n 88 2 89 \ 11 i Numltert rompleti Mr* Morris*» colU of a Mil: IK i t:. ti _'3 _Ni \li nuiube 1. % 3. t. All niiinht 20 1, 2, 4 (Feb.), 5, 0 30 3, V, 31 82 31 4, 5 in 2 Uniform Stationery The Central Office of E. A. N. A. is designing a new uniform let tei head and envelope, which can be used by local clubs as well as individual) It bears the name of the National Organization and your own,—cither club or individual member, —plus some striking and convincing Puis about .into. It is printed on high grade paper in black and green ,im\ is a verv dignified and respect creating letterhead worthy to represent you and the Esperanto movement. Wine tor sample and price list and send in your name .\nd address in the words you wish to have them printed. Mini mum order, 100 copies. 22 AMERIKA ESPKRANT1STO Book Review Books We Recommend ", Internacia Teatrafetartf'. Diverslandaj Auto- roj. Belga Esperanto-Instituto. Antverpeno, Bel- gujo. 25 cents. rhis little collection of six original playlets by m\ authors from five different countries is an in- teresting and remarkable exhibitor) of the interna tionally and essential unity ot thought which char- acien/es writers in this facile language. As literature, the) are interesting, witty and faultless in grammar and typography. As playlets, it is doubtful whether more than one or two of them could he put over successfully (assuming they were in English before an American audience. In all of them everything turns out perfectly in the end. In "Esperanto kaj Amoro," Esper- anto brings about two happy international wed- dings and the I eono estas besto" of Zamcnhof's firsi lesson becomes i eono estns anĝclo". "fufUiO kaj An/<>". Legendo el Vcnccio. Ver- kita de Edward S. Payson. E. A. N. A. Libraro No. 2, Price (0 cents, cloth $1.00. litis original legend, written by our grand old man, constitutes No. 2 of the new I , A. N. \. library. It is a nicely printed book oi seventy- two pages but without a single page number in the entire book. It consists ot a collection ot scenes (not chap- ters) with vivid word pictures of idyllic beauty, describing the experiences and intense passionate loves of two young men ot Venice tor a girl. The author has succeeded wonderfully in his 4 artistic choice oi words. Reading this book will delight And breathlessly into every Esperantist who takes it up. The type is clear. There are no press errors. The construction is excellent and a most critical reading could only find few points to which objection could be made. Cl l \k I I s II. Briggs. Renew your membership and subscrip- tion during September and October,— We want to turn our attention toward other work later. 'KM VI ION North American 1 speranto Almanac, 193o JO Radio Wireless and World language, J. J. Sussmuth .10 Esperanto, The Second Language, Wendell .15 |\si k« ( i ion Esperanto for beginners, Lowell .10 Kcnngott's I speranto Course 1.00 Practical Grammar of Esperanto, Kellcrnunn- Reed .75 Guide to Esperanto, hiamann .25 Spoken Esperanto, I tost .60 Esperantistigilo, Benson 2.50 DU IIONAR1I s Esperanto Key .OS Edinburgh Pocket Dictionary .75 English-Esperanto, Fulcher-Long 2.00 English-Esperanto, Harris .20 LITER \ ! I RE \krobatO de Nia Sinjonno, Payson .2 5 be I a Joe, Saunders, chub 2.00 Blanche. Pa) son .35 IIcistrit.ii Rakontoj, K< ott .25 Juneco kaj Amu, Payson .60 Karco Mistera, Payson .3 5 I.uno de Israel, (Haggard), PaySOn 1.50 Mallonga Biografio de II. Fawcett, tllolt), Weems .25 Mimi, (Giesy ), Payson Miserere kaj Thais, (Wagnalls), Payson .50 Mopso de I ii Onklo. ( hise Ro/ujo Ĉiumiljara, (Wagnalls), Payson Sep Ridoj, Wendell Sub La Me/nokra Suno, Wendell Taso de Amservo, (Taylor), Weems Surprises on Sylvan Farm, Eisher .15 .50 .25 .35 .35 .15 Renovigu vian membrccon kaj abonon durn Septcmbro kaj Oktobro,—ni deziras turni man atenton poste al alia laboro. The Christmas number will be sent to La Kristnaska nuinero NUR estos send subscribers of record ONLY, ata al listitaj abonantoj. Club Director] —Cont'd ./. ■-,-,/ City% \ ' Unlvi rsal Rupernnta I iiltv, Inc.. ->:\ i. \\« Sec'v, Mrs. II.. Tylick Meets everv of tin- month Publish- ■ ■ quarter!} I «pcriiulo I undo.*1 IMhopolU, () t \\ Hgtmlki Memorial Esperanto h h-i v Children's das* turdaj afternoon, \ of i \ngeles, 112; Vcacia St., 1 <>- Angeles, Calif. Prea., I.ts R. Schrrr' ; Si<"\. Mis x,,,.i .VhIiiimUI : In ■*.. Mr. \V. I) UiiL-vl. Meets si 8 p. m. second S.ltir- days ai Hotel Westminster* 8H '•»»nur pmiaer* Bertbokl Schmidt Nam Y"rk X V R ihal Centre M< and and fourth Saturdav evenings al ii" W 57th St Xew )'»ta - \ i c.itai.. N Jorka. Mr. is ever} I'm i 14th St Sec*y, Irene 0 FeingoM, W. 192nd St, New York I Philadelphia, Pa. Rondeto < I«^ I ito tistoj. 2833 Livi m St / T1h* to \—m of Californ ii DeYoung Rh!g., San Franch Calif. Si i R. J Jill. No regular meetiii St, Pŝtŝrsburo Plou SunhrlĴs Rontlo, \'2~ Id \\ SI PeteTflliurg, Kin. Pre*., Ro} S Hannni Sec*} and In.is. Esther Owen-Flint Meets at Princens Mar- tha Hotel Topska, Kas Topcks Esperanto \ 1188 VV. Bth St, I'opeka, Kana. Pits., Captali < ■« p WorehoutM Sec*} ami Tr- Mi I Ida II Hardy. Meets first Thiirsda\ of the month al 1188 W, «ill ■ St. Two ad il and Beginners' els i Toronto, Canada, Toronto Esperanto Kliibo, I' eock Iim. 88 Yortge St, Toronto res., Klvin i llengough; v and I reus,, Harry Wall M» in. at I k Inn. M Ma**. Worcester County Esperanto ■ y. Meets ai < ill of Council H i' I' 0 Dr. Gustave Desy, Pre*,, Bos WO, Miilbury, M Odlorne Gleason, Sec'y and Treas., R, 17 l\ O. Scried) laŭfundaments and a direct answer to HOW TO MAKF PERMANENT ESPERANTISTS? Begin with PftnfPs SPOKEN ESPERANTO for teachers ami self study ph. esp'o hit for pupils together si.imi ,,r in Sp*(okcn ■«■» into) bild 81.00; or klUWorkl I Maps $1.00, to locate conunerce, history, travi N. W PROST, BrownfieJcl, M ine; or SPEKAKTO \SSOC Ol NORTH VMERICA Fori Lag, \i g Jmauti S HOW CARD LETTERING learn at Home lismc is the very course you need If you want to yet a good paying pothkn as a Snow Card Lctterer or Sign Letterer. or Hate a buiium of your own. Tnb course is complete and practical and especially arranged to meet the needs of the student who studies at home. It was written by EL L. Roller. Principal of the School of Art of the International Correspon- dence Schools, member ol the American Federation of Arts, and The National Society of Ciiftsmen. Mr. Roller has had twenty yea.-s1 teaching expert* enrr. and his success in helping other men and women b an indication of what be can do for you. H. L. Wood, a clerk, made more than $700 "on the side** before he had completed hb course and ah» won $125 in prirea. Harry William Lord writes that he has more than doubled his salary as a result studying this I. C. S. course in spare time. liam Whitman, a former wagon builder, now has a vim pnintlng btiunrw of his own and b earning times as much as he did before enrolling with ihc International Correspondence Schools. There Is no doubt that Show Cnrd I kg; and SL ering offer a real opport» to ambitious men and women. Just mark and mail the coupon and we/ll gladly send you a booklet telling all about I. c > i show Card Lettering, or any other subject in which you «.* intcrntcd. INTERNATIONAL CORRtWPONDENi i s< iniiiLS ■■'1, nud Uni-. Boa I26S. Scranton. Prima. ion on • rt. pie i el I me hnw I < im h»i ih,> |...-ition or in tht. which I have marked an X: nSHOW CARD LETTERING DILLUSTRATING I M.nmcpmitiit itiiHintim l^tw nn.l R.: I v.t .-(inrJi. < >'.A trhotaon Cost Aceouuting jlRoafclwspin* l'rl'..f. .\rf S.iKauiaik*!ilp □ CARTOONING Bins ■ i lA'tim Jc Tytflug Hallway Stall < BOeeune l High School h IUSTRIAL COURSES TJSurviHltur iiinl afapntng JAn-liir, "a Plucsitft.'* Elect rleal Emrinifirlng trie Light . Mechanical Engl Mat jaffchanleal Draftwnan UariklM Shop PractUe Railroad Poatttono KbdM Oparating • 11 Engineer tJSuaw Uttltearb* 3 Radio Name Si i . \ddreaa .1 |lu!Jii> r sa5w.° I ISOLATED STUDENTS If you have no opportunity to join a class and you wish to learn Esperanto thoroughly, not only CO get a diploma of learning "Atesto pri Lernado but also a diploma of capability "Atesto pri Kapableco," apply for and studv E. A. N. A.'s official w PRACTICAL CORRESPONDENCE COURSE IN ESPERANTO in three terms of fifteen lessons each, by 1 Ilk bert M. Scott Member of I ingva Komitato and former editor of Amerika Esperantisto. The complete course will also earn you the "Atesto pn Instruadn," a diploma which gives you the knowledge and privilc. to become a Teacher of I speranto. E. A. N. A. Needs 1 euchers,—now more than ever. Our Five Year Pro- gram requires teachers in ever} State ot the Union and every Province ol Canada. Teachers will earn mono and \our tuition fee will be re- paid many tunes, both in pleasure as well as in cash. All instruction is individual and diplomas are guaranteed. Payment is required in advance as follows: si 5.00 for each term, or $40.00 for the complete course. Write for application blank to: ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMI RICA I ORl Lee, New Jersey