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"DAMBR THE NIGHT, MQHB WELCOME THE STAR."
At this season of the year when the star of Bethlehem will figure as a symbol on many a
Christmas card, it is well to meditate on the inner significance of a movement in which we
of Esperantoiom are all united, and which for its part uses a star of five green rays as our
common symbol of a great hope.
These are dark days for the world, possibly even darker thin we have yet realized. For
our Esperanto movement this may be a time more crtical than was the first world war.  Then
the struggle absorbed men's energies and lives, leaving little of time or means for ideal-
istic affairs like Esperanto; but governments as such were not hostile to it, merely indif-
ferent.  Today the strongest among the military dictatorships, the one whose arms have over-
run several countries where Esperanto had flowered the most, is definitely opposed to Esp-
eranto and forbids its organized or public use.  Even when it is oossible for Esperantists
remaining in lands under that sway to communicate with samideanoj in other lands, they do
it in English or German or some national tongue, to avoid trouble with the censor»
when this titanic war-struggle shall be ended (an event which must come, though no man
knows how soon or under what conditions) there must commence the work of rebuilding.  The
ranks of those interested in the rebuilding must then be full, must be strong and united,
must be well trained.  Herein lies the call to those of us who already love the Esperanto
cause, that we shall be even more faithful and active now than ever before. New students
must be rocrdted an! taught, and their interest must be kept alive.  More than that, they
must be indoctrinated with the faith that tho study and support of Esperanto is something
more than a mere intellectual exercise, no matter how pleasant, that it is more than a per-
sonal convenience or hobby.  For many and many of us it is the most promising doorway
standing open through which we may proceed to do our bit in making this world a place of
better hope.
Time and again we have heard this phrasei "The internal idea" of Esperanto. Because
this espression has been used in loose and inexact ways, both by Esperantists and by others,
it has fallen somewhat into disuse.  That central or internal idea which is common to all
deeply convinced Esperantists is not to be confounded with any specific "ism."  It is neith-
er limited to nor in any way bound up with any such specific program as democracy; or trade
unionism; or socialism; or cooperatives; or pacifism; or racial equality; or world federa-
tion, and so on.  Persons believing in any one of these, or in various other social pro-
grams may be and sometimes are very good Esperantists.   Their Esperanto loyalty neither
forbids nor compels their adherence to the specific "ism" or program of action which they
have become convinced is the best for the world.  But what the study of and wide reading
in Esperanto can and does do for the adherents of these and other creeds is to make them
broader minded in their adherence to the program they believe to be right.  It makes them
more able to meet as brothers and equals those who differ with them, because more able to
appreciate the other fellow's viewpoint.
But most of all, what Esperanto can do for all of us is to make the folks of other
nationalities seem less like foreigners to usl
The "internal idea" of Esoeranto, as some of us conceive it, is simply this: there is
more of goodness and good will in our fellow men upon this planet in general than the harsh
ways of modern business and the still harsher ways of governmental rivalries usually permit
us to see and realize.  Esperanto by unlocking a door in the linguistic wall between man
and man, makes it easier for people of many nations and races to meet on common territory
and reach an understanding.   This does not solve the problems of the world, but it makes
the solution easier.  It serves as a lubricant to every car which essays to travel the
pathways of progress.
So in this dark night of the world, Esperanto is a star that is shining.  Let us »9
proud to wear that star, not on garments alone but in our hearts.
And work for it? Oh yesl more now than ever we did before!
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LINCOLN ESPERANTO CLUB.  This is a hustling group of 22 enthusiastic Esperantists with
headquarters in the Lincoln High School, Seattle, Washington. Arvauna Paa is President.
David Richardson Secretary.
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GRAND PORKS, NORTH DAKOTA. As recently as August 1940 there was but one Esperantist in
this section of the great West-Mrs.Rita Beukema Nuss. Since then she has roused the nat-
ives (not aborigines) to Esperanto consciousness by interviews with newspapers and radio
addresses, and is now most skillfully guiding nearly 100 coming Esperantists. V I ¥_ Q •
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Supo de Legomoj, Itala
Suko de Tomato, Glaciumita
Spageto, Vianda Saŭco
ELEKTO
Tranĉaĵo de Soleo, Tartara Saŭco
Salikokoj Marinitaj
Buloj de Viando, Italaj
Stufaĵo de Renoj, laŭ la Casisto
Specialaĵo de Bovidaĵo, kun Piproj
Kolbasoj Italaj
Rulaĵo de Bovaĵo, Itala
Salato Miksita, Itala
DESERTO
Kuko de Fromaĝo, Kampara
Glaciaĵo Napola
Spumono Itala
Kuko de Rumo, Itala
Fromaĝo Provolona
Kafo
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LA NOVA E3PERANT0-KLUB0   ''PRAKTIKD''
V0JA0A3  TRA LA MONDO EN NOV-JORKD
Jen la feliĉaj 'vojaĝantoj', kiuj Siu-
monate 'vojaĝas' al interesa alilanda
restoracio en Nov-Jorko por festeni kaj
kunveni Esperante. Legante dekstren:
D-ro H. Harris, Westley Burnham, Pierce
Elsasser, John Hines, Robertson Osborne,
Lani.bros Callimahos, George Connor, 3-ino
Catherine Coss, Marcia Levine, Helen
Morton, MaryDickert, Robert Cole, Eliz.
Leland,   John Coss.
Maldekstre trovigas menuo de kunveno
Se Itala Restoracio "Colucci's" en Radio-
TJrbo, 15-an de Kovembro, 1940. La anoj
regalis ne nursinmem, sed la manĝantojn
en alia parto de la restoracio, per la
kantado, kaj la programo esperante. Tia-
maniere, multe da personoj ekkonas pri
nia lingvo. Esperantistaj gastoj de Ka-
li fornio   kaj  Anglujo  paroladis.
La 'vojagantoj' iros al malproksima
Hindujo, pere de kunveno en Hinda Res-
toracio, la 20-an de Leceinbro. Tie oni
trovos menuon (esperante kompreneble)
pri la aŭtentaj Hindaj manĝaĵoj; ekz:
Hinda Piksaŭco, k.t.p. Krone, troviĝos
moviganta filmo, muziko, kantado, kaj
paroladoj. Pro la interesaj programoj,
kaj praktika esperanta ekzercado, novaj
anoj   aliĝis post la kunveno   montrata.
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EANA has designated APRIL 20 - 26.  1941 as
ESPERANTO WEEK
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Every local Society is urged to plan a big propaganda meeting for that week to make
its whole community conscious of Esperanto and its many advantages. Start now to organize
a committee to get up a rousing good program.
Every member is urged to do his(or her) utmost to advertise Esperanto and its many
advantages. Nine ways of doing this will be published in our next issue but in the mean-
time, be working out ways of your own. If you find you have an idea we overlooked, write
in and tell us about it.
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TO SOME* POSSIBLY ONLY A HOBBYJ If you think Esperanto may not be essential or of practical
value in your particular sphere, you might consider it as an interesting hobby. The follow-
ing quotation was taken from an article written by Miss Marjorie Mills in one of her daily
columns in the Boston Herald—and other newspapers—a few weeks ago. When this article was
written, she was discussing hobbies:
"For instance, had you thought of Esperanto as a hobby? Mr.Hastings wrote us of someone,
not a linguist in any sense of the word, who discovered Esperanto had a grammar with
only 16 rules, pronunciation that could be acquired in half an hour, that a text costs
20/3 and a dictionary ijl. After a few weeks she began to correspond in Esperanto with
people all over the world whose language she could not speak. She got their names from
some of the 80 or 90 Esperanto publications. . . people in Siberia, China, Argentina,
and Spain. New world vistas were opened, new friendships, and a decided escape from any
rut. Does that sound interesting?"
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Defends Use Ut Esperanto
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To the Editor of The Post—Sir:
Mr. Jeffers' letter in The Post of
October 29 on new words in Eng-
lish was quite interesting, and'
surely worth the space you gave
It. It contained, however, one mis-
statement damaging to a move-
ment in which I am interested.
I hope that you will grant the
space necessary  for  a  correction.
Mr. Jeffers rejects, somewhat
dogmatically, the manufacture of
new words in English, "as the
artificiality of, Esperanto is un-
popular." While his conclusion is
probahly correct, the reason he
gives is, to anyone at all acquainted
with  Esperanto,   laughable.
As a mattfflf of fact, over 99 per
cent of- the Esperanto dictionary
is directly "derived from some na-
tional language or languages, and
easily recognizable as such. This
is the foundation of the entire
Esperanto- vocabulary and the
source, of.its great superiority over
its predecessors. The fifteenth rule
of the 18-rule Esperanto grammar-
states: "The so-called foreign words,
that is, those which the majority
of, languages have taken from one
source, undergo no change In
Esperanto, beyond . conforming to
its   orthography."   '
Finally, let me quote a sentence
In Esperanto as a demonstrative
proof. "Esperanto estas la solvo
de la problemo de internacia llngvo
Esperanto estas facile lernebla kaj
praktike uzebla en korespondo,
komerco, scienco, literaturo kaj
radio." Anyone with a slight degree
of linguistic knowledge can easily
recognize every word in the above
sentences, which in translation
mean, "Esperanto Is the solution
of toe problem of an international
language. Esperanto is easily learn-
able and practically usable in cor-
respondence, commerce, science,
literature and radio."
I feel sure Mr. Jeffers' blunder
was due to Ignorance, but that is
all the mare reason why it should
not go unchallenged. In parting,
may I remind Mr. Jeffers of the
vitreous character-of his dwelling,]
by asking him to! account for the
etymology of the popular wordi
"quiz''  and  "gas."
THOMAS A. GOLDMAN.
Washington, Nov. 1.
" ITS AS GOOD TO GIVE AS TO RECEIVE"
"What will I give ?"
A subscription to a favorite magazine
will be a periodical reminder of you.
Ask Leahy for Special Rates on your
list-for any magazine.
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CERTAINLY, ALL ESPERANTISTS STRENUOUSLY OBJECT TO THE USING OF THE WORD "ESPERANTO"
For either of the above "Good Thing»"
write Leahy, 1410 H St., Washington.
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as a
synonym for something 'unpopular'—The word "Ssperanto" envisages mutual understanding,
therefore UNIVERSAL POPULARITY. It is especially pleasing to note that guardians of Nia
Afero are ever on the alert to combat anything of a derogatory nature to it when exploit-
ed in the public prints by writers, whether con,sciously, or unconsciously, inimioal to
our Kara Lingvo, WE doff o\ir bonnet to you Thomas, and sincerely thank you. viVTJ ESPERANTO
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ESPERANTO CLUB of WASHINGTON, at their annual meeting, Nov. 17th, elected the following
officers : President-Thomas A.Goldman, Vice-President-Mrs J.C.McDowell, Secretary-William
Plampin, Treasurer-Miss Mabel G.Hamilton (4th re-election). Meeting well attended.
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ESPERANTO
Sir,—The article in Sunday's issue
on "We Must Become Linguists" is
an interesting, if hopeless, piece of
advice, although it is good to see
that the old belief that "English will
take you anywhere" is slowly dying
out. For my own part I have found
that slogan to be entirely untrue
during my somewhat extensive
travels. But to recommend that we
should spend many years in acquir-
ing a fluent knowledge of several
foreign languages is a counsel of
perfection, indeed, seeing that most
people cannot overcome their inertia
sufficiently to learn the simple in-
ternational language Esperanto,
with its lack of irregular verbs and
other terrors of national languages.
It is not simply a code, however,
as I have myself proved by many
lively conversations at international
congresses. That it is of use in
promoting better feeling between
peoples is proved by the fact thai
it was suppressed some years age in
Germany and is now under a ban
in all countries dominated by the
enemy, in common with other benef-
icent international organizations.
The idea of a common "help-
language," however, is too sound to
be entirely obliterated and there il
no doubt that after this war Esper-
anto will come into its own again.
Indeed, if democracy is to prevail,
it must.
ROGER GOODLAND.
724 Yates Street, Victoria, B.C., Oc-
tober 21, 1940.
December    1940
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ESPERANTO
Sir,—I am very interested in the
letter of your correspondent on
"Esperanto" in today's issue of you»
interesting paper. While living in
New Zealand I belonged to the
Esperanto Clubs in Christ Church,
Wellington and Auckland. Our
leader in Christ Church had grad-
uated from seven universities in
New Zealand and Switzerland, He
taught seven languages, but con-
sidered Esperanto the most worth-'
while to learn and therefore gave his
services for it gratis.
In Auckland one of the most help-
ful magazines was The Oomoto
Morado from Japan. The movement
was an attempt to unite the world
for peace by blending religions. Ail
its propaganda was in Esperanto and
its influence became world-wide. It
had a big following even in Europe
under the name of "White Brother-
hood."
As militarism gained the ascend-
ency in Japan The Oomoto Morado
was suppressed but the service
rendered, of world-wide interest in
Japanese culture, lives in the
thoughts of those who read the
magazine while it was in circulation.
Those who learn and use
Esperanto will be at a great ad-
vantage, especially should English
"cease   to  be  the   chief   means  of
world communication.
Dr. Zamenhof, In givlngN us
Esperanto, opened the door to many
for a better understanding of East-
ern thought by making clearer Ideas
expressed in idiographic languages.
It is especially helpful to Bible, sta-
AsTRoger has traveled  into dents-    A   vicar  of   the  EngRsh
the remotest corners of all
Church, a graduate of Oxford, said
.                                       * to me, "When I am in difficulty and
five   continents,     and  used   unable  to understand  my  Hebrew
Esperanto  in all  of them,heBible I turn to the Esperanto Bible
is not expressing the viewsfor solution of my problem."
of "hearsay", but of person.            (Mrs.) marydrury,
al  experience.                             155S  Pearl  street>  Victoria,  B.C.,
October 23, 1940.
Both of these items are from the "Daily Colonist"
Victoria, British Columbia.
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"THE CHICAGO ESPERANTIST" says;
PURPOSE OF ESPERANTO:"We have not the least wish
to interfere in the inner life of the various
nations; we only wish to establish a bond between
them. We dezire to lay a neutral foundation, on
which the diverse races of mankind may peacefully
fraternize, without imposing on each other their
racial differences.T,Zamenhof)
MISSIONARIES, ATTENTION; Mark XVI 15:"Kaj Li
diris al ili: iru en iatutan mondon, kaj pre-
diku la evangelion al ĉiu kreitaĵjo." How infin-
itely less difficult would be the task of miss-
inaries if everyone could speak a common langu-
age I Study Esperanto. Preach Esperanto. Teaoh
Esperanto. To be a good nationalist, one must be
a better cosmopolitan.  CERTE.
American Esperantist
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VENIT AL OKLAHOMA CITY-1941.
THE GUIDING HANDS of Mr. C.H.Hunter.,
Misses Eugenia Sicard & Clara Harrison;
are responsible for a very interesting
^Oklahoma Esperantist"-the contents of
the Nov. issue proves their efficiency.
They stress the fact of Oklahoma being
so near the center of USA as the logic-
al meeting place for the Esperantists
of North America.. RIGHTO.
HARMONY and COOPERATION are RITES
in Okla.City Esperanto circles-no one
thinks of "letting the other fellow do
it", Each one feels the responsibility
of directing every effort towards mak-
ing the 34th Congress a GRAND SUCCESS.
RADIO and Theatrical programs, mem-
bership contestsi-everything to arouse
and hold enthusiasm for A GREAT CAUSE.
EUGENIA and CLARA discuss the Esper-
anto question over the 'phone-hope it
was a 'party line1 with many listener-
ins,as these ladies"know their stuff".
THE OFFICERS of the ESOC are: Miss
Bernioe Rayburn-President, Mrs.Jewel'
Bainbridge Vice President, Miss Eugenia
Sicard Secretary, Mr.Selden N.Bunoh
Treasurer. An unbeatable combination
that spells SUCCESS  .
A SPLENDID epitome of Inspiration,Hope
and Promise to the Esperantists of USA
is contained in a letter by Miss Ray-
burn . —on page g
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"KARA ESPERANTISTOJ8
Monda paco estis longe la paco de homaro. Sed paco venos kiel rezulto
de interkonsento kaj simpatio inter la nacioj de la mondo. Milita propagando estus absol-
ute malefita en civilizacio en kiu popolo kredas la veron, kiu estass "De unu sango estas
Li farinta ĉiujn naoiojn". Ne povas incitiĝi malamoj por najbara lando, kies civitanoj
estas rigardataj kiel fratoj, kies diversaj lingvoj kaj kutimoj estas komprenataj kaj res-
pektataj.
ĉi tiu ideala interrilato povas antaŭeniĝi per reciproka studo de la
landoj kaj la lingvoj, per la komuna, neutra lingvo Esperanto.
Kaj en nia juneco kuŝas la espero de la estonto. Ne devas instrui la
junecon el la diversaj nacioj, kompreni unu la alian por fari la estonton sekura.
La juneco influas la civitanaroh de morgaŭ. Kiam la tempo venos, ke la
Esperantistaro, maljuna kaj juna, formas signifan proporcion el la loĝantaro de la naoioj
de la tuta mondo, tiam la popoloj de ĉiuj nacioj kune vivos kaj laboros en spirito de paco
kaj bona volo.
Krom Si tiu celajo, nia laboro dum Si tiu jaro, estos koncentrigata je
unu pligranda problemo, tia gastiganto al la E A N A Kongreso je la 4,5,6 de julio 1941.
Por fari 6i tion, ni bezonos 50 anojn de ESOC (Esperanto Societo de Oklahoma City) kaj raul-
tajn registradojn por la 34a Kongreso.
Ni donu al la Esperantistoj de Usono la PLEJ BONAN KONGRESON i   I   I   I   i
Sincere kaj kore
Be mice Rayburn "
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*    tsttMnn,   * INSIGNIA OF THE ESPERANTO SCOUT LEAGUE, which is flourishing in more
* ^   K '*<*b *  than 30 countries. Clamps are held in different countries each year, at
*   c TO j  * which the Scouts have a happy time as all understand each other—even
* «STU^?5SiyRETA * though they do not know the native language of those to whom they speak.
*    ^LlJ   * George J.Falgier, "ESTU PRETA" publisher, Winchester,I11., is chairman of
*      ""    * the EANA Scout Committee. Send him 5c for a copy of "ESTU PRETA"-NOW.
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THE "ESPE1IANT0" AND ■BgBHBHSKT'' OF CHARLIE CHAPLIN.
The new play of Charlie Chaplin, "The Great DictatorfM is now going the rounds of the
United States and attracting large houses in spite of the advance in prices.  Many of us
and of our friends have seen it and have discussed it among themselves.  Many enjoy it,
and some thoroughly admire it, pronouncing it the firBt true modern equivalent of the old
classical Greek literary comedy, as in the days of Aristophanes, — which always was of
the nature of satire on current political topics.
But it is neither to approve nor to disapprove Charlie's play, as a bit of fun or as
a political satire, that we give space to mention it in our Esperanto organ.  Cur offici-
al interest is confined to the way in which he both uses and "confuses" Esperanto in his
array of business signs.  The scene is laid in the capital city of Tomania, (which we
suspect is but a euphemism for "Ptomainia", ĉu ne?) an unidentified aountry supposably
somewhere in Europe.  In that quarter of the city where Charlie lives, in his role of a
barber shell-shocked in the previous war, there are many business signs on the stores and
houses.  A touch of confusion is lent by the fact that no less than four linguistic id-
ioms are used among these signs.  One kosher meat market bears the familiar three Hebrew
letters. One laundry sign is in English.  Several signs are in perfectly good Esperanto,
as for example, "Cambroj" and,nTabloj por Firinoj."  Finally there are several signs in
a nondescript jargon which looks like a hybrid between Esperanto and some Slavonic tongue,
such as Russian or Polish.  Of these, the ones most frequently flashed into view are
"Restoracis" and "Legomo kaj Fruktŭ Vendesk."
If anybody else than the "inimitable and unpredictable" Charlie Chaplin had al-
lowed himself the privilege of swatting Esperanto around in this cavalier fashion, we no
doubt would have felt our hairs rising on end in righteous indignation.  But seeing it
is Charlie, one whose whole career for three decades has consisted in making fun by doing
things in a grotesque way, we probably ought not to get mad at him, after all.  Instead,
we probably owe him a small bit of thanks for his evident realization that Esperanto is
an accomplished fact, the same as English or the other languages.  The way he both uses
it and abuses it — well, that is just Charliel
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December 1940
American Esperantist
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El "Chicago Esperantist", "If you have a taste for science fiction, why not read "SCIENCE
FICTION and FUTURE SCIENCE? Mr.Charles D.Hornig, editor, is an ardent Esperantist. In each
edition of each magazine you'll find ESPERANTO mentioned at least once — if only in the
department carrying letters to and from the Editor. Mr Hornig is doing a great work in the
promotion of Esperanto. Not everyone can be an editor and serve the cause so effectively,
but each can do something, and all can help Mr.Hornig in his activities by letting him know
that his efforts are appreciated. Write him,care of his magazines. 'With Miss Nancy Feather-
stone, Mr.Hornig now is busy on the second draft of their translation into Esperanto of
"La Aventuroj de Alico en Mirlando". We join heartily with Mr.Collier,in appreciation of H.
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THE MAJNSFIELD MIRROR, MANSFIELD. MISSOURI OCTOBER 31. 1940
Has Esperanto Display Here.,.
Above, left, is Bill Coday,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Haden Co-
day of this city, Esperanto en-
thusiast, who had an Esperanto
collection on display at the Lions
hall last Friday night when hts
Esperanto'class met. The above
picture was made when the col-
lection • was on display at the
teachers meeting at Southwest
Teachers college two weeks ago.
The picture was taken when Co-
day and J. B. Bounous, language
teacher at teachers college, were
looking at the exhibit.
Coday became interested in Es-
peranto, international language,
by corresponding with boys and
girls in foreign countires. Now
he has a class made up of ten
members of the Mansfield Boy
Scout troop, which meets once a
week to study the international
language. Coday corresponds
with boys and girls in about 20
foreign countries in Esperanto.
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Earlier in October this exhibit was shown at the Missouri Teachers School during teacher's
Convention, where many compliments were expressed by prominent educators: Dr.Anna Lou Blair,
teacher of German, Professor Frendenberger teacher of Latin, Professor Compton, teacher of
Spanish and Dr.Joel D.Bounous teacher of French-master of several languages-who was instru-
mental in having the exhibit at the Convention , and who gave a very enthusiastic talk to
the assembled teachers on Esperanto. The-Language Department requested that Bill leave the
exhibit another week, so that the students might have a better opportunity to study it
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"WHY DOES HITLER OBJECT TO THE ESPERANTO LANGUAGE?"This is a frequent query. All who have
read Hitler's book "Mein Kajnpf"know the answer. On page 423 he sayst "As long as the Jew
has not become the master of the other peoples he must, whether he likes it or not, speak
their languages, and only if they would be his slaves then they might all speak a univer-
sal language so that their dominion will be made easier". Until a short time before be-
fore writing the book, he was as friendly with Jews as with other people—considered them
"no worse, no better". But he joined a society whose members were violently anti Semitic,
and carried away by their oratorical intensity, swallowed their vaporings as gospel, and
out of his disordered little think tank he picked the erroneous idea that the Jew was the
bane of civilization (as he imagined it), and when he became master of Germany, and for-
bid everything which was not of German origin, he dogmatically dubbed the widely used
Esperanto as the universal language of the Jewish dominated world.
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D0RIS_ TAPPAN CONTINUES CSEH COURSES IN NEW YORK. The foto shows her new Monday class»
LeTt to right» Front; Robert AusterTTtz, Louis Bergdahl, David Jagerman. Center; Harold
Rogers (visitor fr.Calif.) Eleanor Anderson, DORIS TAPPAN (Teacher), Marguerite Amodeo,
Thomas Pegg, Back; Julius Perlman, Leonora Ehrenberg, Antoinette Fitton, Anna Ehrenberg,
George Connor" Rot present; Maurine Alexander, Donald Forbes.   Doris's Thursday class
expect to receive their 'atestoj' before Christmas. While convalescing after her illness,
Doris started a class at the home of her mother in Sanish, N.D. Also assisted her uncle
George (Connor) in his newspaper and radio campaign for Esperanto in North Dakota. This
resulted in the discovery of our 'fervorulino' Rita Beukema Nuss in Grand Forks, and the
initiating of extensive Esperanto activities in radio, newspaper publicity, and classes
under her able direction— attested by many 'clippings'-lack of space prevents showing.
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CAPTAIN F.A.POST, Direktoro de "V080G0", has sent the following notice, urging that many
more of our members signify their interest in "VoSoGo" (details outlined in Sept."AE")and
that each one send to him the details of his personal chief interests, so that Direktore
may more effectively team the members up together in congenial "Steloj" of group-lets»
"La sekvantaj personoj aliĝis al Verd-Stela Gefrataro kaj deziras formi stelojn, au
fariĝi la membroj de la Stelo» John S.Stewart, Czar, Alberta, Canada, Frank Martin
Rockland, Mass., B.H.Robinson Jr.,Mobile, Ala., Nathan Sadagurski, Ozone Park, N.Y.
John H.Tomishin, Cleveland, Ohio.
"La Buprenomitaj personoj estas bonaj Esperantistoj, kaj se iu volas aliĝi kun ill
aŭ akcepti iun el ill en sia stelo, bonvolu skribi al la Direktoro de VoSoGo kaj
sciigi lin pri detaloj rilate al vi mem» ekzemple, Su vi estas sperta en Esperanto
au komencauto; kia estas via profesio, okupado, ail (Jefaj interesoj; kia estas via
ago, (se ne la dato de naskiĝo, aOmenaŭ Su vi estas, junulo, laezaga, aŭ maljunulo)
k.t.p.  La adreso de la Direktoro estas: Espero, Route 5, Little Rock, Arkansas.
"Roto: La Direktoro laboras senpage kaj ne estas rica.  Pro tio, bonvolu
sendi al li almenaŭ una 3-cendan postmarkon por respondo.  La stelanoj, por help!
al la Direktoro kovri la elspezojn de korespondado kaj cetere por antaŭenigi 1»
kreskadon de la Gefrataro, kutime estas pretaj kontribui 10 cendojn Siunonate."
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