AMERIKA
ESPERANTISTO
OCTOBER, 1918
OFFICIAL  ORGAN   OF
THE ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION
OF NORTH  AMERICA

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AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO
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The Esperanto Association of North America, Inc
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CO-EDITORS:  NORMAN W.  FROST
MRS    I.   M.   HORN
CLUB DIRECTORY
This department is conducted solely for
the benefit of our organized (roups through-
out the country. It furnishes • means of
keeping in close touch with the work in other
cities, for the exchange of ideas and helpful
suggestions, and for the formation of valuable
friendships   in   a   united   held   of  endeavor.
BERKELEY. CALIF.
Berkeley» Esperama Rondo.—
and Tuesday evenings at B.M.-
nesday  evenings.     Address   Vi
62nd St.. Oakland, Calif.
Classes   Monday
-Meetings Wed
nton  Smith.  530
L.    D.   Stockton.
. & Trees., 438  15th St.
SAN  FRANCISCO.  CALIF.
San    Francisco   Rondo,   meets   Third   Friday
eve..   Km,   315   Lick  Bldg..  35  Montgomery  St.
F-ino M. D. Van Sloun, Secy. 946 Central Av,
CHICAGO   ILLS.
La  Gradata  Esperanto-Societo.   Dvorak   Park.
Jaroslov  Sobehrad. Sec'y,   1116 W.   19th  Place.
La Esp.  Oficejo.    1669  Blue Island Ave.
Kunvenas  2an  kaj  4an sab.  iiumonate.         19
BOSTON.   MASS.
Boston Esp. Soc. 402 Pierce Bldg., Copley Sq.
Meets Tues..   7   P.M.     Miss  A.   Patten.   Sec.
WORCESTER,  MASS,
r County Esperanto Society.
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PORTLAND,  ME.
Portland   Esperanto   Society.   Trelat
Miss   M.   G.    Ingalls.    Sec'y.   The
State  St.
DETROIT.   MICH.
Detroit     Esperanto    Office.    507    1
Bldg..    open    daily.      Library    at    d
everybody   daily,   7   A.M-9P.M.,
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La Pola Esp. Unuigo, fiusema
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La Sentcntrio. Tues.. 8.00P.M.,
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HOBOKEN.  N. J.
•T.O.O.F. Esperanto Club No. 1 of Greater
N.Y." meets every Tuesday at 8.30 P.M. ia
61 First St.. 3rd Floor West. All welcome.
Pre».. Mrs. M. O. Haugland; Secy Win.
Preu.se; Instructor. A. Mendelson. Address
all  communications to the secretary at  above
NEW  YORK  CITY.  I*.  Y.
New Jersey suburbs.
•Sec,   IDS  W.  <Mth   St.
New York Esperanto Society,
chartered clubs in Manhattan,
Brooklyn. Queens. Richmond.
We. 1 che-ter County and the
Leonora Stoeppler.
The New York Barĉo, or Esperanto sup-
er, is held on tie THIRD FRIDAY ol every
ncnth 17 P. M). at the new hesdquarters of
lie Civic Club, 14 West 12th St. (two doors
test of 5th Ave., south side): conveniently
nca-ed to "L" and subway lines.
La di manes kunveno. al km tiuj estas bon-
enaj. okazas je la tria horn, ponttagroere.
urn diminĉon, ĉe la logejo de S-ro Joseph
n'bernik. 229 East  18th St..  Manhattan.
CLEVELAND.   OHIO.
La   /a-nenhofa   Klubo:
3*06  Meyer Ave.
PHILADELPHIA.   PA.
PITTSBURGH,  PA.
PLA1NV1EW.  NEBR.
Esperanto-Fako   de   la    "Sola   Skolto"    (Lone
Scout),   500   N.   Dearborn,  Chicago,   III.   (Re-
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THE CONNECTING LINK
Empires are crumbling, traditions are falling, the future is be-
ginning to occupy its rightful place in our thoughts. Here in North
America, 100,003,000 English speaking citizens have no cause to fear
the shock, no need to dread that subjection more galling than any
sovereign's yoke, the yoke of dominance by an alien race. Today
we of North America fear no yoke the closer interleagued than ever
before, but we have further duties than self-protection and must not
be blind to the "problems elsewhere. In Europe there have been
built up dynasties ruling great agglomerations of ununited peoples;
almost over night those dynasties are one by one swept away. Russia,
Turkey, Austria, the earthquake that toppled over their rulers is split-
ting them into fragments, each an outgrowth of separate history and
language. When the Bolshevik gives out word that each local soviet
is to be a law unto itself, he but attempts to carry the process a step
further; one more step and we would have the utter anarchy of un-
checked indnvidual initiative, with its possible consequence of violence,
and its threat against the economic laws of co-operation; against all
modern society. Discord and race-hatred follow misunderstanding,
and rise above all between groups that do not communicate with one
another. Given a central government, the distribution of powers be-
tween the subordinate units is immaterial. With a common tongue,
taking the woes and joys of all peoples into every home, there is no
danger from the break-up into one-language nations.
What is the actual line of cleavage between these races, sprung
up mushroomlike into independent nations?    Ask any emigrant or
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investigator and he will answer "the line of the spoken tongue." The
German-speaking elements of Bohemia form a government at Tep-
litz, the Czech element at Praha. On the other hand Servia, Monte-
negro, and Bosnia seem ready to unite. Clearly in democracies speech
is the determinant national factor. A national language carries with
it the culture, the moral code, the ingrown tradition of the race; each
race has but one such "national consciousness." With anarchy of
languages would come anarchy of traditions, cultures, morals. Almost
surely such diversity would tend to mistakes, bigotry, disputes, hat-
reds, warfare. What way is open but to emphasize the points in corn^
mon, to form a common meeting ground, and what meeting ground
but the international language? Put yourself in thought for some
minutes in Europe, and the immense value of Esperanto begins to
appear, the basis of union, the supreme link.
What can be done to hold back this increasing disintegration'
One expedient has been tried over and over again with varying but
rather paltry success—to cram the language of the ruling race down
the throats of the subject peoples. Today that method is no longer
to be thought of. It might vanquish the unresistant clement, but only
to foster every spark of suppressed-and unyielding objection and re-
pugnance in the hearts of the patriot who thereby might readily
become to his race a militant martyr. For example, if the English-
speaking race could conquer all the rest of the world, it might be able
to force every tongue to that venerable ha h of incongruities, the
English language; but we who must devote one-tenth of a lifetime to
acquire "good English" should pray that such calamity be averted.
French, German, or some other national tongue, might with scarcely
less objection be forced upon all the world. Wc may be sure that no
race will ever willingly adopt another's means of expression, dilute
their own with another's national consciousness.
Whose place is it to check this disunion? The question is vital,
for the forerunner must make sacrifices and wait, for his returns.
There can he but one answer: the sacrifice must be made by all who
are clear headed enough to see the cure for the evil, and large minded
enough to wish to help. Our nation especially seems to be considered
kin by all the world today; it is at the height of prestige and influence.
Upon us, then, it is doubly incumbent to be fervent propagandists
of the new order. True, to the nations of Europe an international
tongue is an everyday need, while many of us Americans may never
meet a man who cannot use some sort of English. But America alone
has no sting of defeat, no long and bitter international grievances;
our hearts are in the crusade for democracy everywhere; we are
ready to think in world terms. A considerable portion of our popu-
lation is willing to further a world cause at some sacrifice; every one
of these ought to be an Fsperantist — and will, if we samideanoj do
our utmost and do it now.   Are you a sleeper?   Awake; now or never.
What shall you Esperantists do, each one? Always wear openly
some badge of your membership, and declare it whenever opportune,
facing the sarcasms of the ignorant.   No progress has ever been made
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except at this cost. Suggest to any group of which you are a member
that if they are willing you will gladly explain what Esperanto is
and what it means to you. Keep in touch with the movement thru
discouragement and dissatisfaction. Don't be a quitter; criticise if
you must, but first try to correct the errors of your club, your text-
book, or your magazine. Be an active help to the less enthused and
a beacon light to the outsider. Write to people of other tongues.
This will mean time and effort, money, too, if you can give. Can you
spare that time and effort amid other things or is Esperanto a non-
essential? The Red Cross needs your time; so does your church,
your city, your neighborhood, your family, your business, your health,
your enjoyment, iou must lessen the sufferings of one war, why not
prevent any in the future; you wouid send missionaries to carry the
civilization of Christendom, why not purge that civilization of misun-
derstanding, hatred and slaughter; you would have your neighborhood,
your city, your nation, cared for and improved, why not extend such
beneficence; you would uplift your family mentally and spiritually,
what better mental discipline and ideal than Esperanto and Espe-
rantism? Its value in hard cash for business uses is growing apace,
and health and happiness are a sure accompaniment of good work well
done. Be proud that you as an Esperantist are a connecting link to
hold the world together.
It is important that the subscription list of Amerika Esperantisto
should be increased. We all know the necessity of our having a pub-
lication worthy of the name and cause. Conditions have been unfa-
vorable, there is a prospect of betterment, and with the improvement
there must come an increase of subscribers. The A. E. cannot be
made all that we would have It without means. The greater the list
the better the publication.   The expense must be met.
It is my earnest request that the names of all known to be inter-
ested in Esperanto, those who have been, those who are, and even
those whom we can hope to become workers, be sent to the Esperanto
Office in West Newton, so that the central office may reach them.
Will you not use your influence to the end that our publication may
be made not only self supporting, but a credit to the association and
to the language itself. All who are willing to prepare matter, trans-
lations or original, arc welcome to its pages.
It is fitting that we should take advantage of the ere-long coming
of all that will tend to lasting peace, and with it will surely come the
need of a common language. During the coming year all possible
must be done to place Esperanto in a favorable light, to the end that
when the diverse nations are ready to consider the means by which
speedy intercommunication may be had, the language Esperanto
will be favorably considered. To do this we must have a strong and
influential magazine.   Will you not help us?
Edward S. Payson, President.
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AMERIKA ESPERANTISTA
AL LA TUTMONDA
ESPERANTISTARO
La Esperante verkita alvoko. kiun
alsendis la Interligo por Certigi 1'acon
al la tutniondaj Esperantistoj, clvokas
korajn respondojn. Ce la centra on-
cejo de la Interligo. New York, oni
estas ricevlnta leterojn de Esperan-
tistoj en la franca kaj belga anneoj.
de civilnloj en Francujo kaj en Granda
Britujo. kaj de Esperantistoj en
L'sono.
Ciuj el ili aprobas la penson cspri-
milan de William H. Taft. la prczi-
danto de la Interligo por Certigi Pa-
con, ke tio ĉi estas milito en kiu la
mal.'imikoj de Germantijo forjetis la
glavlngon, kaj batalos ĝis vera paco
estos certigila.
Estis klare ke la senditajo en la tut-
monda lingvo multon signifis al till'
Esperantistoj kiuj diim ntoiiatoj aŭ eĉ
jaroj bataladis kontraii la ccfmalamiko
de la paCO, super kies kapoj tagon kaj
nokton la morto kriegadis, kies okuloj
malheliĝis pro cititagc renovitaj teru-
roj. Tiuj Esperantaj soldatoj mcdi-
tis durn ili batalis. Kio devus csti la
fino? Cu ambaii kontraŭstaruloj de-
vus batali ĝis la preskaŭ morliga la-
cego, kaj tiam ripozi nur ĝis tinu an la
alia reakirus la forton?
Ne tiel opiniis tinj ĉi viroj, Nc pro
tio ili bataladis; ne pro tio ili estis
prctaj fordnni sian vivon. La kontraii-
batalantaj nacioj dcvas iel intcrprok-
simiĝi; ili devas popolamasc iel inter-
komprcniĝi.    Nur tiam povtis veni la
Sed la bataloj daiiris de tago al tago.
fariĝante eĉ pli furiozaj; kai de inona-
to al monato ili trovis novajn prnvojn
de la d'ableco de siaj malamikoj. Dum
la milito danris, la ebleco atingi inter-
konsenton aŭ trovi bazpri por recipro-
ka fido verŝaine malpHiĝis. Tiam venis
la senditajo de la Interligo por Certigi
Paeon, voko de espcro kitn noto de
antorhato.
"Sciiĝinte antaŭ nelonge pri la In-
terligo por Certigi Paeon," skribas
franca Esperantislo en sia nacia ar-
meo. "car mi ant ait nelonge eksciis pri
la 'Interligo por Certigi Paeon,' mi
pie; plezure uzas a' tiun okazon por
diri al vj tnlan gojou, ke fine en la
mondo ciunanke naskiĝas movoj por
certigi la plej altvaloran bonajon por
la  honiaro: la paeon.
"Xuna en Eŭropo okazanta abome-
najo indignigas eĉ plej funtie kvietajn
homojn. kaj ĉiuj havas tiun laŭte kri-
atan vorion: neniam p!u ekzistu tia
abomeno! Kiel okazas citifoje. kiam
in demando estas solvinda. prezenti-
ĝas pli malpli da solvoj. jen raciaj, jen
neraclaj, jen eĉ matraciaj.
"Rilate la krispigan demandon pri
starigo de certedaurada paco, estos
versajne same: multaj estos la propo-
noj. Mi deziregas ke ciuj farotaj pro-
ponoj estti facilaplikeblaj kaj precipe
celtrafaj; t. e., ke ili por ciani forigu el
nia mina premigita planedo la mon-
stron: milito.
"El la solvoj de nun aperantaj kiel
pactgiloj, mi opln:as. ke alpreno tie ko-
Rinna lingvo esttis por ĉiuj civilizitaj
popiloj rimedo ŝajnanta a! mi nepre
trafa.
"Ja. kiel la bomoj sin tiel sovaĝe in-
tcrlniĉadas? Antaŭ ĉio pro tio, ke ili
ne sin interkomprenas. Tiuj homoj
provizore, momente vestitaj je vestoj
tie krimuloi, eble sent as samgrandan
malamon al la milito kaj egale sam-
grade ŝategas paeon sed ... ili ne
povas intersangi sian penson pri tin
sarna tiel grava demando, kaj pro tio
sin intermortlgaal
"Prj la taŭgeco de komuna lingvo
por certigi paeon, ia franca historio
liveras al ni nerifuteblan kaj plej aten-
dintlan pruvon.
"(Vis la 'Revolucia Epoko,' tio estas
ĝis jaro 1789a. Franclando estis di-
vitlita en 32 provineoj kies enloĝantoj
parolis apartan lingvajon. Estis do
tiam en mia patrolantlo ĉirkaŭ tridck
parolataj lingvajoj. Senĉese tiuj pro-
vineoj militis tinu kontraii alian. La
Revolucio. krom tio, ke ĝi partigis
Franclandon en proksimume grandaj
departmentoj, nnuigis la Hngvon de
ĉinj departmentoj, trutlante ĉic la ler-
non de oficiala franca lingvo.
"De tiu epoko oni neniam vidis tinu
department on militi kontraii najbara
departmento! La rilatoj, kiuj inter la
provincianoj estis malfacilaj pro mal-
sameco de la lingvoj, iom post ioni
intensiĝis pro la faciliiiterkoniprene-
blcco kaj pro tio—precipe pro tio—ke
eiuj francoj sin pli bone konis; car ili
povis Ham kutiparoti kune. ili koraen-
cis interfratiĝi.
"Sekve. car nia planedo estas gran-
dega nacio dividita en grandaj prnvm-
coi parolantaj apartan Hngvon, tial en-
loĝantoj   de   tiuj   provmcoj   ne   povas
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interrilati inter si, kaj tio naskas cble-
con de milito. Oni alprenu koniunan
lingvon, kaj per ĝi la homoj interrila-
tos kaj interkonatiĝos; kaj tiam, car la
plej grava militkaŭzo estos neuiigita,
ekregos la paco, benata kaj tiel bonfa-
ranta por la homara bonajo."
El la leteroj kiujn la Interligo rice-
vis, sajnas ke la francaj, Spite dc la
longa uzado de sia lingvo kicl la di-
plomata lingvo, estas preskati la unuaj
kiuj klare vidas la utilojn de tut-
monda lingvo, kaj ke ili plej rapide
komprenas ke la Interligo por Certigi
Paeon kaj la Esperantistoj marŝadas
fiankon ĉe flanko al la satna celo.
"Via interligo estas prava," skribas
alia franca esperanta soldato, "kvan-
kani la koro premiĝas skribi tiajn
vortojn. Jcs, estas terure konsili la
militon, la plej abomenan kicl eble
niiliton, la militon kin kaptis la tutan
terglobon, militon kiun oni faras per
ĉiuj  la plej  malbonaj  rimedoj.
"Sed, dank' a! vi, ni certe sukcesos;
kaj la popoloj, iaterkompreniĝante,
povos reaiigi la veran, daŭran, inter-
nacian Paeon antaŭviditan de nia Maj-
stro  Zamenhof."
Ankoraŭ alia franca Esperantisto en
la vicoj de la franca arnieo estis medi-
tinta limn la pafado pri la valoro de
Esperanto por propagando; kaj la ri-
cevo de la senditajo de la Interligo por
Certigi Paeon "duoble batigis" lian
korou, subite sciiĝante ke aliaj  sain-
"Permesu la modestan francan sol-
daton kiu mi estas," li skribas, "sendi
al vi miajii korajn gratulojn por la
bonega ideo kiun vi havas, presigante
tiun sknbaĵon en Esperanto; ĝi duo-
ble batigas mian koron, car mi trc
ofte demandis min, kiam do oni fine
komprenos la utilecon de Esperanto
kiel propagandilo en tiu ci milito. kaj
ankaŭ ke nenin societo de la nacioj
ekzistos praktike ĝis kiam oni akcep-
tos Ksperanton kiel helpan lingvon.
"Al la personoj kiuj dubas pri la
utileco de internacia lingvo, mi nur
diras, ili venu Francujon; ili vidos la
malhelpajojn kiujn ni konstante havas
kun niaj kunliganaj fratoj; kaj ili
komprenos ke krom facila lingvo kiel
Esperanto neniu lingvo, cĉ la angia,
espereble sukcesos."
Tamen, la Esperantistoj ne nur ha-
vis kiel motivon  la egoistan  kaj  eble
,   senkonscian esperon ke la Interligo de
Nacioj alkondukos la tutmondan ling-
von. Ili futide komprenis la verdirojn
angle esprimitajn de S-ro Taft, kaj al
si esperanta proponitajn; kaj ili atin-
gis la samajn konvinkojn kiuj instigis
la Interligon anonci per sia prezidanto
ke ĝi forjetis la glavingon duni tin ĉi
batalo por la paco.
"Vere via presajo donas voĉon al
mia lento," skribas C. D. Gibson, an-
gia Esperantisto. "Ni devas batali,
batali, kaj ĉiam batali kontran la ger-
tnana nacio, ĝis la spirito de paco su-
pervenltoi la apirlton de malpaco . . ,
Kiam oni pensas pri la Icruelaj agoj
de la tiel nomataj kulturistoj, oni mi-
ras kio okazos al la popolo de 1' tuta
tuondo, se la propagaildistoj de I' ger-
mana kulturo sukcesos."
I,e Cornec, pariza Esperantisto,
skribas:
"Jus leginte vian alvokott al la Espe-
rantistoj cle la mondo, mi rapidas
sendi al vi mian aliĝon tutkoran al
via tiel interesa movado.
"Miaj kapabloj, kvankam malfortaj,
estas de nun je via tuta dispone
"Tutkore kaj sindoneme kun vi, por
la pli granda bono de I' homaro."
Hugues Gauttiey, alia pariza Espe-
rantisto. skribas ke li kortuŝe legis la
senditajon al Esperantistoj; ke la
idealoj esprimitaj de S-ro Taft estas
aukafi la liaj, bele kaj sincere elparo-
litaj; kaj ke li atendas pliau informon
pri la Interligo por Certigi Paeon, por
ke li povu fariĝi fervora propagandisto
por ĝi. Kiel la aliaj kiuj skribis re-
spondante al la alvoko, S-ro Gauthey
kredas ke la akcepto dc internacia
lingvo   firmigiis   ia   fundament on   de
Faco, kaj faciligus la laboron de la
nterligo por Certigi Paeon.
I'er la tradukado en Ksperanton de
la parolado de S-ro Taft la Interligo
por Certigi Paeon ekkaptis batalilon
kiun Germanujo mem penis uzi pli
frue dum la milito. Inter aliaj lingvoj,
ili ekktis Ksperanton kiel propagandi-
lon; kaj ili penis per la uzado de la
lingvo gajni la favoron de la Ksperan-
tista.ro por la gennana afero.
Ea provoj malsukcesis; kaj oni for-
lasis la penon. Oni diras ke uitu el la
motivoj pro kiuj la germanoj ĉesis uzi
Esperanton estis ilia deziro starigi la
germanan lingvon kiel tutmondan
lingvon, pro kio ili opiniis ke kiam ili
belptB la uzadon de Esperanto, eĉ por
meti germanajn argumcntojn kaj aser-
tojn en la manojn de Esperantistoj, ili
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AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO
subtenis  danĝeran  konkuranton  al la     ĉe  la   centra   oficejo   rfe   la   Interligo,
Kcrmaiia  lingvo.                                         pri la plia progreso de la ĉie divastigi-
La malgrava impreso de la germana     ta armeo da broŝuroj, kiujn ĝi elsendis
provo  vidiĝas  el  la responded   ricevi-     vestitan en la uniformo de Esperanto,
taj de la  Interligo por Certigi Paeon     kaj pri la intereso vekita de tiuj ĉi an-
post la sendo de s:a alvoko al la F.spe-     tanknrieroj de jnsta paco en malprok-
rantistaro.   La supre presitaj estas nur     simaj regionoj de la mondo.
specimenoj.     Leteroj   ĉiuiage alvenas
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS AND  ESPERANTO
Whatever he the result of the war, of one thing we are now cer-
tain—there will be a League of Nations. Whether it will be a League
on the scale contemplated by President Wiison and Viscount Grey
depends upon events, but all those who desire the advance of civiliza-
tion hope for the establishment of an effective League with the posi-
tive objects of the maintenance of peace and the development of good
understanding between the peoples, rather than the negative object
of the prevention of war.
The League of Nations must not be a mere Court of Appeal
in international disputes, not a mere super-Power with a velvet glove
over a hand of iron, but it must foster and encourage friendly relations
between the peoples. Good will among men must be its deliberate
aim, good will based on knowledge and mutual esteem. "What we
seek," said President Wilson in his Independence Day speech, "is
the reign of law based upon the consent of the governed and sus-
tained by the organized opinion of mankind."
To obtain expression of the organized opinion of mankind we
require a Parliament—"The Parliament of Man," which Tennyson
foreshadowed. The word "Parliament" really means "speaking the
mind." Now, how can a member of a Parliament of Nations speak his
mind to another member of this Parliament of a different national-
ity and language? Is the tedious and unsatisfactory interposition of
interpreters still to be perpetuated? Is it not time that the problem of
an international language be now faced by the Governments of the
world ?
It is obvious that without a common language any League of
.Nations will never hold together. "The tie of language," said de Toque-
ville, "is perhaps the strongest and most durable that can unite man-
kind." It is amazing that none of the writers on the League of Na-
tions, either in America or Britain, seems to have seen this. This, no
doubt, arises from the practically universal use of English in America
and Britain. We do not suppose that President Wilson, or any other
supporter of the League of Nations, has the slightest intention of
suggesting English as the official language of the League. The League
must have an official language, but which language is it to be? If
Germany is to sit at the council table, either French or English will
be as abhorrent to her as German would be to other nationalities.
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If more than one national language is to be used simultaneously, would
not the use of, say, the three languages mentioned humiliate other
countries like Spain and Italy and Portugal and China and Japan,
whose languages are spoken over a vast tract of the world?
There is only one way of meeting the situation: the adoption of
a neutral, international language. We Esperantists have proved dur-
ing the last thirty years that such a language is not only possible, but
practicable. In our international congresses we have seen men of all
nationalities, some with only a few weeks' acquaintance of Esperanto,
address our meetings clearly and fluently on ail kinds of topics with-
out any misunderstanding of their meaning. The widespread practical
use of Esperanto has abundantly demonstrated its adequacy. The
fact that since the beginning of the war the Germans have run a maga-
zine in Esperanto, wholly devoted to political subjects, shows its po-
tentialities for the purposes of diplomacy. The French have published
several war booklets and pamphlets in Esperanto, including President
Wilson's classic Congress speech of April 2, 1917; and the American
League to Enforce Peace, the pioneer body for the propagation of the
League of Nations idea, has now issued an official Appeal in Esperanto
to the Esperantists of the world to support the objects of the League
as set forth in the words of ex-President William Howard Taft.
It is to the work of Zamenliof that the world must look for the
common tongue of the League of Nations. It is a tongue that will not
only bind, but will unite. It is a tongue that was invented not only to
prevent war, hut to make war impossible, because its author intended
it to be used to show men that they are brothers. "Brotherhood and
justice between all peoples," was the idea which accompanied Espe-
ranto from the moment of its birth. And is not peace brotherhood
and justice in action?
As Esperantists we welcome the idea of the League of Nations, a
League founded on a mutual desire to promote mutual understanding.
One of the first duties of the League will be to make the schools of the
world teach the common language to every child in addition to its
native tongue. In less than one year the language walls dividing the
nations will have fallen. It will then be possible for future genera-
tions to know men of all nations in a way their forefathers have never
done. It will bring about "the single race, the single tongue," which
Tennyson foresaw, the time "when man to man the world o'er, shall
brothers be," of which Robert Burns sang, and when
"Sur neiitrala lingva fundamento
Komprenante unu la alian,
La popoloj faros, en konsento,
Unu grandan rondon familian."
W. M. Page, in The British Esperantists
Edzino—Sinjorino Black iutencas viziti nin hodiaŭ kaj  mi for-
gesis aĉeti panon.    Kion mi faros?
Edzo—Kial ne faru panrostajon?
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SOME TIMELY TERMS
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rear-admiral-koritradniiralo.   V.
vice-admiral—vicadmlralo.    V.
aide—adjutanto.    K.
alliance—ligo (K). alianco (V).
the Allies—la Liganoj.    F.
the Triple Alliance—la Triopa Ligo
(1), laTriligo (IB).
ammunition   —  mnnicio   (dist.   muni-
tions).    K;
to appropriate (money)—asigni.    K.
to arbitrate- -arbitracii.    V.
area (land or sea)—regiono.    IB.
armistice—militpaŭzo.    Esp.
armored cruiser—kiras-krozŝipo.    IB.
article (constitution)—artikoto.   OG.
attache—ataŝeo (IB), adjunkto.
city authorities—magistrato.    K.
to back (moral support)—protekti.   K.
to back (material aid)—apogi.   K.
balance of power — ekvilibro politika.
K
band (musical)—orkestro^   Far, IB.
barrage—*baraĝo.    PG IS.
bi'l (Congress)—projekto.    K.
to billet—loĝ: gi.    K.
oprn boat—neVovrita lioato.    K.
Bolshevism—*Bo1ŝevikismo.    PG 15.
bombast—ŝvelparolado.    B.
to bring down (airship)—alterigi.    V.
bugle call—klarionsignalo.    V.
bunkers—karbuioj.    V,
butt (gun)—kolbo.   V.
cabinet (polit.)—kabineto.    IB.
camouflage—"kamuflago.     PG 15.
campaign—kampanjo.    V.
cape (geographical)—kabo.   V.
Cape Colony—Kab-Kolonio.
capitalism—kapjtalismo. Esp.
channel (stream or harbor) — ŝanelo.
V,
the (British) Channel—la (Brita) Ka-
nalo.    F.
chaplain—militpastro   (F.   IB),   annc-
pastro.
chin strap—men tonumo.    IB.
civil war—interna milito.
a clerical (polit.)—klerikalo.    K.
to coal—karhumi.    V.
coaling station—karliumcjo.
coasting vessel—bordsipo.   V.
lieutenant-colonel—subkolonelo.   V.
colors—standardo.     K.
to be called to the colors—esti milit-
vokita.
word of command—kotnando.    K.
commission   (board)—komisiono.     F,
I, IB. _
commission  (officer's) — oficira dip-
r—ko
K.
conference—konferenco.
to conqurr—knnkiri.    K.
constituency—cicktintaro.
constitutional law—juro konstitucia.
convention (agreement) — konvenc'o.
K.
council—koncllio.    V.
crossfire—krucpafado.    V.
crusrde—krucmililo.    Kabc.
to crush (in battle)—fraski.    K.
custom-ho use—dogano.    V.
Czechoslovak—cehoslovako.
a 'daily"—jurnalo.    K.
the daily press—la jurnalaro.
oT.cer of the day—dejoroficiro.    V.
drcline (cf nation)—dekadenco.    K.
the defensive—defensive    IB.
Department (government) —  Depar-
temento.   K.
Navy   Department — Admiralitato.
K.
State   Department  —  Statdeparte-
to deploy— disloki sin.
derelict—ŝipruino.    V.
d'tention camp— arcstcjo.   IB,
to "dig oneself in" — sin enfosi.    FK
p. 197.
to dismantle (ship or fort) — senar-
to dismount (gun)—malmunti.    V.
displacement (ship)— dismeto.    V.
dry dock—senakva doko.
to draft—rekvizi.    B.
draftee—rekvizito.
to dress (wound)—pansi.   V.
to dress (in ranks)—sin rektumi.   V.
(by   right  or  left)—laŭ   dekstre   aŭ
malclckstre.
to drift—drivi.    V.
"drive"—puŝo.   F.
dugout—kazemato.    V.
duty (tax) -limimposto.    K.
the Far East — la Kkstrema Oriento.
K.
the Near East—la Froksima Oriento.
editorial—ĉefartikolo.    IB.
elevation (of gun)—ktino.    V.
embankment (railroad, etc.) — taluso.
V.
the Entente—la "Entente" (untrans.).
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to evacuate—malokupi.    IB.
express (train) — "rapido."    Privat.
an "extra"—ekstra eldouo.    K.
lace value—nominala   vaioro.     K.
facings—galono.    K, V.
faction (pclit.)—frakcio.    K.
fatigue  (uniform)—negligo.
flanking movement— fl "iikmanovro.
flat-car—ptatvagono.    V.
forced march—streĉita mar ŝo.    Far.
formation (milit.)—formacio.   V.
to founder—dron i. FK, p. 97.
freight-car—ŝarĝvagono.     V.
front-line trenches—frontai tranĉeoj.
funnel (ship)—fumtubo.    M, G-M.
gains—akiroj.
gangplank— ponteto.    V.
officer of the guard—gardoficiro.    V.
guard-house— gardejo.
governor—guberniestro,   guheniaioro.
(FK).
government offices—kaneelario.    IB.
grievance -plendafero.    N'T. p. 33d.
to ground (ship)—grundi.    V.
gun-crew (kanona)—servistaro.   V.
hand-to-hand fighting — mat» bata-
lado
Z.
headquarters—stab e jo.
to hoist—hisi.    V.
indemnity — kontrihucio   (K), m
kotnpeiuo,
to  indemnify—militkompensi.
to intern—iuternigi.    F.
intervention—intervene
to intimidate—minactimigi
intra-state—enŝtaia.
official investigation—enketo.    K.
fail—karcero.    K.
joint (adj.)—solidara.    K.
junker—jutikro.    V.
lance-corporal—subkaporalo.
landmark—gvidmarko.    V.
Legion of Honor—Honora Legio.
legislature—parlamen to,     K.
letters of marque and reprisal — ka-
perleteroj.    M.
license—lice ti so.    V.
second-lieutenant—subleŭtenanto.   IB.
lookout—observanto.    V.
machine gun—maŝinpafilo.    IB.
magazine  (of gun)—magaseno.    V.
magazine (for ammunition) — muni-
ciejo.    V.
Magyar -magiaro.    Esp.
manhole—bnmtruo.    V.
mart—bazaro.    K. (senco 3).
at half mast—mezmaste  (V). masto-
megalomania—*megalomanio.   PG 15.
nautical mile—marmejlo.    IB.
to mine—subfosi.   V.
contact mine—koutakta  mino.    IB,
floating mine—naganla mino.
morganatic marriage—me2alianco.    ft.
munitions—militiloj.    IB.
to murder—krinimortigi.    F.
National Guard—mi lie io.   K.
to naturalize—civitanigi.
naturalization papers — civitanigaj
aktoj.
No Man's Land—Nenies Lando.
to nominate—nominaci (B), nominacii
(G-M).
non-commissioned officer — suboficiro.
Z.
null and void—nula kaj senvaiora.   F.
the offensive—la ofensivo.    V.
officers   and men—oficiroj   kaj   solda-
toj  ^maristoi).    IR.
operation (milit. and med.)—operacio.
V.
public opinion —la publlka opinio.    IB.
the opposition (parliament)—la opozi-
cio.    K.
outbreak of war—eksplodo de milito.
IB.
to   outflank—ĉirkaŭiri   (IR),   flankĉir-
lcaiii.
to pitch (ship in high sea)—tangi. V.
to probe (wound)—sondi.   V.
to promote (in ranks)—-avansigi,    K.
propellor—Ŝippclilo.    V.
prosecuting   attorney—prokuroro.    K.
protectorate—protektorato.    K.
raid—foratako.    V.
rape—seksperforto.   F.
receiver  (in bankruptcy)—sindiko.  K.
public records—arkivoj.   V.
to reconnoitre—rekognoski.    V.
reconnaissance—rekognosko.
red tape—rutino.
stickler for red tape—rutinulo,    FK.
regime—reĝimo.     B,   Ksp.
to relieve (guard)—anstataui.
reveille—veksignalo.
ringleader--matadoro.   K (senco 2).
to rise in military rank—avansi.    K.
roll call—nomvoko.    V.
to ca'l ro'l—nomvoki.   Sam. Meyer,
sa lient—c 1 s t a r a j o.
screw (of ship)—helico.    K.
open sea—libera maro.    Kabe.
searchlight—lumjetilo.   F.
quartermaster sergeant—furiro.   V.
sharp-shooter—pa tckspcrto.
sheriff— ierifo.    V.
shoulder-strap—epoleto.   K.
siege gun—bombardilo. K.
to sink—submergi (V), mergi (B, IB)
(transitive).
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skirmishers—ŝvarmistoj.     V.
to "snipe"—kaŝpati.
sniper—kaŝpafinto.
special train— ekstra vagonaro.    K.
squadron   (milit.)—skadro.    Z.
squadron   (naval)—eskardo.     K.
squall—skualo.   V.
to stall (machinery)—panei.   V.
standing  (as army or committee) —
stateroom (ship)—kajuto.    K.
stateroom (Pullman)—kupeo.
to station^-1 ok i.
strength  (full  quota of regiment)  —•
efektivo.    V.
stretcher—brankardo.    V.
woman's suffrage movement — femi-
trigger—tirilo.    B.
trigger-guard—ponteto.    V.
troops—trupoj.    V.
"trouble"—tnal|iaco.
truce—ba talpauzo..     IB    (dist.
K.
K.
suffragette—feminlstino
suspension bridge—pen da .
to swear (someone in court)—jurligi.
"tank"—atakmas ino.
"taps"—veiperiignalO. V.
to temporize—nprokrasti.
to terrorize—terurpremi.
terrorism— t e run smo.
speech from the throne—tronparolado.
IB.
to "go over the top"—forataki.    V.
trench—tranced.    K.
3.)
lilit-
V.
■aklame voĉ-
tug—trenŝipo.    V.
uhlan—ulano.    K.
vedette—rajdgardanto.
to vest in—kormsil at
volunteer—memvolulo.
to vote by acclamation—
doni, aklami.    K.
to vote by ballot—baloti.   K.
to vote by show of hands—mane voĉ-
to take a rising vote—voĉdoni per
leviĝo.
water-line—akvolinio.     V.
wing (army)—alo.    V.
lit..,    15.
...      rt = P1ena    Vortar_
eldonajoj   de   Universal a
...   Esp.
IwicrauIO-Asocio, i-—n.Jni
en l--i..T.-ml<.; I'K-Fi.n.l.m,-,,,., «,«=s.u.,.a,.u;
i'.ir. = U Faraond (Kabe); G-M = L)ictionnairc
Cumpiet Espe: anto-Francais de Grosjean-
Maupin; I=italaj militdobumenloj en Espe-
ranto; IBaalntrrnacia lluttcnu kaj aliaj milit-
dokumrntoj prrtn naj en E-peranto; K = Vor-
tar.) de ]■ ,per:.nt... de Kabe: MarMillidite's
Esperanlo-Eiitfli.il Hi. ii,.nary ; NT = Nova
Te.tamento; OG = OficiaU Gaieto: V=En-
tiklopedia  Vortarelo de  Verax j Z—Zamenhol.
MIA KREDO
Ne konservu la alabastrajn ujojn de via amo kaj kompatemo
sigelitaj, ĝis mortos viaj amikoj.
Plenigu iiiajn vivojn de dolĉeco.
Parolu aprobajn gajigajn vortojn dnm iliaj oreloj povas audi, kaj
dum iliaj koroj povas esti travibrigitaj kaj plifelitigitaj per ili.
Pa bonkorajn parolojn kiujn vi iutencas diri, kiam ili estos fori-
rintaj, diru antaii ol ili iros. La florojn, kiujn vi intencas sendi pot
iliaj ĉerkoj, sendu por heligi kaj doleigi iiiajn hejniojn, antaii ol ili
forlasos ilin.
Se miaj amikoj havas en provizejo alabastrajn ujojn plenajn je
bonodoraj parfumoj de simpatio kaj amemo, kiujn ili intencas frakasi
super mia mortinta korpo,—mi preferus, ke ili liveru kaj malfermu ilin
en miaj eiuiaj kaj maltrankvilaj horoj, por ke mi refreŝiĝu kaj gajiĝu
de ili. dum mi ilin bezonas.
Mi plivolus kuŝi en neornamita ĉerko seri flofoj, kaj ke mia fune-
bra ceremonio estu sen laiula paroUdo, ol vivi sen la dolĉeco de amo
kaj simpatio.
Xi lernu olei por ilia entombiĝo niajn amikojn antaiie. Bonkoreco
post morto ne gajigas la maltrankvilan spiriton. Floroj sur la ĉerko
ĵetas malantaŭen nenian bonodoron super la laciga vojo de la vivo.
J. H. Young.
(El la "British Esperantist.")
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ESPERANTO  AND  IDEALS
The great problems of reconstruction are pressing urgently upon
the community.    Among these problems that of a universal tongue.
One of the new instrumentalities clearly required is a universal
tongue or language, both in the realms of speech and writing. No
sound dissent from this has appeared in either public or private dis-
cussions, but there is a manifest difference of opinion as to what this
language shall be. This is not a matter in which personal desire or
national and racial loyalties should play any part. Such a language
is to serve the whole world and all its peoples, and not to tickle the
vanity of any one country or region. The purely national tongues
under this plan are preserved and safeguarded, and will disclose new
beauties under the stimulus of this linguistic revival. Thus the affec-
tion we all feel for our native tongue is cherished and fostered.
Why does this matter of a common tongue continually press to
the front these days? Is it for any other reason than because of the
growing recognition that first class catastrophes such as the great
war have their rise in the misunderstandings of races and peoples?
Thru the ignorance of man concerning his fellowmen, ambitious and
unscrupulous dynasties seek perpetuation and exaltation of their
names, power and possession by playing upon the prejudices of their
subjects. This systematic poisoning of the wells of human trust and
understanding can never he destroyed so long as the word "foreign"
and "alien" suggest to the average mind a being inferior and of essen-
tial difference. Five men of diverse tongues can quarrel about some-
thing, when, in fact, what all want and are describing in five different
languages is identically the same thing.
The self-interest which prompts a dynasty or any autocratic
ruler to instill in the minds of the people thoughts of race superiority,
distrust of "foreigners." world conquest and dominion, militarism, etc.,
has been called "A barbaric passion which is no other than the pas-
sion of nature. These men, like unto animals, are the prisoners of
nature, subdued and overcome by nature.—Just as the animals are
captives of nature, similarly man is conquered, subjugated and hum-
bled by nature." In other words, such rulers have abandoned the
divine teachings of every age, including the plain precepts of Christ,
to whose religion they owe and outwardly confess their allegiance, and
have identified themselves with the world of nature and the natural
animal requirements of aggression, blood thirst in ess, oppression and
rapacity. It is against this forsaken slavish theory of government that
the spiritual ideals of the whole world have taken their stand today.
The illumined principles stated by President Wilson as the basis upon
which peace shall come, and the new organization of the world rear
itself, are pregnant with these ideals. These ideals are a two-edged
sword and will cut into every violation of their embodied principles,
no matter where such violation appears, being universal in type, they
can have no racial or national coloring. As has been frequently urged
by correspondents at the front, and noted editors the past few days, it
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is essential that the allied nations at this time come into full accord
and agreement to accept the full implications of these principles. The
power of unity thus attained though the important national sacrifices
which are inevitably associated with this program, will become an
irresistible force.
If our eyes are open, we will likewise foresee the ultimate appli-
cation of these principles at no distant date to the individual relation-
ships in the community and nation. Here, again, the element of self-
interest which has built up, even amidst democratic institutions, vari-
ous forms of prejudice in order to array class against class, is rebuked
by these same ideals. Prejudice against the foreigner is one of the
main weapons of this kind of self-interest. This use of the word "self-
interest" has nothing to do with what has been sometimes called the
"illumined self-interest" which is satisfied with its rightful preroga-
tives, and looks to justice. The one is light, the other is darkness,
invading the rights of others.
I have touched upon the above subjects at the risk of accusa-
tions of digression, in order to throw light upon the great part a com-
mon tongue can play in establishing these great ideals. Is it not
clear that no people once armed with knowledge of the fundamental
oneness of humanity, will at the same time suffer itself to be deceived
and misled bv prejudiced statements concerning the inherent base-
ness and permanent racial differences of any people? Knowledge is
both a weapon and an armor, and it is the fear of this fact that has
led the tyrants of all ages to foster ignorance among their peoples.
Alfred E. Lunt.
FOR THE BEGINNER
Our readers are invited to send us any difficulties encountered
in their study of the international language, inquiries being answered
promptly and completely in this department of the magazine.
Idioms
The crux of every natural language is its idioms. The actual
grammar of most modern languages, irregular forms and all, may be
compressed into a few dozen pages. The dictionaries are necessarily
bulky, but only the merest fraction—not more than two or three thou-
sand words—are used in the affairs of everyday life. It is the idioms,
the host of little expressions constantly occurring in defiance of dic-
tionary, grammar, and logic,—it is these that baffle and entangle a
foreigner on every hand, and render it virtually impossible to get even
a working knowledge of an alien tongue without direct association
witli those that speak it. It is otherwise with Esperanto. It is en-
tirely practicable, tho of course not so easy, for one to completely
master Esperanto without ever coming in personal contact with an-
other Esperantist. This is because in the international language the
illogical element is reduced to a minimum.    Its grammar is absolutely
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regular and without exception. Its idioms are few and far between,
and are for the most part self-evident.
It is a mistake to assert, as some do, that Esperanto is altogether
without idioms. Such expressions as jam ne, kiel eble plej, multe da,
antaŭ . , . jaroj constitute idioms. Zamenhof has to say in his Ling-
vaj Responded, (No. 1) : "In Esperanto also there are various idioms
to be found (tho not many of them), and it is quite wrongly that cer-
tain Esperantists oppose them ; for if a language were absolutely logi-
cal and free from idioms it would be lifeless and intolerably stilted."
But the difficulty with the English-speaking beginner (as with the
speaker of any natural language) is to break away from the peculiar-
ities of his mother tongue. The idioms of our native speech are so
interwoven with our habits of thought that we are for the most part
unconscious of them as peculiarities. It is when we try to render
them literally into Internationa! that we produce something that is at
best ludicrous, and at worst incomprehensible to one of alien speech.
Long after the new student can apply the Sixteen Rules without error
he is not unapt to utter the like of "Ml ricevas supren ĉe ses de hor-
loĝo, dresis, prenis mordon de matenmanĝo, rigardis super la papero,
kaj tiam kiel mi sentis ĉio rajte mi faris fruan vagonon kaj rajdis mal-
supren urbo, kie mi gutis en la realan bienan oficejon peti ĉirkaŭ domo
lasi (or permesi)." Any such trouble is, of course, the fault not of
Esperanto but of English.
There is only one safe course. Get the international viewpoint.
Learn to think in Esperanto. And the only way to accomplish this is
just as soon as possible to study Esperanto in Esperanto. Using an
English-Esperanto grammar as little as possible, and an English-Espe-
ranto dictionary not at all, pass at the earliest possible instant to the
classic literature. There is much of this that is extremely simple; for
instance, Kabc's Reader, Grimm's Fairy Tales, the Gospels, La Biblio-
teko Internacia, Privat's Karlo, Gabrowsky's Kondukanto, etc. Look
up words you don't know at first in an Esperanto-English dictionary;
but, just as soon as you can, learn to consult one of the dictionaries
entirely in Esperanto. Do all the original work in International that
you feel up to from the very start,—write postcards and letters, and
talk it much. But if you want to be a good Esperantist (it will take
self-control but), attempt little or no translation from English into
Esperanto until you can read the Fundamenta Krestomatio fluently.
Certainly don't attempt any "literaturo" till you can. On the other
hand, the more translation from Esperanto into idiomatic English
the better. By so doing you bring out in your mind the peculiarities
of English, and once recognizing them, you will End it easy to avoid
them in Esperanto.
Anekdoto from the Fundamenta Krestomatio
Unu advokato, tre malgranda, venis juĝejon, por defendi la aferon
de sia kliento. Alia advokato, vidante lin, demandis, kiu li estas. Tiu
respondis.   Tiam la unua ekkriis:—Kio? tia malgranda advokato? mi
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ja povas vin kaŝi en mian poŝonl—Vi povas, trankviie dins tiu, kaj
tiam en via pofio cstos pli da saĝo, ol en la kapo.
Notes*
Unit, a certain (cp. Ekz. 11:1), This usage is not obligatory:
thus we have "Patro havis du filojn (Kabe).—venis juĝejon, came to
court. What are iri lernejon, iri preĝejon, iri bazaron?—PUR defendi;
a "purpose" infinitive usually takes por.—afero, case (.at law) (cp.
jUĝa afero, Sent. 29,9.) Afero means essentially an immaterial thing, a
"matter," as distinct from objekto, which means a material thing, an
"object." Cp. Ekz. 13:3,41:14,42:1 with lb. 40 :15, 27:1, 33 :13, 37 :14.
Afero may also mean a "Cause" (as "nia sankta afero"—F. K. 319) ;
in plural it often = "business" (as "aferoj aŭ plczuro"—Marta)—kli-
ento (also = "customer")—Tiu ... la unua, the latter . . . the for-
mer. Tiu generally = "the former," while tiu £1 — "the latter."—mi
ja povas, why, I can, etc. Ja is a particle of general emphasis, trans-
latable by no single English word, often serving, as here, to give an
idiomatic turn tc a sentence.—vin kaŝi: an unemphatic pronoun object
commonly precedes its verb (as in the Romance languages). It is not
obligatory, but a matter of usage.—en mian poŝon: note accusative of
"end of motion" (P. G. rule 13)—trankvile, calmly, cooly. Trankvila
= "easy in mind," with no anxieties; kvieta = "even-tempered," not
easily excited; milda = gentle; serena = "cloudless," unruffled (of
outward appearance) ; negma — "slow," "cold," stolid.—pli (multe)
da: an "Esperaiitism" (Ling. No. 1), originally a gallicism (French
plus de).—La: used in possessive sense (for via), as often.
Punctuation.—Zamenhof and most other good authors use the
"close" system, setting off every clause and phrase with some mark
(unless the interconnection is very intimate). This system is on the
whole the most conducive to clearness.
Quotation Marks. — The Fundamenta Krestomatio and other
Works published in France seldom employ quotation marks. In such
minor details each country follows its own usage. Thus, Zamenhof's
Batalo de 1' Vivo, published in England, employs our English system.
Exercises
(Using only roots in the Anekdoto and Notes, and the Ekzercaro)
Advokato kaj kliento.—Komercisto kaj kliento.—(Unu) komer-
cisto havis multajn klientojn.—La patro estas advokato.—La kliento
iris bazaron.—Mi iris hodiaŭ preĝejon, kaj mi iros morgaŭ lernejon.—
Ni batalas por savi nian landon.—Ni batalas por defend! nian sanktan
aferon.—Mi havas aferojn en la nrbo.—Mi estas la defendanto en la
(juĝa) afero. — Respondu je mia demando. Kiu vi estas? — Via re-
spondo al mi ne plaĉas.—Kiu vi estas? Vi ja ne estas advokato.—Mi
vin vidis en la juĝejo.—Li sin kaŝis en la juĝejon.—Mi iris en la ju-
vin vidis en la juĝelo.—Li sin kaŝis en la juĝejon.—Mi iris en la ju-
ĝejon (a particular court-house, not, as in venis juĝejon, court in gen-
eral).—Li ne estas trankvila pri siaj aferoj, sed li estas kvieta—oni
lin ne povas eksciti,—Lia vizaĝo estis serena, kvankam interne li ne
Go >gle
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
AMERIKA ESPERANTISTO
estis rrankvila. — La ĉielo estas serena. — Flegmulo nenion sentas;
kvietulo Ĉion sentas, sed ne ekscitiĝas.—-Cu vi Lavas pli da mono—
Ne, mi neniom pli Lavas.—Vi Lavas malpli da saĝo, ol da mono.—Ne
ĥaŝu la kapon.—Donu al mi la manon.
•ABBREVIATIONS:   EVi.= ETtzercaro   de      siomatio   (reference  to pant):  Sent.= Senten-
Zamenhof   (refe-red   h)   bj   MCta'on   and   num-      coj   de   Salamono   (reference   to   chapter   and
her of rentence) ;   PC-Plern   GranUtOto the      vee);   Ling. = Ling vaj   Respondoj   de  Ziimtn-
"Sixteen    Rules");     F.K.= Fnndamenla     Kit-      hot
We Lave received at tLis office a number of Esperanto and other
periodicals, not hitherto acknowledged, in which we note valuable
articles on the following subjects:
Le Monde Esperanliste — July-August — Autumn, Tolstoy's Apud
Chertoritzy, detrimental Esperantists, and polemics ad libitum.
Esperanto-Bahia Bianca — Sept.— Esperanto in Brazil, in Buenos
Ayres, in Holland.Jikne and Kjanup, a Korean fable.
British Esperantist — Oct. — Chronicle; Obituary of Herbert F.
Hoeveler.
Esperanto Monthly—Oct.—Policemen and Esperanto. Esperanto a
growth as well as artificial.    Norway and Esperanto.
Argentina Esperantisto—July-Aug.—Our Duty, Welcome to Monte-
video Group, member list, chronicle.
Japan Salesman—Sept.—Cotton rope industry, conditions in Korea
and Manchuria, History of Japan's commerce, Siberian fur trade.
Ecuador coffee and cocoa, high speed steel, rubber consumption,
shipping news, Kent's address on Esperanto. Two-page classified
directory of Manufacturers and Exporters in Spanish, English and
Esperanto.
Boston Ideas — Oct. — News from the Spirit World.
We find it easier to get news of the outside world than it is to pry
their secrets loose from some of our groups. Please send us in News,
every two months at least, no matter how small your group,
We are getting a bit more newspaper space recently for which we
may thank the League to Enforce Peace. Their Esperanto translation
of Taft's Philadelphia address has brought mit a hearty response from
across the ocean, as announced in Circular No. 109, and in consequence
we find a readiness in newspaper offices to print data favorable to us.
The Baltimore Sun for Oct. 20, and the Perth Amhoy News of Oct. 22,
printed two column articles on the use of Esperanto in the war, cover-
ing in part the replies to the. League headquarters.
The Wheeling Majority of Oct. 24 prints an article by Robert
Blackstone on Esperanto after the War. As a delegate of the U. E. A.
at Geneva he states facts about the use of Esperanto in the war.
In Rio de Janeiro, we are delighted to hear, 17 schools arc teach-
ing Esperanto.
C.O   (n>lc
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
AMERIKA ESPERAXTISTO
We cannot pass over the obituary of Herbert F. Hoeveler in the
British Esperantist without a tribute to the man who conceived the
idea and largely did the work of preparing our "keys" in 18 languages,
who founded the ĉebfinko Es--erantista, and gave us support and
encouragement all over the world.
Bruay, la Ian de Oktobro 1918a.
Bonvolu sciigi al viaj aniikoj kiuj estas en Eranclaiido, ke mi estus
feliĉa iiuerrilatiĝi kmi ili kaj se fli trapasus mian urbon ke ili venu
min vidi ĉe mia domo. Ni estas tie ĉi suĥĉe multnombraj samideanoj
por interesi la amerikajn esperantistojn. Ricevu sinjoroj miajn respek-
tajn salutojn. Henri Philippe, 7 Rue des Fauvettes, Bruay, Pas de
Calais, Francujo.
Statement    of   the    Ownership.     Management, Circulation,  Etc, required by the Act of Congress of August 24,  1   12, of Amerika Esperan-listo, published monthly at West  Newton Station,  Boston,  Mass., for April,   [918.	Mass.:   I.   M.   Horn.   Vice Pre   San   luan Bar.tista, Cal.. ;   Ernest   V.  Dow, Sec.-Treas.. We 1  Newton. Mass. Ernest   F.   Dow,  West   Newton.  Mass.
Publisher,     The    American     Itsjierarrtist     Co., Editor,    Norman   W.    FreWt,    West    Newton,	No   bonds   or  mortgage!. (Signed)   Ernert   F.  Dow,  Bus.   Man.
Illisiness Manager, Ernest  [■'. DoW, West Newton,   Mass.	Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before me this  24th day  of  October,   WIS. heal.               T. Wallace Travis, Notary Public.
Owners;  The  INprr.-inio Assonation of  North America; Edward S. Pay son, I'res,, Boston,	My   commission   expires  June 26,   1919.
The Surprises at
Sylvia Farm
A    Pr......ilaatla    Play   in    Five   Acta
By   1IKNRY   W. FISHER
E% ■ Pre.idr.,1  ol  I lie   11. A. It, A.
This fs a very clever little play, and will make a welcome addi-
tion to our list of publications. An Excellent Christmas
Prksrnt ior that Esperantist, or ought-to-be-Esperantist friend
of yours.
Mr. Fish It K has paid the whole expense of publication and
offers the entire receipts from its sale for the use of the Central
Office in propaganda wort. Will you meet him half way, and
enable n» to dispose of the entire edition of 1000 copies at once?
25 cent» per copy, postpaid
Google
r NEWTON, MASS.
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY