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*    We are glad indeed to announce a new and wider name for the activities of April 20 t6
*26. After establishing "Esperanto Week" through the United States, the idea grew in our *
*mind, and we invited all the Esperanto associations in South America to observe the same *
•week for kindred activities. Due to the great distance involved, no answer was received *
* before our last issue was printed; so we modestly called April 20-26 "National Esperanto*
♦Week" No sooner had we done this, however, than an enthusiastic reply came from the pro- *
♦gressive Argentine, from their national society whose name in Spanish is "Asociacion Esp- ♦
«erantista Argentina." They not only enthusiastically endorsed the idea but told what they*
*already have done to start the ball rolling. So this is now literally an " International *
Esperanto Week"1 whioh we hope will spread to include this whole hemisphere. We will tell *
you about other replies as they are received. Sp remember April 20 to 26, 1941, as     *
"INTERNATION A L  ESPERANTO  WEEK."                              *
THIS may be" made a time to get articles into the looal papers, telling what Esperanto#
♦is and what it does to benefit the individual student and the world.                                         ^
It may be a time to give public talks about Esperanto to clubs, lodges, or church   #
.societies.                                                                                                                                                       ♦
It may be a time to gather and start teaohing a new olass of beginners.
*    It may be a time to donate some good Esperanto books to the looal library;and to post *
* for public inspection a list of suoh books already available on the shelves «                          *
*    It may be a time for a club or group whose members have grown negligent or have scat-*
*teredby moving into distant suburbs to have a "get-together" and plan a revival of uni- ♦
♦fied activity.                                                                                                                                               ♦
*    In one way or another every member of EANA ought to be publicizing Esperanto as much ♦
«as he possibly can. A new poster has been issued for display in public libraries during #
«April. If you will arrange to have them displayed on bulletin boards in schools,colleges,»
«churches, Y.M.C.A s, Y.W.C.As,and any suitable place where many will see and read them,  «
* this will be sowing the seed of a knowledge about Esperanto on a large scale; and out of #
« suoh a seed-sowing there are always some seeds that germinate and grow.                                  #
*   Posters for this purpose may be obtained without charge by writing the General Secret-^
_ ary, stating the number you can use effectively.
BE SURE  TO  DO  SOMETHING  FOR  ESPERANTO
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* DO NOT LAY THIS ASIDE-and forget it*until you have read the important itoais; as the one
* above;--"La Piej Grava Jaru"; "Nudpiedo"; "Geografio Kaj^Esperanto"; "Oklahoma City News"!*
* "Easy But Not too Easy"; "Esperanto"; "Atendu Pacienco ĝis Majo"; etc., etc.                       *
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* ■►                                "EASY" BUT  NOT  "TOO  EASY. "                                               *
*      It is notable in how many departments of life the rule of the "Golden Mean" is a wise *
»one to observe. For example, one of the strong arguments for Esperanto is that it i» very *
•easy in comparison with the national languages so overgrown with idioms, irregularities, *
•and exceptions. Sometimes we forgot that it is also a good argument for Esperanto to *
•point out that it is not too easy. To gain a fluent and correct mastery of it does require*
•study and it affords a valuable mental discipline.                                                                                       *
»   Esperanto could have been made even somewhat easier than it is by doing away with such «
* simple grammatical forms and rules and usages as Dr.Zamenhof saw it wise to give it, in «
* order that it might be not merely fit to serve as a tongue for hotel porters, commercial  «
* bartering, telegrams, or newspapers without distinctive style or value.A language of abao-*
* lutely minimum difficulty would tend to be also a language of only minimum value, a good
example of such being the Pidgin English (of the "No can see" and the "Me sabe loast chio-
Icen  Variety) which grew up spontaneously on the China coast and has long served a certain
* sort of practical purpose, but whioh would never aspire to parity with the more cultured  *
* tongues as a medium for oratory, for philosophy, for poetry, for treatises on various sci-*
* enoes, for international radio, for international gatherings of educated people, for the  *
* niceties of diplomacy, or for a worthy interpretation of the Bible as known to the western  *
» religious world.  Esperanto has proved itself capable of effective servioe in every one      *
* of these roles. Not just a "code" to get some naked ideas across under emergency condi-      *
* tions.bjrt a true and flexible and dignified language adaptable to all forms of human cir-    *
, cumstanoes. Naturally it is several times easier than either the English or the French or    *
* the Spanish or the Italian, because it carefully avoids those features whioh are the occ-    *
* asion of a majority of the difficulty in the historic languages.lt can serve well for the
* purposes for which those languages serve. And besides that, it has a distinct educative
value which is peculiarly its own.                                                                                                                         *
*    In the magazine article:"Esperanto, Instrument of Mental Training," in the magazine   •
"EDUCATION" for January, referred to in our last number, Srnest U.bodge of the E A N A    *
* staff emphasizes that important educative value of Esperanto wherein it does even more   »
* for the mental unfolding of the student and for his finer appreciation of his native Eng-  »
* lish than does the study of the foreign languages generally taught in our schools.       *
*    Our oentral office has received a number of orders for the reprint of this article, in «,
» lots of five and ten copies, but there still are copies available. EANA will send it post- ,
* paid, one copy five oents; five to same address 20c,. 10 copies to one address, 35 cents.
»   There is material in this article which will give added "talking points" for Inter-   *
* national Esperanto Week. Number of copies in stock limited, so do not wait.                                   *
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*      Eurona Doktoro T .Hildas f,inajjn Soldatojn         A    B A R 8 0 recently held by the Cent-*
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"Neniu armeo   en   la   mondu povas eklipai   la  batalforton k    comprising delegates  from three  of     the  #
braveccn do la cina soldato" dekiaris D-ro   Rolf W. G. Beiker,    Esperant0  organizations  of the Metropol-»
*    volontulo en la Cina  Ruga   Kruco.    D-ro    Beiker   havas  kalkjaran   itan  Distriot-N.Y. C.)   was   attended   by  137»
*    armean medicinan sperton k nun estras  arnbulancan  korpuson sur   peoplQ_.all   the   hall   would  hold—and   it  «
*    una el la frontoj.                                                                       ...    is  said " more than 200 others were un-  #
-Post preskaŭ unu jaro en Ĝinio,"   la doktoro   emfazis    'mi   able   t<j            ±n„ >   The            eeds   (     7g   cta
*    ekkoniskela  cina popolo    havas    grandan   latentan   forton,    kins           }   ^   ^^   ^  fimmce   &   "Library Mem-
.    signifo rilate al la nac.a   arm.ta   renstado   - f™*™**?- ^   bership  Campaign",   planning to hold leo-!
,    sentas ke ilia laboref.kece devas    e.t.   plugat,   por    phfru.g.  la   ^^   ^ ^^  ^   ^   *,*,  branohes      *
*    ,,nanDVrefBneiker konfesis ke li  sentis grandan baron laborante ca   of the New York Public  Library System.      *
*     la fronto pro nesufico de medicinaj  proviso]  k ekipa]oj.                 SUCH PUBLICITY will   make   the  pessimists
*             Li eŭropa kuracisto laŭdis la cinan  rasaniĝan   k   rekonstruan   "sit up   and  take  notice
*    povon.   "Ĉiufoje kiam  mi  vizitas  la postfronton,   mi trovas  urban   Suah a  proposition   Should   have   ^he   best
*    ŝanĝita.  Novai   industrial  fabrikoj  stariĝis,  k el  la d-Hruo de japa-   coot)eration by all   sincere  Esperantists    »
r,a  noii
ibardo loviĝis rajunigita spin to, plana ]Q ekouomia k sucia   gg   ^&  Afero  needs   all   SUCh^ publicity        »
-'•' ■                                                                            .     .,      „ „        it can get.   AMTAURN kai B0NŜANCOj_j_j         '
Diplomito de Hamburg  Univevsitato.   German: o.  i.'-ro Belke       *„.**.**»*    ,...*********
a,v nl; al Ĉinio en  Julio lastjare.   Li  sciiĝis  pri   la   cina   batal■>                                                                                               #
de Cinaj membroj    da    la   internacia   ko;,tinger.to   en   la   hispana      LEARN     ESPERANTO
•    milito, 'al   kiu li  aparteuis.  Post   la firm de  la iv.lalo tiea li    iri i                    BY     CORRESPONDENCE   «
al  London k    per la   h lpo    do   la    Ĉiaio-Kai p,T„;o-Komitato   li             BEGINNERS       and       ADVANCED                       *
•    venis al Ĉinio por aliĝi al la cina Ruga Kruco. Li   nun laboras    instructor,  licensed EANA Teacher.              •
•    en  ia medicin-helpa koutisiono,   kies direktoro estas   O-ro   R Lrrt    "gSPERANTO-BY-MAIL" ,St.Albanj,   N JY.___.      •
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• OKLAHOMA CITY FOLKS KNOW HOW TO CHOOSE.' After a short visit with IT S. *w   t  !<* * * £
* Mike Monronoy of the Oklahoma City District, and considered S^ie^S^a^W  *
* the people of that section in their selection of a Congressman—Tall Cordial Zh!   *
* rdn!mitiinf b0^less enthusiasm for everything worth-while~we have banished ^80»0'*
v.—b- -~.w. .----"t^Tc "**"""*"u   aiMiuuiioes unexr rar.es r0 JSsperantists ere $2.50 2
• f°r single rooms and $3.50 for double. Make reservations early-either direct or through •
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*PR00F-IF ANY is NEEDED m the "Oklahoma Esperantist" Mrs.Jewell Bainbridge (Arrangements*
*tThairman;, tails us of her seemingly incurable worldly worries, until invited to visit a •
•meeting of Esperantists, and taking up the study of Esperanto she found that it was like *
*a miracle, in chasing away troubles, and now she knows the real enjoyments of life. The •
w social activities and the fraternal spirit in the atmosphere is the answer. (Just hears  •
• out our claim that Esperanto not only enriohes the mental faculties, but is the univer- *
• sal panaoea for all the ills of humanity, from an ingrowing toe-mail to a broken heart)
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*-PC-WING- THE HAIR-GRAYING TENDENCY of "worried watchful waiting-while expenses are piling J
• and hoping to lessen that tendency with the LKK, we earnestly advise all to send their *
•little three dollars-TUJ-for Congress ticket to Mrs.Jewell Bainbridge, Hotel Biltmore,  £
• Oklahoma City. Preparations are going on, and now is the time they need the money to make*
^the 34Vth Annual Congress of the EANA , July 3-7 1941 a GREAT SUCCESS. Selahl i I   I  I   I   i   •
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•AFFIDAVITS. The following extract from U S Immigration Bureau rules will answer queries *
• from many sections, as to why we do not furnish affidavits and guarantee bonds for war- *
*made refugees in many landsj                                                                                                                    •
"2 " The applioant for an immigration visa should submit guarantees for his support from *
•persons in the United States. This evidence is required for deciding whether the appli- •
• cant's support in the USA appears to be sufficiently assured so that the necessity may •
£not arise to exolude him, acoording to section 3 of the Immigration Law of the year 1917 *
• as a -person likely to beoome a public oharge". The evidence may be in the form of affi- ^
•davits** in which the guarantor states how much property, income, liabilities,(persons •
*financially dependent on him) and expenditures he has and to what extent he is willing *
*to support the immigrant. In oase there are no near relatives or there exist no direct £
•obligations for him to support the immigrant, the guarantor should state why he desires •
• to take upon himself these obligations, for what period of time and the maximum amount *
*of money available for the support of the applicant»                                                                      •
•     Statements made in an affidavit of support shall be supplemented as far as possible •
•by supporting documents proving the statements made. This may be done by submitting the •
*following documentsj                                                                                                                                    •
J 1—A notarised statement of the employer showing how long the employment has been •
•in effeet, whether it may be expected to continue, and stating the salary paid.        •
•    2—A bank statement signed by a responsible officer of the bank concerned showing *
£the deposits and withdrawals from the account during the period of at least six months w
•prior tp the day of issuance of the affidavit of support.                                                           •
•    3—Certified copies of the Federal income tax returns for the last two years,or re- *
*eeipts issued by a responsible authority for income taxes paid during the last years. k
£ 4--A report of a commercial information bureau or of a similar organisation on the •
•business circumstances of the guarantor.                                                                                             £
•    5—Tax reoeipts for real estate holdings showing the estimated value of the real pro-+
• perty. In the event that holdings of real estate are to serve as proof that the guarant- *
*or is in the position of supporting the immigrant, incumbrances of this real property *
*whioh may exist must be stated.                                                                                                               w
•    The documents serving as evidence must be certified or authenticated by a notary pub- *
£lio. The directions given above are hereby intended to be suggestions regarding the man:- •
• ner in whioh the immigrant can submit proof that he will not be a publio charge in the   *
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Organised recently, held a meeting at the home of Mrs.Elisa Emery_•
Amerikm Esperantisto
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* Do all the varied races
* Of modern man belong.
* Before the development
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« Many thousand years ago,
* And prior to man's dispersal-
Through countless migratory waves
To the remotest corners of the earth-
From this common center of origin
Somewhere on the arid,
High, central Asiatic plateau.
All men spoke a single tongue.
Haroh    1941
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ESPERAHTO
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But discard it!
Its complicated phonetics, spelling and       *
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Make it unfit for universal use.                      *
Finding none                                                                *
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Scholars, philosophers and philologists       «
During the nineteenth century compounded     «
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Best suited and sole survivor
Of this scholastic effort
IS ESPERANTO.
Even in prehistorio, pre-Phoenioian time,
* With the rise of trade and commeroe,
* Man recognized tin» wewd for a language,
* Universal and international.
First of the known languages to fulfill
this need
Was the cuneiform soript of Babylon
On tablets baked of olay.
* Virile Aryan races from the north,
Then brought Greek and Latin
And imposed them upon subject peoples
Of vast empires.
Surviving as a minor, bastard tongue
And source material for scientific
nomenclature, is Greek
Living on for many centuries
After the fall of Rome
As the erudite, neutral language
©f priest and scholar,
Latin survived and is living still
As the ritualistic medium of the Church.
Three centuries of the Crusades
Produoed Lingua Franca.
In the Oriental, China trade,
Pidgin was evolved.
And sol
The world now possesses
A language artificial,
Auxiliary and international,
Developed to full bloom,
Capable of wide dissemination,
And comprehensible by the simplest of mens*
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ESPERANTO
English, a hybrid language,
Basioally Teutonic,
ESPERANTO!
Lingual cement,
That at some future day
Will help to bind the Peoples of Earth
Into an indissoluble world-state-
An united and democratic,
Closely co-ordinated and co-operative,
INTERNATIONAL WORLD COMMONWEALTH.
Boone M.Childs, Chicago, Illinois.
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* "YQOTH COMMITTEE." On behalf of S-ano
» George J.Falgier, Chairman of EANA Youth
# Committee, we thank those who responded
# to his appeal for small donations to help
t cover the postage on important posters &
informative leaflets which the oomaittee
is sending out to as many cities and towns «
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Changed and enhanced by copious borrowings  as it oan. The responses though helpful, *
are not yet suffioient to oarry this impe- •
* nimuuat publicity material to all the oit-
ies and towns whioh ought to Wreaohed.
From every spoken tongue.
And for half a thousand years
The aooepted and official medium
Of a world-wide, far-flung empire's bureau-* A number of further small donations will
oracy * help greatly, and will be a most suitable
* preparation for ESPERANTO WEEK.* *****
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English also must be considered.
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*                  Radio                ^^ir^ic^^n^J^LJ B0NA FOTOgRAglAĴO astas la
*     En   ĉi   tiuj   malĝojaj   tagoj-aŭ   nU.gJ^jos^                                     plej konvena salutkarto
*  ĝuste noktoj-dank   al la aeratakoj de »Paca  interkonsento",  li  diris,   "Estas •**■ **J Por °^i oeloJ'
*  Britujo kontraŭ Germanujokaj inverse, multe   pli  dezirinda".    La   stacio  estis Por |lv 25 reproduktaĵojn
* la radio-dissendoj el ambau landoj kelk-Bulgara en Sofio    Dum la terura mond- de  ia ajn foto,  tiel per-
,foje samtempe ekcesas, to] la auskult- milito Mu ĉirkaŭas nin audi Esperantan fektmi kisl  la originalo,
antoj povas fan profiton el tio por kaptr voĉ      kiam la militant • silentigas unu lluTmi  returnas  serndom-
ahajn staciojn ne ofte auditajn.    Antau ^ ^   estig esperplenaJsimbolo6 por la  ™,*J raturnas   BanamR
» semajno, dum tia periodo de etera silento ^sTUeso'den^lievo^--------*"" *"   »••• (Grande0° l 3/4X2  8/0»
♦ leviĝis Ware toj mirinde vote de cerbo-     A. H. Middlemast Manchester. Anglujo.  Jos.Leahy,   1410 H St.. N-W*,
* saneco parolante en Esperanto !   Bedau- 3_9_1940                EsPERANTO iNTERNacia                Washington.  D.C.
nnde la parolado preskau atingis la finon,                                  esperanto internal                             °                               *
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A POEM THAT TELLS OF NATURE
Amerioan Esperantist
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AND HEALTH.
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By way of variety, we turn aside from items of news long enough to present a specimen
of skilful translation by one of our faithful members, Arthur E.Regal, of Chioago.
John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807-1892, stood in his day a seoond only to Longfellow in
popularity, but now is perhaps best remembered for the gentle sentiment in his religious
hymn poems.
In his generation the healthy farmer boy strolled the summer fields with unshod feet,
a delight whioh to the youth of our day is not greatly known, because of the greater
prevalence of "the prison walls of pride". But Whittier's poem," Barefoot Boy" lives in
our country's literature. In Mr.Regal's translation below,  it is slightly shortened.
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Benon al vi, bub' kuraga,
Nudpieda, brunvizaĝai
Supren pantalon' rulita,
Fajfe ĝojmuzik' ludlta;
Ruĝaj lipoj, ruĝaj pli
Pro la fragokis' al vi;
Run sunbril*. kvazaŭ deraando,
Tra fendita capelrando.
Sojon al vi! — iam mi
Nudpiedis, kiel vi.
Ho, la knaba lud' senpena,
Dorravekig' al tag' sengena,
Sano, mok' al kurackodo,
Scio, sen lernejklopodo, —
Pri abela matenvojo,
Kiam, kie kampflorgojo, —
T Pri flugad' de bird', kaj faro
5*  De 1' loĝantoj de 1' arbaro;
5*  Kiel glitas testudselo
X     Kaj fosiĝas marmotcelo
X    Kaj la longa talpokelo;
%     Kiel ruggorĝid' nutrigas,
JL Oriola nest' pendigas;
X    Kie la lili» plej blanka,
X    Kie befo freskreskanta,
X    Kie ternuksujo rampas,
X    Kaj arbarvinber' ne mankas;
X    Pri la nigra vesp', ruzulo,
X    Masonist' per argilbulo;
Kaj pri arkitektoplanoj
De grizkrabraj metianoj!
Librojn, taskojn, li^forlasas, —
Oion la Natur' malkasas.
Man' en man' kun li si iras,
V,id-al-vide sagon diras.
En Natur' li ĝuas plenon.
Al nudpieda knabo — benon!
Gaje do, vi vir' bubaga,
Vivu, ridu, ag1 kuraga!
Kvankam akraj estas stonoĵ, —
Stoplolanc' sur rikoltzonoj, —
Tamen gvidas vin mateno
Tra rosbaptoj — fresa beno;
Malvarmeta vespervento
Kisas piedojn — ho, gojsento.
Baldaŭ ilin de libero
Baros celoj de fiero;
Ne karesos herbokoro.
Ensuitaj por labpro
Hi devos marsi gene
Tien, reen, ciam pene.
Ho, ke via piedpostsigno
Ne troviĝu en maldigno!
Havu via pied' kapablon
Tuteviti pekosablon!
Knab' , se povus vi kjirrgireni
Vian ĝojon, kaj gin teni!
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I                              AIEKDU  PACIENCE  PIS  M A J 0 .      ^                              »
♦        Aliloke vi legis pri la "Internaoia Esperanto-Semajno" la 20-a gis 26-a aprilo, *
♦ kies internaoieco estas certigita per la aliĝo, al la ideo kaj aktiveco, de la Argent- »
inal Esperantistoj. Dume, cni jam sendis al Brazilo la manuskripton por la Usona fako ,
de 1'
____ Jdua*"TUTAMEKIKA"numero de"l' Esperantista gazetaro novmonda. Versajno la numero
* estos en la manoj de 1' Sudamerikaj samideanoj en aprilo, eble eo frue en la raonato.  #
* Pro la grandega distanoo, la membroj de E A N A ricevos ĝin ne pli frue ol majo.      #
*        MAmerika-Esperantisto"havos en aprilo la kutiman formon; sed estos en majo pli #
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»la Tutamerika gazeto, do pli bonaspekta ol antaufoje.) Do, atendu kun pncienoo.
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To TBi Editor of Thi Nkw York Tdim:
A Science Service report published in
Thi Timrs of Jan, 28 referred to a pro-
posal by ua for "a new language to be
created" ao that "the people of all the
Americas will be speaking the tame
language." Though doubtless well inten-
tloned, this phrasing was unfortunate.
What we urged was that scientific
groups in this country aid in the fur-
ther development and sponsorship of an
international "auxiliary" or "second"
language adequate to modern profes-
sional needs. The proposal is not new,
nor would it affect the status of any of
the ethnic or national languages.
The need for an auxiliary language is
admittedly greater in the printed than
in the spoken medium, and greater for
scientific and technical purposes than
for general purposes. However, few
people In this country appreciate either
the degree to which demands for such
a language could have increased among
non-English speaking professional peo-
ple, or the extent to which those de-
mands have been answered by recent
work in the field of interlinguistics.
Derivation Not Difficult
Through maximum utilization of those
words and forms which are already in-
ternational in their use, interlinguists
have demonstrated (a) that a function-
ally rich and efficient auxiliary lan-
guage can be derived; (b) that It is vir-
tually readable at eight by educated per-
sons and no more than one-tenth as
difficult to learn to write as an ethnic
i language; (c) that it can be made
' superior to any ethnic language in car-
rying meaning from one ethnic lan-
guage to another, and (d) that, so far
from diminishing interest in the ethnic
literatures, the knowledge of such a
language facilitates and increases such
interest.
Since there is practically nothing in
such an auxiliary language which is not
taken from the common stock of word»
and forms which have gradually devel-
oped in Europe, it is better termed a
"generalized" language than an arti-
ficial or synthetic language. There is
no real danger that its value will be im-
paired by the modification it may be
expected to undergo from decade to
decade. Since all the important rules
may be put on the flyleaf of whatever
one is reading, changes can be made
and followed easily. If danger exists, it
is that of inflexibility.
Referring to proposals made in this
country that Basic English be recom-
mended as an international medium for
this hemisphere, we remarked: "His-
torically, whenever the language of a
large group has been promoted as an
international   medium,   the   whole   pur-
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"It is known in Latin America that
the Held of interlinguistics as it has
emerged today was foreseen fifty years
ago by the scholarly Albert Liptay of
Chile. It was he who stated that the
International language was not to be
invented, but that it already existed
and required only the careful applica-
tion of research methods to generalize
it from the modern ethnic languages.
"With the main body of the work he
foresaw now accomplished, it would
be most appropriate for us to ask the
interlinguists of Central and South
America to collaborate with us in work-
ing out the final details and the diction-
aries • • • and then to assist in its spon-
sorship."                     Bronson Pricb,
W. Mark Taylor.
Columbus.  Ohio, Feb. 12, 1941.
pose of such a language has been de-
feated by the suspicions of cultural
domination. • • * It is merely wishful
to think that an International language
can be successful if it is not interna-
tional in its construction and substance.
Basic Has Value
"To the Spanish, Portuguese and
French-speaking peoples of this hemi-
sphere we might suggest Basic as a
means of getting a start on the learn-
ing of English. The value of Basic for
this purpose is not to be doubted. But
to recommend it to them as an interna-
tional language would be a grave blun-
der, psychologically and diplomatically.
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this proposal when there is potentially
available a genuinely international aux-
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Wo have reoeived many 'clippings' relative to the #
suggestions of the gentlemen sponsoring this article— #
the senders apparently thinking that another attempt at #
the production of an "auxiliary" language loomed. (Hot- #
hing in the article has been changed or deleted) Though #
the word "Esperanto" is not mentioned, their reference
to the requirements of an auxiliary language.-and ".ade- *
quacy", leaves no doubt that the omission of the word  *
was Inadvertent. The reference to what is needed in a #
non-national language, and to the suggestion to the
non-English peoples of this hemisphere that they use
Basic "for getting a start on the learning of English"
they say»"But to recommend it to them as an interna-
tional language would be a grave blunder, psychologi-
cally and diplomatically * **There is small excuse for *
making this proposal when there is potentially avaifl.-. *
able a genuinely international language which is eas- •
ily learned and which, as a language, is far more ade- *
quate and expressive", it is quite clear thatEsper- »
anto is the international language referred to.      *
Esperanto has met-ADEQUATELY-every require- #
ment of an auxiliary or second language since its ad-
vent in 1887. Endorsed by the principal Scientific
bodies of the world, by the League of Nations, and by *
hundreds of Industrial, Commercial and Educational    #
organizations. Adopted by many governments for offic-
ial purposes. Incorporated as one of the nine "Clear"
languages by the International Telegraphers in 1926.  *
Many other 'so-called' auxiliary languages   *
have appeared, touted as world-wonders, but never   *
getting beyond the advertising stage, while Esperanto *
has gone on from success to success—so much so that
no semblance of competition has appeared since be-
fore the War of 1914-18.
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Dr.E.D.Chase, Galveston, Texas, suf-
fered a broken leg (left) and severe bruises generally *
when ran into by an automobile, January 24th. Dr.Chase #
has been an enthusiastic supporter of Esperanto for ,
many years, and he has the sympathy of a wide circle ,
of friends, who earnestly hope for his early recovery. t
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ESPERANTO SOCIETY of NEW YORK, met in Hotel New Yorker^
for regular meeting, and dinner, 7 p.m. Maroh first.
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General Esperanto Use
Might Bring EndtoWm
By JOHN DEEMY
Sunday Telegram Correspondent
"MI HAVAS miajn Ubrojn sur
mla tablo," or In textbook English,
"I have my books on the table."
These are books given to me by
an 80-year-old woman, Mrs. Walls
Baker or Fannie Baker as she Is
known not only by people In the
Troy community but also by hun-
dreds of people all over the earth.
Mrs. Baker is a proselyte of
Esperanto, the universal language.
More than 30 years ago when most
women of 50 were content to rest
on their previous education, Mrs.
Baker in a Catojp spirit began to
learn a new language. Soon, filled
with an almost religious fervor,
she undertook to spread her "gos-
pel" that others in the community
might share the joy she was re-
ceiving.
"The purpose of Esperanto Is
to furnish a common basis of
communication between average
citizens of all countries," says
Mrs. Baker, "that through the
medium of a common language
many of the misunderstandings
that cause friction and even
wars between nations would not  ,
exist,"
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MRS. BAKER has volumes of
correspondence, pictures, and post-
cards sent to her from all parts
of the world. Among these are
postcards sent to her by a Belgian
soldier interned in a Dutch prison
camp during the first World War,
pictures of a Hungarian family
whose names made headlines in
the political front preceding the
present war, a Russian devotee of
Tolstoi, a German policeman, an
inquisitive Jap (who as Mrs. Baker
,isay8 always asks plenty of ques-
■"jtions and answered nons, an
*"" African    philatelist,    refugees    in
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You  know  Hitler  has   forbidden
the  use   of   Esperanto.  He  knows
that he cannot instill hatred in the
German people for other peoples if
Esperanto  were   allowed.    One   of
the   best   textbooks   in   Esperanto
is the Holy Bible.    An Esperantist
does     not     give    up     his   native
tongue;   he   only    learns    another
one, a universal language, that he
may   converse   with    people   from
many   countries   without   learning
the languages of those countries."
THE  ABOVE    quotations      are
Mrs. Baker's.   Whether or not this
rporter becomes a convert to Es-
peranto, he will always remember
and   respect   the    Esperantist    of
Troy,   Fannie   A.   Baker.
airmail     J,,,*»»,.,....,-,     —— >—
Siberia—all inscribed in Esperanto. lilrjL1_-----------------------
"I   never   studied   any   language                     (N.Y. l"TolOgram
except English and I had very It-   (tlmira   >»**•'         .£
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getting   averts    to     her     cause,         win
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LA PLEJ GRAVAJARO!
Ŭojan feston! Feliĉan Novjaron!
Krias Pernambuco Esperantista al siaj
karaj samideanoj, kiuj venkis unu jaro
kaj komencas novan.
Ni gratulas vin ĉiujn pro la brilaj
venkoj de la jaro 1940a. 6i eatis la plej
grava jaro en nia Brazila Movado. Dum
la jaro du gazetoj aperis tute regule, 18
novaj societoj estis fondataj, kursoj per
radio funkciis en la plej gravaj urboj de
la lando, lernolibroj presitaj kaj diatri-
buitaj en la tuta teritorio, dekoj da pa-
roladoj, centoj da artikoloj aperis. Nia
nombro grave multobliĝis. Ja, gi estas
la plej grava jaro de nia historio!
Bedaŭrinde ne nur floroj trovifis sur
nia vojo. Ho, ne! Kelkaj samideanoj
mortis kaj neniam malaperos de nia me-
moro, sed ankafl kelkaj morale mortis,
car ili forlasis nian armeon kaj tiujn ni
devas kompateme por ciam f orgesi...
Po- r a fnb'nto ni jam havas dek nov-
ŭlbjn .. . Do la f alintbj" ripozu en paco!
La 81a datreveno de la naskigo de
nia Majstro estis solene remorigita en
S. Paulo, Rio-de-Janeiro, Natal, Recife,
kaj certe en multaj aliaj urboj, pri kiuj
ni ankoraŭ ne ricevis raportojn, car ni
preparas tiun ĉi noton en la 19a de De-
cembro, kaj certe multaj gazetoj kaj
leteroj pri la tago de Zamenhof venos
ankoraŭ en niajn manojn.
Neniam en nia historio estis jaro tiel
prospera, kiel 1940a, tamen neniam en
nia movado la kondicoj estis tiel mal-
favoraj. Militego detruas tutajn landojn;
blokado mortigas popolojn pro malsato;
sed la progreso marŝas ĉiam    antaŭen
kaj ne timas la bruadon.
ĉu ni ĉiuj plenumis nian devon dum
1940a? Plej multaj gin plenumis, sed la
f aronta laboro postulas tre multe da sin-
donemo kaj energio. Nia gisnuna penado
estis nur antaŭprepara: Ni aperigis
dekojn da libroj, sed ni bezonas milojn.
Ni havas dekojn da grupoj, sed ni be-
zonas milojn. Se ni pripesas pri ĉio far-
otn, la farita ja ŝaĵnas simpla nulo; sed
nur tiu unua komenco estas vere mal-
facila. Tuta serio de lernolibroj jam est-
as en librovendejoj kaj la publiko lern-
ema jam interesigas pri nia movado.
Novaj libroj estas en presaflo, kaj dum
1941a aperos kredeble pli da ili ol dum
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la tuta antaua tempo de nia propagand
o. La kursoi per radio regule funkcias,
kaj ĉiutage varbas novajn batalantojn.
La estonto estas nia!
Pernarnbuco Esperantista deziras al
siaj legantoj la plej brilajn sukcesojn
dunl la Nova Jaro!
(El  la Deo,  numero)
F-ino Artemisa da Araŭrjo
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I                                                                BOOK  L 1ST .
The first 6 books listed are Amerioan publioations-with no restrictions on orders,—
' others being foreign, only a small number on hand, and the possibility of replenishing
stock rather remote, when you order, a 'foreign* book, mention your choice of American
j subtitute.
, ESPERANTO HOME STUDENT, by James Robbie. 10th edition-1938-27 lessons, with keys to each,
! Grammar, Pronunciation and word formation clearly explained. CLASS or SELF-STUDY......20o
! PRACTICAL GRAMMAR OF ESPERANTO, by Dr.Ivy Kellerman-Reed. 4th edition-1938-144 pages  of
I grammatical explanations, dialogs and full exercises, both into and from Esperanto. For
Beginners and Advanced students. Suitable for CLASS or SELF-INSTRUCTION...............60c
! FUN WITH ESPERANTO, by Prof. C.C.Bristor. Vocabulary consisting of words you wish to use.
Time-saving devices. Every day conversations.—Interest holding.......................75c
EASY COURSE in ESPERANTO, by Karl Froding. The adjective tells the story..............10c
aME'RYCAN POCKET DICTIONARY, by Karl Froding. 80 pages of English-Esperanto and EBperanto-
English, with essentials of Grammar and Word-formation. Whole words listod-instead of the
roots only, as in so many others. Worth a lot more but sells for only.................25o
"ESTU PRETA" Esperanto-English Key. A very handy little book-with essentials........-...5c
English-Esperanto Keys. Vest pocket size. Always a handy companion..... ..... .So
GRAMMAR and COMMENTARY.by Gen. Cox. An authority the world over for many years. Hundreds
of explanatory words and phrases. . ...... . . . ... . . . . ..... •• .. $1.00
STEP by STEP in ESPERRNTO, by M.C.Butler. A universal favorite for many years......60
FULCHER * LONG English-Esperanto Dictionary. 346 pages-14 pages of proper names-people
and countries-8 pages Neologisms. Interesting Preface and Explanatory Notes.........$2.30
PRACTICAL COURSE in ESPERANTO,Dr.Ferenc Szilagyi. A very popular course. ........60
ELLERNUl----"----"     "   ' "    "   "     . A "    "      " for Advanced. . ..65
HOLY BIBLE. Translation from English by Dr.L.L.Zamenhof,..............$2.00
DISERVO'ce LA TRIDEKTRIA KONGRESO, (in New York, 1939)0ne of the finest sermons—too good
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"ESPERANTO, INSTRUMENT OF MENTAL TRAINING"(Reprinted from "EDUCATION", Jan. 1941) 5c, or
5 for 20c, 10 for 35c. An able artiole by Prof.Ernest G.Dodge of Washington, D.C.
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