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TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1930.

ESPERANTO MAKES PROGRESS.

MISS ROOT OUTLINES ITS ADVANTAGES..

alone having 30 Esperanto Clubs. I spoke in all of them, and lec- tured on "The Spirit of New. China." Half of the lecture was given in English, the other half in Esperanto and all was trans- lated into German. I spoke about the great renaissance movement "Esperanto is 'a made language in China, its cultural, educational ES- composed of root words of several aims, and the progress of European tongues," declared Misa peranto. Some of the policemen Martha L. Root, the New York in Lelpsic and in other German journalist, who spoke over the cities speak. Esperanto, and radio on Tuesday night on their arm they wear the star, the Esperanto as a universal auxiliary emblem of Esperanto, to language. Her lecture was inter-strangers that they can

language preted into Chinese by Mr. Chung questions in this new Hok-nang, President of the Hong-which is conquering the world as kong University Union.

a neutral auxiliary tongue. ...

"France is perhaps second to no heart for your job. Tired all "The grammar is simple" said

in the progress of the time, even first thing in a Miss Root, "and can be learned Germany

од

show

answer

Can't You Get Down To It?

It's hot and humid! You have

Your blood

in a few days, while one can Esperanto, though all the other morning when you ought to be at speak and write Esperanto wall. European countries too, have your beat. Flog yourself up how- many Esperantists. The British you will, you can't get down to it. Lots of men are like this just Empire has done much to promote this auxiliary language and the President of the Universal new but there is no reason why has Esperanto Association

an you should be. Englishman. The Scotch. Es become thin and Impoverished: perantists were the first to trans- you need a reliable tonic, some- late the entire Bible into this thing to make new blood to enable auxiliary tongue. When in Mel- you to replenish the reserves of bourne, Australia, I saw that a Church had opened its doors to Esperanto pupila every Wednes day evening. Twenty were being held in this one church, the evening I visited the place...

in six months,

"Six years ago when I travelled all through China, I found that the Chinese youth took an extra- ordinary interest in Esperanto and in the twelfth year of the Chinese Republic, Peking had the honour of establishing the first Esperanto College in the world. Esperanto was being taught in several of the universities and Men's Higher Normal Colleges. Also, in Japan I saw that several of the universities had elective courses in this auxiliary tongue, and all large cities had important Esperanto Societies. Tokyo Esperantists were translating some of the Japanese and Chinese classies into this new universal language.

Esperanto for Writers.

classes

which energy humidity have sapped away.

the heat and

The blood-stream is the health stream and poor blood is at the foot of all ill-health. The most important component of the blood is oxygen, and to improve both the quantity and quality of of oxygen.. That is why fresh your blood supply you need plenty

"In Praha, Czecho-Slovakia I. had an interview with President Thomas G. Masaryk, one of the great scholars of Europe. When air is so important. But fresh air "The New York City Chamber1 asked him what he thought of is not enough, and this is why Dr. of Commerce has taught Esperanto as a universal auxi- Williams' Pink Pills, which hold Esperanto since 1918. One of liary language, he said: I have the secret for abundant oxygenisa. the leading American daily news thought much about Esperanto tion of the blood-stream, are so papers The New York Herald, and asked myself if 3 made valuable for enriching and purity- published an article in which the language could be used by the ing the blood. There is no harm- Teachers were arged to study nations. I have often asked my- Esperanto with a view to intro-self if Shakespeare, Goethe orful drug in then... They are ducing this auxiliary language Schiller could have written their purely vegetable-therefore easily Their action 19. into the universities, colleges and creat masterpieces in an artificial assimilated. high schools of the United States. language. I replied that one day direct and natural, and enables when I was speaking with Pro- the ailing human organism to cura fessor Charles Baudouin a poet itself. Try them. You will be and celebrated writer of Europe, surprised and delighted with the he had chanced to say to me: I find that I can create my poems. directly in Esperanto as easily as in my own language. President Masaryk said he was glad to hear this, and that he would certainly help Esperanto if Esperanto helps world peace.

"Esperanto is a most useful language on a visit to Europe for 2,000 cities have Esperanto dele-; gates. There are three Esperanto delegates in Canton and in all the other large cities in China. is a language of

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YOUTHFUL AIRMAN

KILLED.

(Dave Smith was 21 years old.

Interesting Experiment. "One of New York City's well known schools, the Textile, High School of New York, tried an experiment with Esperanto for one year. The pupils of this school were divided into two sections: one-half of the pupils studied Esperanto one-half year and English the other half year. The other section studied English the entire year. In the final examinations it was found that

ATTEMPTED AUSTRALIA- the students who had studied

LONDON FLIGHT. · Esperanto stood higher in their English examination than the

Sydney, Sept. 17. pupils who had studied English Esperanto

Dave Smith, one of the Austra- the whole year. Equally brotherhood and almost all Es-lian airmen who attempted a flight interesting experiments were perantists are people who belong from Australia to England last made in England, some of the to the

day. Through March, has, crashed and been kill- Principals of schools introducing Esperanto. you can know the soul, ed. Reuter. Esperanto first as a foundation the culture, the real ideals for learning foreign languages. people in every country in

In company with a companion Esperantó lessons are broadcast Europe. It is the master key

named Shiers he took off on March travel in Europe.

27 in the "City of Sydney" and in the United States.

reached Wyndham, North Aus- "When in Rio de Janeiro, I went

tralia, the following day but were to an Esperanto meeting where I

forced down. On April 20 they met five hundred Esperantists.

took off from there for Bima. Dur The President of this Society had crn tongues

Western ing the flight from Singornto himself taught it to 1,000 people, scholars have not profound most of them being teachers, enough knowledge of the Chinese Bangkok they met with an accident The country has A National language to do it. Now some of which proved more serious than Esperanto Congress each year. the best scholars in China have was first anticipated, the metal In Elo de Janeiro a telegram in become Esperantists and they are propellor and undercarriage being Esperanto costs the same as a translating your books into this damaged. They therefore decided telegram in the native language, new auxiliary, language. When to abandon the flight. A message but one in German, English, or once they are in Esperanto, deep dated the 25th April stated that French, costs three times more. scholars in-fifty countries who when the fliers left Singapore they Going on down to Buenos Aires have become fine Esperantists did so with the intention of flying I saw that the city had seven can translate them into their own direct to Bangkok if conditions correspondence schools of languages. Esperanto is doing proved favourable; otherwise they Esperanto for

provinces. much to unite the different cul intended to make for Singora. As Thus the farmers and other coun- ture of the world. Esperanto is a matters turned out they proceeded try people could study their most concise, clear, logical to Singora. They were sighted at lessons at home and send the language, and a very musical the military aerodrome at Kohlak- papers to the capital to be language.

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"Here in the East, there

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"The League of Nations réalizce the importance of Esperanto and appointed a committee to look "Both Cambridge and Oxford into the matter of a neutral au Universities in England have xiliary language and this com elective courses in Esperanto mittee reported favouring Es and the London Chamber of Com-peranto. The radio directors and in a dry rice field. The under-

uses this

auxiliary managers of talking films are carriage of the machine language. A Universal Con- seriously considering Esperanto

daranged and it was impossible gress of Esperanto was held last for their work.

with the flight until month in Oxford. These Univer- "The most important reason for to proceed

carried out by sal Congresses of Esperanto have studying Esperanto is because it the experts from Don Muang. The

repairs bad been all been held in the West; if one will help promote world peace, aviators were quite unhurt. A of them were invited to meet in World statesmen Buy that we can fourteen-years-old boy, who spoke Hongkong, it would be good for never have universal peace until the East and progressive people we have some kind of a universal English, conveyed the aviators to from more than 40 countries | auxiliary language. I learned

the nearest authorities, who pro- would be attracted here.

Esperanto because the majority vided every accommodation and "Germany leads the world in of the nations of the world prefer furnished a military guard for the

stranded monoplane.] the progress of Esperanto, Berlin a neutral language.".

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