The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-02
THIRTEEN YEARS or ESPERANTO.
The PrOgress Of the Universal Language
in America and Elsewhere.
FROM an dddross al ChdutdUqud bU Hcntp J.
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The first society devoted 10 the study =
Esperanto was organized In ST. Petersburg
In is9l. II did very little work. however
Into France Esperanto made It's way a. early
as 1858. one year after Its publication. II
there came to the notice OF that fine scholar.
linguist and traveller the Marquis de Beaufort.
lie had been thinking himself upon the probe
lem Of "A universal language. After twelve
years Of work he created the language Adm
vanto, the helper. it's idea being much nEs
that Of Esperanto. He found that Esperanto
was In many respects superior TO his own, and
so he gave up his own Adjuvanto, though IL
had represented so much OF his hfcWurk.
He compiled a text book OF French in Espe.
ranto, which he published in 1902, and in IN?s
formed n society for the study Of Esperanto.
The Paris exposition brought a great many
scholars TO France. and the French Esperalt,
Society made an effort TO bring IL 10 their
notioe. They succeeded in this to a large
extent. and since then Esperanto has been
spreading rapidly al over Europe. Their, ars
now one hundred clubs In France devoted 10
the propa ganda Of Esperanto. all connected
with the central society, Esperanto Ia bcin,
taught TO the army and ma wy officers Of France:
and there IL now a bin which has good pros.
poets Of being passed before the Assembly
providing for the teaching Of Esperanto IN
the schools Of France like any other language.
There are now one hundred clubs In England.
but Esperanto made little progress until 1912.
about which time IL was taken up bv W. r.
Stead. The London Chamber of Commerce
now gives examinations in Esperanto lust a.
in any other language.
In America Esperanto has not been growing
so rapidly, the trouble seeming 10 he thai Il
has not been brought sufficiently before pub
lie notice. Secretary Root has told mo. how
ever. that he thinks seriously Of Introducing
N M n TpnllFpmgnl nl nTpn 1 paIl,Ea TV tka
consular service.
There have been two international con-
in 1905. at which DIR. Zainenhof was decorated
with the cross Of the Legion Of Honor. That
in Geneva last year was attended by repre-.
sentatiyes OF twenty-eight nations. II was
cred in one Of the churches of the civ for
IS rsr td les held he fs as caEbrid hss August nss, GG e ,ss
il considered most important as an oppor-
tunity. Of bringing Esperanto before the
English speaking world.
You can readily see the purpose n Esperanto
in Its commercial and scientific aspects, and
for purposes OF travel. Its usefulness there
is very great. but the founder Of Esperanto
had another object In view, To make the ma
lions Of The earth brothers. The ideal object
81 Esperanto Il the promotion Of human JUS
tice and brotherhood, and whatever may
make to q better understanding among the
nations of the earth. We are working for
treaties, for arbitration, but mutual UNDER
standing by means Of q common language
would do more than all the treaties In the
world. Perhaps this object in Esperanto
may oil you with more enthusiasm than
the more general purposes. nr. Iamenhof
Is very DESTROYS that WI Americans. with our
enthpsi sm and our strength as . )nsllont
merely our Pan-AmpricaH hut our world
wide position that calls upon MS % he leaders.
In a pamphlet addressed to us as he SAYS:
20 Americans. this nGuaR whose ideal II
the future union of mankind We hand On TO
YOU. in the name of freedom. peace and ius-
tice for, which the forefathers Of most Of you
suffered so much"