The Washington herald., 1908-06-01
Editor The wa.hinEton Herald:

Editor The Washington Herald;
recall an article in a magazine or
newspaper a few years ago discussing cur
proper national title. An Englishman.
think. would have us named and called
'Usians." Such a title is Objectionable
for many reasons. BY inclusion It sug-
gests usury--a nation Of usurers. BY It
may be thought we are not only users
OF nations. but also used by nations. Nor
is It euphonious or easy Of articulation.
am informed by Mr.. r. +. Schubert
that UsOna, meaning the United States
and Usonians. meaning inhabitants Of
the United States. is good Esperanto. the
new world language to displace the
Anglo-Saxon language and all others.
Anglo-Saxon is too virile to be displaced,
but should it be- it's institutions would
stand forever
Our country Is America and we are
Americans. 1t Is our exclusive right TO
call our country America and hold the
title of Americans.
Previous TO the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence the New World was partitioHed
into colonies by European nations, No
colony was named or known as America.
but as English. Spanish. Portuguese,
French. or Dutch colonies. BY America.
previous to the Declaration, was meant
the continent Of AmeTiCa-the New World.
1t had no national sense With the Decla-
ration. the Revolutionary war, and indie
pendence. came our nation-the American
naton-and our name-AmeriCa. Europe
then so referred to our country as Amer
lea and 10 US as Americans. and we had
adopted II. We We're the first nation OF
the New World and the first to adopt the
name America for our country and Amer
leans for ourselves. BY priority of right
then, Is our country America and we
Americans. 1t is our national birthright
as well as OF priority in fact, OF which
we cannot be Invested.
Mr.. Schubert. who Is Yersed in many
languages and their root relations. fur
Their said: THE term 'Usians.' besides
being improperly coined evidently In
tended to mean those of the United
States), Is phllologically and semasio
logically objectionable. Another word. OF
rather a series OF words, has recently
been originated or forced into existence
by Esperantists In our country. /. e.. the
Esperanto base adjective form. Usoua
the letters composing II being the initials
Of the European idea OF the name Of this
country namely, L. s. 90 n. A. The
lCtul IL IUL uClClluDlG ltCduoe uUl COL-
veying the true facts. Other words de-
rived from the above base are UsouC
noun, meaning name OF our country
Us-one (adverb) Nj parolas usone, mean
ing we speak United States."' A SINH
lar Incorrect Esperanto form for the nam,
Of this country but contrary TO the his
tory OF this country, first appeared II
England namely. Unuigitaj Statoj whicl
has been reprinted in every Esperanto
textbook all over the continent and be
yond. The term 'UnIIgltaj Statog mean.
States which were forced 10 be united
but such union has ceased 10 exist. Hal
il been desired TO convey TO the Wort,
that the union OF these States stlll ex
ists.' the name (other facts not consid
ered) would have properly been 'UnuIgat IA
StatOj meaning States which We're unite,
q. e., forced TO be united. and sucl
union still continues. Had the colonie
been united. as the petty German state
were by the iron hand of Bismarck IN
term last preceding would be acceptable
although such form could not be utilize,
as a basis for adjectival and adverbia
or other forms. Although our Union Ia
existed more than a hundred years, tn
British intention. still TO controvert un
pleasant in history. is clear"
Mr.. Schubert further Said: 'Leavin
the Esperanto portion aside and revert
ing 10 the 'Usians.' It is not seen VIII
such a meaningless term should be uscC
Why not adhere TO the good old fUTT
'AmericansT No other people on IN
Western continent claims to be Amer
cans. but they are Canadians. Mexicani
Brazilians ColOmbians. Peruvians. Chi
cans. &c. Furthermore, our foreign rel
resentatives, legations. and embassies al
not U. S. abroad, but 'Americans'-suc
designation having been officially accept
ed as the proper one by the State Dc
partment." ANDREW JORDAN GREEN.