Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-15

China, Lu Ping Tfen; Spain. capt. ZERO
sardo: Honduras. DR.. Guillanme Monda-
Portnikov: Uruguay. Luigos. Munoz'
United States, DR.. Charles Stewart. 7.
s. N; Costa Rica. Joamquim carlos
state Of South Carolina, V. c. Dibble.
The audience was composed OF quite
IS many women as men. They appeared
o follow the words of the speakers in
Tsperento with ease. Only the Chinese
representative, Lu Ping Tien. secretary
VI the Chinese minister in this city. faileo
% make his address in the new language.
Mr. Lu spoke In Chinese. his words being
Interpreted into Esperanto.
Inventor Zamenhof's Address.
The climax came when Dr. Zamenhof
was introduced to make his annual ad-
dress. The cheering lasted for several
minutes as he arose. Every one present
beginning his speech DR.. Zamenhof sal
uted this country In Esperanto, trans
lated as follows by Arthur Baker, edl.or
of the American Esperantist:
Land OF liberty. land of the future. l
salute thee! Thou land Of which have
dreamed and still dream multitudes OF
the suffering and oppressed. l salute
thee. Land Of q people which belongs
not to this or that tribe or church. but
to all her honest sons. I bow before you.
me to see you and to breathe. at least
for a little while. your free and unmo-
nopolized air.
Il salute thee, United States of Amer
lea. most powerful representative of the
new world. We, sons of the old and
as guests: but We did not embark as
sightseeing tourists; no hope of COM
mercial conquest impelled us to your
shore-we have come to you to bring
IAa
We came to bring new courage to our
fellow thinkers and ellow-idealists
who have thus far labored among you.
and whose words of this new move
ment have possibly seemed to you. too.
like q fable. A part of this people.
mixed OF origin and yet united In Ian
guage and heart. now stands before
you. living and real.
"People Of Many Tribes"
Look at us. listen to US. and be con-
WINGED that we are not fable. We are
people OF many tribes. yet we feel as
though Of the same race, for thus we
understand one another. having no need
to humiliate and stammer at one another
in a foreign tongue. We hope that. as
q result OF our labor sooner or later the
whole world will grow like US and be-
come one great human tribe. consisting
Of various families. with separate Ian
guages and customs among themselves
but with the same language and customs
for the outside world. To that work
which aims at gradually creating united
and therefore strong and spiritually eie-
waited humanity. we now invite you. sons
Of America"
He dwelt upon the progress OF the Es-
perantist movement. and pleaded for the
creation OF some authoritative body ia
have control over changes In the new
language, a body stronger and possess
ed Of more power than the committed
which now has this In charge. He took
occasion to reply somewhat vigorously
to some of the critics. who have been
pleading for certain fundamental changes
in the language. and seemed inclined to
regard them as faddists and cranks.
Esperanto Anthem Sung.
At the conclusion Of his address the
delegates sang the Esperanto anthem
Justify. and tSen adjourned for lunch.
This afternoon they are hearing from
the representatives Of the countries not
officially represented. This evening
they 60 for a moonlight excursion down
the Potomac river.
Tomorrow morning will be given TO
| section meetings. to be held In the
administration building of the George
Washington University. There will be
special meetings for lawyers. physicians.
engineers, journalists, railroad men,
trained nurses, Roman Catholics and
freethinkers. In the afternoon an ex-
cursion to Great Falls will be made,
and in the evening there will be a per-
Torrance OF AS You Like It.. In
Esperanto, at the Bristol School.