The Detroit times., 1910-08-08
ENJOYS TO COME
. FROM IS NATIONS
Sixth international Esperanto Con
gress Will Open in Washington
August IA.

women from thirty-five countries will
gather In Washington soon. but there
will be no babel OF voices, for the men
and women will be the Delegates to
the sixth international Esperanto con-
gress which IS 10 be In session August
l.: to 20.
Though the delegates are coming
here from the farthest points of the
world, yet there will be no confusion OF
mother tongues, but free converse
ton In a common language.
: Approximately 1900 delegates are
expected, and program. elaborate
for a convention of such a nature, has
beer prepared. Distinguished linguists
OF this and other countries will be
present and these men will transact
the business necessary to the dissent
nation OF their idiom.
Aside from the serious meetings and
discussing many interesting features
have been prepared for the seven days
OF the congress. There will be an
elaborate open-air presentation of
Shakespeare's "As You Like IT, by
the Hickman players. The lines have
been translated into Esperanto by DR..
Ivy Kellerman, of Washington, and
with the players drilled until they are
letter perfect. The spectacle OF men
and women from all sections Of the
globe easily following the perform
ance will be Witnessed.
Another of the features standing ont
from the program of the week is the
ball game on the afternoon Of Thurs
day, August IS. Space mas been re-
served at the ball park of the Wash
ington American league team and the
delegates to the Esperanto convention
will attend the game in body. Many
of the delegates will be treated to their
first exhibition of the American game,
but the play will be understood by all.
The officers of the American associa-
ton OF Esperantists have had trans
lated into Esperanto baseball guide
especially prepared for this day by one
of the leading baseball writer's OF
Washington.
II has also been rumored that Um-
rire silk" O'Loughlin has been drilled
by an Esperantist, and will give his
decisions In the common language.
Some trouble was experienced In
translating the strike tuh!" slogan Of
the famous umpire.
On the Sunday OF the congress spe-
cial morning meetings will be held In
the Episcopal and Catholic churches
xhereonozwdn1nro 1r1Ax7 ry10oormuuDn
siEle will be IA Esperanto. II is ex
pected that sermons In Esperanto viii
be delivered.
On the following day the congress
will settle down to serious work. The
Esperanto academy-whose duty II IL
to preserve the language In It's virgin
purity--will meet, as will also the In
ternational council and the Interna-
tional Scientific Association OF Esper-
Artists.
On wednesday evening ten hand
some premiums will be awarded 10
the winners In literary contests, each
having presented thesis on certain
assigned subject written In Esperanto.
Between the business sessions OF
the congress the delegates will enjoy
many opportunities for sightseeing Of
fered by the capital city. Many bust
ness men of Washington will have ad-
vertisements printed in Esperanto.
One of the largest sightseeing auto
companies has already secured a
Washington guide book printed In
Esperanto.
At the congress will be detailed po-
licemen of the Metropolitan police de-
partment who have been especially in
structed in Esperanto. These officers
"a class instructed during the last
several months by General Secretary
Reed-are now experts and this too Is
looked upon as one OF the expected
triumphs of the congress.
On Friday the Grand international
BALI will be held and this promises
to be one OF the most attractive social
features OF the convention. The dance
cards will be engraved in Esperanto
and the delegates will appear in their
national uniforms.
No attempt Is being made on the
part of the Esperantists to substitute
their language for the mother tongues
of the world, but they are trying to
convince the world that the universal
language is invaluable from many
standpoints. III successfully forced for
ward II will mean revolution in
business methods and make interna-
tional trading, the Esperantists claim,
a simple work.
In a commercial way, they claim, 1t
IL OF practical advantage to all doing
business beyond their national bor-
ders: scientifically by Offering oppor-
tunity for an international version OF
all the great scientific works OF the
world. For travellers, they state, II
Is an unreasonable blessing, eliminat-
ing the Inconvenience of having to
contend with SO many foreign tongues.
Last year Secretary Reed travelled
from Northern France to Barcelona,
Spain, speaking nothing but Esper-
anto.
With the full establishment OF this
international language, IL is claimed,
will come a greater amount OF inter
national communication and conse-
quent fuller understanding OF the
true brotherhood OF man."
DIR. John II. Carr, formerly an associate
surgeon ON the JohnssHopkins hospt-
tai stan. In Baltimore, and a gradu-
ate OF the Johns Hopkins university.
spoke to the New Thought Alliance