Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1912-07-06
ESPERANTISTSTO
HOLDCONvENTION
rs Years Since Or. zdmenhOi
Gave New Language to World
PLANS FOR CONVENTIONS.

. StHlSFAN0H 6H0 European NecOStohtbuk
I Are TO Frsternize-What the People
{ Are Doing With lt--Translstions OF
Z the Standard Works.
1t is twenty-five years since DR.. Ia.
menhof gave Esperanto to the world.
Esperantists are going TO celebrate the
anniversary by special conventions
They are also looking around to see
what progress the language has made.
In January, 1908, there were 753 Es-
peranto societies throughout the world;
In May, 1910. more than 100. The
number IL understood to have increaS
ed since then. More than 100 maya
zines are printed in Esperanto. A
book department in Amerika Esperan.
tisto, the organ of the Esperanto AS
ISOLATION Of North America, lists elev.
en- textbooks, six dictionaries and IN
der General Literature" Jos titles.
The book titles generally look familiar,
as, for instance, ."Alicio EN- Mlrlando"
(CarrolDs Or Jekyl kai Sro. Hyde"
(Stevepson) and "Hamleto, Regido de
Danujop shakespeare. Books in Els
peranto are found in leading libraries. !
This VIII be a summer Of Esperanto
conventions. The American associa-
ton has accepted an invitation Of the
New England Esperanto association
and the Boston Esperanto society tol
hold its convention in Boston in July.
Those in ATTENDANCE at the meeting
who are able to do so will sail from
Charlestown on July IL, bound for the
eighth international Esperanto con-
gress at Cracow. Poland. The timer.
airy of this personally conducted party. !
called the Nordamerika Karayano, viii
include the Azores and the Medter- |
ranean ports and thence extend across
Austria. 1t will have experienced con |
ductors, who, being EsDerantist
will be able to arrange with loo
'samdeanop to show the members o
the party more intimately lnterestp
things and far more expeditiously thai
Is possible for the ordinary tourist con |
ductor."
Its Profitable Uses.
Just what are people doing with this
language? This question is answered
suggestively by data which the presi- |
dent of the Boston society has COLL
lected through reply postcards. prof |
table uses of Esperanto in various
parts of Europe" are asserted. A Rot
terdam correspondent, for example, |
writes:
1--WE have, found Esperanto really |
profitable. Many Esperantists come
to my hotel and do much propaganda
work by means of the international
language When need addresses in a |
foreign land for n commercial article |
I'm able to write for them in Esperan- !
to and get the information" |
Again from Dresden, under date OF
Dec. %. 1911, firm notes that through |
| Esperanto it has secured representa-
tives in several foreign countries and |
that through an Esperanto prospectus |
which was sent to all parts of the civ |
ilized world orders are beginning to
come in.
Another Dresden house in replying |
incloses an Esperanto circular covering |
the subject of carbonic acid baths |
These circulars, it is stated, have fire. |
quently been called for by foreigners.
A Viennese concern asserts that II |
has found Esperanto valuable in its
international commercial relations. |
Through it agents have been discov |
cred in Silesia. Bulgaria and other
countries with whose people it had
been previously difficult to correspond. /
1.-The profit we have made is yet small, !
but worth while" says the firm.
OF international Value.
At st. Hilaire, France is a CORE
spondent who writes: "Our Esperanto |
circular has enabled US to acquire rep |
resentatives In a foreign country, and
because of this we have made several
sales, though not important ones. We
are convinced, nevertheless, that Es-
peranto can do great service to bust
ness If it should be more generally
used"
An enthusiast at Letchworth, Eng
land, says that according to his expert.
ence Esperanto is profitable for mer-
chants, particularly for those engaged
in the manufacture of articles that Els
perantists use. In response to cir
eular he received orders from Japan
and South America. e"
Some European cities issue guide
leaflets in Esperanto. giving informa-
ton about hotels. carriage prices the
names and addresses of societies, clubs
and libraries, Of public stenographers
and manieures and matters Of value
to the visitor. A London tourist agen-