The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-01

hand the criticism or ridicule of persons en-
tirely unfamiliar with the Esperanto movement
Is not worthy of serious consideration.
The object OF this article Is not to tell now
the language spread until it is now recorded
a place among the living languages of the world
nor vet how the literature of Esperanto grew,
until II now numbers thousands of books TN
Guiding TRANSACTIONS from most languages ana
some hundred periodicals. Neither do we wish
to tell the idealst how Esperanto acts as
bond between all nations, simplifying the spread
of the doctrine Of brotherly love, and paving
the way for that long sighed for universal peace
Let us rather deal with the practical side or
the language, leaving out of consideration All
that has been done from a purely ideaHsuc
point Of view--ali that the enthusiastic propasa-
tors of Esperanto are now dong IN the lour
corners Of the world.
| Out of the Esperanto movement proper
numerous other movements have grown and
through Esperanto incaiculable services nave
been rendered. The best examples or TINS
utilization of Esperanto are: THE International
Scientific association THE Worldwide Associa-
! ton of Fsperantist Doctors and 1.-THE Unver-
sal Esperanto association The first named
numbers among it's members leading scientists
In all parts Of the world, and the organ of their
association, "scienca Gazette" brings to each
of them. monthly the results of the expert
ments and research carried - by fellow scien-
lists the world over. Time az 33gain has it hap
pened that after years of pafrnt study, several
scientists IN different parts fthe world, labor
| Ing over a certain problem, have almost stimuli
taneously arrived at the solution How much
time might have been spared, and how much
earlier the result attained, had it been possible
| for these men to keep In touch with the pro-
eress of fellow-workers engaged In the same
line of research. Esperanto now serves thous-
ands Of men and women, by enabling them
to keep In touch with scientific achievement
and does away with the necessity If trans
lation retranslation and the consequent delay
in the exchange of almost invaluable informa-
ton.
! The Doctors association operates in similar
manner among physicians. giving them for the
first time in the history of medicine, a medium
Of international comprehension outside Of the
signs and terms of druggists latin!
! Finally. everything all national and inter
national societies is the great universal
Fsperanto association" Il. e. A. This was
founded five years ago ITO facilitate all inter-
: national relations by means of the auxiliary
. Ilnguage Esperanto" The association has, IN
the principal cities 200 special representatives,
called delegates and about 10000 members.
Innumerable practical services are yearly rem
dered to its members, and the scope of the
: association is being constantly enlarged
i For the traveller, the T. E. A. Is an Inter
national Touring club with agents IN every
Il city a vast number Of recommended hotels al
J. moderate prices, and almost complete series
et,tt4e-beets- gH4ae-sheets printed
Esperanto and covering the principal places
s abroad Nothing is more simple than 10 taVeI
" through foreign lands, II one only knows
Panoramic and is a member of the T. e,
. one needs merely to inform the delegate d
lie the exact hour of arrival, to he met at docp
or station and accorded all courtesies that M
could possibly expect were he arriving among
ola friends If he desires to visit the interest
% ing places Of the city, some Esperantst o
q, leisure viii usually accompany III 10 pom
~ out and explain. know from personal eA
g pericnce that the Esperantist thus traVellns
"a tnronpb Europe learns much more, passes thu
time in A more agreeable manner, and save
al at least half Of the expense incurred by tn
ce ordinary tourist. Furthermore, the Esperantls
may go anywhere he wishes sure to nnd
haortv welcome from kindly fellow thinkers,
and without feeling the need Of a single forelg1
Id tongue.
FOR the advertiser the U, f, A. offers spen
IS s,4 dtstribntfng service. Many firms includln
ay the Commercial Chambers of Los Angeles Ia
coma Portland etc. print advertising booklet
in Esperanto and have them distributed anon
intelligent, progressive people, the wofio over
is through this department of the T. r. "A.
Those who have not kept themselves poste
- aa "a the growth of Esperanto may be incline
o. to smile at mention of the Esperanto Press
There are however, several hundred pubhca
tons using wholly or in part the Esperant
language These appear in the most Wlae
no spread places, that the hsperantst ma
co have upon his reading table, magazines froI
Peru Siberia, Persia, Japan, Madagascar cuo'
NC China the Philippine Islnds, Mexico, IransVaa
FINLAND and New Zealand, as well as from IN
larger lands. all in Esperanto. The U e.
and as organ Esperanto" serve this aggrega
&c tion of Esperanto publications much as IN
ay b" Assoriated Press' the NATIONAL news
nancrs News Of the progress of the move
ment abroad, interesting Esperanto events az
dresses of correspondents. etc, may be thu
ira collected with facility, while Esperanto trans
lations from unheard of languages, in out
the way corners of the world, are brought
light for the perusal of the Esperanto put
III. Iic'
Finally the T. f. A. offers to the coHecto
VI whether his hobby be stamps, coins, flower
butterflies or simply picture post cards. a d'
oandable directory of trustworthy fellow-co
lectors with whom exchange may be enecte
- nv Esperanto. ] have seen some really RI
markable collections of stamps butterflies an
art work collected exclusively through Espe
anto correspondence. 1 myself possess not
small collection of foreign coins, to which al
adding daily old and new coins received frol
's many out of the way places.
'a' The publications of the L. f. A consist
the Yearbook "a book of 500 finely printe
ny pages which is sent to each member), FL
80 neranto" a semi monthly magazine of new
u and reviews of worldwide interest and numerot
-et bulletins issued on special occasions The Yea
i hook is invaluable to all Esperantists, as 1t COZ
tains in addition to a complete directory
III the delegates, recommended hotels, etc. tabl
of the various money systems. weights ar
measures changes of time between countrie
Tide calendars of the different lands, nations
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