Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-27
Literary Lights Form Organ
ization to Preserve Lam
guage Pure and Undefiled
by Foreign Intrusions.
EXCITING TEMPERANCE
CAMPAIGN PROMISED

lIfflnh Nl aNH AHi' iatNi|HAN sHN"'ih
Bridges. aided 9y such masters -
English as Thorn o. Hardy. De Henry
Bradley. Sir Walter Raleigh ana Pro-
fosHor John vs.. Mackail
While the objects of the associa-
ton have not yet been fully defined.
ithoy probably will include the publi-
lcution OF literature. the delivery Of
1 lectures. attempts ultimately 90 IN
inucnce the teachers over tho whole
country 60 aid IN the restoration Of
the purity of the language. both WRIT
ten and spoken. and 90 resist she I'M
necessary Incorporation OF foreign
words and to encourage the adoption
IN polite speech Of crisp. tcrsc, vig-
orous words from The dialects. The
English that Johnson spoke rather
] than the English that Johnson wrote
/ D. the object aimed az by the assoc
citation. johnson would have said
"rot" but he would have written pa
Itrcfy"
In a tract prepared for the Enw-
llish Association Dr. Bridges declares
/ that we say "noychor" for nature and
| that tune Is well on rs way 90 be-
come "chiune." professor OF Eng
| fish has been heard Co say "audtins'
for audience. An oxford professor
says "c,vefhyun" for question, and IS
lsadly addicted To the word. The
younger generation SAY paving for
pouring Fortunately the educated
south IS learning that there IS an n
! Ga wheel and when. ireland and scot
/ land never forget a..
! Dr Bridges concludes his tract as
4 follows. "a Londoncr viii say that
scotchman talks strangely and ill.
! tho truth is that he himself Us IN the
i typical attitude Of vulgar ignorance
tin those matters Tie o. disposed tu
/ look down upon an that he Is uuac-
Icustomcd to. ana not knowing the
true distinctions. he estecms his own
degraded custom as correct
\ temperance campaign as eXcit-
ling ne that which accompanied the
] Introduction of the licensing measure
under the Lloyd George budget Is pro-
Unused for the coming session of par
Lament. demand for licensing
I reform bin has been issued on behalf
lof the United Kingdom Alliance 10y its
president Lcit Jones. NJ. T..
Thc manifesto declares that "the
introduction next year Of comprc-
Intensive temperance measure into the
house az commons would elicit such
Widespread response ana backing from
lthe most various and unuccustomed
quarters as would astonlsh ali who
have not followed closely the sol'di-
lying OF opinion ON the subject during
lrecent years" The Alliance points
out further that Mir Lloyd George has
..HH H.aHs "A fHf.
Iciul. VIII avail IN this country unless
preceded 10y temperance reform.
An act similar To- the one demanded
hos the Alliance for England and Wales
was passed for Scotland az the last
session of parliament.
The Dominion Royal commission.
(which has been visiting the various
pomnious and has held meetings in
London with "a view 90 improving the
trade relations of the various parts
lof the empire, has conN inced both the
Colonial office and the British Cot
lton Growing association that there are
prospects ct cotton being grown IN
northern Austrplia at profit
The commission made extensive IN
durics with regard 90 the possibiii-
ties of Australia as q cotton producing
country and in rs report says the
members were much impressed with
1.-THE natural advantage of the norm
cfn part of the continent The COM
mission got promise from the Com
lmonwealth government to assist in
Iany attempt 90 develop the Industry
land nov the Colonial office and the
Cotton Growing association have
lurumiscd financial assistance in order
that skilled advice may Doe procured
land practical experiments made with
Various types of seed.
The association which aims at SCI
Touring enough cotton Within the cm-
lpirc Co mako che manufacturers OF
IIauc1s hire Independent OF the Amer
lean growers has also guaranteed for
Ia period or three years. from July 4
IlQiL "a minimum price of thirteen
cents pound boa Liverpool for cotton
I lof specified description shipped "a
Them and have undertaken to super
intend lbs sale,
I'm spite ~ The lack Of Interest ir
tho Duke at Westminster olympic
games fund The lvolicst interest Dc
d. being shown here IN tho Intcrnationn
congress. which win be held In paril
d luoNt june to promulrnto "a code of un
/, l.orm regulations for the games.
a n Is understood that tho Englisi
A de- agation viii make several import
!. Ion proposals 10 the congress, amonl
81 IA most radical being suggestion
+. that women hc Included among tn
4 competitors other matters 90 h'
"a brought before the congress win hi
Il thc question at the restriction Of en-
q tries, minimum axe for competitors
x and whether distinction should b
a. madc between sports. indispensable
- Tor the Olympad ana those which
- though not Indispensable can hc od
a mittcd
IA o. believed that the delegates wil
10 hc unit In demanding that the nan
ton where the gnmes are being hol
sholl not hc given an unfair advantnF
b. hy giving undue prominence to IA
umeg in which that touutrv excel