The Detroit times., 1914-01-02
BRITAIN HAS
SOCIETY TOURCE
PURER ENGLISH
0rganiza lion Formed at Oxford
TO Sec That Language Is
Spoken Correctly
LONDONERS ARE CALLED
GREATEST OFFENDERS
Temperance Campaign to Ac-
company Introduction of
Licensing Measure

Licensing Measure
LONDON, Jan. An ORGANIZATION
which promises 10 shake LONDON
oomplacency as the fountain heaa os
English as 1t should be spoken mas
taken form at oxford under the direc-
ton OF the Poet Laureate Robert
Bridges. aided by such masters OF
English as Thomas Hardy. DR.. Henry
bradley. sir Walter Raleigh and Prof.
John w. Mackall.
While the objects OF the association
have not yet been fully defined, they
probably will include the publication
OF literature, the delivery or lectures
attempts ultimately to influence the
teachers over the whole country TO ana
in the restoration OF the purity or the
language, both written ana spoken
10 resist the unnecessary lncorpora'
ton OF foreign words, and 10 en-
courage the adoption in polite speech
OF crisp, terse, vigorous words from
the dialects. The English that john
son spoke rather than the Enghsh
that Johnson wrote IL the opJect
aimed ut by the association Johnson
would have said rot" but ne. woulu
have written purely
In tract prepared for the English
association DR. Bridges declares that
we say "neycher" for nature and that
time Is we'll on its way To become
"chune" A professor OF English mas
been heard TO say "audjins" FOR audi
ence. An Oxford professor says
"cweshyun" for question, and IS sadly
addicted TO the word. The younger
generation say paving" for pouring.
Fortunately the educated south II
learning that there Is an IN
wheel and when. Ireland and scot
land never forget IT.
DR. bridges concludes his tract as
follows: "A Londoner will say that
a Scotchman talks strangely and III;
the truth is that he himself is in the
typical attitude OF vulgar ignorance IN
these matters. He is disposed TO look
down upon all that he is unaccustom-
ed to. and not knowing the true dis
tinctions, he esteems MS own uegrau-
cd custom as correct
A temperance campaign az exciting
az that which accompanied the intro
auction Of the licensing measure un-
der the Lloyd George budget is prom
ised for the coming season OF parlia-
ment A demand for a licensing re-
form bill has been issued on behalf
of the United Kingdom alliance by
its president, Left Jones, NJ. y. a
The manifesto declares that the IN
PRODUCTION next year OF comprehen-
eive temperance measure into the
house OF commons would elicit such
widespread response and backing
from the most various and unac-
custom quarters as would astonish
all who have not followed closely the
solidifying OF opinion on the subject
during recent years The alliance
points out further that Lloyd George
has said that no reform. political or
social, would avail In this country un-
less preceded by temperance reform.
An act similar TO the one demanded
by the alliance for England and Wales
was passed for Scotland at the last
session of parliament.
The dominions royal commission.
which has been visiting the various
cominions and has held meetings In
London with a view 10 improving the
trade relations OF the various parts
OF the empire has convinced
the colonial Office and the British
Cotton Growing association that there
are prospects OF cotton being grown
in northern Australia at a profit.
The commission made extensive in
quires with regard to the possibill-
ties Of Australia as cotton produc-
Ing country, and In it's report says
the members were much impressed
with the natural advantages OF the
northern part OF the continent. The
commission got a promise from the
commonwealth government to assist
II any attempt 10 develop the IN.
dustry and now the colonial office
and the Cotton Growing association
have promised financial assistance, In
order that skilled advice may be pro-
cured ond practical experiments made
with various types OF seed.
The association, which aims at Sc
curing enough cotton within the en-
pire 10 make the manufacturers or
. lancashire independent OF the Amer
lean growers, has also guaranteed Tor
period of three years from July l.,
1914. a minimum price OF l3 cents
a pound in Liverpool for cotton OF a
specified description shipped to them,
and has undertaken to superintend its
sale.
In spite Of the lack OF interest in
the Duke OF Westminster's Olympic
games fund. the liveliest interest Is
being shown here in the international
congress which will be held In Paris
next June TO promugate a code of
uniform regulations for the games.
II is understood that the English
delegation will make several import
ant proposals to the congress, among
'ihe most radical being suggestion
that women be included among the
competitors. Other matters 10 be
brought before the congress- Will be
the quetion OF the restriction of en-
tries. a minimum age for councillors.
and whether a distinction should be
made between sports indispensable for
the Olymplad and those which though
not indispensable can be admitted.
n Is believed that the delegates
will be unit In demanding that the
nation where the games are being held
shall not be given an ufair advantage
by giving undue prominence TO the
games I'm which that country excels,
The technical regulations and the du.
ties OF the Jury In the games VIII
. be defined by the congress with more
rightly than under the present rules.
One I'm every three people In Aus
tralla has a banking account.
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