Evening star., 1924-03-30
Fans Pick Candidatess

Open politics openly arrived at will
become fact this summer, when the
largest audience in history will listen
to the deliberations and verbal hre-
works of the republican convention
in Cleveland and the democratic con-
clave in New York.
Millions of citizens all over the
country at virtually the same instant
will learn what is transpiring in the
convention halls through the medium
Of radio.
And what possibly points a peril to
the statesmen is the certainty that
thousands of kilograms and telephone
calls will flood the convention, re-
fiecting the judgment and the prefer
ence of the people who listen in.
Indeed, radio may revolutionize the
conventions by bringing about what
will be a referendum. Certainly the
popular choices will have their day.
This is big step from the national
in Baltimore, when an experiment
was made in sending a message from
Odd Fellows Hall in Washington and
an answer returned in the phenome-
nal speed of eleven minutes.
The message announced the nomi-
nation of James X. Polk for the pres
idency and assured Congress that the
$4,000 it had appropriated to enable
Morse to test the efficiency of his tele-
graph had not been wasted.
Esperanto as Radio Language.
Seeking to establish Esperanto as
the means Of universal communica-
tion via radio, an International Radio
Association has been formed in Lon
made by the secretary of the Boston
Esperanto Association. This is the
first definite step toward a world
radio tongue, which Is urgently need
ed and desired by radio interests,
especially in Europe, where broad
casting extends into several countries.
The purpose of the new interna-
tional association is to provide an
tween people of the world through
using the International language Es-
peranto over the radio. 1t seeks to
furnish technical aid and information
ested in the development of radio
communication. The perfection of an
Esperanto radio dictionary is planned
and the publication of an interna-
This magazine, it Is said, would in
clude a resume in Esperanto OF origt-
nal articles on radio developments
from many languages, placing at the
disposal of all readers many technical
documents not now available Other
subjects pertaining to the welfare
and closer relationship of the radio
world would be covered, as well as
DR.. Pierre Corret of Versailles.
France, an eminent Esperantist and
radio expert, has been selected as
British Rftiaa'i ESPERANTO spe ] Association. As at
London, is serving as honorary sec
retary. According to the latter. the
association welcomes members from
the worlds radio fans, professionals
perantists or not, and invites commu-
nication with the secretary OF the
Esperanto Association of North Amer.
lea. at Boston.
The hackers OF the new association
point out that due to the rapid
growth of amateur radio communi-
cation between foreign countries and
the extension of broadcasting over,
seas, the need of a simple, neutral
language is being felt more strongly
than ever before Hence the adoption
of Esperanto as world radio IAN
guags is sought inf"Ty.s eTeTy sios of fhe
international Importance of radio,
were among the first to recognize It's
ability to unite the world, MI. Epton
writes. He anticdpates, t,hnnt very soon the the
world will be obliged to consider an
international language to carry on
communications in commercial ana
amateur traffic ana even even. IN S eroaa a
for several translations OF an ad-
dress already transmitted in one Ian
guage-
Though established twenty-eight
years dSO, II 10 ohAJ SlhSo liz wa ~
war that Esperanto has begun to
definitely attract widespread and Sc
rious attention from governments,
educators, scientists and commercial
bodies. Recently DR.. Frederick G.
Cottrell Of the National Research
Council, at Washington. is reported
to have conferred with Or: S. w:
Stratton, president of the Institute or
Technology, at Boston. on the merits
of Esperanto in scientific and educa-
tional needs. The spring term of the
College of the City of New York IN
cludes a course on Esperanto, which
it introduces because of the need for
a universal auxiliary language, stat
ing that of those in existence Esper-
anto is the most extensively used.
Already it has been used ION the air
here and further use is planned.
Briefly. Esperanto is described as
being formed from the best OF exist
ing languages, from which were Sc
1ected the greatest common factor,
the conveniences and the words
easily pronounced. 1t was designed
for use between people of different
nationalities. 1t is declared to be free
from exceptions, the bane of many
languages, while its spelling is pho
netic. The pronunciation Is simple
and the grammar easily learned, ex-
ponents of this form of speech state
Worldwide activities of the Esper-
Artists are increasing of late, and the