Esperanto Grammars Free.
By Editor
WE publish the following letter because we believe that the study of the new language is a good thing. Esperanto has gone forward by great leaps and bounds in Europe; it is easily learned; and will furnish a medium for religious work as well as commercial. Dear Sir: Notwithstanding the great amount of publicity which has been given to Esperanto, the international language, I find that at this time not more than one-tenth of the people of the United States have even a vague idea of its purpose and scope, and perhaps not one in a hundred has a reasonably definite conception of it. As a sort of counter-irritant to the irresponsible criticism which is occasionally circulated by the uninformed, I have printed for free distribution a second edition of 100,000 copies of a small primer, "Elements of Esperanto," setting forth the grammar, word-construction, and purpose of the language, and will mail a copy to any person who requests it, sending a stamp for postage. While you may not be personally interested, there are thousands of your readers to whom this movement for an international auxiliary language, which now covers every country on earth, will appeal as something more than a fad, and they would appreciate your giving space to this letter. Cordially yours,
ARTHUR BAKER.
Editor "Amerika Esperantist,"
1239 Michigan Ave., Chicago.