The Review of Reviews. 



July 1, 1906. 



There was a fair number of membtMs present, 

 and a large iiiiinber of nominations for membership 

 tvere received. 



Various projects for increasing tlie usefuhiess of the 

 club were discussed, and the establishment of a num- 

 ber of ■■ evercirculators.'' principally for the benefit 

 of distant members unable to attend the meetings of 

 the club, was agreed upon. 



The remainder of the time was devoted to the lead- 

 ing and criticism of correspondence intended to be 

 sent by members to various Esperantists of distant 

 lands. 



The nest meeting of the club takes place on July 

 6th. Visitors are invited. 



PKOGRESS OF ESPERANTO. 



According to tlie latest information, some hundred 

 students have entered for tlie Esperanto examination 

 of the London Chamber of Commerce, and considering 

 that the decLsion was not made in time to advertise the 

 examination in the usual. way, the result is very re- 

 markable. 



The Easter holidays was the time chosen by the 

 Federation Internationale des Employes for their Con- 

 gress, and tlie gathering was an exceptionally interest- 

 ing as well as a rao.st important one. It took place at 

 the Central Hotel, Marylebone, London. In the same 

 building the British sc'ction of the Federation had a 

 very crowded meeting, and the delegates interchanged 

 visits. The only Government sending a .special dele- 

 gate was Belgiiun, one of the members of the Labour 

 ministry liaving been sent by the King in order to 

 make studies for future guidance. 



The one unanimous vote of the Congress wtis that 

 recommending the use ( f Esperanto as an official lan- 

 guage at future Congresses. The reasoiis given are 

 tliat the knowledge of foreign languages has become 

 indispensable to wage-earners; international relations 



having a teiidtncy to extend continually ; sucli wage- 

 earners have rarely time for a thorough study of even 

 one foreign language, much less more, and a common 

 auxiliary language would avoid a great loss of time 

 and the fatigue caused by translations. The Inter- 

 national Congress also desired that the different fede- 

 rations (from some ten countries) participating in the 

 Congress of London, should do their utmost to persuade 

 their re.-spective Governments to include Esperanto 

 amongst the languages to be taught in their primary 

 and secondary schools; and that their groups .should be 

 invited everywhere to propagate the study of Es- 

 peranto by means of adult clas-ses. 



Esperanto lectures are already becoming quite popu- 

 lar. The usual stock objections are generally made, 

 viz.. tliat English should be used; that Esperanto is 

 bound to develop dialects, etc. Mr. Rhodes at Leeds 

 and at Carlisle .successfully rebutted these objections, 

 as did Colonel Pollen at Cardiff, where Professor Bai-- 

 bier invited him to lecture to the University students. 

 In his speech. Colonel Pollen told about the pamphlet 

 circulated some time back, which asked for .500.000.000 

 dol.s. in order to arrange the use of a common inter- 

 national tongue. yiniKy is not needed for Esperanto, 

 the Colonel said; it stands on its own merits; its ad- 

 herents cannot help propagating it. and it only desires 

 a fair field. It is more fascinating than football, and 

 as football has recently in Wales proved more fas- 

 cinating than matrimony, he did not think he could 

 say more in its favour. Professor Littledale was chair- 

 man at the lecture. 



We are making arraag;ments for a supply of Thf. 

 lirifixli Espcnintist. published monthlv, the best 

 periodical for students of Esperanto. The price will 

 be 3s. (4s. posted). We shall be glad to book orders 

 to be fulfilled on arrival. Address "Review of Re- 

 views," Equitable Building, Melbourn©" 



Essay Competition for Adults and School Pupils. 



TEN GUINEAS in Prizes. See Page 106. 



On page 106 we publish details of Essay Competitions. Our idea is 

 to stimulate still further the growing desire for universal peace. One 

 Competition is for adults, the other is for State school pupils, or 

 Secondary school pupils under the age of 16 years. I most earnestly 

 request the State school and Secondary school teachers to bring this 

 Competition under the notice of their pupils. We have just celebrated 

 Empire Day, and no time could be more appropriate than this for the 

 inculcating of sentiments as to what the best kind of Empire should 

 seek to accomplish. May I appeal to them to do what they can to 

 induce their pupils to take the matter up?— EDITOR. 



