Molnar Not a Plagiarist Despite German Novel Parallels
Readers debate Molnar’s play with The Memoirs of Satan by Wilhelm Hauff. While similarities exist in plot and characters, the New York Times reviewer argues Molnar did not plagiarize, having crafted original dialogue and scene construction. A separate letter praises Irish as a universal language. John E. O'Malley, Scranton, Sept. 8.
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Irish as a Universal Language
The letter-writers argue Irish offers a near perfect phonetic system with seventeen letters, no true dialects, regular grammar with eleven irregular verbs, and high clarity. It claims Irish is more logical than other languages, with flexible word formation, monosyllabic roots, and vivid onomatopoeia enhancing expression.
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The Esperanto Oligarchy Debate Sparks Language Impasse
A letter debates Esperanto advocacy and reform, contrasting Mr. Fisher and Dr. Zamenhof. It questions need for simplified endings, plural forms, and the scope of Esperanto as a neutral language. The piece cites Boulogne’s Fundamento and notes competing auxiliary languages while noting citizenship questions for Esperantists.
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Simplified Esperanto Seen as Step Toward World Language
W J P of Brooklyn argues that a universally usable international language should emerge from existing languages by choosing highly international words. He criticizes orthodox Esperanto as an oath bound society led by Dr Zamenhof, with a sacred Fundamento and centralized office, predicting it will not achieve universal adoption.
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Celebrate Noah Webster Centennial Event Called for Oct 16
A 150th anniversary tribute to Noah Webster is proposed for Oct 16 highlighting his dictionary work and influence on copyright reform and American schoolbooks. The note urges nationwide school activities to honor his contributions to language and literature.
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Samuel Johnson
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Ae G. W. Wishard
Rivington Street
New York
Mr Cleveland's Modesty Against Fame Satire
A letter protests a August 29 feature praising Mr Cleveland in a compilation of famous orations. The writer argues Cleveland never delivered a great oration and denounces publishers for recycling speeches to boost commercial value, lamenting the editors’ lack of discrimination.
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Distinguishing Bombast From Great Oratory in Public Utterances
James Sheerin argues that true oratory differs from mere bombast and from enforced statements of powerful figures. He praises Grover Cleveland for resisting turning commerce into great art and notes public utterances are not always great orations. Clinton, Mass., Sept. 9.
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Whosoever or Whomsoever in language debate
S H Wilder of Coram Long Island critiques a New York Times Saturday Review remark by G W Lee on vs whom so ever usage. He argues absence of real difference between the two forms and urges grammarians to conform to language laws rather than evade them.
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Critique of Herrick's Together Sparks Married Life Debate
Mrs Alfred Wagstaff of New York denounces Prof Herrick's Together as cynical. She claims seven characters vow marriage yet pursue illegal relations and portrays women as poor mothers and discontented wives, calling the depiction unrealistic and absurd. Sept. 10.
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Alfred Wagstaff, Jr
East Fifty-fourth Street
New York
Miller Quotation Echoes in Sermon Notes on Riches
In a letter from Moundsville West Virginia dated Sept 9 a reader cites the Miller quotation and a Sunday Review remark from Aug 1 noting Gregory the Great in Morals on Job that the rich may redeem their afterlife by giving wealth to the poor before death.
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