The type and general form will be uniform with the two volumes of The Esperantist, the number of pages will be increased from sixteen to twenty, while the annual subscription will remain the same, 3s. (4 francs), post free.
Esperantists will thus get an enlarged gazette for the same small subscription.
I, therefore, trust that the friends whose writings enrich our past numbers will kindly continue their aid, and, by internationally-written articles, will secure manifold subscriptions and advertisements, and so will enable the Esperanto Gazette of Great and Greater Britain to occupy its proper place in Esperantoland.
The present month’s issue is, therefore, the last one produced under my sole care. Henceforth I am merely a member of the Editorial Committee of the united gazettes.
On this occasion I wish to thank heartily, most heartily, the many friends who have in so unexpected a manner made my efforts successful, and have rendered pro-Esperanto work so pleasant.
I unhesitatingly affirm that more devoted, sympathetic, and helpful readers would be difficult to find.
The Esperantist, the first English Esperanto journal, affords an index of British progress, and month by month has succeeded in attaining a very high place among its contemporaries. Maybe the punctuality of its publication and attractiveness of its form have helped considerably in achieving this gratifying result; but the fact is in the main due to the enthusiasm of the ever-increasing band of English-speaking adherents.
Twenty-six months may be a short time in the life of a man, if not of a journal, yet, for me, this period has indeed been a crowded one. Hundreds of new friends of many nationalities have found place in the heart, and thousands of pleasant memories have become engraved on the memory.
In our first number we expressed our intention of not including political and religious matters. We trust that the adherence to this policy has given satisfaction. Nevertheless, as Esperanto becomes more generally adopted, we must expect the appearance of special organs treating of the subjects most vital to human progress.
Already we are glad to note the appearance of such periodicals as Espero Katolika and Espero Pacifista.