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Subject(s)

• Japanese—Colonization—Taiwan [Browse]
• School children—Taiwan [Browse]

Summary note

This letter, which is translated into English and Esperanto, is a reply to a letter originally sent by students in England. Inspired by their British counterparts, the students of Japanese-occupied Taiwan (then Formosa) are writing to the children of the world to concur with the British children's message that they desire peace among nations. They express their respect and interest in England and British culture and then proceed to describe the geography and ethnic diversity of Taiwan with its populations of "aborigines"; Formosans, whose ancestors migrated from China; and Japanese. Despite this diversity, they claim that everyone lives together peacefully and that war "belongs to the old order of things." In conclusion, they call for a "new order" and quote a poem by the Emperor Meiji, translated into English as "Let us regard the peoples of the four seas as our brothers and sisters." This letter appears to have been written by Hibino Setsurin (Sinjorino S. L. Hibino) on May 18, 1930.

Notes

• Front of pamphlet has (the translator's?) stamp--a star with the words "Esperanto" and "Josi.H.Ishiguro"
• Cotsen copy: Edges of pamphlet are badly stained, and there is foxing.

Language note

In English, Esperanto, and Japanese.

OCLC

1340464643

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