Show FOR PHONETIC SPELLING A drand brand new scheme for revolutionizing revolutionising Revolution ising english orthography congressman durborow of chicago has introduced in the house a memorial praying congress to adopt a method of phonetic spelling the alphabet presented for adoption has been prepared by john M mott of that city and is ia the result of many years work mr mott ling hag been interested in educational ca cat alt i onal ional work vork for twenty years although engaged in the insurance business ilis his phonetic alphabet was almost complete when the bill recently presented present kd and passed the lower house of congress to a second reading asking the appropriation of five million dollars for the establishment of phonetic schools caused him to hurry it through 0 according to the memorial and the authors statement no government aid aside f from rom a possible cominis sion of experts is asked and the principal clause of the prayer is for the adoption and recommendation by congress of the american alphabet for general use the alphabet contains but thirty one letters if consonants and vowel characters are written in full twenty fout of these are taken from the U english C alphabet the remainder arc modifications of the present forms thi th intent 1 is to spell a word exactly as pro bounced noun ced doing away with all silent 0 letters we ask no money and present th the american alphabet for the considers con sidera tion of congress and for the free use 0 01 va all 11 11 said mr hr mott to an evenin evening 0 newt reporter the other day the five mil lion dollar type trpe foundry scheme now pending should never go through anc if our memorial is adopted we will revolutionize english orthography what dodou do you mean by a five million type foundry scheme there is a bill now before bufore congress which is s on second reading in the house making appropriation of five million dollars for tho establishment of phonetic schools this will not do away with the surplus type as we will and as I 1 do not believe it necessary coir either testa or trial schools this money would be thrown away if con cong grese looks favorably on our memorial then we will make a light request that a commission of twelve bo be appointed to adjudge the merits of the alphabet before final decision by congram this oom commission mission if appointed should con feist cist of three eminent philologists high educationalists three practical printers and three proof readers of recognized ability what do you hope to accomplish the adoption option of a system that win will be practical efficient intelligent and fatal to type monopolies ever since ainoo the days of franklin have there ix been en efforts made to shorten the existing modes of spelling but no individual offers will sh anything the growth of tau language guage is ia too great for uny any one man to direct a change as it roust must have some standard this standard I 1 hope to establish by the aid of con grebb the latter only setting that standard by recommendation and adoption not by the expenditure of money theres iio money in it for me hut but the causo cause is ono one I 1 am glad to ad vance |