The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-09-24
LION OF LANGUAGES.
English Is Deemed TO b Ultimately
the Worlds Medium or
Speech.
rho Progrosa 1t Has Made Within
the Last Ono Hundred
Years
Qualities Which Mako II . Caaqueror
Wherever 1t Makes Its Appear.
aMce-Other Dialects.

wherever 1t Makcs Its Appear.
ancs-Othcr nialeess.
or all people, we who speak the English
have tho best right to be proud of our Ian.
Enage. tits without question tho lion of
languages and has proved itself q con-
queror wherever it has gained o foothold,
forit is peculiarly adapted to every race,
clime and condition. It's extensive adapt
ability is iliinitahle, and it is remarkably
and aggressively voracious, for wherever it
goes it sounds tho deathknel Of all its ri
walls. Coeval with its entrance into Great
britain it began its work Of destruction.
The real British, the Cymric or Welsh, Erse
Or Irish, the Gaelic Of Scotland and tho
Manx OF the Isle of Man all went down be-
fore it, 1t may DO said, Tor the British Celt-
ic is absolutely gone from the earth, and
the others must soon follow and become
like many languages OF the past, for what
remain of them at the present timo are Gu
tirely local. 1t is notable that, in addition
TO those cited, it conquered mud hanishea
The Morse, the Norm~n-French and several
either tongues which madea an effort totrans-
plant themselves on English soil. and is
still and will continue to be at work
Throughout the world, planting itself and
Gtthe same time displaeing Others.
1t Is not long since French was the han
dicst language TO traveller upon the con-
tinent, but at this time we are proud to say
that English is by far superior because tits
moro frequently spoken. Iehas become the
commercial language. 1t is being taught
in the schools of all nations, and no Eng
dish speaking man need fear that he may
mot make himself understood in any psrt
of the world when employing this language
Gs a means of communication.
Professor Grim of Berlin says of the ENG
fish language that it has a thorough power
of expression such as no other language
ever possessed. 1t may truly be called a
world language, for no other may venture
10 compare with it in richness, reasonable
mess and solidity of texture, Provost Par |
adol, q learned Frenchman, says that nei-
ther Russia nor Germany, supposing that
they should attain thehighest fortune, cMn
pretend to impede the current of thingsnor
prevent that solution, relatively near at
hand, OF the long rivalry OF European races
for the ultimate colonization and domina-
tton of the universe. He says further that
"tho world will not be Russian nor Ger
man nor French, alas! nor Spanish, but it
will be Anglo~Saxon,"
No clearer or truer description of Ian
gnages enumerated, with their Telativodif-
ferences, ever appeared in type than is con-
Neyed in the following poem:
Greeks . harp wo lovoto hear.
Latin is q trumpet cleSr.
Spanish like an organ swells.
Italian rings its brida bells. .
France, with many u frolic mien,
Tunes her sprightly violin.
1DuQ tho ifrrlnn rolls hia 1r,m
When Russia's flashing cymba!3 como.
But Briton's cons may we'll r~cjoicc,
For Enslish is the human voice.
The English, Russian, German, French,
spanish, italian, Portuguese and Soandina.
Wan arethe most powerfullanguages within
the bounds Of Christian civilization, be-
aust they are the tongues of vigorous peo-
pie. With the exception of the English,
these are all indigenous and die ie trans
planted. The United States is the young
est of powerful countries, yet it is q Gene
terry of many languages. For instance,
French, enc of tho sweetest OF tongues,
threatened to become the national Ian
guagc. Louisiana was settled by people Of
the French nation, who brought their Ian
guage with them and planted it upon that
sol. in anticipation Of it's growth. Instead,
however, of it's growing and spreadingover
the country, t'begau TO weaken, and it will
soon disappcarf from the memories of the
inhabitants of that state.
1t is only necessary to note the nopula.
tion according to these several languages to
realize the Interchangeable future Of the
English, now striding on and On over the
face Of the earth with wonderful impetu-
osity and n vigor that will not be re.
strained.
English IS snCken Lv 90 600 GOO 0f pnn.