Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-05-03

everywhere. In the past a treatise is prepared in
the language of the discoverer and then this has
to be translated into a dozen or more different
tongues. This was decidedly inconvenient and
unsatisfactory.
We have already referred to the progress be-
ing made by Esperanto as the international aux
iliary language. 1t is being more and more gen.
orally adopted. We quote from the New York
Tribune the following extract from an article in
which the Prince of Monaco describes oceans
depths:
ut gave us time to put an immense
amount of data, collected during dec
AIDES, into volume form, and we have
already printed ffty-four books on the
subject of oceanography which will be
valuable to others. They are in French,
of course, but most scientists are con-
versant with that language. However.
two scientific societies of which am a
member, have talked over the matter
of using the universal language, Es-
peranto. for scientific works. so that all
nationalities of scientists now forced
to read in several languages, may read
all research in one"
1t will be remembered that at the first sitting
o: the assembly of the League of Nations an agl-
tation was started to have Esperanto adopted as
the official language of the league. The Ital-
ians and the delegates from the Spanish speak
ing countries objected to having everything rem
dered only in English and French necessitating
interpreters for all other nationalities. 1t is so
easy to misunderstood a persons meaning when
a speech ia handled by interpreters.
The one great question in the minds Of the
majority of people is, will Esperanto work? Will
it do all that ts claimed for it? The proof is
in the test. For years now, representatives of
every civilized nation on the globe have been
assembling in one great international convention
and while half of them cannot understand each
other in their native tongues, all are on a COM
mon ground through the use of Esperanto.
Papers are read of the most technical and scien-
tifc nature and speeches are made regardless
of the nationality of the writer or speaker, and
all are perfectly understood. Elaborate tests
have been made in different Languages and Es-
peranto has upheld all that is claimed for it.
There is nothing that will do more to bring
about universal peace than a thorough under
standing among nations. There is nothing that
will aid more in bringing about this under
standing than to have one auxiliary language
in which international publications can be issued
and which can be used at international conven-
tions, doing away with TRANSACTIONS and inter-
prefers entirely. Then all will be on a common
footing. There is nothing that would do more
to assure the permanency OF the League of
Nations than one common, auxiliary language.
This can easily be brought about by every men,
Jer opraoino IN rool.a tho att,Ju re Esperonfn
compulsory in all the schools of every country.
within a few years the world would be revo-
lutionized as a result.
And another fellow who has a soft snap at
this time of year is the leading man in bathing
girl comedies.
Many a hard working parasrapher wonders
why he ever grew up when he reads of Jackie
Coogan making q million a year.
Mr.. Einstein will confer a great boon upon
mankind if his theory of space and time makes
pay days occur more frequently.
Funny, isn't it? The fellow who lives near
the seashore is planning to go to the mountains
and the man In the mountains plans a seashore
vacation.
Girls are to wear waterproof bathing suits
this summer. Hence they may risk getting near
enough to the water to be splashed.
Probably the fellow who has a bushel of Ger