The Washington times., 1921-08-16
EsperantO---A' Language
For Everybody
Sacramento, Aug. 5, 1921.


understand each other And lack of understanding the
trouble everywhere and that is why very much in
terested in the International Language Esperanto.
1t is useless for to try to explain its Importance
would be very pleased if you would say few words
about it day.
Thanking you in advance, very truly yours Emil
Broglo, 629 Pea street, Sacramento, Cal.
ESPERANTO is a language manufactured, scientifically
Its creators endeavored to make up language that would
be easy for all learn simple and that might be used all
the world.
The idea that if spoke the SAME language
everywhere they would understand each other in
contact with each other fight and kill each other
Our correspondent Mr. Broglo, of Sacramento, be!evcs
that great results might from ONE language supple
mentng others
The suggestion should not be rejected hastily. There
doubt that if all the people of the world spoke the
language it would be easier to arrive at understanding
There is also unfortunately doubt that misunderstood
ings remain where the same language is spoken
Look at the Irish and English, for instance They al
speak English except few Irish that Intentionally special
ze in Gaelic Esperanto wouldn't do THEM any good fo
speaking English both sides of the Irish Sea- they
far from understanding each other.
In Russia the Jews, while using their language
themselves, speak the Russian language others do TT
fact that they speak and understand the languac
does not prevent brutal hatred, and massacres
santy occurring.
Use of the language did not prevent msunde
standing between the North and South in Civil Wa
If may be that the world is drifting toward sing
speech There is very definite sign of it, although En-
lish does spread, steadily.
1t is reasonable to suppose that there wise pu
pose in multiplicity of tongues.
We taught that different languages infcte
upon human beings when they built the Tower Of Babe
and tried to climb too high.
That statement is reverently accepted at the time
the punishment may have had useful purpose, for H
chastiseth whom He loveth.
Certa IN has to
richness of literature. 1t is impossible imagine Home
speaking French, Dante writing German, Shakespesr
expressing himself in "Esperanto'
Language is living growing thing, the same as
living body. Creating real language with real life in
would be impossible as to create real human baby.
Words date back thousands of years. Every
ains within it, if could understand it, ages Of humo
thought, emotion, expression
Thought is the MOST important thing on earth, Ian
guage is the TOOL with which thought works. Excep'
with the right TOOLS the best thought could not work 1t
would therefore be impossible to substitute madetoorder
language for the languages that have been made throu"
the centuries.
Our correspondent may suggest that it would be well
for the world it, in addition to the native language of each
one every learned Esperanto that he might talk
everybody else. There may be something in that
But matter of fact nations do not go to
because their leaders fail to understand each other
The heads of civilized nations excepting some of
interesting statesmen in this country, all speak and under
stand the French language in addition to their There
IS difficulty in understanding but there is difficulty in
making them WANT peace.
AS to the Of human beings speaking different
languages when comes they thrown against each
other in great armies of that have met had
chance to speak.
One universal language might help to wipe out race
and religious prejudice and hatreds But it could only
HELP.
Let educated Chinese speak perfect English infinite
" better than the English of hoodlums among whom he
might find himself and the fact that he used their SPEECH
would not him from their CONTEMPT, violence.
And among the ignorant in all foreign lands,