Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
%HE JAPAN ADVERTISER. Toxic.
"A dispatch from Marking says:
Tndiscriminate and unnecessary
use of foreign languages by

use OF foreign languages by
Chinese citizens Is to be tabooed.
An order to this effect has been issued
by the Executive Yuan, pursuant to =
Recommendation from the Marking Dis
trict party headquarters. transmitted
through the Central party headquar-
tiers
The petition points out that the Ian
auage OF a nation has an important
bearing on the development Of its cul-
ture. Great importance Is attached BY
all the Western nations to their mother
tongues. Except where it is absolutely
necessary the use Of foreign language
Is always deprecated.
After citing the example Of Italy and
Soviet Russia, where particularly rigid
restrictions are imposed upon the use
Of foreign languages, the petition goes
on to deplore the fact that since the
influx into China of foreign influences
in the latter part of the Manchu dy-
nasty great number Of Chinese In
tellectuals, with hardly any sense OF
national amour propre, have prided
themselves on their ability to speak and
write foreign languages.
Not only has it become the vogue 70
use foreign languages in schools and
business firms, but even employees of the
government have made unnecessary use
of foreign languages, it is charged.
Although with the spread of the ma
tional revolutionary influence this con-
temptible practice has been on the
wane, there are still large sections Of
the people who Haunt their knowledge
Of foreign languages, says the order.
This practice is to be strictly regulated
and discouraged in order to restore ma
tional prestige and the self-confldence
of the people.
Japanese Language
Reform Held Necessary.
Asahi, Tokio-The Emperor has re-
Gently heard an expert on the present
status and future of the movement for
reform Of the Japanese language. No
official information is available about
the nature Of the replies made by the
expert But the incident is enough to
show the importance of the movement.
which has been proceeding for some
years.
The question Of reforming the jap
arleSe language came to the fore about
a decade ago. The need for such
reform is increasingly felt as Japans
intercourse with foreign countries in
creases. The Roadway the romaji
more necessary to bring the Japanese
language up to date Some years ago
newspaper publishers agreed In restrict
ing the number of Chinese characters
to be used in the journals.
There are about 100000 Chinese
characters. All these are not in daily
use, even in China. In the elementary
schools the number of Chinese char
acters Is restricted to 10000 But limi-
tation of the number of Chinese char
acters viii not solve the question of
.-oFr,..-n - 4H.a Yarn,&asa Toprr,a0a ca,
eral difficulties have yet to be over
come. Among them is the correct jap
anese rendering of Chinese characters.
Indeed. the whole question bristlee
with 80 many difiiculties that one is
tempted to question the value Of
Chinese characters as supplement to
the traditional Japanese characters.
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Buenus Aires 70 Give
Police Modern Equipment
La Nacion, Buenos Aires.-The police
of Buenos Aires soon viii be equipped
with all the most modern adjuncts of
their service, the same as used in the
great cities Of the United States and
Europe. Larger, swifter automobiles,
in which radio is installed, constantly
phone system, instantly apprising each
station Of sinister or criminal events,
viii be in operation in every section
of the city.
These improvements win be very ex-
pensive, but are most urgently required
If effective warfare Is to be waged on
crime. Large appropriations already
have been authorized, much to the
antipathy, It must be admitted, even
Of certain peaceful elements of our
population, who, though the only OBJ
3Afsk az these expendfhfrea a "a in-
grease their safstEs seem 70 evince en-