s long as an
international language is not adopted, complete union between the
various sections of the world will be unrealized, for we observe
that misunderstandings keep people from mutual association, and
these misunderstandings will not be dispelled except through an
international auxiliary language.

Generally speaking, the whole people of the Orient are not fully
informed of events in the West, neither can the Westerners put
themselves in sympathetic touch with the Easterners; their
thoughts are enclosed in a casket--the international language will
be the master key to open it. Were we in possession of a universal
language, the Western books could easily be translated into that
language, and the Eastern peoples be informed of their contents.
In the same way the books of the East could be translated into
that language for the benefit of the people in the West. The
greatest means of progress towards the union of East and West will
be a common language. It will make the whole world one home and
become the strongest impulse for human advancement. It will
upraise the standard of the oneness of humanity. It will make the
earth one universal commonwealth. It will be the cause of love
between the children of men. It will cause good fellowship between
the various races.

Now, praise be to God that Dr. Zamenhof(28) has invented the
Esperanto language. It has all the potential qualities of becoming
the international means of communication. All of us must be
grateful and thankful to him for this noble effort; for in this
way he has served his fellowmen well. With untiring effort and
self-sacrifice on the part of its devotees Esperanto will become
universal. Therefore every one of us must study this language and
spread it as far as possible so that day by day it may receive a
broader recognition, be accepted by all nations and governments of
the world, and become a part of the curriculum in all the public
schools. I hope that Esperanto will be adopted as the language of
all the future international conferences and congresses, so that
all people need acquire only two languages--one their own tongue
and the other the international language. Then perfect union will
be established between all the people of the world. Consider how
difficult it is today to communicate with various