International Language
w<- tt “We must not delude ourselves . f en international language would abolish war or solve international problems,” said Professor A. C. Keys, Professor of Modern Languages at the Auckland University, speaking at a meeting of the People’s University at Auckland. He would not advocate Esperanto or English, he said, but English, as a result of its prestige and far-flung activities and its extensive vocabulary, held a commanding position. One difficulty in the way of Esperanto, he commented, was that it was not a mother tongue, and was lifeless in the direction of inspiring literary achievement. All the nations, major and minor, would expect to have a say in the establishment of a universal language. In the progress towards international unity a universal language would be a step in the right direction.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 68, Issue 5940, 8 May 1944, Page 3
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134International Language Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 68, Issue 5940, 8 May 1944, Page 3
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