Show The Flemings In Belgium are agitating I agitat-ing for tho use of the Flemish Ian gunge instead of tho French pointing out that to more than half the population popula-tion of tho kingdom Flemish Is the mother tongue On the other hand the Fienthspcaklng portion of the population I popula-tion point out Unit their numbers are I but Hllghtly below thoue who speak i Flcmlah wlillo very large numbers of Flemings especially the educated class j speak and habitually use tim French I language as well au thu Flemish The I I I latter language however la merely I I local whereas the general tendency of tho age Is to drop mere locnl speech anti peculiarities and asslmllato all to more i general standards If the Belgian want to do anything by way of Improving I ing their language and adopting a common I com-mon standard they hud better drop 1 both the French and tho Famish for both arc decaying tongues Their best course would be to adopt English which Is fast making Its way as the language of the world |