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Show 1 course of studies in the public schools at this capital "2. That the president of the United Unit-ed States is hereby requested to inform in-form the various governments of th world of the passage of this resolution, resolu-tion, and to submit to them the suggestion sug-gestion that those In charge of tho corresponding schools in their capitals capi-tals teach the same language. "3. That the president" is hereby authorized and requested to take any other steps that may seem useful and appropriate to insure the existence of a large class of people In and about i the capitals of the nations able to I converse and correspond in the same language." In view of the fact that Esperanto has been making great progress in the recent past, Judge Rusell think the time is apropos for its official recognition. He is quite as much convinced con-vinced that the interests of science and commerce, as well as interna' tional peace, will be very largely advanced ad-vanced by and actually demand some such common medium of exchange. He is thoroughly convinced, also, that an international language must come some time, and believes that Esperanto Esper-anto has long since passed the "fad" stage and is on a practical, working bests. WOULD MAKE ESPERANTO INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE. Assistant United States Attorney General's Resolution to Be Introduced In-troduced in Congress. Washington, Jan. 10. Tho official recognition of Esperanto as an international inter-national language 1 proposed in a Joint resolution drafted by Charles W. Russell, aeslstant attorney general of the United States, which Senator Thomas H. Carter of Montana baa been requested to introduce. "There can be no reasonable doubt that language is a barrier that prevent pre-vent nations understanding each other," said Judge Russell. "Japan is a sealed book to most of us because be-cause we have no knowledge of her language. A stranger in a foreign land 1 absolutely lost unless he can understand the language. He Is wholly dependent upon finding somebody some-body "who can interpret It for him. This is not always easy anj often Is unsatisfactory. "The recent agreement with Japan negotiated by Secretary' Root, furnishes fur-nishes a striking illustration of th fact that international public opinion enforce International law. No formal for-mal treaty wa perfected, but an agreement was entered Into. The world has applauded the agreement which la a plendld accomplishment and neither power would dure to wilfully wil-fully disregard it provisions. If either power did so. the entire world would be 'down on' that pow.er. "An adequate International language would Insure intelligent sentiment on all matter affecting the nations of the earth. It would break down many bar and bring close together all peoples. peo-ples. The wonder la that home such language has not long since been officially of-ficially adopted by all enlightened nation. na-tion. In drafting a resolution to bo Introduced in congTees my motive 1 simply to bring the matter to a head. I believe it is fitting that the United States take the Initiatory step in this matter. Once our. national legislature legisla-ture takes uch a step, the parliament parlia-ment of the world will follow." Mr. Russell's resolution direct: "1. That the commissioner of the District of Columbia arc hereby directed di-rected to make the language known a Esperanto a part of the regular |