The Archive · 1926

An Asiatic Esperanto

The other main resolutions are fast as far-fetched. For ins-ance, there is to be evolved a common Ienguage for Asia. Esperanto will not do, since that is a white man's invention. It is to be an Asiatic Esperanto and the scholars of Japan, China and India have "been urged to put their heads together end "evolve" a new Asiatic tongue to serve the purposes of the Pan-

Tokyo, Aug. 18.

Heavy rains, resulting in floods, nave occurred' in the Yamagata Prefecture, Sakata being the chief place to suffer, where 400 houses were inundated, including the electric power houses, following which the district was plunged into Numerous bridges were washed away, and six persons were drowned. ~Reuter. only sensible moves were resolutions "t6 ce-operate with the League of Nations and seek to make the Pan-Asiatic Union part and Fareel of the League; and an at: tempt to secure the friendship and ce-operation of those white nations who will sympathize in Asia's. ate +empt to attain.: politieal, cultural, end: economic freedom, evidently sop to Soviet Russia.

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