Walter John Clark 
International Language, Past, Present Future 
With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. An artificial language may be more regular, more perfect, and easier to learn than a natural one.-Max Muller.<br><br>The world is spinning fast down the grooves of change. The old disorder changeth. Haply it is yielding place to new. The tongue is a little member. It should no longer be allowed to divide the nations.<br><br>Two things stand out in the swift change. Science with all its works is spreading to all lands. The East, led by Japan, is coming into line with the West.<br><br>Standardization of life may fittingly be accompanied by standardization of language. The effect may be twofold-Practical and Ideal.