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The PRESIDENT. Ordinarily communications of this kind, that involve 
recommendation for indorsement, are referred to the committee on resolutions. 
The paper, however, may be discussed, if you wish, or the chair will entertain 
a motion to refer to the committee on resolutions. 
Lieutenant DE AguINO (Brazil). I think we should put in the Portuguese 
language, which I believe is being spoken by more than 30,000,000 people, and 
therefore ought not to be left out, although putting in another language would 
raise the number to thirteen, which may not prove very lucky. I would like 
to present the suggestion that to the twelve languages be added the Portuguese 
language. 
The PRESIDENT. Will it serve the purpose if the secretary-general of the 
congress is instructed to so communicate with the editor of the dictionary ? 
Lieutenant DE AQUINO. Yes, sir. 
The PRESIDENT. That will be sufficient? 
Lieutenant DE AQUINO. Yes, sir. 
Mr. O. T. OLSEN. This subject is a matter to which I have given a great 
deal of thought and at which I am working. The unification of fish names, I 
think, is a very desirable thing, and we ought to have done it at this congress. 
To do it here is impossible, for when we disperse to-morrow what work we have 
done is finished, and there is nobody to carry it on for the next three years. 
I may say with regard to the different languages suggested for the dictionary, 
to my way of thinking it would not be desirable to have all those languages in 
one book, inasmuch as if I read the book in English, the Spanish or the Japanese 
language is no use to me, and there would be so many sections of the book simply 
lying dead, not being used. Now, I have a different scheme, and that is to 
have one book in one language, say in English, and when compiled to have it 
translated into the different languages. I would have a number for each sen- 
tence or for each subject, which could be referred to; this number should corre- 
spond in all the languages, so that if, we may say, a Russian wishes to get the 
same meaning in Russian as in English he would simply have communicated to 
him the number and the reference number, and then he can read in his own lan- 
guage. Then there would be no necessity of having so much matter within the 
covers of the book used. ‘That is one thing. 
The next, Mr. President, is that I am at present compiling a work for the 
fishermen—that is, the deep-sea fishermen. The subjects to be treated are 
navigation, the rule of the road, oceanography, fish culture at sea, a little natural 
history, just sufficient for the fishermen in their calling; and there will also be 
a chapter on steam, sufficient for them in case of breakdown to repair their 
engines and get to port, and a few matters like this which I have compiled and 
I am compiling. And I should be very glad if anyone present who hears me 
and who feels inclined would supply me, for insertion in that book, any kind 
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