86 INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE AND SCIENCE. 

 APPENDIX IV. 



"UNIONO DI L'AMIKI DI LA LINGUO INTE11NACIONA." 



THE following excerpt from the provisional statutes of the Uniono is only 

 intended to give an indication of its nature. The full statutes will be 

 willingly sent to anyone interested by one of the authors of this brochure or 

 by the Secretary of the Uniono, Herr A. Waltisbiibl, 46, Bahnbof Strasse, 

 Zurich. 



EXCERPT FROM THE PROVISIONAL STATUTES. 



(1) The sole purpose of the Uniono di VAiniki di la Limjuo Internaciona is 

 to unite, for the purposes of common action, all persons who recognise and 

 approve of the idea of an international language in the form given to it by 

 the Delegation pour I' Adoption dune Langue Auxillaire Internationale. 



(2) The Uniono accepts as the international auxiliary language the 

 Lingvo internaciona di la Delegitaro resulting from the labours and 

 decisions of the commission and the working committee of the Delegation, 

 but expressly declares that this Innguage is not to be regarded as "perfect" 

 and "infallible." On the contrary, it takes the view that the language is 

 capable of continuous improvement according to the principles resulting 

 from the work of the Delegation. 



(3) The Uniono consists of members of both sexes of all nationalities (at 

 least eighteen years old) who are willing to learn the language, to employ it 

 on all suitable occasions in intercourse with foreigners, and to take part 

 in its propagation. 



(4) The yearly subscription amounts to T25 francs, 1 shilling, 1 mark, or 

 T20 krone (Austrian). Half of this sum goes to the Academy, the other 

 half to the credit of the " Komitato.'' Permanent membership is obtained 

 by a single payment of 50 francs. Persons paying at least 100 francs in a 

 single payment become mevtlri protelttanta. 



(5), (6), (7) All members take part in the election of the two directing 

 bodies of the Uniono (the Academy and the "Komitato") according to a 

 specially arranged method of representation (in which account is taken of 

 tiie number of adherents belonging to each nationality). 



(8), (9), (10) The Academ}' is concerned only with questions relating to 

 the development and improvement of the international language. It has to 

 reply within six months to all questions and suggestions emanating from at 

 least three elected representatives. The official organ of the Academy is the 

 journal Progreso (pronounced Progresso). The Komitato has the practical 

 direction and organisation of the Uniono which it controls and represents. 

 It is intended to found in the different countries language courses, offices for 

 the practical employment of the language in commerce and travel, and trans- 

 lation bureaus. The Academy and Komitato may unite for the purpose of 

 discussing general questions concerning the international language. 



(11), (12), (1'5) deal with local groups, change of statutes, dissolution of 

 the Society, etc. 



(14) All questions or proposals to be settled by the Academy or the 

 Komitato must be published in the journal Progreso three months before 

 the decision in order to allow of general discussion. 



