(I) There is no doubt that a common language used throughout the world would do much to bring countries closer together. (II) Therefore the fear of foreign influence and domination rules out the universal acceptance of any of the existing major languages. (III) Though it is becoming increasingly easy to move from place to place, our inability to communicate with each other gives rise to numerous misunderstandings. (IV) This makes real contact between people of different nationalities impossible. (V) Many attempts have been made to overcome this problem, but they have all failed.