In view of the great number of languages spoken by the different tribes, it is especially important to the prosperity of the islands that a common medium of communication may be established, and it is obviously desirable that this medium should be the English language.
McKinley stresses the importance of establishing English as a common language in the diverse linguistic landscape of the Philippines.
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