Show Olympics Obligated to Orient Says International President NEW NEV YORK Feb 29 20 UP The WI-The The question of at where to hold the 1940 Olympic games is Is' a simple one to Count Henri Balliet Latour of Belgium president of f the International International International Inter Inter- national Ol Olympic co committee nm It is politically necessary to togo togo togo go once to the far cast he said today as as he tarried here en cn route to Tokio to appraise Japans Japan's plans for seeking th the 9 2910 games and to inspect the facilities for tor holdIng holding holding hold hold- ing them The recent assassinations and revolt in n Tokio and the thc antipathy of ol some European countries to toward toward toward to- to ward sending their athletes so far from home disturb Count Latour not at all aU he said The Olympics are an international thing They never have been held in the Orient The Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese bid is 15 the tho first ever re received received re- re from that area European countries which do not wish to compete in Japan can keep leep their teams at hom home They do donot not have to attend But it is up to the nations themselves I am absolutely absolutely absolutely neutral He refrained from comment on th the rival bid from Finland or the so far informal suggestion that New York might hold the games in connection with the worlds world's fair planned here in 1939 |