Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-06-02 | Page 1 | Political Action Banned by Rotary

I Political Action Banned n d by Ro Rotary ry Keep Out of International Questions Is Directors Directors' I S tors' tors Warning WarningS S s 's S S s- s ARINTHIA June 2 CAP CAP- API I 7 board of tors of R Rotary tary Int 1 who are are en en r route te for tor Ost Ostend nd to attend the International Rotary convention convention h have ve Issued a statement Ur gU by Rotary Hotary clubs dubs on International questions ques ques questions pending between tween gov governments r ments The statement was made In in disposing disposing disposing dis dis- dis- dis posing of ot a sugg of ot the Anaconda Anaconda Ana Ana- conda Mont club for a Joint co committee corn com tt m e of American and Mexican Rotarians Rotarians to agree on re recommendations for tor preserving friendship be be- be between between tween the Ue two countries The statement said sald that I ians n as individuals als s a ai are 3 expected and encouraged to to promote International International international Inter Inter- national friendship and good will on every possible occasion but but that action by clubs on international questions under consideration by I their respect respective ve governments is dis discouraged dis- dis ells I In the belief bellet that such 1 action might embarrass rather than I aid in reaching the be best t solution I The directors elected sixty six I new clubs to membership bringing the total membership to 2605 in tn i one fifty countries The Tbd new clubs clubb are in the United States Canada Denmark Italy Australia Salvador f Brazil France Cuba the Belgian Congo Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland Switzer Switzer- land Chile and Belgium