Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-17
WOULD PUT ROTARY
CLUBS IN EUROPE
President Poole of This City
Addresses Association in
Salt Lake City.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


SALT LAKE CITY, June 17.-Found
ing of Rotary clubs in the countrie.
of the Teutonic alliance was urged
by John Poole of Washington, presi
cent of the association. in his address,
here today before the international
Association of Rotary Clubs. ut is q
happy thought that organized Rotary
is unknown in the nations with which
our allies have struggled for human
ity and freedom" Mr. Poole said, but
Rotary is not indicative.
"A new day is opening-peace IL
here-and / can think of no higher
service We can perform for mankind
than to press the constructive genius
of our organization into the afflicted
. fields of Europe. A great work OF
. there. Combined wisdom and I'M
selfish service must unite if the mis-
guided children of want and woe
our enemies of yesterday-are ever to
emerge from their pitfable plight.
earnestly commend to the considera-
ton of the convention the duty OF
pressing the organization of Rotary
. clubs into PROSTATE Europe. Let us
. help to there unfold the blessings OF
, liberty and peace in the same spirit
T that brought victory to the world
Need for Aiding Europe.
; of course. any effort that makes for
healthy industrial progress is always
. welcome. but an imperative reason
exists today why diSorganized bust
ness in the allied countries should be
/; rehabilitated and steaded with utmost
dispatch. And Rotary, standing apart
from all hindering alignments. is
happily situated to render great
public service
f,,I
are deeply concerned, and every
newspaper adds to our apprehension.
This much is certain-never was there
a moment in the history of this trou-
bled world when willing hands should
be more comfortably and profitably
employed than now. Only a few
months ago hunger and despair start
ed fire in Russia, and that fire has
swept away law and order, the Sc
curity of the public and private prop
erty-yes. personal safety and the
sanctity of the home. Nor has its
. flames stopped at the borders: Hun
gary feels it's deadening blast; Ger
many is balancing between order and
anarchy. Westward the star of en-
pire takes it's flight was a happy
friends. open wide your eyes to the
foreboding fact that westward the
course of bolshevism is taking its
fight. and in these days. unparalleled
or unprophesied. who can tell but that
. France or Belgium or England is
iverging on industrial conflict.
Z Must Keep Away Bolshevism.
!: "oh. my friends, who can know
but the forked flames of bolshevism
will leap across the sea to the shores
yof the new world. God forbid. but
danger. That's why quick and COM
plete employment is both sword
and a shield. That's why every pos
sible line of industrial and agricu1-
turai activity should ring with new
life. This is Rotary's opportunity:
the year, 1 adverted to the oppor-
itunities that grim necessity has
iopened. And it is with profound
qualification that / can say, without
fear of contradiction, that no set of
!. men has been more responsive to the
war calls than Rotarians. and in all
great undertakings none has been
more faithful and efficient. In all the
war loan drives we have been strongly
represented as leaders and investors
But I delight rather to think Of the
I. Red Cross and the seven other great
war activities which have rested
fsquarely on patriotism and charity.
!, They summoned men to the highest
!. civil test and Rotarians Joined their
I; neighbors in unprecedented sacrifice
and service. In great campaigns on
Behalf Of the Red Cross. the Young
Mems Christian Association. the Sal
walton Army. the knights OF Column
bus, the Young Mems Hebrew Assoc
ciation.' the American Library Asso-
citation. the Young Women's Christian
Association aid the War Camp Com
munity Service, our splendid organ
fzation bore full aand honorable part.