The New York herald., 1921-06-14
R0TARIANS FAVOR
UNION OF NATIONS
Their President Says World
Is Seeking to Bind
Peoples Together.
GREETED IN EDINBURGH
McColloch Of Toronto to Sue
ceed SnedecOr as Head of
International Body.

Copyright. 1921 bv THE New YORK HERALD.
EDINBURGH, Scotland, June 13.-The
Rotary clubs to-day set their feet firmly
in the path Of international influence.
Estes Snedecor, of Portland. Ore. inter-
national president. in an address told
the members to the accompaniment OK
hearty cheers that the world was cropping
for some organization that could bind
the nations together, at the same time
recognizing each nations virtues anf
all nations recognizing the common pur-
pose OF the Rotary clubs.
There Is now only one candidate for
international president In the field. He
is Mr. McColloch OF. Toronto. Guy Gun
daker OF Philadelphia had sufficient
votes and proxies to be elected interna-
tional president, but, according to the
spirit of the Rotary, 1t was insisted by
his supporters that he should turn his
votes to British member, since the cleo
tion will be held on British soil.
Tomorrow Is Frances day at the con-
vention. Gabriel Gorce, a Paris pub
Usher, will address the convention on
behalf of the French Government and
the Paris Rotary Club and invite the
delegates to the present convention and
their wives to an official banquet in
Paris and an official tour of the battle
fields. II is recognized here that the
next convention will go to the United
States, but the French delegates are
preparing to make efforts to take it to
France.
Garden Party for Guests.
The intimate and get-tosether and
good fellowship between the American
,..:.. n -, Ia
manifested when at q garden party on
the beautiful grounds of the Donaldson
Hospital British women won all the
prizes but one in the contests, and that
one exception was In the case of Mrs.
David Brown Of the United States. who
won the married women's egg and
spoon race. But the American women
were the heartiest applauders when
their British sisters carried off the
prizes.
Tonight the convention assumed for
NAL official guise when the Lord Provost
of Edinburgh and members of the cor
poration entertained the delegates at
reception at the Royal Scottish Museum.
The Lord Provost wore his official robes
and 81 gorgeous diamond with his OIL
cial jewels, but that did not prevent the
Rotarians enforcing their invariablc rule
and calling him by his first name. And
he liked IL.
France was assured place on the
committee which will revise the Rotary
constitution when Mr.. Snedecor assured
the French club 1t would be represented
on the general committee for that pur-
pose.
NJ. Gorce told THE New YORK HERALD
correspondent here he believed that with
the inspiration and information he had
received in Edinburgh the Paris club
would be enlarged rapidly and other
Rotary clubs established In France.
To Discuss World Peace.
Mr.. Snedecor showed the way for a
discussion of a resolution proposing
committee Of international anity, when
he declared the Rotary clubs did not de-
sire to commit them selves to indefSlite,
impossible aims, but only to attempt
what they knew they could do.
Let us go about spreading the Rotary
throughout the nations In the common
sense OF a tolerant understanding spirit
in order that all peoples. while main
tanning the priceless heritage OF their
national ideals, shall vet, In Shakes
peare's words. become friends and low
ers" he said. when the leading busi-
ness and professional men OF all countries
are like minded as to their duties and re-
sponsiblities. they will draw together
according to tho laws OF affinity"
Bert Adams OF Atlanta, replying to
the addresses OF welcome, sounded the
keynote of the entire voyage to Edin-
burgh when he described this ds the
largest single American invasion that
has ever occurred on the British Isles
He declared that 1t sought no political
ends for itself. that. it sought nothing
for its own profit, but sought only to
deliver a message of brotherly contact
A message from President Harding
and one from King George were read.
To each the convention telegraphed It's
appreciation and an expression of
loyalty to the highest Anglo-American
ideals.
That expression further found voice
In a message read from Paul +. Harris
n past president OF the Rotary. who de-
clsred that much as British money had
he ved develop America. it was British
ideals that had made American institu-
tions. He spoke Of the influence OF
Charles Dickens's stories In the framing
OF American charitable institutions as
more important than British common
law or Shakespeare's moulding OF forms
Of present day American life.
Typical OF the entire spirit OF the con-
ventlon was a quartet from Wichita
Kan which led In the singing of God
Save the King" Two members OF the
quartet were Sons of the Revolution.