The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-08-30

so sound, logical and eminently fair that 1t could we'll bear repeti. ton to the American olympic com n1ittee, the state department, and any individual group that will have a part in sending to or keeping from, American athletes whose ex. ploitation by the Hitler govern. ment is becohming clearer with each passing day.
 The title of Justice Mahoney's speech, which he points out, rep- resents only his personal view. p.int, rather than that of the A. A. U. is "The Case for the With drawal of American Participation in the Ilympics in Germany" an is as follows:
 "In 1888, there was organized by a group of ambitious and pa. triotic young Americans, the Anna teur Athletic Union of the United States, of which at the present time have the honor of being president. In the group of these far-sighted and noble young men who were to do such wonderful work in making America athletic, James E. Sullivan was the most outstanding figure and up to his death he probably did more than anybody else for the physical de. velopment and athletic improve. ment of young America. Through the years, due to his athletic lead. ership, America has become moro and more athletiv-minded, and led by the Amateur Athletic Union with the cooperation of all the other sports.g governing bodies in America, America has become so great athletically that in all tho Olympic. games already held every four years in the various parts of the world, America has always been supreme.
 The main purpose of the olym- pic games Is to create Q closer, sympathetic relationship among the nations of the world, ot promote brotherly love, and through athletic intercourse, to cause the nations of the world the better to understand a:.d to know one another.
 Since the first Olympiad, there- fore, the original purpose of these international meetings, has been maintained and incalculable bene. fits have resulted to the civilized world, through the institution, the continuance and the perpetuation of the Olympic games. Although in the athletic events that take place during an OIympiad, all con- tests are most seriously fought, the battle for supremacy have been friendly and the contests have grown to love and respect more and / more their international rivals.
 Three years ago the Interna- tional Olympic Federation. acting pursuant to its rules and regula- for the Olympics in 1886. All of the nations interested and con. stituting in part, the International Federation, and that includes Am erica, were anxious to go to Ber- lin because it had been the inten. tion of the International Fedora tion long ago to have held the games in Germany, but such de- cision had been interrupted by the breaking out of the World war.
 During the last several years, however, unfortunately conditions have developed in Germany which have caused many members of the International Federation to pause and to ponder and to consider whether or not 1t would be better for civilization and for humanity and for international relationships, to hold the games in some place other than Berlin.
 The difficulty is not due to any feeling against Germany as a coun- try, nor against the Germans as a people. We all respect Germany for what she has been and for what she is; for her accomplish ments and her aspirations; and we sympathize with her because of her misfortunes and he sufferings. The German people are a loving and noble race and Americans ad- mire and love the Germans. Un- fortunately, however, due to the combination of circumstances which put the Nazi party in con- trol, there is class governing, ruling and dominating Germany at the present time, that apparent- ly does not understand the nat uraliy altruistic rules governing clean sport. and for some time in competitive athletics and other re- lationships the divine teachings that you should love and aid, your brother and you should do unto others as you would wish others to do unto you, have been deliberately ignored.
 Those ruling Germany to satisfy their inordinate ambition to abso- lutely dominate everything and everybody in Germany, and to throttle all independent thought and action, long ago started in- applicable prosecution and perse- cution; inflicted so. much indes- cribabie horror upon cultured and patriotic Germans. born in Ger many, and in such cruel and mer-