Rotary Club on the Dangers of Group Choice At the usual weekly tiff, re-union of the Shanghai Rotary Club, held on Thursday ut the Metropole Hotel, Under who presidency of Mr. G. Philleo, members and their friends discussed amongst themselves, in a vers interesting manner, "the. dangfers" sit ending the organization of municipal voters into national groups for the purpose of council elections." 'The main speeches were delivered by Mr. A. Morley, Mr. 8. H. Peck, and Dr. K.-S. Mui, and many members animstedly took part in the general discussion' which followed, Mz. Morley urged that voting should be left entirely free, so that the electorate should' be permitted to cultivate more intelligent interest airs. He considered the necessary adjustments of national in-and inevitably to the general preservation of international goodwill' which the Rotary Club existed to promote.
Mr. Peek pointed out that, of the 3582 foreign ratepayers entitled to vote, only 1,587 exercised that privilege, and only 669 attended the Annual Meeting. More people had come to regard Shanghai as their permanent home, and the time had passed When the. International Settlemgnt could be administered on particular. {st lines.
Dr. Mul recommended grateful ace kenowledgment by the new of the sacrifices and achievements of the older generation and called upon the fold to give generous invitation to newcomers to share in the rights and duties, in defence as well as promo-Yon. "A. greater community of interest was achieved by adjustment through International contact," cooperation and participation, to the creation of voluntary international cipline, Mr. Morley's suggested informal international confidences of ational group leaders would be of Inestimable value.
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