Mr. L, A. Falkner reported that there are 49 Rotary clubs in Australia, to-day, with a total membership of 2193, the first club being formed in Melbourne in 1921, while the third Pacific Conference met in Sydney in, March 1980, In Soutly Australia "I am informed that the rotary mov ment is making splendid progress, and only men possessing such qualifies tions as active business interests and associations, successful business experience, and sound integrity are Invited to join".
'Speaking with regard to Denmark, 'Mr. 'T, Thellefsen informed the meet ing' that the first Rotary club organized in Copenhagen in Nove ber 1921, and there are now 28 clubs with a total membership of 865. "We Danes, belonging to one of the smaller nations, all subscribe to the spirit fostered by Rotary—the seeking of international goodwill and under standing amongst the nations."
Mr. Hans Berents stated that in July 1935 there were 14 Rotary clubs In Norway, with 514 members. He added: "I believe Rotary will do well in Norway because asia small nation becomes naturally a major pai of our education to foster toleration, forbearance and neighboutliness which, together with kindness, ought fo enable all nations to meet toget fo mutual advantage, and eliminate aggression and fear."
Remarking that in May 1924, the first Swiss Rotary club was founded in Zuvieh, Mr. Arnold Kobalt, went on to say' that In spite of traditional conservatism, the movement met with Immediate success, Within the same year five more clubs came into exis ance, and to-day there are 23 clubs in Switzerland with a membership of approximately 1000: of these, 15 are German, 7 are French, and one Mahan-speaking, and in the near future it 1s hoped that another clu representing the fourth national Tanguage, Romansh, will be formed. "Wills the many peace conferences that have taken place in Switzerland during the current century, with Geneva the seat of the Red Cross and the capital of peace-dedicated world: with Berne the headquarters of the Postal and Telegraph Union, Swilzeriand has set a suitable stage for the functioning of Rotary International, whose continental European fomMee was established at Zurich in 1025, and for tke fulfilment of Rolary's fourth object the advancement of International. understanding, food-will and peace throughout a World fellowship of business and pro-tonal men, united in the ideal of service's" he said.
England and France on the one hand, and Germany on the other, Rotary has for ils motto 'Service before self', and the new Germany has, as its motto 'Common-weal before one's own' and there is no doubt whatever but that the rotary movement in Germany will grow and prosper, contributing to the attainment of the Ideals of Rotary International Mr. Bernard Rozenbaum stated that the movement in Poland was still ta infancy, there being only six clubs in existence, very slow "development taking place, the reason for which being' undoubtedly the fact thet Rotary and its ideals are too little known In that country, the majority of the people not having even heard of it, "The few clubs in existence fare struggling hard, however, and doing their best to' promote 'Rotary deals, international understanding, being' one of them."
With regard to Russia, Mr. L. V. Arnoldov mentioned that in 1912, a the dawn of the Rotary movement, attempt was made to establish' a Rotary club in Riga, but permission was not granted. "Then the Great War broke out and the revolution followed ip its wake. Since 1917 all, power in Russia has belonged to the Soviets, and st present not a single Rolary club, and not a single Rotarian exists in Russia. The. explanation, while deplorable, is very simple: any Rotary club is the voluntary union of free and independent people, who fare representatives and leaders of various. professions and trades. modern Russia there is no individual trade. whatsoever—all Russian business is under Government control, and) there are no free professions, because all are in the pay of tke government. Rotarians serve others above selves, but in the USSR. everybody serves the government in order not to be fired. It is a strange paradox that the country which has declared er-If to be the cradle of internationalist, stands apart from the world wide' Rolary International."
statistics were given to the meeting with regard to the movement in Palestine or Bulgaria, the representative-members of those countries not being present at the timm meeting.
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