OLYMPIC GAMES.
| BRITAIN URGED NOT TO WITHDRAW. (Bt CABLE—PRBBS ASSOCIATION— COPTBIOHT.) , (AUSTRALIAN AND K.Z. AMD BtJK CABLE.) LONDON, November 10. Brigadier-General R. J. Kentish, a British member of the executive of the International Olympic Committee, urges Groat Britain not to withdraw from the Games, and suggests a strong and dignified protest, asking' that the question of payment for broken time be brought up at the next Olympic Congress. He said: — "Withdrawal now or after the Amsterdam meeting would be a most retrograde step. There is obviously a difference of opinion as to whether fundamental principles have been set aside. We might forever regret completely cutting off ourselves from any participation in international sport, for not only the Olympic Games, but all amateur sport throughout the world is 'on trial." An unnamed official of the British Olympic Association has issued a statement pleading for moderation, and stating:
'lf we withdraw it may be misunderstood, and England's strong international voice will be weakened."
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19155, 11 November 1927, Page 7
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161OLYMPIC GAMES. Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19155, 11 November 1927, Page 7
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