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pearing in the Olympic movement. Since my talk has already extended
more than it should, I wish to add a few of my personal ideas, reserving
the opportunity to extend them on some other occasion.
The first important measure is to assure the education of all those
elements which in some way or another are occupied in sports and the
Olympic movement, either as teachers, or organisers or as press men
through whom we will be able to influence public opinion towards the
good or the proper.
The second measure is the proper direction to be given to the State
interest. The manifestation of the State's interest should be such so that
its "control should be for the good" and not the urge for the obtaining
of results at any sacrifice. The greatest work of State interest would be
realised by the formation of many up-to-date establishments for all
sports, so that the training of the greater number of youth could be
assured, if not of all. Finally the control of the disposal of the funds for
athletics should be in just proportion for the whole of athletic endeavour
and not in favour of a very small number of athletes who happen to
be at the top.
Among the objectives aimed at by the International Olympic
Academy there is also included the study of the question: "the maintenance
under the conditions of present day life of the Olympic principles
and ideals". I have endeavoured in my talk to set out my ideas on the
difficulties that present themselves for the application of the regulations
of justified deviations and infringements. I indicated the dangers of
moving away from the moral principles of the games, and I have pointed
out dangerous inclinations and tendencies and in short have brought up
the subject so as to arouse your thoughts and so that shortly within the
next few days to invite your opinions at a free discussion, because I
have the unshaken belief that by free discussion we will be able together
to come to useful conclusuons for the formation of a healthy
athletic community, of which you will become the healthy leadership.
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