The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-10-20
Bills to Be Introduced in
Congress for Suppression
of the Traffic.
REFORM BUREAUS
FIELD VERY WIDE
Work in Many Lands Directed by
DR.. Crafts From Washing
ton Office.

A fight on the opium traffic which
is being carried on all over the world
will center in washington this VII ter
when certain bills are to be presented
IN Congress and urged for passage
nv the international Reform Bureau
Supporters of this work are prepar-
ing now in all sections of the country
and in other countries to bring to bear
all the pressure possible to cause the
massage of these measures prohibiting
the sale and use of opium In It's many
forms except for medicinal purposes
Actively at the head of the bureau as
its s,Iperintendent. the Rev. DR.. wilbur
r Crafts, of this city, is now In the
field lecturing and organizing his forces
for the fight 10 come. Wednesday ne
win go to the convention at Lake
Mobuuk. y. Y, where he Will denver
an address or The Dependent REQ
niles referring to Indians and nations
that. are not self-providtng.
Directs Work From Washington
with the threads of the whole worlds
work along this line gathered IN ms
hands. DR.. Crafts directs the work
from the offices of the bureau at -0o
Pennsylvania avenue southeast Ihere
the plans are made and the campals rs
in other States and countries directed
DR.. Crafts spends much OF his ume IN
the field organizing and inspiring MS
workers to better ef3orts-
Last year he and Mrs. Crafts, VINO Is
also actively in the work, and Is now
at the Washington headquarters, l ooA
a trip around the world To DT- CTaIIs
fell the honor of presenting the opium
reforms to the Chinese and the jap
auese governments. He was royaIy
received, and he gained then and al
other times the friendship ana suppoI
of men like the Marquis Ito, Count
Okuma, ViscOunt Ayashi. Viceroy yuan
Shikkai, and many other Aslauc states
men -, =.
reau's work in this country that he is
able TO reach any locality through the
membership or officers. Nine secre-
taries control this field work from scat
tered points. Through them, Dr. Crafts
has supervision of the cOuntry's work
Bills in British Parliament.
II was due 70 this opium fight that
bills were presented to the British par
lament to stop the infamous exporta-
ton Of opium from British India &c
China and Japan
The three chief supporters of the bills
on the floor of the two houses Of parlia-
meut had IN their hands, for use II
the debates the material prepared By
DR.. Crafts and his associates in thu
bureau. Eleven members Of parlia
ment are today on the council of the
International Reform Bureau in Grea'
Britain.
one Of the most distinguished gather
ings that has honored DR.. Crafts FOL
his work was the Conference OF Sew
enteen Nations" at Brussels in 1896 An
other incident in his career was Tho
noted Westminster dinner, at which
Dr. Crafts made the suggestion that
President Roosevelt should be the worlC
president of this reform movement
Twelve of the most important laws
for the benefit of the people Of thu
country were drafted by the bureau
Countless good and bad bills have beer
supported or defeated by the bureau
In ev1ry State and country Legislation
Is closely watched TO see that mora
measures are commended and evil ones
attacked, in public. 1t IS through thu
influence of the people rather thar
through Hobbies that legislators arr
made to realize what measures ar
needed.
Twelve Bills Before Congress.
At the coming session Of Congress
the bureau will urge the passage o
twelve bills. But chief attention vii
be paid 10 a bill to prohibit opium
traffic in all territory under the 1uris
dictiOn Of the United States.
Far many years DR.. Crafts ha
striven to accomplish this reform Il
different countries Success has fol
lowed in many cases and the bureau
considers that the hattie to kill tn,
trade in that drug is almost won. /
is determined to fight on with increased
vigor until the victory becomes al &C
compllshed fact.