Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-20
WILL DISCUSS OPIUM
Bishop Brent Heads U. S: Del.
euation to Conference.
WILL MEET AT TIE HAGUE
DR.. Hamilton Wright and Henry J.
Finger Other Representatives
Of This Country.

The representatives Of the United States
government at the International opium
conference, to be held at The Hague in
July, were announced by the State De-
partment today, as follows:
Right Rev. Charles II. Brent, missionary
bishop Of the Protestant Episcopal Church
for the Philippine Islands. chairman Of
the delegation: DR.. Hamilton Wright OF
Maine and Henry ]. Finger OF California
Bishop Brent was chairman of the
American delegation to the opium con-
ference held In Shanghai in 1909. and was
selected as the presiding officer Of that
conference.
Dr.. Wright also was member OF the
American delegation TO the Shanghai con-
ference and since its close has done con-
siderable work on the question OF opium
and other habit-forming drugs.
Mr. Finger. who resides in Santa Bar
bara, has been a member of the California
board Of pharmacy for the last twenty
years. aad during part Of that period
served as president of the board. This
board Is charged with the enforcement OF
the laws Of California in opium matters.
Frederick L. Huidekoper Of the District
of Columbia has been appointed secretary
| of the American delegation.
Movement Began in 1905.
In 1906 there began an active move
ment for the suppression of the opium
and allied evils as they appeared in
China and In the far eastern possessions
OF certain European powers and the
United States. The indications were that
the movement could be greatly advanced
| II the governments interested should join
| in a conference having as its object the
control of the production OF, and tramc
in, opium and morphine throughout the
To this end, during the years 1905 and
1907 the United States proposed to other
interested governments that such an in
lteruational conference. be called, but 1t
resnondence that 1t would be unwise in
the frst instance for the interested gov
ernfnents to assemble /. In q conference
with full powers to sign an agreement.
the thas sSmsisnt a snsssS data would
II was therefore finally decided that
| an International opium commission should
meet at Shanghai. China. January 1.
| 400. This commissions was expected ia
make thorough study OF the opium and
allied problems, not only as seen in the
far east. but also as seen IN the home
territories OF the powers.
The international commission met a,
Shanghai. February I. 1909. and after
mos,s conclusions, which included the con.
demnatlon 6f the opium and allied evils
It aiso made suggestions as to the most
practical InAane. to combat them. The
nnanirno,ss results attained in the com.
/ r,,lseion By the participating government
r,ade W poSsibie for the United States tt
propose that there should be assembled
n international opium conference. with
lions OF the international opium commits
sion and the essential corollaries derived
therefrom the force Of law and interna
tionai agreement
Proposal u Made.
Such q proposal was made by the Sec
retary Of state February Q. 1909, and me
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