New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-14
Former Addicts Guarantee
Hyocine Treatment Is
Successful
Dope Struggled to
Soldiers in Camps
Whitney De.
clares Source of Supply
Is Known, However


somewhat uproarious session wound
up. that the Whitney legislative COM
mittee would have to look any further
for dope cure" that really cures.
Such thing does exist. and is in
successful operation right here In New
York. The doctors in charge are war
ranted, by the testimony of no fewer
than half dozen witnesses, TO be
Skilled and sympathetic; the attendants
kindly disposed ana considerate. The
result, given proper measure Of CO.
operation from the patient, is gusran
tced. And the fee is nothing at all. It
is the city that runs the "cure that
cures" and the city that pays the
freight.
Several Cures Appear
All this was brought to the attention
of the committee in sort of person
ally conducted fashion by Judge Cor
neiius Collins, of Special Sessions;
Burdette c. Lewis, Commissioner Of
Correction, and Charles Sampson, sec
rotary Of the Board of Incbriety. To
back their claims for the hyocne treat
ment and the general efficiency of the
cures at the workhouse hospital and
Warwick Farms, these three had on tap
several samples OF reformed, regen-
Grated and back-in-harness ex-addicts,
who told the committee that their drug
craving was gone forever.
Judge Collins, representing judiciary
committees on drug evil for city and
state, and also the general local com
mittee, opened the afternoon with a
long speech, in which was incorporated
a criticism of the legislative body's
methods Of conducting its investiga-
ton, and an attack on doctors who are
nothing more than dope pedlers."
dope peddling in the under world, "
said Judge Collins. "has been reduced
to nominal amount. and the number
of drug addicts coming before the courts
has been reduced so per cent by the
benign administration of our present
law.
Many Are Commercial
"But it is a fact that there are a
large number of medical practitioners
who view the profession entirely from
the commercial side-men who seek to
achieve large profits from these unfor-
tunate addicts.
with our country at war another
side of the drug evil is brought up to
us. In court | see men in uniform
brought in as addicts. Drugs are be-
ing struggled into our military camps.
How that supply is obtained we know,
and the source cannot. be closed until
We have every addict registered with
the Board Of Health.
CAS- IL is now man can 90 TO DR..
4 at Q o'clock in the morning, 10 DR..
B at 10 o'clock, to DR.. c at IL, and so
on through the day, getting from each
doctor a further supply of narcotics.
Registration would stop that. Sales to
soldiers have gone so far that the gcv-
eminent had TO step in and raid those
doctors who were no more than ped
dlers, selling the same amount of
dope to the same meE day after day.
Chairman Whitney permitted Judge
Collins to finish his address without
overruling an objection
by Secretary Magraw, Of the Society for
the Study and Relief Of Drug Affection.
When the judge had resumed hi scat
he made answer in person.
"The committee regrets very much /
that its mode of procedure doesn't meet /
the approval Of Judge Collins and his /
he said. Nevertheless | !
don't believe that publicity and educs /
ton ever hurt anybody. We reserve |
the right to investigate az we choose |
and to draw our own conclusions from /.
what we hear"
Judge Gives the Lie
There was applause for the chairman,
and more applause from ANOTHER sec
ion of the City Council chamber as
Judge Collins, leaping to his feet'
,ried:
"Remember that I am here represent
ng two branches of the government
he judicial and the executive. | want /
o inform you people who applauded the
hartman that it does work harm to /
publish that there is no cure for drug |
lddiction-that il is wrong. and lie!"
In substantiation of Judge Collins's /
contention that "dope fiends are facilc
lars" Commissioner Lewis read from /
the records to disprove assertions made |
on the stand by George Weston, one of |
last weeks witnesses. He said that out I
of 1873 cases treated on BlackwelPs /
Island only II had been returned as not
cured.
The Exhibits" put on the stand by
Judge Collins and Mr.. Lewis-none OF /
whose names were made public-ln- I
cluded a young actor of some promi-
nence, q cabaret singer, former user
e oo,up, karoin and uOrDhine. and IA