Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-12-01
FIRM HERE NAMED
\ IN DRUG CHARGE
Or. Crafts Says Powers-Weight-
Fnan-Rosengarten Sent Nor
phia to Far East
DENIAL BY COM p ANY
By a sfa0 Correspondent

Wnsh,ngton, Dec. 1.--Dr. Wilbur
y. Crafts, superintendent Of the Inter
national Reform Bureau, which is seek
Ing legislation to prohibit the export Of
morphia and other derivatives OF opium
to the Far East, today named the Pow
ers- weightman. .Rosengarten Co., Of
Philadelphia and New York, as one
of the principal exporters Of this drug
from the United States.
He declared the drug reaches China
through japan in violation of the
American Chinese treaty agreement,
and that British and American Snug
glers, in collusion with the Japanese,
are shipping opiates into China 'by
the ton"
DIR. Crafts displayed a copy Of a
memorandum on this subject presented
70 the American congressional delcga-
tion which visited the Far East last
summer by, the directors Of the Inter-
national Anti. Opium Association in
Pektng. The directors are all British
or Americans located in Peking.
The memorandum asserts tnat many
tons of morphia are getting into China
annually and that the Powers Weight
man -Rosengarten Co. IL one of the prin =
cipal exporters from this country.
According to the Pekin committee, the
boxes OF morphis reaching China are
labeled with the firms name. 1t was
not charged that they were shipped TO
China directly, but evidence was pre- 4.
sented that the opiates are first sent to
Japanese, frequently transhipped TO
China without even being taken ashore
a. Osaka, Japan, their original destina.
tion. 80.
DIR. Crafts said that he had asked
several Philadelphians" to protest to
the company named against the practice
Of sending habit forming drugs to the
Far East, but refused to divulge their
names. From other sources 1t was
learned that two Of those with whom
. he has communicated or expects to
communicate are DR.. Homer w. Tope
and DR.. Howard G. Stanton, the lat.
ter secretary Of the Presbyterian Min
isterial Association Of Philadelphia.
Representatives of the reform bureau.
who will meet here December 0 to 10,
inclusive, will ask amendments to the
Harrison drug act to prevent the ship
ment Of morphia from and through the
United States to China, even though
this prohibition makes 1t impossible for
England 10 ship II through this coun =
try and prevents morphia from going
70 Japan from the United States.
''I am deliberately convinced that the
Japanese are encouraging the use oi
morphia in China for two purposes
First, for profit and revue, and, second
to keep China weak" DR.. Crafts said
have beena defender of Japan for
q long time, but l haven't the slight.
est doubt that the shrewd, crafty Jap
anese see that this Is the way to keer
the powerful giant China so wax she
can work her will with her.
Japan is regarded by missionarie,
as the Prussia of the East-the Hur
Of the Orient. This Is the opinion ot
have a hatred for nothing but the
wrong"
Answer by Mr.. RosenSarten
Frederick Rosengarten, of the Powns
Weightman, Rosengarten firm, mad,
this statement today:
The act Of January II, 1914, con
trolled thee xportation of narcotics by
the federal government, and all expotrs
that we have made to any destination
have been made under government con
troll. We have made no sales or ship
ments to China.
AS the JaJpanese laws dealing with
narcotics were not of satisfactory
character to our government all ex
ports were terminated to that destina
ton on April 80, 1920, under a join,
regulation issued by the secretary oI
treasury, and the secretary OF com.
merce.
I'VE have made no exports to Japan
since the business was terminated by
the above regulation.
''In view of the statements appearing
in the press we wish at this time to say
that we are in complete sympathy with
the movement to contine narcotic drugs
to their legitimate uses, we manufacture