The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-04
TWO REFORM BILLS
READY FOR SENATE
Measures Would Restrict
Opium and Extend Dry Law
to L. S. Embassies.
NO BLUE LAW INCLUDED
Dry Leader Insists That
Philippines Are Subject
to Prohibition Act.
Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,

Special Despatch 10 THE NEW YORK HERALD
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington, ID. C., Dec. 3.
Inc reform organizations have pre-
Dared two measures of their series for
which fight win be made in the short
session OF Congress. These bills will
be sponsored by Senator Wesley Jones
Of Washington. This programme does
not include the Sunday blue laws in its
scope. Both measures will be introduced
N the Senate when IT convenes Monday
The first has to do with opium; the
second with liquor.
The measures affecting opium and
other narcotics is in the form OF an
amendment to existing law and would
seek TO make 1t unlawful for any per-
son subject TO the Jurisdiction of the
united states to export from American
territory or from countries where Amer
lea exercises extraterritorial Jurisdiction
eny form OF opium or cocaine. or their
derivatives 10 any other country.
The bill would give TO the Surgeon
General OF the Public Health Service
authority TO state how much opium
and cocaine or their derivatives is nee
essary for medicinal uses, and this NAV
be admitted 10 the country for the sole
use of the United States. This clause
OF the bill is designed as a safeguard
against the admission of narcotics
which might be exported
The liquor bill TO be introduced is a
far eaching measure designed TO make
the Volstead dry law follow the Ameri-
can flag everywhere. The first section
provides that 1t shall be unlawful in
the consular districts OF the United
states in China for any citizens of the
United States, or for any person owing
allegiance to the United States person.
ally. or by servant or agent, or as ser
want or agent of another person, TO
manufacture, sell, furnish or give
away" any kind OF liquor containing
more than one-half OF one per cent. OF
alcohol, for beverage purposes. "or to
own stock in a corporation, or to be
connected with the manufacture or sale
of such liquor or to be directly or in
directly Interested financially in such
manufacture, sale. furnishing or Civ
ing away of such liquor
The second section of the bill is
clearly aimed at making every Ameri-
can embassy. legation or even con-
sular office. as dry as the United States
is supposed TO be. 1t reads:
THAT it shall be unlawful for any
citizen of the United States or person
owing allegiance to the United States
TO serve any of the intoxicating liquors
mentioned here in Section ! at a pub
Tic or OFFICIAL junction. or give O1ilclai
recognition TO any club or association
that keeps serves such liquors for
beverage purposes"
The third section of the measure pro-
vides that 1.-THE prohibition herein pro-
vlded" shall apply In the consular dis
tricts OF all nations where such pro-
hibition is not in conflict with existing
treaties or laws for executing treaties.
The first offence penalty provided is
a fine of 500 TO $500; for the second
offence fine of $500 to $1,000, and In
addition Jail term of from six months
10 year. The conclusion of the meas
IRE would add to the enforcement Of
Ulcers now provided for the consular
and judicial officers of the United
States in China and such foreign coun-
tries"
Part of the measure is aimed at max
ing sure that authority exists for the
enforcement of the Eighteenth Amend
Inent in the Philippine Islands. Sena-
tor Jones had this to say about that
angle of the situation:
1T is generally conceded that the
prohibition amendment to the Consti-
tuition applies to the Philippine Islands
but some question has been raised as
to whether or not the Volstead act fol
its enforcement applies to those Islands
There is no reason why II should not
but to make this certain l shall intro
duce a bill to that effect