Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-02-22
CHINA FLOODED
WITH NARCOTICS

liy Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. g1.-fmcri-
can missionaries In China are be.
coming alarmed over the influx Ia
chinese markets of narcotics and
hypodcrmic syringcs. according Ia
reports made 10 the headquarters of
the lnlerchurch World Movement
here. Missionaries allcRe that jap,
hncsc merchants are responsible and
that, despite China's stringent laws
against Importation Of opium aud
drugs, the traffic Is carried ON
through the Japanese postal system
with which the Chinese authorities
are not permitted To interfere.
Reports received by the Inter.
church World Movement from DR.
i. w. Bible. OF the foreign survey
department. portray the situation ns
so serious that u survey department
on temperance and moral welfare
mas been authorized 10 study the
world situation with reference to
prohibition and the use Of narcotics
IN Asia and Africa This department
VIII report on what IN being done
ny the Christian forces of the world
10 combat the use OF alcoholic and
narcotic drugs.
India is declared to share the
peril To which china is being OK.
posed anew. but IL is Chinn which
Is IN the most imminent danger.
Despite the fact that the cultiva.
lion Of the poppy has been forbid.
den by the Chinese Government. dis
iurbed conditions throughout the re
public have led To fostering of pny
ny growing by some Of the royolu.
tlonary leaders because Of the large
revenue accruing fro init Hut this
peru from the renewed cultivation
oi the poppy is very small In com.
parison with that being insidiously
sent into the country by Japanese
merchants. declare returned mis-.
siOnaries
Besides the small quality Of raw
opium produced In china the drug
II reaching the Chinese In three
ways, Dr Bible SAYS Probably the
largest supply comes across the bor.
der from Korea, where Japan per
mits cultivation of the opium puppy
Another source OF the raw drug Il
India. where shipments are made |
overland. apparently without SER |
ious interference by the British nu.
thOrties The third channel is the |
scaports. where smuggling flourish.
cs despite the best efforts OF the |
government TO prevent II.
In additio nto this supply Of raw
opium, Or. Bible SAYS. tons OF NOR
phinc aud cocaine are being ship
ped into China, most OF II from /
Japan, though there Is more than .
suspicion that part OF the supply is
coming from the United states. |
Tue stringent laws restricting the
sale OF narcotics In America do not
prevent manufacture aud export.
ana there is u general belief that
much Of the morphine that finds IT'S
way into China from Japan comes
from the United states
The situation In Africa. according
In Information 10 the Foreign sur.
NrN Department. is not nearly "A.
mcnacing as in Asia. Dr ]. NJ.
springer. who has been nineteen
years ~ Africa as missionary.
saws that more than Ono-half OF
Africa Is protected nov by govern
mont regulations against the impor.
tation of liquor. and that shipments
W narcotic drugs have never been
large enough to cause alarm.
Most ol the African tribes brew
ana ierment native liquors from
grains ana fruits. hut their use is
not hahitual save ON ceremonial oc-
caslons or feast days. They also
grow hemp. which they dry and
smoke with Supplying effect.