The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-12-15
COnclave of Governments
May Become Active in
Killing Age-Old Evil
OF Nightshade
STAMP OUT GROWING
INTERNATIONAL
WHITE SLAVE TRAFFIC BETWEEN
MORALLY DEPRAVED WILL
BE ELIMINATED BY LAWS
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Geneva, Dec. 15.-Proposal that the
league of nations assume the duties
which heretofore have developed upon
Holland, under the international opium
convention, regulating the traffic IN
the drug, was taken by the assembly
at this mornings session.
The committee which has been in-
vestigating the subject recommended
that the secretariat of the league col
lect information from the interested
countries and that the subject be
further Investigated, by an advisory
committee, including representatives
from the countries especially concern
ed, Holland, Great Britain France,
India, China, Siam and Portugal.
Under the international opoium con-
vention, various duties developed upon
the Dutch government Among the
provisions was one that the contracting
parties should communicate with one
another with regard TO facts con-
nected with the schedule, through the
Dutch minister of foreign affairs.
The ratification machinery was also
placed in the hands of The Neither
lands foreign office
The committee report mentioned the
difficulty resulting from the absence
of the United States and Germany
from the league, and suggested that
if these governments could not for
ward their information TO the league
they might continue to communicate
with Holland on the subject.
During the discussion, DR.. yelling
ton-Koo, of the Chinese delegation.
reviewed the efforts made by China
during more than a century, to sup
press the opium habit. He recog-
nized, he said, the great debt Of graft
tude China owed the United States
for Americas aid in this work.
Discussion of the question Of man.
dates on the floor of the assembly
of the league of nations, seemed to-
day to be probable and it was ex-
pected there would be an animated
debate before the subject was disposed
Of
A subcommittee of committee No
G, which has been considering tho
question of mandates neld stormy
sessions yesterday and Monday. some
of the members including c. j. DOH
erty Of Canada, and DR.. Nansen
of Norway, pushing for action, while
others were apparently Indifferent.
The league has encountered diff
culties in securing satisfactory sup
plies from the supreme allied council
and from the mandatory powers con"
cerning the powers of mandates and
the boundaries of territories placed
under the supervision of various ma
tions.
There is strong current of opin~
ion in the assembly that the mandates
under which the powers fix their
own terms are not properly mandates
and there are indications the queS-
ton may be thrown back upon the
supreme allied council, if sufficient
information has not been secured
before Thursday night. The commit
tee in charge OF the matter holds that
it must have this information before
it can make an intelligent report.
The assembly. which has been dis
posing of only one subject a day
since Monday, tried today to make
better progress.
On the program was the task of
electing new members to the league,
the choosing of four new elective
members of the council and the dispos-
ing of questions regarding the white
slave" traffic and the opium trade,
which was left over from yesterdays
session.
1t appeared that Austria probably
would be admitted to the league with
out opposition and that Bulgaria
would also be accorded membership.
In case, however, France, II was
said. would be again given place
on the council and that similar
honor would be given Spain. China
had many supporters as a successor
to Greece and 1t appeared Norway
would replace Belgium. There were
many delegates, however. who are
ready to support Belgium when the
election took place.
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