Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-12-15
REGULATIONS OF
OPIUM TRAFFIC
BEFORELEACUE
Proposal Made That League
Assume Duties Devolved
BY Holland.

Genvva, Dec. 15.-(By the Associat-
eQ il'ress)-Proposal that the League
Of Nations assume the duties which
heretofore have devolved upon Holl-
and under the international opium
convention, regulating traffic in the
BRUCE. was taken up by the assembly
today. 4i
The committee investigating the
subjectesrecommended that the sec
tariat Of the league collect informa-
ton from the Interested countries. and
the subject be further Investigated by
IN advisory committee including rep.
ressntatives from the scountr.es espe-
cially concerned-Hoiland, Great
Britain, France, India, Japan, China,
Siam and Portugal.
Under the International opium con-
vention, pact in 1919. the United States
being among the si%gnatories, various
duties devolved upon the Dutch gov
eminent. Among the provisos was
one that the contracting powers
regarding various facts connected
with the subject through the Dutch
minister Of foreign affairs.
The ratification commissionary was
also placed in the hands Of The Meth
erlands foreign Office. ~
Tells of Efforts.
During the discussion DR.. Yelling
ton Koo of the Chinese delegation re-
viewed the efforts made by China dur
ing more than a century to suppress
the opium habit. He recognized. he
China owed the United States for
Americas aid in this work. He was
particularly pleased, he sad, that the
committee .hadGdecided the United
States should be especially invited to
send a representative to meet with
the advisory committee.
The committees suggestions were
ject of the white slave" traffic was
taken up.
The propositions regarding this
traffic are, that the countries which
! adhered to the international conven-
ton of 1904 he invited to send dele
gates to another International confer
ence before the next assembly; also
to investigate the deportation of WON
en- and children in Asa Minor.
Discussion brought to the platform
for the first time one of the women
substitute delegates, Mile. Henni Fort.
hammer of Denmark. Warm ap.
plause greeted her.
Mile Forthammer made a. strong
of women who had been deported dur
ing and after the war; She urged tn.
assembly to send investigators &c
Asia Minor and appealed TO the dele.
gates individually to prevail. upon
their several governments tc
strengthen their legislation to- sup
press the traffic in women and chill.
dren.
Mile Forthammer was enthusiastic
caly applauded. especially when she
pleaded for the 10000 Armenian
women still in captivity.
: When the white slave resolutions
came to a vote they were unanimous
ly adopted by the assembly.
Stormy Session.
A subcommittee of committee No.
6 which has been considering the
question Of mandates held stormy SEES
sions yesterday and Monday. Some
Of the members, including C. J. Do
herty Of Canada and DR.. Nansen of
Norway pushing for action, while 9TH
ers appeared Indifferent. It appears
the council of the league has en-
factory replies from the supreme al
lied council and from the mandatory
powers concerning h terms Of man
dates and the boundaries of territor-
les. placed under the supervision of
various nations. In addition, the
council Of the league is sad to have
delayed the giving of information re-
quested in relation to other matters.
There is a strong current of opin-
ion in the assembly that the man
dates under which the powers fix
their W terms are not properly
mandates, and there are indications
the. question may be thrown back up
on the supreme allied council.