The New York herald., 1921-04-03
.CAR|E SWEEPS
PARIS; SMUGaED
FROM GERMANY
lug Habit Grows in Horri-
wing Swiftness in Night
Life of Gay Capital.
Oilers GETTING RICH
men Predominate Among
Ildicts-Old Foe Suspected
Of Secret Purpose.
oilers GETTING RICH

,csaI Cable to THE New YonK HERALD.
right, 1891, By TIE NEW YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Paris, April 2.
offenders, newsboys, walters, chauf-
B, and in fact nearly every one who
RS to the Montmartre public, as
as to the people Of other Paris
tiers, are getting rich from the
of cocaine, according to social in
lgators, who are unanimous in de-
ng that more cocaine is sold In
5 in single night than elsewhere
urope In a whole month. while the
IS at which the drug is offered
all competition and are certain to
act cocaine addicts from all parts
rance.
|, far the Paris police have been un-
1 to prevent this Illicit traffic IN
Inc, but they have captured one
< of the drug worth quarter OF a
on francs, and which had been hid
under the bed Of woman, who Is
= held for trial. With this evidence,
police, 1t Is understood. are tracing
ram!iications OF highly organized
|. which directs the cocaine traffic
from drugs purchased In Germany,
which are smuggled across the
tier and finally distributed to agents
the Paris underworld, where the
tets are sold at Ave francs for each
ora 1nrna Of cocaine
he fact Is that the French laws are
eevere enough against the Illicit sale
rugs, persons who sell them In this
being punished by only a few days
rison, which Is easily compensated
by the enormous profits these drug
lers make. One chauffeur. when
tioned. admitted that his patron
led 10 him hundred packets
tly. all Of which were sold before
night, with profit to the ,vender or
rancs.
the vicinity OF the Place Blanche
accustomed have many chauffeurs,
ers and bartenders become TO the
and for cocaine that they merely
e and deliver over O packet OF 1t
h one whispers ''iave you any"
\ II the nights supply has not yet ar
h any one OF them will point out an
4. trarficlser in the neighborhood. who
\ share his profits with this man.
nwhile other agents are scattered
nghout Paris seeking new clients
\ may be too timid to invade the
tnaartre drug centres. Recognizing
| users by their dilated pupils, treIn-
K lips and uncertain steps, these
It's boldly address them In the streets
| the information II have got It,
ecordinS tospolice inspectors. in more
| 80 per cent. Of the cases the drug
,ges hands within five minutes after
addict has been approached py
her. either passing under cover or q
spaper or slipped under an aperitn
Ter In nearby cafe.
But the strangest thing IS that most
he drug users here are women
,rt on the drug evil says. Only a
men addicted 10 the drug habit have
| observed. Just as In the days when
nlhe was Frances greatest menace,
women have taken UP to greater ex-
than the men the habit of either
fling cocaine or, If they are further
anccd in ways OF administering X.
rting to n corner IN a subway sta
and injecting It with q small by
srnic needle"
he report ends with tho assertion
drugs of all kinds are being sup
/ BY Germany In the hope of caus-
a collapse of the French morale and
the next French generation
uch an extent that France will not
lble 70 combat Germany's still domi-
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