Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-12-20
world BAN URGED
ON OPIUM TRAFFIC
intern ationai Control Of Drugs
Advocated TO Stamp Out
Growing Evil
GENEVA NAY TAKE ACTION

"oNnInktO0s Der' SV.-- AVu San
control tho drug question in philadel.
phia, Hollywood or Kalamazoo BY local
or even national prevention. The only
hope Il to treat the question intcsna.
tionally. The only way to stamp out
the appalling evil which recent disclos.
ures In our big cities have brought to
light is BY restricting the growth Of the
poppy and other plants producing mar
cotics at their source"
That was the message OF Mrs; Ham.
s@o.S as &. svs Of her 'Hs ssns sS'
week for the meeting in Geneva, Jan.
uafy 8, Of the League Of Nations Ad.
vieory Committee on the tramc In
opium and other dangerous drugs. Mrs.
Wright was appointed two years ago BY
the Council Of the League a. an expert
on the committee, which comprises
about nine delegates from Governments
most intimately concerned with the
| opium trafic, including Japan. Eng.
land, Portugal. China and the Neither.
lands.
Carrie on Huband's Work
A woman Of independent means.
daus shter Of a former United States
AmSnssador to France. yNirs. Wright
has had leisure, despite her debutantc
daughter In Washington and three
younger children, ITO carry on the efforts
Of her late husband to stamp out the
drus traiie. Twice appointed BY Roose.
volt to represent tho United States on
information opium conventions at The
Hague, DP. Wright was most .promi.
nsnt IN tbe fight In those days when the
United States was the loader among
nations trying to stamp out the world
menace Of opium and other narcotic
drugs.
So much for Mrs. Wrisht's back.
ground. She has been in the Orient
several times to stay conditions there
and was In Paris during the Peace
Conference when the embryonic League
Of Nations was charged with carrying
on the campaign. The covenant estab.
lished ON Advisory committee on traf'
Rc in opium and other dangerous
drugs," which wns to study conditions
and prepaEe recOmmcndations for later
consideration OF the Leagues Council
and Assembly.
Blue Added to COMMITTEES
I Though Mrs. Wright 10 not on ths
committee as an American, there vii
be two Americans present at the Jan
unry meeting in Geneva.
Upon inquiry at the State Depart
ment confirmation Of the appointment
Of Rupert Blue, formerly surgeon gen.
eral OF the Public Health Service, wal
given the PUMIo LEDoEn- 1t wa
said General Blue was now In Lau
same, where he had been assigned a
an American expert on sanitary ant
health measures in ports should thos
hA
conference. General blue will have tn
same status on the Opium Commltte
, a. Miss Grace Abbott, who was recent!
appointed by this Government an ''un
official member" Of the League Of Nm
|. tions Committee on Traffic in Wome
: and Children.
t It 10 dif6cult in brief article to G
into, the question with any adequacy
D but having been present at the assem-
4 bly, and fifth committee meetings !
D Gent$a last September when the NpiuI
( question was discussed and voted upon
il. the writer 10 able to report what th
e permanent Advisory Committee IL ex
e pected to take up at the meeting
b which Mrs, Wright and General Blu
will participate.
81 Scope Of Committee's Inquiry
n Tho assembly passed the followin
!, resolution on September 10:
:. The assembly incllnes to the vie
n that the governments which are parti,
a to the International Opium Conventio
: should be asked to agree not to isBl
:. licenses for the import Of opium or ii
n othur drugs to which the conventic
o applies from any country which b,
not yet ratified and put into force Il
4 convention and adopted the system 4
| Rov nf nd m
!: proved BY the second assembly.
n THE assembly Is Of the opinion tn
~ the matter should be examined In d
tail by the Advisory Committee on ira
fc In Opium before any definite actit
!. Is taken. 1t therefore requests d
,e council to convene meeting Of q
Is Advisory Committee as soon as possib
n to study the question. and should tn
,e committee report in favor Of the pr,
ts posal, the council Is asked to act
N the earliest possible date on the recon
mendattons Of the Advisory Commit
ID In the form approved by the council al
70 biy II the council considers such re
IL srence unnecessary"
a What Mrs. Wright believes ought
a he done. however. as the only means
stopping the debauchery Of the hum,
H.. race by tho growing drug evil.
40 " for each Government to determine VII
"a are Its legitimate medicinal needs
ot drugs and to send that Information
20 an International committee. Then th
IN committee should recommend and Go
le ernments should agree to enforce I
curtnilment Of the growth Of the opiur
70 producing poppy and the cocaine. pr
T. ducing coca plant to the le6itima
t. medicinal needs Of the human "a,
+. Smoking opium II grown In India u
China, but the morphine and DR.
!" opium Is grown best In Turkey a
tPersia.
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