The Washington times., 1923-01-20
DRY CHIEF
BARE
PERIL
Commissioner Jones Backs
'.Anti-Drug' Week and
Pleads for More Men.

America needs q larger narcotics
force to stop smuggling of drugs
into this country, declared Acting
Prohibition Commissioner James e.
Jones, today.
"The people of the United States
cannot appreciate the extent to
which the drug traffic has spread
among them,n said Mr.. Jones.
@The control OF the drug traffic by
Federal authorities necessitates
the active cooperation of every
American man and woman"
FavOrs Wide Campaign.
The prohibition unit, which is en-
powered to enforce the Harrison mar
cotfc law, is In need of scores of
investigators and other workers to
stop the inlets of smuggled drugs.
This activity is carried on jointly
with the customs officials. but Act
ing Commissioner Jones feels that q
great volume of habit forming dope"
il being sent Illegally into the United
States under the noses OF enforce
ment officials because OF an insult
ficient force.
Mr.. Jones lauded the proposition
of Presidential proclamation call
q
a conference in Washington Of lead
ers to outline definite program com
batting the drug evil.
This plan to save American youth
!, from the fate OF Wallace Reid and,
J thousands Of others is sponsored by
: The Washington Times. The Wash
ington Herald and all other Hearst
newspapers.
Must Arouse Public.
: THE big thing is to arouse pub
lie sentiment against the drug traf-
.fic,n declared Mr.; Jones'. ''The peo-
pie hear about It, and read about
II, but il must be brought to their
attention in a forcible way. The
truth must strike home. The pro-
posed Anti Narcotic Week and the
conference would. ] believe, help
The dry chief said that danger of
the drug situation lay in the fact
that addicts, in the primary stages
Of their mania, strive to conceal
their condition from reputable ply
sicians, or else fail to appreciate
the peril in which their lives are
placed.
There should be an understand
ing among the physicians Of Amer
. lea, said Mr.. Jones. that opiates
should not be administered until
every other form of pain-allaying
treatment is exhausted.
Attacks Opiate Cures.
Thousands of drug addicts begin
their trip to the devil when they
are given narcotics to stop tenn
porary pain. The person admins.
tering the drug, of course, acts
with the best intentions, but the
menace of the opiate is always
: present. After a number of such
treatments, the patient begins to
drift into the ranks of the unfor-
unates who give up everything in
life fora shot"
The use of simple remedies,
which although slower to act, are
4 absolutely safe, was recommended
BY Mr.. Jones, instead of the quick
"cures" by the drug route.
Haynes Pushes Campaign.
That prohibition officials will,
during the current year, push the
campaign against dope" to the
uttermost, is indicated by the fact
that Commissioner Roy A. Haynes.
touring the West on enforcement
business, will address a mass meet
ing in San Francisco tomorrow on
the drug situation. He intends to
Jake up the subject or narcotics In
detail in his speeches on the
Pacific Coast
Commissioner Haynes office was
Major Haynes address to the State
legislature at Salem, Ore, Governor
Pierce urged the State senate to
take drastic action against the drug
EVIL and bootlegging. The Oregon
senate yesterday passed a bill pro-
Vlolng penalties for liquor law VIC
lators who carry guns.
Commissioner Haynes visited the
drug addicts in the jail at Portland,
Ore, and at that time announced
his intention to bring the serious
ness of the drug smuggling situa.
tion-to the American people
1t was indicated at his offices to-
day that more rigid reeuIat lions
concerning narcotics would be form
ulated on Commissioner Haynes' re