The Washington times., 1924-11-19
Demand for Control Of Output
laid Before League Of
Nations Council
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producing nations, such as Great
Britain, France, Holland, and
China.
Americas Proposals.
The meeting Is being held under
the auspices OF the League Of Ma.
tons. and the United States is
represented by the following dele
gates:
Congressman stephen @. Porter
Bishop Charles II. Brent, Assistant
Surgeons General Rupert Blue, u. s.
Public Health Commissioner; Mrs.
Hamilton Wright, and Edwin L.
Neville. Of the U. s. State Depart
ment.
The American delegates propose
to amend Article 1, Of the present
convention to read:
"The contracting parties shall
enact effective laws or regulations
for the control of the production
and distribution Of raw opium and
coca leaves, so that there viii be
no surplus available for purposes
not strictly medical or scientific"
The coca leaf is the source Of a
Juice from which cocaine may be
extracted.
The whole. crux Of Americas
attitude is summoned up in the two
following proposals:
Crnx Of Attitude.
81. II the purpose OF The
Hague Opium Convention is to-
be achieved according TO its spirit
and true intent, II must be recog-
nized that the use of opium pro.
ducts for other than niedicinaI
and scientific purposes II an
abuse and not legitimate.
'.2. In order to prevent the
abuse of these drugs, IL Is neces-
sAry to exercise the control or
the production of raw opium In
such q manner tnat there win be
no surplus available for nom
medicinal and nOn-scisntitic par-
Another American proposal upon
which q fight is expected 10 the fol-
lowing amendment to Article VII:
Each contracting party IN
whose territory the use OF pre-
pared opium, Is now temporarily
permitted agrees to reduce its inn
ports OF raw opium for the pur-
pose Of making prepared opium
by 10 per cent OF its present inns
portation each year for q Period
or ten years, beginning with the
date Of ratification of this con-
vention, and further agrees not to
supplement the reduction by do
mesticaIly prepared opium, and
further agrees that, at the end Of
such period Of ten years, II VIII
prohibit the importation OF raw
opium for the purpose OF making
prepared opium. BY present inn
portation' is understood the i'm
portation duFing the twelve
months Immediately preceding the
date the contracting parties
ratify the convention.
The original conventions uses the
word s'powers" In designating The
interested nations. In every In
stance the United States seeks to
have powers" changed to read
parties"
Warning on Heron.
The Americans are wagirg war
against heroin. as well as opium
and cocaine. They propose an ad.
ditional article for the convention
to read:
"The contracting parties shall
enact effective laws or regulations
prohibiting the manufacture and
distribution Of herOln."
Penalties are proposed by the
Americans to put teeth" into the
new convention. They propose to
change Article Xxx to read:
"The contracting parties shall
enact laws or regulations making Il
q penal offense TO be in Illegal pos
session Of any Of the substances to
which this convention applies.
The Americans advocate the fol-
lowing as an addition to Article Xxx
mot an arnendment).
"The contracting parties shall
furnish annually to the central
board hereinafter constituted, not
later than April /, for the calendar
year beginning January following,
in respect or raw opium, coca
leaves; morphine, it's salts, deriul.
tives and preparations containing
morphine; and cocaine, it's salts,
derivatives and preparations con-
tanning cocaine, estimates Of:
81. Their import requirements
for medical and scientific purposes,
whether for domestic consumption,
manufacture or commerce.
"2. Their/ total production and
requirements:
''(a) For all purposes.
81. For domestic consumption
for all purposes.
"2. For domestic consumption
for medical and scientific purposes.
"3. For export for all purposes.
"A. For export for medical and
scientific purposes"
Under Article XXX (e) the Aineii-
cans propose that any Of the con-
tracing parties may lodge q com
plant against another IL the conn
plainaIit believes the other Is not
fulfilling the terms Of the agree.
nent. The Americans expected
trouble. over this proposal.
A feature of the whole situation
is that, while the United States is
not a member of the League Of
Nations. 1t is working in. close CO.
operation and harmony with the
League upon tho opium issue be-
cause II IL humanitarian ana not
W.eafeam.H