The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-05-23
AID OF PARTIES
SOUGHT FOR
DRUG WAR
Captain Hobson to Seek Plank
in All Platforms to Gust
Narcotics Evil

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A move to get both the Republi.
can and Democratic parties at
their next convention to insert in
their platforms a plank pledging
support. regardless Of politics, to
all legitimate and honorable meas.
ures for control and suppression
at home and abroad Of the serious
menace Of narcotic addition has
been launched in this city.
This was announced today by
Captain Richmond p. Hobson, pres
ident of the Narcotic Education AS.
ISOLATION, with headquarters in Los
Angeles, Cal. Captain Hobson con-
ferred with President Coolidge on
the plan several days ago.
Sure Of Support.
my next job is to see the lead
ers Of both parties" Captain Hob
son said today. II am confident
they will support this movement.
Narcotic addiction, its secret
and alarming growth, must be
stopped. "A grave situation exists
in America. am sure both parties
win cooperate with us. Party lines
in case Of this kind should be
thrown aside"
The plank, with a short preamble,
which Captain Hobson wants both
parties to adopt follows:
Text of Resolution.
1--WE call especial attention of the
people to the serious menace of
narcotic addiction and its secret and
alarming growth amongst our young
people of both sex largely through
the active Illicit exploitation of the
powerful drug poison-heroin. This
drug, three times as powerful as
morphine, approaches youth under
the name Of SNOW" headache
POWDER" or other harmless designa.
ton, and in IA few days seizes its
unsuspecting victim and drags him
into bondage worse than death,
from which no escape has yet been
found, Transforming the promising
youth into an active recruiting
agent and drug peddler, to seize in
turn his companions and prey. upon
society.
eve are proud Of the eminent
leadership America holds and has
held continually among the nations
OF the earth for more than eighty
years, regardless of party control,
In the struggle against the imam
GUS international opium traffic.
Recognizing in narcotic addic-
ton a grave peril to America and
to the human race, we pledge our
selves regardless of politics vigor.
ously to take against it all legiti-
mate and honorable measures for
education and control and for sup
preston at home and abroad"
Survey Suggested.
Captain Hobson also announces
that he has suggested to the Presi.
dent that he approve request of
the Narcotic Education Association
that the Treasury Department.
through the U. s. Public Health
Service, make a survey of drug con-
ditions each year and that the Blu
reau of Education of the Interior
Department aid in bringing to the
school boards of the country in.
formation apd other educational
data which cAn be sent to the vari-
Gus schools as an aid in the cam.
pa1gn against narcotic addiction.
Next year a special appropriation
VIII be sought with which to make
the survey and carry out the cdr.
cational program. Captain Hobson
said that he has the support of the
chiefs of the Public Health Service
and Bureau of Education in the
movement.
Must Reach Children
1T is very important that we ed,,-
cate the school child" Captain
1oDson explained today. I'VE find
that the average heroin addict 10
twenty-five years old. They usuallv
start at about eighteen years Of
age, sometimes earlier, The habit
can be acquired in week or less.
.Education will help in our cam
paign and we are doing our utmost
20 bring to every home in the
United States a knowledge of the
menace to narcotic addiction and to-
- avafl H..