Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1926-06-18
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vember, with F. w. Cristman, and de-
clared he was wet to the core
"While l advocate modification" he
said, 81 do not believe modification
of the VOlstead act within constitu-
tiOnal limits will solve the problem
permanently. I think we must go
back to the Eighteenth amendment
itself and substitute for it a simple
grant of power to congress. That
done, l should hope that some system,
such as the one now prevailing in
Quebec, could be set up In this coun-
try"
Illinois drys, who are fighting Bren-
mans modification referendum plan,
were decidedly pleased with Wads-
worth's admission that modification
would not solve the question.
\ A EMBERS of the League Of Ma
Iva tiOns committee on the opium
traffic were reused to anger in their
meeting In Geneva by Arthur Woods,
former police commissioner of New
York, when he strongly denounced
the committee for not recommending
any action to curb the drug traffic
The committee, he declared, had
ignored the only solution offered,
which is government ownership or
control Of all factories handling de-
rivatives of opium and coca leaves
and the strictest control on the des-
tinatiOn Of all drugs shipped out with
records kept of the names and ad
dresses of the cOnsignees.
Holland Is the chief manufacturer
of morphine cocaine and herOin, so 1t
was Herr Van Betton of that country
who arose to say: "It is uniustifiable
that Mr.. Woods comes here for the
first time and tries to force all his
ideas into the report. | protest en-
ergetically against attaching such i'm
portance to his statements"
Chairman Bourgeois said he would
try to get Mr.. Woods to tone down his
statement, but the New Yorker de-
clared afterward he would not alter
his report and the committee could
take it or leave it.
XEyHEN the League of Nations
Wv council opened it's sessions in
Geneva 1t appeared that the quarrel
over permanent seats was to be con
tinued. The Brazilian member was
absent, nominalIy i'll, and Spain was
represented only by an underling
Next day Senor Franco, the Brazilian,
appeared, however, and announced
that his government had decided to
withdraw from the council The Span
iSh representatives substitute gave no.
tice that Spain would quit the council
In September unless it were given a
permanent seat. It is believed both
will resign from the league. The
council arranged a conference of
World court members to consider the
American reservations.
FRANCES cabinet has been en-.
gagged in desperate efforts to save
the franc, whose value dropped
Wednesday to about 33 to the dollar.
and after lot of talk about food ra-
tioning and other severe measures, ii
decided to lift all restrictions on the
export of capital, giving freedom of
movement to the national currency.
The coupon system, calling for the
name and address of owners of all
stocks, bonds, and other securities to
insure taxation, was abandoned.
French business will revert to the or
binary bearer paper, which does not
disclose the identity of the owner.
Further employment of the country's
gold reserve to sustain the franc was
also abandoned the government de-
Gliding to hoard bullion as a guarantee
of credits and the eventual creation
of a new currency. In adopting this
plan the cabinet yielded to the opinion
of expert bankers and cOnciliated the
Bank of France. It was certain that
a fight in the parliament would result,
for the Socialists, radicals and COM
munists consider the coupon system
their pet scheme for insuring the tax
alton of the rich.
CHICAGO is making elaborate prep
~ arations to take care of the inter-
national Eucharistic congress the
week of June 20 and Roman Cath
Olics by the thousands are on their
way there from all parts Of the world.
Every steamship from Europe brings
numbers of eminent churchmen and
prominent laymen who will take part
in the impressive ceremonies in Chi