Evening star., 1928-04-19

morals and health) who are actively
working for anti-uarcoEic relief through
laws 70 stop narcotic importation. ex-
cepf what is needed fer medicine ard
science. One such organization an
nouncsS that Il IS ende9Toring 20 create
an international conference 20 oe held
this Summer or early Fali IN the United
States. and the chairman Of the mar
cctlc committee Of the organization con-
firms the report that Premier Bsriiso
MuSSolini OF Italy has definitely prom
iSsd 10 attend such conference. Also
the Shah OF Persia and Ernta Pasaa,
chief of the Turkish Republic. agree 70
attend.
While the report that this conference
was initiated by the General Federation
Of Wornen'S Clubs proves 70 he erTcls-
GUS. the organization hack Of it Is o.
high responsibility and energy and
enthusiasm IN its reform. Its chairman
OF the narcotic COMMITTEES reports tllat
she holds the letters of the g-sas wc-lc
statesmen promising 70 come.
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In the meanwhile Representative Sss-
phen @. Porter has found opportunity
TO bring important relief 70 The thou
sands of narcotic addictS now !ulpvISoE-
ed IN Federal peultentia<lsS with e<lI11i-
mails.
The Porter bill undertakes % create
two United States narcotic farms for
the care and treatment Of persons. noNr
confined In Federal prisons, who are a6-
dlcted 80 the use OF haeit-foTnI.lg mar
cotic drugs. T1s Dill also provides thar
aGdicts who are nos Federal prisoners
may D. admitted Il facilities are avail
able, ana ig permits the States % board
addictS who have violated their STATE
laws. az Federal narcotic farm.
Mr.. Porter, outlining conditions S1yS;
The Federal pe0itens.arSes az A.
ianta and IeAveaNogth are now greatly
oyegcrowGeS The combined Hoz1lsi
capacity az these Institutions IS Aecu;
coo. and they nov hoGSe uove ES2n
5000 men The cNED6lce5 SaOssas&aElcll
OF Atlanta and LSSve0W0Tth 12S a.
times reached as high aS $500. Slssce
1918 the average number o. sSSSs2l
prisoners in confinement has increased
nearly IouVfol6. l cannot gave E6s rca-
son for this expansion other th&a - say
that the Prohibition acs, the Harrison
nar sctic act and the DYER autossSoc..e
theft acE have, - co2TSe, had al En-
portang eIEect,
Il believe that in vsew of the snpeva.
tive need for relieving me sadly ever
oufdened facilities oI tAe pvsS0DS aS,1
the pros0lScucUS CScrcEoWGlng which ess-
eourageS the recruiting q naTcossc aG-
diets and the general lowering 0S sAs
standards II the better men. the Gov
ertHmeog SAo0i8 establish Immediately
a narcotic farm ana taSs Tire @,eeS -
: 500 men who are addicted 30 haesy
f0rmlag drugs cat of the Federal pylS~
oNS. A prlSca Is 10 place - treRs nae0
who are atNlcsSG wlSh = disease. Tue
medical pgogeSSlOa now agrees thas nar-
eotlc addiction i a disease whsea a.
giIcgS honest intelligent people Ia 81
" walkS og hgc
HEARINGS ca the pV,vseg eln eeelN
next "Wednesday IN Chairman ENarsc $
eftioe a. the Caesso,
This pCFter measure uow cel0g cc2-
Staered has nothing ~ o. wlSh Ss,s'-
preston cx tae optan gTanic, e3s a.
plies oGlly 81 the Eesteg and gTeaEaasat
N tAs criminal aadtctS- THE re&tlsa~
tion M imports and the eSsattcggSlsS eg
the drugs ccsASysEage a nsoSt CosasAsscatfG
ami atsfieUlt pFcaaen
The tvo International League ~ M
tionS conferences az Geneva aaye So
very lttle In practical asea>-
GfeS, Ser the SNsS1s, As y<sseeN ~ ttsC
Japanese, Sata og teAt9ss>y Ut NatkN'a,
EsNartN IN she 1SeSa, trAEttc has pys'~
vented rigid and GrASsie SippgvSSA'a.
The American Sie1e&Astoa 81 tA@ lass
cSnferencs, in 1894, Was csSSSe& 80
withdraw because Il vas eealWed ae<St
by limitations ~ authority placed BY
cur Cs,8lgreSS when SIS appointment MAS
authorized KAe CntaSSe Delegations
withdrew frcm hash eGaAgeEenCes after
Ii had AeCOINs sXtStens that CTcA1
Britain. Fgancx' ttse Netherlands, XNwtN.
sal British saasa ara Siapa WeQid
nlosk any measures WhtNh would CEREAL
the Chinese seepp1teS az smoking 0gsaN
ag che lAgSs<g0ee}en of oaGgnl Ia tAe
Orient ls MIL ee yvcAlSed that efrea5
Rlttata ence tereed Cfataa 81 ep@a aef
lsaggS &c eqtans, ana we0t 60 war a.
that uisholy end
- the Wegld spirit 0F selfish SreSA
i sadly nearer thai expressed ~ S2tQ
than the ethics at SRganara. and elvta-
satsen has a kaleS EoAd at pQe&te e<tas
aatian sa travel nsgaTe the greatest eyil
grvaaeg Tar than the ateahNlic eXas
,An ea eoatraiseNt 1aas key 80 t Is ssal
a holly Ia tAe Orient eus Also In sAgse
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sEy an0 eNssasS
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