The Washington times., 1931-09-29
President Makes Poor Choice
OfU.S. Envoy to Drug Farley

reported tnaC Caldwell OF the state Depart
ment going Bangkok to represent the Government the
United States at the opium conference to be held in that
what distant and inaccessible but picturesque city in November
That very good for the British government which
makes great part of its income in the Far East by raising
manufacturing and selling habtforming narcotic drugs
Life very pleasant somewhat puzzing in the British pos
sessions in the Far and Near East for that matter
Citizens Of those happy colonies visitors there toO may
smoke opium all night long, and eat it and chew all day. and
in authority will stir single unnterested eye LASH
Not the citizen visitor referred to buys British opium
duly signed stamped by the British government with the
motto For God and Right artistically inscribed the
package
course the citizen visitor careful to buy
anything but the British government opium he is caught
buying selling enjoying the opium made and sold by
other country he will find himself and his family in good
deal of trouble
We Americans simpemnded lotto us "dope" is
DOPE matter who makes it who sells it, who sells
himself body and soul into its cruel slavery.
Some Of the Americans at the Geneva opium conference
were somewhat Trated at the attitude which mr. Caldwell
took chairman of the American delegation Geneva
Mr. Caldwell has an American job and to have been
born in America but his mental attitude snobbshy British
All through the Geneva conference, Mr.. Caldwell followed
the nod and the beck and the wrathed smile of Sir Malcolm
Delevingne, the British representative
The lesser nations at the conference looked to America to
lead them in real and honest fight against the dreadful
dominance Of dope.
America under the leadership of Mr. Caldwell did not lead
America followed -submissively.
And it easy to perceive that Sir Malcolm Delevngne
relied confidently upon the loyalty and servy of Mr. Cald
well. Loyalty to what and to Whom-to America? Oh,
DEAR moi
Nothing so provincial that
Loyalty to British leadership and British plans and
proposals, matter where those proposals might lead
It little dsheartening to see President Hoover appoint
to the Bangkok conference any utterly incapable Of
snghearted and courageous devotion American ideal
as Mr.. Caldwell, Of the State Department.
How is America vitay interested in the Bangkok opium
conference?
It is quite simple when you know the answer.
The British control the opium trade in India The British
explain that they cannot abandon that trade they need the
money
The that any dope pedder might give you
buy the open market in India all the smoking chew
ing opium you want and you turn into morphine,
heron and deadly drugs with the aid Of teaspoon
and two simple ingredients which get at any corner
drug store.
And when it is made you have trouble whatsoever in
selling it to the American underworld from Maine California
and to some of the upper world, too.
The Bangkok conference should be watched by keen and
patriotic AMERICAN eyes which will look after the interests
the American people and will not follow the British dope
peddlers' standards
what's the of trying do anything about the
international dope traffic the President Of the United States
going to insist sending like Caldwell to such an
important conference?