The Wrangell sentinel., 1938-10-07
MARIJUANA VICE DECLARED
 MAJOR POLICE PROBLEM
lContinued rom page one)

"Marihuana Tax Act of 1937."
 Protection of the public against illicit traffic in narcotics is a con cern of the United States Treasury Department as a result of a series of measures to care for the revenues of the United States. They have the re- sponsibility of suppressing snug gIing and illegal traffic. The Bureau of customs, the Coast Guard, the Public Health Service and the Bu- reau of Narcotics are agencies of control, but with all that has been done to check the rayages of fiends who prey upon society for the sake of the money they can make.
 Methods of smuggling dope in our own seaports in America are num- erous and the attempts made at the present time are alarming. In the enforcement of narcotic laws, our Coast Guard is performing an im- portant part, and since huge fae- tories for the manufacture of dope have been built in the chief sea- coast cities of China by Japan, our Government has been the more on the alert to prevent the landing of such cargo on American soil. Large shipments can be eleverly concealed in bulky shipments of other mer- chandise and also in trunks and hand luggage and by members of crews of Foreign vessels: they are often the chief offenders.
 Smuggling from abroad consti- tutes the Governments principle en- forcement problem. The chief entry point is the Port of New York.
 The drug traffic master minds, whose interests naturally include other Illicit merchandise, operate with extreme caution through agents who in turn sell to dealers. These dealers in turn may pass the contraband merchandise along to street peddlers or runners.
 The number of hands through which un-tax-paid narcotics must pass and the general complexity off the illicit distribution system, make the apprehension of the leaders dif.I ficult. Small dealers are notoriously clever in protecting their sourcesf of illicit supply. The large distrih-I uters' names are rarely revealed. It is upon these gang leaders that theI Federal Government concentrates it's investigative efforts" (AboyeI quotation taken from U. s. Treas ury Survey on Habit Forming Drugs, Dec. 1936.)
 In the treatment of disease it isl not sufficient to merely diagnoseI the case, but the proper remedy must not only be prescribed but dil-I igently applied; and not only must this be done, but the prevention off a recurrence of the malady must also be dealt with. Christ, the Mas ter Physician, not only forewarnsI and forearms us against evil, and teaches to pray that we be delivered from it and to watch and be on our guard, but He also prescribes and provides the remedy!
 The Woman's Christian Temper ance Union is putting in effect al Five Year Plan to promote theI greatest scientific educational sys tenn of public instruction the world has ever known It heads the planI with a program to deepen the spir- itual life of the people, and toI awaken them to needs vital to their religious experience and relation ship to God physically. No one can destroy their bodies willfully and meet God in peace. The body isl Gods Temple and a strict account must be given as to its care and usage. To destroy the body is toI destroy life itself, and after all, that is what we have from God.
 Not only is the purely physical destroyed by narcotics, including alcohol, but the spiritual life which is so closely allied with the physical that it is difficult to separate Hem, is also undermined and destroyed.
 What are the remedies? Society NEEDS THE DOUBLE CURE PRO- VIDED FOR SIN God in His Word explains all the mystery so it is comparatively easy if appropriated and applied. The world needs the Blood Transmission of the Cross, and the Church needs the vitamfns of the Word with respect to every day life and the needs of society. 2. Pe- ter 5:9 says: And besides this, giv- ing all diligence, add to your eaith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; and to knowledge temperance, and to temperance patience, and to patience Godliness; and to Godliness brother ly kindness; and to brotherly kind- ness charity; For if these things be in you and abound, they make that ye shall neither be barren nor un- fruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ"
 The W, c. T. U. in the Territory of Alaska is now being reorganized to help fight the battle for the youth of our country. Our motto "For God and Home and every Land" is to be carried out here,