Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-12-07 | Page 21 | Genva Opium Parley Fails, Bishop Says

GENEVA OPIUM PARlEY rAilS I BISHOP SAYS I American Representative Will Publish Statement Setting Forth Alleged Lameness Insufficiency GENEVA Dec 6 By A. A P. P P.- P. Bishop of or the American delegation del- del legation lid did did not conceal his liis dis- dis dissatisfaction dissatisfaction satisfaction today with what he be called the lameness I and insufficiency insufficiency clency of or the conclusions arrived at by the first opium conference A statement from him to that 1 effect will probably be distributed I Ito to all the delegates at Mondays Monday's plenary session Bishop Brent tried to to have a session called today so that he could speak his his- mind mind mip-d be before before before be- be fore his his' departure for the United i States It was found impossible to convene a a- gathering at such I short notice potice and the absolved absolved absolved ab ab- ab- ab solved the the conference authorities of or the suspicion that they were I trying to evade the issue He de declared declared de- de dared however that he would endeavor en- en I en-I j deavor to present his views on the con conclusions ns of or the first conference I to th tle e French Fren-ch and British governments governments govern govern- ments meats before sailing P PUBLICITY ASSURED S I Representative f Stephen I t G. G p Por Por- k or- or Representative f Stephen I t G. G p Por Por- k or- or Porter Porter ter the chief American del delegate gate made it known tonight that he would read Bishop Brents Brent's statement statement state state- ment meat as soon as the conclusions of or orI I the first conference are embodied in an agreement and are placed before the second conference A. A meeting of the business committee com com- this afternoon was largely occupied with ith discussion of or just what persons and what nationalities ties shall compose the central board for control of the worlds worlds world's opium trade how the board hoard shall be he selected and under whose authority authority authority au au- au- au it shall operate These still sUU are of views For instance powers outside outside outside out out- side the league like the tho United States and Germany are not overeager overeager over- over I eager to have tho the board operate under the league secretarial while others league members maintain that is the best and most workable solution tion WANTS RUSSIA'S INTEREST M. M I. I of Japan raised a an ai interesting point saying that Russia Russia Rus Bus I sia must be induced somehow to cooperate in the tle central boards board's work That country also must be I consulted he declared declare declare l. l e the republic of Soviets now was a great field for smuggling and much opium was entering Its territory This subject however was not pursued because the Soviets Soviet's sc scathing thing letter of refusal to participate In the work of the second conference is still fresh Inthe in inI inthe the delegates' delegates minds The second conference will hold holda I a plenary session Monday morning which meeting it is expected will willbe willbe be confined to general discussions the chairmen of the various committees committees committees com- com presenting the reports on the status of their work All the delegates hope that the committee and arid subcommittee labors will be I finished by the end or next of-next next week after after- which the task of i ing the divergent nt reports reports' will beI begin be- be I gin John Jomn Campbell chief delegate from India left for tor London tonight Bishop Brent will leave tomorrow night He plans to sP day or I two In let Paris 4 fter fter which he lie will proceed to London boarding the steamer Leviathan on the