Show LEAGUE OF NATIONS HOPES TO HALT TRAFFIC IN DOPE new opium and harmful drugs con goes into effect on september 25 geneva A general world wide tightening up of the illicit dope traffic la scheduled to tale place when the hagues new international opium and harmful drugs convention goes into effect on september 25 although the convention was launched in 1025 provisions were made that it could nu only become ef when ratified by at least ten states of which seven be mem bers f the league council including two permanent members to date the convention hs been ratified or adhered to by neamir thirty states but it was only canada s re cent ratification that gave the necea eary number 0 council members the principal new feature in the convention consists of brou prou alons tor the creation of a centra board ot control which will have corn of the international la drugs while the board will have no other power than publicity it will be in a position to show to the world just what countries are prodoc ing excessive quantities of harmful drugs and what disposition la being made of them under the terms of the contention the board will consist of eight per sons chosen purely because of their expert knowledge of the fuestion fuest lon and their independence they are in no way to be the representatives of their governments the appointment of the board Is left to the league council but provisions hive also been made tor the united states to join in the selection of the board if it EO desires A strong movement has already developed to have an american member on the board |