Show OPIUM CONFERENCE FAilS IN FAA EAST DELEGATES OF JAPAN CHARGE DISCRIMINATION AND BOLT FROM S SESSION Clash Occurs Over Great Britain Position Posit On Import Certificates Certificate Certificates cates cate Outcome Watched Geneva The Geneva The international l conference conference conference confer confer- ence for the suppression of the opium smoking in the far east virtually vir virtually yin yin- collapsed when the tho Japanese delegation announced that it could not sign the proposed agreement because because because be be- cause of the discrimination against Japan in connection with Japanese importation of opium N Not Nat Jt since gince the Cor Corfu u dispute between between be be- tween Italy and Greece has the palace of the lea league ue of nations been the such tense incidents as ene of marked the of the opium conference the object of oC which was to arrange not alone for the suppression suppression suppression sion of opium smoking in the far east cast but for the curbing of excessive in China s sive sivo o opium production In consequence of charges by the British delegate and the apparent impossibility impossibility impossibility im im- im- im possibility to obtain satisfaction concerning Concerning concerning con con- Japans Japan's freedom to purchase opium abroad the Japanese delegation delegation delegation I tion virtually bolted the conference The session adjourned with all the delegates admitting that the conference conference conference con con- ference had virtually collapsed since I it had achieved nothing on its pro pro- gram Nevertheless on the earnest appeal cal of the presiding officer M. M Van of Holland the delegates dele dee gates agreed to reassemble in the afternoon and anti take up points in the program which were less les's contentious in nature than the questions which had produced the rupture This clash was caused by Japans Japan's allegation that she was being discriminated discriminated discriminated dis dis- dis- dis criminated against by other powers chie chiefly Great Groat Britain in connection with the shipment of opium and further further further fur fur- ther that when the Japanese government government government govern govern- ment issued import certificates they were not always recognized b by the theother theother other othur powers The break was immediately immediately immediately im im- im- im mediately due however to resentment over the statement made by Malcolm the British delegate that Great Britain could not habitually recognize import certificates certificates certificates' because of scandals over th them m which involved hi high h oC officials in one far eastern country whom he preferred not to name The British position was that despite despite despite de de- de- de spite regularly regular issued import papers opium as well as other narcotic drugs often were diverted di on the way to the country of purchase and rerouted to other destinations where they were used for illicit purposes and illicit gain thus bringing a stain on the name of Great Britain which permitted the export John Campbell representing India took a similar stand which caused the Japanese delegate to remark sarcastically sarcastically sarcastically sar sar- that India seemed clearly under the dominion of England The J Japanese anese introduced a resolution providing providing pro pro- viding that the importation exportation exportation tation and arid transshipment of opium 11 1 ulL I IJ accompanied accompanied accompanied by a n certificate issued by competent competent com corn authorities It declared that the authorities of all ports should strictly abstain from any unfair discrimination discrimination dis dis- dis- dis crimination on the ground of nationality nationality na na- na- na i of a vessel or the origin of I the goods |