Show WHEN MEN GROW IMPORTANT SELF IMPORTANT How difficult It Is to Is-to to to change the current of oC habit and to reform great masses ol ot h the people is de de- d b by the attack made on Lord Robert Cecil by Representative Stephen G Porter chairman ot of the th louse house foreign affairs committee who was vas the author of oC h the resolutIon resolution resolution tion passed by congress calling for Cor World wide limitation of oC the pro pro- production production of oC o opium m and coca leaves and their derivatives to medicinal I es J Lord ord Robert Is head ot of the com corn committee on narcotics of oC tho rho league of oC nations and Representative Porter refused to grant him blur an interview claiming that the Brit British ish statesman had misrepresented the facts regarding the leagues league's ac- ac action action ac action tion and the league had tailed failed to todo todo todo do its part In m suppressing the evil Mr Porter presents this record from the league Upon the motion of oC Roo Koo Chinese representative on the thc leagues league's opium advisory commit committee committee committee tee tee a resolution was adopted rec- rec recommending recommending reo the reduction and reo re restriction of oC o the cultivation ol of the poppy POppy and the production ot of opium to strictly medicinal and scientific purposes The reso- reso reso was ratified by the council boa cC the league which recommended Ithe adoption by ly the assembly But the Ithe assembly struck out the words I strictly medicinal and scientific land and substituted legitimate ThIS faction was as taken tat on the statement lot the delegate from India a Brit Brit- Brit Ish lish possession Mr that the population is throughout vast arena areas without adequate cal al Ica assistance and there habitually takes opium In m small doses as a as an effective remedy against diseases with v which abich some of oC t these regions are constantly in- in In m Injected Declaring the uses of oC opium enu- enu enumerated enu by were clearly medicinal and that opium is not a prophylactic or disease preventive Chairman Porter said sald that there was no need ot of the amendment land tand continued It Is perfectly obvious that the of ot the specific words strictly medicinal and scientific land the substitution In lieu there there- thereof there lot of ot of the tho general word Iwas Intended to legitimatize and thereby continuo continue to encourage the Sale of ot large of ot this drug without restriction on its use which Is legitimate eg In the Oriental ot of many European countries and thereby preserve the enormous revenue which the OPium I countries derive from fromI I its its production and sale Bale In the face oC bf this official action of the league may roay I 1 most respectfully state that your our signed article claiming that the league of o nations has struck vigorous blows at world evils like the sale ot of opium cocaine and oth cr r noxious drugs is v wholly holly without the facts to support it St it and that instead of striking vigorous blows at the evil It has and thereby encouraged IL Now It Is ju just t possible that Mr Porter states the tho history of the case correctly and yet Lord Robert can be sincere and be earnestly la laJ J oring to end the opium traffic Ical reforms too often oCten are blind blindin to the h difficulties confronting those delegated to cure social evils and when there Is no one to wield a wand they Indulge In endless end endless less ess criticism and even oven bitter un- un unreasonable unreasonable un unreasonable reasonable denunciation No doubt the tho British statesman p s sincere and Is laboring with all ills hIs might to win Asia Mia from Crom habIt forming drugs Ho lIo represents the conscience ot of England and England has contributed as much as any naIon na nation Ion tion to the suppression of World world tide side Ide weaknesses England was one of ot tho first countries to con con- condemn mn human slavery but England like tho the United States Stales recognizes that the habits ot of a people are arc deep seated sealed and yield but slowly to tl 11 England introduced the opium trade to China Wo We say England but the better way vay of oC stating the tho matter is la to say that certain men owIng allegiance to the Union Jack and being mercenary as are some somo men ot of all countries per per- persuaded persuaded the Chinese to to the ilie allurements of ot the poppy The lead leadIng men ot of Great Britain would re- re I I joice If it they could wipe out this this wrong RoW How to do It requires int inti intimate mate knowledge of oC o the tho thea says a ays of o the and Indians Issuing ng a mandate will no more moro reform the tho than anathema would bring down upon them a a curse It would be well for Cor or Mr Por Por- Portet Porter ref ter to give a more study to the problems Involved involver involved rather than fly oft off on A tangent It may nay be that Great Creat Britain is- is honest la-honest honest It may be Lord Robert is conscientious it may be bo those tl who gate gat e c thought to the tho affliction to the e extent of bring bringIng bringing tug Ing it upon before beCore the league ot of rations are not men ot of o duplicity Th hy not sound them out out They may be be- bc further advanced advanced In the st study udy of ot the lie evil evil and and tho the cures CUTes to tobo tobe tobo bo be applied than we are How Ho im- im impatient im impatient patient some somo of us can be when suddenly we become the self ap appointed appointed pointed custodians custodians of ot all that is 15 I TIlen see good is In the world we Ith of suspicion and our dis- dis distorted dis distorted e ovel e gaze misleads us into flat flattering ourselves as being alone orthy to lo seat sern |