THE DRUG TRAFFIC

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 26 April 1923, Page 3

THE DRUG TRAFFIC

WORK OF LEAGUE Op NATIONS

VIEWS OF LORD ROBERT CECIL (By Electric Telegraph—Copyrignt). (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association). NEW YORK, April 24. Lord Robert Cecil, replying to Representative Poller, stated that he entirely agrees with Mr Porter concerning the evil of the drug traffic, and though lie cannot speak officially for '.he British Government, he is certain the latter will take the same view on the subject. fl e added that no country I or people can claim a monopoly of virtue in that respect and declares that I he adheres without qualification to his statement .that the League struck a vigorous blow at. the drug trade. He I points out that the League succeeded in securing the signature of fifty-one out. of fifty-two of its members to an international convention in 1912 wherein the Powers pledged themselves to the gradual but complete suppression of opium abuses. The League also tiied to go further, namely, in an entirely new step endeavouring to limit the world production of opium. Lord Cecil concludes that the very fact that Mr Porter is under a misapprehension as to what the League has been doing justifies his own efforts not to propose any change in the United States policy towards the League, but to give information in America concerning what the League actually is doing. J