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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

FAR

DRUG TRAFFIC IN THE

Discussion In Parliament

LONDON.

THERE was some, discussion in Parliament on December 22 with regard to the drug traffic in the Far East. This matter was raised by Lieut.-Commander Fletcher on the Motion for the Adjournment and the debate was as follows:-

Lieut.-Commander

Fletcher: My actual situation appeared to be onc hon. Friend the Member for Derby for the worse."

Bre

(Mr. Noel-Baker) apologised at a late The Chinese delegate and China to hour last night to the Under-Secretary a member of the League of Nations, of State fyr Foreign Affairs for and we, as a fellow-member, having kept him out of his bed for pledged to assist her in all proper

Buccession matters-spoke about the third night In myself apologise to the hon. Gentle "the poisoning of the Chinese popula- man if I have delayed fils starting tion in all the parts of Ching to which upon a well earned holiday. No Japanese Influence penetrates." doubt many officials of the Foreign He went on: Omee also are looking forward

10

their holiday. I mention that be- "we can fairly say that Japan

cause

ask a great many questions combining with her milltary invasion

un Foreign Office matters, although I of China an invasion by drugs which never ask one merely for the sakes just os dendly"

of doing so, and I know that those and again questions involve

a great deal of "in

Additional work for a

In

Chinese territory subject 10 not slaft which Japanese influence the production at it, and consumption of drugs are must already be very hard although they now have the benefit merely tolerated but encouraged by of the assistance of an official from the Japanese military authorities. the Ministry of Labour to help them Nanking, where the Chinese Govern The with the more responsible work of ment had succeeded in abolishing the office. I should like to make my opium, drugs have been openly sold Q- acknowledgment for my share of the since the Japanese occupation, work imposed. I admire the ability Japanese concessions in China with which the hon. Gentlemanstitute centres of illicit traffic. Man- answers the questions pul to him, churin and Jehel have been trans more especially when he is compelled formed into a

regular narcotics

to evade or suppress the point at arsenal. Japanese consulates have issue and thank him for his courtesy acted

and for coming here.

at

port.

SENSATIONAL FACTS

samu

as distribution centres for

transport- drurs. Japanese lorries drugs all over China."

SINISTER WORK

the

To-day I want to raise matters which arise out et the work And In connection with that sinisici

Japanese Army of the Advisory Committee on Drugs work of the

which, the American delegate referred to Geneva, matters Advisory Committee says in its re-huge quantities of opium, reliably reported to have arrived in Shanghai, "give cause to the entire world for consigned to the Japanese Army."

The Japanese delegate, very natural- serious apprehension," If I have to refer to somewhat sen-ly, was compelled to make some reply sational mutters it is not in the least to these statements at Geneva, but it because I wish to make a sensational is fair to say that his reply was laugh- affair out of these matters-Indeed, ed naide by the other delegates. The I shall only refer to official reports but the facts are so sensational that

It is not possible to avoid dealing with them in that manner.

only good point in it

EVIL INFLUENCE

January 14, 1939.

EAST

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She has Belleved to be the only woman plass graduator and blower in England, Miss Elsie Edith Mor- timer is the proprietor of a glass engraving business in Carthusian-street, Aldersgate, E.C. been in the business for 22 years. She conducted her own case successfully at Clerkenwell Court re- cently and, when she described herself as a practical woman, Mr. Registrar Friend said, "You had better be careful or you will wake up and find yourself famous on the films or wireless."

to

war.

Wometa

non-

on duty that he did Geneva by the head of the Narcoties and so far they have gone uncon-vertise drugged pills us longevity pills. outside the 1 regulating the queues

Cigarettes are made admit his Government's obligations Bureau, Sir Thomas Russell, an tradicted, I would ask, How far we Japanese police are seen

never greatly admired the drug saloons. in this matter. The reply, however, omelet whose work and services in can call Japan a civilised nation? was considered "nadquate," and the this matter, I feel, have never re- have

is British slogan that trade follows the up with heroin in them, without the flag. but I prefer it to that of the fact being stated, in order to create habit. Medicine containing The position arises out of the fact other delegates, including the British ceived the full recognition that

has re- Japanese that drugs follow the flag the

two-fold these harmful drugs is sold at vill- The Japanese reap a that the Treaty of Versailles places delegate, passed a resolution reiterat-due to them although I know that a die general supervision of the druing that the situation in China was somewhat belated honour

under Japanese in-cently been awarded him. He is a trollie in the hands of the League of deteriorating

that revenue they draw from the drugs Touts, cabarets, brothels, Nations. Arising out of that res-luence and which called upon the man who has done wonderful work, benefit from this drug traffic. The age fairs as a cure for tuberculosis.

concerned to take I have seen him described as ponibility, there was a plan devised Governments

the rare being-a man who is the muster helps them to defray the cost of their pedlars, are all employed to foster vigorous netion to remedy

as well as the servant of his office. aggression upon Chine, and the use of the traffe. You can have your drun Chinese supplied along with your milk and by the Dangkok Conference in 1931

been rated situation in the Far East.

whom He has fought his compaign with the the drugs demoralises the

force tty

them your newspapers. Opium and other

are forced upon which by 1937 bad

gay ruthlessness which wins a for- upon by 61 countries, including Japan. This plan was that n Central Super-

We are one of the Governments torn hope. He certainly has powers Pestilence and ware historically narcotics visory Body was set up, which has

the mind.. Sir Thomas Japanese to find a way of making been forced to receive part of their British chairman, to which coun-concerned, and I ask the hon. Gentle of narrative which bring his work associated, but it has been left to the addicts. Chinese workers have even pestilence pay for If Gilbert wages in drugs. This business is in with tries submit estimates of the maileal man, what is the vigorous tion home and scientifle but not of Government-which we are taking la accordance Russell said as long ago as 1930:---

"The fact is now beyond dispute were writing the "Mikado" to-day, the hands of Japanese and Korean the Japanese Government and making af requirements of drugs. The sub- with that resolution! The Foreign

I Office, I know, admits the gravity of that the world source of illicit white he would have to make the Wunder-rings working in close touch

under direct or nig Minstrel sing: We have hnd drugs is in areas

"Whate'er our country's banner huge profits. Heroin costing £5 per sold t sequent manufacture af drugs is.

Japanese control. After

lb. to manufacture may be presume, supposed to be roughly in the situation.

may be planted. All decency many years of hard work the Lengua

and honour are anything up to £1,500 per il the aerordance with those requirements. to questions on the subject

profits are very great indeed. In deffed." It is a plan which has many imper-show that the Foreign Oflec has the indirees fections, but it does mark a great ad-matter under close consideration and of Nations has closed down all the

common in Manchuria and Jehol the annexation

by heroin Drug-taking was once

The vance, and, if administered honestly that is willing to take any steps to European sources of illicit drugs only

Japan, but it was suppressed by was immediately followed and with good will, it would he very check the traffle in co-operation with to be threatened by mass effective. That good will has been any Government. Year after year export from the Far East."

As the leaks are stopped up and rigorous laws, Japan knows what is establishment of an opium monopoly. more Laws were enacted to secure to the. experts at Geneva, including

herself, All the for

a monopoly of the shown to be generally fortheomnir the

but Great Britain's experia, Issue wor-

shame that she fosters this drug Government from the nutions of the world,

traffle in China. It is interesting to profits from drugs. I have spoken of Russell bas year after year statements at Cineva pings of this world evil being fostered dammed in the West, so the traffickers show that the Japanese Government by Japanese influence. The Japanese move out to the Ensi

this Government are charged with foster-

"The world supply of heroin to note that almost the only restriction profits. Sir Thomas

Suce that is imposed on the drug rack-stated that in 181 cities in Manchuria have not shown good will in

ing trame in morphine, heroin and day is coming, through

the Far East. The cteers by the Japanese Governmen: is and Jeliol there are 3,840 licensed matter.

oplum not merely for consumption in Canal, fron

in that they must not sell to the Japan- oplum dens and 8,400 heroin dent, £15 a the

extent of heroin manufactured

While forces.

that and each one of them pays fighting of Manchuria can only be described as ese

are month for a lleence, which gives an Ching, but for export all over world, including the Dominion

restriction Is Imposed they delegate staggering." Canadian Canada, The

of the flood of drugs from the

In 1936, after that passage to which deliberately promoting the degrada- annual revenue of nearly £2,500,000 more powerful drugs than alone. Mr. Fuller, the United States to speak of the good work of the them

delegate, speaking of conditions, said:

The province of Hopol has be instrument of policy to undermine League being undone and the world opium, and using those drugs as an repoisoned "For the monetary profit of a mob of Chinese manpower, and sharing income. the seat of the world's most extensive manufacture of heroin, rascals living under the protection of the profits of the trade. It is le political chaos of the Far East." ghastly crime against international The conditions in Pekin, Tientsin and decency to drench another nation Eastern Hopei are beyond description,

The traffic is engineered and with drugs in this fashion.

trolled by Japanese and Koreans.

CAUSE OF ANXIETY The British delegate at Genera bas said that

Government tended to confirm

In 1937 he said:

the

"information at the disposal of his noke and said that Canada was have referred, Sir Thomas went on tion of the Chinese by forcing upon to the Government from that source

the

Far East

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frown

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WORK UNDONE

DRUG MARKET

con-

In the 1937 invasion every town In 1933 in Manchurla nearly 6,000

view of the United States delegate suffering the consequences, that the situation was Auch cause grave anxiety to the rest of the "they had for some years been heavy sufferers from the narentle situation world. The situation had worse and the Committee could only in the Far East.".

SITUATION IN HONGKONG ask the Japanese Government to do

Consider the situation in Hongkong. all in their power to suppress the horrible trafic in drugs"

The local government there cannot

That mob of rascals of whom Sir which, the British delegate said, cope with the traffic. There are be Thomas Russell referred enjoys the

atween 2,000 and 3,000

and active support of the Japanese Gov- "was so alarning as to constitute

heroin dens in Hongkong, upwards menace to the rest of the world."

TIENTSIN CENTRE The Indian delegate and India has or 300,000 opium or heroin pills are crament, a Government of poisoners. taken by the Japanese immediately died of addiction."

That is the simple position. The good became an open market for drugs, a great interest in this matter-re-consumed daily, and there are 40,000 work that the League has done is be- Drug shops, dena and pedlars all

Army. "The Jupanese the

ing undone by one nation, and that arrived with the Japanese ferring to Japan, sald:

oplum addicts there. That is situation in Hongkong. The Japan-nation is Japan, which is charged Every means is being taken to Tientsin is now known as the nerve ese Government have also talled to with fostering illicit drug traffic promote drug taking in China. The centre of heroin manufacture of the penalise the Japanese smuggling of throughout the world, and with using poor can get drugs on credit. Drug world. The dens number well over cocaine into india, a matter of most drugs as an instrument of policy to salons are everywhere. The Central 1,000. Not less than 20 heroin fac- have tories are scattered over the con- urgent importance to us.

of the Japanese Opium Companies promote the degradation All this is no new story. has Chinese. if those charges, which opened chain agencies throughout the cession, which

at have been repeatedly mude, are true, country. Japanese newspapers been brought out

"year after year the indictment and been drawn up in ever increasing detail; year after year the polley of the responsible Government" that is, Japan-- "had been declared to be one of co- operation. The only change in the

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As regards poisoning it is a shock- ing commentary that the Japanese Buthorities have stopped anti-narcotie hospital work. Sir Thomas Hussell, speaking of Tientsin, which has two trusis exporting heroin and where the world trafelters meet publicly to buy and ship their cargoes, quotes an eyewitness, who says:

"Words fall when I attempt to describe the revolting and terrible conditions. The dens are dark, the scenes ghastly, children of two and three years old already drug addicts, with swollen heads. The injections are done with dirty syringes, the needles are never disinfected or spread changed, syphilis is freely from one addiet to another. I have acen addicts with their chests a mass of gangrenous flesh, and it is into these putrefying, barely living bod. fes that the needles of dope are alter- nately pushed.”

It is out of these conditions that the Japanese Government ralie revenue. (Continued on Page 3.)

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