Since the formation of the National Anti-Opium Axsociation of China by these people's zations, our work unfortunate ly, hus been hampered by the recent fighting between our military factions. Therefore, up to September 28 we have been able to form not more than 188 branch Anti-Opium Associations in 19 provinces and one special area, 'These as sociations are made up of member from all walks of life—educatior alists, merchants, lawyers, doctor ministers, social' workers, editors, students, ete, Even in these at normal times in our country, we have been able to press forward in our work as a telegram received by me on November 17 will me dicate, This telegram says that the National Anti-Opium Association have succeeded in getting up a petition to the League of Nations signed by 1,800 organizations located all over China representing two millions of people. They have also succeeded in placing upon Agenda of the Peace Conference called by General Feng Vu-hsiang the question of the opium suppress sion and the Ministry of Interior, which is entrusted with the preparation of this Peace Conference, is acting in full ce-operation on this, question with the National Anti-Opium Association, Tam sent by these organizations to Geneva not to defend the opium situation in our own country nor te attack the opium policy in other We recognize little is to be In fact the organization of the National Anti-Opium Association by these bodies is to express, the determina. tion of the people of China to resume the war against the recrudescence of the opium evil in our country without, at first, any reference to the Conferences called by the League of Nations during this month. But they have sent me here, first, that I may bring back to the people of China from these two Conferences the opinion of the different nations at the League on the opium question;" and second, that I may tell the Conference of what we are try jing to do in our country to suppress the opium T use the phrase "what we are trying to do" advised. ly, for the complexity and difficulty the task we have assumed is fulrealized by those engaged in it, and we are not foolish enough to shut our eyes to the magnitude of the task we have set our hands ty for the next 10 years, and time and our own determination alone will 2.—The prevention of opium smoking and the abuse of morphine, cocaine, etc, People speak about China opium smoking had returned to the same extent Having myself moved among. young men in different parts fof China I know this is not. true. But true or otherwise, the National 'Opium Association proposes to conduct an educational campaign against smoking and the abuse of morphine, cocaine, ete. we have' now these people's or: ganizations through which we can conduct such a campaign with effect, and through which we can also promote a campaign to prohibit its members from contracting the habit of smoking and the use of dangerous drugs. This work is already started. Our aim is to stir up a moral conscience against the use of opium and its allied drugs which be a powerful support for the effective prosecuting of action against opium smokers and drug In this connexion, 1 would like to call the attention of the Conference to the problem of territories and settlements in and near China where people can still smoke with ithe sanction of law. Wherevsr complete understanding between the authorities concerned and administrative ce-operation in. addi Hongkong is ing to make a real effort to end opium smoking, it would surely fail if Canton is not sincerely cooperating in the same direction. As the work of the National Anti-Opium Association proceeds it will have frequent occasion to have re course to the Colonial and Settl ment authorities to secure advice Jand ce-operation. I hope the Governments here present with ferrite situated in the Far East will lend hele "help in this respect to our work, The Trade in Narcotics 3.—The illicit trade in narcotics This is by far the problem that the Ni Opium Association will have to face, Other nations in the first Confer-fence have repeatedly mentioned the fact of long frontiers, of extra~ territorial rights, of the disparity of penalties connected with the punish-it almost impossible to cope with the illicit traffic in opium in their respective territories, All there dfare present with us the give the-verdict, a
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