June 2, American criticisms of Japan's opium policy in North China were supported tonday by the British and Canadian representatives before the Opium Advisory Commission of the Leamue of Nations.
"Thomas Wentworth Russell Pasha, Director of the Egyptian Central Narcotics Bureau, stated that 500 Kcllos of heroin were exported weekly from Japanese concessions in China chiefly to America, Evidence had com to hand that Japanese oMtcers and soldiers wore also becoming drug, addicts, Mr, Russell revealed, The Japanese delegate, Mr. Yoko~ yama, said he had nto doubt the Bona fdes of the information presented, AS a human being, he Rdded, he was shocked by these re ports and would draw the attention fof the Japanese Government to them. Tientsin was a weak spot, In some places, Mr, Yokoyama continued, the collaboration of the Chinese ' and Japanese had helped to reduce the amount of illilt trame in opium.
Mr. Victor Hoo, the Chinese dele-ate,' reported that there was no licit traMe In the other foreign con cession in the other foreign concession Tientsin. "The information submitted proved that the traffic in drugs was in the nature of a boomerang. "The Japanese," declared Mr. Hoo, "who have been poisoning my country are themselves becoming addicts." expressed the hope that the Japanese Government would be warned in.
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