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sixrv-snvnxrn coivcnnss. sw. iv. cn. 190. 1923. 1433 scrupulous to divert enormous uantities into the channels of N“"’°“°"“”‘C°“· illicit international traliic, thereiliy rendering partially, if not gholly¥ inegective the treaty and the laws adopted in pursuance iereo ; an W'hereas in June, 1921, the opium advisory committee of the council of the League of Nations adopted a resolution urging the restriction of the cultivation of the po py and the reduction of opium therefrom to " strictly medicinal) and scientigc " purposes, which resolution was approved by the council of the league but when said resolution was presented for final approval to the assembly of the league, which is composed of a representative from each nation which is a member thereof, it was amended by striking out the words " strictly medicinal and scientific " and substituting the word “ le `timate ’ in lieu thereof; and . Whereas the sidistitution of the general word “ legitimate " for the specific words “ medicinal and scientific " permits the continuance of the sale of enormous quantities of opium and its derivatives .111 many sections of the Orient by the opium producers of India, Turkey, and Persia, where it is " legitimate ” to sell and transport these drugs in unrestricted quant1t1es regardless of their ultimate use by the purchaser; and _ Whereas the continuance of the sale and transportation of such drugs, without restriction on their use, results m the_d1version of largp quaéititienhthelihof mto the qngnnelsof 1ltlle;ga%Tmng?a§t;;op€;l tracanin e a 1m ionmo e n1 a, and the sale here for unlawful)T)purposes, of preparations made therefrom such as morphia, heroin, and cocaine; and Whereas the United States of America, 111 dealing with the trailie in habit-forming narcotic drugs within 1tS own territory and possessions, notably rn the Philippine Islands, and m cooperating sympathetically with the efforts of the Government of _ in dealing with its opium problem, has always been committed, without regard to revenue, to a program for the complete suppression and prohibitionof the production of and traffic in them, except for strictly megzcigallgtnd sxgnglic purnospzsz Theregnre be n, Nw Resolved bv the e a owe 0 e econ wee o _ _ Lhtited State; of America._·in Congress assemllilied, That It is the ,1`§;g;’§',§,‘},';’_*§,‘,§§*,§’;,§; imperative duty of the United States Government to safeguard its to¤¤¤¤ againstpeople from the persistent ravages of habit-forming narcotic drugs, mmm mm ob Sec. 2, That the effective control of these drugs can be obtained wnmmybymmg only by limiting the production thereof to the quantity required for pr<¤1¤¤¤¤¤· strictly medicinal and scientific purposes, thus eradicating the source or root of the prnsennl conditions, whxqh are nplelly l;l(;1€Sl:O production an r times rea er an is necessary or suc _ r se _ m Sgt;. 3. Tl§at in the hope of accomplishing this end, the President {§§’,{’g,{;,“j',}.’,§‘g{§,g'{;,,,, be, and he hereby is, reqluested to urge upon the Governments of ;;>£°¤!¤{t¤;¤¢Lygg;;n<g;,•;; Great Britain, Persia, an Turkey the immediate necessity of limit- producing. ing the growth of the poppy (Papaver somnrferum) and the production of opium and its derivatives exclusively to the amount actually required for strictly medicinal and scientific purposes, commas etc sro, 4. That the President be, and he hereby IS, reguested to urge ummng ,,;,,,,,;,,,,0,, upon the Governments of _Peru, Bolivia, an the hetherlands the ggrggeglgegpgggngygg; immediate necessity of limiting the production of coca leaves producing- (Erythroxylumf coca)_ and th31r_de{·1va(tl1ves tpghe quantity exclu- ` re uired or strict me icina an scien 1 c purposes. sN§ni;, 5ii That the President be, and_ he hereby is, requested to $§Ff'“°°°"g""‘°’ rriptnrt to Congress on the first Monday in December, 1923, the result 0 is action. Approved, March 2, 1923.