Abstract

Drugs at Geneva

It is hard to give a concise account of what happened in Geneva during the twelfth meeting of the Opium Committee of the League of Nations, which lasted from January 17 to February 2, 1929. The show-downs or show-ups were bigger and brighter than ever--exposures and admissions of the most damning character--yet the net result was nil. The opium and drug interests are in full stride, and the comment of the Italian delegate is a sufficient summary of the present situation. He urged the committee to reverse its decision of refusing to consider the question of limiting manufacture and begged them to put this burning question upon the agenda of the conference. All the dent this made was that the committee dispensed with its usual pious resolutions at the conclusion of the session.