In many lands of the Far East, poppies are manufactured into opium*, coca leaves into cocaine; and many men become slaves ''in bondage to the ruthless master, the narcotic evil," as Bishop Charles H. Brent of the U. S. so aptly puts it.
In order to end the opium scourge, Congressman Stephen G. Porter (of Pennsylvania) led an American delegation to Geneva where opened the League of Nations International Opium Conference.
In the preliminary session of the Conference, after Herluf Zahle of Denmark had been elected President, Mr. Porter...
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