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REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE PHILIPPINE COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE THE USE OF OPIUM AND THE TRAFFIC THEREIN AND THE RULES, ORDINANCES AND LAWS REGULATING SUCH USE AND TRAFFIC IN JAPAN, FORMOSA, SHANGHAI, HONGKONG, SAIGON, SINGAPORE BURMAR JAVA AND THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS

MAJOR E. C. CARTER. U. S. A.

DR. JOSE ALBERT

RIGHT REV. CHARLES T BRENT

BUREAU OF INSULLAR AFFAIRS

WAR DEPARTMENT

 

NOTE.
In the printing of this report the text of the manuscript received from the Committee has been followed verbatim, except that a few errors manifest to the proofreaders were corrected. Such seeming or apparent inaccuracies as may be discovered are exact copies of the manuscript, and those connected with the printing of the report possessed no data which would seem to warrant them in undertaking any corrections, no member of the Committee being available for thispurpose.

 

Proceedings of the Opium Commission

Japan

Formosa

Shanghai

Hongkong

Saigon

Singapore

Burmah

Java

 

Manila

 

Findings and Recommendations

General review

Japan

Formosa

China

Hongkong

Saigon

Straits Settlements

Burmah

Java

Philipplies

Findings and recommendations

Definition

High Tariff or High License

Local Option

Farming

Prohibition

Government monopoly

Recommendations

Plan, outline of

 

Appendix A.—Acts of the Philippine commission relating to the Investigation of Ms Opium question:
Act No. 800

Act No.812

 

Appendix B.—Correspondence

Cablegram. Connor Taft to Secretary of War

Letter. Governor Taft to Major Carter

Letter. Governor Taft to Consular Officers

Letter. Governor Taft to Major Carter

 

 

 

Appendix C.-Interviews

JAPAN:
I Right Rev. Neolai.
Right Rev. J. McKim,
Right Rev. W. Awdry.
Captain F. Brinkley

II. Dr. William Imbric.
Dr. D. Ibuka

III. Rn. Mr. Soper. D. D

IV. Mr. K. Kumagai     0
V. Mr. it Aodro    
Vl. Dr. Shimpei Goto,

Mr. It lwai.
Mr. Kato

FORMOSA:
VII. Rev. Touts    
VIII. Dr. F. P. Amin    
IX. Mr. T. lwai    
X. Mr. Yap Scat K..    
Xa. Earnest A. Griffiths. Eq    
XI. Rev. Thos. Barclay    
CHINA:
XII. Right Rev. Bishop Graves

XIII. Mr. G. E. Tucker

XIV. Dr. N. Macleod

XV. Dr. &mot

XVI. Messrs. Yu. Yen'. Chi*, Li and So

XVII. Rev. Timothy Ricarcb

XVIII. Mr. W. Marlin

XIX. Dr. Sketch

XX. Mrs. Pearce. M. D

XXI. Rev. J. N. Hayes

XXII. Physician in charge of hospital. China

HONGKONG AND SAIGON:
XXIII. Mr. Ho Sc Cho

XXIV. Mr. Ho rook    
XXVI. Mr. Francisco Gomm

XXVII. Mr. Leon WWI

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS:
XXVIII. Frederick Kersey /Caning'    
XXIX. Former managing partner of Opium Farm
of Singapore    
XXX. Mr. M. Artiste White

XXXI. Dr. D. J. Galloway

XXXII. Dr. S. 8. Stark

XXVIII. Dr. F. IL War. M. D

XXXIV. Dr. P. V. Locke

XXXV. Mr. G. it Hare

BURMAH:
XXXVII. Dr. T. P. Pedley

XXXVIII. Dr. N. N. Parakb

XXIX Mr. Shove Waist A. T. M

XL. Dr. J. N. Cashing

XL!. A. E. Riggs, Esq. I. C. S

XLII. W. T. Hall. Esq

JAVA:
XLIII. Mr. A. A. de Jongh

XLIV. Mr. A. A. de Jongh

 

Appendix D.—Interviews, statistics, etc pertaning to the Philippines:
Interrogatories in writing to:
Senor Pablo Armlets. Iloilo, Iloilo.
Senor P. S. Augustin. Tanks. Tayabas
Senor N. Cbiyuto, Capin Capir.
Senor Nardi* Corder% Paglaniaa• Llano.
Senor Silveri* Einar, Lotbars
Senor Antonio Fernando. SuriPO. StuSgao.
Senor S. Contain. Baas Domande.
Senor F. E. de Jeans, Naval. Lesne.
Senor Juan Montenegro, Dumaguete. Negros
Scion V. D. ()amps Binan. Laguna     zee to
Senor M. V. Palomar°, Santa Cruz.    tat
Seem Paulin* Quistimbuig, Calais Capin.
Senor I. Roxas. Cornice. Marinduque, Tayabas.
Senor Hugo Salazar. Serino. Sunnis (See Senor
Antonio Fernando. joint answers.)
Senor Benito Somers SurigaO. Sunup*.
Senor Poliarpio Vat*. bights*. Lert.
Senor Felipe Villasis, Capin Panay.
Senor Ica Vitroanos. Dumaguete.
Anonymous Answers. Amblan.
Interview with a Chinese merchant, city of Manila

Report on the use of opium in the provinces of :
Antigue

Bataan    
Batangas

Bohol

Bulacan

Cagayan

Cap n

Cebu

Nacos None

Naos Syr

Iloilo

Isabela    
Laguna

Masbate

Philippines (Continued):
Negros Occidental   
Nueva Reis   
Pangasinan    
Paragua    
Sorsogon    
Surigao   
Union    
Letter from L Akita. Medical Inspector. Board of Health

Statement showing importation of opium in pounds value
and duty collected thereon. 1899-1903

Statement showing quantity of opium imported into the
port of Iloilo: 1900-1503

Statement Owning import of opium through port of
Cebu. 1900-1903   
Statement showing Chinese immigration into the Philippine Islands. 1899-l903

Place where Opium is sold and used   
Opium imported from Singapore   
Opium: imported

Appendix E: Statistics:
FORMOSA:
Central statement of the tenths of the opium administration    
Administration of chronic opium eaters

Deaths and total abstinences of opium eaters

The supply of opium paste and its consumption by the eaters

Opium paste delivered by the government

Opium paste sold by the agents

Opium paste sold by the business men

Daily average cornumption of opium paste by esters

Licensed opium business men

Profits by opium business men

Prohibitions and suspensions of the bussiness   
Offenses ageing the opium law   
Opium criminals   
Discoveries and value of smuggled opium

Secret smokers

Periods of recovery and localities   
Poisoning by opium   
General state of things subsequent to the conclusions of registration of chronic opium eaters   
Reports from Taihoku and Taiehu prefecture and Gilong Province

Points of the instructions given to the Sanitation Commissioners in every prefecture or province

Regarding the superintendence of opium businessmen    
Superintendence of the licensed eaters   
Secret manafacture and sale of opiumSupervision of opium criminals and liberated
Prisoners      195
Opium poisoning     tot
Medical treatment of chronic opium eaten and the
public physicians   
Educational influence against the opium evil-- 42 Popular attitudes toward the opium administration 42
Supervision based upon statistics   
Non-statistical esaanations   
Adaptability of opium paste to the eaten' taste.— tee
Licensed opium eaters and business men   
TailloIns    
Taichu    
Tainan    
Gaon    
Taito

Hoko

Total

Opium paste sold by the agents

Opium paste delivered by the government

Tsihoku    
Taichu    
Tsinan

Gilong

Taito

Opium paste

Quantity manifactured

Monthly  amount of manufacture of opium paste.

Quantity and values of opium paste forwarded to districts monthly

Quantity and values of opium pasta submitted to the divisions

Quantity and values of opium submitted to districts monthly

Quantities and values of opium pastes despatched to districts

Amount of opium pasta despatched to the divisions yearly

Quantity and value of opium pastes submitted to the divisions

Quantity and values of opium pastes submitted monthly

Quantity and value of opium pastes sold in the divisions

Quantity and value of opium paste sold monthly

An average quantity of opium eaten (smoked) by a person per day

Agents and licensees of opium paste

Distribution of licenses for opium eating (smoking) of the deceased and of the abstainers from eating (*molting) according to the districts

Division, according to ages of the licensees. deceased   
abstainers (from and of opium easing)

Annual list

Number of workmen engaged in morsoilmoring medicine in the monopoly department of Formosan government and their salaries
Persons suffering from opium maul.

Violators of opium laws

Violators of foreign nationality

Violators according to age

Violators of foreign animal* according to age

(Letter. Bishop C. H. Breen. with enclosure of charts

Table showing the number of opium smokers on the 31st of December. and those who died and gave up smoking during each year from April I. 1897 to 1902

Table showing the number of the licensed opium smokers by ages at the end of each year from 1897 to 1902
Table showing the number of the offenders against the opium regulations in each year from1897 to 1902. by ages

Appendix F.—Literature and observations pertaining to Opium:
FORMOSA :
Opium in Formosa

Actual state of things after the taking effect of the ordinance concerning opium in Formosa Provisions against, opium smuggling.

Provisions against opium eating

Table showing number of licenses issued and other facts concerning opium

Establishment of the medical laboratory and the advancement of the work of pharmacy

Places of production, quality and, value of the raw     materials used in Formosa

Opium at present and the quantity produced

Comparison between raw material and the quantity of opium paste produced

How manufactured opium is sold at wholesale by the government

Price of opium paste

An epitome of the expense of manufacturing opium paste

Manner in which the Japanese government regulates the use of opium in the Island of Formosa

JAPAN :
The poison of opium

Regarding the habit of smoking opium and its history

Opium of the people before and after the publication of the act prohibiting the importation of opium.

Origin of chewing the Betel Nut among the Formosans and its relation to opium smoking
An investigation of the importation of opium through all the customs houses

CHINA :
An historical summary showing the attitude taken by the United States toward the traffic in opium in the Chinese Empire and Korea

Measures taken by the United States to prohibit her merchants from trafficking in opium in China

An examination made by the committee of the government godowns for opium and of the methods used by the government in handling opium at Shanghai, under the guidance of Mr. Stebbins

 

Appendix G.—Laws, ordinances and regulations pertaining to Opium:

JAPAN:
An epitome of the laws of the Empire of Japan pertaining to the manufacture, handling and selling of opium and to the traffic therein

Regulations for carrying out the law concerning opium

Revised draft of the new penal code of Japan

Punishment provided in the penal code of Japan

FORMOSA :
Ordinance concerning opium in Formosa

Amendment

Interrogatories addressed by the Committee to Mr. S. Usawa, Barrister-at-Law, regarding the "Ordinance -Concerning Opium in Formosa"

Regulations for carrying into effect the ordinance concerning opium in Formosa

FRENCH INDO-CHINA :
Resolutions of February 7, 1899, concerning the exercising of the right of monopoly in the detection and suppression of fraud in all matters pertaining to opium in Indo-China

Tables showing sales and price of opium

STRAITS SETTLEMENTS :
Letter of K G. Broadrick, Acting Colonial Secretary, enclosing "The Opium Ordinance, 1894"

Letter of Acting Inspector-General of Police, relative to number of offenses committed under opium ordinance
Opium Ordinance, 1894    
Forms     
Rules and regulations made under the provisions of
the Opium Ordinance of 1894    
Forms     
JAVA:
Ordinance of the Governor-General of April 24, 1872, prohibiting the cultivation of the Poppy    
Ordinance of the Governor-General of July II, 1879, enforcing new regulations concerning the  sale of opium in the depots, and concerning the importation of that article into Java, Madoera and the jurisdiction of the government of the west coast of Sumatra    
Ordinance of the Governor-General of January 8, 1892, amending the regulations concerning the importation of opium for medical purposes
Provisions concerning the discovery of violations of the opium ordinance within the jurisdiction of the opium regie in Java, Madoera, and the Division of Lombok, consisting of the "Residenties" of Bali and Lombok
Regulations concerning the opium Regie in Java and Madoera     
Provisions concerning the packing of prepared opium by the regie and the sale thereof within the jurisdiction of the opium regie in Java, Madoera, and the division of Lombok, consisting of the "Residenties" of Bali and Lombok
HAWAII :
Letter from Chas. B. Cooper, president of the Board of Health, enclosing copy of the Penal Laws of 1897, relating to opium    
Letter of A. M. Brown, High Sheriff, Territory of Hawaii     
Hawaiian Penal Laws of 1897—Opium

 

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