Word: porter
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Next, U. S. Congressman Stephen G. Porter of Pennsylvania (head of the U. S. delegation) successfully urged that discussion in the committee meetings of the Conference should be made public...
Later, Mr. Porter called for a plenary meeting of the Conference to discuss...
Soon after the opening of the plenary meeting, Proposal A was settled by referring it to a commission for examination. But thunder clouds began to accumulate as discussion of Proposal B started. Mr. Porter had resolved to end the opium scourge. "Only by doing that," said he, "can we put sunshine and happiness into millions of homes where misery and squalor exist." Several minutes were filled with uproarious applause...
...Beland, Canadian delegate; Michael MacWhite of Ireland. But, despite their support, coupled with that of Cuba, Japan and Italy, the Business Committee of the Conference framed a program limiting the business of the Conference and eliminating many of the points raised by the U. S. plan. As Mr. Porter had all along insisted that the Conference should deal with all phases of the narcotic evil, he made a stipulation...
...necessary assurances were not forthcoming; and when the program of the Business Committee was adopted Mr. Porter declined to cast a vote. The limit placed on the scope of the Conference was, however, thought by many to be largely academic, which meant that the U. S. delegation would have ample opportunity of pressing U. S. suggestions...