デジタル版『渋沢栄一伝記資料』

大正9年11月8日（1920年）

是日栄一、在北京International Anti-Opium Associationノアーサー・サウァビーヨリ我国ニ同様趣旨ノ協会設立ニ就キ慫慂ヲ受ク。

（アーサー・サウアビー）書翰　　渋沢栄一宛一九二〇年一〇月二三日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　（渋沢子爵家所蔵）
　INTERNATIONAL ANTI=OPIUM ASSOCIATION, PEKING.《北京万国拒土総会》
　　　　　　　　Patron: H.E. President Hsii Shin Ch'ang
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　23 October, 1920
His Excellency,
Viscount Y. Shibusawa,
　　Kabutocho, Nihonbshi Ku,
　　Tokyo, Japan.
Your Excellency:
　　The Board of Directors of the International Anti-Opium Association, Peking, has instructed me to respectfully bring before your notice the campaign against the misuse of narcotics in which this Association is taking a leading part.
　　The necessity of such an organization as this is evidenced by the fact that in all countries there is at the present time legislation strictly controlling the trade in narcotics, and by the further fact that the Articles of the Hague Convention of 1912-1913 have been included in the terms of the Versailles Peace Treaty. The League of Nations also has undertaken to deal with this trade as a traffic dangerous to humanity, and one which can be controlleonly by international agreement.
　　The chief aim of this Association is to promote the control of the opium and narcotic evil by international legislation. It emphasizes the fact that this object will be attained only when the production of opium and other narcotics is limited at the source. The Association recognizes the legitimate use of nar
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cotics for medical purposes, but it also believes that the production and trade in them should be limited to known medicinal requirements.
　　The Association has received much encouragement in its efforts to put a stop to the widespread traffic in opium and other narcotics which is at the present time such a menace to the peoples of Asia, as well as to western nations. Recently the Imperial Japanese Government, through His Excellency, Mr. Obata, informed this Association that it had been definitely decided entirely to abolish the opium monopoly system in Kwantung Leases Territory and Tsingtao, in the course of the fiscal year. This step on the part of the Imperial Japanese Government is a direct result of the efforts of this Association.
　　Legislation has recently been passed in both the United States and Great Britain to control the trade in narcotics, and we hope eventually to secure the necesary international agreements which will strike the evil at its very root.
　　It seems very desirable to this Association that an organization similar to ours should exist in Japan, and your name has been given to us by Mr. E. W. Frazar of Tokyo as one who might be interested in creating, or at least helping to create, such an association.
　　We are also, at Mr. Frazar's suggestion, writing to Viscount Kaneko, Baron Sakatani, Marquis Okuma, Mr. Ryohei Uchida, and Dr. Anezaki of the Imperial Government University, about the hopes and aims of our Association, in the hope that something may be done in Japan towards helping in the suppression of a traffic that is a menace to humanity.
　　I have the honour to be,
　　　　　　　　　Sir,
　　　　　　　　Your most obedient servant,
　　　　　　　　　　　　　(Signed) Arthur Souerby
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　General Secretary.
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　　　　　　　　　　十一月八日一覧早々阪谷男ヘ承合ノ上何分之処分案相立可申事
　東京市日本橋区兜町
　　子爵渋沢栄一閣下
　　　　一九二〇年十月二十三日
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　北京万国拒土総会
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　アーサー・サウアビー
拝啓　愈々御清勝之段奉大賀候、陳者私事今般北京万国拒土総会理事局ヨリノ命ニ依リ、主トシテ本会ガ尽力致シ居ル麻睡剤使用反対運動ニ就キ、一筆左ニ要項申述ベ候
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本会ノ如キ組織ノ必要ナル事ハ、万国何レノ国モ厳重ナル法律ヲ設ケテ麻睡剤ノ取引ヲ監督致シ居ルコト、及ビヴエルサイユ平和条約中ニモ海牙協約《ハーグ》（一九一二年―一九一三年）ノ条項ガ含ミ居ル事実ニ兆シテ明瞭ト存候、尚ホ国際聯盟モ亦此種ノ取引ヲ人類ニ危険ヲ与フルモノトシ、国際的規約ニヨリ統一シ得ルモノト致シ居リ候
本会ノ主目的ハ、国際的法律ヲ以テ阿片及ビ其他ノ麻睡剤使用ヲ禁圧セムトスルモノニシテ、此目的ハ阿片及ビ其他ノ麻睡剤ヲ基本源ニ於テ制限スルコトニ依リ達セラレ得ル事ヲ主唱スルモノニ候、本会ハ唯麻睡剤ノ使用範囲ヲ医薬用ニ限リ、而テ或ル法律ノ元ニ用ヒラルヽ事ハ認メ申候、従而其製造及ビ取引ハ、医薬用ノ目的タルコトヲ必要ト致候
本会ハ当今東西両洋ノ国民ニ大ナル脅威タル右麻睡剤ガ広汎ナル取引ヲ為サルヽ事ヲ禁圧スル様努力致シ居リ候得共、最モ我意ヲ強ク致シ候ハ、最近小幡公使ニヨリ日本政府ガ関東州及ビ青島ニ於テ阿片ノ専売制度ヲ廃止スルコトニ決定アリシ由報導ヲ受ケタルコトニ候、此ノ日本政府ノ処置ハ即チ本会ノ努力ノ結果ニ外ナラズト存候、最近ニハ米国及ビ英国ニ於テ右麻睡剤ノ管理ニ関スル法律通過致申候、本会ハ斯クテ禍根ガ根本的ニ艾除セラルヽ国際的規約ノ成立セムコトヲ希望致居候
本会ハ此種ノ協会ガ日本ニモ組織セラルヽコトガ誠ニ望マシク、東京ニ在ルイー・ダブリウ・フレーザ氏ニヨリ閣下ハ此種協会ヲ御組織被下、乃至組織ノ為メニ御助力被下候御方ト承置致候ニ付、敢テ本状ヲ拝呈致シタルモノニ御座候
本会ハ尚ホ右フレーザア氏ノ申入ニ依リ、金子子爵・阪谷男爵・大隈侯爵・内田良平氏及ビ帝国大学ノ姉崎博士ニモ出状致シ、本会ノ希望及ビ目的ヲ述ベ、人類ノ脅威タル右麻睡剤取引ノ禁圧ニ就キ御助力アラム事ヲ御願致申候　拝具
（原註）
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