London, Nov. 18.
The "Manchester Guardian," in 2 lending article, says that there is some force in the Indian argument that by repressing her exports of. opium India would merely encourage her competitors to he more native but opinion in India ix becoming, increasingly awave that opium must be regarded as immoral. Already the All India Congress Committee has moved in favour of abandonment the opium revenue and prohibition of its use vor amenity purposes. By expressing such an opinion in legislation India could at' least drive a deep wedge into the Far Eastern trae and there are grounds for hoping that Persia and Turkey are more likely to support her than they were until recently.—Reuter.
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