Provincial Guild's Effort with Wu Pei-fu and Chih Hsieh-i yuan to Stop It, Peking, May 28.
'A. deputation representing the International Anti-Opium _Association was recently invited to dinner with "about 80. members of "the Kiangsi Guild at their Club. The purpose of the gathering was to Bizcusa the opium and opium mono To receive the reports of the Kiangsi ly questions of their province, an
deputations sent to Marshal Wu Pei-fu and General Chih Hsieh-yuan, Senator Fu, Pre ut of the Guild, presided and was supported by other Senators, Members of the House of Representatives and many others interested in opium suppress sion.
The President made a very earnest and stimulating speech, whicn was responded to by the General Secretary of the International Anti Opium Association, who gave n review of the whole situation in Ching and in Kiangsi in particular. The reports of the deputations were thee made, The deputation that visited General Chih Hsieh-yuan, Inspector General of Kiangsu, Kiangsi and Anhui, was received by the General personally. General Chih made the following reply to the information afore him:
conduct indicates that he in for the people's fect excessively chanan I am of opinion that Tsai narist be pan (punished) immedi ly without further cha (investigation). It is fortunate that the President has devised effective mea sures to deal with this matter, otherwise I could relieve the Kiangsi people of this gall and wormwood.'"
Supposed Abolition Denied The deputation to Marshal Wu vias also personally received, and the Marshal, before the deputation was permitted to ment, remarked: thing I hate most." the Kings! monopoly, Marshal Wu Tuli Teal has reported promoters have been ousted, you will have to drop the subject." You must beware lest you be utilized as the te Thereupon the deputation replied: "With reference to the abolition there is strong proof that it is not tue. We are conscious that it is cur duty to rise up against. the opium monopoly and we, the patrio-tie people of Kiangsi, are working unselfishly without any private motive. "We are not being used as tools."
To this Marshal Wu replied: (Tsai) has sent me a telegram, and 1 do not think he would deceive me, However, if his telegram has no force to remove the people's doubt, I will again send him a telegram."
Marshal Wu then dictated the following telegram: "Immediate arrest and punishment of the promoters and reply."
The International Anti-Opium Association records its very high appreciation of the determined efforts of the Kiangsi Guild to remedy the lamentable opium conditions in their province—Reuter's Packie Service.
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