At the Opium Conference to-day, Viscount Cecil, the British delegate, made a statesmanlike, calm "and dignified speech, lasting one hour. He made a great impression on the conference, Viscount Cecil declared in very solemn and emphatic language the anxiety of the British Government to put an end to the evils of opium smoking and the use of narcotic drugs. He strongly repudiated the charge of Americans that the British and other Governments were not carrying out the Hague obligations, and concluded by declaring that he would vote against the American proposals.
The speech was warmly applaud-
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