It would indeed be a great day for China when the students and other public bodies would devote themselves to the suppression of the opium traffic in all its forms, to the suppression of 0 ing, opium-selling, opi and opium }polities. It would be a constructive work the like of which has not yet been seen ges of the "North and we may be bold to sug-
China Daily News" will be open for as complete reports as may be obtained of such efforts on the part of the students or other public-ited bodies in China. It is, however, beyond the possibility of truth to suggest that at present even a large percentage of imported needs Most, China's greatest need to-day is the ability to free herself from the Opium Evil.
As you know, there are several nations that are producing more opium, vastly more opium, than their share of what the world needs for medicinal and selentifie purposes. Can China free herself Irom the Opium Curse 0 long as a thousand devils, in human form, from di ferent parts of the earth, flock to the opium-producing countries, purchase immense quant opium, manufacture it into morphia, and smuggle it into China?
Unless China can free herself from the Opium Evil, will she of in time become the most degraded and helpless nation on the face of the earth?
Before the Opium Wer China was regarded as a free, sovereign nation, See what the opium growers and traders have done to China. We think the time has come to strike back at them. The eries of widows and orphans will not move their hearts ota," The cries of lost soul Hell will not move them one iota.
But there is one thing that will move them or that will move the Governments that permit thei hellish trafic. That is Chin Trade.
We are informed through the daily papers that one of these nations, owing to China's boycott on her goods, is losing a million dollars a day. Every one of the opium-prodw i ther lose the prot they se from the over-production of opium than lose China's trade.
Wilt you not suggest to your Government that she demand of the opium-producing nations that stop the production of more than their share of what f world needs for medicinal and scientific purposes, and tat, unless they do will' sever trade rela them?
When you from outside opium, China should in time be able to stop the overproduction of opium in her own territory.
We are sending a copy of this letter to the leading Colleges and Universities of China, to leading newspapers and to" influential citizens throughout China. We are also sending a copy to the Anti-Opium Societies of the Unit. ed States; to statesmen, to editors of newspapers, and to presidents of Reform organizations.
Save Cina Fro THE
Ortuat Curse.
Your friends and friends of China,
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