To the Editor of the *Norru-Cutsa Day News"
Sin—I am writing with the letter Jot. your correspondent. Fraxx ying before me.
In that "letter your correspondent states that Mr. Victor Hoo or Wel-Ungton Koo has in Geneva _made statements to the effect that "there N.C.D.N. Broadcast:
A Reader's Compliments To the Editor of the Nonru-Curwa Date News" is no more opium grown in China."
T have followed every meeting of the League's Opium Advisory Committee since that organ of control came into being and have been present at twenty-two out of the twenty-{three sessions it has held. Never has Sm—As a tiny unit in the great number of your readers and "lis: teners in" T wish to compliment you on the very dignified manner in which you gave out during today the news of the momentous happenings in Europe. Your "Express" slip and the noon radio broadcast gave the very latest news in a manner calculated to keep the public fully' informed, but without sensationalism. This was in marked contrast with the hysterical headlines in the news, issued during the day by at least. tone of your contemporaries, and in the various other radio broadcasts. These are strenuous times, and balance is required in all news issued, whether in the press or over the any representative of Chinn made Jany declaration to that or any other League Committee to the effect that "there is no more opium grown in The Chinese Government has pre-ented as recently as May last an annual report showing the amount of opium grown and consumed in China, [That report gave rise to the following remarks by the representative of the United States of America, Mr. Stuart J. Fuller—who, by the way, well' acquainted with China, On JJune 13, Mr, Fuller stated: today, E take and vat the Shanghai, Sept, 14, agree with me that this Peace, inese Ge best has
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