Although Mr. Fish's proposal was considered certain of considerable support in both, House and Senate, particularly from the mid-western agricultural representatives, political observers did not believe there was Jany possibility of its being passed.
In the first place, it was. pointed Jout, the possibility of obtaining consent to a naval limitation conference, Particularly from Japan while she is engaged in the China campaign, are Geneva, Jan. 18 The fact that the League' of Nations \did. everything {0 prevent the production and se of opium China, ie revealed by a statement of the League Opium "Committee published here this morning The efforts of the commits folled ap far" as it could" establish control in territories occupied by the "Tepanese Circles close to the League plainly voice the opinion, that the apanese hilt commoners in 'China prot moted not only" the' production but specially: the sale Bt opium China in, order to demoralize. ie Chinese civ population, says the per La Tribune de "Geneve" in making sensational revelations This connection. this morning, Based Gav repers ofa foamment" expert Fevarding. Japan's plun: war ogsingt China, "the paper declares "that Japan' had' realized the. Importance at the fight of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek Siainst opium and had' therefore herself Started the production of plum. tu the. Tientsin. region. disputable Facts The paper refers to indisputable statistics revealing. that at Tsinanfu 5,000 politically camouflaged Japanese agents distributed'opium even before the outbreak of hostilities.
One of the first measures of the Japanese during the present con Bit, the paper states, was to close all hospitals where opium—addiets were being treated. Gen. Chiang Kaishek's six-year plan for the Sight against opium had thereby been practically frustrated. Japan was deliberately trying to infect vast Chinese territories with opium. Any eye-witness could notice that in Tientsin, opium shops were to be found where the poison could be Lought at very cheap prices.
In conclusion the paper praises the unparalleled measures of Gen. Chiang Kai-shek for fighting opium and stresses the testimony of the League Opium Committee that opium represented one of the most decisive weapons of Japan against the Chinese population in the Sino-'Japanese conflict—Trans-Ocean
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