14%
(18944/11).
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be a pity for the Conference to wat before it was in
a parition wo doni offectively with the lapurtution of
Our recent opium :greement with
morphine anti cocužne.
Chink showed that arrangements wore already made for
bringing to an end the graubust svll connected with
opiwn.
A Confarunce which could deal only with opium
and not with morphine and cocoane, would not take
mattara mich further forærd.
If a Conference met,
and separutad without dealing with the evile of
morphine and, cocaine, which were now the most urgent
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evils, it might do more harm than good: for after
having spent energy upon this Conference it might not
be pouulble to arouse ugaan sufficient interest to gat
another Conference together when the information as to
corphine ag cocaine becinu available,
It occurred
tu m ab a possible alternative that the Conference
might lavet on July lek., on the understanding that it
should adjourn to some later date of the information
as to morphine und cocaine was not forthcoming,
Un tal
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