A.
ور
ふ
*
淼
169
of the United States recognized that this was largely due to
the generous spirit in which the representatives of the Gove
ernments concerned approached the subjects submitted to them.
It was pointed out that the Government of the United
States appreciated the magnitude of the opium problem and
the serious economic interests involved in the production
of and trade in the drug; and that a deep impression had
been made by the friendly co-operation of the powers
financially interested, and by the desire, as expressed by
the Resolution of the Commission, that the opium evil
should be eradicated not only from Far Eastern countries,
but also from the home territories and possessions in other
parts of the world of the Powers therein represented. It
was stated that, as the result of the investigation of the
opium problem in the United States, it had become apparent,
quite apart from the question as it affected the Philippine
Islands, that a serious opium evil obtained in the United
States itself; that this was primarily due to the large
Chinese population in the country, to the intimate commer-
cial intercourse with the Crient, and to the unrestricted
importation of opium and manufacture of morphia.
Thus it was observed that the interest of the United
States