CO129-362 - Public Offices - 1909 — Page 676

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ojiw evil should be eradicated not only from ar Eastern

coutries, but also from their nome territories and possess-

ios in other parts of the world.

During the investigation of the chium problew in the

United States by the american Commissioners, it became

apparent that, quite apart from the question as it affects.

the Failippine Islands, a serious opium evil obtained

the United States itself; that this was primarily due

the large Chinese population in the country, to the

mate commercial intercourse with the Orient, and to

unrestricted importation of opium and manufacture of

Thus, the interest of the United States in the o

problem is material as well as humanitarian, and,

result of the investigations made before the meeting

the Commission at Shanghai, the Congress of the Unite

States passed the following legislation:

be it enacted by the senate and House of Represen' tives of the United States of america in Congress OBSER That after the first day of april, nineteen hundred and nine, it shall be unlawful to import into the United Stà opium in any form or any preparation or derivative there Provided, That opium and preparations and derivatives ‡ of, other than smoking opium or opium prepared for Book may be imported for medicinal purposes only, under res tions which the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby a

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