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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