G8S
4
#
281
IR ITAIN AND THE OPI
ASSOCIATION"..
our own Carr espandent),
Peking,
?
·
The International Anti-opium Association, Taking hraneh, this afternoon Lamsed the following; statemenES, I
Before closing the Toviews of the Hrátách. Gerversent Shiso Paper on the "International updam Convention 1919 utat 70
out of Astion taken by the irisich dererment" it will be Ânstruasive
and held in mind statments made by anɑ
●Khar department of the gevarenont, vis; the India Office.
Truth about Indian Opium" was written by :ỡ, drahom Dixon the India Office and demand, xa a power of information and also as an apologetic. in order to minimise the evil of opium oating as it prevails in India, the auther goes out of his my te surse opiwa makcing as it exista amonges Chinens, Hà sợi (page 1) that "ʊpåtar mopking in a visiowa habit", "a social indulgsmes song the diareputable classes", and again (page 40)
"Opium smoking is assentially a social viso". A recent oorment
on these tiebuilona by the Lenden Deniety for the Suppression of the opium Trade rendu "Thy paxder to the depraved inate of
tha "diar"sputable clannaa" by producing that which will
ศ
!ritish India
von to sentima a "vicious habit",
Devement apologetia are statements rush na ahizpletion
nguinat melar in stimulant a specifie nguinet sld age", tood
sloo "for the purpose of resisting fatigue" and onjaring a
"quasi-religious sunstion" in "novial and ammonial functiona”,
The Lenden dosisty refering to these statments says "Those
heavy and elaborate jasis of the India Office ve need not reply
10. If the drug is such a blessing as to a specifio against
old age, why dany it to bursnee 7 (Upper Marmah has had total
prohibition/
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.