Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-22

astonishing fact is just beginning dawn the minds
of word-the great Chinese empire has been doped
No longer there wonder why the Japanese suddenly
sprang darkness while the Chinese empire lies torpid
as civilization of the West began wash her shores
And story how the empire is throw off the awful
yoke is one of inspiring stories told
China trying break the habit She has under
taken what who claim know is all but impossible
wipe habit that clngs like death to
those afflicted with To wipe the drink habit of
whole America is task comparison with what
China the country that supposed be sunken in ignorance
trying to do
THERE is population of hundred and thirty eight
millions in probably hundred millions adj
dicted opium habit Yet the has reoutey
started in wipe Over here usually doomed
when habit upon him. Saniarums seldom effect
No wonder them people that the Chinese government
will And all the credit them for trying
The they have adopted systematic 1t is not
stop year. 1t is to be Slow
steady and they expect place. all den have
ordered closed As of fact they not all closed
anywhere all closed but that naturally impossible
is enough that shut up the lamps put
locked Next they have ordered that all
farmers decrease their ten per cent year AS cOroary
this the has instructors in agriculture among
poppy farmers order teach them other modes OF farm
ing, which shall displace that now i'll vogue
RUT Chnas stopping the growth of the will stop
- the sale Only the opium used in China is
grown The from India and sold by the
government And herein the blot the
English race Opium government monopoly they make
year of the drug. Yet though has doped
though by known ethc is terrible curse the
British will forbid its sale and will its
has nation knowingly another in bondage Yet for
the that England makes she will
stop the manufactue-her manufacture i'll her
mls-of opium. Unless England does it China
the drug pour Honk Kong English territory and
from there is to all parts of China.
Another method they adopting is send Chinese mis-
all parts China spreading the doctrine that the
opium appalling disease These paid by
government Into the smallest villages they
holding meetings similar meetings and in
using slides make clear the awness of the habit
Nor that all that the doing When the edict
and the fully pledged to the reform,
they allowed employee six months and the
of time, still addicted
debared And impartial and determined
effort that the highest rank dropped
including princes And those in the public
all smokers debarred holding
post honor and their conspcuouy posted that
all may know who of China's of the drug.
n Ut the progress pitaby SLOW In many parts of China
D though the edc excluded all parts absolutely nothing has
done the habit This the local viceroy
only by degrees will each province fall line. To-day in
places opium den be full operation persons
walking along the look and the light burning
and the smokers lying their backs bathed in the
paradise. To-day in many parts the opium sold openly but
China a place and all things slowly.
But the very fact that the government trying is
mendous sign of the times Statesmen chancelery
Europe watching with For
political problem than that has
puzzled the world before Are the Chinese the equal the
Jap and they held back only opium? That is what
diplomats would like know The greatest nation the world
will will arise in the far East if they No wonder
they with yellow peril
Grafton will the But the trying poends what
the will be.