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by Chinese pedlers each of whom car
ries a passport certifying that he Ia a
native of Formosa and therefore en-
titled to Japanese protection. Japanese
drug stores throughout China carry
largo stores of morphine. japanese
medicine vendors look to morphine for
their largest profit. Through Tarren
morphine circulates throughout Man
churia and the province adjoining
Through Tsingtau morphine is carried
with opium and other contraband by
motor driven fishing boats to some point
on the mainland. from whence IL is dis
tributed throughout the province of
Fukien and the north Kwangtwant.
Everywhere it is sold by japanese under
extra territorial protection. While the
morphine traffic is large, there is every
reason to believe that the opium traffic
upon which Japan is embarking with
enthusiasm Is likely to prove more lu-
crative. In the Calcutta opium sale
Japan has become one OF the consider
able purchasers of Indian opium. She
purchases for Formosa, where the opium
trade shows a steady growth, and where
opium Is required for the manufacture
of morphine. Sold by the Government
OF India, this opium is exported under
permits applied for by the japanese
Government. is shipped to Kobe. and
from Kobe is transshpped to Tsingtau.
Large profits are made In this trade, in
which are interested some of the leading
firms Of Japan. It must be emphasized
that this opium is not imported into
Japan. 1t Is transshipped in Kobe har-
Dor, from which point. assisted by the
japanese controlled railroad through
Tsinanfu, 1t Is smuggled through Shan
tung into Shanghai, into Yangtse Valley.
Two thousand chests are smuggled, SELL
ing at s20,o00-s40, 100000. The Jap
anese authorities levy a tax upon this
which does not appear In the estimates
equivalent to $4,000 chest. total OF
1000 chests. or 100000. The Gus
toms where smuggling is done are
wholly under Japanese control. More
over, Japanese military domination
would forbid in both ports any inter-
ference with the traffic in which the
Japanese are interested, either officially
or unofficially."
From the Missionary Revieto of the
World, May 10, e. W. Thwing of the
Information Reform Bureau. says:
Japan imports twenty tons Of morphine
year into China" ST..
Many quotations in MHldrds Reutetp
and the Far Eastern Mdodsine.
Under ten year arrangement with
their provinces of native opium in seven
years, and then the Indian opium trade
was supposedly stopped, but tacitly
smuggling still allowed, and now, under
Japanese domination, China must sub
init to the full reestablishment of the vile
traffic. Shall America indorse such Hun
nish acts toward a sister friendly. allied
republic by signing the treaty in Its
present form? w. e. MACKLIN.'
Case Seems Complete.
TT is needless to dwell on these condi-
tons. however. The case seems so COM
plete that 1t is impossible to see how any
conscientious American can consent to
any act or any treaty that will extend
the power of such a nation as Japan over
a country like China, especially when
the United States deliberately drew
China into the war with at least an Inn
piled II not an expressed promise y give
assistance and protection at the peace
conference.
such has been the course OF Japan.
steady. relentless, aiming TO get ultimate
control of the vast population and great
territory OF China. AS 1t has been in
the past so will 1t be In the future, In
regard to Shantung. Japan is stepped