Show BLOW AT OPIUM TRADE ai f 41 senate passes bill which forbins importation por tation of drug ever friend of ocial reform in the united smiles rejoices at the news that the national senate has passed the opium bill it forbids the importation of opium into this country except lar medicinal purposes pin pui poses opium may only be drought lu in under strict regula t eions 10 0 bi bf prescribed bj the secretary of the trea treasury suly Alo moreover remer bi bill till nil other forms of opium kingi opium or any an derivative of opium are absolute shut out alil offenders may be punished with to tao eais imprison ment and a fine of sa and it Is expressly stated trial tile of the forbidden druc shall te be deemed su ef evidence dence to convict no commercial consideration can be big enough to offset the curse which opium lab upon its users victims Victim ij ot of the vice lose bodi bod and soul and no country can call afford to sanction the hideous traffic in japan a man who would dare use opium would be os as traci zed and punished the importation possession session at 01 use of the drug ex capt as a 1 n Is loi foi bidden by lan la australie alii alm ind new zealand have driven it out H B our treaties with china in and 1903 no kmer american merica ican nl bottoms ale allowed to caira cair opium I 1 in chinese greit great Is tb e worst civilized offender olTen offen dei in ili the opium trade but many of her chickens are ara coming home to and in india the british government has agreed to decrease exportation eight per cent per dear liming a trial of athlee scala ais slid and witch match results tile the chinese Is endeavoring to the use of the dope in the lie eamile the ilia united states stales declares the chris tian Work cin bettel afford great britain stand alone in supporting the opium hilli tilt than to tho ue ilbe of the diug by permitting unie strIct stricter ed importation our nationiel nati nation oniL il honor Is at stake on the de decision cllon by Lon oneness longress giess ess |