Abolition of the Traffic.--How far desirable.-- Difficulties.--England not likely to help with a Money-grant.--Charges made by Anti-Opiumists.--1. "Opium a poison and Opium-smoking universally baneful."-- Evidence on this point breaks down.--Not so fatal as Spirits with us.--Number of Smokers of Indian drug.--Use of Opium in the Straits Settlements pp. 59-75 2. "England responsible for its introduction."--Opium certainly known in China previous to foreign importation.--The Portuguese before us.--Demand not _created_ by us.--Every Nation has its Stimulant or Narcotic.--Enumeration of these.--Opium specially suited to the Chinese.--Opium and Spirits pp. 75-91 3. "We force Opium on China."--Chinese _not_ forced either to admit or smoke Opium--but compelled to keep to their own Tariff pp. 91-95 4. "Monopoly indefensible."--Monopolies are a part of the System of Indian Government.--This particular Monopoly limits the export pp. 95-97 5. "Opium an Obstacle to Missionary effort."--Failure of Missionaries not due to Opium.--Real reasons of their ill-success.--Exterritorialization of Converts very objectionable to Chinese.--Roman Catholic Missionaries most detested, but more successful.--Reasons of this.--Our Missionaries, how far successful.--Their duty and ours pp. 97-114 Remedies suggested.--Firstly, Abolition of Monopoly.-- Objections to this.--Secondly, Prohibition of Poppy-culture in all India.--Difficulties with Native States.--Legitimate requirements of India.--Financial objections.--Curtailment of Expenditure difficult.-- Increase of Taxation impossible.--Thirdly, England to ask for an equivalent from China for giving up the Opium Revenue.--No compensation to India.--Fourthly, Li Hung Chang's proposal pp. 114-129 Feasible remedies.--Either, England and China to agree to stop the cultivation of the Poppy gradually in _both_ countries.--A test of Chinese sincerity.--Effect, if carried out.--_Or_, to free China from all obligations in regard to Opium.--This would cut away the ground from under the Agitators.--India would not lose all her Revenue.--The Agitation the outcome of mistaken Philanthropy.--Their method of propagandism most objectionable.--Conclusion pp. 129-139 A VINDICATION OF ENGLAND'S POLICY WITH REGARD TO THE OPIUM TRADE.