text_original: Reduced to plain words, the principle for which we fought in the China War was the right of Great Britain to force a peculiar trade upon a foreign people in spite of the protestations of the Government and all such public opinion as there was of the nation.
text_transcription: REDUCED TO PLAIN WORDS THE PRINCIPLE FOR WHICH WE FOUGHT IN THE CHINA WAR WAS THE RIGHT OF GREAT BRITAIN TO FORCE A PECULIAR TRADE UPON A FOREIGN PEOPLE IN SPITE OF THE PROTESTATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ALL SUCH PUBLIC OPINION AS THERE WAS OF THE NATION
phonemes: ɹᵻdˈuːst tə plˈeɪn wˈɜːdz, ðə pɹˈɪnsɪpəl fɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ wiː fˈɔːt ɪnðə tʃˈaɪnə wˈɔːɹ wʌzðə ɹˈaɪt ʌv ɡɹˈeɪt bɹˈɪtən tə fˈɔːɹs ɐ pɪkjˈuːlɪɹ tɹˈeɪd əpˌɑːn ɐ fˈɔːɹən pˈiːpəl ɪn spˈaɪt ʌvðə pɹəɾɪstˈeɪʃənz ʌvðə ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ænd ˈɔːl sˈʌtʃ pˈʌblɪk əpˈɪniən æz ðɛɹwˌʌz ʌvðə nˈeɪʃən.