text_original: It was, he tersely put it, an ' exportation of bullion question, an agricultural protection question ; ' it was a question of the poppy interest in China, and of the economists who wished to prevent the exportation of the precious metals.
text_transcription: IT WAS HE TERSELY PUT IT IN EXPORTATION OF FULLY UNQUESTION AN AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION QUESTION IT WAS A QUESTION OF THE POPPY INTEREST IN CHINA AND OF THE ECONOMISTS WHO WISHED TO PREVENT THE EXPORTATION OF THE PRECIOUS METALS
phonemes: ɪt wˈʌz, hiː tˈɜːsli pˈʊt ɪt, æn ɛkspɔːɹtˈeɪʃən ʌv bˈʊliən kwˈɛstʃən, ɐn ˌæɡɹɪkˈʌltʃɚɹəl pɹətˈɛkʃən kwˈɛstʃən ; ɪt wʌzɐ kwˈɛstʃən ʌvðə pˈɑːpi ˈɪntɹɛst ɪn tʃˈaɪnə, ænd ʌvðɪ ɪkˈɑːnəmˌɪsts hˌuː wˈɪʃt tə pɹɪvˈɛnt ðɪ ɛkspɔːɹtˈeɪʃən ʌvðə pɹˈɛʃəs mˈɛɾəlz.