text_original: Lord Palmerston insisted that the Chinese Government were not sin  cere in their professed objection on moral grounds to the traffic. If they were sincere, he asked, why did they not prevent the growth of the poppy in China
text_transcription: LORD PALMERSTON INSISTED THAT THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WERE NOT SINCERE IN THEIR PROFESSED OBJECTION ON MORAL GROUNDS TO THE TRAFFIC IF THEY WERE SINCERE HE SAID WHY DID THEY NOT PREVENT THE GROWTH OF THE POPPY IN CHINA
phonemes: lˈɔːɹd pˈɑːmɚstən ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ðætðə tʃaɪnˈiːz ɡˈʌvɚnmənt wɜː nˌɑːt sˈɪn sˈɪɹ ɪn ðɛɹ pɹəfˈɛst ɑːbdʒˈɛkʃən ˌɔn mˈɔːɹəl ɡɹˈaʊndz tə ðə tɹˈæfɪk. ɪf ðeɪ wɜː sɪnsˈɪɹ, hiː ˈæskt, wˌaɪ dˈɪd ðeɪ nˌɑːt pɹɪvˈɛnt ðə ɡɹˈoʊθ ʌvðə pˈɑːpi ɪn tʃˈaɪnə