Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-20
RUSSIA FINDS
FAVOR IN THIBET.
LaIai Lama Sends Special Mission
to ST, Petersburg,
DEEMED VERY IMPORTANT.
Marks Another step In Extension Of
Russian influence Towards French
Iudo-Chinese Possessions,

ST. Petersburg, July (Correspon-
dence Of the Associated Press)-A
Baikal from Transatlantic, named
AkOharambp Alcewan Dorsbieil, who
has gained the favor Of the dalai lama
Of Thibet came to Liyldia last October
and was received by the emperor He
returned 70 Thibet and succeeded in
persuadlng the dalai lama to send a
special mission to ST. Petersburg to
open friendly relations with this
country. This mission has arrived I'M
der the guidance OF Dorshief and has
been received by Count Lamsdorft. 1t
consists Of four persons, one Of whom
Is the dalai lama's second secretary.
Il brings an autograph letter from the
regent of Thibet to the ear. The Rus
sian newspapers attach much import
ance TO this journey. 1t marks am
other step in the extension Of Russian
influence towards the lndO-Chinese
possessions Of France
The Russians regard the establish
ment OF chain OF communications
across the rear of the Indian empire
and the permanent isolation of India
from the Yang Use Kiang valley as
practically assured The NovOe Nrem-
va regards the sending of this mission
as proof that the power Of Russia IN
Manchuria has penetrated 10 Thlbet
and there is no reason to doubt that
active communications are maintained
between Crga, IN Mongolia where an
other dalai lama sits as regent This
Journal thinks Il only natural that
Thibet should seek I'm Russia a pro-
tector against the greed of England
or outlying territories OF China should
turn their faces towards the white
car" A good part OF this and much
more of the same sort In other papers
Is. no doubt. written for the Thibetan
visitors.
II is reported Prince Ferdinand Of
Bulgaria, the Bulgarian minister. and
the president Of the sobranie will come
to st. Petersburg in the autumn TO
present the emperor with a bronze
medal Of the monument of the En-
per0r Alexander H. which was recently
unveiled at Sofia
The Russian press. as a whole has
recently displayed much more moder-
alton and benevOlence in It's treatment
Of the Finnish question than az any
time since certain elements In Russia
cOnjured up the spectre Of Finnish
separatism II IL no secret that the
views OF the highest circles IN Russia
have undergone a change in regard 10
Finland The council Of the empire
not long ago defeated the project To
RussiGuize the Finnish army which
was, az will be remembered. the oC-
caslon for the whole hubbub. II was
noted as significant about the same
time that the Grajdnnin was pardonod
all itg onenses against the press law
soon after it published q warm and
sympathetic article defending the
Finrs from charges Of disioyalty. While
there Is no reason TO believe there
will be a restoration OF Finnish liber-
ties, probably the policy of antagon-
2ing this peaceful and cultivated pco-
pie will not be pursued further. The
police are naturally the last TO become
reconclled to the new turn of things
and disagreeablc Tits with the opposi
ton party-in Finland the opposition
are known as the patriots--are sim re-
ported occasionally