Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-05-28
Up The World Roof TO E0rth's Dirtiest Spot
Queer Object Modern
Remarkable Facts About TO
looked The ManchurL War.

! devoid Of political Significance, and 80
| on Russian denials are construed by
| the British goyeynm MT as iucriminat.
| ing admissions, and What that huge
| yellyllsh, China, says does not count.
Lord Curzon, as vic9roy OF india, saw
Visions Of Russia's insidious ana dan
Eerous onetoachmcEts ON The indian
frontier
We are quite content" ne said,
that II CTibeD should remain IN the
hands Of allies ana friends, but II UNI
friendly Influences creep up and lodge
under our walls we are compelled to
Intervene, because danger would there
by grow up ana menace our security
! have no desire TO push on anywhere.
but | would suffer any imputatlon
rather than be an unfaithful sentinel
ana allow the future peace OF the coun-
try 10 be compromised by encroaeh-
,hent from outside which would only
have one meaning"
That gave the whole thing away. Not
Tor di5rogarding treaty obligations Inn
posed upon It by another power, but
Tor hohnobbing with Russia. Tibet has
bcen Invaded. At all costs the grand
lama Is to be taught that he cannot
say "howdy" to the car and keen Brit.
ish emisaories cooling their heels IN tho
SHOWS az the gateways Of his terri
tcry Especially when the Russian
bear has a big fight on his hands and
cannot use his teeth and claws In other
directions. II has already cost the lives
Of severnl hundred wretched Tibetans.
What the end OF It will be no one can
foresee. only by the continued exer-
cise OF the persuasive powers OF guns
ana bayonets can the Tibetans be got
10 Yield obedience 10 any treaty
which disrogards their traditional
policy Of the exclusion Of the white
race. II British resident were sta.
TONED at I.hossa to look out for Brit
lfh interests and COunteract Russian
intrlgues he would very soon be MUIR
dered unless 1t strong British force
were Kept there 20 protect him So ex-
cellent an authority as Sir Henry Cot
ton, formerly chief secretary TO the
government OF Bengal declares that a
Russian Invasion Of India through IL
pct IL physical impOssblllty Sven
Helm, who came near losing his life
IN an attempt TO reach Lhassa, has
told OF the impenetrable barriers that
lnterpose between II and the Russian
boundary, which Il thrice the distance
OF the indian frontier from IT, Looked
AZ from common-sense standpoint the
Tlbetan expedition II a big blunder In
view or the slaughter Of the natives IL
ming far worse. British newspapers
that now are vigorously applaudng the
expedition would not hesitate 10 30
sugnatl2e Il II Russia had played the
game In similar fashion.
INTENTIONALLY ECONOMICAL
Accounts received from the expedl.
tlon confirm the previous reporfs OF
adventurous explorers that the Tibe-
tpns are nfsst undesirable people with
whom TO cultivate close relations. A
Japanese traveller. who recently sue
ceedod In reaching Lhassa and pub
lished his impressions, declares that the
serious faults Of the Tibetans are only
four In number % they are very
lewd, 90 they are incredibly dirty, GO
they lie without limit az their taste
IN art runs chiefly to brass devils with
protruding tongues. As to their viz
tues, the Jap says he made diMgent
search Tor them. but FAILED 10 and |
ANYTHING which could be 10 described" |
The Tibetans are matrimonlally a
very economical people because their |
country does not contain subsistence for |
an increase of population. Hence the |
rule or one wife TO several husbands |
Their climate does not encourage alb !
lutlons. Accommodations Of dirt they |
regard ms q blessed and natural means |
of protection from the cold. by long |
training and the influence Of heredty |
they have rendered their olfactory or |
gans indifferent TO odors that a Eu- |
ropean would find absolutely unendur- |
able. For lying they have a natural |
talent, which they asslduously cultivate |
In their hodge podge OF religion, which |
has very little genuine Buddhism left in
II, devils play "a more important part |
than deltles. This accounts for their |
Partially for them. Sticking out the
tongue with them, instead of being an
gesture, Is form Of sauta-
lion which takes the place Of the hand
shake.
In proportion to the population Ia !