The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-31
ENGLAND. CHINA AND TIBET.
The Complicated Process OF POLITICALLY
sterllizing" the Land or the Lamas.

To THE ED1ToR or TIE SuN-Sr; The
story contained in the correspondence CON
corning the recent Tibetan expedition just
issued by the British Government is remark
able whether looked at from the Chinese the
Tibetan or the British point OF view.
The justification OF the armed peace mis-
sion during its expedition To Thash was that
tho action Of the British Indian Government
met with the entire approval OF China. whose
Emperor s suzerainty over Tibet was affirmed
in the treaty. or whatever the documen was
that was signed by the smiling Lama who
was substituted by Col unghusband for the
elusive Grand Lama.
Now II would appear that both the Indian
Government and Col. Younghusband had.
notwithstanding the stringent instructions
from London. got quite out OF hand and were
carrying out subtle policy Of their own. in
stead of politically sterilizing" Tibet. as was
the intention Of the British Government itself.
What the precise meaning of this new term
may be is not very clear. but at the first glance
1t would appear 10 be process OF isolation OF
Tibet for an Interior purpose, similar 10 that
practisod by the lion in the fable at the sug-
gestIon Of the fox with the four bulls In the
field that had To be parted before they could
be attacked and devoured separately.
What the Chinese understand by the British
policy OF political sterilization OF one OF their
vassal provinces is shown In the animated
discussion In native Chinese papers on the
subject OF Tibet. They demand nothing
less than a declarati of their Government
changing the status Of Tibet from that OF
vaRsal state into an integral part Of the en-
pire and the formation OF army for Its
occupation and defence.
il may be these facts with possibly Mr..
Hays strengthening Of his plea for the pres
ervaton of the administrative entity OF China
to one for the maintenance Of It's Integrity,
that brou ght new light 10 Mr.. Brodrick. the
British Secretary Of State for india when he
made the delphio pTonouncement cabled
from london regarding the famous treaty
OF Lhasa and It's disobcdient negot iator. Col.
Younghusband in which Mir Brodrok pre-
pares the way for revision, If not a complete
setting aside. Of the document and the CON
alteration Of a new one when Tang Shao VI the
High Commissioner to Tibet has had time to
reach Lhasa. study things on the spot and
max his report to Pekin
All this requires ample time and consid-
Grafton. 50 that the political sterllizat ton OF
not indefinitely. deferred For the present II
is OF interest to note that the Deasy eNpedi-
ton OF 1898 that penetrated far north into
western Tibet has had it's reports OF the min
eral fertility of Tibet confirmed by those Of
the Rawllng- HargreAves exploration of 1903
and Of the Ryder Rawling party that re-
turned TO Slmla shortly fter last New Year.
Judging from the short extracts to hand
from the British Government publication on
tho recent Tihetan expedition. the work
should rank high in historical fiction and
force under the British flag that belongs ex-
oluslvely 70 neither the land nor the sea SER
vice known as the marines. +.
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.