The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-22

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 and Tai Ling; "Go ahead and we will
 stand behind you" Now the conspiracy
 is strong and they must succeed. Ta
 Tsien Lu is thrown into a panic by the
 news that the much-dreaded fighters
 from Chang Chui are coming down
 over the mountains, right above the
 helpless city. Another frontier city
 would be we'll protected. A Chinaman
 never does anything till he has to, so
 Ia Tsien Lu is open to attack. IA few
 Chinese troops are sent to Tai Ling,
 saying their prayers as they go along. | Where are the Chang Chui? Alas for
 promises! The old story is repeated;
 some petty difference has caused them
 to stay at home ana it is decreed that
 China's power be not broken. The lam | asery was footed and the lamas driven
 out, to rob and plumber for revenge and a living. Batang suffered the same fate, but they had more vitality and, with
 out the help of the unreliable Chang Chui, kept China at bay for eighteen
 months, moving around from place to place tiLl they were surrounded and forced to surrender at shang Tsuen in June.
 That Is the end apparently of what might have been successful and far reaching rebellion. China has covered herself with glory and is more firmly
 settled in these districts than ever; two
 of which have now come under her complete sway as never before. The
 taotai from Va Chow has been person. ally pushing the campaign and it is ex- pected that he, or an equally influential official, will be stationed somewhere in the immediate neighborhood. Another rumor has it that one of the strongest viceroys in the empire, himself a scion of the old aboriginal stock, is to be placed over Tibet, which will be created a province in toto.
 What, then. is the present situation? The "tu si,'" as we have seen, still hold their authority in most places. The largest one is in Ia Tsien Lu, the so-called king or prince of Chala. He exercises autocratlc power among his people and is the Recognized head of all the tu si in Chinese Tibet. The others live in their respective districts and rule with little less authority than he does. Under them are the 'headmen, responsible for a certain humber of families in their immediate neighborhoods.
 One of the frequent quarrels among the people known as Hor Pa gave the opportunity of playing her game as they evidently intend to do through diplomacy without much show of arms and we canont but ad- mire the way in which it was accom- plished. The Hor Pa was originally one large influential state, which be- came divided, as did ancient Greece, into five different states ruled by five different brothers who doubtless had differences from the first, as now af- ter centuries, when the family ties are entirely forgotten, the most intense hatred and ejalousy exist between the tribes. During a squabble over case of intermarriage China acted as arbiter, the result being that she took over the complete control of the prin- cipality known as Drong Gu upon the death of the tribal chief seven years ago. The other tsi si in the Hor Pa are nominally under this official, but last year when he went out of his own district to settle this affair he was captured by another tribe and held for ransom. This was given as a reason why he did not want us to go beyond Drong Gu on our recent journey, knowing full well that he was power less to protect us,
 Nevertheless the Chinese have appar- ently settled themselves at Drong Gu, where they can watch the independent Chang Chui and exert an Influence over the district. The viceroy at Chen Tu has created the Hor Pa, a department called a chow, corresponding roughly to a county at home, and evidently in- tends to govern 1t on the same lines as in China. The official above mentioned who was captured was a weak man in- tent on getting rich, as is the charac- ter of most Chinese officials. His suc- cessor, who arrived in the spring. has made reputation for himself during his few months in office. Within a few days of arrival he had executed several robbers and now even the lamas appeal to him when they suffer loss. All along the road we found this official highly spoken of and he is steadily stamping out the outlaws.
 Here is where the power of China is shown. Tibet itself is disjointed and from time immemorial the tribes have robbed each other with impunity, the art being looked upon as admirable There are enough who are willing to discourage the practice if others are agreed to remain peaceful, but no one tribe could set standard as long as robbery was the only way to redress a wrong. Then China comes with her sys- tematic government and superior civ- illzation and her ability to meet the re- quirements gives her the power she de- sires While there are only few places like Drong Gu, and they of recent de- the purpose behind 1t is ap- parent and unless a seveer reverse Is met with, China must eventually be- come sovereign in fact as she Is in R. Muir in Chicago Daily News.