New-York tribune., 1908-07-13
AN UNWELCOME GUEST
DALAI LANA IN CHINA.
Government Trying to Induce Him
TO Return to Tibet.
Icorr.spondenee Of Tn. Associated Press. !

Correspondence The Associated Pressl
Peking, May SO.-In the spring of 1904 Colonel
Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, OF the British
army. led q British column the mountain
! passes Of the Himalayas and fought his way into
the holy city of Lhasa- In the eyes of all true
Buddhists this desecration. and since
then the Dalai Lama, the religious head of the
Buddhist faith and ruler of Tibet. has been
wanderer Northern China He would not
stay in his city after the 1nhdels had trod
den its sacred streets. Consequently accompanied
by a large retinue he started his wanderinss
through China and Mongolia an expensive and
unwelconne guest the various cities where he
elected 10 stop. Now the Isma is coming TO
Peking. where. matter of fact. he will be no
more welcome than at Urga. il Mongolia:
al Si-Mlng, In kansuh, and at Pai-Yuan-Fu. IN
shan-Se Political expedient however. will make
IL necessary for the Chinese authorities to receive
him with show of great courtesy, but they will
DO their utmost to persuade him TO return TO
1-hasa, and II they get him to start for
home they Will send with him numerous force
OF troops TO see that he reaches there without
stopping unduiy the way
The Lama has taken his travels seriously. and
has had with him a retinue variously estimated
at from FIVE hundred TO thousand men, This
pomp is perhaps httinP for the head Of all the
Buddhists. but TO entertain such host in the
luxurious manner which they expect has been both
expensive and troublesome for the Chinese officials
on whom the Lama has descended and demanded
hospitality in the name of mis- high office
POWER OF TIBETAN RULER
The position Of the Dalai Lama in the Buddhist
Church resembles that of the Pope in the Christian
world He is called the Precious Spiritual Pro-
tector' of Tibet. He is believed be Buddha's
vice-regent incarnate earth. He never dies, but
at certain times, displeased with the sinfulness
OF the world. retres 10 the paradise of Gadan
leaving his mortal body on earth. When at home
IN Lhasa. the Dalai Lama is held in such venera-
uon that his people get on their knees when the
cattle that supply him with milk are driven past
them on the high road. These sacred cattle, to-
gether with the Lama's golden cooking utensils.
have been brought along the wanderings. The
Lana usually travels with dignity and in secusion.
nut IN order 10 shed spiritual benefit upon the
multitude, il is his custom at times to walk along
the road swinging silken sashes with which
ne strikes the pilgrims lined up by the wayside,
mus lmparting to them his high blessing.
Ever since the Dalai Lama started on his travels
'Ae Nhlhese throne has tried to break up his
van and send him back Lhasa, but without sue
cess. Inc chinese government desires TO reorganize
the administration Of Tibet but it can do nothing
without the Lama's cooperation. The throne is
uerefore now resortins to Establishments 10 bring
him 10 Picking though he IS not really wanted
mere IN The ultimate hope that II persuade him
TO go home The present Dalai Lama is more i'm
portant politically than any of Tibet has been
since the country annexed China in 1920.
lie Is thought 10 distrust China deeply on account
Of her inability in 1s04-'o5 TO protect Tibet from
British India and herself from Japan and Russia
and he is accused OF intriguing with Russia on this
account
CHINAs PLANS TO DEVELOP COUNTRY.
CHINA perceives the need of reorganlzing Mongolia
and Tibet. She is confronted with the necessity Of
surveying and garrtsoning many thousand miles Of
border line in order forestaH frontier complica-
tions. AMI she wants reorganfze the Tfbetan and
Mongolian armies, start colonization companies.
open mines, build railroads and teegraphs and
tablish schools The imperial Chinese Resident at
Lhasa is working 10 reform the adrnfnistra-
ton. and special Chinese commission has ap-
proved series of plans submitted by him recon-
mending that Tibet be made into Two provinces
under the authority Of yiceroy. and that trade
representatives be established at trade centres
No Dalai Lama has ever before left the region
OF Lhasa and, with exception, no grand lama
OF whom there three, has visited Pelxing
This exception was in 1779, and the visitor died
from smallpox Immediately after his arrival There
are three grand lanas in the hierarchy ruling Tibet
and Mongolia and the Church in Manchuria and
China During the absence Of the Dalai Lama
from Lhasa the Tashi Lama rules IN his stead
The Dalai Lama is thirty-tyo years old and is
the thirteenth ruler OF the Buddhist Church His
personality is shrouded in mystery and not even
his name is known. He is said TO be obstinate
and the throne does not expect an easy time in
getting him TO do what # wants. He has been
seen by few foreigners The late Russian Minis
ter China. n. PokotilofT. was recently received
by him at Urga; Captain Kozloff a Russian ex-
plorer, delivered q letter 10 him from Emperor
Nicholas last year, and German traveller saw
him at Si-Ming few months ago.
UNWILLING TO RETURN TO CAPITAL.
After his flight from the Potala his sacred castle
in Lhasa, the Dalai Lama wandered about from
monastery TO monastery in the mountains Of Nor
thern Tibet and Central Mongolia, until he finally
was not less than three thousand miles from his
starting point. During this pilgrimage he
occasionally visited by Chinese officials by the
throne TO endeavor 10 persuade him TO return
M all, fi,T
their leaders brought back TO Peling of the
lama's movements and his ways of travel. His
retnue consists Of priests personal seTvitors high
officials OF the Church and motley crowd of
dOubtful-lOoking soldiers armed with rifles One
OF these told Chinese commissioner that he
was Russian. The officials of the large cities
which the Lama has visited say il takes about
$4,000 a day 10 entertain him and his retainers.
At Tai Yuen-Fu the Governor of Shan ST Province
supplied 10 him five hundred horses, large number
Of cattle and quantities Of milk, charcoal tea. beans
and fodder. He acquisitions similar supplies for
each stage Of his journey and subsists in the way
that the Chinese court did in its fight from Picking