Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-07
CHINA TO LOSE ALL
HER DEPENDENCIES
ALTERING MAP
OF WORLD
Balance of Power in Central
Asia Likely to Be Complete
ly Upset By Change of
Government.
OPIUM HABIT AGAIN
GIVEN FULL SWAY

Pekin, Feb. 6--speculatlon as to
the future of China's dependencies
generally wall be stimulated by Rus
sia's action in Mongolia. The latter
already has declared It's independence
and others OF the vast borderland re-
giOns notably Tibet, which have hith-
erto nominally acknowledged China's
sway, have threatened 20 follow its
example. An interesting review OF
the situation In these outlying terri
tories was recently made by we'll in
formed authoity, who predicted a gen
eral breakaway should a republic be
established
What" he asked. lis to be the fate
OF Mongolia. OF the IN valley. of kash-
garia. OF Tibet, OF all those people OF
varying tongues and creeds, but who
are one Ia acknowledging the son OF
Heaven as the emblem OF suzerainty?
What is TO be the effect on the balance
OF power In Central Asia. and how Is
shis loosening OF the imperial grip be-
ing regarded by the Moslems OF
kansu and rurkcstang These are
pressing questions. which must be
puzzling the authorities In Pekln.
Should the true constitutional party,
under the leadership OF Yuan Shi Hai
gain the day, and succeed I'm esiah-
fishing stable centralized govern
ment, all may be well n, on the other
hand, the result of the present crisis
should be an attempt TO form a re-
public OF The federated provinces OF
China, the result must inevitably be a
general debacle, and the loss OF the
dependencies
THAT the Tlbetan danger was fore
seen may be inferred from the fact
that one OF the first acts OF the throne
after che recall OF Yuan Shi Kal, was
the reinstatement OF the strong and
able Chao Erh Feng in his old Office
as resident az Lhassa and warden OF
the Tibetan marches. Unfortunately
Chao found himself unable 10 leave
/ lis post az Chengtu, and with the eX-
ccption Of the garrison at Lhassa and
! a few outpOsts In the vicinity of Rima
the Tibetan borderlaud stands denuG
ed of troops. The longer the revolt
] tionary struggle is prolonged, the
more difficult will Il be for Chinese
arms to regain their prestige In Tibet
and the greater danger OF possible
complications with the Indian govern
ment
N was 10 be expected that the attl-
tude of the Lamaist hierarchy al
Lhassa would meet with sympathy
among their cO-rellgionists In Mongo
lias who recognize the spiritual SOW
ereignty OF the metropolitan al Urga
| Thib patriarch ranks third In degree
Of generation among the dignitaries o.
the Lamaist church. being precede.
only by the joint pontlns at Lhassi
and TashilunpO, hut although hii
spiritual ascondoucy over the Budd
hists OF both the Outer and lnnel
! MOngOls is supreme, his temp0ra
power has hitherto been insignliican
The tribes have few grievances
against the Manchu house. They have
always enjoyed a considerable degree
OF automobile rule under the super
vision OF the board Of dependencies
and racially are more closely allied 4
the Manchu and the Northern ChineHl
than 90 the men from provinces sOutl
of the Yangtee, with whose Ideals an,
aspirations they have nothing Ia com
mon. In that great oXponse usuail
labelled on our maps chinese Turk
estan. but now forming the ninteeniI
province OF the empire and known a
Sinklang. the New Dominion, we ar
brought face TO face with far greate
and move menaoing problem. Accord
ina 90 the latest and mOst nnihorits
tive estimate We learn that more tha
600 .0O0 Mohammedans reside In th
lChinese empire. Of whom, roughl,