Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-23

are TO the effect that China and Thibet have
reached a truce under whose terms the Chimes
troops will be withdrawn from Lhasa and Chi
ncsc traders sent out Of the country.
The Thimtan situation has been Il peculiar
one The British expedition to the Forbidden
City, undertaken TO redress real or fancied Brit
ish grievances in Thibc, has given Great Britain
d sort of military interest in the country that she
has been slow to yield up to Chinese suzcrainty
After the British withdrawal from Lhasa, the
Chinese then under the Manchu government, SCI
about to restore Chinese domination for the eX
tension of Chinese trade and the payment OF
tribute to the cXtOrtionatc officials sent to rep
resent Picking.
Chinese military expedition was dispatched
to Lhasa i'll order to complete the subiugatiOn OF
this remote country, and the Dalai Lama, that
powerful, half-mythcal parsonage commonly
known as the Grand Lama-hcad of the priest
modified to India. The Chinese authorities
thereupon depOsed him by an edict, which was
never recognized by the Buddhist world The
leader Of the military expedition virtually es
tablished himself ruler of Thibet and there
began a martial rule broken by frequent revolt
The outbreak of the Chinese revolution and
the overthrow of the Manchu government
brought Chinese rule in Thibet to a crisis The
Lhasa garrison, unrestrained by any RESPONSE
bility to the imperial Chinese army, broke all
bounds and began footing and ravaging the coun
try. The Thibetans, made up of many warlike
tribes, revolted and it was not until the Chinese
soldiery were threatened with annihilation that
they pulled together and put down the tribal
uprisings
President Yuan Shih-Kai tried to conciliats
the Thibetan Ambans at Lhasa by sending mon
ey, but the Chinese garrison there was badly dis
organized and the religious zealOts of the Forbid
den City, led by picturesque fanatic who
aroused his followers to the heights of frenzy
drove back the Mongol invaders and almost
freed Lhasa from their presence. This was soon
followed by the dispatch of a strong military
force by Yuen Shih-Kai, who gave notice that he
would exact severe reprisal of the Thibetans.
Such was the situation up to a few days ago
and it is probable that the approach of a Chi
nese army brought the Thibetans to consider
terms of peace On the other hand, Yuan's grow
ing troubles at home undoubtedly have influ
enced him to make concessions to Thibet so that
he would have the aid of that country in the
event of am outbreak against his rule. Neither
side has been in position to force the fighting
and peace terms apparently have been arrived
at.
I Not the least interesting part of the Thibetan
situation is the British attitude Britain claims
that the Grand Lama brought on the British ex
petition by intrigues and breaches of treaty
rights, and China will have to deal circumspect
ly with Thibet or risk offending England
Eventually of course, Thibet will probably be
come an integral part of the Chinese republic
as province, if the Picking government is able
to establish itself firmly enough to reach into
the hinterlands for territory
AT last accounts the Dalai Lama was a refu
gee at 'KalhmPong, India, and whether he viii
be permitted to return to his Himalayan throne
or not has not been told in the brief dispatches
AS to the report credited to "Japanese
tlnancler, that Japan regards Secretary KnoX's