The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-23
MONGOLIAN RACE IS
PERISHING SAYS
ROCKHILL
Former Minister Of China Is
Back from Long Trip into
Fast Fading Empire of
Ghenghiis Kohn.
N G NO MATCH
FOR THE N CHINK
ln, Leasca VIC % Gyenlns neraIa J

New York, April 22.-Ihe Asintic
Institute OF this city to-day made pub
lie the first uf a series OF reports
from W W Rockhill, former United
States minister Co china, and more
recently ambassador to Russia and
later to Turkey, on the situation in
Mongolia In behalf OF the Asiatic
Institute Mr.. Rockhili recently penc
trUted the regions whore the once
powerful Mongol race has been trying
To- maintain its independence from the
new republic Of China.
The last limits and boundaries of
this race. which seven centuries ago
conquered nearly The whole OF Asia
and part Of Europe. have begun 70
disappear, says Mr.. Rockhill, in the
crucible formed by Japan and china
on the one side and Russia on the
other. The naive, gullible descend
ants of The Mongol conquerers are no
match for the c0nny Chinese trader
from the south aud the imperially
escorted Russian manufacturer from
the north. who AVE undermined and
transformed an u this countrys re-
%lations and conditions.
Seven hundred thousand rather
dun people Is the existing remnant
OF the Mongol empire" he says. The
Buriat Mongols, believed 90 be of the
same tribe as Genghis Khan. that
great conqueror who left To his ons
in 1921 an empire which stretched
from the China sea to the Dnicper,
are under russian domain in south
ern siberia. the birthplace Of len.
ghis Khan. but the land Of the Tartar
nation that was his is h included
IN the outer Mongolia, which de-
Ciared Independence from China dur
ing the revolutionary rebellion In
China IN 1912 II is known as the
land OF the Khaikas.
This newly created state defines
the spot where all hat remains OF
ancient Tartary Is Ia survive or per-
ish. says Mir. RoCkhil. Here Is all
THAT b. left of perhaps the most won
derf1l empire OF an time. that erect
ed on horseback by Gcnghis Khan.
"Outer Mongolia's aspiration 20
stand alone Is altogether dependent
on the adjoining powers says Mr.
ROckhill. They know their help
%lessness. and that for the present
their fate IL sealed
In his opinion the Mongol nation
viii founder completely without the
. ANNNNAN wv 'NANNNN IL
My hope of existence IL IN being "a
buffer state" and becoming the
head OF that necklace Of smaller un-
advanced yassal nations bordering the
~prcsent-day great Asiatic empires.
AZ such. u Il succeeds. he says IL
will be as a damp course between
the powder magazines Of Russia, Ja-
pan and China.
Except for the use OF things
brought them BY tho Chinese. with
ont whom they would go unclad and
half starved. the Mongols remain as
originally known To us in the middle
OF the thirteenth century" he adds.
outer M~ongolin's assets with which
to begin modern statehood are small
n has one gold mine a. tax and its
chief trade is through Russian Kl-
achta on the northern boundary.
whore exports in 1871 were valued az
81. 500. 600. imports from Russia at
SGl5,O00 and from China SASS. OO0.
The only other trade mentioned Is
that of 81, 600. 600 through Kobdo in
the west. This Is The Mongol em-
pirc's status In the scale of the mod
erns.
This h the first expedition OF travel
and investigation IN this particular
field OF middle and east Asia which
Mr. Rockhill has embarked on since.
his expedition into Tibet when he dis
covered the great geographical feat
ures of h region east OF L.hasa and
the existence Of the, until then. un
known Islam colonies.
Mr. RuckhilI started on his present
trip in September. 1913. He went
eastward through Central Asia and
cached hrst the land of the Buriut
Mongols Mrs Ruckhil accompau-
led him, crossing into outer Mon
snlia boy the four-whecled. boat
shaped vehicles known as the tarln-
t1ss, and hy sleigh
During the midwinter journey To
the Mougol Midlands. under the
Northeastern caves Of the ROOF OF the
world the temperature ranged from
- 90 40 degrees Hr'Hw zero. IN these
eNhilarnting attitudes and under
shogt-liNed but brilliant winter suns
with long nights of plnching cold, the
couple penetrated Co lrsa. the capital
of the uasceut Mongol buffer state.
They have since arrived iu rcklnr.
from which city Mr.. RockhU's first
letter ls mailed. re takes occasion
Co deny the recent reports that ne
would become "a travelling representa-
tive Tor the Chinese republic. n was
said hc would De "a sort of nnmudlc
ambassador for Yuan-Shi-Kal
Mr. Ruckhil doe not say whether
any such proposition was MADE o.
him, but declares that he has accept
ed no appointment in the Chinese
service. - shall return 90 the Unit
cd states not later than the middle
of May next" he says. "and intend
Co make ms homo there