Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-23
Rebellion in Tibet Capital Subsidies,
Nehru Says India Won't Intervene

NEW DELHI, Mar. % (AP).
Prime Minister Nehru today
said fighting apparently has
subsidized In the Tibetan capital
and the Indian government has
no intention of intervening in
the revolt against Chinese
Communist rule.
Apparently the situation in
Lhasa has somewhat Quoted
down." the Indian Prime Min
lister reported.
Mr.. Nehru told Parliament
he had no reliable information
on the fate of the Dalai Lama,
Tibet's 23-year-old spiritual
and political leader. He added
that he could only hope he was
safe.
Ruler Reported Held
The Hong Kong correspond
ent of the Times Of India re-
ported today that the young
god-king was under house ar
rest in Lhasa. his capital. The
report said Peiping had or
dered the Chinese military
governor Of Tibet. Gen. Chang
Ching WI, to persuade" the
Lama-considered by Tibetans
to be the reincarnation Of
Buddha-to come to the Red
Chinese capital in order to
withdraw his moral support
from the rebels.
Mr.. Nehru, in his remarks to
Parliament, was in effect AMI
swering several Indian news
papers who had criticized his
failure to intercede with Peip-
ing on behalf Of the Tibetans
and the Dalai Lama.
India has long recognized |
Chinese sovereignty over Tibet,
though until the Communists
invaded the remote mountain |
plateau in 1850. the Dalai Lama
and his church organization
governed Tibet with only occa-
sional interference from the
Central Chinese Government. |
Mr.. Nehru told Parliament |
the situation in Tibet remains |
most delicate and I'VE are not
doing anything to make the
situation worse"
Refuses to Interfere
I'VE have no intention of in
terfering in the internal mat
tiers of China" he declared,
pointing out that India has a |
treaty of friendly co-existence |
with Peiping.
The Hong Kong dispatch to
the Times Of India said Tibe-
tans were upset over midas
inability to do anything on
their behalf and regret New !
Delhi's 'inferiority complex in |
relation to China complex |
that prevents India from saw |
ing or doing anything that
might not be to Peiping's
liking"
The British-owned States
man said in a dispatch from
Kalimpong that Tibetans in
that border town had petit
toned Mr.. Nehru to intercede !
with Peiping to save the Dalai
Lama and secure withdrawal
Of Chinese troops from Tibet.
Tibetan fears that the Reds
were planning to kidnap the
Dalai Lama were reported TO
have touched off the revolt.
The people demonstrated in the
streets Of Lhasa March 10-1l |
when word got out that the
Lama had been Sommed to a !
Chinese military reception
without his bodyguards. The
ruler finally refused to go.
Arsenal Reported Looted
Informants said the demon
strators looted an arsenal and
obtained large quantities Of
arms and ammunition. General
fighting was said to have
erupted when the Chinese tried
to break up the demonstrations.
A report that two big Budd-
hist monasteries we're ablaze In
LhaSa prompted speculation
that the Chinese had bombed
or shelled the capital to quell
the rebellion and that Buddhist
monks were taking part in the
defiance.
There was no official con-
firmation of the report, which
reached Kalimpong despite a
continuing cutoff in telegraph
communications and mule cara
van traffic between Tibet and
India.
The only official word from
the remote capital came from
the Indian Consul General,
Mai. S. Chibber. who radioed
New Delhi yesterday that
fighting had ceased in the i'm
mediate vicinity Of the con-
sulate on the outskirts TO Lhasa.
Maj. Chibber's report Friday
of fighting around the consulate
was the first official confirma-
ton to the outside world that
an uprising had broken out in
the religious state occupied by
the Chinese Communists since
1870