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Show TIBETAN SLAUGHTER CAUSES BRITAIN FEAR Invasion of "Roof of tho World" It Is FearGd, May Lead to Complications if Not War With Russia. LONDON, April 2. The slaughter of Tibetans kills such waning interest inter-est as still exists in London In the Japanese nnd Russian struggle's. strug-gle's. Tile news of the wholesale bloodshed excite?, as a general rule, a feeling Of depression, because tho average Englishman Eng-lishman scarcely sees that It was necessary, nec-essary, and because there was general apprehension that It may lead lo complications com-plications with Russia. The last thing the British want at present Is another war, and what is most dreaded is a rise In the Income tax. Hence the tragic events in Tibet are especially unwelcome at this period, when the taxpayer Is nervously waiting wait-ing to see how he will be called on to pay oft the national deficit. The extreme Liberal papers seized on the slaughter at Guru as one of tiio worst blots on the history of England. Tho News declares that no more "wanton "wan-ton or discreditable business has been brewed by our proconsuls In India since the time of Lord Lytton." Other papers of the same political views describe Col. Younghusband's mission as another Jamlesort raid. The Government organs, while expressing ex-pressing the regret felt In official circles cir-cles that such an event occurred at this moment, reiterate Foreign Secretary Secre-tary Lansdowne's assurances to Russia Rus-sia that Great Britain has no intention of annexing Tibet. The text of those who defend Col. Younghusband's action is Lord Lansdowne's Lans-downe's statement In the 'Houso of Lords, that all Great Britain desires Is a new convention with the Tibetans and with China as the suzerain of Tibet. Ti-bet. The opposition points out, however, that China 'has repeatedly protested against the strength of the escort with which this "political mission" Is accompanied, accom-panied, and declares that as a matter of fact Great Britain is now at war, not with Tibet but with China, thereby endangering China's neutrality toward Russia and Japan and risking the peace of the world. This extreme view Is ridiculed rid-iculed In official circles, where the case of Cuba is cited as a parallel. It Is held in Downing street that Tibet, by refusing trade privileges, returning re-turning official letters unopened and not respecting boundary rights, has become be-come as dangerous a neighbor to the Indian emnlre as Cuba In her imrorf was to the United States. Much stress Is laid on the fact that regrettable bloodshed was only duo at first to a hostile act emanating from the Tibetans, but this defense Is not likely to have much weight In the agitation agi-tation which the Liberal party doubtless doubt-less will foster against the motive that prompted tho expedition. ' Col. Younghusband has seventy-flvo miles more to travel before he reaches Glangtse, whero he has been ordered to stop to parley before actually demanding de-manding entrance into Llhassa. It Is possible that he may not be permitted to proceed even to Glangtse, which is 160 miles from Llhassa. But, In any case, it can be taken for granted that the Government will do everything in Its power to prevent a repetition of the bloody scenes at Guru. |