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Show . -ONCE OVER : : . Reds to Free Tibet From Freedom ; By H. I. PHILLIPS l-OW ITS TIBET! The Commu- nists are out to liberate the Himalayan peaks, no part of the world needing liberation less. The Hermit Kingdom must be freed from TRANQUILITY AND CONTENTMENT! CONTENT-MENT! One of the few places left on earth so remote from present-day present-day routines that it is free from care is to be RELEASED FROM AN UNTROUBLED EXISTENCE! Here are the heights, crest beyond crest, With Himalayan dews impearled; And I will watch from Everest The long heave of the surging world. Thus sang the poet. But Moscow wants each crest labeled. "Joe's Place," and the Himalayan Hills impearled with bayonets, ultimatums ultima-tums and upside down talk. With secret police checking on anybody watching from Everest. The Kremlin is rehearsing "I'm sitting on top of the world" as its theme song. And it wants the Red choirs to have plenty of elevation. This is the Putsch Against Lost Horizons, the drive against the snowy peaks of beauty, peace, gentle gen-tle philosophies and the desire to i be left alone. Tht dialogue might well be: Joe. I'm going to liberate you. Dalai Lama. Liberate me! From what? Joe. From tranquility and amity. Dalai Lama. But Tibet has no desire to be liberated from these blessings. Joe. Quiet! I am about to give you all the things a satellite satel-lite is entitled to . . . secret police, fixed trials, purges, twenty-five year plans and all that sort of thing. If you behave I may even teacb you double talk. Dalai Lama. But the people of Tibet are happy. Joe. Nonsense! Your mountain passes need military road blocks, your ranges must be zones, your snowy peaks need the Karl Marx touch. Your monasteries need the hammer and sickle. And you know how I feel about monks! Dalai Lama. But Tibet has bothered both-ered nobody. It has remained aloof from all the conflicts so ruinous to the earth. It has won a reputation second to none for peaceful isolation. isola-tion. It is known as the Hermit Kingdom. Joe. Hermits are warmongers, warmong-ers, agents of the ruling classes and links with the dirty imperialists. im-perialists. Don't argue! I remember re-member that Hollywood film "Lost Horizon" with Ronald Coleman. The cost of these movies and travelogues on Tibet Is proof of control by moneyed interests. Dalai Lama. But I just read another an-other speech before U. N. in which the Soviet delegates emphasized that Russia was the one country that did not interfere with other people's freedom! Joe. You mean the paper boy gets AWAY UP HERE, TOO! |