IIIFカラー高解像度
国立情報学研究所 - ディジタル・シルクロード・プロジェクト
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| India and Tibet : vol.1 | |
| インドとチベット : vol.1 |
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THE FINAL DEMAND 293
prices from us for the articles they brought for sale to our
camp.
The Resident and his staff laughed heartily over this,
and said that trade-marts were of course to their advantage.
As to the indemnity, I said I had had some experience of
Native States, and comparing Tibet with them, I should
say Tibet was quite able to pay the amount we were
asking. If, however, the Tibetans could not pay the
whole amount within three years, I was quite prepared,
as I had informed them, to receive proposals for the
extension of the period of payment. The Resident
thought this reasonable, but made no further remark.
I then observed that the draft Convention which I had
received from Government was made out between me and
the Dalai Lama. Was there any chance of the Dalai
Lama returning in time to conclude the Convention with
me ? The Resident said there was not. I thereupon
asked with whom, in that case, I should conclude the Treaty.
He said that the Ti Rimpoche would act as Regent, and
would use the seal which the Dalai Lama had left with
him, and this seal would be supported by the seals of the
National Assembly, of the Council, and of the three great
monasteries.
My bolt had been shot : what would be the result ? This
was the thought which I kept asking myself as I rode
back through the streets of Lhasa. Would the Tibetans
fight ? Would they brazen it out, and still remain
obstinate ? Or would they, perhaps, fly as the Dalai Lama
had done ? On the whole, I thought they would take
none of these courses, or I would not have acted as I
had done, for all the way through I had tried to follow the
principle of looking before I made a step in advance,
so that when my foot was once down, I could keep it
down. It was a dull and heavy method of procedure, but
was the best way, I thought, of impressing an obstinate
people like the Tibetans. I considered, on the whole, that
their resistance to our demands would now collapse,
though I was naturally anxious as to the result.
On the day following, September 2, one of the
Councillors and some other officials visited Captain
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