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| India and Tibet : vol.1 | |
| インドとチベット : vol.1 |
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420 SOME CONCLUSIONS
before, and, still more extraordinary, while they invaded
our territory when we countermanded the Macaulay
Mission, they came and sought our alliance after we had
sent a Mission to Lhasa by force. When we had really
got to close quarters with the Tibetans at Lhasa itself,
when they had seen that their preconceived ideas about us
were false ; that, with all our power, we had moderation ;
that, fighters though we were, we yet treated their leading I
men with politeness and respect—with far greater respect,
indeed, than they received from their fellow-Asiatic
suzerain ; that we interfered in no way with their religion ; !]
that their traders could do an excellent business with us, I
and their peasantry got fine prices for their produce and 1
plenty of employment as well, they entirely reversed their
attitude towards us, and, if I had held up my little finger,
would have gladly come- under our protection. t
This being the case, I hope the idea that it was either
wicked or needless to send a Mission to Lhasa will be no pi
longer entertained, and that it will be recognized that in
practice it is impossible to leave the Tibetans alone, how- E
ever much we might like to. If, then, relationship of some
kind has to subsist between India and Tibet, what we
clearly want is that that relationship should be as har-
monious as possible. We want to buy the Tibetans' d:
wool, and to sell them our tea and cotton goods. And, tb
apart from questions of trade, we want to feel sure that
there is no inimical influence growing up in Tibet which
might cause disturbance on our frontier. That is the
sum total of our wants. The trade is not of much value
in itself, but, such as it is, is worth having. We have it
no interest in annexing Tibet, and we have definitely
declared against either annexation or protectorate ; but it
we most certainly do want quiet there and the removal 't
of any influence which would cause disquiet. Disorder
begets disorder. When Lhasa is unsteady Nepal and ;11
Bhutan are restless. What we want, then, is orderliness ji
in Tibet and some means of preventing disorder from ever
arising.
Before the Lhasa Mission, Russian influence—not
necessarily exerted with deliberate intention by the Russian ~~
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