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Candler Edmund. The Unveiling of Lhasa
The Unveiling of Lhasa
Table of Contents
PREFACE
CHAPTER I THE CAUSES OF THE EXPEDITION
CHAPTER II OVER THE FRONTIER
CHAPTER III THE CHUMBI VALLEY
CHAPTER IV PHARI JONG
CHAPTER V THE ROAD AND TRANSPORT
CHAPTER VI THE ACTION AT THE HOT SPRINGS
CHAPTER VII A HUMAN MISCELLANY
CHAPTER VIII THE ADVANCE OF THE MISSION OPPOSED
CHAPTER IX GYANTSE
CHAPTER X GYANTSE—continued
CHAPTER XI GOSSIP ON THE ROAD TO THE FRONT
CHAPTER XII TO THE GREAT RIVER
CHAPTER XIII LHASA AND ITS VANISHED DEITY
CHAPTER XIV THE CITY AND ITS TEMPLES
CHAPTER XV THE SETTLEMENT
Footnote
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Edmund Candler
Published by Good Press, 2021
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It may be asked, then, What is, or was, the nature of the Russian menace in Tibet? It is true that a Russian invasion on the North-East frontier is out of the question. For to reach the Indian passes the Russians would have to traverse nearly 1,500 miles of almost uninhabited country, presenting difficulties as great as any we had to contend with during the recent campaign. But the establishment of Russian influence in Lhasa might mean military danger of another kind. It would be easy for her to stir up the Tibetans, spread disaffection among the Bhutanese, send secret agents into Nepal, and generally undermine our prestige. Her aim would be to create a diversion on the Tibet frontier at any time she might have designs on the North-West. The pioneers of the movement had begun their work. They were men of the usual type—astute, insidious, to be disavowed in case of premature discovery, or publicly flaunted when they had prepared any ground on which to stand.
Our countermove—the Tibet Expedition—must have been a crushing and unexpected blow to Russia. For the first time in modern history Great Britain had taken a decisive, almost high-handed, step to obviate a danger that was far from imminent. We had all the best cards in our hands. Russia's designs in Lhasa became obvious at a time when we could point to open defiance on the part of the Tibetans, and provocation such as would have goaded any other European nation to a punitive expedition years before. We could go to Lhasa, apparently without a thought of Russia, and yet undo all the effects of her scheming there, and deal her prestige a blow that would be felt throughout the whole of Central Asia. Such was Lord Curzon's policy. It was adopted in a half-hearted way by the Home Government, and eventually forced on them by the conduct of the Tibetans themselves. Needless to say, the discovery of Russian designs was the real and prime cause of the despatch of the mission, while Tibet's violation of treaty rights and refusal to enter into any relations with us were convenient as ostensible motives. It cannot be denied that these grievances were valid enough to justify the strongest measures.
