Suppose they began on the question of time: "How many hours do you lamas work?" "From daylight Wil dark" replies the draba. Dis Gracefull "Do. you receive adequate remuneration. for this unnecessarily long and tiring day—If not, why not?" Suppose David Kirkwood succeeded in stirring up the lamas in Drebung, Sera and Galdan to revolt against their iniquitous long hours and their disgraceful lack of adequate compensation: What next?
The situation is quite unthinkable and absolutely impossible. Tibet, if the Young Party gets its way, may ]yet arrive at that position in, society or civilization where bus strikes and tram strikes will some day paralyze the Reincarnation of Dalai Lama No, 20. George Lansbury, being kindly disposed towards the' patient, hard-
But is he right? And what in the mind of the Tibetan young man is a modern state? Does he want trams, trains, motor cars, aeroplanes, theatres, universities, adaily press, police force and law courts and foverything that follows in the train of modern civilization?
Suppose he had his cabarets, night clubs, his army, navy and air' force, hig secret service and his political parties, would he be happy, satisfied and contented and as peaceful and restful as the lama is to-day?
In front of all these things the tama on the Roof of the World draws minus, Mo-den, as the Chinese phrase puts it, is quite unknown. here, And would we, see it otherwise? The last "North: China Herald" fold of the London bus strike and the "inconvenience it caused to thousands of visitors who had. flocked to London to witness the Coronation, And the previous issue reported some rather serious labour disputes. Tu the yes of Tibet's young men Lamaland may be a backward country and nek the conveniences of a modern state, but is the red-robed Tama wrong and the young man. vight?
Suppose the lanfa did go on strike what would be his grievance and the Object of his "down tools"? secures the lama's gold he will bulld up-a system of distraction that will dazzle the gngrant lama.
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