Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 18, 1973, Winnipeg, Manitoba Toni Tsway. July 18. 1973 i Dalai Lama Hopes for return to tibetan Homeland r to u., 4u. F wandering monks discovered him at the age of four and declared him the fourteenth Dalai Lama the All embracing As the most powerful of tibetan leaders the Dalai Lama traditionally had Complete Rule n a country where there was no distinction Between Church and state. But from the time the communist chinese first invaded Tibet on oct. 7, 1950, until he intimately was forced to flee he Mammoth pot Ala Palace in Siasa nine years later the Dalai Lama s political Powers Hrank. Having been the absolute ruler of a nation larger than of Europe he now oversees Community of refugees Pread around the Himalayan Foothills and the Southern Indi n state of Mysore. Having once pontificate rom the pot Ala nearly As tall As the Empire stale building he new spends his Days Stro Ling through a compound c Green roofed yellow stuck buildings Clining to the Stee Hills above dharm Sala and network of Indian army can torments guarding the Frontier with China. From a Buddhist Temple in Side the compound purple Robed monks blow Long bras Don chins tibetan Alps horns the deep rambling Bellows o the horns Roll out Over the misty valleys and muffle the Bustle of the dharm Sala Bazaar and the recorded Hind film music blaring from loud speakers far below. The Dalai Lama barely distinguishable from the rest of the 300 monks in the com Pound walks out of his sunlit office and greets groups 01 Young american european and other tourists who come to attend twice weekly Public my fences. Peering intently at his callers through Blue tinted glasses he asks them where hey come from and which of he countries they have visited they liked Best. They look Aback at him As he strides and Down the Roch outside his office. His Black hair is close cropped Al most shaved. He wears Ordi nary Monk s Robes open toed Brown sandals and Brown Nylon socks. The tourists want to discuss the great questions of life. How do you Stop from being afraid of asks a Young american girl her Long Lank blonde hair streaming Down the Back of her Loose Indian shirt. The Dalai Lama stares at her. His round smooth face suddenly wrinkles and cracks into a smile lie giggles a soft peculiarly tibetan Giggle and then replies in rapid fire English and tibetan Al most simultaneously. No matter How hard you he says in 100 years or so you la be dead. You must study about life and in time you la learn that death is unit afterwards he Speaks to a newsman in a sitting room alongside his office. He sits at he Edge of a Green easy chair. He Drums in Arm of the chair with his fingers. Suddenly he slumps to the right and lets Lim drumming fingers touch he floor. Just As suddenly he sits Bolt upright and tosses his Monk s Cape off his shoulders. In posing his Bare arms and Saffron under Blouse. He giggles often and insists on a Transl or even to repeat his Sta Catto English which he in turn Cor Els. I these Young hippies. C i a 11 y the he ays they come Here looking or something they re missing n their own culture. They on t know it when they come1 Ere but they re looking for themselves. Many of them they leave have found themselves and arc happiness he says is the to mate goal for the people of Tibet. It s not a matter of whether Tibet is completely in dependent from China or whether it functions autonomously under them. What counts is that the people of Tibet attain happiness. He tries to create the impression that he is concentrating on preserving tibetan Cul Ture and identity so that we will have something to contrib Ute to our people when we re but unquestionably the Dalai Lama remains politically astute and involved. Through his own channels of communication which he refuse to discuss he keeps in touch with guerrilla activities in Tibet and with political developments in Lhasa. I generally favor non i he said. "1 believe i the results of non violence arc More stable than those t achieved through violent Means. But As in the Case of Tibet when people Are driven to violence through desperation 1 cannot blame he disclaimed any know ledge of reports that soviet and american agents have been supplying the guerillas with arms and training he said the guerrillas get their weapons from raiding chinese army other tibetan sources How Ever said the reports of s. And soviet support for the guerrillas Are valid. News of fighting along Tibet s Borders Wilh China Nepal and Sikkim is curried out of the country by traders Many of them Nepa less married to tibetan women who Are allowed to Cross the Border. Cost presents 14 ways to enjoy dieting. Cherry one of them. By a spiritual Leader in an arrangement of tibetan autonomy under chinese political Rule or would he hold out for total Independence Dja s but this is not a matter to be j also because they believe the decided for my he nations of the West look to China on the Tibet Issue. The tibetan exiles View this trend with alarm not simply because they fear losing in said. Nor is it to be decided by or for the tibetan refugees. Ward India for their own stances on Tibet. F one Good thing. Leads to another tint new 1630 Henderson Hwy. Parkside Plaza is designed to be right for your kind of living. You can choose from 4 apartment floor plans tasteful decor combines with functional design and the advantages of electricity for maximum com fort and liability. Parkside Plaza is scenically located on the red River and has a Marina to take full advantage of its location. 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