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Thursday, April 23. 1939 Tibet Turned into Vast Prison Camp ,y Chinese Keels, Hefugees Declare By A. K. GUPTA UPI Correspondent Kathmandu, Nepal - (UPD -Communist Chinese troops have turned Tibet into a vast prison with thousands of Ti betans being whipped each day in the streets and Budd hist nuns sent to army camps for the pleasure of the troops, refugees fleeing to Nepal have reported. They said nearly 2,500 Tibetan monasteries were damaged or destroyed by Communist artillery in the past month and nearly 8,000 monks killed, 12,000 arrested and about 800,000 lamas forced to flee homeless and hungry Into the mountains. This correspondent traveled through the snow-covered 17,- 000-foot mountain passes reach the border of Tibet and interview the refugees.. At the Nepal - Tibet border, a few miles north of the village of kTarke, I met some refugees who said some of 30 well armed Chinese divisions in Tibet were led by Russians. One English - speaking Ti betan named Thote, a 27-year-old graduate of Peiping Uni versity, said the Chinese kill ed 165 members of his clan in the village of Ghetumba in Kham Province. He said he saw his father machine-gunned for refusing to betray oth er Tibetan patriots. Thote said that during his flight to Nepal he passed through 65 villages that had been known as good trading - -mj& Jus. 4 ' Y ' ARRIVING IN LOS ANGELES after obtaining quick Mexican divorce, Herb Jeffries, Negro singer, is greeted by stripteaser Tempest Storm, whom he plans to marry. to centers and that every one was destroyed by the Com-, munists with not a sign of life visible anywhere. "Every Tibetan was a prisoner," he said. "The whole country was turned into a vast prison. Dusk to dawn curfews were imposed all over Tibet and did not allow nor mal living. "Thousands of peaceful, in nocent Tibetans were, being whipped daily in open places in the course of questioning and inhumane methods were being applied for confession. Mostly the people preferred to confess as desired by the Chinese than stand torture any longer. Many Starve "Markets are closed; essen tial consumer goods have dis appeared; trade is finished, resulting in numberless deaths inside houses from artificial starvation caused by the Chi nese. Any mention of devotion to the Dalai Lama was a seri ous crime and people were being forced to show their entire devotion to the Pan chen Lama. "Large numbers of nuns, who locally are called "ennis," have been forced to live in army camps at the pleasure j of the Chinese. Several nuns reportedly committed suicide to escape Chinese brutalities." 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'c rvr firVVVYVVYVV Jw at the nearest camp, waiting hours in long unending lines and only those who could satisfy the .Chinese of their loyalty managed to get one meal." Anglani, who lost his wife and three children while es caping, said he saw Russians with the Chinese and believed they were helping the Commu nists build a big concentration camp at the 17,000-foot level at the northern base of Mt. Everest. Despite this campaign of terror, the refugees said the Tibetans still were continu ing their fight against the Communists and showing open defiance of their Red Rulers. They said lockets with the picture of the Dalai Lama were worn in spite of the fact that Chinese soldiers have orders to shoot on sight any one wearing such a locket. The Family Council Editor's note; The F-tml Council consists oi a judge a psychiatrist, tKree clergymen, a newspaper editor a women's editor and two writers. Each article is a summary of an actual report. The Family Council does not give advice; it merely reports on problems that have been dealt with by responsible agencies and counselors Violet A. - It would be silly ! what lher pePle thin- 1 a1' ajs uicnuicu ui a cnurcn to make a wedding now Lillian J. I always dream ed of a church wedding for my daughter. Violet A. I am trying to talk my sister out of making a foolish mistake. Several months ago her 17-year-old daughter eloped with a young man just out of his teens. My sister and her hus band were violently opposed to the marriage. They went around telling everyone how awful this boy was and how they didn't know what to do with their daughter. Now, at the daughter's per suasion, my sister- wants to make a big religious service for them. It is so ridiculous. Everyone knows they have been married and living in their own home for several months. I told my sister it looks as if she is after gifts for the young couple. - Lillian J. - I don't care wedding for my daughter and I'm going to have it. I didn't have one myself and this means a lot to me. Of course, I would rather have a differ ent bridegroom, but you can't have everything you want. As for being after gifts from people - that's a nasty crack and I resent it. I'll be spending more on the wed ding than they'll ever get in gifts! I could just give them this money if I wanted to. As a matter of fact, my own daughter says she'd rather I'd give her the money. She doesn't care a fig for cere monies and is going through with it for my sake. The Council: A formal re ligious service could do a lot for this young couple, par ticularly as a means of mak ing up for a very bad start, but Lillian is defeating what ever good it can do by adopt ing an entirely selfish posi tion. Things have been very bad ly managed from the be ginning of this, romance. Lilli an had no right to speak against this boy to outsiders. It was undoubtedly one of the elements that triggered her daughter's rebellion. If the girl felt that her parents could not be trusted to keep her affairs private, she must have had little confidence in them on any score. This young bride, whether she admits it or not, is un doubtedly disturbed by her parents' disapproval of her marriage and by the fact that "everyone" in the family's social circle knows their atti tude. She and her husband are now really outcasts from a group that is important to them. The fact that members of the group may treat them politely or even kindly doesn't alleviate their feeling that others are essentially against them and their marriage. Among the important ele ments in holding marriages together are the facts of social approval and religious sancti fication. One doesn't gain these benefits simply by going through motions of a cere mony. There must be some conviction behind it. 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