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is not ended even yet, and that long before his fateful ten years elapse it will have to be reconsidered. But that such a reconsideration may not take the Jains again by surprise and that even now this outrageous edict of a modern Daniel come to justice on the heights of Abu be not enforced against them to the permanent injury of their centuries old rights and privileges, it is upto the leaders and spokesmen of the community to take up this gauntlet flung to them; and while carrying on the fight to the bitter end, let them take measures of proper defence at home. Let them put their own house in order against an untimely repetition of the mischief and disaster that has now befallen the community. Let them demand an explanation of those who had had charge of this dispute and then reconstitute, if necessary, the communal organisation so as more effectively to uphold the rights of the community and maintain its privileges to safeguard its properties, to secure its progress and prosperity. The counsels of disaster reported to be given by some soi-disant friends of the community find no sympathy from us; for we do not think the Jains have anything to gain whatsoever by Ainging a lot of good money after bad in trying to fight out the issue further in the Privy Council. The lawyer's charges alone for a case like this will mean an unconscionable tax upon the community, which
