3 o THE MARKHOR 



Sir Pratap Singh, Honorary General in the English 

 army, be able to stick to his reactionary standpoint 

 in face of these facts ? 



Up to now the Himalayan giants have been his 

 best allies; they still stand there in their rocky 

 strength and successfully withstand the inrush of 

 Western invaders. But already the wings of English 

 genius are fluttering over the Cashmere heights 

 already Sir Pratap Singh sees the hills coming nearer 

 already the waves of the Indian Ocean are be- 

 ginning to wash the pillars of the Himalayas. 



How much longer will the people of Cashmere 

 remain in slave-like ignorance, run about in rags, 

 laughing and playing and pretending, whilst the 

 great ones of the land, born and brought up on the 

 soft couch of riches, carelessly give themselves up to 

 the selfish delights of a luxurious life ? 



The whole of India is joining in the modern 

 movement towards advancement. Nature's laws 

 demand this, and England's power of colonisation 

 dictates it. Even in Cashmere's future there is a 

 smell of coal. 



