12 DECEMBER 1947, Page 16

SIKH AND HINDU

Sm,—In your issue of December 5th you say, on recent troubles in India, that "if the prime offenders were the Sikhs, then a reasonable under- standing between Muslims and Hindus should be sufficient to prevent further serious outbursts." I know the Sikhs well, and cannot agree: I wish I could. Do you really think that if that formidable community decided to attack Western Punjab, any persuasion or even threats from the Hindus of Eastern Punjab would prevent it doing so?—Yours

sincerely, C. A. H. TOWNSEND. Red House, Castletountshend, Co. York.