The conviction
of atrocious robbers and murderers is, perhaps, less rare than it was
in the author's time, though many still escape even the minor penalty
of arrest. The want of a sound moral public opinion is the
fundamental difficulty in Indian police administration--a truth fully
Understood by the author, but rarely realized by members of
Parliament.
9. The title of the Dholpur chief is now Maharaja Rana. In 1905 his
reduced army numbered 1,216 of all ranks (_I. G._, 1908). The force
is not of serious military value.
10. The identification of the Jats, or Jats, with the Getae is not
even probable. The anchor exaggerates the lowness of the social rank
of the Jats, who cannot properly be described as people of 'very low
caste'. They are, and have long been, numerous and powerful in the
Panjab and the neighbouring countries. It is true that they hate
Brahmans, care little for Brahman notions of propriety, either as
regards food or marriage, and to a certain extent stand outside the
orthodox Hindoo system; but they are heterodox rather than low-caste.
The Rajas of Bharatpur, Dholpur, Nabha, Patiala, and Jind are all
Jats.
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