upon Islam whenever they occur, and not unjust taxation, prejudiced treatment, and so on. He denied that the TKNM had been formed to punish Djawi-Hisworo; he said that there were many underlying issues and that just happened to be an event that convinced them to act. He also denied that their goal was to have the government punish or prosecute the editors of Djawi-Hisworo over this matter, but that he would like the government to explain what its position was on matters such as this. End of Djawi-Hisworo At some point during the controversy, Martodharsono stepped down as editor of the paper. However, in April 1919 he announced he was returning from his period of rest and was head editor once again. However, Djawi-Hisworo did not last much longer. The newspaper ceased publication in late 1919. It is difficult to say whether the boycott campaign was to blame, or other reasons, because the newspaper industry in the Indies was not often a profitable business to begin with. References Defunct newspapers published in Indonesia Malay-language newspapers Dutch East Indies 1909 establishments in the Dutch East Indies Newspapers published in the Dutch East Indies 1919 disestablishments in the Dutch East Indies