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Marlborough Express, Volume LIII, Issue 187, 4 July 1919, Page 5

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(Received July .3, 8.10 p.m.) : LONDON, July 2. During the debate ton tlie Transport Bill in the House of Commons, when pressed by a ..Unionistt'hreat that many would \ dissociate : "themselves from the Government if the latter adopted the principle of nationalisation Tsefore appealing to tlie country, Mr Sliortt assured the Bcxus© that nothing would be tfone tinder tlie Bill to make- nationalisation inevitable. He was unable to give a pledge as to whethet* or not \an' improvement in transport might or might not affect, the. quesEwn of nationalisation, '"butl he. deelarod tliafo the Government would not knowingly or willingly do anything., trader the Bill to advance the question if it arose.:. ; Sir Auckland Gedde.3 was equally emphatic in stating .that the question was as.open, to-day as ever. Asked whether the Government accepted Mr Justice Sanlrey's coal report, Mr BonariLaw replied:—"l cannot m.ike a statement - -until tlie Government has given: the sxibjeet the fullest consideration."