NATIONAL CONTROL OF ROADS, RAIL AND AIR
Transport Chaos
“MANY DRIVERS SAFER BEHIND MACHINE GUN”
RAILWAYMEN ’ S DEMAND. United Press Association—By Electri; Telegraph—Copyright. LONDON, July 4. The railwaymen's conference at Southampton phased a resolution declaring that the chaotic conditions of road transport, increasing accidents, and the_ wretched conditions of the employees' were a menace to the community's well-being, and that the Government bn requested to bring road, rail, and air transport under national control as a single unit, eliminating competition and promoting economical development. The mover of the motion pointed out that tho National Union of Railwaymen had always favoured the nationalisation of the railways, which must now include road and air services. Mr. C. T. Cramp, industrial general secretary of the National Union of Railwaymen, agreed that only a comprehensive scheme of co-ordination and nationalisation could benefit the community. Public safety alone justified the demand for nationalisation. “Many road drivers," he added, “would be safer behind a machine-gun than the steering wheel."
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6954, 6 July 1929, Page 7
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163NATIONAL CONTROL OF ROADS, RAIL AND AIR Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6954, 6 July 1929, Page 7
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