WHY WAS THE FLAG HAULED DOWN?
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I HAVE come to the conclusion that the "little man" in the haulage industry is merely one of a number required to make up the subscription income of The
Road Haulage Association and kindred bodies In common with many others, I have for years supported our leaders, the "big boys," in whom we had faith and in whom we believed.
We did see some members of our industry t un to the Ministry of War Transport in 1943, but we never expected our national chairman to haul down his flag No excuse whatever can be put forward to compensate the industry for this great shock Anyone else could have made the "sacrifice," but not one whose utterances in the past would have to be repeated to be believed In my view, it is not now the question of high-level policy, but the psychological effect produced upon thousands of people throughout the country. What answer can we make to our critics and our members ? 1, for one, cannot find anything suitable.
London, S.E.7 S W VINTER (Far Thomas Hewstone and Co., Ltd.)