Boycott the Blackleg
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THERE is no apparent decrease in I the number of unauthorized vehicles operated for hire or reward and the hauliers concerned have no particular difficulty in finding plenty of employment. This constitutes a definite injustice to the law-abiding haulier, on whom the industry bases its claim to recognition.
It means that the unfair competition from which he suffered in the past, continues to oppose any effort he might make towards stabilization. The class of operator who has nearly proved to be the ruin of the industry, flourishes like a malignant weed.
In applying the terra "blackleg," I refer to anyone wilfully breaking the laws that now govern the operation of commercial vehicles, and equally ti those who are party to such irregularities, in which one must include the hirers.
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fiance of the law? There are examiners, inspectors and other authorized officials, whose duty it is to report such matters, and there are the police, whose function it is to prevent any breach of the law. Nevertheless, it is possible for a man to evade consequences for quite a long time, during which he is doing incalculable harm.
The preventive service at our disposal, composed of inspectors, examiners and police, is insufficient and needs the auxiliary effort of public opinion and aid. In every case of the operation and hire of an unauthorized vehicle, drastic action should be taken.
The operator should be reported, and