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FILMS FOR THE FIGHT IN YORKSHIRE
A NTI-NATIONALIZATION films i-tare to be shown at village halls in the north-western area over a period of six weeks, states Mr. E. A. Whitehead, secretary of the North-western (Western) Area of the R.H.A. The films will be 16 mm. stock. Commencing on August 3. the R.H.A. 35 mm: antinationalization film will commence a month's run in the north-west, starting at New Brighton. A mobile projection outfit is employed to give daylight shows..
STATE CONTROL FUNDAMENTAC PRINCIPLE OF SOCIALISM
THAT the Socialist Government was
not concerned about the welfare of Mr. Jones or Mr. Smith in the roadtransport industry was the theme of a speech made by Mr. G. H. R. Rogers, M.P. for North Kensington, when he addressed a meeting organized by the Upper and South Norwood Chambers of Commerce last week, The State control of all forms of transport, said Mr. Rogers, represented a fundamental principle of Socialist doctrine, as did the control of the means fur production. He could see no reason -at all why road transport should be treated as some special entity.
If one could believe Mr. Rogers drivers throughout the country were more thaa disturbed at even the possibility of the proposed aationalization scheme being dropped. They welcomed the prospein ot the industry being absorbed by the State, he said, because it would mean security, which they did not now enjoy.
Mr. Clark Hall, public relations officer of the British Road Federation, who very ably put the case for the industry. cited the unfortunate experience of Northern Ireland, where, he said, it was still necessary to give 48 hours' notice if one wanted me service of road transport. A resolution "categorically denying the Government's right to take this .drastic step without a preliminary inquiry," was passed unanimously.
Despite an as.fertion made by Mr. Rogers that drivers were " WO per cent. behind nationalization." none of those present voted against the resolution,
A PEEP INTO THE FUTURE?
ADDRESSING a meeting at Alfreton .1"3. on July 25, Mr. George Brown, M.P. for the Belper Division. forecast that, under transport nationalization, C-licensees were most unlikely to be affected. They would, he thought, have a radius in which they would be quite free to carry their own goods. Longdistance hauliers would. he thought. fe ' taken over. They would probably be allowed a short fadius in which to operate freely.
" If my guess is right," he added. "we shall have a transport corporation. with separate departments for the railways. road haalage. and so on, and each department will be responsible to the' national orgmization, and that to Parliament."