14 is childish to argue as certain critics of the new parking Tules pear to do that petulance and iilo-Hleality are to be excused because the Eounelt is bent on acting ear-own~ ers with unmerited restrictions. The Automobile club of China thoroughly" justified in championing the interests of motorists? it. would not be doing lis job otherwise, Yet Its executive are not likely' to be s0 inept. as 10 endorse the view that the Council Is deliberately using the trafic problem to embarrass one sec~ Uon of the community for its. own ends, Nor-will they deny that, however' strongly motorists may feel on certain points, the virtue of compromise cannot "be disregarded. authority charged to consider' the situation inthe light of all interests involved. The criticisms which have been offered have not all been neglisible, For example, the Council cer fainly should not allow free baricing space {0 any public company.
true' that the tramway and bus companies are using any of the space which might assist in the adjustment of the now regulations then fern ae~ lon should at once be taken to ter~ minate such a practice, "The Council being taken (0 task because it once expressed the hope, that private. terprise would be able to supply the ued for parking' space. Interpre= {ation of that exceedingly correct at {ude as indicating some sinister. desire (0 exploit the public for private benefit is amazingly perverse. The Counc has not been elected. a a Socialist organization, 'The. Ratepay= fers have constantly shown themselves highly' critical of tendencies volve it in Municipal trading. 16-4 ad "decided to set up a. car_ park fof its own for the garaging of cars fon payment, it would at once have Soon accused of interfering with pri-vote enterprise. Tu ensuring its own "consumption" of cars used by Council employees, it is merely practising Wwhat It preaches when it advises al architects of new buildings in Shanghai to make similar provision inthe {interests of the public. Yet more than one correspondent has attempted fo pretend that the Council employes in this. matter Is being favoured. at the community's expense, It fo. als tressingly boring to have to set down these prosaically elementary facts, bu Judeing from the tone' of laters This Journal is not concerned to volved they appear to be necessary.
fend the Council or even to maintain (Continued on page 308,)
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