The British State Telegraphs A Study of the Problem of a Large Body of Civil Servants in a Democracy

CHAPTER II

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THE ARGUMENT FOR THE NATIONALIZATION OF THE TELEGRAPHS 13

The indictment of the telegraph companies. The argument from foreign experience. The promise of reduced tariffs and increased facilities. The alleged financial success of foreign State telegraphs: Belgium, Switzerland and France. The argument from English company experience.