The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1918-03-21
Trying to Fool Old Sol.
Wyanett, March 10, 1918.

would thank you to publish the fol-
lowing in relation to the latest at
tempts Of the fatheads in congress
(who are in the majority to camou-
fage the clock AMI ignore the sun.
These wallowers in luxury have
passed law which has no precedent.
In this crazy law the people are di-
rected to set the hands Of their clocks
an hour ahead on March 81 to con-
serve daylight and maintain this
schedule until October ~. How day
light can be conserved by such pro-
cedure is difficult to comprehend, but
the lunkheads in congress who voted
for the bill appear to have jumped at
the conclusion that such measure is
necessary. Common sense could not
be driven into the heads of these min
compoops with the butt end Of an axe.
contend that no daylight saving
can be brought about in the spring,
summer or autumn months by push
ing the hands of the clock ahead and
compelling workmen to be at their
posts an hour earlier even though their
labors cease at instead of 6. The
contention set forth that this will give
them more time to work in their "war"
gardens-to squeeze another hours
work out of them-does not hold good.
Heretofore the Industrious home patch
gardener Of the cities has put in an
hour in his garden before starting for
work in the morning Under the new
law he will be compelled to leave his
home Immediately after breakfast and
hustle in order to catch the car for his
place of employment. Now this hour
is actually lost so far as garden work
is concerned. In the evening this man
returns home from his labors all
tagged out from his days work and,
nine times out of ten, too tired to
dig in his garden-in fact he is en-
titled to rest, and does rest. It must
be remembered that there are thous-
ands of men in the cities who go to
work at 6 and o'clock in the morning
and drudge ten hours day. So far
as gardening is concerned the wives
and children Of these men are the real
cultivators Of the garden patches, al
though, as heretofore stated, the men
have worked an hour on summer morn
ings before leaving for their posts
of duty. Did you ever see a
society woman working in "war"
or any other kind Of garden?
Daylight saving! It's a missioner.
No daylight can possibly be saved I'M
der the clock camoufage law. Even
semi-idiot can figure out this prop
osition.
Coming down to the effect this fool
law will have on the farmer, it is we'll
to quote the remarks of Representa-
tive Padgett of Tennessee, who op-
posed the bill. He said: "a farmer
gets up an hour before sunrise and
does not quit work until an hour after
dark. Would he have to get up and
SO W WOlh CWO 11Ou1o OO4O1O ouAA4 4oO
Some of the misrepresentation of
the people at Washington, both in the
senate and house, are apparently so
dense that they believe they can put
one over on the stun by camoufaging
the clock. Then, again, they care not
what laws they force-or try to
force upon their constituents so long
as these laws do not affect them
personally. What care these late
risers whether the laborer has to get
out of bed before daylight in order to
be at his place Of employment on time?
What care these fellows who break
fast in bed and do not have to ap
pear at the capitol until noon, many
Of them half asleep when they get
there? They care not damn.
AS an individual do not believe
that the time-changing law will hold
tional from the fact that it deprives
American citizens Of their liberties.
1t harks back to czarism, dictatorship
and slavery. There is one thing GER
tain-the right Of an employer to
open or close his establishment at
whatsoever time he pleases is strictly
his business and his constitutional
right, and no person can be compelled
to set his clock or watch ahead or
backward if he refuses to so do.
What next? Will the misnamed
lawmakers in Washington pass a
measure to legislate upon our time Of
going to bed and arising? The Amer
lean people are particularly patient,
but there is limit to this virtue.
.- A Farmer.