Baxter Springs news., 1919-07-25
TO WAGE WAR on !
THE DAYLIGHT LAW
Kansas Senator Declares VII
sons Veto Of Repeal Was Fool
ish, as Farmers Lose III BIZ
lion Thru Loss Of Time
From the Kansas CITY Star:

From the Kansas City Star:
Washington, July 17.-SenatOr Cap
per of Kansas issued 4 statement TO-
day, urging the farmers Of Kansas "a
appeal directly to President Wilson
not to force daylight" saving on the
country. Senator Capper said Con-
gress shortly would pass another bill
and put the question up to the Presi-
dent again and the White House
should know what public sentiment
was, so he would act differently next
time. The Kansas senator said day
light saving cost the farmers Of the
country half billion dollars yearly,
instead of being a saving.
His statement, in part, follows:
"The presidents veto Of the Agri-
cultural Appropriation Bill, contain
ing repeal Of daylight saving, so
called, is ipdefensible. ] believe a
storm of protest will 60 up from ev-
cry state. The fight for repeal viii
90 on until the President Is shown
that the sentiment of the country,
laboring men as well as farmers, Is
overwhelmingly opposed to this OBJ
noxious measure. When he based his
veto on economic grounds the Presi-
dent must have been badly advised.
It is true that Samuel GOmpers repre-
sented the industrial laborers Of the
country as favoring a continuance Of
the law, but Mr.. Gompers did not rep
resent large groups Of members Of his
own federation. have letters from
nearly all the labor organizations OF
Kansas, including the State Fedora
ton Of Labor, State Mine Workers
Union, Kansas City Packing House
Employees Association and railway
brotherhoods, urging the repeal Of the
daylight saving measure.
Inc FARMERS are LOSetb
''The greatest economic interest at
fected by the law is the farming in
dustry, and it is affected adversely.
The new time means a loss Of at least
a half billion dollars to the farmers OF
this country by reason Of the time
wasted.
How predominant the sentiment or
the country is for a repeal Of this
daylight wasting" law is shown by
the vote in the House on the attempt
to pass the bill over the Presidents
veto. A change of eleven votes IN the
House would have accomplished this
result. In other words, almost two
thirds of the House members favor
repeal and they take this position be-
cause they know the sentiment Of
their districts is for repeal.
Should Kick to Wilson
Farmers should petition the Presi-
dent for the repeal of this law. They
should make the same arguments TO
him for repeal that they have made
in their letters to the agricultural
press and to members of Congress.
The farm organizations-the oranges,
the farmers unions, the societies OF
equity, every farmers organization OF
any kind or character should 60 on
record and let the President know just
how wasteful this so-called daylight
saving law is in actual practice. Farm
ers' wives, whose lot is made 80 much
harder by this abominable law, should
make their voices heard. LabOring
men who are forced to get out 30
early in the morning to get to their
Jobs in distant parts Of the city should
Join in the demand for repeal. Let
the president know the real sentiment
of the workers of the country-not
merely that of the idlers who want an
additional hour in the evening Tor
golf and other pleasures.
81 believe a vigorous, concerted ef-
fort along this line will either result
in convincing the President or will
make possible the passage over his
veto of the next daylight saving re-
peal measure that is sent to him for
signature by Congress"
A Baxter business man, while in
vestigating some property the other
dow d;scoGered a hidden cellar. Yes,