The Pensacola journal., 1919-08-21
DAYLIGHT Law
HAS MANY FOES
AMONG FARMERS

Washington, Aug. 19.-Agitation for
repeal of the daylight saving law first
came from farmers but recently has
been buttressed by labor unions. motn-
ers' clubs, rural school authorities ard
many other interests. Urban opinion
niso has become divided and officials
of many cities and smaller towns have
come out against the law Congress
las been flooded with petitions for
repeal OF the law, IN collis,e with a
ccunter-fIood urging reteLtion of the
statute.
Loss of time N farm labor is IL
principal objection raised 10 the lar.
Thir complaint CONES principally froln
farmers employing hired hands aid.
oipuncr.ts of the law declare, all farm
crs. 81 some time during tine summer
season. are employers of labor and suf-
fer from the law.
The complaint of loss of labor is
based principally on the shortening
of the working day on the farm by
the advancing of the clock one hour
from March to October. The farmers
complaints declare they cannot ADJUST
farm work TO the advanced time be-
cause, with the clock advanced an nour
farm work cannot be begun as carry
in the morning as under the normal
time schedule and must close an hour
earlier. This is because the dew ON
the ground in the early morning pre-
vents plowing and other farm labor
under the advanced time scheduled
Farm hands-hired men, etc,-it IS
contended, will not work after p. m.
clock time. or at most O'Clock. Ad-
vancing of the clock an hour, therefore,
il is declared, causes a loss of an hours
Hs~f a "a
when the ground is in good condition
for work but with farm labor refusing
to work after or z O'Clock, clock
time.
Individual farmers as well as those
employing help. also declare they suf-
fer great confusion from the. advanced
time. Various farm activities, it is
said, must coordinate with clock time
in adjacent towns and cities. Farm
ers, it Is explained, must deliver pro-
duce to trains, frequently early in the
morning. If the farmers work by sun
time. in order to meet ground condi-
tfons, milking of cows, ETC., it is said
they suffer hardships in rising and
working an hour earlier in order to load
wagons of produce to meet trains. They
also declare cows, chickens and other
farm animals cannot adjust themselves
to the new clock time but require at
tention according to natural custom
and sun-tfme hours.
THE rooster crows regardless of the
daylight saving law" one farmer de-
clared in a petition to congress.
Mothers objection to the daylight
law are based upon confusion of con-
ditions in the home and. fundamentally,
loss of sleep by children They de-
clare children are wakened an hour
earlier than usual under the law and
lose another hours sleep at night, be-
cause of refusal or inability to sleep
during daylight of the evening. These
conditions. Ii is said, cause loss of
weight, fretfulness, nervous trouble
and other ailments of children-and
the mothers, too, from contact with
the children.
Protests against the law from labor
unions and worxingrnen are based upon
the requirement of the daylight law
for earlier rising. Wives of work
ingmen. it is said. are compelled often
to rise before daylight, and prepare
br eakfast by artificial light. Some labor
unions say the hours added daylight
at the end of the day does not COM
pensate for the loss of sleep and early
morning hardships OF the advanced
clock time.
Rural school authorities object to
the law because, they say. it is hard
ship both on pupils and teachers. who
often have to walk from one to six
miles TO school and must arise before