New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-02

value to the country both as an in.
centlVe TO the production of more feed
and IN giving our working men ANA
WORKING women an extra hour of sun
light. II you could see the work beins
aone here in the summer and The RI
suits gained by the Sante re shan
men and other working men YOU wonla
,edouble your efforts to lie, he law
stand Our working men earnesfi~
hope the law viii not he done a~av
with / / tnNlr
"Tereka, Ran"
Charles Hansei president ef ibs
civic hsafl ef Crawford. Y H. wired
he commission that lhs rsspis III
That town would neansiier ihe ,enssi
81, tie daylight law n ihe LIGHT at
calamity.
" What the ruhie saws
Following are SEINE expressions az
eplnien which have reaehed the Ma
tlonal War Garden Commission;
4. iinrom illene, Boston Chamber
of Commerce The American peopla
want daylight saving continued. There
is vet to appear any valid reason why
we should not repeat the operation of
plan, which means so much IN terms
of economy and general welfare.
philadelphia Public Ledge" Day
light saving, as II worked last year,
was eminently successful. 1t proved
boon to hundreds of thousands of
people, worked inconvenience to com
paratively few and it ought TO find
permanent place in our system of
measuring time. 1t is to be
hoped there viii be such an emphatic
protest against the plans of those who
III Congress hope to take a backward
step that we shall hear no more OF
repeal of the daylight saving law.
New Orleans Item In an agricul-
tural state like Kansas, where farm
work begins at earliest dawn and the
wheat harvest goes on by moonlight.
it is not roces sary for the inhabitants
to kid" themselves into believing it
is six o'clock when it is only five, but
it will do them no special harm, while
ii is real benefit in industrial ccnters.
philadelphia Inquirer But,
after all, the rural voter is not the only
person in this or any other connection
who deserves to be considered There
is not much doubt what the decision
would be were the matter submitted to
a popular referendum. 1t would almost
nquestionahly be in favor of letting
the law stand.
Emil Aibreeht, president Philadel-
phia Bourse Repeal of the law will
result in great economic loss TO the
country.
"Newark Evening News'-Apparent-
ly the reactionarics have been, or
think they have been. Inconvenience
by getting up an hour earlier during
the months when the sum itself is an
early riser Saving daylight in the
late spring, the summer and early
autumn is world movement, the
United States having been among the
last of the nations TO take it up. The
plan makes for health and economy
1t worked well last year and its sue
cess should be repeated and. very
likely, enhanced this year.
indianapolis News'-The general
impression last summer was that most
people were satisfied with the daylight
saving law. Figures were submitted
to show that it was worth millions OF
dollars TO the country, and 1t Get
tainly aided town and city people IN
producing garden products. The sat
sfaction expressed was so widespread
that many persons considered the law
a fixture Most Of The protests against
the existing measure como from farm
ers. However. the farmer shares IN
the general benefit Of all mankind
Doubtless MANY farmers would not
oppose the daylight AaVing act If they
realized the benefit IT brought te
others city and town residents found
II great boon, In oihef countries
where the law has been tried II has
proved 50 popular that there - 40
present thought Of repeating 1t.