New-York tribune., 1921-03-11
Miller Is Told
90 p. C.. Want
Light Saving
Abolition of Law Violates
Party Platform. M. Nj.
Marks Charges at Hear
ing on the Belts Bill
Cities Health at Stake
DR.. Copeland Says New
York's Millions Need
Benefits of the Statute
F-c~ . StaS Correspondent

ALBANY. March 1o.-Assertions that
the Lowmsn- Belts bill repeating The
statewide daylight saving law does
not meet the plank in the Saratoga
rstform dealing with this subject
were made a. the hearing before Gov
ernor Miller to-day on the daylight
saving repeal measure.
The point was raised by Marcus NJ.
Marks, president of the National Day
light Saving Association and formerly
Borough President of Manhattan. who
said that he Is a Republican and be-
l!eves in living up to the party plat
forri He added that in his opinion
the Lowman-Betts bill does not meet
the daylight saving plank in the party
program upon which Governor Miller
made his campaign last fall. He cited
The following quotation from the Sara
togs platform.
ITO pledge ourselves by an amend
ment to this law SO that 1t shall not
apply to rural districts, while preserv-
ing TO the more populous municipal.
ties the contents of the law unless
they exercise their option to change it,
Mr., Marks declared that the measure
introduced by Senator Holland Duell.
Of Westchester, goes further toward
carrying out the intention OF the party.
This measure provides that the day
rural districts that desire to eliminate
1t from operation may do so.
But does it not all amount to the
same thing" asked the Governor.
"No." Mr.. Marks replied, because if
you sign this bill you would compel
90 per cent OF the people of this state
20 meet and pass resolutions favoring
daylight saving"
But that won't be very trouble
some" was the Governors retort~
This answer was generally accepted
by those present as meaning that the
Governor is satisfied with the Lovman-
Belts bill and that he will approve it.
"As a practical matter" the Gov
ernor continued, II cannot see much
difference between the Duell bill and
the measure now before NE. 1t all
comes % the same thing"
Mr. Marks expressed hope the Legis-
lsture would pass the Carroll bill.
which would submit the daylight saw
ing question to the voters this fall
He sad referendum would show that
more than 90 per cent Of the people OF
the state favor the continuation OF
statewide daylight saving.
AssemblymAn Daniel P, Witter, chair
man OF the Assembly Committee on
Agriculture. contradicted this claim
he said there are large numbers of
people living in cities who favor the
repeal because the law works hard
ships upon them and who have joined
with the farmers N asking for the dis
continuation OF the law.
Governor Miller is thoroughly i'm
pressed by the arguments advanced by
the opponents OF the repeal bill. This
was shown in his reply TO Andrew P.
Roman, of Buffalo, who declared that
The enactment OF the bill would make
city dwellers feel that ANY legislation
looking for the benefit Of the cities
is 70 be discarded during this present
administra ton"
~0f course, some feelings are unjus-
.ifable, you know" the Governor in
formed him.
"But We do not believe this is re-
piled Mr.. Roman.
well, I Will have TO differ with you
on that" was Governor Miller's answer.
W. II Marshall, representing the
Merchants Association of New York,
said that only about II per cent Of the
people OF the state favor the repeal
measure He said that the cities would
feel more at ease if a straight appeal
law was forced upon them than q law
such as the one proposed under the
Lowman- Belts bill. which, he said would
result IN confusion as to railroad time
schedules and cause no end of trouble.
When 1t became apparent that nearly
every one Of the great number of day
hght saving advocates who attended the
hearing desired to speak, Governor Mil
Ter objected He said he was willing to
hear anybody who had anything new
to say