Evening star., 1922-04-20
DAYLIGHT SAVING FAVORED
BY FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS

A survey OF the heads of and offi.
cials in tho various government de-
partmsnts for their opinion on :aday-
light-saving movement reveals di.
vergent views on the subject, but
most Of them seem to favor q plan
to save daylight in Washington this
summer. The departments that ap-
prove unofficially OF movement Of
this sort are the Labor. Commerce,
War, tho Veterans Bureau and the
prohibition commissioner once. with
the Department OF Justice standing
on the fence. High ohioials Of the
State Department were represented
Is saying the department will not
oppose any plan. The Post ONCE and
Treasury departments. however. don't
care very much for the scheme.
Perhaps the heartiest approval of a
means Of savinge daylight that would
ton is asleep comes from Secretary
Weeks.
Il am in favor Of 2 general day
light-saving law" he said, land am
distinctly favorable to such a law for
the District OF Columbia because it
ernment here more hours of daylight
for work and play and tend generally
to better administration OF govern
ment business. There IL no reason
from any standpoint that I can see
why the people OF the District
business an hour earlier in. the sum sum-
mertime and have tho benefit of
moro time to themselves for recrea- :
ton, etc, In the afternoon and early
evening. To my mind such a system
would make for the better adminis-
tsstion tha 1,., OF government business in
The Secretary's assistant and chief
clerk of the War Department, John c.
Scofield. is of the opinion that. the
re-enactment of daylight saving
law for the District of Columbia
ernment. feedral employees and the
people of the city generally.
However, employees in the depart
| ment, some Of whom recently voted
on the proposition, are said to be in
the main against the plan to open
the departments each day at 8 o'clock,
Maj. Williams Of the Office Of the
chief of staff. declared that he be-
lieved the majority Of the workers in
the War Department favored day
light saving for the District, but
were not in favor Of merely shifting
the hours for departmental work.
Col. Charles r. Forbes. director of
the Veterans Bureau. heartily ap-
proved the proposal from the White
House that government departments
and bureaus get together and decide
to begin work at o'clock instead
Of 8.
Every assistance should be given
all employees of the government" said
Col. Forbes yesterday. ''in making
their work as pleasant as possible.
They deserve to be given the best
| chances for recreation. and that addi-
| tional hour Of daylight at the end OF
the day would be great relief.
| am for it,"
Daylight saving is very popular
among Ohio cities, where 1t has been
tried. Prohibition Commissioner Roy
A. Haynes, declared yesterday. adding
that he believed Washington would
find it a great benefit.
| II should think Washington would
specially benent from daylight saw.
| ing because OF the large number OF
| ONCE workers here" he said.
Attorney General Daugherty will
inquire among the personnel of the
| Department of Justice as to the senti.
ment concerning daylight saving, anc
also concerning the proposal set forth
from the White House this week that
! departments here in the city might
agree to come to work at O'Clock
! instead of 9.
| The Attorney General was doubtful
il the arrangement could be made
| successfully in view of the fact tina,
several persons employed in the gov
| ernment departments live "a consid'
erabie distance from their offices, anc
the earlier hours might make 1t ex.
tremely inconvenient. Train sched
ules might interfere, he said.
| Still, he was willing. the Attorney
General. said. to cooperate in tht
study Of the situation, and woulo
! confer with persons in his depart
ment.- There was no doubt Of the
| great value of the added hour of day
light at the end of the day. he said
! for recreational purposes.
! "PerannallY" said the Attorney Gen.