Evening star., 1922-05-27
ID. C.. DAYLIGHT SAVING PLAN
CHARACTERIZED AS CRUEL =
Many Letters to The Star Declare School
Children, Commuters and Tradesmen
Are the 'Goats."

who chase golf balls. because they
are too old to chase anything else.'"
"a reader and subscriber. claims
that II the question of saving daylight
'is left to the public schools, the chill
dren will voice the true sentiments
of the mothers. who are the victims
of such a foolish plan Of daylight
saving"
Those who are employed in the
government and live In Washington
have the advantage of beginning
the days work one hour earlier" and
partment considers it "a great bless
ing" The daylight-saving plan does
not split the day up. he says, "and we
do our office work when we are fresh
and the results are a higher degree
Of efficiency"
Opposition Humorous, or Pitiful.
One Of the five letters favorable to
the plan attacks those who oppose 1t.
The author says: "It would be humor-
there are people in the District Of Co.
lumbia who are opposed to daylight
saving. There are none SO blind as
those who will not see.' Every move
for the amelioration of mankind meets
with opposition from those who have
most to gain from 1t. So with this.
Not one logical reason has been ad-
vanced against its adoption in cities,
while a number of stupid and ridicu-
lous statments have been broadcasted
with view to discrediting 1t.
"Candidly. 1 can find no intelligent
person opposed to daylight-saying,
while every victim Of their own fears,
every erratic and prejudiced person
with whom / am acquainted. Is opposed
to it," The letter is postscripted with
this statement: Il pity the poor boobs
who are so dense as to oppose the
n a n itay. f,a
to have his name printed.
Responsibility for Scheme. Topic.
Responsibility for the present ar
rangements Is placed on various
heads. w. w. Trail opposes the sys-
tenn and Minna Rauterberg says un-
less she is greatly mistaken, ut was
the merchants association that urged
this measure on the President and ap-
parently they don't want it,, while a
loyal democrat says 1t looks to him
like just another mess those damned
republicans have brought about"
From the finance department comes
this piece of sarcasm:
In order to meet the situation as
regards staggered hours. etc. our
hours were $3.50 am. to 4 Pm, and
under the new arrangement. in order
its highly efficient and depleted force
600 per cent bond purchasers during
| the war. 100 per cent efficient, 100 per
! cent imposed upon, etc.) might enjoy
to the fullest extent the daylight
while 1t lasted, an extra hour was
presumably of the chief of. finance,
Gen. Lord. who is to succeed He'll and
Maria Dawes as budget officer. Our
hours are now am. to 4:30 pm"
A suggestion for saving daylight.
! other than the one now in vogue, is
cnvnf IN tNNy I o.
northwest. who. writing under the
heading "A Hum Bug" says: IF some
J of those daylight-savers could make
container or receptical of some kind
| that would hold one hours daylight
| and keep it till dark. then open 1t and
would be daylight saved. but under
! the present plan there is no such
| thing as daylight-saving.'
| Injects a Quotation.
| Robert NJ. Dawson. LOG E street
i northwest. brings up this quotation:
| ''In the last days they will seek to
change times and seasons and you
shall have children for your rulers
to which he adds. Haven't We got
| 'emT
| 'Now listen," he continues, this
effort to change Gods hours is oppres-
sive and calls for vengeance and re-
dress. The school children yawn at
schools; meals at improper and un-
wholesome hours: poor mothers
worked to death by being rousted up
and out too soon: milkmen. breadmen.
worked down and out during the very
hours God made for rest. Oh, 1t is
horribly oppressive"
A. NJ. Lassell of 511 Kenyon street
northwest, wants to know why the
business man is obliged to open his
store at the same time the govern
ment clerk starts his office work and
| if the business man closes his store
at the same time the government
clerk leaves his Office. when will the
government clerk do his shopping"
| John R. Weathers, II Iowa circle.
| writes:
thousands of us thank you and
The Star management for making it
possible for us to give expressions on
| the distracting fad of so-called day
| Ilight-saving.' 1t is foreign vagary
wholly unacceptable to the earnest,
busy people of this city and the Dis
| trict."