New Britain herald., 1924-04-22
"DAYLIGHT SAVING"


 II looks as though New Britain Is going to have daylight saving" but not daylight saving time" This, of course, is the logical result of realiz- ing that the clock has nothing at all to do with the hour of the day. We can not change that hour, and we have no desire to. It has seemed wise 10 the merchants who always desire to consult the wishes of the patrons they serve, to open their stores an hour earlier during the period of the year when daylight comes sooner; and 1t has seemed necessary to the man. ufacturers, in order to meet the rail. road schedules, to begin work an hour earlier also. The clocks may well run on just as they are now doing. No one is changing the time; people will merely change their hours of labor in order to make the most of the daylight.
 There is no disputing the fact that there Is considerable objection in this city on the part of many. perhaps B majority of the working population and most Of us arc workers and re. quired to keep certain hours--to be- ginning the days labors an hour
  earlier than usual. It has been said that mothers, also, object because the children will not go 10 sleep at the proper hour in the evening owing 10 Athe daylight that has not faded. Those who object 10 the change in hours says, also, that the most sincere sd. socstes Of daylight saving are those who do not have to get m carly in tho morning and who do not have to lcep certain hours.
 l,cgarding the latter class the argu- ment is not convincing as most Of the favored few are able to arrange their hours so that they can do as they please, daylight saving or no daylight saving. It is with the people who have to keep hours" we are chieny concerned.
 It is unfortunate, but true neverthe- less that most of us have jobs to the performance of which we should give our best efforts, for it is because of the pay given us for our work on these jobs that we are able to live. All other considerations, such as caring for the garden. driving the fiivver, going fishing or playing baseball or golf, are side issues Time should be spent on them only when times is available. If the job takes eight or ten hours we ought 10 put in those eight or ten hours before we do any thing else. That is life, and the fact that many do not have to work thus regularly has nothing to do with the case-that matter Is something else again and starts discussion of the good luck or extraordinary skill some people have, while others are obliged to work along and receive pax from employers It is not believed that tue workers of New Britain, tho energetic workers Of which the city is proud. ob- ject 10 the beginning work earlier be- eause they want to sleep an hour longer in the morning after the sun is up. If this be granted. and if it is granted also that our first duty Is 10 the job which gives us q living, then there can be no sound reason against going to work an hour earlier in sum ner than in winter.
 More unfortunate it is, but equally true, that mothers and children simply have to regulate their lives 10 a great extent by the hours Of the brcadwin- ner Of the family. Modernists declare the time will come when wife and mother will have a career Of her own. Then, Df course, she can make her osn hours depend upon her own Eork. But as long as social conditions remain as they are in a majority Of eases. the mothers and children of the world wili have to conform 10 the hours which the head of inc family must heed
 As the Herald has often said the clock has nothing 10 do Rith saving daylight except as reminder 10 us of the change Of hours. It is 10 be hoped that, since New Britain will go to work an hour earlier than in the winter months. we uill not need that reminder. Changing the clocks never ''fooled" anyone and no one had an idea he was being fooled. Everyone knew he was getting tlp an hour earlier. even though nd hands of the clock declared the hour Mas the same. This action \ leaving. the clocks as they are ba sdvsn ing working
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