Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-28
Back to Standard Time.

Daylight saving time, which came
to an end at .wo o'clock this morning,
Is not unlikl the vegetable, spinach.
Some person like it and others do
not. So divided are the schools of
thought on both subjects that there
is no hope Of ever bringing them to-
gether. The points of view are based
on deep-sea.ed and fundamental preju-
dices that cannot be removed by argu-
ing according to any of the known
systems OF logic, and discus, ion favor
ing either side Is wasted effort. The
only common ground existing in the
matter cf daylight saving is the COM
plete disagreement over its merits and
the resulting confusion
Connecticut, Maine and Wisconsin,
according to an interesting discussion
Of the subject in the United States
Daily. forbid daylight saving by statute,
but some of the cities of Connecticut
are found among the approximately
four hundred municipalities that prac-
ticed daylight saving during the 1890
season. II is safe to say that in none
Of these cities was the practice adopted
without strong dissent, usually taking
form In outraged letters to the editor
from those who believe that man should
let well enough alone and use what
some Of them have called Gods time"
The Federal Governments expert
ment with daylight saving was short
and conclusive. President Harding
stated with extraordinary emphasis
that I'VE have adopted it for this year
and do not want to change that now.
but it will be the last time l will ever
approve the adoption of such a meas
ure." But other cities have continued
It with such determination that it seems
destined to remain for many years to
come, until some movement Is started
to put reverse English on clock setting
and try daylight wasting experiment.
While difference is found among in
dividuals concerning the merits Of the
plan, the issue squarely divides, as a
whole, the urban from the rural popula-
ton, with the city folk welcoming an
additional hour Of daylight after work
In which to tend the garden and spr.n-
kle the lawn and the farmer voicing
outraged protest over having to rise
an hour earlier without any arrange
n1ent whereby the sun would follow suit
and hasten its drying Of the dew. And
If the various Federal departments were
to vote on the subject one would prob
ahiv fnd fha naro rty,aov1f ~ A0rin,,1 .
ture condemning daylight saving as
the work Of the devil, with the Depart
nlent Of Labor praisings 1t as boon to
the workingman. The Post once De-
partsnent would find fault with it, un-
less the time we're universally adopted,
for the changes in time twice year
for mail schedules in cities adopt
ing daylight saving time. while trains
continue to operate on standard time,
cost . lot of money and involve some
confusion. The other departments, no
doubt, would register their votes &C
cording to the personal inclinations OF
the Secretaries
The chief difficulty with daylight
saving time, of course is the confusion
that results when nearby cities and ad-
Joining States take opposite stands
The only perfect solution lies in a Ma
tion-wide referendum on the subject
with the losing minority given the
choice between being shot at sunrise
daylight saving time. or OF stoppins
their ceaselesS chatter of why they
voted the way they did, and, by George
intend TO fight for their rieiltsl