THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1928. Sidey—Sunshine

NZ Truth, Issue 1181, 19 July 1928, Page 6

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 1928. Sidey— Sunshine

THOMAS KAY SIDEY has resigned; turned his horse from the joust at the time when his steel and enthusiasm were most needed, and now the country is cogitating as to whom shall be the new champion of Sidey's sunshine plan. Viewing this contentious subject from an impartial angle — though why it should continue to be hotly argued is, indeed, extraordiriary—it" seems inevitable that pending legislation shall unquestionably r.esult m Summer Time becoming a permanent enactment. Inevitable, because despite the hoary shibboleth of inconvenience imputed by a seemingly disgruntled element, the combined opinions of medical men and employers of labor m this country, merged with the abundant cvi- j dence of national betterment m physique and individual belief m the scheme's inherent advantages, must mould the attitude of the country's legislators. Those who are inclined to the somewhat jaundiced belief that the measure is more enthusiastically supported by a coterie o£ [selfish people, who have battened I upon the excuse that the Bill merely provides sportsmen with extra hours of pleasure, should re-adjust their viewpoint to the more equi-balanced logic of those who regard the situation through the spectacles of national vision. It is how a truism that any country which has displayed the initiative to employ Daylight Saving economies m its individual nationhood, never has, and, it is safe to say, never will, revert" to the stereotyped seasons of summer known to our grandfathers. And it is curious that m a tabloid little Dominion such as this, with our inborn national pride, our belief m our corporate broadmindedness, our innate foresight and progressiveness, we cannot secure the unhampered passage of such useful legislation as Sidey's Summer-time Bill. In recollection of the benefits which followed m the wake of similar schemes m other lands, it is desirable that we, as individuals, should sink hair-splitting arguments, installing m their stead the considerate reasoning which lies at the true base of national welfare. .Having achieved this desirable circumstance, we ' should see to it that despite Sidey's recession, m face of carping argument, the measure for Daylight Saving shall this year be recorded on the statutes as a permanent measure.