El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-14

RESIDENT WILSON certainly showed lack Of decision
70 act regardless Of consequences when he vetoed two
Of the largest appropriation bills passed by congress- the
sundry civil bill and the agricultural BILL because of riders
which failed TO meet with his approval The bills carry
appropriations affecting the finances Of many thousands Of
people, government employees and their dependents to-
gether with appropriations for extensions and improve
e1ts Of service which mean much to the whole country
An executive usually hestates before vetoing the big
money bills he believes the ensuing delay viii be
only Of days, because Of the disappointment bound to
result.
The president is quite aware Of the inconvenience which
his action His veto Of the agricultural bill carries
half apology because Of that fact But he explained
that felt obliged the bill without approval
because Of the rider which repealed the daylight saving act
he vetoed the sundTy civil bin because he believed the
limiting clauses therein contained would seriously hamper
the important work Of soldier rehabilitation
What the country thinks Of the presidents stand with
regard to daylight saving viii probably lind expression
soon It IS only certain now that denunciatens Of day
light saving have been louder and frequent than any
expressions Of approval
The president justfying his support of daylight
e act was intended to place the chief business actv
ties Of the country nearly might be within the limits
economies Of fuel and in substantial economy Of energy
Of the very different effect the
daylight and work done by artificial light.
1T served the daily convenience of the many
communities Of the country in way which gave all but
universal satisfaction and the overwhelming testimony Of
its value which has come to conynees me that should
not be justified IN aeguescing in its repeal"
It possible that this law does DO good in the
northern and Atlantic states where the bulk Of manu-
done ana Factory ciSlIlclS want
to keep OF saving daylight let them do
But daylight saving" by the process Of pushing the
forward hour finds little favor in the west and
practically the southwest It makes the days too
long and the nights short people complain It sends
home what the says about the middle OF the
afternoon, when It still too to work in the family
garden plot and too eary-0r It seems-to have the
evening meal It creates mans land Of time, waste
space which most people hardly know how to utilize
In this part Of the country, under daylight saving
dorkness IS delayed until about The sun does not
set in Salt Lake City until under this tine People
dislike 20 for the evening before dusk and every
thing thrown late IN consequence It is almost mpos
sble get children sleep before dark some hundreds
exasperated parents have asserted They too late
to bed and too early to arise
Quite outcry raised in Kansas that point n
May Parents rural districts complained that their
children get up before dsYn in order to reach school
tine; in TACT those living miles from school, had
travel most Of the way in darkness They were let out
OF school early the afternoon the heat were up late
N the evsningste according TO the clock, at eastand
never got enough sleep They showed the effects Of sleep
essness all the tine Farm hands also up toe early
and too late and work in the fields suffered in
consequence
It's the same here People Of al classes trying to enjoy
the cool that comes after ngha get little sleep and
the effect Of It can be during working hours
It VIII be remembered that Arizona staged the begin
nines Of revolt against daylight saving, because OF
climatic conditions The rebellion did not 90 much past
inception however because too much confusion in time