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in the daylight and work done by arti-
ficial light.
1T, moreover. served the daily CON
venience of the many communities of the
country in a way which gave all but
universal satisfaction, and the overwhelm-
ing testimony of its value which has
come to me convinces me that l should
not be justified in acqulesing IN its re-
peal
Sees Aid to Heroes Crippled.
In regard to the sundry civil bill the
president in another communication to
the house said:
"Under the vocltion rehabilitation bill,
which becames law June q, 1918, the
congress has sought to fulfill the ex-
pectations of the country that the soldier
sailor or marine disabled in the recent
war should be given an opportunity to
secure, at the expense and under the
fostering care of the federal government,
such training as he needs to overcome
the handicap of his disability and to
resume his place as a civilian able to
earn a living upon something like equal
footing with those with whom he was
associated before he made his great sac
rifice for the honor and defense of the
country.
"It is a matter of very grave concern,
therefore, that at the very moment when
these disabled men are coming in con-
stantly increasing numbers to the gov
ernment to avail themselves Of this gem
eral plan, there should appear in the
sundry appropriation bill, which ] now
return. limiting clauses which will 20
much more than seriously cripple and re-
tard the beneficial work Of restoring
these men to useful and contented lives.
These clauses would probably, in fact,
if put into effect, nullify the whole pur-
pose of the act and render its admins
tration practically impossible.
100000 Needed.
'The section of the bill which / now
return, which governs the appropriation
for this work. provides the sum of &c.
0O0, 600 for all the expenses of rehabili-
tation, including the support of the dis
abled men in training and this sum is
stated to be in lieu Of the appropriation
contained in the act approved July (-),
1919, amending section two of the act
approved June 27, 1915 Inasmuch as
there are already over 1000 disabled
soldiers, sailors and marines in training.
and, inasmuch as another 1000 will be
put into training now that the amend
ment to section has become law, it is
clear that even at the rate of only $50
month, sum approximating SS,000,-
900 will be required for the mere sup
port Of these men. and that under the
present appropriation nothing will be
available for their tuition and travel or
for placing them where they can earn
a living. and it will be impossible to meet
the needs of the new thousands who are
l. ito ,f ho
rehabilitation act. In the offices of the
board, in the District of Columbia and
in IA great centers of the United States,
immediate help is being given to men in
need Of these services and these offices
are used for the essential purpose of
keeping accurate records, of providing
proper medical survey of the men, of
caring for them in their Illness and for
the various administrative costs in
| separable from difficult work of this
kind, which must in the present circum-
stances reach to every corner of the
United States.
Limits Trained Staffs, too.
Furthermore, the same section of the
sundry civil bill places such limitations
upon the salaries which the federal
board for vocational education is per-
mitted to pay, that it will inevitably re-
suit in the loss by the vocational board
of very large number Of men who have
made themselves especially valuable and
indeed indispensable in this new work
by reason of their native ability, their
| proven general experience and their
special training, and to whose advice
the disabled men must look as well as
for superintendent in the matter of
training and employment.
Il, therefore, return the bill, with
| the hope that the congress will recon
sider this section of the law, restore the
| $6,000,OOO appropriated under the act
| umending section two, and most Iibrrally
revise the salary limitations so that this
| beneficient work may go on and 60 or
] at once.