The Mena weekly star., 1919-07-17
PRESIDENT SAVES
 DAYLIGHT LAW
Agricultural Bill Vetoed Because of Provision Repeating New Time Savings Have Resulted From the
 Act, Says Mir. Wilson.


 Wilson vetoed yesterday the Agricul- tural Bill because of it's provision re- pealing the Daylight Saving Law.
 The President also vetoed the Sun dry Civil Bill. He explained that he vetoed the sundry civil measure ''be- cause of certain items of the bill which seem to me likely to be of the most serious consequences" Cut Aid to Disabled Soldiers.
 The bill limited the appropriation for the rehabilitation and training of disabled soldiers.
 The Agricultural Bill carried $33,- S99,761 and the sundry civil measurel $605, ,16O,207.
 Both important supply bills, carry ing the millions of dollars urgently needed in government activities and already long delayed by failure of the last Congress, must now be repassed without the features to which the President objected or repassed in present form over his veto by two- thirds vote in both houses.
 May Be Passed Over Vetoes.
 Republican Leader Mitchell said that either he or Chairman Haughen of the agricultural committee would move to pass the Agricultural Bill over the Presidents veto. House lead CTS expected vote would follow after brief debate.
 After receiving the Presidents veto messages, the House ordered the Sun dry Civil Bill sent back to the appro- priations committee and voted to take up the Agricultural Bill Monday.
 House leaders were confident that efforts would be made at that time to pass the Daylight Law repeal over the Presidents veto, but doubt was exprest that proponents of repeal could muster the required two-thirds l vote. Leaders said no attempt would be made to override the Presidents veto of the Sundry Civil Bill.
 In regard to the Agricultural Bill, the President sent the following com munication to the House of Represen- l tatives:
 q take the liberty of returning House Resolution 31571, 'an act mak- ing appropriations for the Depart ment of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1920, without my signature.
 q realize, of course, the grave in- convenience which may arise from the
 postponement of the legislation at
 this time, but feel obliged to withhold my signature because of the clause ! which provides that 'at and after 2 o'clock a. m Sunday, October 26, 1919, next, the act entitled 'an act to save
 daylight and to provide standard time for the United States approved
 March 19, 1918, be, and the same here by is repealed
 Repeal Means Economic Loss. q believe that the repeal of the act referred to would be of very great in- convenience to the country, and l be- : lieve that I am justified in saying that . it would constitute something more than an inconvenience. It would in- volve serious economic loss. The act of March 19, 1918, to save day light resulted not only from a care ful study of industrial conditions by competent men familiar with the busi- ness operations of the country, but also from observation of the happy and beneficial consequences of similar ,, legislation in other countries, where legislation of this character has been for some time in operation and where it has resulted--as the act of March l9, 1918, has resulted in the United
 States-in substantial economies. The
 act was intended to place the chief
 business activities of the country as l nearly as might be within the limit | of daylight turnout the year. It re- . suited in very great economies of fuel , and in substantial economy of energy, because of the very different effect of l work done in the daylight and work
 done by artificial light.
 Also Generally Accepted. Ut, moreover, served the daily con- , venience of the may communities of the country in a way which gave all
 except universal satisfaction, and the
 overwhelming testimony of it's value
 which has come to me convinees me that I should not be justified in acqui- : escing in it's repeal"
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