The daily banner., 1919-07-14
DAYLIGHT SAVED
BY WILSON'S VETO
The President DisapprOveS the
Agricultural Bill
MAY TRY TO OVERRIDE VETO
House is Likely to Make an Effort to
Force Measure Through-Sunory
Civil Bill Also Disapproved.

Washington, July 14.-President
Wilson blocked repeal of the daylight
saving law by vetoing the agricultural
appropriation bill carrying rider Tor
that purpose, and at the same time We
toed the sundry civil appropriation
bill because it would limit the appro-
priation of money for the rehaDlllta-
ton and training of disabled soldiers.
Both important supply bills, carry
ing millions of dollars urgently need
ed in government activities and al
ready long delayed by failure IN the
last congress, must now be repassed
without the features to which the pres
ident objected, or repassed in present
form over his veto by two-thirds vote
in both houses, which seemed unlikely.
At the same time, however, the pres
ident signed the Indian bill, the reso-
luton authorizing New York and New
Jersey to arrange for vehicular tun-
mel under the Hudson river and Varl-
Gus minor measures.
In regard to the agricultural Dill
the president sent the following COM
munication to the house of represen-
tatives:
81 take the liberty of returning IL.
r. 3517, AN act making appropriations
for the department of agriculture Tor
the fiscal year ending June ~, l9zo''
without my signature.
81 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 two o'clock
A. NJ. on Sunday, October 26, 1919,
next, the act entitled AN act to save
daylight and to provide standard time
for the United States,' approved March
10, 1918, be and the same hereby Is
repealed
81 believe that the repeal OF the
act referred to would be of very great
inconvenience to the country and l
think that I am justified in saying
that it would constitute something
more than an inconvenience. 1t would
involve a serious economic loss. The
act Of March 10, 1918, to save day.
light resulted not only from a careful
study of the industrial conditions by
competent men familiar with the busl-
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 economy. That act was
intended to place the chief business ac-
tivities of the country as nearly as
might be within the limits Of daylight
throughout the year. 1t resulted in
very great economies of fuel and in
substantial economy of energy, be-
cause of the very different effect of
work done in the daylight and work
done by artificial light.
"It moreover served the daily con-
venience of the many communities of
the countries in a way which gave all
but universal satisfaction, and the
overwhelming testimony of its value
which has come to me convinces me
that 1 should not be justified in ac-
quiescing in it's repeal"
The agricultural bill carried $333, $685.
761, and the sundry civil measure
S605, $780, ,207. The former provided all
funds for the department of agricul-
lures work for the present fiscal year,
while the sundry civil bill provided for
innumerable government activities,
and leaders said prompt action in
passing the appropriations anew would
be necessary.
Included in the sundry civil bill was
$356,000,000 for the shipping board
program, and several millions for the
campaign against bomb throwers and
atber anarchists