Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-12
Daylight Saving
Repeal Vetoed


clauses would probably. in fact. if nut
into effect, nullify the whole purpose of
the act and render its administration
virtually impossible.
The section of the bill which I now
return. which governs the appropria
ton for this work. provides the sum of
$4,000. 900 for all tho expenses of re-
habilitation. including tho support Of
the disabled men in training and this
sum is stated to be in lieu of tho nm
preparation contained in the act ap-
proved July }. 1919. amending sec
tion two of the act approved June %.
1919
'lnasmuch as there are already
more than 1000 disabled soldiers. sail
ors and marines in training and mas
much as another 1000 will be nut into
training now that the amendment to
section two has become law. il is clear
that. even at the rate of only $50 n
month. sum approximating SIS. 900 900
will be required for tho mere support
ot these men. and that under the pres
ent appropriation nothing will be
available for their tuition and travel
or for placing them where they can
earn living. and it will be impossible
to meet the moods of the new thousands
who are every week seeking the benefits
of the rehabilitation net.
''ln the offices of the board in the
District of Columbia and in fourteen
great ccntcrs of the United States i'm
mediate 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 tho mcns Of
caring for them in their illness and
for the various administrative costs in
spparablc from difficult work of this
kind, which must. in the present cir
cumstnnccs reach to every corner of
! the United States.
Would Dust indispensable Employees
"Furthcrmorp. the same section of the
sundry civil bill places such limitations
upon tho salaries which the federal
board for vocational education is per.
mittcd to pay. that it Will inevitably
result in the loss by the vocational board
| Of n very large number Of men who
! have made themselves especially vaIu
! able. and indeed Indispensable. in this
new work by reason of their native
ability. their proven general experience.
and their special training and to who's"
advice tho disabled men must look as
we'll ms for superintendent in the mat =
ter of training and employment. Among
these are the vocational advisers whose
duty il is to study the men in
the hospitals. confer with them. and
lay ont their vocational plans. These
hospital cases must. if these men are to
be dismissed or allowed to resign, get
along entirely without such advice and
supervision until they have been able,
after their discharge. to make their way
on their own initiative to the distant
offices of the federal board.
+ Plea For Returning Heroes
"'rhesp serious limitations upon the
amount of money available and the uses
to which it is to be put involved there =
fore an actual disruption of carefully
built up service atthe very moment when
the disabled soldiers. sailors and marines
now in the country or returning to It.
are most Immediately in need of help.
This is matter of the gravest con 70
sequence. 1t cannot but have far reach =
ing and disastrous effects upon the
plan 50 carefully thought out for the
immediate and thorough rehabilitation
Of men in the service of the country.
Il therefore return the bill with the
hone that the Congress will reconsider
this section of the law. restore the
six millions appropriated under the act
amending section two. and most liber-
ally revise the salary limitations, so
that this benefccnt work may go on.
and go on at once. am convinced
that in this matter speak the senti-
ments and hopes of those who have