Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-07-22
WILSON SAVES
DAYLIGHT ACT
vetoes Agricultural Bill Because
of Amendment Turning
Clock Back.
WOULD CAUSE HEAVY LOSS
Executive Also Refuses to Approve
Sundry Civil BiIl-Issues TWO
Statements Explaining
His Action.

Washington, July 15.-President
Wilson vetoed the agricultural bill be-
cause of its provision repeating the
daylight saving law.
In regard TO the agricultural bill
the president sent the following COM
munication to the house of representa-
tives:
II take the liberty of returning ID.
R. 1851, An act making appropria-
lions for the department of agricul-
ture for the fiscal year ending June
80. 1920. 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 with
hold my signature because of the
clause which provided that at and
after O'Clock a. m. on Sunday, Octo-
Der 20, 1919, next the act entitled IAN
act to save daylight and to provide
standard time for the United States,
approved March 10, 1918, be and the
same hereby is repealed.
II believe that the repeal of the act
referred to would be of very great
inconvenience to the country, and l
think that l am justified in saying
that it would constitute something
more than an inconvenience. 1t
would involve serious economic loss.
The act was intended to place the
chief business activities of the coun-
try as nearly as might be within the
limits of daylight throughout the year.
In regard to the suEdry civil Dill
the president in another communion
ton to the house said:
"Under the vocational rehabilitation
bill, which became law June u, 1918,
the congress has sought to fulfill the
expectations of the country that their
soldier, sailor and 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
civilian able to earn a living upon
something like equal footing with
those with whom he was associated be-
fore he made his great sacrifice for the
honor and defense of the country.
"The section of the bill which now
return, which governs the appropri-
alton for this work, provides the sum
of $6,00O,000 for all expenses of reha-
Utilization, including the. support of the
disabled men in training and this sum
is stated to be in lieu of the appropria-
ton contained in the act approved
July (....), 1919, amending section 2
of the act approved June q, 1918, in
asmuch as there are already over 1000
disabled soldiers, sailors and marines
in training and inasmuch as another
1900 will be put into training now
that the amendment to section has
become law, it is clear that even at
the rate of only $50 month, a sum
approximating $S,0O0,00O will be re-
quired for the mere support of these
men. and that under the present ap-
preparation nothing will be available
for their tuition and travel or for plac-
ing them where they can earn a living,
and it will be impossible to meet the
needs of the new thousands who are
every week seeking the benefits of the
rehabilitation act"