The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-07-12
Says action "WOuld Involve
Serious Economic Loss"
President Declares Nation
Wants Law To Remain.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL, ALSO
Measure Sent Back Because
Soldier Training Crippled.
Executive Says Disabled He
roes Must Be Given Aid.

Washington. July 12.-President
Wilson today vetoed the agricultural
appropriations bill because of its pro-
vision repeating the daylight saving
law. The repeal OF the act would
involve a serious economic loss" de-
clared the president in his notification
to the house.
The president also vetoed the sun
dry civil bill.
He explained that he vetoed the lat
ter measure because of certain items
of the bill which seem to me likely
TO be of the most serious conse-
quences."
Be Grave Inconvenience.
In his statement regarding rejec-
tion of the agricultural bill. the presi-
dent said:
IT realize, of course, the great in
convenience which may arise from the
postponement of this legislation az
this time, but feel obliged to withhold
my signature because OF the clause
which provides that on and after two
o'clock ante meridian on Sunday, Oc-
tober 26, 1919, next, the act entitled
an act to save daylight and to provide
standard time for the United States
be. and the same is, hereby repealed
It believe that the repeal of the act
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.
Country Wants Law.
THE act of March 19. 1918. to save
daylight resulted not only from care
full study of industrial conditions by
competent men, familiar with the
business operations of the country. but
also from observation of the happy
and beneficial consequences OF similar
legislation in other countries wnere
legislation of this character has been
for some time in operation and where
# has resulted. as the act of March 10,
1918 has resulted in the United states,
in substantial economy. That act was
intended to place the chiet business
activities of the country as nearly as
might be within the limits of daylight
thruout the year. 1t resulted in very
great economies of fuel and in sub
stantial economies of energy, because
OF the very different effect of work
done in the daylight and work done
by artificial light.
1T. moreover. served the daily
convenience of the many communities
of the country, in a way "hich gave
all but universal satisfaction, and the
overwhelming testimonies OF lts vaIue ~
which has come to me, convinces me
that I should not be justified in ac-
quiescing in its repeal"
soldier Aid the Hitch.
In explaining his rejection Of the
sundry civil appropriation measure,
the president wrote TO the house:
Under the vocational rehabilitation
bill which became a law June q,
1918, congress has sought to fulfill the
expectations of the country that a
soldier sailor or marine disabled in
the recent war should be given an op-
portunity to secure at the expense and
under the fostering care Of the gov
ernment such training as he needs to
overcome the handicap of his dtsabil-
ity 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 sacrifice for
the honor and defense of the country
THE work of rehabilitation under
this admirable law is not at its height
and was to have been given greater
speed and certainty by the amend
nent to section two of the vocational
rehabilitat on bill, which ! have today
signed and which places the whole re
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