El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-07-12

' British government
! WILSON VETOES IMPORTANT
APPROPRIATION MEASURES
Continued from page II
amendment to section two Of the vo-
cational rehabilitation bill, which ]
have today signed and which places
the whole responsibility for vocation
al training in a single agency. virtu-
ally transferring from the war risk
insurance bureau to the federal board
for vocational education $4,000. 600
with which to support disabled men
IN training at the generous figure Of
$50 4 month for a single man and
S1Uo month for man and his wife
at Is matter of very grave
concern therefore, that at the
very moment when these disabled
men are coming IN constantly in
erenSlng numbers to the govern
ment to avail themselves OF this
1 general 1lan. there shOuld appear
IN the Sundry civil appropriation
bill, which ! now return. limiting
clauses which viii do much more
than seriously cripple and retard
the beneficial work of restoring
these men to useful and cOntented
lives. These clauses would prob
ably. in fact, II put into effect,
nullify the whole purpose of the
act and render its administration
practically impossible.
The section of the bill which gov
lerns the appropriation for this work.
provides the sum OF 100000 for all
the expenses Of rehabilitation. includ-
ing the support OF the disabled men
in training and this sum is stated to
be in lieu of the appropriation con-
tanned in the act approved July =.
1913, amending section two of the act
approved June p. 1918, Inasmuch as
there are already over 1000 disabled
/ c011fcrc zaT1r-u Nd in n 80
/ ing and inasmuch as another 1000
viii be put in training now that the
amendment to section two has become
law. il is clear that even at the rate
OF only $50 a month a sum approx
mating eight millions will be required
for the mere support OF these men,
and that under the present appropria-
ton nothing viii be available for
their tuition and travel or for placing
them where they can earn a living.
needs OF the new thousands who are
every week seeking the benefits Of
the rehabilitation act.
Immediate Help Being Given.
In the offices OF the board in the
District OF Columbia, and in II great
centers Of the United States. imme-
date help is being given to men in
need of these services and these Of |
fices are used for the essential pur-
pose Of keeping accurate records, Of /
providing proper medical survey Of
the men, Of caring for them in their /
illness, and for the various admins /
trallFe costs lnseparable from work I
OF this kind. which must in the pres 4
ent circumstances reach to every cor
ner Of the United States.
+ Furthermore, the same section Of I
the sundry bill places such limitations
upon the salaries. which the federal ]
board for vocational education is per
mitted to pay, that it viii inevitably
result in the loss by the vocational 1
board Of q very large number Of men
who have made them selves especially
valuable and indeed INDISPENSABLE in
native ability, their proved general
experience and their special training
and to whose advice the disabled
men must look as well as for super-
lntendence IN the matter of training
ana employment. Among these are
the vocational advisers whose special
duty It is to study the men in the
hospitals, confer with them, and lay
put their vocational plans.
Meant Disruption OF Service.
These serious limitations upon the
amount Of money available and the
uses TO which II is to be put. involved. |
therefore, an actual disruption OF a
carefully built up service AT the very
when the disabled soldiers,
sailors and marines now in the coun-
nediately in need Of help
therefore. return the bill with the
nope that the congress will reconsider
his section OF the law, restore the
,osvsusgVV appropriated under the act
-nendlng section two, and most liber-
ally revise the salary limitations. SO
mat this beneficient work may 20 on
and 90 on at once. 1 am convinced
mat IN this matter I speak the sentf-
nents and the hopes Of those who
= fsr1 Ir-srr 10 Al.
% the returning soldiers and who are
best qualified 10 carry out q purpose
Fnleh an sure the country has very
much at heart"
Republican leader MOndau said
that either he or chnfr,,o-
Hnugen, of the agricultural COM
mittees would move to pass the
agricultural bill over the presf-
dents yefO- House leaders ex-
peeted vote would follow after
brief debate.
After receiving the presidents veto
messages, the house ordered the sun
Try civil bill sent back to the appro-
1riaCionS committee and voted to take
ID the agricultural bill Monday.
Leaders said no attempt would be
made to override the presidents veto
Il the sundry civil bill
Other Bills Sighed Friday.
The president late Friday signed
re army. navy, deficiency and Dis
riot Of Columbia appropriation bills
md the resolution repeating the acf
lnder which the telephone, telegraph
nd cable companies were taken over
Turing the war.
All OF the appropriation measures
igned by the president become law
Immediately, with the appropriation
etroactive to July !, but the wire T
esolution does not become effective
Until the end of the month, when
he properties viii be returned 10
heir owners Under the resolution
ntrasrate telephone rates established
nder government control will remain
Elective for four months. unless
ooner modified BY state rate making
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