The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-12
DAYLIGHT
LAW NOT
REPEALED
President Wilson Vetoes Bill
Which Would Put Clocks
Back on Old
Schedule. iIRI
CALLED MONEY MAKER
Serious Economic Loss and Great In
convenience to Nation to Make
CALLED MONEY MAKER

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
WASHINGTON, July 12-President
Wilson today vetoed the agricultural
bill because of the clause providing
for the repeal of the daylight saving.
The president also returned to the
house without his signature the sun
dry civil appropriation bill, because he
said 1t contained items likely to be
of the most serious consequence"
II realize, of course, the great 1ncon-
venience which may arise from the
postponment Of this legislation at this
time" the president said, in notifying
the house of. his rejection, but feel
obliged to withhold my signature be-
cause of the clause which provides
that ION and after two o'clock ante
meridian on Sunday, October 26,
1919. next, the act entitled an act to
save daylight and to provide standard
time for the United States be and tne
same Is hereby repealed"
Il believe that the repeal OF the act
referred to would be of very grave IN
! convenience to the country and think
! that l am justified in saying that 1t
would constitute something more than
an inconvenience. 1t would involve
serious economic loss.
1.-THE act of March 10, 1918, to save
daylight resulted not only from a
careful study Of industrial conditions
by competent men, familiar with the
business operations of the country, Dut
also from observation Of the happy
and beneficial consequences OF similar
legislation in other countries where
legislation of this character has Tor
some time been in operation anu
where it has resulted rs the act or
March 10, 1915, has resulted IN the
United States in substantial economy.
That act was intended to place tne
chief business activities OF the coun-
try as nearly as might be within the
limits of day light throughout the
year. It resulted in very great econo-
niles of fuel and in substantial econo-
mics of energy, because of the very
different effect of work done in the
daylight and work done by artificial
light
at moreover served the daily con-
yenience of the many communities OF
the country in way which gave al
but universal satisfaction and the
overwhelming testimonies OF It's VaIue
which has come to me, convince me
that / should not be justified IN ac-
quiescing in its repeal"
In explaining his rejection OF the
sundry civil appropriation measure the
president wrote to the house:
"Under the vocational rehabilitation
hill which became law June II, 1913,
congress has sought to fulfill the ex-
pectations of the country that sol
dier sailor, or marine disabled in the
recent war should be given an oppor.
tunity to secure at the expense ano
under the fostering care of the gov
ernment such training as he needs to
overcome the handicap Of his dis
ability and to resume his place as q
civilian able to earn a living upon
something like equal footing with
those with whom he was associated
before he made his great sacrifices 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
ment to section two Of the vocational
rehabilitation bill which / have today
signed and which places the whole
responsibility for vocational training
IN q single agency, virtually trans
ferring from the war risk insurance
bureau to the federal board for voca
tional education s6,000,O00 with which
TO support disabled men in training a.
the generous figure of $50 a. month fol
a single man and 500 month for
man and his wife.
at is a matter of grave concern
therefore, that at the very momen
when these disabled men are comint
in constantly increasing numbers t.
the government to avail themselves O
this generous plan there should ap
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