Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-08-16
WILSON ETOEs
Bill Repeating Day.
light Saving Law
Declares Pressior Neec 81 ccurtry
rs tsr Production by industry
Osfssa Z. Balances ous Set IF Das-
advantages Against Aacther anc
Decide @sich was Mess Sersoaa

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Washington AE. 1h-Presadenr WI
SOC rocay vetoed rne bin repeating the
azy1gn1-saving law.
Declaring the pressing need e the
cuur-y was frr producrcr by industry
the President said he had been obliged
tS balance une set Of dlsa6rarases
against anprner and decide which was
the r1nsf seranus tur the cDu1rv
The President saac he returned ne
ril without his zpprcva4 w.-n the "
mcsf reluctance because he real zsd RE
serious Inconvenience ID winch the day.
hEnt-savlrg Law subjected the farmers
CT the coEnrrr
The Presidents message WIS sen- m
SPEAKER GaLert- brr when an sfc-r vss
made . present - the Eouse. Ee-re-
SENTATIVE Elznr1n. Democrat Texas
made a point If no ounrr-r anc mr.
Eouse aGJuurned WITHOUT the message
belng rsad
This was the secund time The P-esi-
cenr had uerDad rspeal Ct the azvaxHr-
saving law The FIRST pets was several
weeks ago, the repeal being attached
Is rder u che annual Agricultural
appropriation hin
White House officials and rnenherx nj
Congress cnUlc not recall rncar n mr.
slous instances q q Prssidenr having
twice veroec the same bill Lenserx -
Congress dou5r that thu two-ehi-ss vcrs
necessary - pass the rspeai measure
over the Presidents head czu be Oh
timed
Republican Huuse isaders snjd ~sev
has nor determined what ther -z.r---
dc IN the matter IF again stamping u
pass the daylight repeal over che Pres
ner1 vein.
Agitation fur repeal u the Day
/ hghI Saving INV FIRST came frum
farmers but recently has been but
-ressec by R.oor unions. rnrrnerx'
Gibbs, rural school authorities and
many either lnrsresrs Crha- opsuicr
also has become divided and sfsciaIs
0f many cities and smaller rrwrs
have come oUr against the law Con-
g-ess has been flooded with per1riurs
for repeal Of the law. IN collision
with a cnunrs--aooG urEirg retention
CT the statute
LOSS If tine n farm labor is the
principal objection raised to the law
This compliant comes principally
from farmers employing hired hands
and. opponents cf the law declare,
al farmers. at some tire during The
. summer season are employers IF
labor and suffer from the law.
The compliant Of loss Of labor is
, based principally On the shortening
af The working cay On the farm sv
advancing the clock ore hou- from
March 1o Ctcrober The farmers
complaints declare they cannot ad-
Just farm work 10 the advanced
time because. with the clock aavan-
gun as early II the morning as IT.
Ger the normal tine schedule and
must close an hour earlier This IS
because the dew OF The ground II
the early morning prevents piowing
and ether farm labor under the ad-
vaaced schedule
Farm Manufactured men. erc.-Ft is
commanded. viii net work after ?
M clock tine. or al most : O'Clock
Advancing II the clock one hour
therefore. Il Is declared causes a
loss If al hours working time al the
end Of rile day, when the ground Is
IN good condition for work nu with
farm IN scr refusing 70 work az Er
OF ! o'clock. clock time
individual farmers. as wei as
those employing help. alsp declare
they suffer rrun great confusion
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