Norwich bulletin., 1921-05-11
Governor Lake
 oes Sunday Bill
 ure Would LegaIize Pro- ! ssional Baseball and Foot all Sunday Afternoons.

Hartford, Conn, May 10.-Governor Lake vetoed the Sunday observance bill which would permit professional baseball games on Sunday afternoons, late today The bill was recently adopted in. both branches It aims to permit, through local option, professional baseball and football games and concerts with classi- cal music, on Sunday afternoons.
 In the veto message sent to the house of representatives, Governor Lake gave as his reason for refusal to sign the bill that it sought to extend "commer- cialization of the Sabbath" and he char acterized the bill as a second install- ment" of the movement begun he said, under his predecessor ''to remove all legal distinctions between the Sabbath and the secular days of the week"
 The house received the veto messa ge and in conformity with the usual proce- dure it was ordered printed in the jour nal on motion of Mir. Buckley. action of adopting the bill reconsidered and the bill itself tabled.
 | The message came just as the house was about to adjourn at the end of an afternoon session which had been quite | lively owing to tits between members ir | debate, a short parliamentary tangle
 over a bill for building road. and a reversal by Speaker Huxford of a shor' decision as to q vote for a roll call or
 the labor bill. which before recess hat
 occasioned a long debate.
 The governors message on the Sun day bill follows:
 To the Honorable General Assembly:
 Chapter 16S of the Public Acts O 1921,> entitled An Act Concerning tn
 Observance of Sunday" is presented fo
 my approval.
 This bill. if it is approved and he
 comes a law would be a further ste by the state of Connecticut in commer cializing the Sabbath
 During the session of 1919. Chapte 146 of the Public Acts of 1919 entitle
 An Act Concerning Moving Pictures o
 Sunday" was presented to my predeces
 sor. Governor Holcomb, for his approva
 and vetoed by him. Among the reason
 given for his veto, I find the followin
 expressions:
 TWO years ago, an act was presente
 for my approval which, if it had becom law. would have practically remove all legal distinction between the Sat bath and the secular days of the weel This act attempts to accomplish it O the installment plan"
 The presentation of the present ac justifies the soundness of Governor Ho , combs fears. for Chapter 146 of th Public Acts of 1919 having been passe by that general assembly. the objection of Governor Holcomb to the contrsr notwithstanding this second installmer
 has been presented for my approval i If this bill becomes a law. the entel ing wedge of the last session would E confirmed and established as breeder | for a conmercialized Sunday, and thel would be no justification in refusing
 authorize any commercial activity upc Sunday As Governor Holcomb has sai time alone would be required to "pract 5 cally remove all legal distinction bc T tween the Sabbath and the secular day 2 of the week" I sincerely and strong q believe that this movement is one of Il e greatest n1enaces to the stability of II e nation. History has taught us this le a son. whether we are willing to accept i e teachings or not. The pressure of mo-
 ern liberalizing tendencies in the obser'
 ance of Sunday has done very much
 break down the universal respect for tl \ Christian Sabbath. and it appears th
 the last line of defense is to be upc j. the question of commercialism.
 - Anple means of recreation, entertail il d ment and amusement are afforded l. the existing Sunday law, but anna tel ]. sports from the first have always be- n required by the specific terms of o' 1. statute to be conducted in such mann
 that they should not interfere with pu l. lie worship or disturb the reasonab = comfort, peace and quiet of any perso $ It has not been demonstrated that tn l. provision has worked undue hardship l. those who are advocates of liberaliz , Sunday or to those engaged in su' Il sports. and the general assebmly h O seen fit to retain in the statute this pr l. vision which is eminently fair and wis .t This bill sanctions the capitalization
 the sport of baseball and football [ J., the chief benefit of the organizers al ,l promoters of professional baseball gam
 and the disclosures of the last year ha n revealed clearly the commercials a which has crept into the latter profe n sional sport.
 4s The general assembly of 1919 fir
 saw fit. in spite of Governor Holcomi
 ldisanproval to authorize commercializ
 amusements on Sundays. l believe tn .- they erred in what was for the best go of the state of Connecticut and her j ture peace, prosperity and comfort tn " neither that section nor this propos
 act is in accord with those tradlto lk and regulations of life which, coming ' use from our ancestors, have made " proud of these New England states a y of Conn ecticuts place among them. 2 my oninion. the majority ot the peol 'e of the state are of this hellet- Id therefore respectfully return wit
 ont my approval this act for your fl v ther consideration.
 b. '-'1 EVERETT J. LAKE. ne Governor ct C STRIKING MARINE WORKERS S