I return this bill, H. R. 3854, 'An Act for the repeal of the daylight-saving law,' without my signature, but do so with the utmost reluctance.
Woodrow Wilson: “I return this bill, H. R. 3854, 'An Act for the repeal of the daylight-saving law,' without my signature, but do so with…”
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Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval 'An Act for the Repeal of the Daylight-Saving Law...'
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