Aug 14, 1919
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
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Woodrow Wilson was the 28th President of the United States, serving from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, he was born in Virginia and raised in Georgia before moving to New Jersey, where he became a prominent political figure. Wilson was a key leader of the Progressive Movement, advocating for reforms such as antitrust legislation and the establishment of the Federal Reserve System. His presidency is also noted for significant events such as the United States' involvement in World War I and his efforts to promote the League of Nations, an international organization aimed at preventing future conflicts.
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Aug 14, 1919
The immediate and pressing need of the country is production, increased and increasing production, in all lines of industry.
Aug 14, 1919
These are the considerations which have led me to withhold my signature from this repeal.
Aug 7, 1919
Our national life has no doubt been less radically disturbed and disarranged than the national life of other peoples.
Aug 7, 1919
Opinion and concerted action on the part of purchasers can probably do the rest.
Aug 7, 1919
They constitute a burden upon us which is the more unbearable because we know that it is wilfully imposed by those who have the power.
Aug 7, 1919
Public action will no doubt cause many who have perhaps unwittingly adopted illegal methods to abandon them.
Aug 7, 1919
By way of immediate relief, surplus stocks of both food and clothing in the hands of the Government will be sold.
Aug 7, 1919
We are dealing, gentlemen of the Congress, I need hardly say, with, very critical and very difficult matters.
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