Republican farmer., 1919-05-16
Refuse to Consider Note
 of Won Rantzau on Labor
tcontinued from pare One,

tContinued from Page One) The draft of the international agreement on labor law, prepared by the German government. is deficient in that it makes no provision for the representation of labor at the inter national conference which is pro- posed. It is also inferior to the pro- visions submitted in part XIII of the
 peace conditions in the following re- spects:
 "(A) Five years is suggested as a
 maximum interval between confer
 ences. (Arttcle WILD The peace con- ditions---One year. (Article 3s0.) "(B) Each country has one vote. Article vIII) The peace conditions give vote to each delegate, whether representing a government, employers or workers. (Article 390.J "tC) Resolutions are only binding if carried by a majority of four ! ffths of the voting countries. (Arti- cfe Nl1.) The peace conditions pro- vide that a majority of two-thirds l only of the votes cast shall be neces- sary on the final vote for the adop- tion of a recommendation or the draft of convention by the conference. | (Article 405.)
 ''The Allied and Associated govern ments are. therefore, of the opinion that their decisions give satisfaction to the anxiety which the German delegates profess for social justice, and insure the realization of reforms l which the working classes have more than ever a right to expect after the cruel trial to which the world has
 been subject during the past five years.
 Accept, sir, etc.
 (Signeo, "G. CLEMENCEAU." The text of the German note which was forwarded on May 10 by Count von Brockdorff- R antzau, follows: The German peace delegation to his excellency, the president of the peace conference.
 Versailles, May 10, 1919. .'Sir-with reference to Articles 55 and 56 of the proposals for the estab- | lishment of a League of Nations sub
 mitted by us. we beg herewith to | transmit the draft of an international 1 agreement on labor law. prepared by ! the German government
 The German government is of one i mind with the Allied and Associated governments in holding that the | greatest attention must be given to ! labor questions. Domestic peace and the advancement of mankind depend vitally on the adjustment of this 1 question. The demands for social I Justice repeatedly raised in this re- spect by. the working classes of all nations are only partly realized in principle in Section XIII Of the draf. | of peace conditions of the Allied and Associated governments on the or ganization of labor. The sublime demands have, for the most part. been realized in Germany with the assistance of the working classes, as is generally acknowledged, in an ex- emplary manner. In order to carry them into execution everywhere in the interests of mankind, the accept ance of the program of the German delegation Is at least necessary. We deem it requisite that all states should join in the agreement. even though not belonging to the League | of Nations.
 1 Tn order to guarantee to the work | ing classes, for whom the proposed | improvements are intended, cooper ation in the framing of these prov is- | ions, the German delegation is of the opf1Aon that representatives of the national trade union organizations Of all the contracting powers should be summoned to a conference at Yer sailles to discuss and take decision on international labor law, before the | The proceedings of this conference should, in the opinion of the Ger
 man delegation, be based on the res- olutions of the international trade union conference in Berne, February to 9. 1919, and the program for in ternational labor legisla ton addressed to the peace conference in Paris. which emanated from the decisions of the international trade unions con- e in Leeds in 1Q1S the quest of the trade unions of Germany. we beg to enclose a copy of these resolutions, which have been adopted by the representatives of the trade union organizations of Bohemia, Bull garia. Denmark, Germany, France,
 Greece, Holland. Italy, Canada, Nor way, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, Spain and Hungary.
 Accept. sir, the assurance of my highest esteem.
 0Signed) 'BROCkDORFF-R -RANTZAU." The International agreement on labor law prepared by the German government referred to in the note
 of Count von Brockdorff- -Ran,zau, was prepared in the German min istry of labor some months ago and
 first published on May 1. Most of
 this document is taken up with de-
 tailed proposals for labor legislation,
 a number of which incorporated in
 the international labor charter issued
 by the syndical conference at Berne
 in February. Very slight provision,
 however, is made for the future con-
 tinuance of the international labor
 legislator. Article VII, which con-
 tains the proposition for an interna-
 tional organization, speaks of an in-
 ternational conference which would
 meet at least once in five years. In it
 each power would have one vote and
 a four-fifths majority would be neces-
 sary before any resolutions would be
 binding upon it's members.
 William Fischer's Mt. Tom farm at
 the Ridge. He had to get a supply
 by this lone distance method or nro