Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-10


rotary general of the league OF ma
tions. The secretary general will COM
municate certified copy of the
recommendation or draft convention
to each of the members.
Each of the members undertakes
that II will. within the period of one
year at most from the closing of the
session of the conference. or II II is
impossible owing to exceptional cir.
cumStanCeS to do SO within the period
of one year, then at the earliest prac-
ticable moment, and in no case later
than eighteen months from the clos
ing of the session of the conference,
bring the recommendation or draft
convention before the authority or
authorities within whose competence
the matter lies, for the enactment OF
legislation or other action.
In the case of a recomm endation the
members will inform the secretary
general of the action taken.
In the case of draft convention. the
member will. if it obtains the consent
of the authority or authorities within
whose competence the matter lies.
communicate the formal ratification
of the convent: ION to the secretary
general and will take such action as
may be necessary to make effective
the provisions Of such convention.
If on a recommendation no legfsla-
tive or other action is taken to make
recommendation effective, or If the
draft convention fails to obtain the
consent of the authority or author
ties within whose competence the
matter lies. no further obligation shall
rest upon the member.
In the case of a federal state. the
power of which to enter into conven-
tions on labor matters is subject to
limitations it shall be in the discre-
ton of that government to treat a
draft convention to which SUCH li1nlta-
tons apply as a recommendation only
and the provisions of this article with
ply in such case.
The above article shall be inter-
preted in accordance with the follow
ing principle:
In no case shall any member be
asked or required. as a result of the
adoption of any recommendation or
draft convention by the conference
to lessen the protection afforded by
It's existing Legislation to the workers
concerned.
Article 406.-Any convention so rat
flied shall be registered by the sec
rotary general of the league of ma
lions. but shall only be binding upon
the members which ratify it.
Article 407.-If any convention com
ing before the conference for final
consideration fails to secure the sup
port of two-thirds of the votes cast
by the delegates present, it shall
nevertheless be within the rights OF
any of the members of the permanent
organization to agree to such con-
vention among themselves.
Any convention so agreed to shall
be communicated by the governments
concerned to the secretary general of
the league of nations, who shall reg
lister it.
Article 4Os.-Each of the members
olra ~
the international labor office on the
measures which it has taken to give
effect to the provisions of conven-
tions to which it is a party. These
reports shall be made in such form
and shall contain such particulars as
the governing body may request. The
director shall lay summary of these
reports before the next meeting of the
conference.
Article 400. In the event of any
representation being made to the in
ternational labor office by an indus
trial association of employers or OF
workers that any of the members
has failed to secure in any respect
the effective observance within its
jurisdiction Of any convention to
which 1T is party, the governing
body may communicate this repre-
sentation to the government against
which it is made and may invite that
II
on the subject as it may think fit
Article 40. IF no statement is re-
ceived within a reasonable time from
the government in question, or if the
statement when received is not deem
ed to be satisfactory by the govern
ing body, the latter shall have the
right to publish the representation
and the statement, if any, made in
reply to it.
Article All: Any of the. members
shall have the right to file a COM
plant with the international labor
office II it is not satisfied that any
other member is securing the effective
observance of any convention which
both have ratified in accordance with
the foregoing articles.
The governing body may. if it
thinks fit, before referring such a
complaint to a commission of inquiry
as hereinafter provided Tor, comm u :
nicate with the government in ques-
ton in the manner described in ar
ticle 400.
If the governing body does not think
it necessary to communicate the COM
plant to the government in question, or
II. when they have ma de such conmuni-
cation. no statement In reply has been
received within a reasonable time which
the governing body considers to be sat
isfactory, the governing body may APP
ply for the appointment of a commits
sion Of inquiry to consider. the complaint
and to report thereon.
The governing body may adopt the
same procedure either of hts own mo-
stion or on receipt of a complaint from
a delegate to the conference.
When any matter arising out of ar
ticles 40 or All is being cons dered by
the governing body the govern ment in
question shall, If not already repa esented
thereon. be entitled to send a repr esenta-
tive to take part in the proceeding s OF
the governing body while the matter is
under consideration. Adequate notice
Of the date on which the ma tier viii be
considered shall be given to the aov-
eminent in question.
Article 412. The commission of III
quiry shall be constituted in accordance.
with the following provisions:
Each of the members agrees to nomi-
nate within six months of the date on
which the present treaty comes into
force three persons of Industrial ex-
perience, of whom one shall be a rep
resentative of employers one a repre-
sentative of workers and one a person
of Independent standing, who shall to-
gether form panel from which the
members of the commission of inquiry
shall be drawn.
The qualifications of the persons so
nominated shall be subject to scrutiny
by the governing body, which may by
two-thirds of the votes cast by the
representatives present refuse to ac-
cept the nomination of any person
whose qualifications do not in it's opin-
ion comply with the requirements of
the present article.
Upon the application of the govern
ing body, the secretary general of the
league Of nations shall nominate three
persons, one from each section of this
panel, to constitute the commission of
inquiry, and shall designate one Of
them as the president of the commits
sion. None of these three persons
shall be a person nominated to the
panel by any member directly con-
cerned in the complaint.
Article Alb. The members agree