The Connecticut labor press. (New Haven, Conn.) 191?-1921, 1919-05-03

1he permanent organization under
this convention will consist of a general
! conference OF representatives of the
states members OF the League of Ma
Luis anu OF an international labor Of
nee Inc general conference, meeting at
!edst once year, will be composed of
iour representatives of each state in the
league two of them representing their
government one OF them the employers
ana the fourth the Workpeople
EdCh OF these delegates may be ac-
Nolilpdhled by advisers, at least one of
"iIohi HluSl De a woman when questions
specially Affecting women are to he
considered by the conference. Bv vote
~ t"o-th1rds OF the delegates present
lile conference may refuse to admit any
GI,esdte deemed improperly nominated.
ii0 III 81 meeting viii be IN Wash1np
ton, and the place for subseo,,ent , r11ee+-
lllsS VIII be determined by two-th,rds
woe dl the previous meeting.
ne International labor ottice will he
eSldOllSned at the seat of the League of
NduonS as part of the leagues oroar;-
eaton. 1t Will be under the controI -
d governing body consisting of TWENTY
loul members. Twelve OF these mem
DeFS VIII represent the Governments
"a olA WIN De elected by the delegates to,
lle conference representing the en7nIo1y-
erS' and SIX by the delegates REPRESENT
ing the Workpeople. OF the twelve mem
DeiS representing the Governments, eight
WIN DC nominated by the Governments
ol Ch1e1 industrial importance.
E1don delegate to the international
LABOR conference will vote individI1-
ally: On this point the report saws:
II was strongly felt by the COM
MISSION that II the conference was really
10 De representative of all those con-
Co1ne6 with i
tHelr confidence, the EMPLOYERS and
t Moik people must be allowed to express
lneiF views Wlth complete frankness
ana freedom and that departure from
tne traditional procedure of voting bv
national units was therefore necessary
II was accordingly thought that the
employers and work peoples delegates
should be entitled to speak and vote
Independently of their governments"
Inc governing body will from time
10 time elect one of its own members
as Chairman. 1t will regulate ifs own
procedure and fix its own times of
meeting. The Director of the Interna-
flonal Labor Office will be appointed
by the governing body, and In turn he
VIII appoint his staff, who, so far as
possible, will be of different nationa1-
lifeS and a certain number of whom
should be women.
L he functions of the International
hdDoT Ofhce, says the convention.
SIau include the collection and dis
trlbution of information on all s,1hiecfe
relating to the international adjustment
oI conditions OF industrial life and labor.
ana particularly the examination of
Su6Je which it is proposed to bring
before the conference with a view e
the conclusion of international conven-
tlons, and the conduct of such sDecia1
Investigations as may be ordered by the
conference" ~ +A10
1t will aso publish periodical i,
French and English and other Iano1,soe -
II desirable, dealing with industry and
employment. anu
Inc governments will pay the ex-
penSes OF their delegates, representatives
and advisers. All the other expense Of
the, international Labor Office. and of
meetings of the conference or govern
ing body will be paid out of the gen
eraI funds OF the League of Nations.
mere are twelve articles providing
machinery whereby a State failing f0
carry. out its obligations NAV be s,b1
Jeeted to economic measures. An in
dustr1al ASSOCIATION of EMPLOYERS and
work people may make representafions
70 the International Labor Office against
an offending State. These will be COM
munlcated to the State.
Inc report says: IF no satisfactory
reply IS received the governing BODY
may publish the correspondence which
IN most cases will probably create suf
nclent pressure by public opinion to
cause the complaint to be remedied !"
Otherwlse the issue will be adjusted
DIV a commission of inquiry or the ner-
manent Court of International T11Stice
to be established by the League of Na~
tons, which will indicate the economic
measures to be enforced against the
offender If it still fails to comply.
he flrst meeting of the annual Labor
conference, to be held in Washington
IN October, will be organized by com
lnltlee consisting OF seven members ap-
pointed by the United States, Great
britaIn, France. Italy, Japan, Belgium
dlo switzerland. The topics to be con-
L.. Application of the princin1e of
the eight hour day or of the forty-eie1t
hour week
T.. Question of preventing or Drovid-
ing against unemployment.
g. Momen's employment-(a) Be
tore and after childbirth, including fine
question of maternity benefit. OBJ Dur
ing the night. (c) In unhealthy proc
esses.
-. Employment of children-fa)
MINIMUM age of employment. (b)
41ur1ng the night. (c) In unhealthy
processes.
IS. Extension and application of tbe
International conventions adonted at
Bern In 1906 on the prohibition of
nlght work for women employed in in
dustry and the prohibition of the ,se
OF white phosphorus in the rnanufac-
ture of matches"