South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-25

nations pOSSlDly aE2fleNe0s ana 20
rewrite the treaties and readjust the
provisions so that justice will be
done in the world. The work IL
stupendous, and IL offers the best
guarantee for peace that may be
devised. And whether we have a
quadrupie alliance or a League Of
Nations this committee is sure 10 be-
a considerable part Of the legislative
body of the new world federation.
whatever II is called.
To Adjust Worlds Money Problems.
Finance: Co-relative with the com
mittee on economies is the COM
mittee on finance. It IS bound 10
have joint interlocking sub-com-
mittees with the committee on eco
Monies. The finance committee will
consider ca problems or interna-
tionaI exchange, and WIZ prevent
so far as possible unnatural move
ments OF gold in the world and stof
such speciOus financial operations as
tend 10 unstabilize the value OF
money. And the committee will also
OBJ adjust the worlds war debt
see that nations needing and de-
serving credit receive IL and Co ass
I the financial section of the League
OF Nations, or of the quadruple al
! lance. the committee will look after
: The collection ana disbursement Of
7 the war indemnities IL will also
7 probably he CD a great interna-
tiOnal advisory board OF directors of
+ the worlds banking interests
The French are asking that an
actual bank of the league OF nations.
or the alliance Re created under the
supervision of the finance commit
tee.
Plan International Conferences.
labor: The committee on labor
arranged for an international con-
ference on labor TO meet IN Wash
/ ington in october That conference
will draw up bills for the various
parliaments OF the world dealing
with the hours. wages and shop con
dit!ons of labor. These bills wills
provide for uniform conditions ali
oyer the world, in hours Of labor,
night work for women and children.
a flexible living wage. based in each
country upon living costs and living
standards.
Thus of course the same living
wage would not be established for
China for instance that would be re-
quired for America; nor would
hours Of work be the same in the
tropics that they would In the tenn
perate zones But the bill drafted
will endeavor to equalize labor con-
tions the world over so that the
laborer in the more civilized parts
of the world. will not be subject &c
barbarous competition from under
paid, underfed, and badly housed
labOrers in other countries.
These bills will be presented TO
the various parliaments. assemblies
and congresses, with the sanction OF
the leaders OF labor all over the
world. This provision brings tho
! labor committee Of the League when
il is formed. under the provisions OF
the constitution of the United States.
The committee on labor Will be q
continuing committee and will bind
America to the great social move
nents of the world as nothing else
ever has done.
Ports. Waterways and Railroads:
This committee viii be virtually the
committee on international trans
pOrtation. II will supervise the NOV
ing commerce of the world. For
over SO years q similar COMMITTEES
has had charge of the Danube. IL
censing pilots, controlling river
navigation, Furnishing violators OF its
rules, holding courts and enforcing
its DEGREES providing for equal rights
! for the commerce OF Europe along
/, the Danube.
1t is now proposed TO have similar
commissions in scores Of the great
international ports and along inter
national rivers. which will give the
commerce of the world free and
equitable access to these arteries OF
trade. The Rhine will be inter
nationally controlled, likewise the
ScheIdt. the EIbe, the oder. the Wis
tula and minor European water
ways Ports like Danzig Will
be more or less denationalized
and railroads in Europe leading e
great ports viii be equipped with
internationally supervised car-coup.
ling so that car load rather thar
trainlOad lots of goods can pass in
bond through one nation from the
! billing point TO a third.
All this will have to be interna
tionally supervised. and its super
vision will be an egency for peace.
For if commerce moves freely
bcrOss the world. war will not arts,
from the grievances Of shut-in peO
, pies Americas interest in thi.
question lies i'm the fact that Ou'
! commerce must have rights il
Europe For there. during the mex
10 years at least. will be the grea
need for American products of tn
I mine and soil and the forest. Ans
unless America Is represented on thi.
international commission for NOV
: ing commerce. America is sure q
, be handicapped.
: If we pull out OF Europe with GU