El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-05
BETWEEN PRESIDENT AND GOMPERS NozQ Altogether
LABOR Is BEING WEI |, TAKEN CARE OFF

president WILSON is quite night in endorsing the
labor program incorporated into the peace treaty as
he NEST important achievement the new dav in which
the interests Of labor to be systematically and iutel
gently safeguaTded and promoted" That is to saw he Is
ht II declaring 1t is important, for 1t viii be Of effect
every country which signs the peace treaty lust Why
II should form part Of the peace corpsct between be
aes and the enemy powers is clear To the remote
oosSf IL looks as though II should have incor-
porated IN the league Of nations covenant If anywhere
Whether bearer Of the hod works eight hours OF nine
surely has no great bearing the conclusion of bostties
Win germany, austria Hungarys Bulgaria and Turkey.
However, Mr. Wilson says he personally regards the
aoor program as one Of the gratifying achievements
y me and believes no other single thing has been
uons mat WIZ hep more TO stabilize conditions of labCr
throughout the world and ultimately relieve the unhappy
eoneiuons which IN too many places prevail
Thus, the president, who when at the head of Prince
ION university, was not in full sympathy with the tenets
Of union laboE comes out unreservedy endorsement
thereof
Inc articles pertaining 70 labor, drafted be included
IN the peace treaty, recognize the right Of association for
al lawful purposes Of the employed wen as the en-
poysr endorse the standard eight hour day OF AZ hour
week endorse me ADOPTION OF weekly rest period p
hours, preferably Sunday urge the abolition of child
aoori INSIST that equal pay be given women for
Nei OF an equal value and suggest that each state make
provision for inspection in which women shall taEe
part IN order 10 insure the enforcement the laws and
regulations for the protection Of the employed
It is evident enough that these provisions are in m
small measure TO be credited Samuel Gompers presi
cent Of the American federation Of labor and head Of the
aoor commission which spent some tine in Paris recently
p conference with members Of the American delegation TO
the peace conference M Gompers who has been recog
ned as having great influence with the administration
Washington particularly during the war period probably
suggested the principles which organized labor in the
United states wished to incorporated in binding IN
teTnaonal document and the result is spread out for the
world to see
Mr. GOmperss labor commission was reporte5 to have
1en planning the establishment Of office TO standardizs
International rules regarding labor without reference TO
me league Of nations, but since organized Iabors chief
eHes have been dafed foI incorporation in the peace
Treaty and since their enforcement TO be undertaken b
SPECIAL committee growing out Of the league Of nations
II IS pfoDa1e that labor VIII not attempt to carry for
o an Independent international program with the con-
fusion mat would result from duplication Of effort
NOV that wages have risen Europe to partv with L
oss N me united States IN purchasing power at least
e gIaL oculty In the way Of standardizing ateus D
ons Iuies Ior labor has been removed This Is shown
y me ecos given to the proposal TO hold labor con- o
Ienoa n washington IN October by delegates from France
1Ieat Btain Italy japan, Belgium and Switzerland Who
lgetner with the United States viii represent one nj
the population Of the world " .
me provision Of equal pay for men and women en- Il
-ssa N e9lal work Is already accepted in most of r
l9tes and BY most large employers Of labor even s
Is NOT enoooied IN law The principle Of tg child
0oI mas 0een endorsed almost EVERYWHERE in The 1as
stass ana by al classes Of people few sections Of ~
GUN ana IN parts Of the New England states in fso
nslleIs heIe has been tendency to cling 10 the ~
PIcll1e Of Utilizing child labor, but legislation ana
3anhc sentiment have all but eliminated not oT1y fbs
ice but the very idea Of If. Only On the matte -