Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-28
TWO LABOR CONFERENCES
TO CONVENE At CAPITAL
Gathering of Important international
Bodies May Affect General
Industrial Situation.
FOREIGN DELEGATES HERE
German Representatives Have Sailed
From Europe and VIII Arrive
EARLY Next Weck-AustrinnS Also
on Way to This Country.
GBy Associated Prcss.l


WASHINGTON. Oct 81 Whether
the meetings here this week Of TWO in
| ternational labor conferences in
addition to the international catherine
provided under the league of nations,
will tend to allay the industrial unrest
manifest in the United states was a
subject OF speculation in Washington
tonight on the even OF the converting
of the various delegates representing
the leading countries of the world.
Tomorrow at the same hour-1o
o'clock = the International Federation
OF Trades Unions and the International
Congress OF Working Women Will get
under way. The executive committee
OF the latter body was 10 hold it's first
session today. nut the absence or sew
eral or the delegates resulted in post-
ponemcnt OF tie initial meeting until
tomorrow.
Included among the delegates to tho
Trades Union Federation meeting are
Il number of the less conservative of
European labor leaders. and their at
,liude toward the dominant questions
IN the industrial world will be watched
by American labor experts with in
terest. because of the possibility OF
this attitude being reflected in Ameri-
gates, ii was learned today. were pre-
pared to express dissatisfaction with
the labor provisions of tie peace treaty
and to urge more far-rcachin.s demands
from the governments Of tho pcacc-
making powers.
Today'S Meeting Preliminary.
The meeting tomorrow of the Fed
Grafton of Trades Unions will he in
many respects only preliminary to the
meeting Wednesday under the League
OF nations covenant. the delegates TO
both gatherings being in many cases
the same.
Announcement was made during the
day tina; the German delegates to the
conference under the league of nations
sailed last Friday. and will arrive in
ths United states November J. while
Information was received that Austrian
representatives also were on their way
The Germans and AustrianS were
admitted to the international Fedora
ton OF Trades Unions al its organiza-
ton meeting at Amsterdam last July
Whether or not they will be admitted
10 tie international labor conference
with full rights. or will merely be
granted the privilege of participating
IN the discussion is TO be decided by
the conference itself
Some Not Represented.
Owing to shipping difficulties. rep
reScntatlves OF several nations Will not
De present TO- the opening of the
eater conference. IL was announced
today, Among those delayed are the
Danish Spanish. Serbian. Brazilian,
australian and New Zealand delegates
he!eSaies 10 the International Con-
eresS OF Working Women already have
arrived from Belgium, France, Czecho-
Slova kis. Poland and Canada. Other
delegates WAC are said 20 be on their
Wa. include representatives from
GTea; Britain, Norway, Sweden, SwitZer-
iand. liA!y, Spain, Argentina and
Japan.
Each country is entitled to ten dele
gates. but only Two from each nation
have arrived so far. with the execution
OF Poland, which sent I'VE