New-York tribune., 1919-01-31

American labors programme for inter
national labor legislation.
1t is TO be the daty of this committee
to investigate. compile statistics and
recommend. Labor legislation pro-
posals that go to the peace conference
will all 80 through the hands of this
committee 1t is also charged with the
dnty Of providing machinery for inter
national labor adjustments under the
league Of nations. The calling of an
international industrial congress to fol-
low tho peace conference will be ar
ranged by this committee.
OF Lasting Importance
Il is recognized that only the league
OF nations itself runs ahead of tho
work OF this committee in point of last
ing international Importance
Il is most signal honor to Ameri-
can labor that the only direct repre-
sentative of labor to be selected for
membership on this labor committee is
an American. 1t is looked upon as
tribute to the strength and forceful-
ness of the American Federation OF
Labor and to the virihty of its mental
equipment as we'll as a personal tribute
TO Samuel Gompcrs himself.
Iabor's interest in the peace confer
cnce increases daily, The work of the
new committee on international labor
legislation is certain to call to Paris
labor delegations from all nations that
are able TO get representatives to TINS
centre of interest Already a British
delegation has been in consultation
with the British members OF the com
mittee in response to call from MT
Barnes,
OF course, there is an American rep
resentation here in the persons OF John
/ X. Alpine, James Duncan, William
Green and Frank Duffy, members OF the
( Gompers labor mission These men
/ are in constant conference regarding
the course to be pursued.
Big Congress Foreseen
The Canadian government has /. NJ
+ Draper here as labor adviser, and ne
may serve as the Canadian representa-
tive Of labor in the hearings before the
labor committee. But the remainder of
the twenty-onc nations Will wish TO be
heard, and it is probable that before
long there will be a full-fiedged con-
gress Of labor men in full swing IN
/ Paris, urging representations upon the
new labor committee
BY no artificial means can Berne,
! where the Socialists plan to convene, be
4 substituted for Paris as the real centre
OF interest for the simple reason that
/ Paris is the centre OF action.
The Berne congress is not pursuing
a rosy path While the British dele
/ cation has reached Paris, IL has gone
no further, and no others have shown
up. Mr. Henderson announces that
, eighteen nations have accepted his IN
/ vitanons to Berne-Belglum and the
United States being conspicuously alb
sent from the list The purely Socialist
character of the Berne congress be-
comes more apparent every day So
cialist- at least, as distinguished from
) trade union
Socialist Leaders Cool
Emil Nandervelde, long regarded by
the world OF Socialism as one of its
most sterling figures and intellectual
giants is under Imperative lnstruc-
1lons from has party not TO attend
Albert i homas, or france, has made no
positive announcement or his course,
Dui he is known 10 be out OF all sym
pathy with the whole proceeding.
he detection OF these men, coupled
with the known views OF such men as
j. T. Clynes, VIII Thorne, Bowerman
and Onions. OF England, and OF tne
American labor leaders, is highly sig
nncant Of the character OF the BeYne
meeting.
ON tuesday labor committees from
America, England. France, Belgium
and Canada VIII meet in Paris TO DIS
cuss the American proposal for q new
International trade union congress, and
the effect OF th's meeting upon the
Berne congress plans may be exceed
lugIy serious
LOYAL alned Socialists are planning
10 meet tins week n Paris also TO DIS
cuss the Berne congress, and in TINS
meeting members OF the Soclal-Demo-
cratic League oI America Wiz parulcl-
pate lneae are in ayowed opposition
TO the bcrne plans of Arthur Hender-
son
Important Conference To-day
Perhaps more important than either
gnes- conferences Is one hascny
Summoned Ioi tomorrow. in when tn,
sponsors nope 10 assemble ali Soclans'
ana labor representatives, now II
fari>- Inc American laDor uelcga-
uor. however. mas decided not 70 at
u-l4d-. American loyal Socialists nov
mere may attend. tVcn WIN the Ameri
cans absent IL rs Nhely That real cldSt
NiA ueVe40p az tnls meeting, 1ouOw
nag what hitherto mas been olplomatl
4a~DngNrlng anL lnJrgWng on TN
par. or various delegations and md
NiGualA. ii VIII not be surprising /
arthur Henderson, who is Just now il
fars, nnds ms whole Berne schem
at STAKE IN lo-mOIrow's meeting, d
least so lar as It's MAJOR features ar
concerned.
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