Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-06-09

Industrial organizations or other special
circumstances make the industrial con
ditions substantially different and shall
suggest the notifications, IL any. which
1t considers may be required to meet
the case Of such countries.
a copy of the Recommendation or
draft convention shall be authenticated
by the signature of the president Of the
conference and Of the director, and shall
be deposited with the secretary general
OF the league of nations. The secre
tary general will communicate a certi
ned copy of the recommendation or draft
convention to each of the members.
Each Of the members undertakes that
1t will, within the period of one wear
at most. from the closing Of the session
OF the conference. or if it is impossible
owing to exceptional circumstances tc
do so within the period of one wear,
then at the earliest practicable moment
and in no case later than eighteen
months from the closing of the session
OF the conference, bring the recommen
datlon or draft convention before the
authority or authorities within whose
competence the matter lies, for the
enactment OF legislation or other action.
In the case of recommendation. the
members will inform the secretary gen
eral OF the action taken.
In the case Of draft convention the
members will, if it obtains the consent
OF the authority or authorities within
whose competence the matter lies. rom
the formal ratification Of tho
convention to the secretary general ond
will take such action as NAV be necos.
sary to make effective the provisions of
such convention.
II. on recommendation. no legislative
or other action is taken to make n rec
ommendation effective. or IL the draft
fails to obtain the consent
OF the authority or authorities within
whose competence the matter lies. no
further obligation shall rest upon the
At Discretion OF Nation
In the case Of a federal state, the
power OF which to enter into conven
tions on labor matters is subject to
it shall be in the discretion
OF that government to treat draft
convention to which such limitations an L.
ply as, recommendation only. and the
provisions of this article with respect to
recommendations shall apply in such
case.
The above article shall be interpreted
in accordance with the following prin =
ciple:
In no case shall any member be asked
or required. as result Of the adoption
of any recommendation Of draft conven
tion by the conference. to lessen the
protection afforded by its existing legis =
lation for the workers concerned
Article 406.-Any convention so rati =
fed shall be registered by the secretary
general of the league of nations. but
shall only be binding upon the members
which ratify it.
Article 4OI.-lf any convention com
ing before the conference for final con
sideration fails to secure the support Of
two thirds of the votes cast by the
delegates present. it shall nevertheless
be within the right of any of the mem
DtTS VI lHt pei utul ulLdtlou u
agree to such convention among them
selves
ANY convention so agreed to shall be
by the governments con =
cerned to the secretary general of the
league of nations. who shall register it.
Article 4OS. Each of the members
agrees to make any annual report to
the International Labor Office on the
measures which it has taken to give
to which it is a party. These reports
shall be made in such form and shall
contain such particulars as the gov
crning body may request. The directors
shall lay a summary Of these reports be =
fore the next meeting of the confer
ence
Article 400. In the event of any rep
resentation being made to the Interna
tional Labor Office by an industrial as
sociation Of employees or OF worker.
that any of the members has failed to
secure in any respect the effective OBJ
scrvance within its jurisdiction of any
convention to which it is a party, the
governing body may communicate this
representation to the government
against which it is made. and may in
vite that government to make such
statement on the subject as it may think
fit.
Article 40. If no statement is re
ceived within a reasonable time from
the government in question. or If thu
statement when received is not deemed
to be satisfactory by the governing body
the latter shall have the right to pub
lish the representation and the state
ment, If any. made in reply to it.
Article All. Any of the member
shall have the right to file complain
with the International Labor Ofice If i
il not satisfied that any other memoe
is securing the effective observance o
anv convention which both have rati
6ed in accordance with the foregoin
articles. The governing body may.
il thinks fit. before referring such
connIa;nt to a commission of inquiry
ne hereinafter provided for, communi
cato with the government in question i
80 manner described in Article 400
Commissions Of Inquiry
If the governing body does not thin
!. necessary to communicate the com
nIaint to the government in question
or If, when they have made such com
n,un;cation. no statement in reply ha
baen received within a reasonable tim
wb;cb the governing body considers t
ha satisfactory, the governing body ma
onnIv for the appointment of a com
mission of inquiry to consider the com
nla;nt and to report thereon. The gov
srning body may adopt the same pro
csdrre either of its own motion or
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