The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-03-06
Commission at Peace Con-
ference Has Issued
Its Report
WANTS UNIFORM
WORLD REGULATIONS
Would Change Whole Aspect of World
Labor Problem-Wants Eight-Hou
Day, Uniform Pay for Men and
Women and Saturday Half Holiday.

Women and Saturday Half Holiday.
PARIS, March 6-The commission on
International Labor Legislation has issued
its report, and by the pen of Nj. Justin
Goddard, reporter for the president OF the
commission demands that what amounts
to an international labor charter shall be
included i'll the peace treaty.
1t appears that the draft, as adopted by
the commission, is principally that of the
British delegates. 1t is of a far-reaching
nature, and, if adopted by the conference,
will change, as is already being remarked,
the whole aspect not only of the labor
problem in the countries of the world,
but will also relieve the export trade diff
culties, which are dangerously and con-
tlnually enhanced by higher wage and
shorter hour demands. Lancashire cotton
trade provides one example of this
The commissions report demands the
adherence of the powers signatory of the
treaty of peace, to the Berne 1906 inter-
national conventions resolutions forbid
ding night work for women employed IN
industry, and the use OF white phosphor-
,us in the match industry; it promulgates
he reforms adopted at the Berne 1913
conference and intrusts the international
abor conference, provided for in the re.
port, with the realization of a series OF
reforms. namely
No children under - years of age to
be employed in industry
Young peoples employment to be sub
| ject to a number of other regulations
mentioned:
Limitation OF the working day for work
era to eight hours in factories and mines
Saturday half-holiday to be introduced
INTO all countries;
Weekly rest of at least SO hours, taken
rom Saturday to Monday, to be allowed;
All laws and orders dealing with the
protection of workers to apply in general
! home industries;
Social insurance laws shall be extended
| % home industries:
Special protection and insurance for
motherhood is provided, and women. ara
not to be employed in mines or dangerous
trades
Women are to receive equal pay will
men for the same work
An international schedule of deleteri
Jus materials, which are to be prohibited
shall be kept;
Railway wagons of all countries must
within five years, be fitted with automatic
ouplers adaptable to all wagons;
Medical inspection OF persons employe,
home industries Is to be arranged, am
Inspection of dwelling houses;
Y No hndrance is to be put to the fro
combination and association OF worker
n all countries;
Infringement OF this rule is to be mad
4 punishable offeuse;
Foreign workers shall have the right t
wages and conditions Of work agreed t
1etween the trade unions and employer
d of trade;
Failing such agreements, foreign worl
s ers shall have the right to wages custom
airy in the locality;
There is to De no prohibition of EN-
grafton or Of immigration in a gener
= way, this rule not to affect the right
H the state to restrict Immigration temp
II salily in period OF economic depress.t
II sor the protection Of public health;
II Tie state shall be free to enforce &c
II tain standard of education;
II Wages boards with equal. representatic
II Of employers and workers shall be ;
y up by the governments for the fixing
= the legal minimum rates of wages in cas-
where collective agreements between t
workers trade union and employers ha
proved impossible;
Unemployment is to be provided again
by the linking up of the existing lab
exchanges so that information can
provided with regard to the demand al
supply of labor;
Unemployment insurance shall be esta
lished in all countries, as well as sta
insurance against industrial accidents:
A special code of law for the protect