The Washington herald., 1919-05-08

at Washington, to discuss the eight
hour day or forty-eight hour week
prevention OF unemployment; ex-
tension and application OF the inter-
national conventions adopted at
Berne in 1906. prohibiting night
work for women and the use of
white phosphorus in the manufac-
ture of matches; and employment
of women and children at night or
in unhealthy work. OF women be-
fore and after childbirth. including
maternity benefit. and Of children as
regards minimum age.
Labor Clausesi-Nine principles of
labor conditions We recognized on the
ground that the well being, physical
and moral is of the industrial wage
earners. of supreme international i'm
portance." With exceptions necessitat-
ed by differences of climate, habits and
economic development. they include
the guiding principle that labor should
not be regarded merely as a commod-
ity or article OF commerce; right of
association of employers and en-
ployes; n wage adequate to maintain
reasonable standard OF life; the
eight-hour day. or forty-eight hour
week; a weekly rest of at least twen-
ty-four hours. which should include
Sunday whenever practicable; aboli-
ton Of child labor and assurance of
the continuation of the education and
proper physical development of chill
dren; equal pay for equal work as be-
tween men and women: equita BILE
treatment of all workers lawfully resi-
dent therein. including foreigners; and
system Of inspection in which wom-
en- should take part
SECTION FOURTEEN.
Guarantees. Western Europe as a
guarantee for the execution of the
treaty. German territory to the west
of the Rhine. together with the bridge
heads, will be occupied by allied and
associated troops for fifteen years. II
the conditions are faithfully carried
out by Germany certain districts, in
cluding the bridgehead of Cologne, will
be evacuated at the expiration of five
years: certain other districts. includ-
ing the bridgehead of CobIenz and the
territories nearest the Belgian frontier
will be evacuated after ten years and
the remainder. includin the bridge.
head of Mainz. will be evacuated after
fifteen years. In case the inter-allied
reparation commission finds that Ger.
many has failed to observe the whole
or part of her obligations. either dur.
ing the occupation or after the fifteen
years have expired. the whole or part
OF the areas specified will be reoccu-
pied Immediately. If before the ex.
piration of the fifteen years Germany
complies with all the treaty undertak-
ings the occupying forces will be with
drawn Immediately.
Eastern Europe.-All German troops
at present in territories to the east
of the new frontier shall return as
soon as the allied and associated gov
ernments deem wise. They are to alb.
stain from all requisitions, and arr
in no way to interfere with measures
for national defense taken by the gov
ernment concerned.
All questions regarding occupati
not provided for by the treaty will bt
regulated by a subsequent convention
or conventions which will have simi-
lar force and effect.
SECTION FIFTEEN.
Miscellaneous. - Germany agrees to
recognize the full validity of the
treaties Of peace and additional con
ventions to be concluded by the allied
and associated powers with the pow,
ers allied with Germany. to agree to
the decisions to be taken as to the
territories OF Austria-Hungary, Bul.
garia and Turkey. and to recognize
the new staets and the frontiers to be
fixed for them.
Germany agrees not to put forward
any pecuniary claims against any al.
lied or associated powers signing The
present treaty based on events pre-.
-Vious to the coming into force Of the
treaty.
Germany accepts all DEGREES as tc
German ships and goods made by
any allied or associated prize court
The allies reserve the right to exam