New Britain herald., 1919-04-12
ProVides for Permanent Organiza ton to Remedy Grievances
AT LEAGUE OF NATIONS SEAT
f1rst Meeting is Recommended Fol Next October At Washington--Adi vocates Eight Hour Day-PIan In. ternational Office.

Paris, April 12.--Recommendatio embodied in the report of the Com mlttee on International Labor Legis- lation which were adopted by tha peace conference yesterday, included the following:
 Establishment of a permanent Iabor organization to remedy industrial !. grievances which mar the preseaafs state of society" The conferences will meet annually and will consista of four representatives from eacfla state, including two representing tha| government, one the employers an "a one the employees. Each delegationl may have two advisors one of whonll must be woman. When questions affecting the women are under dis cussion, the voting shall be individual and not the traditional procedure of voting.
 First Meeting in October
 The first meeting is recomm sndedl for next October at Washington. Tho| program will em mbrace the principle Fl of the eight hour day and the AS hoprI week, prevention of unemploym efat women's employment before and after| child birth, women and children' s employmen ent during the night or sinl unhealthy processes, a minimum aga for the employment of children, tha extension of the interna tional conven \ tions adopted at Berne in 1906 pro- hibiting night work by women and the use of white phosphorus in thd manufacture of matches.
 International Labor Office
 Establishment of an International labor office at the seat of the Leag7ad of Nations, as part of the league, tol collect and distribute Information 0fI the international adjustment of con ditioAs on industrial life and labor subtecs which it is proposed to brind before the conference: conduct of special investigations as ordered bsl the Nconference: the publicatiorl of newspaper in the Frenchl iEnglish and other languages and gen erally to act as a clearing house ofI matters of international labor Thij office is to be controlled by a govern Y ing body of A members, of whona twelve are to be selected by the govS ernment, each selected by delegates a a conference representing employed and workers respectively.
 Employers and workers should bdS
  all lawful purposes.
 To Protect Children.
 No child should be permitted to beN employed in industries or comm merce before the age of 14, in order that every child be assured mental and& physical education.
 Every worker has tbe right to a& wage adequate to maintain a reason a ble standard of fife. having regard& to the civilization of his time and hisS country. Equal pay should be given to wotn en and men for work of equal value& in quantity and quality. Limitation of Working Hours.
 Limitation is recommended of thaf h ours of work in industry on the basi of eight hours per day and As hours per week, subject to exception in cli-z matic conditions, imperfect develop-E ment of industrial organization orA other special circumstances that Ten E der industrial efficiency of the work E CTS substantially different. The in ternational labor conference will reel a basis approximately equiv a1ent to the above for the adoptiouz of such countries.
 For Equal Rights.
 Tn all matters concerning thei status as workers, and in social insur ance, foreign workmen lawfully ad mitted to another country. and thei families, should be insured the sand treatment as the nationals of thai country. All states should institute 7 system of inspection in which womer should take part in order to insurM the enforcement of the laws and regu lations for the protection of workers