The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1919-10-24

Washington, D. C-Here is the pro-
gram submitted to the National Indus
trial Conference, by the labor group
through Samuel Gompers, chairman of
the group:
Labor's Propositions
This conference of representatives
of the public, of the employers and
business men and of labor, called by
| The President of the United States
hereby declares in favor. of the follow
ing:
l. The right of wage-earners to or
ganize in trade and labor unions for
the protection of their rights, inter-
ests and welfare.
2. The right of wage-earners to
bargain collectively through trade
and labor unions with employers re-
garding wages, hours of labor and re-
laticns and conditions of employment.
3. The right of wage-earners to be
represented by representatives of their
| own choosing in negotiations and ad
justnents with employers in respect
to wages, hours of labor, and relations
and conditions of employment.
4. The right of freedom of speech, Of
the press, and of sssemblage, all being
responsible for their utterances and
actions.
S. The right of employers to organ
ize into associations or groups to bar
gain collectively through their chosen
representatives in respect to wages,
hours of labor, and relations and con-
ditions fo employment.
g. The hours of labor should not ex-
ceed eight hours per day. One day of
rest in each week should be observed,
preferably Sunday. Half holiday on
Saturday should be encouraged. Over
time beyond the established hours of
labor should be discouraged, but when
absolutely necessary should be paid for
at rate not less than time and one
half time.
Z The right of all wage-earners,
skilled and unskilled, to living wage
is hereby declared, which minimum
ware shall insure the workers and
their families to live in health and
comfort in accord with the concepts
and standards of American life.
8. Women should receive the same
nov &c ,oa nv, fOr ao1,o 1uork y1arfor,1, od
Women workers should not be per-
mittcd to perform tasks dispropor-
tionate to their physical strength or
which tend to impair their potential
motherhood and prevent the continual
tion of nation of strong, healthy,
sturdy and intelligent men and women.
9. The services of children less than
sixteen years of age for private gam
should be prohibited.
10. To secure greater share of
consideration and cooperation to the
workers in all matters affecting the
industry in which they are engaged,
to secure and assure continuously i'm
proved industrial relations between
employers and workers and to safe
guard the rights and principles here
inbefore declared, as well as to ad-
vance conditions generally, method
should be provided for the systematic
review of industrial relations and con-
ditions by those directly concerned in
each industry.
To this end, there should be estab
lished by agreement between the or
ganized workers and associated en-
ployers in each industry a national
conference board, consisting of an
equal number of representatives of
employers and workers, having due
regard to the various sections of the
industry and the various classes of
workmen engaged, to have for its OBJ
iect the consideration of all6subjects
affecting the progress and well-being
of the trade, to promote efficiency of
production from the viewpoint of those
engaged in the industry and to pro-
sect life and limb, as well as safe
guard and promote the rights of all
concerned within the industry