El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-14

one state member Of the league and
( another state which is not a member
OF the league or between states not
members Of the league, the high con-
! tracing parties agree that the state
or states not members Of the league
Z shall be invited 10 accept the Dbliga-
tons Of the membership in the league
Z as 10 the purposes OF such dispute
upon such conditions as the executive
! council may deem just. and upon ac-
! ceptance OF any such Invitation. the
I above provisions shall be applied
I with such Hedifieat isHE as may be
/ deemed necessary for the league.
Would Institute Inquiry.
Upon such indications being given,
the executive council shall institute
: an inquiry into the circumstances and
/ the merits Of the dispute and recom=
! mend steps. be taken as seem 10 be
& best and effectuaL
Article XVII:
In the event Of q power so IA
Vitea refusing TO accept the obliga-
[ tons Of membership in the league for
( the purposes Of a dispute which in the
case Of state member Of the league
would constitute a breach OF article
E XII, the provision OF article XIV. shall
T be applicable as against the state tax
/ ing such action.
IF beth parties to the dispute, when
so invited, refuse TO accept the Oblf-
cations of membership in the league
for the purposes Of such dispute, the
executive council may take such ac-
/ ton and make such recommends lions
that viii prevent hostilities and viii
result in the settlement OF the dis
pute-
The Bourgeois proposition for
an interaliicd military force 10
enforce peace WIS defeated By an
overwhelming vote At the meet
Ing Of the society Of nations com
mission Thursday.
The French and -Slovalis
were the only representative voting
In the affirmative.
The draft Of the society Of nations
plan was thea unanimously adopted
as a whole.
The final draft consists Of IS ar
ticles.
President Wilson personally Wss 10
READ the draft TO plenary meeting
OF the peace conference today. The
conference was TO be asked TO finally
adopt it at this time.
The japanese delegation pre-
scented an amendment. urovfdIna-
that racial DETERMINATIONS should
not be tolerated IN Immigration
laws.
Several delegates urged that this
would open such large question that
great delay might enEue and the mat
Ter was dropped without q vote
An official communication issued
last evening says:
Laber Commission Meets.
The eighth meeting Of the commits /
sion on international labor legislation
was held this morning under the pres
iceney OF Samuel Gompers- The aFti- :
cles Of the British draft, dealing with Z
lhe establishment Of the international !
Z al q II
agreed that the office should have an 4
international staff and that its duties ]
viii include the collection and distri- /
button OF Information on all subjects /
70 the international ADJUST /
ment Of the. conditions of industrial ]
life, labor and employment and that it I
VIII undertake any special invesugs- /
ton offered by the conference It viii 4
also issue a Journal dealing with the 4
problems Of industry and employment I
which are Of international interest
1t was also decided TO show how I
the expenses Of the conferences and ]
the governing body should be met
The commission then commenced J
the examination OF the articles deal I
ing with the procedure Of the iHterna-
tlonal conference and reached article
II OF the draft"
The British draft Of labor legisla-
ton covers a wide field and includes
the following provisions
Proposed Labor Legislation.
Uniformity Of the rights OF work
men employed abroad, their prOtec-
ton against loss when in a foreign
country, through the lapse Of state
Insurance, against sickness, old age, 1
accident unemployment and similar
causes Prevention OF unemployment
through the adoption by the differ
emit governments OF a policy OF dis
tribuuon OF orders for public works
so as TO keen the demand for labor
at an approximately uniform level
The relief Of the unemployed
a system OF registration and
between employers in diff
arent lines Of industry 70 meet foreign
labor demands.
Opportunity 20 unemployed young
for the continuance Of their
education at established centeTs.
Inspection OF Work shops
A system Of inspection OF factories
and work shops TO ensure the eIecu-
lion Of labor laws.
The protection Of children. youths
and women with educational Oppor-
-unities for the children and the reg
1latiOn Of night work for the youths
The Limitation Of the working shift
Tor young persons TO half that Of
adults. with no overtime or night
The recognition OF rights Of work
men TO combine and the right TO {
peaceful picketinE. 7
The recognition o. the right Of
working men TO combine politically, &
md the right Of trades unions TO par
icipate in politics.
Working hours TO be fixed by law s
n each state within international
standard as the minimum.
The regulation Of work in small
york shops OF sweat shops to be at
ended to by each state. I'm view of i
he difficulty Of settling this prob
en- by international negotiation.
Asks Consent TO Reveal Paets.
The Havas agency says II has been @
BY the Japanese delegation
o the peace conference that the an {
.ouncement that baron Maxine. senior
Japanese delesate, had received an I
rider 10 publish certain agreements ! T
oncluded between China and Japan
IS premature Conformable 10 diplo- L
matte usages, says the delegation, -
apan has asked China's consent to U
he publication OF these agreements, III
tut the Picking government has not
ret Forwarded its reply. n