The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-08
SUMMARY OF TREATY
Continued Prom Pnge Ten.)

gage: 10 insure communication by rail
between the allied. associated and other
states; 10 allow tho construction or i'm
pruvcnlrut within Twenty-Five years OF
such lines as necessary; and 10 conform
her rolling stock to enable its lncorp"ra-
ton in trains Of the allied or associated
powers. She also agrees TO accept the
denunciatur' Of the st. .Gothard conVcn-
tlon il Switzerland and Italy so re-
quest. and temporarily to execute IN
Structirus rs TO the transport OF troops
and supplies and the establishment Of
postal and Geographic service Us pro-
rldcd.
Czecho-SlovNkia.
To assure Czccho- SlovakIa access TO
the sea. special rights are given her
both north and south. Towards tho
Adriatic she is permitted To run her
own through trains TO Fiume and Tn
este. To the north Germany is to
lease her for nincty-ninc years spaces
in Hamburg and Stettin. the details Ia
br worked out by Il commission of three
representing CZcchu-SlOTaiia- Germany
and Great Britain.
The Kiel Canal.
The kicl canal is TO remain free and
open to war and merchant ships Of all
nations at peace with Germany. Goods
anu SHIPS OIL Hi States are III bc lIt'lNNu
on terms of absolute equality. and no
taxes 10 be imposed beyond those nc
ccssary for upkccp and Improvement.
for which Germany is To BE- responsible.
In case Of violation OF or disagreement
rs TO those provisions. any state may
appeal TO the league of nations ANA
may demand the appointment of an IN
tcrnational commission. For prrlmln-
airy presenting of complaints. Germany
shall establish n local authority AT kicl.
International Labor Organizations.
Members Of the league Of nations
agree to establish a permanent organic
alton to promote International adjust
nent OF lobar conditions, TO consist OF
an annual international labor confer
cnce and an International labor office.
The former is composed OF four repre-
Scntatives of each state. two from The
government and one each from the en-
plcycrs and teh employed. in. which each
Of them vote individually. 1t will DC
delibcrative legislation body. its meas
urcs taking the form of draft conren-
tions or recommendations for lcgiSla-
ton, which If passed by two-thirds vote
must be submitted to the law1naking
authority in every state participating.
Each government mny either enact the
terms into law. approve tho principle.
but modify them 10 local needs: leave
the actual legislation in case OF fed
era state to local legislatures; or reject
the convention altogether without fur
thcr obligation.
The international labor office is essah-
lishHl at the scat OF the league OF ma
tons rs part of its orga nization. 1t IL
TO collect and distribute information on
labor throughout the world and prepare
~ 4 will h
lish a periodical in French and English
and possibly other languages Each state
agrees to make to it for presentation 10
the conference an annual report of mca-
sures taken to execute accepted cnnvcn-
tons; the governing body is its cXccu-
tive. It consists OF twenty-four mem
bcrs. twelve representing the govern
mcnts, six the employers and six the en-
ploycs to serve for three years
On complaint that any government
has failed TO carry out 4 convention to
which It is \ party, the governing body
may mako inquiries directly to that gov
eminent in case the reply Is unsatistac-
tory, may publish the complaint with
comment A complaint by one govern
mc=1t against another may be referred by
the governing body to a commission Of
inquiry nominated by the secretary gen.
eral Of the league. IF tho commission
report fails to bring satisfactory action
the matter may he taken to a permanent
court Of international justice for final
decision. The chief reliance for securing
enforcement Of the law will be- publicity
with = possibility Of economic action in
tho background.
Tho first meeting Of the conference
will take place in October. nineteen hum
drcd nineteen. at Washington. to discuss
the eight hour day or forty eight hour
week; prevention Of unemployment: OK
tension and application of the intcrna-
ttonal convention adopted at Bcrnc in
nineteen hundred six: prohibiting night
work for women and the use of white
phosphorus in the manufacture OF
matches and employment Of women and
children at night or in unhealthy work
Of women before and after childbirth. In
GLIDING maternity benefit and of child
rem as regards minimum age
Labor Cfauses.
Nine principles Of labor conditions are
reco gnized on the ground that tho we'll
being. physical and moruL. OF the indus
trial wage carriers is Of supreme inter-
national impcr lance" with exceptions
necessitated by differences Of climate,
habits and economic development. They
include: The guiding principle that Ia
Dor should not be regarded merely Us n
commodity or article OF commerce:
right Of association of employers and
employees; q wage adequate to maintain
reasonable standard Of life: tho eight
hour day or forty-cight hour week: q
weekly rest Of at least "a hours. which
should include Sunday wherever prac-
ticable; abolition CT child labor and as
| surance of the continuation of the edu-
m Hon nhTSiC2l CltNnlODmCrt
| Of children; equal pay for equal work
| as between men and women; equitable
treatment Of all workers lawfully resi-
dent therein. including foreigners; and
| q system Of inspection In which women
should take part
Guarautees
Western Europe as a guarantee for
| the execution Of the treaty; German ter
ritory to the west of the Rhine together
with the bridgehead. will be occupied by
allied and associated troops for fifteen
years. II the conditions are faithfully
carried out by Germany, certain dis
trfcts including the bridgeheads Of
Cologne, will be evacuated al the en-
| ptration Of five years; certain other dis
trtcts, including the bridgchcad of
Coblenz and the territories nearest the
Belgian frontier. will be evacuated after
| ten years. and the remainder. including
| the brtdEehead CT MauZ. will be cracu-
eted after IL years In case the inter-
allied reparation commission finds that
| Germany has failed to observe tho whole
| or part Of her obligations either during
| the occupation or after the IS years
nave expired. the whole or part Of the
areas specified will be rc-occupicd i'm
mediatcly. If before tho expiration Of
J tho fiftnnr vcars EermnDy con7oJjcs wi I h