The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-10


act as its chairman, shall regulate it's
own PROCEEDINGS and shall fix its own
J. times Of meeting. A special meeting
shall be held IL a written request to
that effect Is made by at least ten
members.
-; ARTICLE g.:
There shall be a director Of the
international Labor Office, appointed
by the governing body, who shall be
| subject to the instructions Of the gov
I erning body, be responsible for the
efficient conduct of the International
Labor office and for such other duties
as may be assigned to him. The d.
rector or his deputy shall attend all
! meetings Of the governing body.
ARTICLE 9.
The staff Of the International La
Dor office shall be appointed by the
director, who shall, so far as is pos
sihle with due regard to the efficiency
OF the work of the office, select per-
sons of different nationalities. A GER
tain number OF these should be
| women.
ARTICLE 10.
The functions Of the International
Labor office shall include the collec-
| ton and distribution of information
on all subjects relating to the inter-
| national adjustment Of conditions of
industrial life and labor. and parti-
| cularly the examination Of subjects
which 1t is proposed to bring before
the conference with a view to the
conclusion Of international conven-
t1ons, and the conduct of such special
| Investigations as may be ordered by
the conference.
ARTICLE II.
The government departments of
any of the high contracting parties
which deal with questions of idus-
try and employment may commune
cate directly with the director through
the representative Of their state on
the governing body of the Interna-
tional Labor office, or failing any such
representative, through such other
qualified official as the government
may nominate for the purpose.
ARTICLE H..
The International Labor office shall
be entitled to the assistance of the
secretary general of the league of
nations in any matter I'M which it can
be given.
| ARTICLE 10.
Each of the high contracting par
ties will pay the travelling and sub
sistence expenses Of its delegates and
their advisers and Of it's representa-
tives attending the meetings of the
conference or governing body, as the
case may be.
And all other expenses Of the inter-
national Labor office and Of the meet
lngs OF the: conference: or governing
body shall be paid to the director by
the secretary general of the league
Of nations out Of the general funds
of the league.
+ The director shall be responsible to
/ the secretary, general of the league
for the proper expenditure, OF ali
moneys paid to him in pursuance Of
this article.
ARTICLE H..
The agenda. for all meetings of the
. conference will be- settled by the gov
erning body, who shall consider any
suggestions as to the agenda that may
be made by the government of any of
the high contracting parties or by
any representative Organization rec
ognized for the purpose of Article 3.
ARTICLE Is.
The director shall act as the Sec
rotary Of the conference, and shall
circulate. the agenda to reach the
nigh contracting parties, and through
them the non-government'. delegates,
when appointed, four months before
the meeting Of the conference.
ARTICLE 16.
Any of the government OF, the
high contracting parties may formally
object to- the inclusion OF any item
/ or items in the agenda. The grounds
for such objection shall be let forth
in a reasoned statement addressed to
the director, who shall circulate it to
all the: high contracting parties.
Items to which such objection has
been made shall not. however, be ex-
cluded from the agenda If at the
conference a majority, Of two-thirds
| Of the votes cast by the delegates
present: is in favor Of considering
them.
If the conference decides-other-
wise than under the preceding para
graph-by two-thirds Of the votes cast
by the delegates present that any sub
ject shall be considered by the con-
, ference, that subject shall be included
in the agenda for the following meet
ing.
ARTICLE II.
The conference shall regulate its
own procedure shall elect its own
. president and may appoint commit
. tees to consider and report on any
matter.
Except as otherwise expressly pro.
vided in this convention, all matters
shall be decided by a simple major
ity of the votes cast by the delegates
present.
A vote shall be void unless the
total number Of votes cast is equal
to halt the number Of delegates at
tending the conference.
ARTICLE IS.
The conference may add to any
committees, which it appoints tech.
meal experts. who shall be assessors
without power to vote. -, j.
ARTICLE 10. :"
When the conference has decided
on the adoption Of proposals with
regard to an item in the agenda, II
| will rest with thu conference tn ia.