The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-12
TO REMEDY INDUSTRIAL EVILS.
Permanent Labor Organization to Be
Established

Paris, April r. Recommendation
embodied in the report of the committee
on international labor legislation which
was adopted by the peace conference
yesterday include the following:
Establishment of permanent labor
organization to remedy industrial evils
and injustices (which mar the present
state of society" The international la
Dor conference is to meet at least once
annually and consist of four representa-
tives from eacl state, including two rep
resenting the government, one the en-
ployers and one the workers. Each dele
CATION may have two advisers, one Of
whom must be a woman. When ques
tions affecting women are under discus
sion the voting shall be individual, and
not the traditional procedure of voting
The first meeting is recommended for
next October at Washington. The pro
gram will embrace the principle of the
eight-hour day and the 4S-hour week,
prevention of unemployment, women's
employment before and after child birth,
women and children's employment dur
ing the night or in unhealthy processes,
age for the employment of children, the
extension of international conventions
adopted at Berne in l006 prohibiting
night work by women and the use of
white phosphorus in the manufacture of
matches.
Establishment of an international la
Dor office at the seat of the league of
nations, as part of the league, to col
lect and distribute information on the
international adjustment of conditions
Of industrial life and labor; subjects
which it is proposed to bring before the
conference; the conduct of special inves-
legations as ordered by the conferences; !;
the preparation of agenda for the con-
ference; the publication of a newspaper
in the French, English and other Ian
guages and generally to act as clearing
house on matters of international labor.
This office is to be controlled by gov
erning body of "a members, of whom II
are to be selected by the governments,
each elected by delegates at conference
representing employers and workers re-
spectively.
Employers and workers should be al
lowed the right of association for all
lawful purposes.
No child should be permitted TO be em-
ployed in industry or commerce before
the age Of Ia, in order that every child
be insured reasonable opportunities for
mental and physical education. Between
the years of IA aud Is, young persons of
either sex may be employed at work
which is not harmful to their physical
development on condition that their
technical or general education is assured.
Every worker has the right to a wage
adequate to maintain reasonable stand
ard of life, having regard to the civiliza-
tion Of his time and his country,
Equal pay should be given to women
and men for work of equal value in
quantity and quality.
Limitation is recommended of the
hours of work in industry on the basis
of eight hours per day and 4S hours per
week, subject to exceptions in countries
in climatic condition, imperfect develop
ment of industrial organization or other
special circumstances render the indus
| trial efficiency of the workers substan-
TALLY different The international labor
conference will recommend basis APP
proximately equivalent to the above for
| the adoption of such countries.
In all matters concerning their status
as workers, and in social insurance, for
eign workmen lawfully admitted to an
other country, and their families, should
be insured the same treatment as the
nationals of that country, all states
should institute a system of inspection
in which women should take part, in or
der to insure the enforcement of the laws
! and regulations for the protection of
workers.