Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-08

other districts, including the bridge
nearest tho Belgian frontier. viii
be evacuated after ten years, md
the remainder, including the bridge
after fifteen years.
:icipating. Each government may
. either enact the terms into law. ap-
prove the principle. but modify them
to local needs: leave the actual leEiS-
lation in case of a federal state to To-
cal legislatures. or reject the conven-
ton altogether without further obliga-
ton.
Establish Labor Omcc.
The international labor office is cs-
,ablished at the seat OF the league of
nations as part of it's organization. 1t
is to collect and distribute information
on labor throughout the world and pre-
pare agcnda for the conference. 1t
will establish a periodical in French
and English and possibly other Ian
guaEcs. Each state agrees to make to
an annual report Of measures taken TO
/ execute accepted conventions: the gov
/ crning body is it's executive. 1t con-
sists of twenty -four members, twelve
/ representing the governments, six the
/ employers and six the employees TO
! serve for three years.
On complaint that any government
/ has failed To carry out convention
/ TO which it is 4 party, the governing
body may make INQUIRIES directly to
[ That government and. in case the re-
ply is unsatisfactory. may publish the
complaint with comment.
y complaint by one government
the governing body to a commission
/ of inquiry nominated by the secretary
/ general OF the league: IL the commits
sion representatives fail to bring sat-
isfactory action, the matter may be
taken to a permanent court of inter-
pational justice for final decision: The
Shief reliance for securing enforce
ment of the law will be publicity with
, a possibility of economic action in the
f. background.
First Meeting in Warrington.
The first meeting of the conference
Will take place in October. 1919. at
I Washington, to discuss the eight-hour
day or forty eight-hour week preven-
ton of unemployment. extension and
application of the international con-
vention adopted at Bern in 1906; pro-
hibition of night work for women, and
the use Of white phos phorus in the
/ manufacture OF matches, and employ
ment Of women and children at night
! Of in unhealthy work. of women be-
fore and after childbirth, including ma
| ternity benefit. and of children as re-
CARDS minimum age.
abor Clauses-Nine principles of
tho ground that the weli-being. ply
steal and moral of the industrial wage
sarners is of supreme International
Importance. with exceptions necessi-
tated by differences of climate. habits
and economic development, they in
The guiding principle that labor
should not be regarded merely as a
commodity article of commerce:
right of association of employers and
employees: wage adequate to main
tain a reasonable standard OF life, the
ciEht-hour day or forty-eiEht- hour
week, a weekly rest of at least TWEEN
ty-four hours. which should include
Sunday. wherever practicable: aboli
ton Of child labor and assurance of the
proper physcai deHelopment OF e ana
drcn: equal pay for equal work as be-
tween men. and women: equitable
treatment of all workers lawful resi-
dent therein, including foreigners. and
a system OF inspection in which wo-
men should take part.
Providing for Occupation Army.
/ Section II. Guarantees: Western
: Europe as n guarantee for the eXecu-
! ton of the treaty; Germany territory
TO the west OF the Rhine. together
with the bridgeheads viii be occu.
| pied b yallcd and associated troops
I for fifteen years. IL the conditions are
faithfully carried out by Germany. GER
tain districts. including the bridge
! head of Cologne, viii be evacuated at
the expiration of hvre years; certain
other districts. including the bridge
! nearest the Belgian frontier, will be
/ evacuated after ten years. and the
remainder Including the bridgehead
/ OF Mainz. will he evacuated after ff-
teen years In ease the nterallied
/ reparation commission finds that Ger
| many has failed to observe the whole
/ ~ Ihi' VI itI cltncr our
| ing the occupation or after the fifteen
years have expired. the whole or part
! II the areas specified will he reoccu-
| pied immediately. IL before the expira-
! ton Of the fifteen years Germany com
| plies with all the treaty undertakings
| the occupying forces will be with
! drawn Immediately.
! Eastern Europe-Ar German troops
/ at present in territories to the east OF
the new frontier shall return as soon
! AS the allied and associated govern
| ments deem wise. They are to abstain
! from all acquisitions. and are In no
! way to interfere with measures for
! national defense taken by the govern
| ment concerned
Al questions regarding occupati
| not provided for by the treaty will be
! regulated by subsequent convention
| or conventions. which will have SINH
| lar force and effect.
Recognize Validity OF Treaties.
Section 15 Miscellaneous Germany
! agrees to recognize the full validity OF
/ the treaties of peace and additional
conventions to be concluded by the
/ allied and associated powers with
! Germany; TO agree to the decisions to
! be taken as TO the territories Of Aus
/ and TO recognize the new states in the
( frontiers to be fixed for them
/ Germany agrees not TO put forward
any pecuniary claims against any al
] lied or associated power signing the
! present treaty based on events pre-
| vious TO the coming into force of the
| treaty.
| Germany accepts all DEGREES as to
! German ships and goods made by any
/ allied or associated prize court The
allies reserve the right to examine all
declslons or German prize courts. The