The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-04-29
TREATY CLAUSE
ADMITS s-H0UR
DAY PRINCIPLE
Nine Provisions Incorporated
for labor's Benefit,

WASHINGTON. April y. - The
nine clauses proposed by the comlnis-
sion on international labor legislation
for insertion IN the peace treaty as
adopted by the peace conference in
plenary session at Paris yesterday,
were made public here today by the
state department.
Among tie principles Incorporated
are "a standard tigh,-hour day, week
day Of rest, abolition Of child labor,
equality of pay for men and women
and workmen's right Of association
ior all lawful purposes"
The text OF the clauses as adopted
follows;
Methods to Apply
"The high contracting parties, rec
ogni,ng tina, the well being, physical,
moral and intellectual. OF industrial
wage earners is Of supreme inter
national importance, have framed \
permanent, machinery associated with
that OF the league OF nations TO fur
ther this great end They recognize
that difference OF climate, habits and
customs OF economic opportunity and
industrial tradition make strict uni
formi,y in the conditions OF labor dill
ficult OF immediate attainment. But,
holding as they do. tina, labor rene
dies (probably error in transmisslonl
be regarded merely as an article OF
commerce, they think that there are
methods which all industrial COM
muni,ies should endeavor to apply so
far as their special circumstances Will
permit
"Among these methods and prln-
ciples the following seem TO the high
contracting parties TO be OF special
and urgent importance:
Not Article Of Commerce.
"Firs,-The guiding principle above
ennunciated that labor should not be
regarded merely as commodity or
article OF commerce
"Second-The righ, Of association
for all lawful purposes by the en'-
ployed, as well as by the employers.
"Third-The payment 10 the em-
ployed OF a wage adequate TO man
tain reasonable standard OF lite, as
this is understood in their time and
country.
"Four,h-The adoption Of an eight
hour day or for'y-cight-hour week
as the standard TO he aimed at,
where it has not already been OBJ
tanned.
"Fiih-Thc adoption of weekly
res, Of a, least twen,y-tour hours
which should include Sunday when
ever practicable
No Child Labor.
"Six,h-The abolition ot child laboI
and INC disposition OF such limitations
on the labor of young persons as shal
permit the continuation OF their edu'
cation and assure their proper phys''
cal development
"Seven,h-The principle that mer
and women should receive equal re-
Enumeration of equal value,
"Eish,h-The standard set by Ia"
in each country with respect to th'
conditions of labor should have dut
regard to the equitable economic
treatment of all workers lawfully resi-
dent therein ..
"Nin,h-Each state should MAKE
provision for a system oi Inspection
in which women should take part II
order to insure the enforcement q
the laws and regulations for the pro
lection OF the employed,
Without claiming that these r'c'n
DDS and principles arc either com
ple,e or final, the high conrac'i'li
parties are of opinion that they arr
we'll fitted to guide the policy OF IN
league of nations and tina. II adopt,e'
by the industrial communities wh'
are members Of the league and safe
guarded in practice by an ADEQUATE
system of such inspection, they vii
confer lasting benefits upon the wag'
Garner, Of the world"