The Topeka state journal., 1919-05-08

the IeagHe of nations agree TO establish a
permanent organization to promote inter
national adjustment of labor eoneiIions. To
consist Of an annual international labor
conference and an international labor of
flee The former is composed OF four
representa- of each state two from the
government and one each from the em-
ployers and the employees. each of them
may vote individually. 1t will be a de-
tn liking the form of draft conventions or
recommendations for legislation. which. If
passed by two-thirds vote. must be sub
mitted to the law making authority in
every state participating Each government
may either enact the terms into law ap-
prove the principle but modify them to
case of federal state TO local legislatures :.
rejeet the convention altogether with
out further obligation.
The international labor office is esTab-
lished at the seat of the league of nations
as part of its organizat ton 1t is to col
lect and distribute information on labor
thru0ut the world. and prepare agenda
for the conference; it will publish peri
odieal in French and English and possibly
other languages. Each state agrees to make
to it for presenta ton to the conference an
annual report of measures taken to exc
cute acce1teu conventions t.e governing
body Is Its executive 1t consists OF TWEEN
ty-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 cut u convention TO which
it is a party the governing body may
ment and in case the reply is unsatis-
factory, may publish the complaint with
comment A complaint by one government
against another may be referred by the
governing body to commission of inquiry
nominated by the secretary general of the
league IL the commission report fails to
bring satisfactory aetioA, the matter may
be taken TO permanent court of interna :
tionaI justice for relief The chief reIi-
ance for securing enforcement of the law
will be publicity with u possibility of eco
nomie action in the background
TO- 70 rr~sFF
take place in October. 1919, at Washington,
to discuss the eight-hour day or forty
eight hour week; prevention of unemploy-
meBt, extension and application of the
international conventions adopted at Berne
In 1906 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 un-
healthy work of women before and after
and of children as regards minimum age
Nine Labor Principles.
LABOR CLACSES-Nine principles of
labor conditions were recognized on the
ground that the weli-being. physical and
moral of the industrial wage-earners is
of supreme international Importance With
exceptions neeessitated by differences of
climate. habits and economic development.
they include The guiding principle that
labor should not be regarded merely az a
commodity or article of commerce; right
of association of employers and employees !;
a wage adequate to maintain reasonable
standard of life; the eight-hour day OF
fofty-ei ight-hour week. a weekly rest OF
at least twenty-four hours. which should
include Sunday wherever practicable: abo-
Htion of child labor and assurance of the
continuation of the educational and proper
physical development of children; equal
pay for equal work as between men and
women: equitable treatment of all work
lawfully resident therein including
foreigners: and Il system of inspection in
! which women should take part
SECTION 14-"GUARANTEES, WEST
ERN EUROPE-As guarantee for the
execution of the treaty, German territory
to the vest of the Rhine. together with
bridgeheads. will be occupied by allies and
associated troops for fifteen years. If the
conditions are faithfully carried out by
Germany, certain districts, including the
brfdgehead of Cologne. will be evacuated
at the expiration of five years; certain
other districts, including the bridgehead
of Coblenz and the territories nearest the
Belgian frontier. will be evacuated after
ten years and the remainder. including the
bridgehead of Mainz, will be evacuated
after fifteen years. In case the inter allied
repa ratiens commission finds that Ger
many has failed TO observe the whole
or part of her obligations, either during 2
the occupation or after the fifteen years
have expired. the whole or part of the area
specified will be reoccupted Immediately
If before the expiration of the fifteen
years, Germany complies with all the
treaty undertakings the occupying forces