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listers will take place on Monday
morning at 10 o'clock.
The Peace Conference will hold a
plenary sitting Mt the Ministry Of
Foreign Affairs tomorrow (Saturdsy)
at 3 o'clock.
Labor Legislation.
The second plenary session OF the
Peace Congress, TO be held tomorrow,
IKE the first. will be open to the press.
The firat subject on the order of BUSH
ness as was announced yesterday by
the Supreme Council. will be interna-
tional legislation on labor Under In
structlons given at the first session vari.
Gus national delegations have been pre-
pairing written statements Of their views
on the subject and It Is understood that.
under a special order. these viii be re-
cevcd by the congress and referred 20
a committee, which will give careful
study to the various reports and en-
deavor to amalgamatc them into gem
era project to he recommended to the
congress for approval
America = view has been crystallized
and IL believed to harmonic in many
respects with the views held by the Britt
ish delegates. There is reason to believe
that. generally. the principles enunciated
will be found acceptable to most OF the
Entente Powers.
While 1t has heen deemed proper up to
this time to adhere to the practice of
Withholding such reports from publica-
ton until formally presented before the
Congress It Is believed that the propo-
sitions OF the United States ARE based
upon full recognition Of the principles Of
international protection Of labor by
governmental agencies. thus offsetting
what Is regarded as n dangerous fem
dency toward class control of govern
ments.
To show Unity of Action.
Data Is being prepared to demon strnte
simultaneous movement In this direc-
ton by labor organizations in the United
States. England and France, eliminating
In the adoption by the French Chamber
of Deputies of the report of the Berne
conference. held before the war. as am
rlifled by the conference held at Leeds.
England. In 1916. These, in general,
looK-to the relief OF labor from interna-
tional capitalistic control, the freedom
TO choose employment and place OF labor.
guarantees OF employment. social insur-
ance. the right of organization and the
enforcement Of hygienic conditions at
places of employment.
or interest to the southwestern Sec
ton of the United States, as we'll as
Mexico, Is the demand for freedom TO
work in any country on terms of equal
ity with native labor. Other provisions
are said TO relate to child and female
labor, the prohibition Of night work for
minors. a basic eight hour day and the
prohibition of international trade In
products made by minors. II Is ex-
pected the American delegates will pre-
sent Gata to show the necessity for In
ternational standardization OF sailors
wages. as already required by American
law, II unfair and injurious. Competi
ton for The worlds freight business il
to be avoided, IL is understood, and a
spirit of mutual cooperation Ia 10 gov
ern as the best guarantee of avoiding
wars resulting from such competition.
During the consideration or the ques-
tion of reparation at the meeting OF the
Supreme War Council yesterday, the
Paris edition OF the London Daily Moi,
says, President Wilson agreed to the
principle that Germany must be made
to pay indemnities In addition to the full
cost OF reparation.
At the instance OF the British repre-
sentatives. the paper adds, discussion
was also begun on the questions OF the
abolition of conscrfption and general
disarmament. 1t says It Is possible
that the plenary session OF the Peace
Congress to-day will give some attention
20 these questions.
In the future. the Daily Mail says,
there Will be one full meeting OF the
Peace Congress each week.