The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-19

There are some interested groups
and politicians who would undertake
TO defeat the treaty. the covenant and
the labor charter They are the
groups and the politicians who have
generally been antagonisttc to the la
Dor movement and TO the legislation
sought by labor.
There are no people In the United
States SO vitality interested in the rat!-
fscation of the peace treaty as the
working people and 1t is the duty of
the organized labor movement in
every section OF our country to make
known by resolutions. letters or tele-
grams to their United States senators
that 1t Is the wish and the hope OF
senator's shall vote for the ratification
Of the treaty.
WOULD REOPEN SITUATION.
If the treaty should be defeated by
the failure OF the senate to ratify II. ii
viii mean that the whole situation in
Europe and America will be re-
opened It viii mean that each ma
ton will create q large standing army.
Q large navy, arms and munitions
plants, and that the nation will COM
pete with each other so that the whole
world will be armed camps. 1t will
mean that the protection and promo
tion Of the rights and interests OF the
workers OF the whole world will re-
ceive no international consideration
and action. II will mean putting tho
ASPIRATIONS and hopes OF the workers
Of democratic countries OF the world
back . generation or more"
Each OF the 2,9e0,e00 members Of
the unions throughout the country Is
asked individually to write to the
senator Of his state urging ratification
IN addition to signing the request to
~ forwarded. by his union.
The pamphlet dealing with the
treaty admits that neither the cove
nant Of the league of nations nor the
labor charter IL perfect. but says:
The conference dtd produce =
document that measurably expresses
the best and most constructive
thought of the world and that opens
the way absolutely to \ complete ex-
preston C.. the highest ideals which
reason that the complete effort OF
pvery forward-looking person should
b. dedicated to securing the ratifca-
Hon Of the treaty..
THE LABOR CHARTER.
OF the labor charter of the treaty It
u said:
Social justice here takes It's
place As one OF the prime con-
siderAtions of mankind, nor Is this
It becomes In the treaty OF peace
something definite that enters the
lives OF all people"
The nine points Of the labor charter
Of the treaty. which are characterized
~ labor's new bill Of rights. are thus
enumerated
First. the guiding principle above
enunciated that labor should not be
regarded merely as q commodity or
arfirlA OF commerce..
SECOND, the right OF association for
an lawful purposes by the employed
[ ~ well AZ by the employers
Third. the payment to the err
nicyed Of a wage adequate to main
Tain q reasonable standard of life as
this IL understood In their time and
country
Fourth. the adoption Of an eight
hour day or forty eight hour week as
the standard to be aimed at where 1t
has not already been obtained.
fifth, the adoption Of q weekly
rest of at least twenty-four hours
which should include Sunday when
practicable.
sixth. the abolition of child labor
ana the imposition of such limitations
31n the labor of a young person AZ
hall permit the continuation OF their
SSAucafiOn and assure their proper
Il 66Yuical development.
'1ovenfh. tho principle that mon