The Topeka state journal., 1919-01-24
WHAT OF ARMIES



look to the relief of labor from inter-
NATIONAL capitalistic control. the free
dom to choose employment and place
of labor, guarantees of employment
social insurance. the right of organiza-
ton and the enforcement of hygienic
conditions at places of employment
Right to Work Anywhere.
OF 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
equality 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 in
ternational trade in products made by
minors. 1t is expected the American
delegates will present data to show
the necessity for international stand
ardization of sailors wages. as already
required by American law, if unfair
and injurious. Competition for the
worlds freight business is to be avoid
ed, and spirit of mutual cooperation
IS to govern as the best guarantee of
favoidins-N wars resulting from such
l5competition.
League of Nations.
The league of nations also will be
formally taken up at tomorrow's ses-
sion of the general peace congress,
It was learned from authoritative
Much of the work i'm preparing
drafts of the various nations pro-
grams for the league is being done by
the respective delegations outside the
Joint meetings, and it was expected
the preliminaries would be in such
shape as to permit of a full discussion
of the broad outlines of the plans to-
morrow The American delegation, it
is understood, spent two hours in go
ing over their league plans late
Thursday. with the result that the for
NAL draft was practically completed.
Yet it was. reported that neither the
American nor the British plans would
| be presented in their entirety tomor-
row. though they are farther ad-
| vanced as regards details than any of
the others. Apparently President
| wilson and Premier Lloyd George will
| wait until the-pther programs are sub
| m1tted and thoroughly discussed, then
! they will bring forward the programs
of their delegations.
Other Topics Discussed.
Among other subjects to be dis
cussed tomorrow are responsibility
| and punishment for the war. repara-
| ton for war damages. international
status of ports. waterways and rail-
ways. In connection with the latter
proposition, it is believed the Darda-
| nelles. the Bosphorus and Constanti-
nople- will be considered:
A move is expected to be made to
| internationaltze that area that there
may be an open exit from the Black
sea. assuring continuous access of Rus
sia's wheat to the world. The Berlin
to-Bagdad railway would be the first
| object of inteTnationalization of rail-
ways.
Today's session of the supreme war
council, in addition to completing the
| program for .tomorrow's discussions
was expected to take up certain mat
| ters in connection with the armies of
| occupation. This was forecast by the
presence of Marshal Foch, Field Mar
| shall Haig, General Diaz and other
members of the associated powers
military council.
Germans Must Pay.
During the consideration of the
question OF reparation at the meeting
of the supreme war council the Paris
edition of the London Daily Mail says
President Wilson agreed to the princi-
pie that Germany must be made to
pay indemnitieS in addition to the
full cost of reparation.
| At the instance of the British rep
resentatives, the newspaper adds. dis
| cussion was also begun on the ques-
tions of the abolition of conscription
and general disarmament 1t says If
| is possible that the p1enary session
| of the peace congress today will give
some attention to these questions. In
the future, the Daily Mail says. there
will be one full meeting of the peace
| conference each week