Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-28
LABOR MEETINGS
IN CAPITAL THIS
WEEK WILL HOLD
CENTER Of STAGE
LEADING NATIONS OF =,
WORLD REPRESENTED
International Gathering Pro-
vided for Under the League
of Nations viii Be One of
Those in Session.

Washington, oct 27.-Whether the
meetings here this week of two inter-
national labor conferences. in addition
to the International gathering provided
under the league of nations, win tend
to allay the Industrial unrest manifest
in the United States, was a subject of
speculation in Washington tonight on
the eve of the convening of the vari-
Gus delegates representing the lead
ing countries of the world.
Tomorrow at the same hour--l0
o'Clock---the International Federation
of Trade Unions, and the International
Congress of Working Women will get
under way. The executive committee
of the latter body was to hold its first
session today, but the absence of sew
eral of the delegates resulted in post
ponement of the initial meeting until
tomorrow,
Included among the delegates to the
trades union federation meeting are a
number OF the less conservative of the
European labor leaders, and their at
titude toward the dominant questions
in the Industrial world win be watched
by American labor experts with inter-
est, because of the possibility of this
attitude being reflected in American
labor circles. Some of these delegates,
it was learned today, were prepared to
express dissatisfaction with labor pro-
visions of the peace treaty and to urge
more reaching demands from the
governments of the peace making
powers.
The meeting tomorrow of the Fed
GRAFTON of Trades unions Will be in
many respects only preliminary to the
meeting Wednesday under the league
of nations covenant, the delegates to
both gatherings being in many cases
the same,
German Delegates Sailed Friday.
Announcement during the day was
made that the German delegates to
the conference under the lsague OF
nations sailed last Friday and Will ar
rive in the United States November 3
while information was received that
Austrian representatives also were on
their way
The Germans and Austrians were
admitted to the International Fedora
ton of Trade unions at its organiza-
ton meeting in Amsterdam last July
Whether or not they will be admitted
to the international labor conference
with run rights, OF VIII IHeiely pS
granted the privilege of participating
in the discussion is to be decided by
the conference itself.
The program for the first two days
of the international labor conference
provides for matters of organization
only The first order of business viii
be a statement Of policy by Arthur
Fontaine of France chairman of the
committee, to the effect that all allied
and neutral powers invited to partici-
pate in the conference, which includes
the forty-five countries listed in the
annex to the covenant of the league
of, nations. should be entitled to seat
their delegates.
owing to shipping difficulties Dam
ish. Spanish, Serbian, Brazilian, Aus
tralian and New Zealand delegates Will
not be present for the opening of the
greater conference.
Delegates to the International Con-
gress of working Women already have
arrived from Belgium, France, Czecho-
Slovakia, Poland and Canada. Other
delegates on their way include repre-
from Great Britain, Norway,
Sweden, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Ar
gentina and Japan.