The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30
PEACE PROGRAMME
SAFEGUARDS LABOR
Constant Care Is Shown to
Remedy Economic DISABLE
tiles of Women.
WORK NOT MERCHANDISE
Right Of Association for EN-
ployers and Employees Is
Provided.
Special Gable Despatch TO TEE sex from the
London Times serrfce.

Special Cable Despatch TO TEE sex from the
London Times Service.
Copyright. 1915; all riohH reserved.
PARIS, March 2e.-The Commission on
international Labor Legislation has con-
cluded It's report and has drafted
clauses for insertion in the treaty OF
peace. Both in It's report and In the
clauses drafted there Is shown a con-
slant care to remedy the economic dis
abilities of woman labor.
This nav charter Of International
labor lays down as a principle that In
right and In fact the labor of a human
being should not be treated as merchan-
disc OF as an article of commerce. It's
nine clauses provide that both employ
ers and workers should be allowed the
right OF association for all lawful pur-
poses.
Other provisions are No child should
be permitted to be employed in industry
or In commerce before the age Of -, In
order that every child may be insared
reasonable opportunities for mental and
physical education; between the years
OF IL and Is persons of either sex may
only be employed on work which Is not
harmful TO their physical development
and on condition that the continuation
Of their practical or general education
ls insured.
adequate to maintain reasonab Bile
standard OF life. having regard to the
civilization OF his time and country.
Equal pay should be given to women
and to mon for work OF equal value In
quantity and in quality. A weekly rest,
including Sunday or its equivalent, for
all workers. Limitation OF hours of
work In industry on q basis of eight
hours day or forty-eight hours q
week. subject TO an exception for coun-
tries In which climatic conditions, I'm
perfect development. Industrial develop
ment or industrial Organization or other
special circumstances render the indus
trial efficiency OF workers substantially
different The international labor con-
ference will recommend a basis approx
imately equivalent to the foregoing for
adoption In such countries
In all matters concerning their status
as workers and as to social insurance.
foreign workmen. lawfully admitted TO
any country and their families, shall
receive the same treatment As natives
OF that country.
All States should institute a system
OF inspection In which women should
take part In order to ensure enforce
protection OF workers
II Is certain that care vii be taken
to sec that the machinery set up shall
not In any way reduce existing stand
ards already secured by the workers.
An additional protocol will probably be
inserted in the draft convention to main
tain tho protection now afforded work
ers In various countries
The important question Of ssamen's
conditions Is likely to be dealt with
At special meeting OF the tnterua-
tonal conference. The meeting of the
annual labor conference upon which
Government employers and working
people will be represented will be held
In Washington in October. 1919. The
organising committee will consist of
seven members and agents for the con-
ference will include applications Of the
principle of the eight hour day or
forty-eisht hour week. matters relating
10 the employment OF women before and
after child birth and maternity bene-
fts. night work for women and their
employment In unhealthy occupa tions
the prevention OF unemployment and
provision against II: minimum age for
the employment of children: extern
sion OF the Berne conventions of 1906
regarding the abolition OF night work
and prohibition of the use Of white
phosphorus In the manufacture OF
matches,