The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-07

manufacture Of matches: and employ
ment of women and children at night
or in unhealthy work. OF women be-
fore and after childbirth, including
maternity benefit, and OF children as
regards minimum wage.
Labor cIauses.-Nine principles Of
labor conditions we recognized on the
ground that 1.-The welI-being, physical,
and morale of the industrial wage
earners of supreme international i'm
portance." With exceptions necessi-
tated by differences Of climate, hab-
its. and economic development, they
include: the guiding principle that
labor should not be regarded merely
as a commodity or article of COM
merce; right Of association OF en-
ployers and employees: a wage ade-
quate to maintain q reasonable stand
ard of life; the eight-hour day or
forty-eight-hour week; a weekly rest
OF at least twenty-fOur hours; which
should include Sunday wherever prac-
ticabIe: abolition of child labor and
assurance of the continuation or the
education and proper physical de-
veloment of children; equal pay Tor
equal work as between men and Wom-
en-; equitable treatment Of all work
ers lawfully resident therein, includ-
ing foreigners, and a system OF in
spection in which women should take
part.
Guarantees.
Western Europe as a guarantee for
the execution Of the treaty. German
territory to the west of the Rhine
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be occupied by Allied and Associated
troops for fifteen years. If the con-
ditions are faithfully carried out by
Germany certain districts, including
the bridgehead of Cologne, will be
evacuated at the expiration OF fve
years: certain other districts, includ-
ing the bridgehead of COblenz and the
territories nearest the Belgian from
tier, will be evacuated after ten years
and the remainder including the
bridghead of Mainz will be evacuated
after fifteen years.
To Comply With Treaty.
In case the inter-allied reparation
comission finds that Germany has
failed to observe the whole or part
of her obligations, either during the
occupation or after the fifteen years
have expired the whole or part of the
areas specified will be reoccupied i'm
mediately. II before the expiration
of the fifteen years Germany complies
with all the treaty undertakings the
occupying forces will be withdrawn
Immediately.
Eastern Europe-AII German troops
at present in territories to the east
OF the new frontier shall return as
soon as the allied and associated gov
ernments deem wise. They are to
abstain from all acquisitions and are
in no way to interfere with measures
for national defense taken by the
government concerned.
All questions regarding occupation
not provided for by the treaty will
be regulated by a subsequent con-
vention or conventions which will
have similar force and effect.
Miscellaneous. Germany agrees to
recognize the full validity Of the
treaties of peace and additional con-
ventions to be concluded by the al
lied and associated powers with the
powers allied with Germany to agree
to the decisions to be taken as to the
territories Of Austria-Hungary, Bull
garia and Turkey and to recognize
the new states in the frontiers to be
fixed for them.
Germany agrees not to put forward
any pecuniary claims against any AL
lied or associated powers signing the
present treaty based on events pre-
vious to the coming into force Of the
treaty.
Accepts All DEGREES.
Germany accepts all DEGREES as to
German ships and goods made by any
allied or associated prize court The
allies reserve the right to examine all
decisions OF German prize courts.
The present treaty, of which the
French and British texts are both au-
thentic. shall be ratified and the de-
positions of notifications made IN
Paris soon as possible.
The treaty is to become effective in
all respects for each power on the
date of deposition of its notification.