The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-05-10
Special" to. The Labor. world)

WASHINGTON, D. c., May o.
The Labor World herewith presents
the complete text of the draft con-
vention or agreement as drafted by
the Commission on International La
Dor Legislation for the Peace Con-
ference.
In a preamble to the articles of
the draft convention the commission
declares that:
y Whereas, The League Of Nations
has for is object the establishment
of universal peace, and such a peace
can be established only il it is based
upon social JUSTICE:
And, whereas, conditions Of labor
exist involving such injustice, hard
ship and privation to large numbers
Of people as to. produce unrest so
great that the peace and harmony Of
the world are imperiled, and an i'm
provement Of those conditions is urg-
emily required. as, for example:
BY the regulations Of the hours
Of work, including the establish
ment Of a maximum working day
and week.
The regulation Of the labor sup
ply.
The prevention Of unemploy-
ment.
The provision Of the worker
against sickness, disease and in
jury arising out Of his employ
ment.
The protection of children,
young persons and women; pro-
vision for old age and injury.
Protection Of the interests OF
workers when employed in coun-
tries other than their own.
Recognition Of the principle Of
freedom Of association.
The organization Of technical
and vocational education and
other measures.
And whereas also, the failure of any
nation to adopt humane conditions OF
labor is an obstacle in the way Of
other nations, which desire to improve
the conditions in their own coun-
tries
The high contracting parties moved
by sentiments Of justice and human
ity, as well as by the desire to secure
the permanent peace of the world,
agree to the following convention:
ARTICLE /.
The high contracting parties, be-
ing the states members of the league
Of nations, hereby decide to establish
permanent organization for the pro-
motion Of the objects set forth in
the preamble, and for this purpose
hereby accept the provisions contained
in the following articles.
ARTICLE 2.
The permanent organization shall
consist Of general conference Of rep
resentatives of the high contracting
parties and an International Labor
office, controlled by the governing
body described in Article Z.
ARTICLE 3.
! The meetings of the general con-
ference of Representatives OF the high
contracting parties shall be held, from
time to time as occasion may require.
and at least once in every year. 1t
shall be composed Of four. represent
atives of each Of the high contracting
! parties, Of whom two shall be govern
! ment delegates and the two others
shall be delegates representing respec-
lively tuo cHApAOyoAS 0AAu ~AAo w.
| people of each Of the: high contract
ing parties.
Each delegate may be accompanied
by advisers, who shall not exceed two
in number for each item on the agenda
of the meeting. When questions spe-
cially affecting women are to be con-
sidered by the conference, one at least
| of the advisers should be woman.
The high contracting parties under
take to nominate non-government del
eeates and advisers chosen in agree
ment with the industrial organizations
if such organizations exist, which are
| most representative Of employers OF
work people, In their respective coun'
| tries.
Each delegate may be accompanied
at each sitting at the conference by
not more than two advisers. The ad'
visers shall not speak except on a re-
quest made by the delegate whom they
accompany and by the special author
ization of the president Of the con-
| ference, and may not vote.
| A delegate may, in writing ad'
dressed to the president, appoint one
of his advisers to act as his deputy
and the adviser, while so acting, sinai
be allowed to speak and vote.
The names of the delegates anc
their advisers will be communicated
! to the international labor office b,
the government Of each OF the mgr
contracting parties.
| The credentials of delegates ant
their advisers shall be subject tt
scrutiny by the conference, which
may, by two-thirds of the votes cas-
by the delegates present, refuse tt
admit any delegate or adviser whom
! it deems not to have been nominated
in accordance with the undertaking
contained in this article.
J ARTICLE 4.
| Every delegate shall be entitled tt
vote individually on all matters, which
are taken into consideration by tn
conference.
| If one Of the high contracting par
ties fails to nominate one Of the non
government delegates whom 1t is en-
titled to nominate, the other non
| government delegate shall be allowed
to sit and speak at the conference
but not to vote.
If, in accordance with Article
| the conference refuses admission Il
| a delegate Of one of the high con