Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-22
MEETING OF WORLD
LABOR AT GENEVA
International Organization to
Hold Conference There .
Next April.

The third meeting of the general
conference of the international la
Dor Observation-Disclosures under the
league, is to convene ST Geneva
Switzerland. on April (. 1921, accord
ing to advices received here. This in
tornational labor organization. de-
signed to promote the interests Of the
workers the world over, held its hrst
year ago, and it's second conference
was held in Genoa, Italy, last June
and July.
To all the members of the league of
nations, their governments. their EN-
ployers and their workers organiZa
tons has been sent recently queS-
tionnaire based upon the agenda,
Which has been completed by the in
ternational labor office for considera-
ton at the next general conference.
The aEenda deals particularly with
agricultural questions. An effort is to
be made TO adapt the decisions Of the
conference in Washington to agri-
cultural labor For instance. II is
proposed that the hours OF work of
farm labor shall be regulated and
measures taken for the prevention ,of
Unemployment. and il Unemployment
arises measures looking to aid, tor
the workers.
Seek Reform on Farms.
There will be considered also. the
question of protecting women and
children who are called upon to work
on the farms. In the opinion of many
of the workers there is fruitful
field here for reform. They contend
that women and children are ex-'
plotted particularly in agricultural
pursuits.
Other questions relating particu-
larry to farm labor which are to come
up for consideration include tech
meal agricultural education, living
-
the guarantee of the right of asso-
citation and com labor
unions, and provision against acct
dent, sickness. inyalidity and old age.
The agenda, however. does not con-
fine itself to agricultural questions
question of amending the constitution
of the governing body of the interna-
tional labor office, the weekly rest
day in Industrial and commercial en-
Payments. the prohibition OF the en-
pIoyment of any person under the
age of eighteen years as trimmer
or stoker and the compulsory med
ical examination of all children em-
ployed on board ship.
Anthrax Disinfection Urged.
In addition to these questions there
will be considered the disinfection of
wool infected with anthrax spores and
the prohibition of the use of white
lead in painting. Steps must be TAX
en- In the interests of the workers and
the general public, it is urged. to
guard against the infection of an
thrax and the poisoning due to the
use of white lead in painting. Incl
dentally. the deadly anthrax disease,
which is a disease of animals pri-
marily, has been spread in this coun-
try through infected bristles in shaw
ing brushes. and warnings regarding
the brushes were sent out by the pub
lie health service
When the missionaries have been
filled out and returned the interna-
tional labor Office will prepare pre-
liminary reports on each item of the
agenda for the use of the delegates
end their advisers at the convention.
Each Of the members of the interna-
tional labor organization has the right
to be represented at the general con-
ference by four delegates, of whom
two shall be government delegates
and the other two shall represent the
employers and workers, respectively.
Each delegate may be accompanied
by two advisers for each of the items
of the agenda-
Nominate in Agreement.
The provisions of the peace treaty