Imperial Valley press., 1920-01-06

and week, the regulation OF the lap-
or supply"
Get that. regulate the number of men
that are to work;
the prevention of unemploy-
ment, the provision of an adequate
living wage, the protection of the
workers against sickness, disease
and injury arising out of his en-
ployment, the protection of child
ren. young persons and women,
provisions for old age and injury,
protection of interests of workers
when employed in countries other
than their own, recognition Of the
principles of freedom of association,
the organization of vocational and
technical education and other
measures; and,
Whereas, also. the failure of
any nation to adopt humane condi-
tions of labor is an obstacle in the
way of other nations which desire
to improve conditions of labor in
their own countries, the high con
tracing parties moved by senti-
ments of justice and humanity, as
wen DIS DS the utSilt " StCuit lilS
permanent peace of the world, have
agreed to the following
SO that the entire scope of all thai
labor organization or classes of mel
may demand is embraced, this is set III
as body to work out and produce
these things, and unless these results
are produced, we are told the peace o1
the world cannot be maintained.
Part 13 Analyzed
Now. very briefly. 1 shall be very
very glad to hand to any of your dis
they do not have it, of part 13 in order
that they may verify my aHa.ys:s, as
cannot take the time to read it, but III
order that we may understand just
what is proposed let me skeletonize
this organization. There are to be foul
representatives meet to constitute the
general organization; if there are 81 ma
tions, that would be-there are to be
four from each state, | should have
said, and that would be one hundred
and twenty-eight men to meet. One
half of them are selected by the govern
ment one fourth of them by labor anC
ganiZation thus meeting selects 20 mer
who are to constitute governing body
These 30 men are to be selected in the
same proportions as the general body
selection; they outline a program ant
they investigate conditions of labor II
all countries and then they subni.,
plan for treaties between nations OF
between any two nations agreeing t
their recommendations, or they car
submit to those nations the question o
passing law to conform to this scheme
that they have laid out.
Enter i'm Good Faith
Now, it is true-for | want to stat
this very fairly, no nation is forced Il
accept, but if the peace of the world de
pends upon the carrying out of thi
scheme and if we are going into 1t
then clearly we must in good faith e
into it if we hope to make a success
with the purpose of complying VIII
it, Now. if we do comply, if any natio
complies then we have entered into
contract which we cannot change with
out the consent of this tribunal; W
make treaty with any nation b.
Wnlcn we dSIte u lIiC Ne'
and old age pensions, and so fortf
then we cannot change that treat
without the consent of this labor tr
bunal, and if we do not enter into i
then, of course, and other nations d
not, it falls dead and the peace of tn
world cannot be maintained accordin
TO the solemn recitations made in thu
sacred. holy and inspired document.
If we do enter and any nation see
fit, it can file a charge declaring tina
we have not compiled with the cond
tions of this arrangement; or any iabc
organization can file the charge an
thercupon a country is put to tlial TN
same as criminal can be summoned |
the. bar, and when you are brought 7
ftrial what is the tribunal? 1t Is pr
posed fifirst to summon an internatloh'
( jury panel consisting of three men froi
each of those countries, and that wouI
give you. 90 men.
Here they come. The liottentots, u
Liberians and the Haitian, these on
casts and degenerate races along wit
come white fncn, no three of them WI
can understand what any other thr'