New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
International
Labor Plans to
Clash i'm L. S.
Prevailing Rule of OpenShop
in This Country Prevents
Such Regulations as Euro
pean Countries Prescribe
Remedy Sought in Time
Industrial Conferees Warn
of Conflict Unless Both
Sides Work Out Programs


rnfson fo~~-fr7 n part ~ fke League -
Na.ors uydsr fte Treaty Of Versailles
10 faf' becowirg % grave prob'cw for
A--rr-r-- trdrsfry." bec1nss he Jrf'ed
Cfafss ir ro, rsnber Of IRE orearfs1-
fi,r. AID ffrrrfore tte iabor s'ovda rs
srf 81 % o~e esmirg into c0rf'rf VITA
ftore ~ fiff country. r. ffr corc'prion
81 On erfops'fte ff.dv 81 - orgdris0-
fsr co-vniete1 rererfV - 'fe Na'iorol
Indsff~i1f Cerf~r<rrs Boor1.
Tfe teri ~ ftc boards report - pre-
strfed fcrcNft
TIE International Labor Organization
set un a. part OF tho League n Ma
tio-s co-sured In 1927 more thar a
.firf ~ the inco~e o. fhc league.
covers ahrp. three quarter - the
wcflfs territory. and ir growing
rapidly i- tho -core and irfusrce 81
its activities
The Urred states s-d R1-sa ere
t-~ only nations 90 mairr irf1sfr al
irrortance Vr.-h stand outside t-e
Irferra'io~a' Labor Orga- 'rstior's a--
firitics. ana the work 81 Tho o-C7rlza-
tion raisss serious problems for Amer
lean indlsfr'1'ists. Tho whole subject
- given timely interest by fhe pro
iecfei visit 90 this country tnis yesr
o. Albert Thomas. distirg glished French
Socialist and former Minister n Muri-
fors ir France. row director a. the
international Labor OHce IN Geneva.
and BY thc current effort 40 .nterra-
tional economic cooperation which
have sought % include .he United
States and Russia.
Il is the ain o. this report, which
4 based uron frst-hand study Of the
operation 81 the international Labor
Organization. supplemented hy careful
study NJ ali available governmental
and other documents. % present re-
view % the historical background and
development o. the organization, the
work a. che International Labor once
the accompii stmerts o. the three in-
tcrratiorai labor conferences that have
been held. ard an estimate of the
strength and weaknesses O. the oT-
Cariratlcr.
IRE Internstional labor Orrariz ia
tior exists under sanction ~ Part Mi
o. tre Trcatv of Versailles frequently
called the Labor Charter and is the
ouferowth o. over a century o. ac'ta-
tior hv Grade u-io-ists. social reform
e~e. and government. as well as ny some
EMPLOYERS. running from tho efforts O.
Robert Owen In fsl8 % the establish
rrert OF the international Association
for Labor Legislation in 1897. all d.
-ec.ed toward international action in
the interest o. labor. A. present . has
n -,erhershin of fffy-f3ur nations. tne
United states. Mexico. Hungary. TURKEY
ard Russia. with number o. smallel
nations. sfill holding aioot.
Under the treaty. the original mon
hers of fhe League Of Nations are the
original mem bers of the lrternauona4
Labor organ ratior, whose permanently
orrariz..f0n is 20 consist % genera
conference q representatives q the
member nations and az international
Labor Orcc.
ract member nation has four repre-
se-tafives-two government delegates,
one renresertirg the employers. ana
ono refrcsortinc the workers--in tne
ccro~ai conference. which under tAe
.-s,.v r~cts &C. least once year. bacn
defarato nav be accompanied % INC
co-ro~.--r h~ r-. more t1ar two a1.
visor, 10Y each itcr or the agenda o.
the meeting, ard 81 least ore acF'sei
ehau be- woman when olcftions OF
ereciaf concern 90 women afc lnFo. .Fel..
The frs. general conference was held
~ Wa-hl-rton ir October, 1919. WIN
f27 delegates ard $50 advisers i.nc----
inc fwcrtv-ttrce women present yep
-e-e-.s~- trirfv-rlne nations. Ine sec
o-d took place az Genoa ~ tHe carry
~..-.--,- ~ r.--. r.tfle tle t-'ri opened
;- ce-eva In the fau Of 1921. The
Wa.ht--fo~ conference was chiefly con-
eor-e4 with industrial problems n
ciystrr the cirh,-hour day ana ioriy-
.rh. hour week. unem7lol ol1h cnt ana
trc regulation % enrloymert o. women
and Children. Tie meeting A. 0eaoA
was essentially marifine COM -ience'
ffc Questions under consideration ap-
plvirg part. cularly 70 IsAermeh anu
scamcr. L..
r,.i +s.. was q decision or the cues
ION % the competence and jITl'dic-.oA
81 tho International Labor Orgnnila. on
- deal with a~ricrlturai matters. 1is
croetor had been officially raised by
+re Trrrch cnrrrru uerf ir two iorrn Al
objections. and the Swiss governneni
also had requested tnat t'' -s.c..'-. a.
o1es.ions. which constituted the prln-
c.ra. part % the acenca, Do W-lhl4n"H
az referred 20 su0secue-- eonierencc
After several days o.. d.scU slon tne
conference. by vote o. - 70 = 10 oee'
eaed that ). had jurisdiction and .11..'
cated its approval % including az j.
frral labor regulation WITHIN inc Ie.4
~ .Le International Labor oTgr Ia
t,e~ though By another vote 10 ce-
fr-re8 20 a future session Tho rc-l-~'
lion OF hours Of work IN agriculture.
f'n 70 April. 1922, the lnte-nail ol''
Labor Ohce hai reported tne reg sra
lion with the secretary genera OF i-e
League q Nations O. twenty -nl'e ral'-
e~a+.o-s OF draft conventions or fec-
o-.rrcnaations adopted SO me Masnins
tor Genoa and Geneva conference 5.
Firhtv-fve acts or otner measures loi
the ratification of conventions mao neeA
adorted and lla bills or other meas
ures 20 the same end ADOPTED INTRO
duced or drafted u the various mem
hc- nations. Many O. these ocai VIZ
such basic industrial qucs-lons as 'hs
sirh--hour day anc Wi N.-a-ly aHfC'
the economic situation ~ many oo~"'
tries. ,o.n
The international Labor Oace. tor'
r~.lIv organized la November, 1913 lol'
loving the FIRST general conference az
Washington, cid not actual y comm ehe 2
work until early in 1920. is heaa-
quarters 90 first were estao.isnea ~
Iordon. bat were removed % Geneva
aftcr tho conference in that city. ~
the end Of 1920 q staf @. 2lo persons
rerresentlng seventeen different na,
tionalities. had been secures. one OF
the frst tasks undertake ty the ln'
.ornaaonal Labor Oalce ~as q eompEe-
hensivo stgdy of labor condition. n
Soviet Russia. IFS report. re trst q
arv importance. being issued ~ J une'
frt0 Fou1w.rg the failure of the