The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-03-09

sion of the new Permanent Agrcul-
tural Committee, which is a real inter-
national parliament of the agricultural
world, and which will aid the |. l.. o.
in it's efforts to solve the social prob
lens in agriculture.
1t was noteworthy for the attend
ance of qualified experts, not only
from Europe, but also from Argentina,
Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Mex
leo and the United States. The prob
lens of hours of work, wage-fiXing
and other conditions of work, which
are of vital Importance for agricul-
tural wage-earners, were dealt with
in sympathetic manner which show
ed the general desire to better the con-
ditions of agricultural workers so far
as economic conditions may allow.
In March, 1888, a Conference at
Geneva of Experts on the development
of Migration for Settlement for the
first time brought emigration and i'm
migration countries into closer con-
tact. 1t revealed new possibilities for
migration movements, and contributed
to the better understanding of all
sides of the problem by certain coun-
tries chiefly concerned.
Mine Workers Interests Explored
The coal-mining industry was the
subject during this year of two other
most useful meetings: Technical
Tripartite Meeting on the reduction of
Hours of Work in Coal Mines; and a
Conference of Experts on Accident
Risks in Coal Mines, which drew up
the basis of model safety code aimed
at decreasing the risks of such acci-
dents.
Also in connection with miners in
terests-to protect their health as
we'll as that of workers in stone, quar-
ry workers, pottery workers and, in
| general, all workers exposed to the in
halation of dusts containing silica-a
| Conference of Experts, continuing the
work of that which met in Johannes
burg in 1880, studied measures to be
taken against the pulmonary disease
known as silicosis.
The legal regulation of the work Of
salaried employees; the safeguarding
of the rights Of interpretative artists
as regards broadcasting, television and
the mechanical reproduction of sound;
the social aspects of scientific man.
agement; and the difficult problems
created in almost all countries by the
investment of the funds of social in
surance institutions, were also studied
by special meetings.
|. l.. O. Publications Reviewed
On all these questions, as for all
those discussed by the international
Labor Conference, the L. l.. o., as
usual, drew up thoroughly documented
reports. Moreover, in addition to its
regular publications-the weekly "In-
dustrial and Labour Information" the
monthly "National Labor Review
the "Ycar- Book" the "Year-Book of
Labour Statistics" the mndustriaI
Safety Survey the photography of
Industrial HYGIENE" the "lnternati-
onal Survey of Legal Decisions on
Labour Law" the Legislative Series,'
etc.-it published special studies on
the world textile industry, the work
ers' standard of living, the legal status
of working women, labour courts, sta
tistics of industrial accidents, the
economic organization of medical and
pharmaceutical allowances in sickness
insurance, labour problems in India
and the East, the conditions of work
of Indians in Peru, etc.
The number and variety of these
reports and studies show that the
scientific activity Of the international
Labor Office keeps pace with its gen,
eral vitality, shown by the wide eff
feet of its relations throughout the
world and in the development of its
work of social legislation.