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played an important role in his
country, as Governor of the State of
New Hampshire and later as Chair
man of the Social Security Board, en-
phasizes to the whole world the active
participation of the United States in
the Organization.
American Labor Conference Called
The attendance at Geneva of Miss
Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor,
at the 1888 Session of the Conference,
and the fact that, for the first time,
the United States has ratified inter-
national Labour Conventions Ito the
number of five, including that on hours
of work on board ship, also contribute
to show the vigorous collaboration of
the great Republic of North America.
This collaboration, moreover, has
been common for all parts of the
American Continent. AS industry de-
velops throughout the world, the
urgent character of industrial and So
cial problems is felt more and more
in extra European countries. 1t was
emphatically demonstrated in unani-
nous resolution of the international
Labor Conference, which has led to
the calling for November, 1889, of a
Second Regional Conference of coun
tries of America, similar to the one
held at Santiago de Chile in 1886,
which proved so useful. This Second
American Labor Conference will be
held at Havana on the generous in
vitation of the Government of Cuba.
Welcomed by Great Britain
In response to the invitation of the
British Government, the Governing
Body Of the l. L. o. met last October
in London. The warm welcome which
it's members received everywhere in
Great Britain, the willing and active
participation alike of the British Gov
ernment, employers and workers, and
the unanimously favourable comment
in the press of all political tendencies,
enhanced the Importance of this proof
of the attachment of the worlds oldest
industrial country, and one of it's
greatest to the International Labor
Organization. King George himself
stressed the significance of the oc-
casion in his speech from the throne
on November 4.
Invited to Norway
Then again, the Norwegian Govern
ment has invited the Governing Body
of the |. l.. o. to hold it's 1889 autumn
session in Oslo. At the present time
a delegation Of the Governing Body is
visiting South Africa on the invitation
of the Government of the Union.
Coming after the visits of Mr.. Butler
to Malaga, the Netherlands Indies,
Ceylon, India and Egypt, these facts,
by their very geographical diversity,
show the interest that the activity of
the international Labor Organization
arouses in widely-varying regions of
the world
Seventy Conventions Ratified in 1898
This interest is also manifest in the
ever-increasing number of notifications
of International Labor Conventions by
the various States. In 1888, 70 rati-
fications we're registered, as against
35 in 1897 and 53 in 1886; and not
since 1898 has there been a greater
, number of ratifcations than this year
) Equally significant is the fact that
the 1888 Session of the international
: Labor Conference, under the presi-
dency Of the Brazilian Minister of
Labor, Industry and Commerce, had a
total attendance practically the same
| as that of the 1897 Session, which was
the greatest in point of numbers up
to that date.
Questions Discussed at 1888
Conference
This fact is the more interesting as
! the agenda Of this years Conference
did not involve any important dccis-
ion. The only problem which might
be disposed of by single discussion
saw convention on the subject adopt
cd under the most favorable condi-
tions. This convention aims at max
ing more easily comparable statistics
in various countries on hours of work
and wages.
With regard to the other questions
before it, the 1898 Conference was of
a preparatory nature. It's discussions
were fruitful, and arranged for def
mite decision to be taken in 1889 on;
technical and vocational education and
apprenticeship; the regulation Of con
tracts Of employment Of indigenous
workers.; and the recruiting, placing
and working conditions equality of
trcatmenD of migrant workers.
Hours of Work Considered
The discussions on the problems of
hours Of work, in new form, were
of "A preliminary character only, and
will be continued at the 1899 Session
Of the Conference in connection with
The reduction of hours of work in in
dustry, commerce and Offices, and in
coal mines; and also with regard to
the regulation of hours of work and
rest periods Of professional drivers
and their assistants engaged in road
transport. I'm addition, the reduction
of hours of work in railway transport
will be studied in the first place by a
"rcchncal Tripartitc Mecting," con-
vcned for March 20, 1889.
Thus despite the armamcnts race