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for idle men. The delegates voted to
refer the matter of hours of work to
the Governing Body for resubmission
at later date. It was an act of wise
craftsmanship. But one may well
speculate as to the date for the re-
submission of that question.
Agenda of 1889 Conference
"With these two items on reduc-
tion of hours eliminated from the
agenda Of the annual conference the
delegates turned to consideration of
four topics:
"Regulation of hours of work in
transport.
Technical and vocational education
and apprenticeship.
Regulation Of contracts of en-
ployment of indigenous workers.
Recruiting, placing and conditions
Of labor of migrant workers.
"In the first of these items, Daniel
J. Tobin, the American Workers Rep
resentative on the Commission per-
formed a distinctive service in secur-
ing an agreement among the nations
represented on the commission. Your
Committee on International Relations
feels that Brother Tobin's statesman
like service is deserving of the COM
mendation of this convention.
"The annual conference adopted
two recommendations on the second
of the items dealing with vocational
education-the one dealing with ap-
premiership and the second with vo-
cational education. In view of Amer
ican labor's long and active interest
in the subject Of vocational education
and apprenticeship the conclusions
reached by this second commission
are of special interest. In this con-
nection the services rendered by Her
bert Woods Of the Operating Engi-
neers' Union deserve commendation.
Indigenous Workers Employment
Considered
"In the matter of contracts of en-
ployment Of indigenous workers the
international Labor Organization was
directing it's consideration of prob
lens primarily concerning native
workers and with special reference to
colonial territories. While this sub
ject is not one that Immediately in
wolves the United States the repre-
sentatives of our own country joined
with the other delegates in adopting
two conventions and two resolutions
on this question.
Migrant Labor Discussed
The fourth and last active item on
the agenda dealing with the recruit
ing, placing and conditions of labor
of migrant workers is again a prob
lem that is concerned with the con-
tinent of Europe. Out of the discus
sion of this commission convention
was evolved and subsequently passed
by the conference.
More Protection Esr-Y-omen Workers
Urged
'In addition to the official actor
taken by the International Labor Or.
ganization, an important resolution
was passed directing further efforts
to increase protection for womer
workers, to assure equal pay for equa
work. Other resolutions dealing with
the follow-up of the ratification of the
decisions of the annual conference was
adopted; also a study on the estab
lishment of special labor courts.
"Two other resolutions which were
adopted by the workers group-one
expressing sympathy for the Chi
nese people in their struggle against
japanese aggression, the other for the
people of Czechoslovakia who were sc
ruthlessly suppressed by the Nans
The workers group also gave then
wholehearted support to President
Roosevelt's plea for all international
conference to lay the basis for an
honorable and enduring peace
"While the work of the lnterna-
tional Labor Organization comes to a
unique and significant focus at the
annual conference, the work of this or
ganization in it's meetings of the Gov
erning Body, the research and con-
sultive service of the office continues
on throughout the year.
"At the quarterly meetings of the
Governing Body, Robert j. Watt has
been in regular attendance and has
represented the interests of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
Moreover, the service of James
Wilson, as American labor's repre-
sentative in the office, has insured not
only an adequate safeguard for the
interests Of American labor, but has
provided the movement at home with
capable and understanding inter-
prefer
"While the work of the Organiza-
tion is presented through the pages
of the American Federationist and
through pamphlet literature to our
members, the liaison work performed
by Brother Wilson is invaluable and
should be continued. He has helped
to lay basis of understanding on the
part of American labor for the work
of this internationally important
agency that it would be difficult to
overestimate."
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