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z; Skm* I'* ' is not || , ward and a duty we IP a symbol || ment?a g percepti j? of busin< 81 1 It means tha II put his morn I B investment Ir fi &nd is prout [ ~TtieN: rOFPORT OF LABOR "meets with fav< Adopted by Conference W Amendments?President of An eric&n Federation Sends Ca\ ble to President Wilson at Paris. i" Paris, April 12.?The report ' the committee on international lal legislation, which drafted a progr tc govern international regulation employment conditions, was'adopi * by the peace conference today w - - ' i. a-nendmeuts proposed by George f coll Barnes, minister without pc - folio in the British cabinet, and < f of the representatives of his coun v. on the.labor committee. / When Mr. Barnes w&s recogni! he offered a motion approving draft of a convention to create permanent organization for the 5 motion of international labor cor 1 tions and requesting the vari' governments to nominate delega |?1 forthwith. ' . A series of amendments propo by the British members also was p sented by Mr. Uajnea une 01 in \ would extend the period for ratifi tion of labor proposals to 18 mon i instead of one year Another of I amendments follows: "In framing an act, recommen tion or draft of a convention of g eral application the conference si have due regard to those count] in. which climatic conditions, imperfect development of indust & organization or other special cumstances make industries coi tion substantially different, and si suggest modifications, if any, wl it considers may be required to m the casje of such countries." The proceedings were largely : mal with speeches by Mr. Barnes, Colliard and M. Vandervelde, re] senting British, French and Belg (labor interests. In moving the adoption of the 1 nm/mJTnonf Mr Rarnoa ^ uvi auiciiuiuwiiv) *?M4 mvw | was anticipated that the first m ing of the permanent organize would be held at Washington r K October. This announcement brou ' President Wilson to his feet with assurance that such a labor gat] t f\ 1 \ ^ jlE Victory jAjj Loan Button EST^ only the outvisihlpsiVn nf V^vn :11 done?it is ^R8 of good judgsign of keen \J&ar tl on?a mark and.be jss acumen. r the In1 it the wearer has sy into the safest in the world? y?l d of it! Wearyi / \ U" 1 Victory Liberty Loan CommittM i < ' -'V , ' v ? '. * \ . . t ' ' ' 1 > - ' i' V This spacm contributed by ^ IcMurray Drug Com ! ing in the American capital would od 3R! be given the warmest welcomer and' lecl support. > . 1 President Wilson again spoke can ^ briefly.paying a warm tribute to the anc part played by Samuel Gompers, paj president of the American Federa- yea tion of I^bor, in preparing the re- tak port. . " opj ^ The motion adopting ' the report ate provides that each government shall alii 3or appoint forthwith four delegates to Thi ^ attend the conference in October, rep 0 Two of these delegates will repre- cla [*0Q sent the conference, one of them the cor employees and the other the employ- nio ers, with two advisers, including one ste ,r^" woman, ,on questions affecting wo- or me men. tail & v . im] New York,, April 12.?Samuel 1 Zec* Gompers, president of tHe American ^e, Federation of Labor, who has just cor a returned from the peace conference P?? r?~ where he served as chairman of the to l(^~ international labor legislation com- tioi 0U3 raittee, tonight cabled President va? -tes, Wilson urotestiner aeainst reooenine ^rs ! the report drafted by the committee. ^i: se<*i Mr. Gompers' action was based on P" ' e~| the announcement that the plenary! ^o: e | session of the peace conference had; re-! lca"i adopted the reports with an amend-jC01 ^s! ment offered by G. N. Barnes, labor; * e j member of the British cabinet. This! i amendment recognizes that "condi- j c^a tions peculiar to the Orient make ab*j ei*~ | solute uniformity in labor legisla- 'to a i tion impossible." an< riesj lat the als rial; DEBT OF GERMANS if cvr-j MAY NOT BE PAID idi-| _ :? | by hall, Americana Doubtful of Collection in 0^j lich Full. j 0f ieetj Paris, April 11.?While the mem-, thi j bers of the British and French par-'th( for-jliament are mobilizing for a propos-j , M. i al to exact nothing less than full in- wj; are-1 demnification of the allies by Ger-| mj fian many for all the costs of* the war' jn and are insisting on Germany's abil-'pa la- ity to pay the full bill, the American! jng i it representatives of the reparation! eet-i commission express considerable' pr, tion! doubt whether even the account to! rp< lext be presented to Germany under the ightj plan adopted by the council of fourj the (estimated at about $45,000,000,000; her- with the payment spread over a peri-| Th I || G ir Button! I [] mr Button! fl jj H | . j I f 1 # tpany jfejjaj of 30 years) can or will be (colrhe Americans asserts they|'filll i .see the possibility that the ways (I 1 means of holding Germany to [ I S ment will grow weaker as thejl irs pass and that" Germany may I gg a aHvanfaco n-P sAmp ronvenient '==* >ortunity in later years to repudi-j |j| her obligations to the present g|| e<J powers under the peace treaty j ||| ey recall the pctioto of Russia inj ||j udiating the restrictive Black Sea( |j| uses ,of the treaty imposed at the Hi i PHa ' iclusion of the Crimean War at a ment when a new political con- B llation in Europe gave the emper- B of Russia a fair amount of cer- fjj i nty that Russia could do this with junity. .''or this reason the American and J ier delegates on the reparations U j amission have opposed a new pro- | ;al which the French brought in I ||| specify labor and other requisi- I S ns for the restoration of the de-'B j|| rtated French provinces in the I .Sj it few years after peace, main- I ning tfiis revived the principles of I ority as between the various cred"- 9 rs of Germany, which had been l?|' J ected by the commission and the IB . incil of four. They argued that ince in this way might receive iff ' proportionately a large share of jjjj 1 ims in the first years while the ?? 1 lity of the associated governments B 1 enforce payments was still good i that other states dependent upon er payments in money and materi- S J might be left.'"holding ?he bag", Germany proved recalcitrant. The difficulty probably will be met the French offer to account to the HI J ler countries for the cash value ?|j ; labor, materials, cattle ana other ngs exacted for the restoration of H ; nine northern provinces. j/j Germany, although her prisoners I 11 be released at the end of the ar- fl stice, will probably be required Qj Jp the peace settlement to provide a B rt of the labor needed for rebuild- 1 j of devastated regions as well as R ijj >or at home in the manufacture or ? auuction 01 materials to De used in I gg storation work. II I jj ' | | Engraved Cards and Invitaions? J | I fpllHlBi ie Press and Banner Co. 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