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Show WOULD EXTEND CHILD LJI LAW Labor Conference at EI Paso Plans Solidarity of Western Hemisphere. Unionizing of Mexicans in United States Is One of Problems. LAREDO, Texas, Nov. 14. President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation Fed-eration of Labor today made known the program which organized labor In America Amer-ica wishes to be embraced in the international inter-national peace treaty. A resolution embracing em-bracing five fundamental principles and seven secondary planks was introduced by Mr. Gompers before the Pan-American Labor Conference, which was organized here today. The resolution is being considered con-sidered tonight by the resolutions committee com-mittee which will make its report tomorrow. tomor-row. The labor peace plan declares against reprisals for the purpose of punishment, but makes no mention of indemnities. Order would be becured by a league of free peoples joined to secure justice and peace between nations. Welfare of the people affected, the resolution dclares, must be tho sole factor in determining changes and adjustments in power. For Eight-hour Day. An eight-hour work day and a child labor la-bor law are two of the results organized organ-ized labor wishes to see come out of the war, the latter to be effected by denial of shipping facilities to goods manufactured manufac-tured by children under sixteen years. The resolution says: "We declare the following essential fundamental fun-damental principles must underlie the peace as well as the principles of all civilized civ-ilized nations. "A league of the free peoples of the world in a common covenant for genuine and practical co-operation to secure Justice Jus-tice and therefore peace in relations between be-tween nations; no political or economic restrictions meant simply to benefit some nations and to cripple or embarrass others; no reprisals based on vindicative purposes or deliberate desire to injure, in-jure, but to right manifest wrongs; recognition rec-ognition of rights of small nations and of the principle that no people must be forced under a sovereignty in which it docs not wish to live; no territorial changes or adjustment of powers except in furtherance of the welfare of the people peo-ple affected and in furtherance of world peace; and be it further resolved; Guide of Nations. "That in addition to thee basic principles prin-ciples there should be incorporated in the treaty which shall constitute the guide of nations of the new period and conditions condi-tions into which we are entering, the following fol-lowing declarations fundamental to the best interests of all nations and of vital importance to wage earners: That in law and in practice the principle shall be recognized rec-ognized that the labor of a human being Is not a commodity or article' of commerce; com-merce; industrial servitude shall not exist ex-ist except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted; the right of free association, free assemblage, free speech and free press shall rot be abridged; that the aea-men aea-men of the merchant marine shall be guaranteed the right of leaving their vessels ves-sels when the same are safe in harbor; no article or commodity shall be shipped or delivered in international commerce In the production of which children under un-der the age of 16 years have been employed em-ployed or permitted to work; it shall be declared that the basic workday in industry in-dustry and commerce shall not exceed eight hours a day; trial by jury should be established." Suggest Machinery. Resolutions embracing suggestion as to the machinery to be adopted in perfecting perfect-ing an international organization were submitted by delegates from Mexico and the Sou th and antral American countries. coun-tries. They will be reported to the conference con-ference tomorrow. Preliminary meetings held yesterday pointed out to the delegates, who represent repre-sent the United States, Mexico and some of the Central and South American countries, coun-tries, the vital part that labor is to play in the re-establlshment of prosperity following fol-lowing the close of the war. - Secretary of Labor William B. Wilson, who greeted the visitors In the name of the president of the United States and urged the importance of labor organizations, organiza-tions, left last night for Washington. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Ameri-can Federation of Labor; Frank Morrison, secretary of the federation and the executive execu-tive council of that organization, are taking leading parts today in the work of the conference. Committees will be named and work outlined preparatory to a pan-American congress which will meet in the near future fu-ture at a place not yet selected. Before then an effort will have been made to unionize the million or more Mexican laborers la-borers in the United States and leaders in other countries will be urged to develop de-velop the organization of unions In their lands, the chief inducement being a plan for reciprocal recognition in all the nations na-tions of the Americas. Continent Represented. Zach Lamar Cobb of El Paso, a special representative of the state department, who has been here several days and spoken in the interests of the organization, organiza-tion, left today for Mexico City. There were fifty-two delegates present when the conference was organized, the majority representing the United States and Mexico, with single delegates from Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Salvador. Sal-vador. Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, was elected elect-ed chairman. The report of John Murray, secretary of the Pan-American Federation of Labor conference, was the basis of the proposals to be submitted to the conference after its organization had been completed. Three main subjects embodied in the report re-port are the development of plans for the formation of a pan-American federation federa-tion of labor, the formulation of a practical prac-tical program of fraternal relations with the organized labor movement of Mexico Mex-ico and other American countries and the organization of the million or more Mexicans Mexi-cans who are now employed in the United States. To Maintain Standard. The last subject is the one of chief lm- mediate importance to the workers of tho j United States, it was pointed out. Sec-; Sec-; retary of Labor Wilson has announced i that a million three hundred thousand more workers must be brought into the United States to meet Immediate needs. Mexico, the department of labor declares, is the most available country from which this labor can be obtained. The contention of the Murray report which has been approved by the American Ameri-can Federation ol Labor, is that the incoming in-coming Mexicans, if -allowed to remain unorganized, would lower the standard of living in the United States. "Competition "Com-petition for jobs between the unorganized unorgan-ized workers in the state of Texas, where there are some uOOjiOl) Mexican workers has forced wages down to an almost unbelievable un-believable point," the report says. "Farm lauor close to the border may be hired for 7.r cents a day and has been hired but a short time ago lor 45 cents a day, the laborer being forced to keep himself. Education Is the keynote to the situation, education not only of the ordinary ordi-nary school kind, but education in tho principles of operation of tire American Federation of ljubor." Discussion of the report occupied tho afternoon session. |