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Show been carried out in an admittedly exemplar-.- fa?h'on in the German empire." Kefsrring- to the draft of on agreement on internarional labor compiled by the German government and proposed by the German plan for a league oi nations, tho note Fays : "In order, in the interest of all humanity, hu-manity, to put these principles everywhere every-where into practice, the acceptance of the German delegation's proposal is certainly cer-tainly requisite. We consider it necessary neces-sary that all states should join in this agreement, even if they do not belong to tho league of nations. "In order to assure the workers cooperation co-operation in shaping these principles the German delegation considers it necessary to convoke representatives of the national na-tional labor unions of all the contracting parties to a conference at Versailles, even during peace n ego t ia t ions, to deliberate de-liberate and make decisions on international interna-tional labor law. Tf considers It would be advantageous that the proceedings of this conference be based on decisions reached at the international trades union conference held at Berne from February 5 to February 9, 1919. "We append a copy of these decisions, -which have been accepted ac-cepted by the representatives of trades union orranirations in Bohemia, Bulgaria, Bul-garia, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, Fram-e, Greece, Holland, Italy, Canada, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and H u i ; ga ry . We have been charged Lo do this by the Union of Germany." RANTZAU STATES VIEWS ON ISSUE OF HUN PRISONERS PARIS. Sunday, May 11. (By the As- sociated Press.) Count von Brcckdorff-Kantzau, Brcckdorff-Kantzau, chief of the German peace delegation, del-egation, in addressing a note to Premier CJemenceau relative, to the repatriation of prisoners, aaks that the details of the transfer be in t rusted to con: missions; "that the foreign minister states that the German peace delegation has noted with satisfaction that the draft of the treaty recognizes in principle the repatriation of German war and civilian, prisoners with great expedition." The German delegation, it is said, con-eiders con-eiders it indispensable that those war and civil prisoners detained or undergoing under-going punishment for other tha n disciplinary disci-plinary offenses should in principle be included in-cluded among thube to be unconditionally repatriated. "K'-'gu.rding war arJ civilian prisoners of aihod and associated powers in its hands," the not e says, "Germany bas recognized the f;uno principle, it ; p-pwars p-pwars self -evident to the German delegation, dele-gation, therefore, that on grounds of fairness fair-ness certain alleviations in the treatment of prisoners should be agreed upon pending' pend-ing' their return." The note then proceeds: "In a one-sided manner, some feel the stipulations have been made In favor of th allied and associated govern ments. For instance, those regarding the surrender sur-render of personal property, the search for missing objects, and the care of graves might be cited. it is assumed that these questions, a demand for complete com-plete reciprocity, are founued on general gen-eral huinan rights." The note then refers to a number of minor points and proposes that deliberations delibera-tions by commissions should bo begun speedily t clear up preliminaries in readiness for the time when shipping and p'milar difficulties may be solved and the removal of the prisoners may be po.-;.ble. It alludes to the importance to Germany that the priountrs return home under orderly conditions, insuring ! their reinstatement into economic hie : j with the greatest possible dispatch, and : says that this seems only possible if j everything is done to "raise the moral ' and physical state of those returning." Since Germany's economic position pre- i 1 vents her, by her own strength, from providing- the requisite guarantees, the del-i del-i egation suggests that tho deliberations of the comniisihons might extend to the j question of how far it would be possible on the part of the allied and associated , government s to help Germ nay In the : matter, and, for example, in return for the repayment of the cost, to provide . 1 the prisoners with new out fit s. underclothing, under-clothing, civilian suits and boots before I their return. ! In his note dr-aling with labor que 3- tlons. Count von P.rockdorff-Rantzau s.ys i the German government agrees with the i allied and associated governments that : the greater t a t ten tion must be paid to j there problems. "Internal peace and human progress, depend on how these questions are ban- ! died,"' the note says. "The demand for social Justice repeatedly drawn up in this ' connection by workers of all lands only ! partly finds 1 n do' semen t In principle In this section of the allied govern ments' j draft of the pace terms. These b igh demands have for the mopt part already j |