Ogden Daily Standard | 1920-01-27 | Page 4 | Albert Thomas is Director-General of Labor Society

ALBERT THOMAS IS BICTGHEBii. OF LABOR SOCIET? Absence of American Delegates Dele-gates from International Organization Or-ganization Regretted PARIS. Jan. 27. Albert Thomas, French labor leader, was unanimously elected director general of the international interna-tional labor organization at today's session of tho government body. He was nominated at tho labor conference confer-ence at Washington ln November. The organization adopted the six conventions nnd six recommendations I voted by the Washington conference. I ! Thoy were referred to tho secretary I of the league of nations who will I ; transmit them to the various govern- f I ments for ratification. & I Exception was taken by represcnta- t tlves of the employers of Sweden and j j Switzerland to the strict application j I of tho clcht hour law to small trade and business. Absence of American delegates from the first meeting of the governing i body of tho international labor organization organ-ization caused comment and discussion discus-sion among delegates, as well as speculation spec-ulation as to the date tho United States would be represented. oo