NEARING THE END.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 April 1919, Page 5

NEARING THE END.

JAPANESE AMENDMENT HELD OVER. Received April 13, 5.5 p.m. Paris, April 11. Le Journale states that the German delegates are expected to be in Paris within ten days. The League of Nations covenant, aa considered by the Commission on Friday, did not refer to the Japanese amendment. The latter are bringing lip an amendment at a later date. —Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.

LABOR COMMISSION. IMPROVED CONDITIONS FOR LABOR. Received April 13, 5.5 p.m. London, April 11 Mr Barnes, in introducing the Labor Convention, Baid pre-war experiences of labor laid upon the world a heavy burden, and a great danger. They sought now for the first time in history to get the co-operation of the States, employers and workers, and to get improved conditions in ail countries. At the outset the convention was confronted with differing conditions in various countries, and an objection to the acceptation of decrees of any superauthority, and therefore had to abandon the idea of uniformity or coercion, and leave it to the justice of all concerned. M. Colliard, French Labor Minister, congratulated the commission on its work, which would make future international conventions easier.

Sir S. Sinha, on behalf .of India, accepted the convention from an industrial point of view. India was backward, and had misgivings over the convention, fearing its conditions were ill adapted to tropica) countries. However, Mr. Barnes' intention that a protocol would be added safeguarding their interests satisfied him completely. M. Vandervelde (Belgium) and Signor Barzilai (Italy) supported the conven'tion's principles. It is reported that the British, American and French oppose the inclusion of Labor points in the treaty.-—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc.