LABOUR CONVENTION
mrthuhhes’S V IE\V. (Aost. ,/ Amb, '''& Reuter) LONDON, April 2., Mr Hughes i& not convinced of the, practicability of the Labour Uonvention. Wi-ihout radical alteration its machinery would be unworkable, and the method of its constitution is unlikely to commend it to colonial workers. iMr Hughes says ii seems unlikely that the workers will view favourably Government representation on conferences, but while the convention makes it necessary for a State to submit the recommendations to its Legislature, State representation is essential. .Again, the fact that Japaai, with her cheap labour., refuses to accept the convention, at any time for a period of .years, raises a situation that workers in other lands can hardly subscribe to. However, the convention is, likely to be thoroughly discussed and modified before the Conference adopt* , it, and criticism may, perhaps, be premature.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LIII, Issue 81, 5 April 1919, Page 5
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