§ 1. Mr. EDWARD WILLIAMS (for Mr. DAVID GRENFELL)asked the Minister of Labour the nature of the obligations imposed upon member States of the League of Nations in regard to their representation at the International Labour Office of the League of Nations; and whether there is any means of ensuring that the workmen's representatives on any of the commissions of the International Labour Office shall be given facilities by their respective Governments for attending at Geneva when their presence is necessary in the interest of the workmen they are authorised to represent?
§ Sir H. BETTERTONI am circulating in the OFFICIAL REPORT copies of Articles 389 and 390 of the Treaty of Versailles, which deal with the composition of the International Labour Conference, and of Article 393, which deals with the appointment and constitution of the Governing Body.
The Treaty contains no provisions regarding the attendance of particular individuals at meetings held under the auspices of the International Labour Organisation.
§ Following are the Articles mentioned:
§ TREATY OF VERSAILLES.
§ Article 389.
§ Article 390.
§ Article 393.