One of the rudimentary re-!
cements is that when these conventions are ratified by any country they will have to be applied! universally in that country. Is this possible in China to-day, when' nationals of foreign countries within, her territory do not sumpit them: selves to the jurisdiction of the: Chinese Government? Take Shang: hai, for instance. Here many' factories are of the ownership and under the management of people of foreign nationalities. Will it. be possible for those conventions of the: International Labour Conference such as may be ratified by the National Government to be equally, applied in these factories which lie! outside the Chinese jurisdiction as the Chinese-owned factories? Evidently they cannot be. The Conference at Geneva was very sympathetic toward China on this point. This was shown by the enthusiasm with which the Conference adopted the resolution presented by the Chinese delegation."
In concluding his address Mr. Tehou told his audience that the
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