I will say. sir. that this bill proceeds upon one line. I want to emphasize this especially in view of the amendment offered by the gentleman from Michigan. There are other phases of the labor question. there are other phases of the emigration question which might be dealt with by the lawmaking bodies of this country. but the committee have undertaken in this bill to deal with one phase of it. and with one that needs immediate legislation. We endeavor so far as statutes can do so to prevent theimportation into this country of persons under a contract to labor here or under a promise of employment here. The committee have felt that if they undertook to deal with all the various phases of the question this most important part maybe might fail. and they thought it better to deal with this one of the evils in this one bill alone.
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