These labor people said the railroads were bringing them over in trainload lots. and that in violation of the contractlabor law. I complained to Secretary Nagel about it. and he said our inspectors there could not detect the violations of the contractlabor law. I went over and talked with the Commissioner General of Immigration. and he sent an inspector who is a gentleman in whom I have the utmost confidence. both as to his ability and his integrity. This inspector assured me that there was some kind of a collusion between those people. but It was hard to detect it. He stayed there for several months and studied the situation. and said he believed that they were coming In in violation of the contractlabor law. but the inspectors were not able to get proof sufficient to exclude them.
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