Chairman. the reason for this amendment Is that if the bill passes as it is written It will give to the Secretary of Labor an extraordinary discretionin the matter of stowaways. His sympathies might be worked upon in certain cases where the stowaway is "not otherwise admissible." A stowaway. of course. ought not to be admitted to the country without scrutiny. A stowaway comes clandestinely. and he should not be permitted to enter without undergoing the same examination that other immigrants have to undergo. It might be possible that one not otherwise admissible having gotten in on a ship contrary to the regulations. could work on the sympathies of the Secretary of Labor and be admitted. It seems to me the Secretary ought not to have this discretion. and that the same lawful conditions that hold with regard to other immigrants should be applied to the stowaway. t Mr. GARDNER. Mr.
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