Is often practically impossible to determine whether the mental or manual. elements pedomlnate in particula occupations. especially those that are skilled.: and there can he no doubt that tile law was Intended to protect skilled as well as unskilled laborers. in fact. It was enacted and from. time to time amended largely to meet demands of the skilled laborers. The law should be made perfectly plain by inserting after the words: "labor * * * of any kind." (p. 6. lines 23). the words " mental. or manual." That was the point made by the Commissioner of Immigrationthat it would be well to clarify the law and make it perfectly plain so that the courts would not be called upon to differentiate which element.. manual or mental. predominated: in skilled labor. If the predbminuice was mental. under existing law the laborer was not included in the prohibition against " contract labor." The amendment was: designed to clarify that by including in the contractlabor law those who performed mental as well as those who performed manual. labor. that is all. That is the recommendation of the department. and that is the reason for the insertion of the words " mental or manual."
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