President. I wish to call the attention of the chairman to the fact that this matter was discussed before the committee. and that I called attention to it as being a very dangerous provision. The Commissioner of Immigration was present at the time. While I am not at liberty to quote him here. nor shall I quote him. I make the statement that there is no need of this provision in the bill. Tie chairman will also remember that I called attention to the fact that a certain farmer in my State had written a letter to certain men across the border in the Dominion of Canada. when he had evidently received an inquiry or a letter asking him if work was to be had in the harvest field. having answered the letter and said that they could get labor at $3.50 a day. All this particular farmer did was to answer that letter. Later on. in the fall. an immigration agent took the case up. and that particular farmer was fined $5.000. The case has been in court. I can uot recall the case just now. but It is a matter of record that for the simple offense of this farmer writing a letter and answering an inquiry as to whether labor could be had he was subjected to a fine.
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