Mr. Speaker. the words " mental cr manual" are inserted here by the Senate and apply to the exclusion of contract laborers. The word " mental." as here used. is misleading. the inference being that It Is in the interest of labor in our own country. The " mental" labor that comes from abroad means lecturers. editors. artists. and agitators. of one kind or another. of whom perhaps we already have a sufficient supply. That the apparent exclusion of the "mental" class is misleading. however. is shown by a reference to page 11 of the bill. where. in view of the fact that this amendment proposes to exclude mental labor.. we proposeThat the provisionsof this law applicable to contract labor shall not be held to exclude professional actors. artists. lecturers. singers.. ministers of any religious .denomination. professors for colleges or seminaries. persons belonging to any recognized. learned profession. If we are going to exempt these "mental" laborers who come in under contract. there is no good reason to mislead "manual " laborers by including "mental " laborers in the amendment. and it should not be concurred in.
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