Marshall. of New York. a very able lawyer. as we all know. I think it important to say something it regard to it. because it is evidently entirely misconceived. The clause in question is the following. under the excluded classes: Citizens or subjects of any country that Issues penal certificates or certificates of character who do not produce to the immigration officials such a certificate. The theory expressed in the telegramn of Mr. Marshall to me and of the other telegrams of similar character is that the effect of that would be to prevent the immigration of Hebrews from Russia. On that particular point. of Russia. let me say that no such certificate exists in Russia. With a view of the better prevention of the entry of criminals into the United States we have been endeavoring to get from other governments. under existing law. some form of penal certificate in order to show that a man has been convicted of a crime.
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