Bayard. Gresham. Frelinghuysen. and Hay. in refusing to surrender such refugees and. in other cases. offering this countiy as a haven of refuge to political offenders. Not only the Secretaries of State but nearly all our Presidents have seen fit to give expression to our policy in their nessages to Congress. The Immigration Commission. appointed in 1907. to which the gentleman front Colorado has referred. made the most thorough investigation of conditions in Europe. Among other things they made the following recommendation: In the judgment of the commission. as well as of most other enlightened citizens. the United States should remain in the future. as in the past. a haven of refuge for the oppressed. whether such oppression be religious or political. Any restrictive measure should contain a provision making an exception of such cases.
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