He must be mindful of the fact that at least 10 American Presidents. from Grant to Nixon. have directly or indirectly intervened on behalf of Russian Jewry in the past 100 years. He should be mindful also of the interest the legislative branch has shown. In 1868 Congress passed an act which made the right to emigrate an indispensable ingredient for the exercise of certain other rights. In 1879. the House adopted a resolution. introduced by Ohio Congressman Samuel Cox. criticizing a czarist policy that forbade Jews the right to own real estate. In 1883. the House. by resolution. called upon the administration to intercede with the Russian Government in order to alleviate its persecution and discrimination of Jews.
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