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WESTERN HEMISPHERE IMMIGRATION 343

Mr. BRENCEMAN. Simply as it turns up through the resolution
passed by our organization.
Mr. Box. That resolution was introduced by some gentleman
there, and you passed it in Chicago.
Mr. BRENCEMAN. It was introduced by the master of the California
 Grange and passed at our annual meeting, held in Cleveland, in
1927.
Mr. Box. Let me read to you a grange resolution passed by the
Colorado State Grange, passed two years after the resolution introduced
 by the gentleman from California. It says [reading]:

MEexIcAN IMMIGRATION

Be it resolved, That the Colorado State Grange go on record as favoring an
amendment to the immigration laws of the United States so as to provide a restriction
 and a limitation to immigration from Mexico, in the same manner as
limitations are now applied to all other foreign countries; and that we favor the
passage by Congress of the Box bill, which would set limitations on Mexican immigration
 based on intelligence, health, morals, and character of the immigrants,
and restrictions as to the number to be admitted, to conform to restrictions applied
to immigrants from European nations.

Mr. Box. Did you know of this resolution?
Mr. BrENckMAN. Not until quite recently. It was not brought to
my personal attention until a few days ago. The Colorado State
Grange passed it, and no doubt somebody there felt that way about it.
Mr. Box. Do you not think the Colorado State Grange in general
thought that way or the resolution would not have been passed?
Mr. BrenckMAN. Probably the people in Colorado felt that way;
before this Cleveland resolution was passed, the question was debated
at considerable length there, and people present understood the situation
 from personal contact. Among those people was the master of
the State Grange of Colorado, Mr. John Morris. I am giving you the
action of the National Grange, and I am not speaking for any particular
 State grange. All [the State granges are represented in the National
 Grange, and among them is the State of Colorado.
Mr. Box. You are the Washington representative of the National
Grange?
Mr. BRENCKMAN. Yes, sir.
Mr. Box. But you do not represent them down there?
Mr. BrenckMAaN. They have me here to represent them in Washington.
 I have stated the instructions I got from the national
organization. - We simply felt that it would be a good idea to have a
commission appointed to investigate and report upon the immigration
 situation. If the findings of that commission should be that it
would be to the best interests of the United States to have this restrietion,
 we would be willing to abide by that decision.
Mr. Box. Do you think that a commission would do better than
the members of this committee and Members of Congress who are
the duly constituted authorities to deal with these matters and who
have made many visits to and personal inspections of immigration
conditions throughout the country? Do you think that a commission
 would do better than if we should function in accordance with
the Constitution of the United States?
Mr. BrRENcKMAN. I do not want to cast any reflections upon this
or any other committee of Congress. Our organization simply