Session #47 · 1881–83

Speech #470037299

It is a question of whether we can maintain our nationality. whether we can maintain the peace and 9uiet and dignity of the State of California. provided there be nothing in that State but Chinese. In all the annals of history there can be found no instance where a Chinaman ever fought for liberty. There never was a war in China in all the thousands of years of its history where a Chinaman ever struck one blow for liberty. I have heard them compared with other immigrants to this country. I have heard it stated that they were just as desirable a population in this country as the Dutch and the Irish. Mr.
Identified stereotypes
Generalization that Chinese people never fight for liberty.
Keywords matched
immigrants

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Dutch Irish
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural threat Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
HORACE PAGE
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
470037299
Paragraph
#1
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