Session #51 · 1889–91

Speech #510196448

The British Empire is federated around the world. with her three hundred millions of population in India. with strongholds inher islands. with Australia developed as a great continent. all fighting under her flag. and when elsewhere Great Britain shall have developed her power. and so shall be able to draw reenforcements from every part of this globe and concentrate in the mouth of the St. Lawrence and at Puget Sound. and thencemoving totheinteriorall along theborderonournorth the hordes of Asia and Africa as well as the trained hosts of Great Britain herselfthis she may some time do if Canada remains as she is. That is a possibility. and with the incessant and continual sources of difficulty. almost leading up to war already. by which we are beset. it is very probable that if this continent remains in two great halves. and not Canada alone. but Great Britain is the other half. if European power. combined with Asiatic and African. is to be located on our north. if the world. in other words. is to destroy this Monroe doctrine which is our safety and our existence. if this is to be done. if this is to be allowed to be. then. Mr. President. we may some time be invaded. but it will be by way of the land which lies to the north of us. and not by way ofwateralong our coast.
Identified stereotypes
Referring to people from Asia and Africa as 'hordes' implies a large, uncontrolled, and threatening mass of people.
Keywords matched
Asiatic

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
african
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
HENRY BLAIR
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
NH
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
510196448
Paragraph
#0
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