Session #53 · 1893–95

Speech #530116880

We have reduced wages 20 per cent in the last six months. We have no diffculty in construing existing law. It suits us I Cost of living in our locality has decreased perhaps 5 per cent during the past four years. Let the tariff alone. Our raw materials are logs and rough lumber. Our goodsare necessities We pay from 0 par cent for longtime loans to 10 per cent on shorttne paper. . Immigration has opened up new country for settlers. who require lumber for building purposes. Our labor is about onethird skilled. Reduction of duty on goods must be met by reducing wages.
Keywords matched
Immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN MITCHELL
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
OR
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
530116880
Paragraph
#0
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