Session #55 · 1897–99

Speech #550137038

His lands have slipped away from him. He no longer has a voice in the Government. It does not lie in human nature for him to be friendly to the white man. and he would prove a permanent menace to our Government. The Mongolianthe gentle heathenwe are already acquainted with. Such a citizen is he that we have thought fit to deal with him after the Draconian method. There was a provision in the treaty now withdrawn. which is tacked onto this resolution. seeking to prevent the Chinese now in Hawaii from removing to other parts of the United States in the event of annexation.
Identified stereotypes
The Chinese are referred to as 'gentle heathens' and the speaker implies they should be dealt with harshly.
Keywords matched
Mongolianthe

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Hawaiians
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN MITCHELL
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
WI
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
550137038
Paragraph
#3
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