Session #55 · 1897–99

Speech #550144736

They were 300.000 a century ago. they were 150.000 half a century ago. they were 50.000 ten or twenty years ago. they are 80.000 today. and their only hope and desire and expectation is that. in the providence of God. they may lead a quiet and undisturbed life. fishing. bathing. supplied with tropical fruits. and be let alone. They will fall. Mr. President. if we do notprevent it. a prey to Japan. not by conquest. but by immigration. This result all parties agree that we must prevent. Japan is not. according to the opponents of annexation of this body and in the press. to be allowed .to get the Sandwich Islands. either by force or by absorption.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
GEORGE HOAR
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
550144736
Paragraph
#0
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