Session #59 · 1905–07

Speech #590001655

Stevens and Governor Magoon that its enforcement only interferes with good work. Petitions are being filed by all foreigners and Americans asking that Its operation In the Zone be amended. There is practically no limit to the negro labor we can obtain from the West Indian and Caribbean islands. but its efficiency Is so low that we may have to call in Asiatics. Another year will show more facts upon which a labor policy may be based. The fact that no white labor can be found to stand work In the tropical sun ought to remove the question from the forum of ordinary tradeunion labor discussion and lead to a solution free from considerations which might properly have great weight in a more temperate climate and in conditions less resembling a national emergency.
Identified stereotypes
Negro labor is of low efficiency.
Keywords matched
Asiatics

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Asiatics
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
Unknown
Party
Chamber
State
Gender
Date
Speech ID
590001655
Paragraph
#0
← Prev Next →