Session #59 · 1905–07

Speech #590163136

Oh. yes: I only mentioned that fact for the purpose of inaking a statement with reference to this proviso. If that is the only legislation. whether in the nature of acts of Congress or treaties. in which the Senate would play its part. that is to be had upon the subject. then I would vote against this proviso. and therefore against the entire conference report. because the proposed legislation would be wholly inadequate to accomplish the end that not only the Pacific coast seeks. but that all of the midwestern States have in view. and particularly tile States in which mining is carried on to any very great extent. The Japanese question has already become a burning one in Colorado. and the labor organizations of that State have coimenced to take action upon it and to speak without reserve their opposition to Japanese immigration. Only yesterday I clipped this froln a Colorado paper: nIVr ltUcDRED ADDED TO XAP COLOXY AT IUELO IN TWO WEEKSTIHtS NUMBlER JOINS Til" 1.100 ALIlADY EMLE(OYED BY THE C. F.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS PATTERSON
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
CO
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
590163136
Paragraph
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