Session #60 · 1907–09

Speech #600060963

It makes it absolutely plain. It is as follows: SEc. 2. That nothing contained in the act entitled "An act to regulate the immigration of aliens into the United States." approved February 20. 1907. shall be taken. for a term of six years from the approval hereof. to prohibit any person. company. partnership. or corporation from contributing to the said Territory of Hawaii. or to the board of immigration of said Territory. money to be used by the said Territory. or board of immigration. or the officers. members. or agents of such board. in paying the transportationof these fellows. That gives the whole thing away. It is just as clear as crystal that the whole object of this bill is to enable the big corporations which run the great sugar plantations in the Ilawaiian Islands to get a lot of cheap labor in there for their own benefit. under the guise of having it done by the constituted authorities of the Sandwich Islands.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES CLARK
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MO
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
600060963
Paragraph
#2
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