Session #60 · 1907–09

Speech #600064558

Let not the Juggernaut (f commercialism crush out the boasted civilization of our glorious country. Were I to look at this question from the standpoint of cold. selfish commercialism. and as a temporary expedient to supply an acknowledged scarcity of labor. I would perhaps have to admit that the man who favors an unrestricted immigration has somewhat the better of the argument. But as one of the representatives of more than 80.000.000 of people. I feel that I should look beyond the exigencies of a temporary condition and do what I can to legislate not only for those of our day. but for the interest of our children. At the present the demand for labor is not so great as some months ago. and it is in just such times as these that the American workingman suffers by the presence of the pauper labor that came in during our era of prosperity. Is it not natural. then. that the American laborer whose family is suffering should resent being displaced by Italians who care nothing for American civilization or American liberty. and who. in case of Americas peril. would never render aid. I desire to read an extract from a paper along this line:
Identified stereotypes
Italians care nothing for American civilization or American liberty.
Keywords matched
pauper labor immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN BURNETT
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
AL
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
600064558
Paragraph
#4
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