Session #61 · 1909–11

Speech #610019115

It was not because we had any prejudice against them as a people or their country. We had no personal grievance against them. It was because they work in our own country for less than our people can or will. It was because they do not live as our people live. It was because the greedy employed them in place of white labor at a less wage. And yet British Columbia manufacturers have been here endeavoring to convince this Congress that while they employ Asiatics. there is no practical difference in the wage or the result. Why is it. Mr.
Identified stereotypes
Asiatics work for less and do not live as well as white people.
Keywords matched
Asiatics

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
SAMUEL PILES
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
WA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
610019115
Paragraph
#0
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