Session #61 · 1909–11

Speech #610019156

Do you think that they had no complaintthat they endeavored to tear down the Japanese houses and attempted to drive them out of the city of Vancouver simply because they disliked them. or was it because they were working for a less wage than that for which the white men could afford to work? Air. President. I do not care what a man may put down in evasion. I talie conditions as they stand upon the Pacific coast. and I ask myself the question. Why were these men prohibited from working in the woods? Why is a tax of $500 a head placed upon immigrant Orientals in British Columbia? It is because they work for less wages than does the white man. Why is it that they are the only people on earth against which this tax is directed?
Keywords matched
immigrant

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
SAMUEL PILES
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
WA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
610019156
Paragraph
#0
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