Session #61 · 1909–11

Speech #610019156

Let Senators construe the statements made before the Ways and Means Committee in any way they see fit. but they can not avoid the facts. Why are these uprisings? Why these exclusion laws? Why such a head tax? Why such vigorous protests. constant and unending. from the people of the Pacific coast? You may deceive yourselves. but no man on the Pacific coast can be deceived. He knows the facts. I do not need to find In the record an admission by any British Columbia manufacturer that he wants to employ oriental labor. I am not looking for an admission from him that he employs them because he can get them for a less wage. but I know. without being told. why he employs them.
Keywords matched
head tax

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
#1
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