Session #62 · 1911–13

Speech #620282871

This bill is intended to discourage them from taking chances. It is largely a humanitarian bill. No such circumstances surround the rejection of aliens who come here by rail. lie has not come from a long distance. He has not made a journey half way around the world in vain. The expense. difficulty. and delay would be great. by the way. in applying this law to the ferryboats crossing from Windsor to Detroit were it not for the fact that the sane passengers cross back and forth every day. The reasons r which call for this legislation do not apply to emigrants comn ing from foreign contiguous territory.
Keywords matched
emigrants

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
AUGUSTUS GARDNER
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
620282871
Paragraph
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