Session #63 · 1913–15

Speech #630135682

As it is worded it would exclude all natives of Asia and all natives of Australia. because Australia is east of the line which the amendment proposes to make. It would exclude all Australians. and I am not sure but all Europeans. whether they were white. black. or other color. It would exclude them as Asiatic laborers. if they were laborers. I am sure this House does not want to go on record for any such Indefinite. foolish proposition as that. and I say to you now if the amendment is properly worded and then offered by the other side of the House I shall support it. notwithstanding what has been said by gentlemen on the other side of the House about myself playing politics. I shall support any reasonable exclusion provision always. because since I have been here I have been active and urgent and constantly desirous that legislation of this kind might be made a part of the law of this country.
Keywords matched
Asiatic

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Australians Europeans
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
EVERIS HAYES
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
630135682
Paragraph
#2
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