Session #63 · 1913–15

Speech #630378279

Feeblemindedness also is indicative of a condition so low that a man can not .be said to be :feebleminded until he is In a condition where he is:almost Incapable of even taking care of his ordinary physical wants. Epilepsy. of course. we understand. is a welldefined disease or manifestation of a disease. doctors differing upon that. Insanity I need not pauseto speak of. As near as I understand the term "constitutional psychopathic Inferiority." it covers :an inherited :taint. With those .terms :before ithe immigration commission. and with nothing else before it. When the officer examines a :subject he must find the ground for his exclusion in one of those specific ailments. I do not think he should be so circumscribed.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES REED
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MO
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
630378279
Paragraph
#1
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