Session #64 · 1915–17

Speech #640196237

All they ask is that cheap. undesirable labor. which does not have the ideals they have. shall .not be brought into competition with them. I would rather have the metal remain. in the earth and have the coal remain there than to consent to a propositton which would declare that we must send abroad and bring here abor from southeastern Europe to dig it out. I repeat my advocacy of the immigration bill has no relation whatever to any prejudice against any race. I believe I am absolutely free from any and all racial prejudice. The bill itself will admit what we are pleased to teril desirable immigrantsthe French. the Austrians. the Germans. the Belgians. Hollanders. and. people from Norway. Sweden.
Keywords matched
immigrantsthe immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
French Austrians Germans Belgians Hollanders Norwegians Swedes
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
HENRY ASHURST
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
AZ
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
640196237
Paragraph
#3
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