Session #64 · 1915–17

Speech #640217329

It is not material. Mr. President. who makes the objection. the important thing is the character of the. objection. There certainly can be. no offense given: or intended in. describing the people ofAsia. whom. for reasons: ] will not go into again.. we Wish tobarfrom this. country. "]Hindus and. pert sons who can nrt becomeeligible. underexisting rr.. to become citizens of. the United States by naturalization.". No language could be less. offensive. When Secretary of State W. J. Bryan clme to Californiat to plead with the Cailforniav Legislature we- receiijed him as an emissary from: Wiishiligfon. although: lie was interfering in.. a matter which did not concern. him at. all and trespassing upon our States jurisdiction.
Keywords matched
naturalization

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES PHELAN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
640217329
Paragraph
#0
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