Session #64 · 1915–17

Speech #640231185

Donald? I was not her6 in the Sixtythird Congress. I think it was. when they passed the shipping bill. but I understand that bill provides a literacy test for seamen. and that the purpose was to take the Chinese and other foreigners who could not speak the English language off our ships. John A- Donald is the greatest representative of the opposite view who runs ships in and out of New York Harbor. On every one of his seven ships every possible place that can be filled by a Chinaman is filled by a Chinaman. Further than that. the British have a literacy test in their law somewhat along the same lines as ours. with this exception. that it shall not apply. to subjects of Great Britain. Therefore every man on John A. Donalds seven ships. every Chinaman. has to certify that he is a native of tht island of Hongkong.
Identified stereotypes
Chinese laborers are taking jobs from Americans.
Keywords matched
literacy test

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM BENNET
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
640231185
Paragraph
#0
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