Session #64 · 1915–17

Speech #640243106

Furthermore. there have been tilose that are known as "picture brides" coming to the country. notwithstanding the gentlemens agreement. that ought to exclude them. but we believe that under this law. eventually. with the action of the State Department. they will be in the future. This bill is a step in the right direction. although it is not strong enough. It is not the real attitude of the American Congress upon the exclusion of Asiatic labor as it ought to be. We are going to meet the question some time face to face. and we ought to meet it fairly and squarely. and to say to the people of the world that this country has a right to determine who shall enter its portals. not those whom we know will bring about a racial question. one that can never be settled and ought not to be continued by the Congress. and ought not to be permitted upon a part of our territorya question that is bound to increase and bound to get worse from time to time. Now.
Keywords matched
Asiatic

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN RAKER
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
640243106
Paragraph
#1
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