Session #65 · 1917–19

Speech #650050736

Mr. President. my attention has been called to an article appearing in the New York Sun of recent date entitled: Seek to admit Chinese labor. Movement to let in coolies starts on Pacific coast. Needed for- duration of war. In the course of the article the following occurs: Senator WALSH. of Montana. who Is said to favor the Idea as a means of making up the scarcity In labor on the big ranches of the Northwest. is understood to have gone so far as to prepare a bill covering the proposal for a limited Importation of Chinese coolies. I desire to say. Mr.
Keywords matched
coolies

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS WALSH
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
MT
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
650050736
Paragraph
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