Session #65 · 1917–19

Speech #650130113

And time should be given for them to get out if we contemplate declaring war against the Ottoman Empire. At the present time the American institutions in Turkey are being fairly well treated. There is practically nothing to fear from the activities of the Turkish subjects in the United States. the vast majority of whom are Christian Syrians. Assyrians. and Armenians. The number of real Turks in the United States is very limited. The report of the Immigration Commission. published in 1911. states that only 12.954 true Turks came to America from Turkey during the 12 years from 1899 to 1910. Inclusive. And I want to state here that my friend the gentleman from Minnesota [Mr.
Keywords matched
Immigration

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Syrians Assyrians Armenians
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
HENRY FLOOD
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
VA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
650130113
Paragraph
#0
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