Session #65 · 1917–19

Speech #650210527

We have just adopted the amendment of the Senator from Colorado inserting the word " willfully." so that it now reads " whoever shall willfully utter " these words. and then we qualify it still further by using the word " calculated." It is suggested that that word be changed to "intended." and I have no objection to that. If you add those two qualifying ivords. nothing in the shape of the dangers that the Senator from New Hampshire apprehends. nothing that is a mere criticism of the Government. nothing that suggests that we ought to have a different administration. nothing with relation to the suggestion of an amendment to the Cnstitution. would come within the purview of the law. Now. the words " form of government" are intendedand we. have something like it in our naturalization laws which we recently adopt&dto meet those classes of men who are opposed to any form of government except their form of government. a government of utter lawlessness. It is not the character of our Government as compared with the government of other countries. but it relates to the form of our Government as an entirety. Then in respect to the Constitution of the United States or the soldliers and sailors of the United States or the flag of the United States or the uniform of the Army and Navy of the United States.
Keywords matched
naturalization

Classification

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Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
KNUTE NELSON
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
MN
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
650210527
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