Session #65 · 1917–19

Speech #650226383

LAGUARDIA. a brilliant young lawyer of Italian parentage and a Representative in Congress from New York City. offered his services to the War Department. 1e was coinmissioned a captain in the United States Army. and since October 1 has served in an aero squadron in Italy. Because of his familiarity with the Italian language. lie has often been called upon by our ambassador in Italy to speak at many Italian affairs of importance. notably the Italian Parliament. representing the ambassador and our Government. Recently in Milan. after speaking at an Immense mass meeting in that city. lie was approached by a committee representing the Trentino refugees. who submitted to him a petition setting forth some of their troubles. He has sent this petition to meI received it in this mornings mailand I ask unanimous consent that Capt. LAGUARDIAS letter and the petition be printed in the RECORD.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Positive
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Other

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM CALDER
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
650226383
Paragraph
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