Session #65 · 1917–19

Speech #650356958

The clerks ought to be kept at home in the pursuit of business. where labor now can not be found to do the work that Is to be done. And yet I am told there is a bill before this House to exclude from the United States all immigration for the next four or five years. Some gentlemen come in here shouting about the high cost of living. The high cost of living is going to continue so long as the high cost of production continues. gentlemen. What is the use of playing the part of a demagogue? Why not tell the truth?
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOSEPH FORDNEY
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
MI
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
650356958
Paragraph
#0
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