Session #65 · 1917–19

Speech #650386618

Wash. These petitions are signed by over 1.800 citizens of the State of Washington. They urge the deportation of those aliens who have taken out their first papers looking toward naturalization. but who. when the war came on. in order to escape military service renounced this declaration. They particularly call attention to the fact that of 205 persons who renounced their citizenship 54. or nearly 27 per cent. had I. W. W. cards in their pockets. Mr. President. there is a very strong sentiment in our State for the deportation of those people who acted as these persons did. They do not consider them as desirable citizens there from any standpoint.
Keywords matched
naturalization deportation

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Security threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
WESLEY JONES
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
WA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
650386618
Paragraph
#0
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