Session #66 · 1919–21

Speech #660157679

Johnson. in 1913. a land law was passed by which it was provided that persons ineligible to citizenship in California might not acquire agricultural lands. That law from which so much was expected is today absolutely a dead letter. because those forbidden persons are putting the agricultural lands which they buy in the names of their native :children. who are citizels and enjoy all of -the privileges. rights. and imunities of American citizens. Hence there is a necessity for changing our fundamental laws so that only the children of white persons. those of African descent and of American Indians and such others as the Congress may naturalize. shall enjoy the priceless boon of American citizenship. We must not allow that boon to be used for the destruction of a State. either California. Oregon. or Washington. or tho Territory of Hawaii.
Keywords matched
naturalize

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
95%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
JAMES PHELAN
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
660157679
Paragraph
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