Session #66 · 1919–21

Speech #660157983

On the other hand. they are but oneseventh of the labor force in the glass factories and in the cotton mills. oneninth of the employees in copper mining and smelting (who are largely Finns). onetwelfth of our railway labor. and only a handful in the silk and woolen industries. That is interesting and important. because it shows us in what occupations these people are engaged. Here is another paragraph which shows the menace this immigration is to America and to American institutions. He says: The Middle Ages are beginning to show among usThat is. by reason of this vast immigration into this country of the people of this race we are being taken back. as it were. in our civilization to the period of the Middle Ages. The Middle Ages are beginning to show among us. In 21 rural counties of Minnesota the Polish women have borne on an average 7 children in the course of 14 years of married life.
Identified stereotypes
Polish women are having too many children and threatening American civilization.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Cultural threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
THOMAS STERLING
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
SD
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
660157983
Paragraph
#1
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