Session #66 · 1919–21

Speech #660161750

A man who professes and preaches the doctrine of hate and envy or whose life principle is selfishness and distrust can not become a part of such a government. The success of representative institutions is itself a refutation of the ageold slander that man was incapable of selfgovernment. Mr. BURNETT. as has been so eloquently stated. rendered valuable services in the advocacy of a stringent immigration policy on the part of our Government. There is no doubt but that if his views had been listened to and observed and earlier recognized we would not now have the difficulties that we are having as the result of a too liberal and indiscriminate polic on this subject. Mr.
Keywords matched
immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
HALVOR STEENERSON
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
MN
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
660161750
Paragraph
#2
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