Session #68 · 1923–25

Speech #680110635

Even the relative and fair. adopt a policy that will be the definite final policy of provision which was in the House bill is now taken out and Ainerica. or shall we shift. evade. promote the continuation of you leave an extra quota provision only for the wives of Amerithe irritation between these two nations and postpone until can citizens. Row can this wife get over here? Judges now some more unfortunate day the time when this great question are refusing naturalization to applicants until their wives shall be settled? arrive. on the ground that perhaps their wives may not be I believe in settling the question now. courageously. candidly. eligible to admission. and they say they do not want to divide honestly. not in hate for Japan but In justice to America and a family. That is growing to be the practice. You will recall her fature. that when this bill was being sponsored on the floor of this I do not concede that this provision could ever be adopted as House you made a personal appeal through the Representatives the deliberate judgment of this House. We invite the President of the Pacific coast. You took pride in it. you boasted of It. of the United States to negotiate a treaty with Japan. For that finally a provision was written into the immigration law what? To make a new law. or change the law that Congress that would permanently stop the entrance of Asiatics. Now shall this day adopt. in reference to immigration from Japan? you find Opposition from the very Members from whom you The gentleman from Virginia says "no." If you sought and received support. agree with his "no." then you have reduced this proposition to I am going to vote for a motion to recommit. I am going an absolute absurdity. The -only reason then advanced for no- to vote to send ibis bill back to conference. I will vote for gotiating this treaty with Japan is to mollify her feelings. anything which -will compel the authors and sponsors of this Such an argument is a reflection upon the intelligence of Japan. bill to take time to deliberate. to consider. to study. and to bring in a bill in this House that the American people need not Is the pride. the spirit. and intelligence of Japan so (lull that be ashamed of. I still believe that if this House desires to limit she will be appeased by inviting her to negotiate the abrogation immigration on a quota basis that the quota should be one that of an agreement we have already abrogated? Is such an nvi- is fair and impartial to all. I believe that it is proper at this tation a peace offering?
Keywords matched
naturalization Asiatics immigration

Classification

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

Speaker & context

Speaker
CLARENCE LEA
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
680110635
Paragraph
#2
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