Session #71 · 1929–31

Speech #710012990

Mr. Speaker. under leave granted me by the House. I insert the following statements by representatives of the beetsugarproducing interests of the United States. made before the House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization. showing the extent to which they employ and desire to employ Mexican labor in the production of beet sugar. The Louisiana producers of cane sugar have made no requests for the importation of such. labor. The Hawaii sugarproducing interests urged the committee to report a measure authorizing the importation into Hawaii of 40.000 to 50.000 Chinese coolies. to be employed in the sugarproducing industries there. On January 30. 1920. Mr.
Keywords matched
Naturalization Immigration coolies

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Chinese
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
JOHN BOX
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
TX
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
710012990
Paragraph
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