Session #71 · 1929–31

Speech #710301135

It is shortsighted. it is selfish. and it is destructive. We must see to it. as far as we are able as national legislators. that no such plan is carried out. I ask you: How can we honestly sit idly by and not do everything within our power to prevent greedy employers of labor from pulling down wages and putting the American worker on the low level of the Chinese coolie. in the face of all that was said only a few months ago when we were discussing the tariff bill and talking about the high standard of living in this country and the high standard of American wages? We must maintain the high standard of the American worker.
Identified stereotypes
Equating Chinese laborers with low wages and a threat to the American worker's standard of living.
Keywords matched
coolie

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
FIORELLO LA GUARDIA
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
NY
Gender
M
Date
—
Speech ID
710301135
Paragraph
#0
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