Session #73 · 1933–35

Speech #730124017

We are now asked to pass a bill the very nature of which will eliminate the benefits which we have hoped for through the enactment of the legislation to which I have just referred. Is it possible that any Member of this House expects the South American or Central American farmers to curtail their production as a result of any reciprocal trade treaty into which we may be inveigled? Is there any Member of this House who expects that European or Asiatic countries will establish the 40hour work week for their workers and eliminate child labor as a result of any reciprocal trade treaty to which the officials of our State Department may agree? The answer is obviously "no." Yet the Members of this House are asked to enact this legislation and authorize the officials of the State Department to enter into reciprocal trade treaties with foreign governments whereby the products of the farms and the factories of those countries will be delivered into our American market at total delivered costs which are less than American costs of production. The Committee on Labor has unanimously reported a 30hour work week bill with the same wages to be paid for the 30 hours work as the workers now receive for 40 or more hours per week.
Keywords matched
Asiatic

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Asians South American farmers Central American farmers
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
80%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
WILLIAM CONNERY
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
MA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
730124017
Paragraph
#0
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