Session #73 · 1933–35

Speech #730164735

President. I digress at this point long enough to pay tribute to the distinguished Senator from North Dakota . who has given to this Nation and to the world a description of the administration of the National Recovery Act which should impress the mind of every man beneath the American flag. and I trust that as time goes on this distinguished representative from the great State of North Dakota will still uncover. and unfold the course along which this administration will lead the industrial group of our country. if its course is not stayed by the Congress of the United States. Naturally. factories and workshops producing articles or commodities which are unable to meet the competition of the products of European and Asiatic workers without proper tariff protection will hesitate to purchase raw materials. and will hesitate to employ labor when they see the administration forcing Congress to enact legislation which makes possible the lowering of tariff rates some 50 percent by a mere Executive fiat. With 10.000.000 or more workers unemployed and dependent upon public charity. the administration indicates its lack of interest by virtual notice to the American people that their interests now lie principally in guaranteeing profits to international financiers and those few possessing securities of foreign nations. The recent decision of Attorney General Cummings. undoubtedly influenced by the White House. indicates the contempt which the President has for the intent of the Congress.
Keywords matched
Asiatic

Classification

Target group
Also mentioned
Asiatic
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
70%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
HENRY HATFIELD
Party
R
Chamber
S
State
WV
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
730164735
Paragraph
#0
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