Session #73 · 1933–35

Speech #730168961

In my opinion the chief offender under this bill would be Japan. At the present time. in pottery aloneand I speak of pottery because this industry is located in my districtJapanese imports have increased since the first of the year until now a million dozen units of Japanese pottery are imported into this country each month. If by the passage of this bill free zones are to be created and the importation of Japanese pottery expedited. we will keep the pottery workers of West Virginia and Ohio unemployed. because Japan is flooding this country with cheap pottery made by workers who receive a wage of 4 cents a daymade by pauper labor. What do they care if they do lose money? If they lose. their Government will subsidize them.
Identified stereotypes
Japanese workers are paid very little and the government subsidizes them.
Keywords matched
pauper labor

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Negative
Stereotyping
⚠️ Yes
Confidence
100%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic threat

Speaker & context

Speaker
ANDREW EDMISTON
Party
D
Chamber
H
State
WV
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
730168961
Paragraph
#0
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