Session #78 · 1943–45

Speech #780106440

He stated that the legislation under consideration was of little importance and would mean nothing to the people of China. He further stated that the proper thing to do was to repeal the exclusion law. This. so far as I know. was the first time this proposal had been placed before the committee. Then and there the germ was born to repeal the Chinese Exclusion Act and the great moral question was injected. The Chinese Exclusion Acts have been on the statute books for approximately 60 years. During this period the. most friendly relations have existed between China and the United States. Over 6 years ago Japan began her undeclared war on China.
Keywords matched
Chinese Exclusion

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Legal / procedural

Speaker & context

Speaker
HUBERT ELLIS
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
WV
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
780106440
Paragraph
#1
← Prev Next →