Session #79 · 1945–47

Speech #790132841

Ninety percent of these employees are not citizens of the United States. Another onethird are being paid by our allies on reverse lendlease. They are on our pay rolls. but being paid by the governments of our allies. The other onethird. comprising principally coolie labor in the Pacific area. are being paid coolie wages. They cannot be paid by our Government more than the prevailing wage in their own country. and probably the maximum amount they are receiving is $20 a month. In weighing this bill I do not think there is any equitable reason for thinking about the employees of the Army and Navy outside continental United States.
Keywords matched
coolie

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Economic contributor

Speaker & context

Speaker
SHERIDAN DOWNEY
Party
D
Chamber
S
State
CA
Gender
M
Date
Speech ID
790132841
Paragraph
#0
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