Judge, 1917-10-06 · page 17 of 28
Judge — October 6, 1917 — page 17: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page collects satirical cartoons from European publications during World War I, critiquing various nations' war conduct: **Top left** (French *Le Rire*): German military leadership, depicted as bloated figures, squabble over territorial gains—mocking their inability to achieve lasting victory despite controlling territory. **Top right** (British *Bystander*): Earth personified, washing away destruction—suggesting the war is obliterating civilization itself. **Bottom left** (German *Kladderadatsch*): "Peace Dies Hard"—French premier Poincaré and others literally crushing peace's coffin, satirizing French resistance to peace negotiations. **Bottom right** (Dutch *Amsterdammer*): A German soldier violates Dutch neutrality by trespassing into a woman's garden—commentary on Germany's disregard for neutral nations' sovereignty during the war. The page demonstrates how Allied and neutral nations used cartoons to criticize German aggression and war aims.
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| WAR CARTOONS FROM ABROAD | quoi? . . . On t'a laissé mettre sur le cté gauche et tu n’es pas content? ra ‘ . ‘ The Earth about to wash a blot off ! We've let you turn over to the other side and still you aren’t sat- its face.—Bystander (London) Le Rire (Paris). il —Bysti is Peace Dies Hard Poincaré—Drickt auf dem Grabdeckel, Leute, der Kerl Violation of Dutch Neutrality m tt nbedingt sterben; wir haben noch nic oincaré—Bear down on the cover, fellows! o_—e ., ; He's just got to die; we haven't inherited Both at once—Look out, miss! He's tresspassing in your garden!—De anything yet!—Aladderadatsch (Berlin). Amsterdammer (Amsterdam). Duo—Pas op. juffrouw! Hij komt in Uw tuintje!