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# Analysis of "Foxy" Cartoon (Judge, February 23, 1918) This political cartoon depicts a fox wearing an "Allied" collar, standing over a German military trap (marked "Peace") and a land mine. The satire targets Germany's peace overtures during World War I, portraying them as deceptive traps set by a cunning enemy. The "fox" represents the Allies (particularly America and Britain), shown as clever enough to recognize and avoid Germany's supposed peace negotiations as military deception. The spiked trap and explosive suggest the Allies should distrust German peace proposals as weapons designed to catch them off-guard. Published in early 1918—months before the November armistice—the cartoon reflects American wartime skepticism toward any German diplomatic initiatives, urging continued military vigilance.