Judge, 1919-06-21 · page 23 of 36
Judge — June 21, 1919 — page 23: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This WWI-era political cartoon depicts Germany ("The Teuton Sick Man") being treated by Allied doctors. The sequence shows Germany's deteriorating condition through various metaphors: a sinking ship ("Nothing Else in Sight"), peace terms being imposed ("Now—Will You Be Good?"), execution by hanging ("Dawn"), and ultimately the application of harsh conditions ("The 14 Points Applied," "To the Dregs"). The cartoon satirizes Germany's military defeat and the punitive post-war treatment by Allied forces. "Der Tag" (German for "The Day") references Germany's pre-war militarism. The Allied doctors appear helpless or vindictive as they administer increasingly severe remedies to their "patient," suggesting the cartoonist's commentary on whether the peace settlement would genuinely heal or merely punish the defeated nation.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
Der Tag! —The Argus (Albany). Dawn —St_ Lowis Republic. The Teuton Sick Man and old Soaking In —Philadelphia Public Ledger ST wast Sica! 55. Making Faces About It! —Albany Knickerbocker