Life, 1899-01-26 · page 7 of 20
Life — January 26, 1899 — page 7: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Explanation for Modern Readers This page from *Life* magazine contains a large photograph (top left) captioned with dialogue about employment disputes, followed by a satirical article titled "Res Adjudicatæ Since the War." The article uses Latin legal terminology to mock post-WWI American political debates. It sarcastically defines concepts like "Naval Engagement" (two hostile fleets where one shoots while the other sinks), "Diplomacy" (saying what you want while sticking to it), and references "Humanitarianism," "Statesmanship," and "The Constitution" as hollow concepts. The right side features whimsical drawings titled "A VERY SMART BEAR"—sketches of bears in various poses, appearing unrelated to the political satire. The overall point mocks American leadership's contradictory principles and empty rhetoric in post-war politics, suggesting their stated ideals don't match their actual behavior.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
First Typewriter: HOW DID YOU COME TO MARRY YOUR EMPLOYER? “TE DECAME SO DISAGREEABLE 1 COULDN'T GET ALONG WITU UIM—AS AN EMPLOVER.” Res Adjudicatz Since the War. HE MONROE DOCTRINE. Keep your hands off everything tho United States wants, A NavaL ENGAGEMENT, A parade by two hostile fleets, in which, by a beautiful division of labor, one shoots and the other sinks, . Dirtomacy. The practico of saying what you mean and sticking to it, InTERNaTIoNAL Law. A collective name for certain conventions amongst the parishes of Europe. Heumanirauianisa. Tho principle that any nation whi y divine right to us, HIP. A diligent consideration of how the electoral cat jumps, and a willingness to behave according). ‘Tue ConstrruTION oF TH ITED States, Whatever the people want, Tue Ant or Wan. Goas you ploase, bat get there. Ovn Mantrest Destin To do as we like. Tue Eastern Question, h its rulers oppross What is tho matter with Uncle Sam? Alfred Hodder, AVERY SMART BEAR, comicbooks.com