Life, 1899-06-01 · page 15 of 26
Life — June 1, 1899 — page 15: what you’re looking at
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This Life magazine page critiques American military intervention in the Philippine-American War (1899-1902). The "Blood and Glory" section sarcastically defends war's "gloriousness" while listing 1,901 American casualties, then notes these men "might have been living at home with their families, in contemptible peace"—the satire lies in calling peaceful domestic life "contemptible" while praising war despite its human cost. The top cartoon depicts a domestic dispute over unpaid wages, likely satirizing economic hardship at home while resources fund foreign wars. The page mocks the justification that Philippine "subjugation" serves "progress and civilization"—a common imperialist rhetoric of the era. The sarcastic closing questions ("Whom shall we fight next?") suggest endless imperial ambition. Overall, Life presents anti-war satire challenging American interventionism and the casualty toll it exacted.
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Bridget; 1 Y¥Z DON'T PAY MY. THE WAGES Yb7 OWE MB, OFLL KAPE DUNNING YEZ TILL YEZ DO, Deacon Harduppe: WELL, DUN, GOOD AND PAITUFUL SERVANT. “LEADING A CHASTE LIFE.‘ Blood and Glory. 'T appears that our losses of men in the Philippin¢s amount to one thousand nine hundred and one, including killed, wounded, missing and deaths by disease, Now, if we had not undertaken the subjugation of these wicked people,those one thousand nine hundred and one Americans might have been living at home with their families, in contemptible peace. War is a glorious thing. And we can't have war without victims, The im- mediate families of these one thousand nine bundred and one dead Americans Richard H1.: BY MY MALIDOS! *T18 LUCKY XO OXR TOOK THAT FOOLISH BID OP MIXE FOR A HORSE, WHEN NOW I CAN GET A BICYCLE FOR $19.98. may have their doubts and they may complain, but progress ‘and civilization are hard at work on the Filipinos and must not be interfered with. Whom shall we fight next? What's the matter with Nantuckct? “TORSY TURVY." books.com