Life, 1900-11-15 · page 9 of 28
Life — November 15, 1900 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# Political Satire Analysis The page contains two distinct editorial pieces criticizing British imperial policy: **Upper cartoon** ("Who Shall I Listen To?"): Shows a woman (representing America or California) surrounded by competing voices—likely representing British interests seeking influence over American affairs. **Lower cartoon & article** ("A Voice from the West"): The *San Francisco Star* editorial denounces British conduct toward America, specifically referencing violations of treaties, destruction of property, and aggressive actions against American interests and Native Americans. The cartoon depicts violent chaos, likely representing warfare or British misconduct. The article criticizes the British Government's "always right" attitude and colonial behavior, expressing American outrage at British imperial overreach. The piece invokes "English history" ironically to suggest Britain's documented pattern of wrongdoing contradicts any moral authority. This appears to be anti-British propaganda from a period of Anglo-American tension, likely early-to-mid 19th century.
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than that, it is both shameful and incorrect to intimate that the poor animal would appear with only one pant. There is no such thing as a singular pant, and even those who affect that style of garment are com- pelled by the rules of English and by custom to wear a pair of pants, In the case of a dog, who has four legs, it is naturally to be supposed that he would wear four pants at least. + pant!’ indeed. ee him More than that — ” “Sam Swimbleton, I—"” “Pardon me, I have not finished. “ More than that, if you must use the objectionable word and in the wrong number, it is a sad reflection on your early training that you should also misuse the pronoun by putting it in the objective case, when every usage of our language commands the w: ive. If you must say at least say, ‘See his pant,’ not ‘See him pant.’ For my own part, I should prefer to hear you say, ‘See his trou- sers,’ or ‘See his pantaloons,’ but if you will use the other term, please, Mabel, dear, say, ‘ See his pants,’ -e him pant.’ ”” Under this just rebuke, Mrs, Mabel Swimbleton sat in silence, and since then her husband has always been able to preserve peace in the family by a wtto toce ejaculation of the words, co him pant.” Fumes §, Metcalfe. post Chtna : A Voice from the West. HE San Francisco Star is very plain- spoken : Let them remember what the friendabip of England has been worth to us. Let them re- member that England, after she was forced to acknowledge our independence and make a treaty with us, proceeded to violate almost every article Iu It, She agreed to turn over to us her forts and posts tn the West. She violated this article ; she abetted the Barbary Coast pirates In their depredations on our commerce ; xhe tn- sisted on searching our ships, and she took from them handreds of American seamen on the pretense that they were British subjects, When wo finally declared war against her, she made WHO SMALL. 1 LISTEN TOP War upon us of the most barbarous she landed her marines upon our coasts, and ruthlessly sacked and destroyed private property ; she wantonly burned down and destroyed our capitol, and carried away our archives, She made alliances with the savage Indians marched shoulder to shoulder with thei, and pa‘d them Dounties for American scalps; she stirred up against us the great Indian Confederacy under Tecumseh, and made him a Brigadier-General of her army ; she violated the Clayton-Balwer treaty time and again, and called on us to respect It when we proposed to dig the Nicaragua Canal. Finally, we know the attitude of the ruling classes of England toward us tn our civil war. What prospect would we have of anything but perfidy from such an ally now? How impolite ! And how biased! Read any English history, and he who reads may learn that the British Govern- ment is always right. We blush for the wicked Star, EV. MR. SAINTLY: Iwas very sorry that I couldn't fill my pulpit last Sunday, but T hope youliked my substitute. Mrs. WITHER- By: Oh, yes: He was fine, and I told my hus- band, who didn’t go, that he little knew what he had missed. comicbooks.com