Life — May 30, 1901 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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THIS 15 MINE “Old England has claims, as you know.”” I must lay my hands Where the Chinaman nds Upon every good thing in sight. And to slaughter and rob As a permanent job T claim asa priestly right! Cuori Appointed by Divinity And backed up by a trinity, He claims the priestly right To lay his hands On the Chinaman's lands And grab everything in sight ! Ule tetris his mustacies fiercely, ax several salutes are fired tn honor of his utterances. Edward VII. now entera, with great pomp and ceremony, in a golden chartot, ant steps to front.) Sono or Protestation. Epwarp VII. Dear cousin, allow me to say, With regard to your last observation, That you're not all alone in your sway Of an up-to-date, civilized nation. Old England has claims, as you know, Which I call to your haughty attention ; At killing ‘em off we're not slow, A fact that’s too patent to mention. So permit me agaia to repeat, That in any div n terrestial, My slice, as is right and is meet, Should be large, of this country celestial Cuore He calls to his cousin's atten A fact that’s too patent to mention With regard to a matier terrestial, And refers, with an unction quite neat, To this thing (whieh he begs to r His slice of the Kingdom Celestial. (A reverent hush now falls over the entire as- semblage, as, to mufed drume, a regiment of Tussian soldiers enters, some dragging after them women captured from the “enemy,” and alt flushed with victory, and ix greeted with prolonged applause } Sono or Peace. Nicttonas I. solemn consternation do I view this altercation, which, for Christian broth- crs, is a erying shame. Why talk of subjugation asa king sition, when for all this crue are to blame oceu- 38 YOU As a peaceful Czar My work you mar In attempting a triple partition ; You should venerate My ambitions state And respect my nervous condition. You've no consideration for my feelings, or cessation from this plunder and dit you would cause, And allow my own dear nation to complete assimilation of Manchuria at least ; so, brothers, pause! Nicholas II. row enters, * This 9s MING =] NICHOLAS TL «I'm a man of peace.” From this bloody work I fain would shirk ! 1 view it with feelings not humorous. So T beg you surcease ! I'm a man of peace, And three is a crowd too numerous. Cuno 5 In his nervous condition he doesn't humorous, But, aside from all this, he says three are too numerous, feel (Several Chinese mandarin now enter and cut off their own heads by previous agreement and to the intense amusement of the company, after which alt oin hands and eing ) Fixan Cuorvs. The glory of conquest is on us, The thirst for blood we feel. On the Chinaman’s border we've all turned marauder And plunder and slaughter and steal. Here's Ho! for the work we are doing ; Remorse may w s worst. We'll read not th the future en, Nor know if they're blessed or curs So let’s fall to with a hearty will And gather of plunder and conquest our fill, And let's make hay while the sun shines bright! Remember, dear brothers, ‘twill soon be night. RTAIN, Tom Masson, comicbooks.com