Life, 1910-08-11 · page 31 of 40
Life — August 11, 1910 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The page contains two distinct elements: **Left side:** A political essay (attributed to socialist Charles Edward Russell) argues that **workers shouldn't fight wars** since capitalists profit while working people suffer the casualties, widowhood, and orphaning. The piece critiques how governments manufacture patriotic fervor to manipulate workers into conflicts that serve only wealthy interests—specifically mentioning the German Emperor, the Czar, and imperial rivalries. It concludes capitalists resist income taxes that would actually help the poor. **Right side:** A full-page advertisement for the **Jericho Horn**, a car horn/signal device. The ad cleverly frames itself as a civic solution by claiming "near signals" (apparently loud, obnoxious horns) are being legislatively banned, while positioning the Jericho Horn as a "real signal"—effective yet inoffensive and respectful of public rights. **The irony:** The advertisement's rhetoric about civility and social responsibility sits uncomfortably alongside the socialist screed condemning capitalist exploitation—likely intentional satire by Life magazine, contrasting consumer goods marketing with calls for workers' revolution.
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ARES Who Pays? rtunate that a Socialist, in addition to be- ible mischief maker, should, of necessity, cording to our Wall Street friends a man for the benefit of his fellow creatures instead lends is a pretty low-down thing. If there is on this subject ask Mr. John D. Rockefeller or Mr. Thomas Fortune Ryan what they think of Socialists. My f which, Mr. Charles Edward Russell, in his recent book, Why J Am a Socialist, says of War: a order to prevent workingmen from perceiving the huge folly of this arrangement, it is customary to arouse periodical patriotic fervor, to picture the German Emperor as descend upon England, or the Czar about to capture about to hurl'her hosts against the come of each of these spasms is an increased armament and battleships, which the work- all the time the fact is perfectly ap- tion that the German Emperor will not nd except, with German workingmen, and India without Russian workingmen, y at Japan can hurl against the United composed of Japanese workingmen. And if any probable events should happen, the invading armies 1 would be met by other armies of workingmen, would drench the earth would be the blood of the widows and orphans that would be made iefly the widows and orphans of workingmen, the amputated in the field hospitals would be s of workingmen. So that unless the work- ingmen car cived and inflamed against one another, un- less they can be made in some way to think that they have Some interest in these international brawls there will be no sa matter of fact, the workingmen cannot have t interest or concern in such conflicts, they never from them except heavier burdens and a more ; in no conceivable respect is the war any cirs, but only the concern of the capitalists, as it Africa, and as it is or yesterday it was in are always done with and at the expense of The capitalists that make the wars never take ind never pay for them ; the working classes that going forth to shoot at one another are also all the bills of the shooting. Some day, it the workingmen will weary of being fooled Then they will put an end to these pleasant ay that they will end is by ending the system mes are an integral and inseparable part. Peace, we might add, the capitalist fights with ¢ power that is in him against an income tax. For although relieving the pampered and greedy reingman, might take a few dollars from the starving millionaire Have? ~ A NEAR Signal AREAL Signal Legislation and Popular Sentiment, everywhere, are working in unison to prohibit the use of motor car signals which utter discordant and offensive noises. Such signals fail of their purpose, in that they offend and affright. Which Will You A real signal warns, and mildly persuades. The Jericho Horn Is a Real Signal It is effective, and in no sense offensive, unless maliciously abused. It fully meets the necessities of the Automobilist — while duly respecting the rights of the public. PRICES ® 8 0 @ According to size Get in Right Say “JERICHO” to your dealer, and be popular comicbooks.com