Life, 1911-01-19 · page 42 of 44
Life — January 19, 1911 — page 42: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains **political satire attacking capitalism** alongside period advertisements. The left column presents an **"Anarchy" essay** by John M. Work (credited in text) that inverts conventional rhetoric: it argues that **capitalists—not socialists—are the true anarchists** because they operate lawlessly. The piece catalogs capitalist crimes: bribing legislators, corrupting elections, causing industrial deaths through negligence, selling adulterated food, and violating child labor laws. The satire's point is that capitalists claim to oppose anarchy while practicing systematic lawlessness with impunity. The White Rock advertisement and Rad-Bridge playing card ads are period filler. The job posting for "Traveling or Resident Managers" seeking young businessmen to recruit sales agents appears incongruous—likely positioned to highlight the exploitative employment practices the editorial criticizes. **Context for modern readers:** This reflects early 20th-century muckraking journalism, when progressive publications openly attacked industrial capitalism's human costs and political corruption, framing wealthy industrialists as society's true lawbreakers.
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“ETRE: From America’s Most Famous Spring— ‘Waukesha, Who murdered one thousand and twenty human beings by equipping the “General Slocum” with rotten life pre- servers, flimsy hose and an inefficient crew? Who murders ten thousand peo- ple per year on the railroads of the United States by shoddy equipment and overwork of employees? Who murders and maims one hundred thousand people per year in the factories of the United States by lack of safeguards and over- work of employees? Who murders mil- lions of people with adulterated food and presenting them with railroad passes? Who bribes the aldermen to grant fran. chises? Who puts up the money to buy votes for the Republican and Democratic parties? Who insists upon having the cities run wide open in order to stimulate business? Who violates the child-labor lzw? Who are persistently and brazenly lawless? The capitalists. What is the essence of anarchy? Law. lessness. The capitalists are, therefore, anar- chists in their actions.—John M. Work, drugs? Who corrupts the legislators by in What's So and What Isn't. Traveling or ' Resident Managers “The World's Best Wanted _ Table Water” a a In NEW Sterilized Bottles only | The undersigned desires to open correspondence with one man = — in cities and towns in the United States and Canada with the view of making permanent engagements to represent an old established con- cern, well and favorably known throughout the United States. IN CITIES AND TOWNS OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA| Anarchy No, socialism is not anarchy. Capitalism is essentially anarchistic. The capitalists themselves are anarch- istic in their actions. . Industrially, they are anarchists in their opinions also. Politically, they may or may not be. The capitalists are the most lawless citizens we have. . Who corrupted the Senate with sugar trust stock? Who fixes the Congress- men? Who bribed the post-office officials to let fraudulent contracts? Who pur- chased the Massachusetts legislature? Who purchased the Illinois legislature? Who purchased the Missouri legislature? Who purchased the Colorado legislature? Who bought the St. Louis aldermen? The capitalists. Who influenced the President to send troops to Chicago in violation of law? Who deported innocent workmen from Colorado in violation of law? Who hires thugs to stir up riots during strikes? Who violates the railway safety appli- ance law? Who gives the illegal re- bates? Who fixes the assessor? Who commits perjury to escape taxes? The capitalists. We prefer young men between the ages of 22 and 35 and incline toward men who have a business connection, part of their time unoccupied. Only reputable men with Bank references or strong letters of endorsement need answer this advertisement. Insurance men, real estate men with good connections or traveling salesmen now covering other towns or states, who have part of their time free, might easily represent us. . We do not want canvassers or house to house agents, but instead live energetic business men with initiative, who really know how to select, handle, and train bright, hustling boys and young men. The service is pleasant and profitable and payment will run fron $6.00 to $72.00 per week for the work. The amount depends upon ability and the population and territory covered. Anyone interested in this advertisement must write at once et closing references, as it is our desire to make pezmanent engagemenls | ducing the month of Januazy, and naturally the young men writin on the most forcible letters and enclosing the strongest references, wi Then anapaie the Sultan oF Morocco, h fi 7 y) hell my Wert gir without fear youll shocker, earn the preference. ‘That “twill give me delight To have ‘Rad-Bridge’ to-night, If she fails to provi-le one, I'll docker.” NEW “BASKET WEAVE” PLAYING CARDS Une aE eran he pgs Sap Poe Ft re Water spin ine Ft : sat a Address for full information, application torms, etc., E. H. LAWSON - 29 East 22d Street, New York City 190 comicbooks.com