Life, 1911-11-02 · page 11 of 56
Life — November 2, 1911 — page 11: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a satirical poem by Arthur Guiterman criticizing political failures and broken promises. The verse attacks what appears to be corrupt governance—references to "hollow battle-cries," "broken pledges," and "specious lies" suggest disillusionment with politicians who've repeatedly failed constituents. The accompanying illustration shows a woman in 1920s dress, likely representing female voters (women had recently gained voting rights). Below are smaller figures in athletic poses surrounding a large globe, suggesting young men as global actors or soldiers. The right column includes brief satirical items mocking Harvard's alcohol prohibition and references to Tripoli, possibly alluding to naval/military adventures. The overall theme appears to be youthful frustration with political establishment corruption and failed leadership.
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i | The Challenge of the Young Men W are weary of your pa’ With their hollow battle We are sick of broken pledges, We are sick of specious lies. You have promised, we have trusted, You have failed and failed again; We have had enough of parties; Give us Men! Give us Men! Oh, a truce to poor excuses! We have sccn and we have heard Is it hard to do your duty? Is it hard to keep your word? Is it hard to deal the justice You have sworn with tongue and pen We are done with trade and barter! Give us Men! Give us Men! We shall find them, we shall know them ; We shall call and they will heed: Downright men, however labeled, Men of honest thought and deed ; Men who will not shirk or palter, Who will shame your weak-kneed sloth Then,—a plague 0’ both your houses! We have had enough of both. We are coming, we, the young men, Strong of heart and millions strong; We shall work where you have trifled, Cleanse the Temple, right the wro Till the land our fathers visioned I be spread before our ken We are through with politicians! Give us Ment Give us Me Arthur Guiters ? ND still he talked, And still the wonder grew one so large Should say so little new. “Uncertain, Coy, and Hard to Please” certain Connecticut town twenty- three women recently started in to vote, The usual questions were asked When it came to the question of age, fourteen women out of the twenty- three declined to answer. They de- parted without voting also happened, on this oceasion, : of the twenty-three women voted not only for their own but for the opposing candidates However, little episodes of this na- ture can never prove that our republic is not to he rescued by the female vote. Never Sold Liquor, Nor Even Beer As the Harvard Union has 1 liquor, perhaps Richard Crane of Chi cago will get out a revised edition of his opinion of college morals—The World. IQUOR has never been sold in the Harvard Union. The no-license law in Cambridge has prevented S \EAN finds som idle Halys to dk comicbooks.com