Life, 1912-03-28 · page 13 of 50
Life — March 28, 1912 — page 13: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a political commentary section titled "Watch England" discussing British governance and the House of Commons, alongside book reviews and a satirical cartoon labeled "Every Little Movement." The top photograph shows a theatrical scene captioned "Coaching from the Side Lines" - depicting a man in formal dress seated while a woman in an elegant gown stands, apparently receiving instruction, with papers visible on a table. This appears to be satirizing domestic or political influence. The lower cartoon "Every Little Movement" shows stylized figures in formal attire, likely satirizing social dancing or courtship rituals, though the specific political reference remains unclear without additional context. The page dates to an era when Life magazine combined political satire with social commentary, targeting contemporary American and British political issues.
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Watch England HAT with Roosevelt's hat in the ring, and a lot of governmental innovations pressing, our matters in this country are lively enough, but the great exhibition of modern democratic government is going on just now in England. Nothing is left standing over there between the people who want things and the things th want but the House of Commons, The practically °; the i y gone; world monarchy is House of Lords is pra there is no embarrassing written Con- stitution; the House of Commons has ail the political power there is, and when it finally speaks, courts, cops, Tommies, Ja and all, obey. There is no appeal from it except to revolu- It will very soon rest on uni- versal manhood suffrage, one vote to . with universal woman suf- tion. one 4 frage threatening to follow We don't need to go to New Zea- “COACHING FROM THE SIDE LINES” land, or Australi ‘colorado (or Oregon for obj government. We ch it in London g, apparently, ¢ it can do will be done there, and soon Some New Books (Revised) URIED ALIVE, by Bob La Fol- lette. The Iron Woman, by Hetty Green. Hail and Farewell, by W. J. Bryan. Love and Marriage, by Nat Good- 1s in popula: ‘ener, by Woodrow Wilson. Resurrection, by Theodore Roose- velt. Tremendous Trifles, by Lyman Ab- hott. The Money Grubbers, by T. Ryan, Cc is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a_ needle than for the Democratic party to find a suitable candidate for Presi- dent. HELE is paved with good pre- tensions. c RN & “EVERY LITTLE MOVEMENT——” comicbooks.com