Life, 1914-05-21 · page 31 of 52
Life — May 21, 1914 — page 31: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts three large birds labeled **Hearst, Rockefeller, and Guggenheim** (prominent American industrialists/media moguls) gathered over a map of **Mexico**. A small airplane flies overhead. The caption reads "Now Absurd! He Wants His Own Country"—sarcastically suggesting these wealthy figures have such outsized power and influence over Mexico that the idea of Mexico maintaining sovereignty is ridiculous. This likely references **early 1910s tensions** between American business interests in Mexico and Mexican nationalist movements, particularly around the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). The cartoon satirizes how American industrial titans effectively controlled Mexican resources and politics through economic dominance, treating the nation as their personal property rather than an independent country. The accompanying essay "There is No War" uses ironic logic to argue military buildup doesn't prevent conflict—another critique of American interventionism.
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now Ausurn! maintain one’s sense of social proportion in the presence of some butlers In short Gillespic, a first per- formance to be proud of, is of the first rank neither in greatness nor readability, To take the latter matter first, it is a rather virulently “Hoot, mon” volume. At least a third of it is in di much of this is of so outlandish Iundish—a nature as to be bi ing at by even a good guesser trained in the “Hoot, 1 on” school of the late 1890's. And it is redundant in the telling. It drives the nail half a dozen times. It doubles on its éwn trail to re-make points already m It leads us into by-paths to emphasize side-issues of minor import. In fine, to return to the first indictment, its substance is ex- cellent, but by lacking form it dissipates its force. while J. B. Kerfoot. There is No War OTHING better proves that there is no war than to reflect upon the statements of our military friends during recent years. They have been wheedling us into buying more and more battleships on the ground that that is the best way to prevent war; that the best way to prepare for peace If, therefore, re to be reck- is to prepare for wa our peace possibilities oned by the comparative size of our navy and that of Mexico, it is plain to be scen we are so well prepared for war with Mexico that anything but peace is practically impossible. Ac- cordingly, the news of killings and in- vadings and mobilizings is not to be credited. E. 0. J. HE WANTS HIS OWN COUNTRY comicbooks.com