Life, 1914-10-01 · page 8 of 48
Life — October 1, 1914 — page 8: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The main cartoon depicts two chimpanzees in a domestic scene—one sitting with a gun while the other appears to be a woman in a dress applying makeup or grooming. This is satirizing American militarism and gender roles during wartime (likely WWI era, given references to Russia's military). The accompanying article "Why Not?" discusses diplomatic tensions between New York and New Jersey over war mobilization, with accusations flying about who declared war first and responsibility for invasion threats. The "Hoch der Kaiser!" illustration shows a caricatured German military figure, reflecting anti-German sentiment of the period. The cartoon's ape imagery—comparing soldiers and domestic life to animals—suggests satire of how militarization affects civilization and normalcy.
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564 Life’s Fresh Air Fund Inclusive of 1913, Lire's Fresn Aix Fuxo has been iw operation twenty-seven years, In that time it has expended $145,183.64 and has given a fortnight in the country f0 35,75 poor city children. The Fund is supported entirely by be- quests and. voluntary contributions, which are acknowledged in this columm Previously asknowledged In memory of S. P. H.. Proceeds of a fair beld at Greenwood N. Y., by the “ Young Set- tiement Workers", composed of Bertha Freedman,’ Grace Duffy, Isabella Shorteo and Maria Nolan. Two weeks’ collections from the children’s Sunday Services of Georgica Settlement at Wainscott Long Island . ei $6,257.40 ‘5.00 20.00 $6,285.40 Russia’s Military Assets 'HE numbers of troops in Russia's conjectural armies remind one of the assets column in a bankrupt state- ment. Usually the assets as at first put down much exceed the _ liabilities. When the receiver gets at them they usually shrink. Russia’s military assets might shrink considerably and_ still satisfy liabilities, but they are slow, and it promises to take time to realize on them. AFTER all, the use of guns is to shoot with, and the use of soldiers is to best somebody else's soldiers, Perhaps the idea that guns were chiefly decorative and that the use of soldiers was to popularize calisthenics had gone too far. Both decoration and calisthenics can be had cheaper. “HOCH DER KAISER!” FIRST ADVANCES Why Not? IPLOMATIC relations between New York and New Jersey hav- ing been severed, war was declared. The events leading up to it are now history and therefore cannot be dis- puted, except by those who are unac- quainted with them. Jersey declared that New York first began to mobilize. New York declares that it was Jersey. The ambassador from New York said: “Tt was all due to the commuter peril. Hordes of these barbarians sweep down upon us every day. Un- less something is done they will be the dominant race on this continent. “It isn’t true that we spend more on our militia than any other State. Neither is it true that our Governor has brought this affair on. This is not a race war. It is imposed upon us by outsiders.” Said the ambassador Jersey: “T’ve done all I could to keep peace, but when the enemy attempted to in- vade Staten Island, that settled it.” Ete, ete from New comichooks.gom