Life, 1914-10-15 · page 10 of 48
Life — October 15, 1914 — page 10: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains three distinct sections: 1. **"Home, Sweet Home"** - An illustration shows a crowded, overloaded automobile belching smoke, apparently satirizing post-war civilian life and materialism. 2. **"Please Beg the Crown Prince"** - A letter addressing "Dear Allies" requesting capture of the German Crown Prince, characterizing him as afflicted by militarism. The author suggests he deserves special treatment due to youth and potential for reform—likely satirizing naive Allied hopes for redemption of German leadership. 3. **"The Money Question"** - Commentary on post-war financial difficulties and banking challenges, suggesting perpetual monetary discussion will plague peace and wartime alike. The page also features Chinese proverbs and an illustration titled "The House That Jack Built," though its satirical meaning remains unclear from context alone.
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“HOME, SWEET HOME” Please Bag the Crown Prince EAR ALLIES, won't you please catch the Crown Prince? We want some news to cheer us up. Thifk how terribly tragic all the war reading is—death, destruction, suffering, atroc- ity, vandalism! But if you can catch the Crown Prince we can smile once more, anyhow. We think of that young fellow as one of the most afflicted Germans, and far gone, along with the rest of the General Staff, in the mania of militarism. If you, good Allies, can only bag him, his case will receive special treatment, and perhaps, since he is young, he may be cured. The Money Question S the money question indeed so diffi- cult that we shall have to keep on forever and forever talking unintelli- gently about it in time of peace and do- ing unintelligent things about it in times of war and emergency ; giving the bank- ers whatever they ask for without making even a respectable effort to understand their explanations of why they need it, and getting terribly ex- cited every time some one hints that gold is being shipped to Europe? Chinese Proverbs TH Starveling Cat maintains the firm belief That every Well-fed Cat must be a Thief. How small the Heavens are the Frog can tell; He's seen them!—from the Bottom of the Well, Recorded Words are Fetters; When angry don’t write Letters. Mercies Two are Rain and Dew; Ice and Frost are Mercies, too. Four Words upon the Prison Gate Are written: “These Repent Too Late.” Who owes no Debt for Crust or Crumb Can sleep within a Beaten Drum. When planting Thorns in Springtime, please remember You won't be picking Peaches in Sep- tember. Since Riches lead to Vice, And Poverty to Theft, Outside of Paradise Is any Virtue left? Arthur Guiterman, en erase Nets OG eet THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT