Life, 1915-03-04 · page 20 of 48
Life — March 4, 1915 — page 20: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
**Top Section - Four Silhouettes:** These illustrations labeled "Desperation," "Inspiration," "Anticipation," and "Realization" appear to satirize women's emotional states or behavior, shown through exaggerated poses (mirror-checking, gesturing dramatically, holding flowers, dancing). This reflects period stereotypes about female emotionalism. **"Owning and Knowing" Article:** Satirizes J.P. Morgan's testimony before the Industrial Relations Commission, where he claimed ignorance about his own vast business affairs. Life's point: one can own enormous wealth without understanding it—and this gap between ownership and knowledge reveals something absurd about unchecked accumulation of power. **"The Proper Thing" Article:** Sarcastically proposes dividing Palestine among Christian powers after the Ottoman Empire's expected defeat in World War I. The satire attacks Western imperialism and hypocrisy: dividing colonized territory while claiming "benevolent assimilation" and Christian virtue—mocking how imperial powers justify territorial conquest as civilization or charity. **Bottom Illustration:** Shows a car accident scene with caption "Hello, Jimson! Just came to take you for a spin in my new car!"—likely satirizing dangerous new automobile culture or reckless wealthy behavior.
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DESPERATION Owning and Knowing HE Sun roundly praises Mr. J. P. Morgan for showing no consid- erable familiarity with his own affairs in testifying before the Industrial Re- lations Commission. It is absurd, thinks the Sun, to expect him to have views on “everything in the universe”. We should be sorry that the Sun printed these remarks in smaller type following its other and more confident editorials, for nothing could be truer. Owning everything in the universe and knowing about it are two quite different things. One's knowing ca- pacity is based on brain power and is limited within relatively narrow confines. Only slightly can it be stretched to meet the demands of an ambitious ego, and any such increase of power must be developed from within. We can not wheedle others out of it. One’s owning capacity, however, is practically unlimited, as has often been verified. Some one might easily ask why a man should want to own more than he can know about, but that question, of course, must be left to the sociological metaphysicians, VERY little = municipal reform movement has a rake-off all its own. INSPIRATION ——= F ANTICIPATION The Proper Thing When victory crowns the banner of the Allies, the doom of the Otto- man Empire will be sealed. What is to become of Palestine? —London Chronicle. HE most appropriate thing would he to divide Palestine up among the Christian Powers of the earth Two objects will then he accomplished. First, each Christian nation will have a slice of the legacy which is due to “ HELLO, JIMSON! REALIZATION all Christian nations from the original source. Second, the method of doing this, by partition, or, to be more re- fined, by benevolent assimilation, is itself the best means of commemo- rating the ways and means whereby all Christian nations keep themselves perpetuated. in love with themselves never waver in their devotion. JUST CAME TO TAKE YOU FOR A SPIN IN MY NEW CAR!” comichooks.