Life, 1915-03-18 · page 14 of 40
Life — March 18, 1915 — page 14: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a contest and advice column rather than political satire. **The Contest:** "What Has Just Been Said?" invites readers to caption an illustration by Charles Dana Gibson showing a well-dressed man and woman examining magazines and publications together. The drawing itself provides no title, leaving readers to imagine their conversation. Prizes totaling $870 are offered. **The Advice Column:** "Mother Jones On the Wrong Track" critiques "Mother Jones" (likely the labor activist) for her sympathetic comments toward the Colony Club of New York, calling her approach misguided. The columnist argues she should instead focus on helping working women and supporting labor causes like the Colorado miners' struggles, rather than showing sympathy toward wealthy women's clubs.
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(This picture has no title) Drawn by Charles Dana Gibson. What Has Just Been Said? For the best answer to the picture above Life will give $500 $200 First Prize Second Prize Third Prize Fourth to Tenth (inclusive) $10 each $100 Total, $870 Mother Jones On the Wrong Track OTHER JONES really ought to sympathize with the members of the Colony Club of New York instead of calling them hard names. The Colony Club is a ladies’ club. Mother Jones was invited there by Mrs. Harriman. “T got out as quickly as possible and never want to go there again,” she says. Also: “These women know nothing about the trials and tribula- tions of life. . You worthless parasites!" Dear, dear! Mother, you ought to know better than that. Not only do you display large ignorance, but un- wisdom. You are doing the very thing that you have Condition of the Contest on opposite page been fighting other people for doing. Your main agitation has, been against the sort of misunderstanding and un- sympathy which you have thought that capital displayed toward labor, and you were astonished that young Rocke- feller was a human being, instead of an iron and copper- riveted monster. Now you are repeating your mistake toward other women. What you ought to do is to look more closely into the lives and troubles of these ladies of the Colony Club and give them your assistance. They need help as much as the Colorado miners. If you would stump the country in the cause of these downtrodden ladies there is no telling how much good you might do. comichooks com