Life, 1915-03-25 · page 28 of 44
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**Main Articles:** The page discusses two political issues: **Mexico** under President Wilson's foreign policy (mentions Vera Cruz, Carranza, Villa—referencing the Mexican Revolution and U.S. intervention debates) and **"What Is Success?"**—a satirical response to Judge Gary of the Steel Trust's advice to young men. The satire argues Gary omitted crucial factors like personality and manners, and ironically questions whether wealthy industrialist Rockefeller might actually be "unsuccessful" by moral standards. **Cartoons:** The top illustration shows a couple on Earth observing another planet, with the caption "Is this the Earth?" / "Nope, she's the third planet to your left"—likely satirizing confusion or planetary/cosmic themes. The bottom sketch depicts a domestic scene where a young doctor's wife tells him a patient is waiting, but the maid doubts he'll believe her—apparently joking about the doctor's absence or inattention. These are lighthearted domestic and observational humor pieces typical of *Life* magazine's satirical format.
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gee a change in his policy from watchful waiting to refusal to interfere. More recently things have got so bad that to avoid a horrible international idal in Mexico City, he has had (so say the current papers) to send some warships again to Vera Cruz and speak seve: to Carranza. If it were not for the war in Europe, Mexico would he the liveliest issue in American politics. Owing to the war, the issue is postponed, but it is by no means averted. It remains in good working order and ready for use when the time comes. What Is Success? EVE®Y once in a while some successful man breaks out with advice to young men on how to achieve success. The latest applicant for honors in this time-honored field is the esteemed president of the Steel Trust. Judge Gary propounds several excellent rules, which are, in brief, that a young man should be honest, educated, healthy, energetic, loyal and religious. It seems singular that the wise judge should have omitted from his list two factors which, with the exception of health, are more important than any he has given; namely, personality ‘and manners. Education, energy and loyalty without personality and manners are largely neutralized. Besides, what does the judge mean by succe: Is there not a sense, for example, in which Mr. Rockefeller is the most unsuccessful man the world? “Is THIS THE EARTH?” “NOPE, SHE'S THE THIRD PLANET TO YOUR LEFT.” Mexico a Waiting Issue ARSE HENRY WATTERSON at sev- enty-five (in February) has been to Cuba and sent back to Louisville his reflections on Latin America. They are of a piece with what he has been telling us for two years past and fit well under his slogan, “On to Panama”. He is no hater of Latin-Amer- icans; quite the contrary; but he does not include them among the progressive people. Marse Henry has held right along to the opinion that we would have to provide a gov- ernment for Mexico. President Wilson is not ‘ I, of that opinion, but some of his closest advisers and ‘ hi) Fe ae (Hil warmest supporters hold it, not by inclination, but by conviction. They think the Mexicans have not got it in them to straighten out their affairs. They have thought the sole hope of Mexico was in strong-man rule, and have hoped that Villa might turn out to be the strongman. So THE FIRST PATIENT he may, but just at the moment it does not look so much Young Doctor's Wife + GO AND TELL THE DOCTOR so as it did. THERE’S A PATIENT WAIT! SRE HIM Mexico seems to be progressing rapidly from worse to Maid: 1 wits you'd Go, MA'AM. HE MAYBE WOULDN'T worst. President Wilson announced at Indianapolis a BELIEVE ME a> comichooks.,