Life, 1915-11-04 · page 27 of 56
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**"Hearstile Desperation"** attacks newspaper mogul William Randolph Hearst for undermining Allied (British-French-Russian) war efforts during World War I. The article accuses Hearst's papers of publishing propaganda—citing columnist William Bayard Hale's October 1916 piece arguing loans to Russia were wasteful since Germany already controlled Russian assets. Life magazine sarcastically notes Hearst's strength lies in opposition: he's "pro-German" not from conviction but from compulsive contrarianism. The piece defends the Allied loans as legitimate wartime support. **"Turning the Tables"** is a brief joke about gender roles: Brown dreads women gaining power because they'll invent "father-in-law jokes"—reversing the long tradition of men's jokes mocking mothers-in-law. The small illustration shows a man's nightmare vision. **"A Saving Grace"** illustration depicts two men saying grace before a meal, with a boat visible through a window—likely referencing wartime food scarcity or rationing concerns.
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Hearstile Desperation Tt is idle to speculate as to the condition of Allied courage and will, but if these endure, German defeat and a peace made by Germany's con- querors can hardly be postponed be- yond the end of 1016.“ —New York Tribune. Tet is Mr. Simonds’s opinion, no doubt, and as good an opinion as is anywhere offered. If the Allies hold together for six months more, he says, the fate of Germany will be settled. So the Hearst papers are working overtime in assaults on the Allies’ nerves. For example, William Bayard Hale’s piece about “ U. Dollars for Russia’s Bottomless Pit,” in the ing Journal of October t1th. He argues against the credit to the Allies on the ground that it is a loan to Russia and the Germans are already in possession of Russia's best assets. A SAVING GRACE Odd that Hearst should be pro-Ger- man; and yet not so very odd, be- cause the strength of Hearst, like the strength of Bernard Shaw, lies in op- Position to what most decent people want. As an opponent he is (moder- ately) interesting. As a supporter he is a mere embarrassment. It isn’t quite true, as Hale says, that a loan to England and France is a loan to Russia, and of course Germany's temporary possession of Russian assets counts for little. The war is not over yet, and Russia has not yet got through with Germany. Turning the Tables ROWN: There is one thing I dread when women get control of things. Situ: What's that? Brow The great flood of father- in-law jokes. ED THE AFTER HIS THANKSGIVING DINNER NIGHT comicbooks.com