Life, 1917-03-08 · page 15 of 42
Life — March 8, 1917 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
The top illustration labeled "BEWARE!" depicts a woman with a cat, surrounded by cosmetics and grooming items. This appears to be a cautionary image about vanity or superficiality, though the exact satirical target is unclear from the image alone. Below are two separate articles. "Revolution Jostles Golf" criticizes winter travelers from Havana who played golf during Cuba's political upheaval, arguing that sportsmen should respect national crises and not treat revolutionary unrest as a backdrop for leisure. The piece advocates keeping golf-links separate from politics. The second article, "How Does the Venerable *Post* Feel?", defends the *Evening Post* newspaper against criticism that it holds "conscientious scruples against war," suggesting the publication deserves sympathy for maintaining ethical positions during wartime.
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BEWARE! Revolution Jostles Golf INTER travellers returning from Havana say that golf at the country club there was disturbed last month by shooting matches between government soldiers and revolutionists, All wrong! Sportsmen should respect each other's pleas- ures, They need in Cuba, as in Mexico and other countries, commodious national reservations, within the bounds of which the game of revolution can be conveniently played in the season. And there ought to be drastic penalties for playing it off bounds. The idea of playing revolution all over the na- tional lot, as the Mexicans are so prone to do and some Cubans like to do, is intolerable. Sport is all right in its place; but keep it there! The parlor is no place for golf, nor the golf-links for revolu- tons. How Does the Venerable Post Feel? I did say that until my sons become of age they cannot be conscripted by my consent, because of my conscientious scruples against war and the teaching of war. O Mr. Oswald Villard as quoted in the Evening Sun of February 13th. One of the unanswered conundrums of the hour is, What does the Evening Post think of Mr. Villard’s conscientious scruples against war? A newspaper has a personality. The Post is one hundred and fifteen years old, and has had woven into its character in recent times the traits of Bryant, Bigelow, White, Schurz and Godkin. How must it feel inside with war at the door, and its president imbued with conscientious scruples against it? We are sorry for the valiant old Post, comicbooks.com