Life — March 22, 1917 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 475 The main illustration depicts "Great Americans" and specifically identifies **G. Wurke Hertz, whose brothers pay him a handsome income not to interfere in the business**—a satirical jab at a wealthy man kept out of family affairs for money. The accompanying text discusses **President Wilson's Cabinet**, with Rev. Newell Dwight Hillis suggesting Wilson should recruit better advisors (mentioning Root, Taft, and Roosevelt). The article critiques current cabinet members as lacking "atmosphere." A secondary section titled "No Cause for Alarm" discusses an English scientist's estimate that the world has fifteen million more years to live, using this absurdist premise to comment on American politics, defense, and governance with dark humor. The small illustration shows a figure with a rifle captioned "My Home Is in the Highlands."