Life, 1917-08-02 · page 37 of 40
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This WWI-era editorial argues that democracy requires strong, competent government to defeat Germany's "trickery and deceit." The piece urges citizens to unite behind capable leaders—particularly men drawn into public service by the war effort. The advertisement "Snap-Shots from Home" reflects wartime morale concerns: soldiers in camps and ships need photographs from home to combat homesickness. Kodak's Vest Pocket camera ($6.00) is marketed as a patriotic gift, encouraging soldiers to photograph and send images back home. The broader message: democracy's survival depends not on politicians seeking office "for salaries and pickings," but on idealistic men willing to undertake war-service. The implication is that true patriots serve the country's needs, not personal gain—a common WWI propaganda theme emphasizing sacrifice and civic duty during the conflict.
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Make Democracy Safe for the World (Continued from page 18: 3) sentiments. Here, as everywhere, evi- dence daily comes to light that the war against Germany is a war against every form of trickery and deceit. Democ- racy must show itself able to handle such a situation, Those who are for it must find their way to combine against its treacherous enemies. A country of a hundred million people requires not only good government, but strong government. We have the men, the women, the ability, the devo- tion to furnish it, but the people who want it must work for it. They must get together and beat its enemies, and make it come. For years we have been talking about a realignment of the voters in these States. So far it has not materialized. Men in all parties are working to sus- tain the credit of democracy. Other men in all parties are working to hurt it. The great issue that is developing | is the simple one of government; how Snap-Shots from Hlome hest to get it done, and to find the best e men to do it. The work for the war has brought many able men into the public service who heretofore have Give cheer to the boys in camp and on shipboard by sending them pictures from home. There are likely to be some tedious, homesick days and a little cheer-up in the way of photographs of the home folks and the home doings will do them a lot of good. + And some day when you want to give something a little more substantial, send along a Vest Pocket || KODAK and ask your Soldier or Sailor Boy to send 43rd and 44th Sts. and Madison Ave. * 3 se , Life of the Metropolis . Close to theatres and shops. The Cascades, Italian sunken gardens. Special features. Afternoon tea - Orchestra x Dancing Vest Pocket Autographic Kodak, - - + + - $6.00 All Dealers’. EASTMAN KODAK CO., Rocuesrer, N. Y., The Kodak City. If you wish to know what a PINKLED FRINFT is, send name and address taken no part in it. Those men are for themselves. A good many of them learning what the job of governing may be expected to develop a perma- Unusual Pub. Co., Inc., P. 0. Box 674, Chicago, IIL j petent hands. They are men to whom for us of the war is likely to be that it <a private business offers very much will bring a finer spirit into the public greater money rewards than public service business, But unless public business Democracy will not he made safe for is in-competent and responsible hands, the world by men who seck office for private business will go to. pot, and salaries and pickings. Far better men these men are getting to realize it. than that must undertake the job, and wave They will not all be satisfied, after this this war-service may win such men to INsriruT i Y Dre New York Clty! crisis has passed, to go back and work undertake it ELS. M. comicbooks.com