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This is a WWI-era satirical cartoon showing a soldier labeled "Congress" speaking with a figure representing "Deutschland Über Alles" (Germany's imperial ambitions). The German figure holds containers labeled "Peace-Price Dope" and "La Follette on Gas Attacks," referencing Senator Robert La Follette's pacifist opposition to the war. The joke's dark humor: Congress reassures the soldier "I'm behind you," but the soldier replies "That's just what worries me"—suggesting Congress cannot be trusted to support the war effort. The cartoon mocks Congressional opposition to American involvement, portraying pacifists like La Follette as effectively aiding Germany. This reflects American public opinion circa 1917-1918, when anti-war sentiment was viewed as dangerous defeatism.

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Congress: MAVE NO FEAR. REMEMBER TAM BEHIND YOU, “THAT'S JUST WHAT WORRIES ME.” comicbooks.com