Life — January 10, 1918 — page 8: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Political Satire from Life Magazine This page satirizes **labor strikes during wartime**. The dialogue on the left shows a confrontation between a government official and a strike leader who claims authority from "the majority of the people." The official argues that prolonging strikes during a devastating war prioritizes strikers' immediate welfare over national necessity. The illustration depicts **children walking past a church**, with the caption referencing a "vivid sermon on the Crucifixion" and asking if "small boys" will "ever have to be crucified?"—suggesting the moral weight of wartime sacrifice. The bottom section mocks **General Nathan Bedford Forrest's military maxim** ("Get thar fustest with the mostest men"), proposing a political parallel about success requiring "the mostest women." The satire critiques both strike justifications and questions wartime priorities.