Life, 1918-03-21 · page 10 of 56
Life — March 21, 1918 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This page presents four cartoons satirizing post-World War I outcomes. The top panels mock Allied leaders' post-war plans: - **"John Bull will have a Heart"** (left): The British figure, posting a "Notice: The Sea is now Free," appears ironic given naval conflicts. - **Center panel**: A massive "International Garbage" heap represents the chaotic post-war world—"This will be no dream." - **Right panel**: Shows Satan being bound, likely referencing German defeat and reparations ("bound down for 1000 years"). - **Bottom panel**: A city building labeled "Buy Life" sits atop debris—"Everybody will obey that impulse"—satirizing commercialism amid post-war reconstruction. The cartoons suggest cynicism about peace's benefits and concerns that wartime suffering would yield to mere profit-seeking rather than genuine improvement.
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LIFE: When the War Ends JOHN BULL WILL HAVE A HEART. ‘Ti t of Dae t “TOOAY, EVERYBODY WILL OBEY THAT IMPULSE AND SATAN WILL GE BOUND DOWN FOR 1000 YEARS Meanwhile, it is just as well to remind \ \ you that unless you are spry or are a regular subscriber, you may miss next week’s LIFE. Special Offer Enclosed find One Dol- jar (Canadian $113, Foreign — \ $1.20). Send Live for three months to to new subscribers; no subserip- ed at this rate. 32 LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York. One Year, $5.00. (Canadian, $5.52; Foreign, $6.04.) Our soldiers and sailors all like Lire. Send them your copy when you have read it, or, better yet, enter a subscription Subscriptions ‘to Lirz may be sent to American. soldiers abroad at American rates of postage if addressed to them as members of the American Expeditionary Forces. The price of annual subscriptions, post- age included, for Canadian, British and other soldiers in the Allied armies, is $6.04. Copy of Miniature Lire, No. 4, will be sent to any address on receipt of a two- cent stamp. | Ccomicbooks.