Life, 1918-04-25 · page 14 of 40
Life — April 25, 1918 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page critiques the Red Cross's misuse of charitable donations. Chairman Harvey D. Gibson announced that Red Cross funds contributed for inspection purposes were instead spent on animal experimentation at a French research hospital—a practice kept secret from donors. **Left cartoon** ("The Life of a Private"): Shows a soldier with American flag, satirizing how public donations were diverted. **Top right cartoon**: Depicts military figures, likely representing Red Cross leadership's deception of the public. **Bottom illustration** ("Peace"): A dove carrying an olive branch, symbolizing the ironic contrast between the Red Cross's humanitarian mission and its actual misappropriation of funds. Life's editorial victory here celebrates exposing this fraud through public pressure, forcing the Red Cross to reverse course and refund misused money.
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