Life, 1918-04-25 · page 15 of 40
Life — April 25, 1918 — page 15: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This 1916 Life magazine page contains a political cartoon titled "Why Not a Congressional Staff for Pershing?" The sketch depicts General John J. Pershing (identifiable by military uniform and context) on horseback, pointing a sword toward a large group of soldiers or congressional figures on the right. The satire criticizes Congress, suggesting they should provide better military staff support to Pershing rather than interfering with his command. The cartoon appears to mock Congressional micromanagement of military operations during World War I. The "Questions of the Day" section below poses rhetorical questions about war-related topics, including comparisons between Roosevelt and Wilson, treatment of German aliens, and military efficiency—typical wartime political debates of 1916.
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~— Ve TE SR RV “LYPPE: 675 WHY NOT A CONGRESSIONAL STAFF FOR PERSHING? magnificent work done by its workers in many fields. We have personally contributed regularly to the Red Cross up to the time that we supposed the money thus contributed was being used for legitimate purposes. The Red Cross must be supported. This is absolutely necessary, and the But our con- support should be spontaneous and comple tention was that to ask people who were strongly opposed *o vivisection to contribute money to the Red Cross, and then to have this money used for something that they did not believe in, was dishonest. This one hundred thousand dollars was a small part of the total money received, but the principle involved was fundamental. It is an axiom of financial honor that a contributor always has a right to know just how his money is going to be used Hereafter Lire will continue to give the Red Cross its hearty support. OME bear the men who go out to fight, nurse the ones who are wrecked while there, live with the ones who come back, and mourn for the ones who do not. N do not have much to do with war; they only Questions of the Day HICH is the more relentless pursuit—that of the New York H’orld for Colonel Roosevelt or that of Presi- dent Wilson for General Wood? If enemy aliens can kill American aviators by tampering with their machines, why should fussy Americans inter- fere? maidens Speaking of calves and ankles, are Amer making up in patriotism what they lack in modesty? Is it wise to punish a German baker just for putting ground glass in bread? If it takes eight hundred million dollars to get one air- rance how old will Secretary Baker be when the Who has Senator Chamberlain? smplished more for general efficiency than As to ships and airplanes, army uniforms and shoes with soles of solid paper, who says we are not a business-like people? Why does God make Prussians? comicbooks.com