Life, 1918-10-31 · page 10 of 34
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This page from *Life* magazine (October 7, 1918) contains political commentary and satirical cartoons about post-WWI America. **"Call it Macadoo!"** argues that America should be renamed "Macadoo" instead of "America," as a tribute to William Gibbs McAdoo (Treasury Secretary and prominent Democrat). The piece dismisses Americus Vespucius's historical claim and humorously suggests this would distinguish Americans from "Macadoors." **"Public Apology as a Science"** mocks government officials who make mistakes then offer weak explanations, arguing high standards of accountability are needed. **"In a Washington Drawing-Room"** is a brief satirical dialogue about Washington society's pretensions. **"The New and Improved Kitchen"** discusses tax policy changes under Chairman Claude Kitchin, praising his patriotic stance on war revenue measures. The cartoons use visual humor to support these political commentaries typical of *Life*'s satirical approach.
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secs FS “1 THOUGHT YOU SAID YOUR WIFE WAS VERY FVEN TEMPERED.” “1 pip, suffrage? Whom will they want for President, and will they get him? We shall not find out these things all at once, but beginning soon and go- ing on for twenty, thirty, fifty years, the results of our gigantic experiment in national education by travel and war will crop out in our laws and deport- ment. The world, all agree, is to be changed. So States, which are finally themselves, are these acknowledged, and admit » be part of the world E.S.M In a Washington Drawing-Room Sue: \ Are you enjoying the capital rately so. I quite understand. 1 don't our Washing rfect as ciety will « what one has in Vir ginia New Yorkers here always sure to be SHE'S ALWAYS THIS WAY.” The New and Improved Kitchin “ There was no partisanship in any meetings of the committee. patriotism.” It was HIS statement made by Mr, Claude Kitchin, Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, in his speech before the House on the new war revenue measure, has, no doubt, already been read with a sense of relicf by many of those who have hitherto held the innocent belief that the new bill was nd sectionalism. that Mr with his new patriotism, has tainted with politics 3 It is good to kne Kitchin, now been regenerated from the views enter tained by him in January, 1017, when he said The part of will be levied north of Dixon's line these taxes Mason and greater taxed didn't they can get rid of it hy move Also that if the peor town of Call it Macadoo! From door to door William G. McAdoo trudged in the rain yester- day, selling Liberty Bonds. He and others of a canvassing committee ob- tained one million eight hundred thousand dollars in subscriptions. —Washington dispatch, Oct. 7, 1918. GREAT man is William Gibbs; the greatest doer in all the land He may never be President: we think he is much too active for that office. But there is no really good reason why the continent now known as America should not be renamed after him. Americus Vespucius had no real claim on this continent. He merely came this way after the road had been broken. Call it Macadoo, and call us people not Americans any more, but Macadoe: That will get us off from being called Usonians, as is the awful wish of Mrs. Christine Ladd Franklin. Public Apology as a Science HE necessity for a Public Apology Bureau is at least open to our care- ful consideration as a people. At pres- ent high officials who make mistakes offer their explanations and apologies in a purely unscientific spirit, and, if we may be permitted to say so, in a hit or miss style, not compatible with our dignity as a nation of more or less free people, A standard should be set in this important matter. Mr. Creel’s ex- perience might fit him for this func- tion. HREE things you cannot change Your own temperament, another's and events CHARMIN comicbooks.com