Life — January 23, 1919 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 118 This page contains political and social commentary from the Wilson administration era. "The Government-Owned Burleson" criticizes Postmaster-General Burleson's management, arguing that the Wilson administration's policy of government control over public businesses has led to mismanagement of the postoffice, railroad, telegraph, cable and telephone services. The middle cartoon shows a domestic scene captioned "She: I don't know whether I want to go back or not"—likely commentary on postwar uncertainty about returning to peacetime normalcy. "A Dream" is a poem about pastoral peace, while "Compensatory" discusses President Wilson's diplomatic efforts in Rome regarding Italy's peace program. The bottom cartoon depicts crowds awaiting a Red Cross dogs parade, a lighthearted social scene amid serious postwar reconstruction discussions.