Life, 1919-03-13 · page 19 of 42
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**Top cartoon ("The Butterfly"):** This section discusses dangerous revolutionists, particularly focusing on apostate Jews and Bolsheviks. The text argues that Jews who abandon their religion and embrace revolutionary ideology pose serious threats. It mentions Trotsky and John Reed as examples of dangerous revolutionists. This reflects 1920s anti-communist and antisemitic anxieties in America, scapegoating Jewish immigrants for Bolshevik revolution fears. **Bottom cartoon ("The Old Man of the Sea"):** A comedic military scenario where Lieutenant-Commander Pindle accidentally issues orders detaching Miss Dolly Warren to "the Little Church Round the Corner" for marriage to him—a humorous mix-up of military and personal business. The returned soldier's quip about training in "getting out...casualty lists" jokes about post-WWI adjustment and bureaucratic absurdity. The page juxtaposes serious political commentary (with disturbing antisemitic stereotyping) alongside light military humor.
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HE RUTTERFLY ass of prior information, and substantially true. It had noth- o do with the great mass of Jews Mast Side. It merely said that seem at quarter came the indis; dent that put over Bolshevism in That the reputable should wish to smoke-sereen the raseals of the East Side and de- nounce Simons, who seems to be their sood friend, is queer, but that is the sertol thing they usually do. The apostate Jews are a good deal of ‘lem. A Jew does not necessarily become bad because he loses his relig- oa. any more than a Christian does. But the Jews, like the Bolshevik breed, who do go bad and become haters of relig- ion and of all civilization that is based on it, are very dangerous animals in- deed, and a help in running them down and digging them out of their holes should be welcomed by upright Jews as a service done their race But they are not the only dangerous revolutionists. The Bolshevik misery is recruited from other sources besides Jewish apostacy. One would have to hear evidence before venturing an opin- ion that Trotzky is worse than, for example, John Reed. S. M. 411 Lieut.-Commander Pindle, U.S.N., Discharged, Has a Fatal Moment of Absent-Mindedness Licutenant-Commander U.S. NX To Miss Dolly Warren, Mess ant, First Class From Pindle, \itend- Subject—Orders 1. You such duty as you may be performing are hereby detached from on your present station and will pro cced immediately to the Little Chureh Round the Corner, reporting to Licu- Pindle for tenant-Command: mar riage to that er, and for such sub sequent duties as he may assign you 2. This assignment to shore duty and the travel and expense involved are re- quired by the public interests (Signed) Pispre, 1 Commanding Amos D. -Comm'd'r, “DROMPTNESS is essential.” Phen I know IL can’t fill the posi- tion,” sighed the returned soldier, as he started to leave the “All the training | ever had was in getting out room, the United States casualty lists.” THE OLD MAN OF THLE comicbooks.com