Life, 1919-06-12 · page 39 of 46
Life — June 12, 1919 — page 39: what you’re looking at
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This page contains **anti-Bolshevik satire** disguised as a citizenship rejection notice. Titled "A Rejection Slip for Bolshevists," it presents a fictional Department of Naturalization letter denying citizenship to communist applicants. The piece mocks Russian immigrants and socialist ideologies during the post-WWI Red Scare (likely early 1920s), when American fear of Bolshevism peaked. The satire argues that immigrants with communist sympathies are unworthy of American citizenship because they don't sufficiently embrace "democratic institutions." The tone is openly contemptuous, shaming applicants for even applying. The page also contains standard period advertising (Motrola radios, Bell-Ans antacid) and a brief story excerpt. The Liberty Six automobile ad appears unrelated to the political content—a typical magazine layout mixing commerce with editorial material.
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