Life, 1919-06-19 · page 26 of 42
Life — June 19, 1919 — page 26: what you’re looking at
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This page contains political satire attacking Pancho Villa and, by extension, Vladimir Lenin and Bolshevism. **"A Protest from Villa"**: The cartoon depicts Villa as aggrieved that his atrocities—killing civilians, destroying property, looting—receive less newspaper attention than Lenin's similar crimes. Villa complains that Lenin, the "parrot-monkey," receives fame while Villa, who "first made murder beautiful and thievery a joy," is relegated to page fourteen. The satire's point: both Villa and Lenin are murderous thugs, but Lenin has undeservedly captured world attention as the supposedly novel "true author of modern Bolshevism." **"The Rural Branch of the Bolsheviki Have a Parade"**: The bottom cartoon shows a donkey carrying Bolshevik propaganda signs, satirizing rural Bolshevik recruitment efforts as absurd and primitive. The page contrasts these attacks on radical violence with fundraising announcements for French war orphans—implying that Western charitable impulses are being misdirected while dangerous radicals gain credibility.
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1090 P. & FORGOT to tell you I was sorry— Now it's too late! hed you going, for the Inst time, Through the broken gate. Iw Rut only thought how that gate, broken And pulled apart, And hanging loosely on one rusted hinge, Was like my hear LAG. A Protest from Villa ANCHO VILLA was plainly fret- ted. He mouthed fluent Mex curses, ordered a few cap- tives shot, and per- sonally kicked a couple of valuable American prisoners (held for ransom) around the block. “Carramba! muttered, sinking wearily he into his chair, “This is a hard world, Felipe!” A trusted lieutenant sprang to attention. “Zs it true, this thing you read me in the papers—all this attention the world gives thos KATZENJAM MER those—damnable Bolshe- we not first kill women and children W spineless Americanos by + $9 raiding their towns? Did we not give our women to all men? Have we not dynamited trains, burned food, robbed the poor, desecrated churches? Did we not make a Russia of Mexico long. betore this miserable Lenine ‘» got his name in a read- ing notice?” “Tt is as you. sa chief,” murmured his listener, “Yet now, this par- rot-monkey with a bush for a heard makes kings and nations tremble! While I, who first did those things—I, who first made murder beautiful and thievery a joy, am thrust on page fourteen, accursed want ads. surrounding with me!” And overcome by his emotions, the true author of modern Bolshevism wept bitterly over his vanished prestige. Biased {live in an age of celebrated viki?” of our own country? Did we not mediocriti “Quite true, chief," came the re- slay all leaders opposed to us? Did “You talk as though you had heen spect ful reply. we not destroy all government? Did meeting some of the officers of the “Why?” stormed the bandit. “Did = we not do our The French Babies IFE has received for the relief of the French war orphans, in all, $341,471.69, from which we have remitted to Paris .so francs. We gratefully acknowledge from Children of the New Jersey School for the Deaf, Tr for Raby te Grace 1 and N. J. Neill, Lynn, Mass. $ forum of Schenectady High’ School, Schenectady. N The children of the Second Church Sunday . Mass., $36.50; S. M. P., Tuskaloosa, Ala., $36.50; Fred Hills m Cleveland, Ohio, "$73; Elsie 'P. Lyon, In memory of Ruth Evans Wilcox, Washi ro Ss6.s0: Charles O. Paullin, Washington, Sir John Eaton, Ardwold, Toronto, Canada, $1.00 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, $73. Tayaents on Account: Lendahand Club, Yonkers, N. Y., $3; LaChapelle, Kemmerer, Wyo., $5; The children of Chinook Mic School, Chinook, Mont., $29.23; Eighth Grade Pupils, erson Public School, Flagstaff, Ariz., $12.50; Mary McCamant, Paso, Texas, $7; Anne Slack Jones, Grenada, M 3 U. Yarnell, Vancouver, Wash., $3; Winifred Morris, Dover, Dele $3: Helen J. Barker, “The Youngsters, Cy of Wayne County, ica Campfire Girls, Walla Walla, Wash, Mrs. F, Reynolds, Rellefonte, Pa, $18; Lonise Henderson, Washington, D. C., $6. to insult those — present: administration.” BABY NUMBER 3720 Already acknowledged . Owego Fire Departmes N._Y, Volunteer Dora F. Thatcher, Bethlehem, Pa. danseis Ebenezer Red Cross Auxiliary, Cedardale, Ontario, Can BABY NUMBER 3724 Ebenezer Red Cross Auxiliary, Cedardale, Ontario, Canada Rotary ( Piqua, Ohio. co.cc cece ee THE RURAL BRANCIL OF THE BOLSHEVIKI HAVE A PARADE.