Life — November 18, 1920 — page 23: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This political cartoon depicts a caricatured figure in formal dress (top hat, coat) in an exaggerated lunging or dancing pose, gesturing wildly toward clouds. The figure appears to be promoting or agitating for strikes, as indicated by the caption "the Boevik Strike Promoter" (though "Boevik" is unclear—possibly an OCR error). The satire likely mocks labor agitators or radical political figures of the early 20th century, portraying them as theatrical, overwrought, or absurdly committed to promoting labor unrest. The dramatic posturing suggests the cartoonist viewed strike promotion as performative grandstanding rather than serious political action. Without clearer historical context, the specific figure referenced remains uncertain.