Life, 1921-12-01 · page 56 of 58
Life — December 1, 1921 — page 56: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page promotes *The World's Work* magazine through an article about Walter H. Page, the American Ambassador to Great Britain during World War I. The cartoon depicts Page (likely on the right) in conversation with a British official, with the caption "My God, Mr. Page, what else could we do?"—suggesting the difficult diplomatic and moral choices England faced during the war. The article emphasizes Page's insider access to British decision-making and his personal correspondence with President Wilson and Colonel House, framing these letters as historically significant commentary on wartime leadership. The satire is subtle: the advertisement uses Page's prestigious position and intimate knowledge of British affairs to establish the magazine's credibility as a serious source on major historical events and "world problems." This reflects *Life*'s positioning as an intellectual, opinion-shaping publication for educated readers concerned with international affairs during and after WWI.
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\oet SS fo ie i ¥ | . My God, Mr. Page, what else could we do?” “SHROUGHOUT the war, Walter H. Page, American Ambassador to Great Britain, lived and moved in the most intimate contact with its greatest actors. With passing skill he aided the United States in walking the neutrality tight-rope dur- ing the trying days when Anglophobes were crying “war” on England. But he had amazing experiences in doing so. And the horrors of war that settled down upon Lon- don—Mr. Page tells graphically of how it affected every family from the greatest nobility to the lowliest —and the gloom that settled upon London—smiles and laughter gone—no conversation but of war, war, war. In the midst of this were enacted some of the most notable and most tragic episodes of all history. In the December World’s Work are personal letters to President Wilson, Colonel House, and his own son, written just as England settled down to the business of war. They are tremendously interesting, and illumi- nating. From the instant hostilities began, Mr. Page’s mind seized the full significance of it all. It is this clarity of vision that makes these master letters so vitally inter- esting to-day, when the greatest world problems in history are waiting a solution. The War-time letters of Mr. Page will continue in several numbers of The World’s Work. You cannot afford to miss a single number of The World’s Work—America’s foremost magazine of thought and achievement. Always a step in advance of the times, it reveals the future in the light of current history. Special Subscription Offer Four Months for $1.00 Get your copy of The World’s Work to-day: Price 35c at the newsstands: Or, clip this coupon and get the next four issues (including December) for $1.00. (Regular price $4.00 a year.) THE Wortps Work Garden City, New York THE WORLD'S WORK, Garden City, New York Send me the next four issues of THE WORLD'S WORK, including December. I enclose one dollar. Address T over it—b exha some you of th like hibiti So come you p of th ideal let it An sion, about Per things B depen: Fri the by hair-c B. | man. he adc comicbooks.com