Life, 1922-06-29 · page 13 of 35

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Life — June 29, 1922 — page 13: Life, 1922-06-29

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This page from *Life* magazine presents four satirical cartoons criticizing various societal figures and institutions: 1. **Top left**: A dragon labeled with education/diploma credentials devours a globe, captioned "now for the world's travails" — mocking how credentials don't guarantee wisdom. 2. **Top right**: A corrupt railroad official with freight/rate documents; caption suggests he "should have been hanged long ago" — criticizing railroad monopolies and corruption. 3. **Middle**: Mr. Dougherty exposing "war-time contractors" to public scrutiny — likely referencing WWI profiteering scandals. 4. **Bottom right**: Delegates labeled with various corruptions (greed, suspicion, police) entering a building — satirizing political corruption and bribery in government. 5. **Bottom**: Lloyd George entertains W.R. Hearst with animal-headed figures representing "National" and "Pan-American" interests — mocking political theater and foreign relations.

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MR.DAUGHERTY ORAGS SOME DISHONEST ARE THESE DELEGATES TO WAR-TIME CONTRACTORS INTO THE LIMELIGHT BE ADMITTED ~asusuAL? LLOYD GEORGE ENTERTAINS W.-R.HEARST WT ENRIGHY” comicbooks.com