The Wasp — 1914 — page 29: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a narrative excerpt from a serialized story rather than a political cartoon. The text describes a naval encounter where the protagonist's merchant ship spots a pirate vessel at dawn. Captain Hobkirk identifies the approaching topsail schooner as belonging to a pirate—possibly "Major Deck" or "Duval the Frenchman." The passage reflects 19th-century concerns about maritime piracy and privateering threatening English merchant trade. Hobkirk's comment that "every honest trader must run for his life and cargo every v'yage!" expresses frustration with ongoing pirate threats to commerce. Without seeing the actual illustrations, I cannot identify specific caricatures or political figures. The content appears to be adventure fiction rather than satirical commentary on current events.