| War Profiteers (Life Magazine, 1919?) Although the year 1919 (and spanning throughout much of the Twenties) was a period marked by a strong sense of anti-communism in the United States, the words "war profiteer" proved to be a term capable of getting a good many people in both camps riled up. This is a fine cartoon by Rollin Kirby that nicely satirizes that low breed of opportunist. Click here to see how weird the first car radios looked.
A Swipe at Pacifism (Life Magazine, 1918)It always seems like a good time to diss a pacifist or two; and this cartoon is good for all conflicts. *Click Here to Watch an W.W. I Animated Short Film* An Anti-Interventionist Cartoon (The Masses, 1917)The socialist New York magazine The Masses maintained that the 1914 - 1918 war in Europe was not a concern for Americans and this is a great cartoon by the cartoonist Cornelia Barns (1888 - 1941) to illustrate the point; Barns was also one of the magazine's editors. Gluyas Williams vs. The U.S. Senate (Liberty, 1920)Cartoonist Gluyas Williams (1888 - 1982) would in no way be shocked to learn that the U.S. Senate is still occupied by pompous, old, wind-bags. Anticipating the Distasteful Ending (The Masses, 1914)Although not known as a clairvoyant, this 1914 cartoon by John Sloan (1871 - 1951) seemed to predict the lousy ending that would play out four years after W.W. I reached its bloody climax. Franz Joseph: Geezer Emperor (La Baionnette, 1915)There was once a time when magazine editors would not endeavor to encourage their cartoonists to pursue punchlines that were insensitive to the aged members of the world community, but that was a long time ago; in the attached WW I cartoon, a French satirical artist indulged his pettiness - daring the Politically Correct generations yet un-born to label him an "ageist".
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