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1929, The Literary Digest, War Guilt

Germany’s Discomfort Over the War-Guilt Clause
(Literary Digest, 1929)

By editor / February 8, 2021

The Treaty of Versailles was signed ten years before the printing of the attached article, and within that time the German press had literally published hundreds of thousands of editorials objecting to the treaty’s clause that placed all blame entirely on Germany for the start of the war. In order to mark this anniversary, the editors of The Literary Digest decided to run this article that reported on how that country felt about the war-guilt lie.

1923, The Literary Digest, Versailles Treaty

The French Army Moves into the Ruhr Valley
(Literary Digest, 1923)

By editor / February 8, 2021

When Germany’s post-war government failed to remit a portion of the 33 billion dollars it owed under it’s obligations agreed to in the Versailles Treaty, France lost little time deploying her army into the coal rich regions of the Ruhr Valley. This article, illustrated with cartoons and maps, offers a collection of assorted observations and editorial opinions gathered from from across Europe concerning the event:

Premiere Poincare remarked, ‘the French troops will remain in the Ruhr as long as may be necessary to assure the payment of reparations, but not a single day longer.’

1935, Lynchings, The Literary Digest

The Lynchings of 1934
(Literary Digest, 1935)

By editor / February 8, 2021

Four paragraphs tallying up the number of lynchings that took place throughout the course of 1934. The study was compiled by the Department of Records and Research of the Tuskegee Institute, which also compared the amount to the number of lynchings that took place during the previous four years.

Fifteen people, all Negroes, were lynched during 1934…Mississippi led in the number of lynchings, six; Florida and Louisiana came next with two each; and one each was recorded for Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Texas.

1937, Prelude (WW II), The Literary Digest

The World Navies Expand
(The Literary Digest, 1937)

By editor / February 6, 2021

Here is a concise report illustrated by a chart that indicates the size and tonnage of the leading naval powers in 1937.

In 1922, when a halt was called on the vicious race for bigger and better battleships by conclusion of the Washington Naval Treaty, later supplemented by the London Pact of 1930, there were but five major sea powers: America, Britain, Japan, France and Italy. Today, the world picture has changed and two new faces are on the list, Nazi Germany and Soviet Russia.

All in all, as the treaties end, the United States Fleet stands on par, if not superior to, the armada of the British Empire…

Click here to read more about the expansion of the U.S. Navy.

Click here to read another article about the pre-WW II expansion of the world’s Naval powers.

Click here to read more about the demise of the Washington Naval Treaty.

HUAC Committee Communists in Hollywood | Hollywood 10 Newspaper Article

1947, Blacklisting

A Review of the Whole Show
(The Commonweal, 1947)

By editor / February 5, 2021

It seems so odd that that the House Un-American Activities Committee that convened to examine the communist influence in the Hollywood motion picture industry lasted only nine days – yet it is one of the most well-known of all the Congressional committees in the history of the republic. That said, we have posted one journalist’s summary of all the hearings:

Former investigations of this kind were mainly concerned with what people had done or not done; this investigation set a precedent by being concerned about what people thought.

Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI)

Armistice Cartoon
(American Legion Weekly, 1919)

By editor / February 4, 2021

A cartoon that appeared in an American veterans magazine on the first anniversary marking the last day of W.W. I. What is especially amusing is the satirical depiction of American combat officers and the last frame, which fully supports the thesis of Joseph E. Persico’s book, 11th Month, 11th Day, 11th Hour that the American Army was on the attack all the way up to the bitter end.

1915, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), The New York Times

Kultur
(The New York Times, 1915)

By editor / February 4, 2021

During the course of the Great War, few German terms delighted English speaking cartoonists more than the word kultur -which is the Teutonic word for civilization or cultural progress. Prior to being picked up by the New York Times, this cartoon originally appeared in a London magazine called, The Sketch, and was drawn by W. Heath Robinson (dates?).

1918, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), The Stars and Stripes

The Doughboys in Paris
(The Stars and Stripes, 1918)

By editor / February 4, 2021

Attached is a 1918 cartoon by THE STARS & STRIPES illustrator, C. LeRoy Baldridge depicting Paris in a way that only the A.E.F. could have witnessed it.

Read about the Doughboy who loved Paris

1915, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), Vanity Fair Magazine

Rea Irvin and the New York Home Front
(Vanity Fair Magazine, 1915)

By editor / February 4, 2021

This cartoon pokes fun at the high cost of being charitable. Throughout much of World War One there was always the problem of what to do with the growing number of refugees and orphans -and the answer was never cheap. This drawing reveals a different Rea Irvin, but the drawing style for which he would be remembered is clearly emerging.

1916, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), Vanity Fair Magazine

The German Occupation of Manhattan
(Vanity Fair Magazine, 1916)

By editor / February 4, 2021

The famed Conde Nast illustrator from days of old, Ann Fish, assumed the nom de guerre, Hello in order to impart to her well-fed audience the terror of German Prussianism. In this cartoon, she illustrated what a German invasion of Manhattan would look like.

1916, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), La Baionnette

Five French Cartoons
(La Baionnette, 1916)

By editor / February 4, 2021

Five remarkable color cartoons from France. Modern Satirical art at this time was exceptional.

1919, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), Vanity Fair Magazine

The Returning Doughboys
(Vanity Fair Magazine, 1919)

By editor / February 4, 2021

A piece of VANITY FAIR social satire concerning the returning American veterans of the World War I and how the industrial slaughter had changed them (as if such a thing could!).

1918, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), Life Magazine

Hindenburg’s Day by Gluyas Williams
(Life Magazine, 1918)

By editor / February 4, 2021

With his characteristic wit and economy of line, the American cartoonist Gluyas Williams once again sticks it to the Kaiser!

1918, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), The Liberator Magazine

What Stake Did the Common Man Have in the European War?
(Liberator Magazine, 1918)

By editor / February 4, 2021

The Greenwhich Village cartoonist Art Young and his anarchist editors at The Masses, Liberator and The New Masses recognized all too well that the average Joe did not have a dog in that fight that was raging on across the sea.

1917, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI)

An Anti-Interventionist Cartoon
(The Masses, 1917)

By editor / February 4, 2021

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.

1918, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), Life Magazine

A Swipe at Pacifism
(Life Magazine, 1918)

By editor / February 4, 2021

It always seems like a good time to diss a pacifist or two; and this cartoon is good for all conflicts.

1919, Cartoons, Cartoons (WWI), Life Magazine

War Profiteers
(Life Magazine, 1919?)

By editor / February 4, 2021

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.

1917, Cartoons, Life Magazine

Rea Irvin Did His Bit
(Life Magazine, 1917)

By editor / February 4, 2021

Cartoonist Rea Irvin (1881 – 1972) did the work of ten George Creels during America’s participation in the Great War by consistently producing a number of funny gags that served to belittle Imperial Germany. Unlike most cartoonists who were active during the Gilded Age, Irvin has been published at least once a year every year since 1925: he was the creator of ‘Eustice Tilly’ -the Regency dandy who graced the very first cover of THE NEW YORKER that is re-printed every February. Other cartoons in this series are available upon request.

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