Poor economy

One image (it wouldn't be necessary to waste billions in time of war) depicts a man (Congress) running away from the shadow of a Roman soldier (war), yelling "Save us!" and carrying several money bags (Army appropriations) over to a soldier (U.S. Army) laying under money bags and coins (billions of waste). A second image (if we weren't so economical in times of peace), shows the same man standing in front of several bags of money and trying to stop a soldier in ragged clothes (unpreparedness of our army).

Publication date: 1927-09-27

Copyright date: 1927

Size: 18.4 x 15.8 cm

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Legislators--United States--1920-1930
• Politics & government--United States--1920-1930
• Defense budgets--United States--1920-1930

Genre(s):

• Editorial cartoons
• Political cartoons

Type(s):

• still image
• text

Copyright(s):

• These materials are either in the public domain, according to U.S. copyright law, or permission has been obtained from rights owners. The digital version and supplementary materials are available for all educational uses worldwide.

Is part of:

• The Janet A. Ginsburg Chicago Tribune Image Collection

Source(s):

• Chicago Daily Tribune (September 27, 1927), Section One, p. 10

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Orr, 1890-