The bite

Editorial cartoon reflects on the friction between the U.S. and Great Britain over unpaid World War One debt. Uncle Sam looks over a fence; the seat of his pants has been ripped out. On the other side of the fence Britannia looks out of a window. Between them is a bulldog labeled "That Debt"; the torn part of Uncle Sam’s pants is in his mouth. At the dog’s feet is a newspaper with the headline, "Anglo-American Friendship." The captions are: “Won’t you come in dear Mr. Jonathan [British nickname for Uncle Sam]?” “I’ve been inside, mam!”

Publication date: 1937-07-06

Size: 12.5 x 10.5

Publisher: Tribune Company

Print type: grayscale

Language:

• English

Subject(s):

• Animal attacks--1930-1940
• Dogs--1930-1940
• Newspaper headlines--1930-1940
• Trousers--1930-1940
• Windows--1930-1940
• Britannia (Symbolic character)--1930-1940
• Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)--1930-1940
• Fences--1930-1940
• Public debt--Great Britain--1930-1940

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 (July 6, 1937), Section One, p. 12

Format(s):

• application/pdf
• image/jpeg

Creator(s):

• Dyton, Toni

Contributor(s):

• London Herald