A quieter spot for him - Drawing. Public domain image.
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The cartoon shows Wilson as an eagle, perched atop a shield decorated with stars and stripes, in a nest labeled "Firm Foreign Policy" made from letters of "Protest." Bryan, portrayed as a dove, flies away out of the dark clouds of "Possible Trouble," symbolizing also his departure from Wilson's cabinet.
Bryan says: "This is no place for a Dove!"
Inscribed in blue pencil above image and crossed out: Perfectly Logical.
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Signed, lower right: Bradley.
Bequest and gift; Caroline and Erwin Swann; 1974; (DLC/PP-1974:232.1547)
On May 7, 1915, the transatlantic passenger ship Lusitania was sunk by the German submarine, U-20. The event, in which 128 Americans lost their lives, sparked widespread criticism in the U.S. and abroad. President Woodrow Wilson responded with a sharp letter of protest and condemnation, demanding that Germany cease unrestrained submarine warfare. Secretary of State William Jennings Bryan, in favor of maintaining the country's neutral stance, was opposed to the strength of the statement, fearing that it would lead to war with Germany. No longer able to support the President's policy, Bryan resigned his post on June 7, 1915.
Published in: Chicago Daily News, June 9, 1915.
Published in: The image of America in caricature & cartoon / Amon Carter Museum of Western Art. Fort Worth : The Museum, 1975, p. 107.
Exhibited: Amon Carter Museum of Western Art, "The Image of America in Caricature & Cartoon," 1976.
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