Our merchant marine, the Rip Van Winkle of the sea / Kep.

Illustration shows Rip Van Winkle, his beard long and his clothes tattered, asleep near an abandoned ship building yard, an overturned jug labeled "High Protective Tariff" at his side and a sign behind him that states "Prohibitive Cost of Construction"; probably refers to the high cost of American products due to protective tariffs against the importation of less expensive foreign products.

Illus. in: Puck, v. 70, no. 1811 (1911 November 15), centerfold.
Copyright 1911 by Keppler & Schwarzmann.