The guns of reciprocity - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt sitting in front of the U.S. Capitol reciting his June 13, 1902 message to Congress. On the left is a Cuban cannon firing a shot through a rolled sheet of paper, "Cuban reciproc... More
Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief, Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a "c... More
Protected monopoly vs political exposure, Political Cartoon
Cartoon showsTheodore Roosevelt carrying a large rolled paper "Message." A man labeled "Sugar Trust" carries an umbrella labeled "Reciprocity" as a storm cloud "Tariff Revision" looms overhead. At the men's fee... More
[In the interests of humanity and the American sugar refining combine]
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne sitting on the Republican side of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber dangling a fishing line over the Democratic side. The fish hook is labeled... More
[Reciprocal percentage frothy Cuban relief], Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne holding full steins of beer. They each spit into an empty stein held by a man representing Cuba. At the foot of the man is a "c... More
[Cuba and the U.S. sugar trust profits]
Cartoon shows a man "Cuba" lying on the ground tied with ropes "Platt Amendment" and "Dutch Standard [paragraph] 209." The head of the American Sugar Refining Company Henry Osborne Havemeyer, surrounded by bags... More
Telegraph Co., Washington Branch, Mch. 25, telegram, Dutch standard st...
Cartoon shows a man, possibly the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer or the head of American Crystal Sugar Company, Henry Thomas Oxnard, leaving the Western Union Telegraph office ... More
Theodore Roosevelt - Star gazing, Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows President Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne arm in arm at the end of a pier "Sugar Trust Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209, 16 Dutch." The pier is held up by post... More
The Reciprocity situation La situacion del asunto reciprocidad.
Cartoon shows Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada standing in front of a blank sheet of paper and a bottle of ink. His arms are being tied behind his back by Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma who ... More
[The uplifting of Cuba] - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and Republican Congressmen Robert Morris, Francis Griffith Newlands, Henry Allen Cooper, and James Albertus Tawney pulling on a rope to lift a bucket ... More
[Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small]
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne standing on two documents, "Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust," and "Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do n... More
El gallo canelo - que viva - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows a vulture "Comision Especial Ley Reciprocidad Nov. '02" (Special Commission on Reciprocity, Nov. '02) looming over a U.S. eagle lying on the ground wearing a tag "Recipocidad Anexionista" (Recipro... More
Instruccion Diplomatica - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows President Thomas Estrada Palma patting the head of Cuban Minister to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada while showing him a large piece of paper, "Recuerda que las proposiciones incorrectas para un trata... More
Tariff reforming 57th Congress, 2nd session
Cartoon shows a wealthy man "Sugar Trust" seated in a chair '[paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" smoking a pipe "Sec. 4 Tariff Law 1897" from which issues smoke labeled "Reciprocity." A man "Beet Sugar" pulls on the back... More
Then he (Thayer) went away back - and sat down
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and a Republican elephant sweating in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots of the tree are labeled "Dutch Standard," "Cartel," and "Boun... More
El juego Americano ping-pong Cuando se cansarán?
Cartoon shows Cuban President Thomas Estrada y Palma and Cuban Minister to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada playing ping pong on a table labeled "Washington / Havana" with a ball "Tratado reciprocidad Cubana America... More
Theodore Roosevelt - [Strenuous regrets], Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt holding an oversized "message" behind his back. He stands in front of a hook on the wall "Proofs," holding four sheets of paper: "No. 1 Beet petition," "No. 2 Conclusions Ways a... More
Why not wear brogans? Shoes are too small
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne standing on two documents, "Tariff Law 1897 [subsection mark] 209, 16 Dutch % reduction enrich sugar trust," and "Annexation policy, assist Cuba, do n... More
A strenuous reciprocity counter, Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows a boxing sugar beet "Producers" punching Theodore Roosevelt labeled "Reciprocity Champion" with fists labeled "Teller Investigation" and "Reciprocity Resolution Cuban Congress Nov. 28, '02." Ro... More
Congressional puzzle: - find Cuba in the cartoon
Cartoon shows a ticker tape machine labeled "Tariff Law 1897 Dutch Standard." On the right the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer surrounded by three overstuffed bags labeled "Sugar... More
Treed at last - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne, the head of the American Sugar Refining Company, Henry O. Havemeyer, and a Republican elephant in the top of a tree labeled "Sugar Trust." The roots ... More
Witholding [i.e. withholding] the goods of the last ditchers
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt holding sheet of paper "Senate messenger. Call around April 23." while exchanging another sheet of paper "Report beet sugar. Secty of Agriculture March 26" with Henry Osborne Ha... More
Diplomacia infantil - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Cuban Minister to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada presenting a pot 'Olla Podrida" (Potpourri) filled with "Reciprocidad Mercantil" (Trade reciprocity), "Aspiraciones Americanas" (American aspirations)... More
Not one for reciprocity but millions for investment and annexation
Cartoon shows man "Sugar Refining Trust" pushing a wheelbarrow full of bags of money labeled "For Cuban Investment." A child "Philippino" rides atop the money "Cuban-American Reciprocity Bureau, Washington, D.C."
Brussells conference, cartel magnate, Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows a man in German dress "Cartel Magnate" jumping a rope "Brussells Conference" turned by a barefoot man "Cuba" and Republican House Speaker Sereno Payne. The cartoon refers to the 1902 Brussels Suga... More
The Cuban Gordian-Knot - Drawing. Public domain image.
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne tightening a knot in a cord "Tariff Law 1897 [paragraph] 209 16 Dutch" around the waist of a man "Cuba" holding a "cane knife."... More
Sucedió́! - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada fleeing as a bomb "Proposicion Hay-Quesada" (Hay Quesada proposal) explodes blowing up the wheelchair "Libertad" (Liberty) of a woman representing ... More
Sugar trust. Herald (N.Y.) April 26, '02
Cartoon shows a group of Senators looking at fireworks "Beef trust Ignus Fatuous" as the head of the American Sugar Refining Company Henry Osborne Havemeyer watches from atop a pile of bags of sugar trust profi... More
Theodore Roosevelt - Wire tapping, Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows a bicycle messenger rushing from the White House to the Capitol with a roll of papers. As he speeds along papers labeled "Remove 16 Dutch veto," "Must not hurt sugar trust," and "Annexation is the... More
An unexpected and agreeable (?) discovery, Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt looking through a telescope at a glowing cloud "Resolutions Nov. 28 1902 for a Cuban reciprocity law" while Tasker Bliss places his hand over the lens of the telescope. Roosevel... More
The Conversion of Littlefield - Drawing. Public domain image.
Cartoon shows Republican Charles Edgar Littlefield swinging a club "Anti-trust" over "Tariff." Theodore Roosevelt holds Littlefield's arm. Roosevelt wears a sword "Reciprocity" and Littlefield has "Intact high ... More
Theodore Roosevelt - Sweetly monopolized, Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows a wealthy man "Sugar Trust" holding a cloth (?) labeled "Reciprocity" in his fist. Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne, a skeleton representing Cuba, and Theodore Roosevelt all pull on ... More
Cuban relief, U.S. labor laws ..., Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows Republican House Speaker Sereno Payne as a messenger delivering a sheet of paper "Cuban relief. U.S. labor laws. U.S. immigration law. 20% reduction reciprocity. April 1, '02" to a barefoot man "... More
[For better protection, wear blinders], Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne walking arm in arm between two billboards, "Help Cuba grant 25% reduction and double stock," and "Notice! Help Cuba remove Dutc... More
Will not return today - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows an empty office chair at a desk , possibly that of Henry Osborne Havemeyer, with a calendar 'Mch 26" and a notice "Will not return today." On the wall are "Orders" : No. 1 A 1/16 on raw; No. 2 f... More
The uplifting of Cuba - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne and Republican Congressmen Robert Morris, Francis Griffith Newlands, Henry Allen Cooper, and James Albertus Tawney pulling on a rope to lift a bucket ... More
Strenuous justice - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows blindfolded Justice holding a scale labeled "Republican Administration." On the heavier side of the scale is a baby labeled "Sugar Trust" wearing a bracelet "12 1/2 [cent sign] and sucking on a bo... More
American sugar producers - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Special Envoy to Cuba Tasker H. Bliss standing before an army of sugar beets. In the background a man "Sugar Refining Trust" watches with a smile. Bliss holds a rolled sheet of paper "Cuban recipr... More
Matemática diplomática - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Special Envoy to Cuba Tasker Bliss wearing a sword "Reciprocity" showing a man "Cuba" a board with calculations showing that 20% for Cuba equals 70% for the United States. A vulture labeled "Anexi... More
Los momentos de la conciencia "aprés mois le deluge" Tomas I y unico
Cartoon shows Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma sitting in a chair "Ejecutivo" (Executive). He holds a sheet of paper "Bliss-Palma Protocolo Anexionista Art. IV, Art. VIII." referring to portions of a propos... More
Will he ever wake up? - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows a dreaming man representing Cuba next to a sugar knife "Industria" with a sugar refinery in the background. In his dream a man "Sugar Trust" walks arm in arm with Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonz... More
[Strenuous justice] - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows blindfolded Justice holding a scale labeled "Republican Administration." On the heavier side of the scale is a baby labeled "Sugar Trust" wearing a bracelet "12 1/2 [cent sign] and sucking on a bo... More
Amending the treaty Enmendando el tratado.
Cartoon shows a boar "Bliss-Palma Protocolo" being de-tusked by Cuban Secretary of State Manuel Sanguily y Garritt and "Beet Remolacha." The de-tusking tools they use are labeled "Art. VII" and "Art. IV" refer... More
Requirements for trade expansion Requisitos para el desarrollo comerci...
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt extending a spear "Art. VIII" across the Atlantic to England, Germany and France while Tasker Bliss extends a ribbon (?) "Art IV" to Cuban President Tomás Estrada Palma. "Cuban... More
Theodore Roosevelt - [Wire tapping], Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows a bicycle messenger rushing from the White House to the Capitol with a roll of papers. As he speeds along papers labeled "Remove 16 Dutch veto," "Must not hurt sugar trust," and "Annexation is the... More
For better protection, wear blinders, Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt and Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne walking arm in arm between two billboards, "Help Cuba grant 25% reduction and double stock," and "Notice! Help Cuba remove Dutc... More
Qué sucederá? - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Cuban ambassador to the U.S. Gonzalo de Quesada placing a bomb "Proposicion Hay-Quesada" (Hay-Quesada proposal) under the wheelchair "Libertad" (Liberty) of a woman representing Cuba. "Cuban-Amer... More
In the interests of humanity and the American sugar refining combine
Cartoon shows Republican House Majority Leader Sereno Payne sitting on the Republican side of the U.S. House of Representatives chamber dangling a fishing line over the Democratic side. The fish hook is labeled... More
Sugar trusts profits, Dutch standard hill
Cartoon shows Theodore Roosevelt, Republican Speaker of the House Sereno Payne, Long, and a man holding a sugar beet pushing a barrel "Sugar Trust Profits" up a hill "Dutch Standard Hill." A man at the top of t... More
Al dictamen extrangero [i.e., extranjero], Political Cartoon
Cartoon shows a boxing sugar beet "Productores" (Producers) punching a man "Monopolio Refinador Americano" (American Refining Trust) with fists labeled "Teller Investigacion" and "Resolucion Ley de Reciprocida... More
Bill posting - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows the back of Francis B. Thurber "Reciprocity Missionary" who has just posted a billboard "Reciprocity on all products only exception sugars lighter than 16 D. S." Behind his back Thurber exchanges ... More
[Sereno Payne robbing a safe] - Political cartoon, public domain image
Cartoon shows Republican Speaker of the House Sereno Payne standing on a crate "1902" in front of a safe he has broken into. In the safe, labeled "Republican Pledges 1897 not to be opened until 1922," are comp... More