We Must Finish the Nicaragua Canal
- Title:
- We Must Finish the Nicaragua Canal
- Alternate Title:
- We Must Finish the Nicaragua Canal
- Collection:
- Persuasive Maps: PJ Mode Collection
- Creator:
- Gillam, Victor
- Date:
- 1898
- Posted Date:
- 2017-04-14
- ID Number:
- 2154.01
- File Name:
- PJM_2154_01.jpg
- Style/Period:
- 1870 - 1899
- Subject:
- Politics & Government
Pictorial
Spanish-American War
Imperialism - Measurement:
- 31 x 46 (centimeters, height x width)
- Notes:
- A cartoon from Judge Magazine, at the height of American expansionism, showing U.S. interests (marked by American flags) from The Philippines, Hawaii and Alaska to Cuba. The battleship USS Oregon had been commissioned in 1896 and served initially in the Pacific. In March 1898, in anticipation of the Spanish-American War, she was ordered to the Caribbean. The voyage took 66 days, which lead to greater public recognition of the need for construction of a central-American canal. In this cartoon, Uncle Sam - heavily armed with sword and cannon - says, "I'll have to cut that canal! See how easy I could relieve Dewey and protect our coast. No more 'Oregon business' for me."
During this period of time, Judge Magazine published at least five cartoon maps supporting and encouraging U.S. expansionism. See ID # 1123 (The Trouble in Cuba), ID #1132 (Unlucky "13"), ID #1136 (A Thing Well Begun is Half Done), ID #2126 (Hands Across the Sea), ID #2154 (We Must Finish the Nicaragua Canal). Its competitor, Puck Magazine, was more cautious. See ID #2141 (His 128th Birthday. "Gee, but this is an awful stretch!").
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- Judge Magazine, June 18, 1898.
- Repository:
- Private Collection of PJ Mode
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
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