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Title: JM-164: Will there be enough to go round?
Summary: This cartoon depicts Uncle Sam trying to divide ”U.S. Bread” among various nations. In 1915, World War I was being fought in Europe, but the United States was maintaining a neutral position. Despite its neutrality, the United States supplied resources and arms to nations during the war. All of the countries sitting at the table are nations who lobbied for resources from the United States during the war. England is attempting to block Germany’s chance of receiving resources from Uncle Sam. This is representative the attempts of the British government to limit the United States aid to Allied Powers, most often England. The United States is also sitting at the table, looking worried about sharing the beard with other nations. The United States distributing more resources than it could afford was a fear for many Americans in the 1910s. (Summary created by Mary Delano, MU History Intern, Spring 2018)

Title: JM-C010: The changing world: Books that caused fear now and then
Summary: Editorial cartoon consisting of two scenes. In the first scene, a Victorian woman is recoils from a "Ouida" book presented to her by a man. In the second scene, a woman in 1920s attire shows a sweating man a book titled "Sex Problem". "Ouida" was the pseudonym of the English novelist Maria Louise Ramé, who was known for her literary salon and the scandalous books she published toward the beginning of her career.

Title: His Majesty's most gracious speech to both Houses of Parliament
Summary: The speech concerns the commerce between Great Britain and the American colonies.

Title: JM-274: Guiding hands
Summary: Radio guides plane; British officer beats Indian; Hoover calls extra session.

Title: JM-026: At 70% naval efficiency in the United States
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting a man representing Congress in front of a blackboard showing the naval efficiency of Britain, Japan, and the United States. Britain and Japan both have 100% efficiency, but the man crosses out the 100% mark by the United States and replaces it with 70%, remarking on how this will please voters and reduce costs. Uncle Sam and Hughes watch from the window and express shock.

Title: JM-084: Brittania boasts about subsidizing merchant marine, while Uncle Sam stands by unused merchant marine
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting figure representing Britannia standing on a boat with fleet of British ships behind him. He tells Uncle Sam, who is standing on non-moving ships decorated with cobwebs, that he subsidizes his merchant marine. Uncle Sam replies that he does not.

Title: JM-291: The changing world
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting three panel sets, with each panel containing a different cartoon. In the first panel, a robot replaces aviator; in the second panel, a donkey and elephant switch places between the "In" and the "Out" parties; in the third panel, the British lion cubs warn against war.

Title: JM-W001: Platform interests
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting the G.O.P. party platform. An elephant stands on the platform, supporting Republicans on its back; a man holds up a sign advertising American interests first. A donkey stands on the "Reds" platform, with just a couple of people supporting the New Deal and foreign sycophancy sitting on the donkey. A British and a Soviet figure stand on the horizon.

Title: JM-W017: "I'll have to tighten your belt, Uncle"
Summary: A figure labeled "New Deal" severely tightens Uncle Sam's belt, while Uncle Sam protests. A portrait of the "New Deal" on the wall behind the two figures has the label: "God's Gift to Britain."

Title: JM-W024: In the Allied camp
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting Churchill and FDR looking at a map of Europe in the top panel. In the bottom panel, Hitler, Togo, and Mussolini worry about the plane production in the U.S. as the "unpredictable" factor compared to their U-boats.

Title: JM-W012: Trying to sign her up for international unity, financed by Congress
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting two men trying to sell books with titles about International Unity with Britain and a better League of Nations to a woman dressed in the colors of the American Flag. The men also claim to have already asked Congress for a billion dollars as a starter fund.

Title: JM-272: Make him show his cards
Summary: Germany, playing poker with Allies, offers to divide the pot, then quit.

Title: JM-313: What beautiful winter weather we're having
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting FDR announcing shake-up of Churchill's cabinet to U.S. cabinet.

Title: JM-289: Dancing to the spring song
Summary: Editorial cartoon depicting men representing nations dancing around "war" organ grinder. The League of Nations watches from a window.