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5175397
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Title
I wonder what's the matter with these neutrals?
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Colouring
Dimensions
57 x 36 cm
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Year
1917
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Original brush and ink editorial cartoon drawing on art card, 1917, published in the New York Evening Post, shows Kaiser Wilhelm pondering a note labeled "Spanish note on submarine sinking" while behind him is a club-waving creature (representing German foreign policy) bashing neutral shipping with his club, this referring to Germany resorting to unrestricted submarine warfare in 1917. His feet are surrounded by notes of protest from Norway, Holland and Sweden on the sinking of neutral shipping, a U.S. note on the Falaba (first passenger ship sunk in WW1 in 1915), safe conduct guarantee to Bernstorff (German Ambassador to US who had to leave the country following the severing of diplomatic relations between the US and Germany on 8 February 1917) and the ‘Sussex Note’, referring to Germany's pledge in 1916 to limit submarine warfare. Also referred to is the Zimmermann telegram of January 1917 which promised ‘New Mexico, Texas, Arizona to Mexico for aiding Germany against US’. The title suggests that the kaiser does not seem to understand that neutrals might have a problem with Germany’s actions. Card size 57 x 36 cm (22.5 x 14.5 inch), image size 44.5 x 31 cm, signed bottom right. Various printing instructions in bottom margin, some handling stains round edges. In overall good condition.