British humor magazine Punch, juxtaposed U.S. expansion in and immediately after the Spanish-American War of 1898 against the contemporaneous scramble by other imperialist powers to carve up China. As in the French cartoon, Russia, France, Germany, Japan, and England slice the Chinese cake.
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“No Chance to Criticize.”
Caption: “John Bull (to the Powers). — What are you mad about? We can’t grudge him a light lunch while we are feasting!”
Puck, May 25, 1898
Artist: Louis Dalrymple
The not-so-subtle point of this cartoon was that while the United States self-righteously criticized the foreign scramble for spheres of influence in China and called for an “Open Door” policy there, it was in the process of establishing its own spheres of influence in the Caribbean and the Philippines.
If China gets to call a time the century of humiliation, then Spain should get to do that too. Maybe not a century, but that war… All over a hoax.
United Kingdom not England. The Scots, Irish and Welsh were enthusiastic Imperialists.
I love how Britain is looking like “haha thats my boy” while everyone else looks pissed.
I love these.
I wonder who are the figures in the back. Austria? Maybe Portugal?
Current also want slice the Chinese cake ?