Raemaekers' Cartoon History of the War, Volume 1BETTER A LIVING DOG THAN A DEAD LIONReading editionChapter navigation103 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterHISTORY OF THE WARCHRISTENDOM AFTER TWENTY CENTURIESTHE HARVEST IS RIPEI CRUSH WHATEVER RESISTS ME“THIS IS HOW I DEAL WITH SMALL FRY”GOTT MITT UNSSATAN’S PARTNERMON FILS. BELGIUM, 1914THE SHIELDS OF RÖSSELAERE“THEY SHOT HER AS A FRANC-TIREUR”AERSCHOT AND AFTERWARDSBERNHARDISM:FROM LIEGE TO AIX-LA-CHAPELLESPOILS FOR THE VICTORSSEDUCTIONTHE HOSTAGESHUSBANDS AND FATHERSIT’S FATTENING WORKKULTUR HAS PASSED HEREPEACE REIGNS AT DINANTLES BEAUTÉS DE LA GUERREDINANT: “I SEE FATHER”MATER DOLOROSAIS IT YOU, MOTHER?MEN TO THE RIGHT, WOMEN TO THE LEFTA PITIFUL EXODUSSYMPATHYWE WAGE WAR ON DIVINE PRINCIPLESPROSPERITY REIGNS IN FLANDERSA FACTTO YOUR HEALTH, CIVILIZATION!A CONFLICT OF TESTIMONYTHE MOTHERS OF BELGIUMKREUZLAND, KREUZLAND ÜBER ALLESTHE WIDOWS OF BELGIUMFAMINE IN BELGIUMBLUEBEARD’S CHAMBERTHE PRISONERSTHE EX-CONVICT:WAR LOAN MUSICLIBERTÉ! LIBERTÉ CHÈRIE!THE JUNKERTHE HIGHER POLITICSLUTHER-LIEBKNECHT IN THE REICHSTAGTHE LAND MINETHE VERY STONES CRY OUT,THE BRAGGARTRHEIMS—WAR AND CHRISTLIQUID FIREWE ARE ON OUR WAY TO CALAIS!WRITE IT DOWN, SCHOOLMASTERBARBED WIRETHE SEA MINEHIS MASTER’S VOICETHE PROMISETHE RAIDTHE TYPHUS INFERNO AT WITTENBERGREMEMBER WITTENBERGTHE WONDERS OF CULTURETIRPITZ’ LAST HOPE—PIRACYALCOHOLISM—BRITONS NEVER WILL BE SLAVESA LETTER FROM THE GERMAN TRENCHESNEUVE CHAPELLETHE MUNITION SHORTAGESUBMARINE BAGS“I had such a delightful dream that the whole thing was not true”FOX TIRPITZ PREACHING TO THE GEESE“IRON CROSSES”BETHMANN-HOLLWEG AND TRUTHTHE FALABATHE GAS FIENDSLOW ASPHYXIATION“THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI”ALL IS QUIET IN BELGIUMGermany: “Gott strafe England! or I will do it myself”“Well, have you nearly done?”THE LUSITANIA—HEROD’S NIGHTMAREVICTIMS OF GERMAN KULTURTHE VERDICT“THIS IS TOO BORING, DO SUGGEST SOMETHING NEW”“HAVE ANOTHER PIECE?”THE WOLF-TRAPTHE BROKEN ALLIANCE AND ITALYGOTT STRAFE ITALIENTHE LATIN SISTERSTHE ZEPPELIN TRIUMPHMY SON, GO AND FIGHT FOR YOUR MOTHERLANDTHE SACRIFICE—FOR HUMANITY’S SAKEON TICKET-OF-LEAVEANOTHER GERMAN “VICTORY”THE GREAT SURPRISEBOTHA TO BRITAINTHE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IN ARMSJOHN BULL: “COME ON, MICHAEL, I’M AWAKE NOW”L’AVENIRORANJE BOVENTHE ENVOY TO HER MAJESTYBETTER A LIVING DOG THAN A DEAD LIONTHE DUTCH JUNKERSTHE EAGLE IN THE HEN RUNOUR CANDID FRIENDTHE FREE SEAPrevious chapter ←THE ENVOY TO HER MAJESTYNext chapter →THE DUTCH JUNKERSAll chapters and sections (103)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsHISTORY OF THE WARCHRISTENDOM AFTER TWENTY CENTURIESTHE HARVEST IS RIPEI CRUSH WHATEVER RESISTS ME“THIS IS HOW I DEAL WITH SMALL FRY”GOTT MITT UNSSATAN’S PARTNERMON FILS. BELGIUM, 1914THE SHIELDS OF RÖSSELAERE“THEY SHOT HER AS A FRANC-TIREUR”AERSCHOT AND AFTERWARDSBERNHARDISM:FROM LIEGE TO AIX-LA-CHAPELLESPOILS FOR THE VICTORSSEDUCTIONTHE HOSTAGESHUSBANDS AND FATHERSIT’S FATTENING WORKKULTUR HAS PASSED HEREPEACE REIGNS AT DINANTLES BEAUTÉS DE LA GUERREDINANT: “I SEE FATHER”MATER DOLOROSAIS IT YOU, MOTHER?MEN TO THE RIGHT, WOMEN TO THE LEFTA PITIFUL EXODUSSYMPATHYWE WAGE WAR ON DIVINE PRINCIPLESPROSPERITY REIGNS IN FLANDERSA FACTTO YOUR HEALTH, CIVILIZATION!A CONFLICT OF TESTIMONYTHE MOTHERS OF BELGIUMKREUZLAND, KREUZLAND ÜBER ALLESTHE WIDOWS OF BELGIUMFAMINE IN BELGIUMBLUEBEARD’S CHAMBERTHE PRISONERSTHE EX-CONVICT:WAR LOAN MUSICLIBERTÉ! LIBERTÉ CHÈRIE!THE JUNKERTHE HIGHER POLITICSLUTHER-LIEBKNECHT IN THE REICHSTAGTHE LAND MINETHE VERY STONES CRY OUT,THE BRAGGARTRHEIMS—WAR AND CHRISTLIQUID FIREWE ARE ON OUR WAY TO CALAIS!WRITE IT DOWN, SCHOOLMASTERBARBED WIRETHE SEA MINEHIS MASTER’S VOICETHE PROMISETHE RAIDTHE TYPHUS INFERNO AT WITTENBERGREMEMBER WITTENBERGTHE WONDERS OF CULTURETIRPITZ’ LAST HOPE—PIRACYALCOHOLISM—BRITONS NEVER WILL BE SLAVESA LETTER FROM THE GERMAN TRENCHESNEUVE CHAPELLETHE MUNITION SHORTAGESUBMARINE BAGS“I had such a delightful dream that the whole thing was not true”FOX TIRPITZ PREACHING TO THE GEESE“IRON CROSSES”BETHMANN-HOLLWEG AND TRUTHTHE FALABATHE GAS FIENDSLOW ASPHYXIATION“THE ADORATION OF THE MAGI”ALL IS QUIET IN BELGIUMGermany: “Gott strafe England! or I will do it myself”“Well, have you nearly done?”THE LUSITANIA—HEROD’S NIGHTMAREVICTIMS OF GERMAN KULTURTHE VERDICT“THIS IS TOO BORING, DO SUGGEST SOMETHING NEW”“HAVE ANOTHER PIECE?”THE WOLF-TRAPTHE BROKEN ALLIANCE AND ITALYGOTT STRAFE ITALIENTHE LATIN SISTERSTHE ZEPPELIN TRIUMPHMY SON, GO AND FIGHT FOR YOUR MOTHERLANDTHE SACRIFICE—FOR HUMANITY’S SAKEON TICKET-OF-LEAVEANOTHER GERMAN “VICTORY”THE GREAT SURPRISEBOTHA TO BRITAINTHE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH IN ARMSJOHN BULL: “COME ON, MICHAEL, I’M AWAKE NOW”L’AVENIRORANJE BOVENTHE ENVOY TO HER MAJESTYBETTER A LIVING DOG THAN A DEAD LIONTHE DUTCH JUNKERSTHE EAGLE IN THE HEN RUNOUR CANDID FRIENDTHE FREE SEAThe Driver: “You are a worthy Dutchman. He who lies in that grave was a foolish idealist”◇← THE ENVOY TO HER MAJESTYTHE DUTCH JUNKERS →
