This cartoon depicts General Jacob H. Smith giving the order to kill Filipino children. These children are blindfolded and held at gun point. This cartoon appeared in the New York Journal on May 5, 1902. General Jacob H. Smith gave an order to “Kill everyone over ten.” This became a very infamous line, and the cartoon depicts this inhumanity. Also the American shield in the background is supposed to have a bald eagle on top. However it has been replaced by a vulture. The vulture is considered a dirty animal, where as the bald eagle is a noble creature. This suggests that the USA is no longer a country of high morals. Another detail in the painting is the organized manner of the American soldiers, versus the chaos seen in the Filipino boys. This cartoon shows the cruelness exhibited during colonialism of the Philippines. (Wikipedia, “History of Philippines”)
This cartoon is about General Jacob H. Smith’s odious line “Kill everyone over ten.” This occurred during the Philippine- American War, which stemmed from the Philippines struggle for independence. Eventually the war broke out on February 4, 1899. The war continued until July 4, 1902 when it officially ended. There was an estimated 34,000 to 1,000,000 casualties. These casualties effected the people, who were concerned with those injured and dead. This caused the Philippines to experience a cultural shift, as English was made the primary language, and America also abrogated Catholicism as the state religion. However the war was not popular amongst some American scholars such as Mark Twain, who in response to the war founded the Anti Imperialist League, which opposed the expansion of America because it violated republicanism. The effects of colonialism ended in total destruction of a country in need of independence.( Bound to Empire: the United States and the Philippines)
"History of the Philippines." Wikimedia. Web. 26 Apr. 2011.
Brands, H. W. Bound to Empire: the United States and the Philippines. New York: Oxford UP, 1992. Print.
No comments:
Post a Comment