Book cover for “De groote Olie octopus, door Truth onderzocht” (The Great Oil Octopus by Truth Examined). Amsterdam, L.J. Veen. Conflicting dates: first published 1910, reprinted 1925?
Dutch Anti-trust/Anti-capitalism criticising oil companies including Esso and Rockefeller.
References: Antiqbook, http://www.antiqbook.nl/boox/vvliet/12028.shtml
Image Source: International Institute of Social History, Collection: IISG, Call # BG C12/589. (Accessed: 23rd Oct, 2010)
“Old policies! Old values! No future!” - 2002 via State Library of Victoria
Howard Government refers to Australian Federal Government. They were re-elected.
They introduced several policies such as removing student union fees (that supported a whole raft of services such as counsellors, advocacy for students etc as well as social events) while massively increasing university fees, and making universities more reliant on business for funding.
(Source: maybestreet)
“Erkenne die Gefahr! Wähle Österreichische Volkspartei, Wien 1949” (Recognize the danger! Choose Austrian People’s Party, Vienna 1949)
The Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the dangers of Communism (1949) With a view to the parliamentary elections due to be held on 9 October 1949 in Austria, the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) warns the country’s voters against the threat posed by the ‘Communist octopus’.
Source: “The Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and the dangers of Communism”, European NAvigator (Accessed: 3rd Oct 2010)
The Marconi Octopus Liberal Party - “Another tentacle or two and I’m done for!” published in Punch, or the London Charivari, on June 18th 1913.
The name ‘Marconi Octopus’ was derived from the Marconi Company who received a large contract from the UK government to build six radio stations to ‘linking Britain to the Empire’ (1). The scandal involved three ministers — Sir Rufus Isaacs, Lloyd George and Lord Murray — who were accused of insider trading.
The cartoon above was published at the time of a charge of criminal libel against Cecil Chesterton, a publisher, (2) by Godfrey Isaacs, the Marconi Comapny’s director, went to court (3).
The court ruled against Cecil Chesterton and fined him a token £100 plus costs, which was paid by his supporters. Some supporters claimed the decision would have gone differently had Cecil’s lawyer aggressively gone after the accused ministers who were at the heart of the scandal. In the next issue of the New Witness, Cecil Chesterton repeated his allegations against the ministers, who still did not sue. (4)
For more information see: “The Marconi Scandal - 1912” by Parris & MacGuire and “The Marconi Scandal” on Wikipedia.
Footnotes & References:
Image Source: Altered from - Parris & MacGuire, “The Marconi Scandal” (see below) p.82 (Accessed: 3 Oct 2010)
(1) Parris, M. and K. MacGuire (2005). The Marconi Scandal - 1912: From Whitewash to Won’t Wash: the Marconi Octopus. Great Parliamentary Scandals: Five Centuries of Calumny, Smear and Innuendo. London, Robson Books.
(2) Cecil Chesterton published several articles accusing Rufus Isaacs and Herbert Samuel of insider trading (Wikipedia: The Marconi Scandal)
(3) ibid
(4) ibid
Another vampiric octopus. Poster circa 1917. “Freiheit Der Meere” (Freedom of the Seas), Subtitled: England Der Blutsauger Derwelt (England, The Bloodsucker of the World) (Morrow, 2005)
Image Source: Hoover Institute Political Poster Database (accessed 2nd Oct 2010)
Morrow, J.H., “The Great War: An Imperial History”, Routledge, 2005 p.176
Due to time constraints and very slow internet access, I can’t provide any contextual information for this just yet. Luckily, it doesn’t require much explaining. (Also expect more slackness on my part over the next two months.).
“Democracy and Bolshevism” by Louis Raemaekers, published June 28th, 1919 in “The Graphic” p875 (London). Borrowed (or if you’d prefer, blantantly stolen) from China Mieville’s rejectamentalist manifesto: “The water’s fine.”
