William to Japan: 'I will never again make drawings about the 'Yellow Peril' if you will help me against the 'American Peril.'

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William to Japan: 'I will never again make drawings about the 'Yellow Peril' if you will help me against the 'American Peril.'

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Showing a cartoon by Louis Raemaekers depicting Kaiser Wilhelm grovelling on hands and knees before a samurai warrior, while a Mexican in a patched and ragged blanket looks on. ( Years ago the Kaiser painted an 'allegorical picture,' which he entitled 'The Yellow Peril,' showing the danger, that in his opinion, threatened Europe from China and Japan. His Imperial Highness forgets the incident today, and appeals to Japan through Mexico, to assist him against the white races of the United State...

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1917-05-10

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Auckland Weekly News; Published by special arrangement

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https://kura.aucklandlibraries.govt.nz/digital/collection/photos/id/217155

Related subjects

World War, 1914-1918 / Mexico / Japan / Wilhelm, Kaiser of Germany / Raemaekers, Louis, 1869-1956 / Cartoons

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