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Caption continues: The Shan Van Voght. 'Tis no use puttin' straw in yer hair, and pretendin' ye dont know that, if ye put that log on, the stew will boil over. Politico-Strategical Cook. "Who asked your opinion?" The Shan Van Voght. "Not yourself - and for why not? A blind man may see! Ye mane it to boil over!" by Edmund J. Sullivan A.R.W.S.
Original drawing by E.J. Sullivan for a political cartoon for publication in the London weekly, The National news, 1918.
Signed and dated at upper left, "Edmund J. Sullivan 1918"; on verso in pen, "Hell-Broth. The Shan Van Voght. 'Tis no use puttin' straw in yer hair, and pretendin' ye dont know that, if ye put that log on, the stew will boil over. Politico-Strategical Cook. "Who asked your opinion?" The Shan Van Voght. "Not yourself - and for why not? A blind man may see! Ye mane it to boil over! by Edmund J. Sullivan A.R.W.S."; in pencil, "National News 4 1/2 wide."
Drawing shows PM David Lloyd George and an old woman seated before a fireplace, where a pot labeled "Irish Stew" hangs over the flames; Lloyd George has straw in his hair and holds a log labeled "Conscription," which he prepares to throw into the blaze, as the woman raises her hands in protest.