Only Solution in Samar
12/24/1901
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This image of an American soldier stabbing a Filipino man with a bayonet appeared as one panel in a composite of six cartoons over the caption, “Varied Glimpses of our Wards in the Philippines.” The cartoon and its caption suggest the prevailing U.S. belief at the time that the Filipinos were too uncivilized for self-rule and that war was necessary to bring order to the islands.
An article published in The Washington Post 12 days earlier justified U.S. Army violence by claiming that Filipinos were cruel savages and even cannibals. This cartoon reinforces the prejudice by showing a Filipino warrior with untamed hair and dressed in straw clothing. It was published as Congress debated a bill to establish civil administration in the Philippine islands.
The quote on the cartoon is credited to U.S. Brigadier General Robert P. Hughes, who commanded Samar, an island approximately 500 miles east of Manila. The people of Samar were accused of having massacred U.S. troops, supposedly justifying the harsh American countermeasures depicted in this cartoon.
This cartoon was drawn by Clifford Berryman, one of Washington, DC's best-known cartoonists in the early to mid-1900s. Berryman drew for the Washington Post and Evening Star newspapers. His cartoons touched on a variety of subjects including politics, elections, and both World Wars.
This cartoon is featured in America and the World: Foreign Affairs in Political Cartoons, 1898–1940, a free PDF book from the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives.
An article published in The Washington Post 12 days earlier justified U.S. Army violence by claiming that Filipinos were cruel savages and even cannibals. This cartoon reinforces the prejudice by showing a Filipino warrior with untamed hair and dressed in straw clothing. It was published as Congress debated a bill to establish civil administration in the Philippine islands.
The quote on the cartoon is credited to U.S. Brigadier General Robert P. Hughes, who commanded Samar, an island approximately 500 miles east of Manila. The people of Samar were accused of having massacred U.S. troops, supposedly justifying the harsh American countermeasures depicted in this cartoon.
This cartoon was drawn by Clifford Berryman, one of Washington, DC's best-known cartoonists in the early to mid-1900s. Berryman drew for the Washington Post and Evening Star newspapers. His cartoons touched on a variety of subjects including politics, elections, and both World Wars.
This cartoon is featured in America and the World: Foreign Affairs in Political Cartoons, 1898–1940, a free PDF book from the Center for Legislative Archives at the National Archives.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate .
National Archives Identifier: 6010388
Full Citation: Cartoon R-052; Untitled ; 12/24/1901; Berryman Political Cartoon Collection, 1896-1949; Records of the U.S. Senate , Record Group 46 ; National Archives Building, Washington DC, 20408. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/only-solution-samar, April 29, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.