The Call
3/26/1917
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In this cartoon, Uncle Sam blows a bugle and calls for recruits to the U.S. Navy. It was published on the day President Woodrow Wilson issued an Executive Order seeking 25,000 additional volunteers to bring the number of enlisted men in the Navy up to its full wartime strength.
It was six weeks following Germany's announcement a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, and it reflects the importance of responding to the growing danger facing American ships. The President took action to fill the ranks because Congress was not in session when this cartoon was published.
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.
It was six weeks following Germany's announcement a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare, and it reflects the importance of responding to the growing danger facing American ships. The President took action to fill the ranks because Congress was not in session when this cartoon was published.
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: 6011214
Full Citation: Cartoon V-11; The Call; 3/26/1917; 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/the-call, April 25, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.