Dimensions: 9 x 14 cm. (3.5 x 5.5″)

Publisher/Editor: Paris Color

Condition: Postally unused, backside written in French. Good condition with some signs of age including surface marks and wear to the paper.

Notes: This is a rather obscure graphic, the symbolism of which is difficult to interpret. The South American stands in the midst of the great grasslands of the Argentine, the pampas, with a large musical instrument and what appears to be several pieces of luggage in preparation for travel. The oceanliner in the background reinforces this waiting to travel (to Europe) image. However according to Dupuis’ text, the man cannot move without the tango. We believe that this is reference to the United States, the dominant power at that time in the Western Hemisphere. So long as the United States remained neutral, so had too the South American nations.

This is somewhat born out by subsequent history. After America’s entry into the war in April 1917 the following Latin American (primarily smaller Central American) nations declared war on Germany in 1917 and 1918: Cuba, Panama, Brazil, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Haiti. (ww1-propaganda-cards.com/emil_dupuis(2).html)