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Summary

Description

English: in 1904, as a result of the Russo-Japanese War causing an upheaval in the Korean Empire, the Korean minister (ambassador) to Russia was left without orders or funding. Other diplomats lent him some money, and Vladimir Lamsdorf instructed that the Korean minister be funded for the duration of the conflict; in gratitude, the Korean minister "hastened to subscribe five pounds to the Russian fleet fund". LWS portrays this scenario in two panels: on the left, the minister shows his empty pockets and declares himself "brokio" (that is, 'broke', or without money); on the right, he sits among several bags of money with his feet on the desk and offers a five-pound note to a bearded man representing Russia. Note the pen and inkwell on the desk, indicating that he has just written a cheque, and the champagne bucket on the floor indicating that he is now wealthy.

Date

19 April 1904

Source

http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88085187/1904-04-19/ed-1/seq-4/ (The Tacoma Times)

Author

Lee W. Stanley (1885–1970)
Alternative names	Lee Stanley, LWS
Description	American cartoonist and comics artist
Date of birth/death	2 May 1885	11 February 1970
Location of birth/death	Topeka	Cleveland
Authority file	: Q6515438

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