In the Chinese labyrinth
Subject(s): Animal traps, Boxer Rebellion (China : 1899-1901), China, International relations, John Bull (Symbolic character), Sin, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character)
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Uncle Sam holds a lantern labeled “Prudence” in one hand and holds onto John Bull with the other, leading Austria, Japan, France, and Germany through a field of traps labeled “Casus Belli” in China during the Boxer Rebellion.
Comments and Context
Casus Belli, Latin for a cause or provocation that results in conflict, is something that Colonial powers, and would-be Colonial powers, in China learned to be wary of when the so-called Boxers erupted in violent rebellion at the time of Keppler’s cartoon. Britain’s difficult suppression of the Boers in South Africa, and the growing insurgency in the Philippines under American occupation, made nations especially wary.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1901-02-06
Creator(s)
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
In the Chinese labyrinth. [February 6, 1901]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275707. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956. In the Chinese labyrinth. [6 Feb. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 1, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275707.
APA:
Keppler, Udo J., 1872-1956., [1901, February 6]. In the Chinese labyrinth.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275707.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. July 1, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
