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A bruised John Bull offers a “Tonic” of “Financial Help” and “Liberal Treatment” to an injured and battered Paul Kruger, President of the South African Republic, following the end of the fighting in South Africa.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1902-06-18
South African President Paul Kruger wanders Europe in exile.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-01-09
Illustration showing John Bull as Gulliver being tied to stakes with ribbons labeled with the names of battles from the Second Boer War. Some of the Lilliputians are identified as South African generals and presidents, such as “Botha,” “Joubert,” “Kruger,” “Cronje,” and “Steyn.” A broken sword, labeled “British Prestige” lies on the ground next to John Bull.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900-02-21
Illustration showing two concerned citizens and Joseph Pulitzer imploring Uncle Sam, dressed as a U.S. policeman, to break up a fight taking place in the background labeled “South Africa” between John Bull and Paul Kruger.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900-03-07
John Bull, the symbol of Great Britain, shovels British soldiers into the “British Empire Shute.” They end on the shoulders of “Oom” Paul Kruger who sits on a rock with a rifle across his lap, on soil labeled “Dutch Republic.” Overwhelmed by the soldiers, he has dropped his copy of the Bible that he was reading.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900-03-21
Illustration showing President Paul Kruger of the South African Republic as a frog attempting to make himself as big as the British John Bull, here actually shown as a bull. The cartoon makes light of the South African Republic, a small country, attempting to fight Great Britain in the South African War for independence.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1900-04-11
British Foreign Secretary Grey informs President Roosevelt that Ambassador H. Mortimer Durand will be replaced, and while he understands Roosevelt’s desire to have Arthur Lee in his place, that is politically impossible. Temporarily, Esmé Howard will be sent to Washington as Councillor to the Embassy. Grey appreciated Roosevelt’s explanation of his telegram to German Emperor William after the Portsmouth Peace. Grey explains that his foreign policy is not anti-German, but to be independent he feels it necessary to strengthen the entente with France and come to an agreement with Russia. Grey believes that his generation has had enough of war, and the British people feel a special bond with the United States. Grey hopes the dispute between Canada and the United States over Newfoundland will soon be settled. He also adds that many in Great Britain are upset over reports of slavery and plunder in the Belgian Congo.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-04
President Roosevelt sits at his desk studying a “map of Africa.” Kermit Roosevelt cleans a gun beside him. President Roosevelt’s “big stick” “malefactor of great wealth” costume, “mud,” “undesirable citizen,” and “big noise” drum are hanging up on the wall. To the right of his desk are a number of books with African explorers’ names in them: David Livingstone, Henry M. Stanley, Paul Kruger, John Hanning Speke, and Richard Francis Burton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-30
Print shows South African President Paul Kruger labeled “Oom Paul” sitting on a throne labeled “Transvaal Republic” on the seashore. Kruger is about to be swamped by a large wave labeled “Industrial Progress.” He attempts to open an umbrella labeled “Old Fogyism” in an effort to mitigate the blow.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-09-27
Print shows the British Lion, wearing a helmet, circling around Paul Kruger who looks like a South African porcupine, his back covered with bayonets. The Lion finds Kruger unapproachable.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-10-11
Print shows Paul Kruger taking “John Bull” by the horns above a notice that states “‘Oom Paul’s Ultimatum to John Bull”; then shows Kruger being tossed into the air by the bull.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1899-11-08
Montagu White would like to speak with President Roosevelt about President Kruger’s proposed visit to the United States.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-28
The Boer delegates; Montague White, A. D. W. Wolmarans, and Cornelius Hermanus Wessels; would like to meet with President Roosevelt and deliver a letter from Paul Kruger, the former President of the South African Republic. In a handwritten note, President Roosevelt agrees to the meeting and asks if it will be informal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-05
Goldwin Smith believes that Paul Kruger will call for American intervention in the South African War. President Roosevelt will refuse to intervene, but the manner of refusal offers an opportunity to help mitigate the “spirit of violence and vengeance” of the war.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-21