Question

Which explains the message of this cartoon?

Forests were being consumed by money-hungry lumber companies, and Pinchot needed support in his conservation efforts.

Pinchot was working with timber and land interests to fight the inflammatory and unsafe ideas of those opposing conservation.

Pinchot was alone in fighting a losing battle against progressives, who were trying to stop his forest conservation efforts.

President Roosevelt's lack of support for Pinchot forced him to fight alone against those companies that opposed conservation.

Answer 1

I don't know much about Gifford Pinchot, but I think it's C. Both A & D are eliminated because I do not see anything about companies (although I see the reference to land grants & 'grabs' but there is no timber equipment or reference, just a fire which is bad for the timber industry I must imagine) and Roosevelt actually cooperated with Pinchot; meanwhile B has the message reversed, he was not working with timber interests as he wanted to conserve our nation's forest. Thus, I think C is the best way to go, since one man cannot put out a forest fire by himself.

Answer 2

Wait a sec, Pinchot was a progressive (progressive/liberal/conservative get confusing and inter-wined the farther down in history we go), so I think the answer would be B; plus his family was in the timber/lumber industry as well as land interests & speculation. So it's not C or D for sure; so it could be A or B. I am leading towards B.

Answer 3

http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2011647504/ A good source for the image

Answer 4

CORRECTION!!! the answer is A
Forests were being consumed by money-hungry lumber companies, and Pinchot needed support in his conservation efforts.
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