Political cartoons
Cuba and Uncle Sam
USA: "You Burned down our Ship!"
Cuba: "What?"
Ship represents the American Ship Maine. The man with the mustache is Cuba. He is being attacked by America, the man pointing at him. The man represents America, who is blaming Cuba for the sinking of Maine. Behind him he is holding a match, suggesting that it was America's own fault for the sinking of the ship.
CHINA vs. EUROPE
The door represents the door that would soon be open. This makes an inference to the Open door policy by Hay. USA is the man with the big stick trying to open the door to china. The man behind America is England and the rest of Europe, showing that Europe also supports the open door policy. The man behind the door is China, who doesn't want the Europeans to come in.
Hawaii vs. Big Businesses
In this cartoon, the monster represents the Big businesses in America who want to annex Hawaii. The pineapple represents Hawaii and the Woman blocking the monster represents Queen Liliuokalani.