Cartoon, Discipline (Alsace-Lorraine, WW1)

Cartoon, Discipline. The blackboard reads France ought to have Alsace-Lorraine, Carl referring to the German suspicions that in March 1917 a secret message was sent from Emperor Karl I of Austria via Prince Sixte de Bourbon to French President Poincare promising support for the French claims to Alsace-Lorraine. This message was published by the French government in April 1918. In the cartoon, Carl Hapsburg exclaims "Please, Sir, I didn't write it" and Dr Hohenzollern retorts, "For the credit of the school I shall publicly accept your denial. All the same, my boy, you will now step into my private room"

Alsace Blackboard Claims Czernin Incident Lorraine Message Sixtus Suspicions

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