Cartoon, Humble Pie (Gladstone and San Juan Island)

Cartoon, Humble Pie -- a satirical comment on a government failure regarding a boundary dispute between the UK and USA over the island of San Juan in the Pacific North-West. The German Emperor had acted as arbitrator and decided in favour of the American border preference, much to the annoyance of Canada. There had already been an earlier failure (though it was part of the same issue), which leads John Bull to complain to head waiter Gladstone that he is being served humble pie two days running

Analogy Annoyance Arbitrator Comment Customer Decided Dispute Failure Favour Gladstone Humble Metaphor Negotiation Preference Tenniel

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