This cartoon implies that without America the bridge would collapse. The bridge represents the League of Nations, and Uncle Sam, the personification of America is reluctant to place the keystone in the bridge to complete it. This is odd because in the Treaty of Versailles, it was Woodrow Wilson the president of America that suggested that the League of Nations as part of his fourteen points. The missing keystone demonstrates how difficult it will be for the League to function without having the United States as a member. But it was a Republican majority in Congress that blocked the USA's entry into the League, not the President. It is now known that Wilson was very, very ill during vital periods at Versailles and afterwards and probably lacked the will to win Congress around.

Summary

DescriptionThe Gap in the Bridge.png	English: Caption:The Gap in the Bridge. Cartoon about the absence of the USA from the League of Nations, depicted as the missing keystone of the arch. The cigar also symbolizes America (Uncle sam) enjoying its wealth العربية: فجوة الجسر": جسر عصبة الأمم الذي صممه الرئيس الأمريكي" (كاريكاتير)
Date	(10 December 1919)
Source	Punch Magazine 10 December 1919 Raffo, P. (1974). The League of Nations. London: The Historical Association, p. 7
Author	Leonard Raven-Hill  (1867–1942)      Alternative names "Craven Hill" Description British artist and illustrator Date of birth/death 10 March 1867  31 March 1942  Location of birth Bath Work location England, United Kingdom Authority file : Q6525658 VIAF: 64276221 ISNI: 0000000081440227 ULAN: 500003628 LCCN: n85321766 Open Library: OL597292A WorldCat creator QS:P170,Q6525658
Other versions	File:The Gap in the Bridge.png

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