Title

Routed'

Description

Newtownards Chronicle 1914 - Sketch entitled 'Routed'. The image depicts the candidates for S. Bucks, Bethnal Green and Poplar equipped with swords and shields, ready to fight Asquith and Redmond wearing 'Free Trade' and 'Home Rule' shields at the 'Bridge of Union and British Trade Supremacy'. The Caption reads: 'Asquith to Redmond - We dare not fight with these weapons. We should be exterminated'. (S. Bucks Unionist Majority 2331. Bethnal Green, Radical Cabinet Minister defeated. Poplar, Radical Majority reduced by 1551 votes).

Theme

War Art and Poetry