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The scrap of paper. Prussia's perfidy - Britain's bond. The Treaty of 1839 (which the German Chancellor tore up remarking that it was only "a scrap of paper") said: "Belgium ... shall form an independent and perpetually neutral state. It shall be bound to observe such neutrality towards all other states. "... Can Britons stand by while Germany crushes an innocent people? Enlist today.
Collection StructurePoster collection > The scrap of paper. Prussia's perfidy - Britain's bond. The Treaty of 1839 (which the German Chancellor tore up remarking that it was only "a scrap of paper") said: "Belgium ... shall form an independent and perpetually neutral state. It shall be bound to observe such neutrality towards all other states. "... Can Britons stand by while Germany crushes an innocent people? Enlist today.
Item Title The scrap of paper. Prussia's perfidy - Britain's bond. The Treaty of 1839 (which the German Chancellor tore up remarking that it was only "a scrap of paper") said: "Belgium ... shall form an independent and perpetually neutral state. It shall be bound to observe such neutrality towards all other states. "... Can Britons stand by while Germany crushes an innocent people? Enlist today.
Collection TitlePoster collection
Issuing Body Great Britain. Parliamentary Recruiting Committee
Date Created1914/1918?
Description

Text only. Variant of UK 243; publisher is abbreviated as H. W. & V. Ld.

Theme(s)
Military Affairs
World War I
Language(s)
English
Country of Origin
United Kingdom
Country of OriginGreat Britain
DimensionsOverall: 30 x 20 in. (76.2 x 50.8 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium political posters
Color
color
Hoover IDPoster UK 243C
Record NumberXX343.18795
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
RightsNo known restrictions.

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