In this cartoon, published in the American magazine "Puck," the United States is depicted as a large police man called upon to settle a dispute by smaller characters in a typical American city neighborhood. This is an early example of the United States seeing itself as the world's policeman, responsible for maintaining order and protecting the weak. In the cartoon, the Uncle Same policeman is not being swayed by the entreaties of either side to the dispute, representing the United States' actual position of neutrality in regards to the Boer War.
