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OriginalLawson Wood's contribution to WWI British recruitment posters targeted the Scots . The caption's reference is to the Germans declaring the Treaty of London (1839), which granted Belgium's neutrality and independence, as a "scrap of paper", then violating the treaty they signed and invading.
Reason
We lacked a Scottish recruitment poster for WWI. Now we have it, and it's a fine illustration. I suspect the cartoon was borrowed for the poster, given that, unusually, the Parliamentary Recruiting Committee very carefully notes Wood as the copyright holder, hence why it's not uploaded as Crown Copyright on commons.
Articles in which this image appears
History of the United Kingdom during World War I, Recruitment to the British Army during the First World War, Treaty of London (1839), Lawson Wood (Admittedly, all just added, but I doubt they'll be removed.)
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/History/WWI
Creator
Lawson Wood, restored by Adam Cuerden

Promoted File:Lawson Wood - Parliamentary Recruiting Committee - Your King & Country Need You.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 05:39, 14 January 2016 (UTC)[reply]