It was about time he woke up. Illustration shows Uncle Sam as Rip Van Winkle returning from his tariff sleep to discover that other countries now dominate foreign trade; his old rifle labeled Monopoly Tariff is outdated. John Bull sits with other representatives of foreign countries outside the Inn of South American Trade; in the background, steamships with flags of many nations unload freight; an insert shows a map and The North Americans Idea of the Western Hemisphere. Date 1911 February 8. It was about time he woke up. Illustration shows Uncle Sam as Rip Van Winkle returning from his tariff sleep to discover that other countries now dominate foreign trade; his old rifle labeled Monopoly Tariff is outdated. John Bull sits with other representatives of foreign countries outside the Inn of South American Trade; in the background, steamships with flags of many nations unload freight; an insert shows a map and The North Americans Idea of the Western Hemisphere. Date 1911 February 8.