Before revision: Sacrifices to the Modern Moloch, a 1922 cartoon published in The New York Times , criticizing the apparent acceptance by society of increasing automobile-related fatalities When the motor age arrived in Western countries at the beginning of the 20th century, many conservative intellectuals opposed the increase in motor traffic on the roads.
After revision: Sacrifices to the Modern Moloch, a 1923 cartoon published in St. Louis Star , criticizing the apparent acceptance by society of increasing automobile-related fatalities When the motor age arrived in Western countries at the beginning of the 20th century, many conservative intellectuals opposed the increase in motor traffic on the roads.