Following the piper / Keppler.
Illustration shows "J.P. Morgan" as a huge piper, playing a pipe labeled "Merger", leading a pack of diminutive corporate investors labeled "Ship Owner, Bank Pres., Wall Str. Operator, Rail R. Magnate, Broker, [and] Corpor[a]tion Lawyer" followed by the general populace, among them a "Reporter" with a large-frame camera balanced on his knee. In the background, European countries show their displeasure.
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