Public antagonism towards the enemy – and enemy aliens – was one factor that drove the policy of internment. Hostility manifested itself in a number of ways: job dismissals, attacks on foreign-owned establishments, and harassment. Enemy figures, such as Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II, were vilified. Here, children at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto are invited to “knock out the Kaiser’s teeth” to win a prize.

City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 880