Judge — August 10, 1901 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This Vic cartoon depicts a massive bomb labeled "STRIKE ORDER" exploding in an industrial setting (visible factory/smokestacks through the window). Multiple workers are shown being violently thrown by the blast. The satire critiques the consequences of strike orders during what appears to be an industrial labor dispute. The cartoon argues that strike action harms the workers themselves—depicted literally as casualties of the "explosion"—rather than achieving their goals. The visual metaphor equates the strike order to a destructive bomb, suggesting the satirist viewed labor strikes as self-destructive for working people. This reflects anti-labor sentiment common in Judge magazine, which typically sided with business interests over unions and workers' organizing efforts.