Judge, 1906-02-17 · page 1 of 16
Judge — February 17, 1906 — page 1: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This 1906 *Judge* cartoon satirizes American anxieties about Chinese immigration and military power. The large figure appears to represent China or a Chinese soldier, depicted as a threatening, towering presence. The smaller figure at left—labeled with what seems to be American or Western insignia—looks diminished by comparison. The title plays on "The Yellow Kid," a famous newspaper comic character, while invoking "Yellow Peril"—a contemporary racist phrase describing fears of Asian dominance. The accompanying article discusses Chinese military organization and General Hoel, suggesting contemporary concerns about China's modernization and military strength. The cartoon expresses early-20th-century American xenophobia, presenting Chinese military development as an existential threat to Western interests.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
J VOL. 50 NO.1270 FEBRUARY 17 1906 PRICE 10 CENTS Umrenee Ar rae Pony Orme AY Mew rows as Secon Coase Marten Copvaour 1906 er Dueck Comeaay Tine Reomrence ay 4 TeAoe Maen published a striking article on the new (Chinese army, by its special correspondent, who was lately with Geo- eral Nogi, He describes the work of that army—which has been mostly created within the past four years, and owes its organization to the genius of the Viceroy Yuan Shikal—as little short of a revela- tion, At the manceuvres recently held at Ho-chien-fu, a city « hun- | dred miles up the river from Tien-Tuin, thirty officers representing foreign armies attended on the invitation of the imperial authorities. ‘The writer describes the Chinese transport and commissariat ar rangements as admirable, and the discipline of the infantry as all that could be desired. Further, “it is safe to assert that better fire discipline could scarcely be conceived. . . : The manner in which the drivers handled their teams and brought the guns out of line one by one was s sight for gods, and a great contrast to the screaming and jibbing team work characteristic of the Japanese ar- tillery.”” The work of the engineers was also excellent. The worst points of the new army are the cavalry, which requires years to per fect, and the weapons, which are often old-fashioned and too diversi fied in pattern—both of them defects which time will remove. The writer gives high praise to the way in which great masses of men were handled in the final parade before the viceroy. Such a depar- tare from traditional Chinese policy is far more significant than the clamor of the young Chinese nationalists, for it means reforms on the same tines which have made Japan great. Europe has been trying for @ hundred years to awaken the Chinese. We doubt when they are fully awake whether we shall be pleased with the result.—Lon- don Spectator. — CoPrMiGnT 1908 BY JUOGE COMPANY PUBLISMERS, 226 FOURTH AVE. MEW YORK THE NEWEST YELLOW KID—HE’S THE REAL YELLOW PERIL. comicbooks.com