Judge — May 18, 1907 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Young America" - Judge Magazine, May 18, 1907 This political cartoon depicts a child-figure representing the United States playing a large bugle or horn labeled "PLOIEM" (unclear from OCR), wearing a stars-and-stripes outfit and a halo inscribed "YOUNG AMERICA." The child holds a teddy bear. The caption reads: "He's satisfied with his big stick." This references Theodore Roosevelt's "big stick" diplomacy—his foreign policy emphasizing military power and intervention. The cartoon appears satirical, portraying American interventionism as childish behavior: a young nation playing with toys and making noise rather than conducting mature statecraft. The Capitol building visible in the background anchors the scene in Washington politics. The satire critiques Roosevelt-era American imperialism as juvenile posturing.