Judge, 1909-04-24 · page 2 of 20
Judge — April 24, 1909 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page celebrates the **Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition** (a major 1909 Seattle world's fair). The editorial praises railroad companies for promoting the event through advance ticket sales and press coverage. The cartoon below depicts a labor dispute at a dining table. A worker tells his employer: "Cut the tariff on steel or anything else all you please. American labor can stand it. I don't care"—attributed to Charles M. Schwab (steel magnate). The satire critiques the **tariff debate** of the era: it suggests American workers will tolerate protective tariffs on imports, but the real issue is their own wages and working conditions. The cartoon implies worker frustration that employers use tariff arguments while underpaying labor—the actual "end of the table" determining workers' fates.
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TRAVEL NUMBER Brunswick Building, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York. Cable Address, “Judgark." Tel. 6632 Madison Square. JOHN A. SLEICHER, President. F. W. Schneider, Secretary. Arthur Terry, Treasurer. Wrortian Abventiana Ovvice~ 1196-7 Marquette Huilding, Chicago, Ml. James M. Lee, Managing Editor. Grant E. Hamilton, Art Editor. PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT TEN CENTS A COPY. ALASKA-YUKON.-PACIFIC EXPOSITION—ALL OUT! HE Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition is going to be one ers will ha} of the greatest ** world's fairs’ ever held. Accord- position visitors, ing to The Railroad Trafic Gazette, * AM roads are newspaper and magazine. The Pure Food Magazine is responsible now leading to Seattle.” That there will be large for the statement that the cuisine of Seattle ho crowds daily in attendance is aasured by The Ticket by that of any other city. The Solar System Attractions speaks very * Times, which says, ‘* Never in the history of well indeed of the wonderful sights that will be seen at the Exposi- railroads have the advance sales of tickets been tion, Advance proofs of The Passenger Agents’ Quarterly show larger.” The Passengers’ Review urges its readers unusually large number of railroad advertisements to purchase transportation in advance and thus low rate position are quoted. An ¢ ‘On ‘avoid the rush at the windows’? when crowds Won » and blue trading stamps will be given on stand in line waiting to buy tickets. The indications all purchases of tickets to Seattle." ‘These stamps are good for as > » travelers will be unusually well treated, for 7 many laughs and smiles as holders can find in June one | ductor a ‘nman reports a meeting of railroad employés, rep- should stay away from the Alaska-Yukon-Pacifie Expos' says | resenting all the American railroad ‘8, in which resolutions The Watker and Sprinte the roads during th season passed that extra comfort and convenience should be shown all pas- will be in excellent condition, and the weather bureau pronounces sengers for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacifie Exposition. If The American bad weather.”* Baggage Checker may be believed, all trunks, grips, laundry bags, In brief, the entire Americn press speaks well of the Expo- by carriages, hat boxe: ete., that are checked through to sition, except Tramp Literature, Dead Heads’ Seattle will be “ handled with care.” The National Hotel Register Miser'x Moneybag. It is significant that those papers whose praises and Boardiny House ‘cord says that while rooms are being rapidly are the loudest are the educational publication: In conclusion, at- taken in Seattle, there is still left an assortment so large that any — tention should be called to the deci n from the supreme bench ri one can find suitable accommodations no matter how small the purse, cently handed down by June, “* Every one should attend the Alaska- The World-wide News-stand assures the reading public that Seattle Yukon-Pacif : on sale newspapers from the homes of all Ex- ery one, therefore, is assured of his favorite 1s is not surpassed Agents are that th INE elton sagt UME eS VP ALL DEPENDS ON WHICH END OF THE ‘TABLE YOU SIT. “Cut the taritf on steel or anything else all you 1 ase. American labor can 5 Charles M. Schwab, comicbooks.com