Judge — April 24, 1909 — page 2: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 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.