Judge, 1909-11-06 · page 2 of 16
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This Judge magazine page satirizes President Taft's policies through two sections: **"Taft's Circle"** (top left) praises Taft for convincing Americans of labor organization benefits and encouraging railroad development—presenting his perspective sympathetically. **"Seeing Ourselves as Others See Us"** (right) quotes German and British perspectives praising American wages and labor protections as superior to European standards. **"Bill's Home"** (bottom cartoon) shows an enormous income tax bill hanging on a clothesline like laundry, with the Capitol and Washington Monument visible. The cartoon ironically contrasts Taft's pro-labor, pro-business rhetoric with the reality of increased taxation burden on citizens. "Bill" likely represents the American public being figuratively washed by income tax obligations.
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Fifth Aves New York. + Pre Avner James M. Lee, Managing Ed JOHN A, SLEICHE Wrorren valle in adv Germany. Hack SUM " CHANGE OF A HILE time to of his own, nterests of a mnviner the Ameri At Hoston, for example, he spok entral bank under government supe At Chicayo he was most emphati of the usual delay of the laws. dy, he offered sane and practical in the nor contre in his denunciatio By way of a ren suggestion Ins emphasized the adv and, with equ tion the sacred right of man to as he might choose to . aw! ion of that right was most severely condemned by the President. His talk at F 0, cal., on the importance of little things in life, was a good sermon, Incidentally, the President practices what he preaches, That the President has the most profound respect for the Constitution ix evident from his speech at Prescott, Ariz., where he said, * greatest Constitution that ever was made is the Constitution of the United S At Corpus Christi, Tex., he urged a‘* square deal? for the railroads, that they might reasonable profits through popular prejudice. » President, ‘ we want to encourage our king on the labor question, President Taft wes of labor organizations, lid not forget to me or for such a wage frankness, he 88 in} not be deprived « “The truth is, railroads."” Junee is glad that the tri By his speeche: while on the circle President Taft has shown that he has great pol cies of his own and that he is not simply trying to follow in his predecessor's footsteps. said t was so successful, BILLS Cable Address, “ Judgark.” Tel. 6632 Madison Square. lent, FW. Schineil Artur ‘Terry, Treasurer, Onna 1136-7 te Building, Chicago, Ul i Grant E. Hamilton, Art Editor. KD WHEKLY AT 10 CKNTS A COPY, $5.00 2.99 13s hy draft on New Vork, of by express or postal order, mot by laal checks The contents of FUDGE are protected by cooyrigM in buth the United States ard Great ‘ORS must inclose 4 stamped and cell addressed envelope with all manascrDtse uf the Latter wunen found unavarlanie cannot be guaranteeds tf JUDGE cannot be foved at any oews-stend. tbe publlsbers will be ander obligations if that fact be promptly reported on postal-card or by letter. edget numbet os thelt wrapper, brom (wo to three weeks must SEEING OURSELVES AS OTHERS SEE US, | of the most eloquent speeches ever delivered before the German Reichstag, Prince Bismarck said, *t The success of the United States in material development is the most illustrious of modern times, The Ameri fully borne and suppi d the most gigantic and expen all history, but immediately afterward it disbanded its army, found employment for all its soldiers and marines, paid off most of its debt, e labor and homes to all the unemployed of Europe as fast as they could arrive within its territory, and still by a system of ct ax not to be p ved, much less felt. Because nt that the prosperity of America is due laws, I urge tha’ Germany has now sary to imitate the tariff system the way the Germans see us. Srpress refiects the English view. labor of an nation has not only succe ¢ war of taxation so indir: it is my delib that point where it is United States.” This is Jon “* America’s reward for protecting the ns isa record of prosperity without parallel in the history of the world, Is Britain to follow her example, or is she to continue to fall backward among the civilized nations? ‘Those American newspapers that are having 80 much to say about the tariff should scrutinize most carefully these reflections from German and British mirrors, Jupcr has long sought to foster and to encourage American labor, and consequently is bitterly opposed to anything that would reduce the high -the highest in the world—that the American When the cheapness with which one may live abroad is quoted it is but simple justice to place by the side of the same the pauper wages that foreign labor is paid. her teeming mil HOME