Judge — February 5, 1910 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Universal Peace" — Judge Magazine Satire This 1910 political cartoon satirizes Andrew Carnegie's pacifist ideology through dark humor. The image shows military weaponry—cannons, rifles, and military equipment—piled as a monument or funeral pyre, with Carnegie (identifiable by the label "CARNEGIE" on the figure) depicted as a wealthy industrialist overseeing this scene. The caption reads: "UNIVERSAL PEACE. LAST OF A GLORIOUS ARMY AND NAVY—IF CARNEGIE HAD HIS WAY." The satire mocks Carnegie's well-documented advocacy for peace and disarmament by suggesting his pacifist vision would result in the complete elimination of America's military. Judge presents this as absurd and dangerous, using the imagery of weapons reduced to scrap to ridicule Carnegie's progressive peace movement. The cartoon reflects conservative opposition to early 20th-century pacifism.