Judge, 1911-10-28 · page 4 of 24
Judge — October 28, 1911 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This page presents four political cartoons satirizing early 20th-century events: **"College Freshman"** mocks the rowdy behavior of college freshmen, referencing German university traditions. **"Turkey Gets the Boot"** comments on Italy's military actions against the Ottoman Empire, depicting Turkey being expelled. The text references the Italo-Turkish War and mentions 220,000 losses for the Ottoman Faith. **"The Democratic Totem Pole"** stacks grotesque faces representing Democratic Party chaos and internal conflict, with labels including "Bryanism" and "Panic"—likely referencing William Jennings Bryan and economic crises. **"The Dove of Peace in Europe"** and **"Business Football"** mock post-war European instability and the notion that business will revive once political turmoil ends. The cartoons reflect Judge magazine's conservative Republican perspective criticizing Democratic leadership and international instability.
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COLLEGE FRESHMAN. Even if the startling and extravagant asser- tions about the wildness of college treshmen recently made by a Mr Crane, of Chicago, were true, it does not necessarily follow that the blame should be laid at the doors of college halls. If a young man who goes to college has not enough strength of character to resist the vicious temptations of undergraduate life, something 1s the fault with the secondary schools and the pa- rental training at home. The temptations to do right are probably strongerin college communities than in any other place where young men are gathered together. Mr. Crane should remember the words of Bismarck about the German univer- sites, ‘‘ Some of their men ruin their health by overstudy, some of them go to the devil through drink, but the rest of them rule the Empure."’ TURKEY GETS THE BOOT. Italy wants to remember, when letting Moham- med V. feel the toe of its boot, that while it may with impunity trample on the ruler of the Turks, it will not be so easy to “‘ walk over "* the Caliph of all Islam. the Commander of the Faithful, the Defender of Moslem Faith, etc. Behind the latter are 220,000,000 fierce Moslems ready to die for their Faith. Even the strongest Euro- pean nation wants to think twice before provok- ing a Holy War with the Moslem world. OPINIONS OF THE COURT THE DEMOCRATIC TOTEM POLE. THE DOVE OF PEACE 1N EUROPE, The European Dove of Peace is a strange bird these days with feathers of iron and bill and claws of steel. Possibly the best thing that could happen would be to let the bird molt, even if it took a war. After two great nations had lost, their navies in a fierce battle they would be more willing to come to terms about limiting naval armaments in the future, It would bea tre- mendous price to pay, but it might be worth it, BUSINESS FOOTBALL It may be great sport to kick Prosperity all over the field, but while the game is going on, the mills and factories are running on part time; business houses are not replenishing their stocks ; railroads are not building extensions or making improvements, etc. The sooner the game be- tween lawyers and industries is over, the sooner will Prosperity return to the country at large. JupGE cannot emphasize too much the necess- ity of a return of Prosperity if the Republican party is to be successful at the polls next year. comicbooks.com