Judge — April 5, 1913 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine Cartoon Analysis This page from *Judge* magazine satirizes debates about New York infrastructure and presidential authority circa World War I era. The top cartoon shows a chaotic crowd at the White House demanding various offices and positions, captioned "HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE THE PRESIDENT?" It mocks the overwhelming demands placed on the sitting president. The bottom cartoon, "A SUGGESTION BY 'JUDGE,'" depicts a massive ocean liner with smoking funnels, sarcastically proposing a steamship as a solution to the trans-Atlantic pier extension controversy in New York Harbor. The accompanying text references disputes between shipping companies, the war department, and New York City regarding Hudson River pier space and a proposed New York-New Jersey bridge. The "suggestion" humorously implies such infrastructure problems are as absurd as docking a ship where a bridge should be.