Judge — January 23, 1915 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This page satirizes **government oversight of the Panama Canal Zone**. The main article "Mixing Government and Society" criticizes the *Canal Record*, the official publication of the Panama Canal Commission, for publishing frivolous social gossip—club teas, marriages, divorces, births—alongside serious engineering content. The central cartoon depicts a figure climbing a tree labeled "REALISM," with the caption suggesting someone should "have it" while another person says "that's just the touch we need." This likely mocks the tension between the *Record's* romantic social coverage and its role as an official government journal. The satire criticizes mixing governmental communications with entertainment-style content, suggesting the publication lacks appropriate seriousness for official canal administration.