Judge, 1916-05-20 · page 16 of 28
Judge — May 20, 1916 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This illustrated dialogue satirizes early 20th-century idealistic proposals to prevent war through international sports competition. The cartoon depicts fashionably dressed characters debating a scheme where nations would settle disputes through golf and other games rather than military conflict. The satire targets the naïveté of such utopian thinking: a character proposes that "Common People can play with the Kings" and that international tournaments would replace warfare and diplomacy. Others point out practical flaws—including that correspondence golf matches could involve mail fraud. The humor lies in mocking both the grandiose optimism of peace activists and the absurdity of believing sport could replace geopolitics. References to "the Common People," "the Millennium," and "democracy" suggest this targets progressive-era reformers and their faith in democratic solutions to international conflict—a belief Judge's satirists found comically naive.
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