Judge — June 30, 1917 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon depicts an elderly man with glasses and a beard confronting a younger man in profile. The title "The Home Guard" suggests commentary on American domestic security during World War I (the U.S. entered the war in April 1917). The satire likely mocks civilian vigilantism or overzealous "home front" enforcement during wartime—possibly referring to paranoia about spies, draft evasion, or sedition. The elderly figure appears to represent established authority or patriotic fervor, while the younger man may represent either a suspect or someone being detained. Without additional context or caption text, the specific figures remain unclear, though the cartoon critiques excessive wartime domestic policing or civilian enforcement of patriotic conformity.