Judge, 1917-09-22 · page 10 of 28
Judge — September 22, 1917 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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This WWI-era satirical page mocks American attitudes toward the war and patriotism. The central cartoon, "No Peace Without Annexation," depicts a couple in an intimate moment, captioned with a political demand—likely satirizing how Americans were conflating romantic/personal desires with expansionist war aims. The surrounding short pieces ridicule various hypocrisies: "Sidestepping Slackerism" jokes about men avoiding military service through hasty marriage; "The Prussian Conscience" mocks German morality as selectively applied; "Sunday School Patriotism" shows children parroting patriotic slogans without understanding; and the farmer comparison contrasts Revolutionary-era sacrifice with WWI-era reluctance to abandon commercial pursuits. The page uses humor to critique American ambivalence about entering the war, selective patriotism, and the gap between stated ideals and actual behavior—common Judge themes during 1917-1918.
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Disproving the Proverbs HERE WAS a young woman who lived in a shack, And all of her wages she put on her back. When folks called it foolish to act as she did, She merely smiled sweetly and bought a new “lid.” She looked so bewitching, beguiling and fair She captured and married a young mil- lionaire, And now she rides out every day in her car— Which gives the old maxims a sizable jar! —Walter G. Doty. What They Want What the Allies want is simply this: the status quo ante-Wilhelm. Fair Mistress—You wake up promptly, don’t you, Bridget? The new cook—Sure, mum. Just give me a couple av shakes. Sidestepping Slackerism He—But if he marries now, won't he be called a coward? She—Not if he marries her. “NO PEACE WITHOUT ANNEXATION” "76—'17 I’ the gallant old days of '76 When America rose in her might, Old Israel Putnam left his good plow 4.nd galloped away to the fight! But the patriot-farmer of '17 Ties the Star-Spangled flag to his plow— To save and conserve and never to swerve— Is the way that they do it now! —Lida Keck Wiggins. Sunday School Patriotism Jennie—Jimmie, don’t you want to have any stars in your heavenly crown? Jimmie—Not unless I can have the stripes, too, by jingo! The Preference Willis—I wonder what branch of the service they will make the Pacifists serve in? Gillis—The olive-branch, no doubt. The Prussian Conscience The Prussian conscience is that still, small voice that tells the Prussian when England does something wrong. “Self-starters be darned! I'd give $10,000 right now for a good self-stopper!” Jokes Sillicus—Do you ever read the humor- ous features in the newspapers? Cynicus—Sometimes I glance over the weather indications and the list of mar- riages. At Last When the burning cross of our suffer- burned down to the last ember to draw women’s faces in the The Hidden Spring MEX call me old and bent and queer, But ah, their visions lie, For I am still no older, dear, Than when we kissed goodbye. The seasons come with cheer or chill To change the earth and sea, The seasons flutter up the hill But nothing changes me. Down deep within my secret heart This spring of youth is set; True lovers loving sometimes part, But never can forget. I’ve struggled up the narrow way, My head held high with pride, For through the longest, hardest day Love soldiered at my side. Men cannot kill with cannon’s breath, In hate and bloody strife— There is no death but passion’s death And love is all of lifel —Jane Burr. comicbooks.com,