Judge, 1917-11-10 · page 18 of 28
Judge — November 10, 1917 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page reprints satirical cartoons from Allied nations during World War I, mocking Germany and the Kaiser. **"More Teutonitis"** (British): Shows a German soldier being told to abandon stolen goods and leave, satirizing German aggression and territorial seizure. **"Not Really a Difficult Problem"** (French): Darkly jokes that France has 100,000 German spies to execute—but needs 100,000 trees to hang them from. It's gallows humor about perceived German infiltration. **"If the German will only straighten up..."** (Italian): Depicts the Kaiser as a rigid military automaton; straightening his back brings peace—mocking German militarism as mechanical and inhuman. **"I can't find the button"** (French): Shows the Kaiser unable to stop his war machine, suggesting he's lost control of the conflict he started—a critique of German leadership's inability or unwillingness to end the war. These represent propaganda art circulating among Allied nations, portraying Germany as aggressive, infiltrating, dehumanized, and trapped by its own militarism.
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WAR CARTOONS FROM ABROAD More Teutonitis ‘Drop that bag and go bagk to your own country “Ach, Gott! You are stretching out your sacril hand towards the sacred Fatherland!" —Westminster Ga: (London). jot Really a Difficult Problem mais plus de 100,000 arbres pour les pendre 100,000 spies, yes,—but more than 100,000 trees upon which to hang them.—La Baionnette (Paris). on pour déclencher tout le movement.” big button I set the whole Basterebbe che il popolo tedesco drizzasse la schiena per avere 1917 . . la Pace. Par le views bon Dieu allemand! Je ne puis trouver le bouton quil'arréte! If the German will only straighten up his back he will “By the Lord God of Germany! I can’t find the button have peace.—L’A sino (Turin). that shuts it off!” —Le Péle-Méle (Paris). comicbooks.com