Judge — March 16, 1918 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Nightmares of a Pacifist—No. 3" This is a satirical cartoon mocking anti-war activism during World War I. The caption describes Willie Bonehead—apparently a pacifist protester—being thrown out an eighteenth-floor office window by his boss as punishment for his "un-American protests against the war." The image shows a figure falling from a tall skyscraper (labeled "Subway Station"), viewed from below to emphasize the height and danger. The satire targets pacifists as unpatriotic during wartime, suggesting their anti-war stance deserves extreme punishment. This reflects the intense pro-war sentiment and hostility toward war resisters that characterized American public opinion during WWI. Judge magazine used humor to delegitimize opposition to the war effort.