Judge, 1918-06-08 · page 2 of 36
Judge — June 8, 1918 — page 2: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page is **not a satirical cartoon** but rather **government propaganda**. It's an announcement from the Committee on Public Information (the U.S. government's WWI propaganda agency) promoting a series of 30 official war booklets explaining America's entry into World War I and German war aims. The content lists six booklets covering topics like how America entered the war, the President's speeches, German military practices, and the German government system. The messaging emphasizes educating Americans about why fighting Germany was necessary and exposing German authoritarianism. The eagle emblem and formal layout present this as official state communication. This represents the government's coordinated effort to build public support for the war effort through mass-distributed educational materials.