Judge, 1919-01-04 · page 7 of 32
Judge — January 4, 1919 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis The cartoon depicts two Black passengers aboard a ship, with one asking the other if this is the same ocean they crossed on their journey. The dialogue uses dialect stereotyping common to the era. The accompanying column "Sixes and Sevens" is a collection of brief political quips rather than a unified article. Key references include: - **Postmaster General Burleson**: Criticized for seizing telegraph cables, with a joke about his mail service being slow - **Kaiser Bill**: Germany's leader, mocked for underestimating American resources ("Uncle Sam") - **President Wilson**: Criticized as inconsistent on religious doctrine and election results - **WWI context**: References to anti-German sentiment (renaming sauerkraut "Liberty cabbage"), hostility toward "the Hun," and Bolshevism in Russia - **Prohibition hint**: Jokes about bars becoming "inviting" soon, likely referencing coming alcohol prohibition The satire targets government inefficiency, wartime hysteria, and political hypocrisy. The cartoon itself relies on racist caricature typical of Judge's era.
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Drawn by Jou Coxseurn . “Excuse me, Loot me old ocea: but is dis hyah de same ol’ ocean we done come over by?” “Yassah, Ah kinda thought Ah recognized it.” Sixes and Sevens By Avsert E. Hoyt UR ancestors used to be glad to elect any kind of a fit official, but we modern specialists seem to prefer the epileptic kind. Postmaster General Burleson seized the cables on the off chance that his cable service might overtake his mail service. 2 The purchasing power of the German mark would be a lot greater if Kaiser Bill hadn’t taken Uncle Sam for an easy one. 2 Swell society has always frowned on the bar sinister, but any old bar is going to look mighty inviting to old timers a few months from now. 2 President Wilson is a Presbyterian elder, but since giving the congressional returns the once over he isn’t so strong on the doctrine of election. Hoover ought to induce Congress, by wireless, to adopt some substitute for chewing the rag. t Bolshevism in Russia seems to give birth to every- thing the French Reign of Terror did—except a Napoleon. * Sauerkraut is now generally called “Liberty cab- bage,” and next thing we know the limburger will be known as “George Washington cheese,” but—well, you remember what Shakespeare said about the rose under any other name. * Senator Jim Ham Lewis says that President Wilson is “the greatest benefactor to humanity New Jersey ever sent to mankind.” Just think of the millions the Jersey mosquito has kept from living in Nev Jersey, Jim. * Congress is no place for any man whose hatred of the Hun is still suffering from stringhalt in the off leg. comicbooks.co m