Judge — July 12, 1919 — page 21: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page collects anti-Bolshevik propaganda cartoons from Judge magazine, likely from the early 1920s Red Scare period. The cartoons depict Bolshevism (Soviet communism) as a dangerous foreign threat: **"The Unwelcome Fifth"** suggests Bolshevists as a subversive "fifth column" infiltrating society. **"The King is Dead—Long Live the King!"** shows a figure enthroned over dead bodies, portraying Soviet leadership as tyrannical. **"Cunning Advice"** depicts Lenin advising Western radicals to hide their true intentions from governments. **"If the Bolshevists Would Join Us Now"** (appears incomplete) likely presents a satirical alternative scenario. The overall message: Bolshevism represents violent, deceptive foreign ideology threatening Western stability and order. The cartoons promote fear of communist infiltration during the post-WWI period when such anxiety was widespread in America.