Judge — September 27, 1919 — page 23: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page collects political cartoons from various newspapers addressing what appears to be a major national crisis or scandal. The central circular portrait likely depicts a prominent political figure under scrutiny. The surrounding cartoons use metaphorical imagery: one shows a figure crushed under falling debris labeled "Bolshevism," suggesting fears of radical political upheaval. Another depicts someone desperately "saving" something small while disaster looms—likely satirizing inadequate responses to a serious problem. The titles reference "bearing down," "furrowing his brow," and struggling to reach "the kitchen"—suggesting worry and difficulty navigating a crisis. The repeated sourcing from St. Louis and regional newspapers indicates this was a widespread, multi-regional concern. Without the specific date or additional context, the exact crisis remains unclear, but the cartoons collectively mock insufficient leadership response to some major threat—possibly economic, political, or social instability affecting the nation around the 1910s-1920s era.