Judge — August 28, 1920 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page This is an illustration by Walter De Maris depicting two figures in conversation beneath an archway with moonlight visible beyond. The caption reads: "I find the only way to keep servants is to treat them as our equals." "But, my dear, aren't you rather ambitious?" The cartoon satirizes the tension between democratic ideals and class hierarchy in early 20th-century America. One figure advocates treating servants as social equals—a progressive notion for the era. The other character's response mocking this as "ambitious" expresses the conservative viewpoint that such equality is unrealistic or pretentious. The satire targets wealthy individuals who claim egalitarian principles while maintaining traditional class distinctions in household labor relationships.