Judge — June 13, 1925 — page 16: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This three-panel satirical cartoon depicts a baseball-themed metaphor for legislative maneuvering. Each panel represents successive "strikes" against what appears to be labor or progressive causes: **Panel 1:** "Strike!" - The 18th Amendment (Prohibition) is depicted as a tall figure being batted by what appears to be a politician, while the "Public" looks on. **Panel 2:** "Strike Tuh!" - The Volstead Act (enforcing Prohibition) is similarly struck down. **Panel 3:** "Strike Three! Yer Out!" - A "Persecution Espionage" measure (likely referencing post-WWI suppression laws) is the final strike, with the public knocked down. The cartoon satirizes how multiple restrictive laws were passed in rapid succession, using baseball language to suggest these measures were "struck" against the American people's interests. The "umpire" figure appears to represent political leadership executing this legislative agenda.