Judge, 1928-04-21 · page 27 of 36
Judge — April 21, 1928 — page 27: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a **Arthurian legend parody** mocking American military preparedness during the "Yellow Peril" era (anti-Japanese sentiment common in early 20th-century America). The cartoon "How Arthur's Gobs Will Check ye Yellow Peril" satirizes a supposed naval strategy: King Arthur proposes filling ships with "soft and silken pillows" and pretty women to lure knights into military service, arguing this will defend against Japanese attack. The humor is **absurdist and deeply sexist**—it ridicules both ineffective military planning and treats women as recruitment tools. The page also includes **vintage advertisements** (Dentyne gum, Abbott's Bitters, cruise tours) unrelated to the satire. A second cartoon shows a car with failing brakes, captioned with a humorist's quip about mechanical failure. The overall satirical point appears to be that American military strategy was dangerously naive or foolish—though the specific policy being mocked is unclear from this excerpt alone.
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