Judge — March 23, 1929 — page 12: what you’re looking at

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# Political Cartoon Analysis: "Gun Carrier" This Judge cartoon depicts a workplace scene where a "Gun Carrier" (likely a factory or industrial worker) confesses to his boss that he forgot to bring his gun to work. The cartoon appears to satirize labor tensions of the early 20th century, when industrial disputes sometimes turned violent. The humor lies in the absurdity that a worker would be *expected* to carry a weapon to his job—suggesting either that workplace confrontations were so normalized that forgetting one's gun was a fireable offense, or that management anticipated violent labor unrest. The exotic jungle setting with the two armed figures below the aggressive elephant-like creature may add commentary about dangerous, "uncivilized" working conditions. This reflects anxieties about class conflict and industrial violence during a period of significant labor strife in America.