Judge, 1929-08-10 · page 8 of 36
Judge — August 10, 1929 — page 8: what you’re looking at
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# Explanation for Modern Readers This political satire from *Judge* magazine ridicules the **Hirschberg-Snedeker tariff bill**. The top cartoon shows a traveling salesman enjoying home comforts—satirizing how tariff protections benefit certain businessmen. The main article, titled "Good News, Tariff-Lovers!" uses humor to mock tariff supporters. It describes discovering Armenian gloves (Fig. 1) smuggled into the country despite Article 17 of the tariff allegedly prohibiting them. The joke mocks the tariff's ineffectiveness—spined gloves meant for "mock porcupine soup" somehow evaded customs. The satire suggests the tariff bill, sponsored by Congressmen Vallee and named after sponsors Bamberger and Rudy, fails at its stated purpose while claiming to protect American interests. The piece exposes the gap between protectionist rhetoric and reality.
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C.D RUSSELL The traveling salesman spends a comfortable night at home. Good News, Tariff-Lovers ! This morning whilst I was busying myself in our sunny kitchen clean and singeing an old feather boa for lunch, I heard the postman’s cheery whis- tle outside. Quickly dusting the flour from my hand, I opened the door. “Now, Roy, how many times have I told you not to kiss me whilst my band is in the house rebuked, “Jest supposin’ he should walk in and find us here in flagrante deli- cious?” “Tush, Freda, don't scold!” he interrupted wil- fully, boy that he is, “I just couldn't help it! W' do you think? The new Hirsch- berg-Snedeker tariff bill is here!” I uttered a joy- ful cry and together we stripped the wrappings from the packs he had brought. What fun! Two hours later, when Bert came up from the cellar where he had been pottering with his boats and things, we were still sitting in rapt delight thumbing over the clauses and provisos. The Hirschberg-Snedeker tariff is named after its two sponsors, Fabius Bamberger and Rudy Fig. 1 Vallee, both Congressmen from the Fourth Ward, which is bounded on the north by Evans Street, on the south by Pratt Street, and the east and west by Fox’s Book of Martyrs, The text of the tariff is so familiar to all voters that repeating it would only cause you a severe case of phlebotomy or peristalsis, But there are two or three important changes this year so dull tha® it would be criminal to overlook them. Article 17 of the tariff prohibits Armenians from bringing in gloves like that shown in Fig. 1. As a matter of fact, it also prohibits Armenians, but this is beside the point (that is, Armenians are be- side the point), The truth is that these gloves, bristling with spines, have been sneaked into the country for use in mock porcupine soup, and the real porcupine soup interests have been forced to the wall. Many a man, licking his chops in antici- pation of a tasty porcupine soup, has suddenly discovered one of these gloves awash in his plate instead of the jag- ged delicacy he ex- pected. So down comicbooks.com