Judge, 1930-12-20 · page 3 of 36
Judge — December 20, 1930 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis of "Judging the News" This December 1930 *Judge* page satirizes contemporary economic and political debates during the Great Depression's early stages. The header cartoon shows five editors juggling globes and tools—visual metaphors for handling news stories. The main comic strip (three panels) depicts a Christmas tree being carried through increasingly crowded, chaotic scenes. The satire likely comments on how people are struggling during economic hardship while still attempting holiday celebrations. The text snippets reference Republican-Democratic cooperation on unemployment relief and make a cynical joke about Scottish Christmas traditions (smoking cigars indoors to stay warm), implying the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) prevents alternative warming methods. The overall message criticizes politicians' inability to address Depression-era suffering while ordinary citizens maintain desperate normalcy.
📄 Transcribed text from this page (OCR, searchable)
Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
97105 Jack Suutrcewortu, Editor Georce Jean NATHAN Ricuarp J. Wats Stoney S. Lenz, Contributing Editors JUDGING THE NEWS Now comes the big question to con- Avo we still can't see how repealing Yet, anyhow it will be a long *N front us again: Where to pay how ** the Eighteenth Amendment would time before any candidate for much for how many of which kind of help unemployment. ‘Think of all the — office has the nerve to suggest that his what to give to whom? bartenders who would be thrown out — ciection will insure prosperity. of work! Tie Democrats hadn’t had the Re- AY the crowds you see in the brok- publicans worried for years until ‘You can always tell a Scotchman. ers’ offices these days are prob- they offered to co-operate with them. He smokes his Christmas cigars. ably there to keep warm, J 4 a a | ‘ : 0.1930, Botered as Second-Class Matter, October 21, 1851. at the Post Office at New York City, N.Y... under act of Mareh 3, 1870, Additional males, 1-1. N.V. $8.08 year Idea copy. Publabed weekly ‘by Judge Fubtisbing Co. ine. 18 Past 4hth Sizeet, New York. N.Y. god copyrignted 1830. by ie tn the’ Us and Great britain, Fred 1 Rogan, Presgent: Ridney 8. Lena, Vice President: V ¥. Hates, Treasurer: Joseph T. Cooney, Secretary, 18 East 48th New York, N.Y. Particular nd 3E Is protected under tbe ry at Jai by 1 comicbooks.com