Judge, 1931-05-09 · page 5 of 36
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# "Judging the News" - May 6, 1931 This satirical column mocks contemporary news items through brief commentary and a cartoon. The editorial criticizes: 1. **Labor predictions** about future workers only "pushing buttons" 2. **Wall Street financing** foreign trade through a $10M bank 3. **Republican landslides** — mentioning Suri and Alfonso as "outstanding victims" 4. **Cigarette marketing** claims about throat-kindness 5. **Honduras revolution** — sarcastically questioning Hoover's involvement The large cartoon appears to depict a circus or carnival scene with military figures, likely satirizing political instability or conflict. The caption reads: "Well, I think the trend is upward—last week we sold two elephants and an ant-eater," suggesting commentary on political/economic chaos presented as entertainment or profit opportunity. The overall tone criticizes government, big business, and media sensationalism.
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©cisa 113693 MAY -6 1931 Jack Snutriewortn, Editor JUDGING THE NEWS Tite workman of the future will do nothing but push buttons, ‘ theorist. ‘That’s what the workmen are doing—only they're sell- Wall Street This will com i handy if there’s ever any more fore trade. i Ssiru and Alfonso are the two utstanding victims of Republi- can landslides in recent years. Grorce Jean NATHAN Ricuarp J. Wats Ne Yorx, we , is to have a dry spaper. 1, we hope it ugh to wrap our empty will be big Lottles in, D you can now buy cigarettes that : nd to your throat. We only wish that the laundry would send back collars that were. Gp, there's a revolution in Honduras? That is a surprise; Hoover didn't go anywhere near the place. Stoney S. Lenz, Contributing Editors Ax» our Government never does anything by halves—except, be get the marines out of Nicaragua. Ir will not stall or nosedive. Now if they could only apply the autogiro principle to heavyweight fighters! is claimed that autogiro planes Np there hasn't been od fight in New York for years; the pub- lic won't stand for another Sharkey- Schmeling brawl and the cops and the Reds are mad ut each other. JEDGE, Volume 100. No. 2584. M: 1879." Additional entry at Jamaica, and cop; ed 1931, by it in the U ar Sceretary, 18 East 48th Street. New York. Ne Ys Matter. October 21, 1881, at the Post Offee 2 Pustisbed ws jodie ons "Sidney & Lena Vice Presiden President: Sidney Attention ts called to the fact that every article and visions of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U. 8. 3 pleture comicbooks.com