Judge, 1931-11-14 · page 5 of 36
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# "Judging the News" - November 10, 1933 This page from Judge magazine satirizes early 1930s Depression-era politics and policy debates. The main cartoon depicts citizens in apparent poverty or hardship, with the caption "The President has every confidence in the intelligence of our citizens." The satire appears to mock President Franklin D. Roosevelt's optimistic rhetoric about public intelligence during the economic crisis, contrasting his confidence with the visible suffering shown in the illustration. The page's editorial snippets discuss unemployment relief, the League of Nations, banking credits, and prohibition repeal—all major Depression-era issues. The cartoon suggests cynicism about whether the public truly understood or could solve the economic problems they faced, despite presidential assurances.
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Jack SnuttLewortH, Editor Geoxce Jean NaTuAN Ricitarp J. Wats Siwsey S. Lenz, Contributing Editors JUDGING THE NEWS Wt they are able to do in this R™ ALING prohibition might put China-Japan crisis will show 1,500,000 men to work, but it Pure trouble with these unemploy- ment panaceas is that they have to be taken on an empty stomach. A pb whatever the Governor of ‘ North Carolina said to the Gov- ernor of South Carolina couldn't have been as interesting as what the Governor of Louisiana is saying to the Governor of Louisiana. Recess statistics show that forty pereent of German couples are childless. Looks as if the bottom had dropped out of the stork market. whether the League of Nations is big league or bush league. ) aa in the country seems to be in harmony with the Hoover plan for loosening up bank credits ex- cept our banker. A’ whoever is interested in un- usual endurance will probably be glad to know that this will be the third winter the wolf has spent on our doorstep. contests would deprive 123,000,000 people of something to argue about. TH only warm moments we've had so far this winter came when we were trying to get credit with the coal company. Ax? if the committee finds it ditli- cult to raise the funds for w York unemployment relief, they m turn the job over to some of thos Tammany’ politicians. JUDGE, Volume 101. No. 2611, November 14, 1931. Entered as Second-Class Matter, September 16, 1931, Judge Publishing Co, In pal Copyrighted 1931, tn’ the UR and Gt ML. A. Obst, Treasurer: Joseph T. Cooney. Secrecary. 18 Fast 45th Street, New York, N.Y. leular in JUDGE i protected under the provisions of Section 3 of the Copyright Law of the U 1570. $5.00 u year. ise n copy: editorial oMee, 1s Fast 48th Street, New York, Published weekly by N.Y ie. OMe of publ Parti 3 at the Post OMice at Dunellen, N. J.. under act ot March 3, ‘and South Av Nd. ex : ention ts called to the fact that every article and picture appearing & dent comicbooks.com