Judge, 1931-11-28 · page 3 of 36
Judge — November 28, 1931 — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Analysis This page contains a serious public service announcement, not satire. It's signed by Walter S. Gifford (Director of The President's Organization on Unemployment Relief) and appears to reference Depression-era relief efforts, likely early 1930s based on the language about winter hardship. The message appeals to employed citizens to help unemployed families through local welfare organizations rather than national funds. It emphasizes personal responsibility: those with jobs should donate "plenty" to aid their less fortunate neighbors. Rather than humor or satire, *Judge* magazine here uses its platform for civic advocacy—urging readers with employment to contribute locally to unemployment relief during economic crisis. The formal signatures and earnest tone reflect the gravity of Depression-era poverty.
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Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.
YOU AND I have got two jobs this winter We're the lucky ones, you and I. We've got mouths to feed, and backs to clothe, and coal-bins to keep filled. But we’ve got something to do it with. We've got work —something coming in. There are a lot of other fellows who aren’t so lucky. They’ve got families, too—wives and babies like yours and mine. They’re the same kind of folks as you and I—except they haven't got work. They haven’t got any- thing coming in. They’re not to blame for that, and neither are we. It’s just one of those things. But it’s one of those things that has got to be faced —and licked. And it’s up to us lucky ones to lick it. That’s our other job this winter. The best way to handle this job is for each one of us to tackle the part that is closest to him—to help the un- lucky families in his own home town. To do this, work through your local welfare and unem- ployment relief organization. Give to that. Don’t send any money for a national unemployment fund. There isn’t any. How much shall you give? How much can you afford? You can figure that out for yourself. But this much is certain: Each individual one of us has got to give plenty! The President’s Organization on Unemployment Relief Director Committee on Mobilization of Relief Resources Chairman The President's Organization on Unemployment Relief is non-political, and non-sectarian. Its purpose is to aid local welfare and relief agencies everywhere to provide for local needs. All facilities for the nation-wide program, including this advertisement, have been furnished to the Committee without cost. ' comicbooks.com