Judge, 1931-12-12 · page 5 of 36
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# Analysis of "Judging the News" Page This December 1931 *Judge* page offers satirical commentary on current events through brief editorial quips and a large cartoon. The text addresses: - **Santa/holiday deficit**: Sardonic comments on national financial troubles during the Great Depression - **Indian Congress**: Reference to Indian independence negotiations with Britain - **Postal deficit**: Criticism of government inefficiency - **Japan-China conflict**: Skepticism about Japan's claims regarding their war with China - **Pullman cars/women's stockings**: A gossip item about a railway executive The large cartoon depicts a chaotic Christmas/consumer shopping scene with a vendor on a pole surrounded by crowds grabbing toys and goods, captioned "I'll take one of those, please!" This satirizes Depression-era consumerism and retail chaos—the desperation or excess of holiday shopping despite economic hardship.
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Jack SuurrtewortTu, Editor Georce Jean NATHAN Ricnarp J. Watsn Swwxey S$, Lenz, Contributing Editors JUDGING THE NEWS T'LL soon be time for Santa Claus to come around with his bag. And leave most of us holding it. Ax? with the national deficit getting +% bigger every week, the Govern- ment is apt to turn around and start asking the farmers for relief. Avotuen thing we can’t understand is, how there could be a postal deficit, considering the stack of bills the postman brings us every month of the year. Jee when we thought the Indian Congress had a substitute for British rule that would bring peace and harmony to their unhappy coun- try, the news leaks out that they've adopted a Constitution like ours. Nowasvays a company is known by the men it keeps. J APAN insists that the state of war with China is now over, but we won't believe it until we see the first novel about it. “T'll take one of those, please! “Volume 101, No. 2615, December $3.00 a year. Se a copy. Published ortal office, 18 East 48th Street, New Y H. A. Obst, Treasurer: Joseph T. Cospey. Se f 931 by ANY well have to give the Japs £% credit for settling their differ- s with the Chinese, even if it was necessary to settle the Chinese to do it. en & know what's become of the man who used to name Pullman cars. Now he's making up names for the colors of women’s stockings. Np, nowadays, lots of Southern planters probably wish they were anywhere but in de land ob cotton. Entered an Second-Clase Matter. September 1f. 1931, at the Post Oftee at Duneflen. N. J.. under act of March 3 y Judge Publishing Co., Ine. Office of publication at Washington and South Aves, Dunellen, N Fred f. Rogan, President. Bidney 8. Lenz, Vice President IN Fast Goth Street, New York, N. ¥.. Particular attention is called to the tact that every article and pleture appearing TP ie protected under the provisions of Seetion 3 of the Copyright Law of the U. 8 ‘Copyrighted 19.41, tn. the U8. and Great Hritain, 3 Executive an comicbooks.com