Judge, 1932-01-23 · page 9 of 36
Judge — January 23, 1932 — page 9: what you’re looking at
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# "Judge" Magazine Satire Analysis This comic strip satirizes **bank failures during the Great Depression**. The narrative mocks the idea of converting closed banks into monuments "To the Unknown Depositor"—a bitter joke about ordinary Americans losing their savings. The accompanying text references the **"International No-Got Corporation"** (a pun on "no got"—slang for having nothing), proposing banks become shrines with wreaths honoring lost deposits. The satire critiques how banks might be repurposed as speakeasies or roadhouses instead of honoring depositors. The sidebar about **Mahatma Gandhi's visit to Chicago** draws a cynical comparison: Gandhi practices passive resistance against authorities in India, but Chicago authorities would use aggressive methods against him—a jab at American hypocrisy regarding freedom and justice. The final quip about frozen assets and bankers making things "hot for you" continues the Depression-era complaint that banks could still collect debts even when customers had lost everything.
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ible, ‘The International No - Got Corporation would turn the old banks into shrines. In the center of the palatial lobbies a marble pile would be erected. On +h pile the gilded inscription would stand out clearly: “To the Unknown Depositor.” Then—between the former opening and closing hours of 9 . and 3 p.m, ‘ot only wreaths could be 4 i anished magnifi- as a tribute to cence, but as a gesture of sympathy JUDGE to all who believed in the ad. Penny Saved Is a Penny Earned.” Now is the time for strong and de- Before those of - cious mind and crafty motive upon them to make the main build into a speakeasy and the outlyi branches into roadhouses (The Rus- Plan), let cisive action. sentiment ail. Our old banks should be the shrines of the r of only thirty days. on—with a modest charge .00 on wreaths left over Unlike His India Mahatma Gandhi has been invited t Chicago in 1933 by organization. He should s —where it’s the authorities who use passive resistance. religious their effort to Why don’t they set Scientists continue break the atom. it up in business? Well, anyhow, if your assets are frozen, you can depend on your banker to make it hot for you.