Judge, 1933-06 · page 6 of 38
Judge — June 1933 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# Political Satire Analysis This Judge magazine page contains two distinct pieces of satire: **"To a Bank Receiver"** is a letter mocking bank receivership during what appears to be an economic crisis. The sender, J.S. Warshawsky, complains about unemployment and financial hardship while a bank receiver lounges comfortably, dictating letters and playing golf. The satire critiques the contrast between ordinary citizens suffering job loss and creditors' debt collection while bank officials enjoy leisure and perks paid for by depositors' funds. The accompanying illustration depicts a small figure confronting a menacing judge or official figure, with the caption "Sears and Roebuck sure will hear from me about this gun!" This appears to reference consumer complaint or product liability issues, though the specific incident is unclear without additional context. Both pieces target institutional power imbalances and economic injustice.
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“Sears and Roebuck sure will hear from me about this gun! TO A EAR Receiver: It is just about two years since BANK you have taken over The Billberry Trt Co. and during all that time I have not had one word from you about my dough it’s my dough and I'd like to get my dough. Now, I don’t want to t your feel- ings but I have heard some funny t about Receivers that I think you ought to know. I hear you fellows sit around and smoke swell cigars and eat fine RECEIVER meals at the depositors’ expense. You come down to the office about ten o'clock in the morning, dictate a few letters to complaining depositors who want their dough telling them to jump into the e, and then you go out to play golf or see the ball games. Mind you, I am not complaining « I am not trying to get personal but Billberry Trust Co. is only a little bank, and I can’t understand why it takes you so long to d lak nd lo your receiving in such a 4 little bank. I often said to my wife I could pick it up and carry it in a suitcase. I wish I had done it before you got it. But nobody can ever beat you fellows to it. TI bet if T had carried the bank away 7 case you'd have bee it all the time with your feet up on a desk smokin; the deposi My wife is comp time, and here I id the landlord and grocer and tailor are yelling for their nm you expect in- merce and the rati to get along if you don't shell out my dough I it to buy a car and a radio and some new clothes for my ing all the without a 1 jol How c: dustry and Den wife. The landlo: can wait. I tell when T think Tar and the Democ the good jobs, and beer a nickel rocer ou IT feel lousy out of a job ats getting all am fg you are the same, I Respectfully yours, —J. S. Wansiawsny