Judge — May 1935 — page 32: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

The Most Powerful Man In America! Who is he? You and I. Our friends. Our neighbors. In other words, Mr. Average Citizen! The only trouble is, he frequently fails to realize his own strength. He allows himself to be bullied led, and tricked, and when he realizes it, is inclined to say: “But what can J do about it?” Take, for instance, this absurd business of war. He doesn’t want war. He doesn’t want to give up his job, leave his wife and youngsters, live like an animal in trenches, and be shot at like an animal by Average Citizens of another country. Yet he does all this. He fights wars created by Far-from-Average Citizens who do not give up their jobs, do not leave their wives and youngsters, do not get shot at. Peace is something to fight for: war is something to fight against. So, Mr. Average Citizen, wield that tre- Let jing- oistic politicians, big-navy lobbies, mendous power of yours! war-fomenting papers, feel the might of your wrath. Your help is needed! 0 What You Can Do About It World Peaceway non-crank organization, the purpose of which is to solidify decent people’s disgust with the whole silly business of war. is a non-profit, The organization offers a practical plan of how you can help. Write for it. There is no obligation involved in your inquiry, except the obligation to your conscience and to your con- viction that there must’ be no more wars. World Peaceways Inc., 103 Park Avenue, New York City. comicbooks.com