Judge — October 1935 — page 10: what you’re looking at

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# Political Commentary in Judge Magazine This page satirizes 1930s American society through quotations and two cartoons. **Top cartoon**: A judge confronts a man in what appears to be a courtroom, with the caption "Yuh must be in tha wrong arena, Senor!"—likely mocking legal proceedings or misplaced idealism. **Bottom cartoon**: Titled "Hi, Comrades!" shows a woman with a baby carriage approaching a crowd of agitated men holding protest signs about strikes and unions. The satire appears to target communist or radical labor activism, presenting the organized protesters as threats to ordinary citizens. **The quotations** mock contemporary political figures and social trends—Senator Sheppard's optimism about peace, Hoover's historical revisionism, senators being ignored, and critiques of religious and evolutionary debates. The collection suggests Judge viewed 1930s progressivism, labor organizing, and political rhetoric with skepticism and humor, framing radical movements as dangerous to everyday American life.