1. James Howard -- May 3, 2001 1
The Little Red Menace
The New YorkerThe New Yorker looks at the Red Scarelooks at the Red Scare
James HowardJames Howard

2. James Howard -- May 3, 20012
Introduction
 New YorkerNew Yorker cartoonscartoons
 Upper classUpper class
 Politically powerfulPolitically powerful
 The Red ScareThe Red Scare
 1945-19611945-1961

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Cartoon Themes
 American lifeAmerican life
 Soviet lifeSoviet life
 Military lifeMilitary life
 Political and government lifePolitical and government life
 ScienceScience
 The Red ScareThe Red Scare

4. James Howard -- May 3, 20014
Topic Areas
 PoliticsPolitics
 GovernmentGovernment
 Home lifeHome life
 ChildrenChildren

5. James Howard -- May 3, 20015
October 6, 1956
““I have never stooped, my friends,I have never stooped, my friends,
nor will I now stoop, to thenor will I now stoop, to the
kind of vicious falsehoods, mudkind of vicious falsehoods, mud
slinging, and personalslinging, and personal
vilification indulged in by myvilification indulged in by my
opponent and his Commieopponent and his Commie
pals.”pals.”

6. James Howard -- May 3, 20016
June 18, 1949
““We haven’t anything right now,We haven’t anything right now,
but you might try again in abut you might try again in a
week or so. There’s a rumorweek or so. There’s a rumor
that the gentleman in 8-A maythat the gentleman in 8-A may
not pass his loyalty test.”not pass his loyalty test.”

7. James Howard -- May 3, 20017
August 30, 1947
““Here’s the record, Chief. He’s aHere’s the record, Chief. He’s a
member of the Sons of Democracy,member of the Sons of Democracy,
the American Friends ofthe American Friends of
Worldwide Democracy, theWorldwide Democracy, the
Guardians of the AmericanGuardians of the American
Heritage, the People’s League forHeritage, the People’s League for
Good citizenship, the Friends ofGood citizenship, the Friends of
Freedom, the Conference for theFreedom, the Conference for the
Furtherance of ConstitutionalFurtherance of Constitutional
Government, the League for theGovernment, the League for the
Preservation of American Freedom,Preservation of American Freedom,
the Sentinels of Democracy, thethe Sentinels of Democracy, the
Golden Rule Association, theGolden Rule Association, the
Society for the Support of theSociety for the Support of the
Constitution of the United States,Constitution of the United States,
the International Congress for thethe International Congress for the
Furtherance of Democracy, theFurtherance of Democracy, the
Conference for the Observance ofConference for the Observance of
the Ten Commandments, and thethe Ten Commandments, and the
Society for the Preservation ofSociety for the Preservation of
North American Wild Life. WeNorth American Wild Life. We
think he’s a Commie.”think he’s a Commie.”

8. James Howard -- May 3, 20018
July 17, 1950
““It’s true, sir, that the StateIt’s true, sir, that the State
Department let me go, but thatDepartment let me go, but that
was solely because ofwas solely because of
incompetence.”incompetence.”

9. James Howard -- May 3, 20019
December 13, 1947
““And do you, Rodney, aver thatAnd do you, Rodney, aver that
you are not and never haveyou are not and never have
been a member of thebeen a member of the
Communist Party?”Communist Party?”

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October 14, 1950
““With this one, we ask our patronsWith this one, we ask our patrons
to submit to a loyalty test. Itto submit to a loyalty test. It
could be very dangerous in thecould be very dangerous in the
hands of a spy.”hands of a spy.”

11. James Howard -- May 3, 200111
July 8, 1950

12. James Howard -- May 3, 200112
December 13, 1947
““Are you now, or have you everAre you now, or have you ever
been, a naughty boy?”been, a naughty boy?”

13. James Howard -- May 3, 200113
Other Points
 No parallel in Soviet lifeNo parallel in Soviet life
 Minimal comparison to childrenMinimal comparison to children
 Following the Hollywood Ten scandalFollowing the Hollywood Ten scandal

14. James Howard -- May 3, 200114
Closing
 The Red Scare was pervasiveThe Red Scare was pervasive
 Children were not immune to its affectsChildren were not immune to its affects
 The upper class, because of its specialThe upper class, because of its special
political power, was affected morepolitical power, was affected more