- The huge man holding onto the group of tied up people is Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer, who was dubbed the "Fighting Quaker" since he loved to persecute individuals presumed to be associated with socialism, anarchism, or communism
- The sea of people who are trying to escape are the believed communists and socialists in America during this time
- The tattered buildings in the background represents the setting after the bombing that caused this panic
- The policemen in the background represents Palmer's men who assist him in incriminating the socialists and communists of the "Red Scare"
- The sea of people who are trying to escape are the believed communists and socialists in America during this time
- The tattered buildings in the background represents the setting after the bombing that caused this panic
- The policemen in the background represents Palmer's men who assist him in incriminating the socialists and communists of the "Red Scare"