WW2 Press Before The War Paris-Soir #4323 August 5 1935

Description: [PRESS - BEFORE THE WAR] Paris-eveningDaily13th grade - No. 4323Monday August 5, 1935- First PrintingOriginal Edition In-Folio, (approximately 60x43cm), 8pp.-Newspaper yellowed like alwayscopy folded in 4, folds and various small tears, folds on folds and on edges, small stains and holes, etc...Average-fair conditioncf. visuals... Rare document Sold in as-described, as-found condition.“Paris-evening” Paris-Soir is a French daily newspaper founded in Paris in 1923 by Eugène Merle, anarchist activist, then taken over and directed from 1930 by Jean Prouvost who made it a very large newspaper; having appeared during the Occupation, it was banned at the Liberation in 1944. Its first issue came out on October 4, 1923. The exploitation of Paris-Soir was in deficit and, after the failure of a new subscription called for by Edouard Herriot and Paul Painlevé, in April 1924, Eugène Merle had to accept the capital of the Journal, Henri Letellier and François-Ignace Mouthon. In June 1926, Merle stopped writing in the newspaper he had founded and in January 1927. Paris-Soir became a right-wing leaf that campaigned for the National Union in the 1928 elections.In 1930, Jean Prouvost, an industrialist from the textile industry in the North, took control. The daily printed a million copies in 1933 then 1.8 million in 19393 and published articles by Joseph Kessel, Blaise Cendrars and Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.A Sunday edition, Paris-Evening Sunday, was published from December 22, 1935 to September 16, 1939. Another edition appeared in the 1930s under the name Paris-Midi.Paris-Soir during WWIIOn June 11, 1940, Jean Prouvost left Paris and continued publishing in Nantes, then in the non-occupied zone, while the Parisian premises were used by the Germans who published their Paris-Soir from June 22, 1940 to August 17, 1944, with Pierre Mouton (journalist) as editor-in-chief.The escapeThe withdrawal of the newspaper had been studied before the break of the front, in May 1940, towards Nantes. The withdrawal of the Parisian press was ordered on June 10, and Paris-Soir is evacuated, after its last edition on the 11th, at 3:30 p.m., like the other Parisian newspapers, with the exception of Morning. The direction goes directly to Clermont-Ferrand; the newspaper was published in Nantes until the 18th, the day before the arrival of the Germans, and in Clermont-Ferrand from June 10 to 17 (in the premises of the Moniteur du Puy-de-Dôme, which belonged to Pierre Laval).On the 17th, learning from Joseph Kessel of the armistice project, confirmed by Pierre Laval, the direction of Paris-Soir leaves for Bordeaux where the government is located, led since the 16th by Philippe Pétain. The armistice placing Bordeaux in the occupied zone, Paris-Soir, or what remains of it, leaves for the free zone.The main editorial team is based in Lyon while two local editions are planned in Marseille and Toulouse. On July 12, Prouvost returned to Lyon, and took over the management of the company which included a daily newspaper and two weeklies, Seven days And Marie Claire.The German edition of ParisThe Germans, arriving on June 14, requisitioned the newspaper classified as “public interest”: it was the largest circulation at the time. Lieutenant Weber, married to a French woman and knowing French perfectly, was assigned there. He enters the Parisian editorial building on rue du Louvre, and only finds an Alsatian elevator operator, named Schiesslé. He was immediately named general manager, and saw his pay tripled, to justify the spoliation. Paris-Soir appears on June 22, with editors hired in haste. A little later, the writers Georges Claude, Pierre Hamp, Henri Cochet wrote articles, before realizing that the newspaper was no longer what it was.Propagandastaffel indeed provides (dis)information releases. The definition of the newspaper is: “Living news journal produced by a 100% French team”. But circulation declined inexorably in the face of pro-German opinions, from 970,000 in November 1940 to 300,000 in 1942. There were still 380,000 copies in January 1943.One of the problems was that of legality, faced with an editorial staff still alive in Lyon. We then bring up the publishing company SAPEM, of the same name as that in the free zone, with the name of Jean Prouvost, to accentuate the illusion. We are constantly forcing the second to merge with the first.The Paris-Lyon clashFrom 1940, administrators, the director, Jean Prouvost, protested against the dispossession. In Paris, after the director Schiesslé, there followed a printer, then the son of an opportunist municipal councilor. A building escapes occupation, the house of Marie Claire. The administrator present is responsible for providing information to the Lyon editorial staff, and quickly becomes a hub for the Resistance, with a liaison agent providing information for the maquis. Passages to Switzerland and Spain are organized. The network follows the organization of the newspaper, which radiates from Lyon. In February 1941, the administrator of Parisian SAPEM attempted to take possession of the premises. He is told that this will only be possible by force, the attempt goes no further. More subtly, SAPEM of Lyon is being made to pay, through an old appeal with a publishing company. The two publishing companies are summoned. The Lyonnais refused to come, so as not to have to de facto recognize the rights of the Germans, and were forced to pay 25 million francs. The tax administration then puts pressure on the payment of arrears, something impossible with real estate theft. The Parisian company immediately offered to pay these, in exchange for recognition of its rights. The Lyonnais refuse, and pay again.Censorship in the free zoneIn addition to this confrontation, the Paris-Soir Lyonnais must deal with life in the free zone. At the start of the war, freedom of the press was still respected there. Paris-Soir can still claim on the Anglo-American interviews. Jean Prouvost displays his desire to make the truth known, to survive to counter the Paris-Soir German, and to support employees. In February 1941, Paul Marion became assistant secretary to the presidency of the Council for Information, then in August 1941, general secretary of Information, to finish secretary of state for Information in April 1942. He is a former communist activist, accustomed to censorship and propaganda, a declared fascist. He directed the French press from 1941 to 1944, giving it directives and punishing it where necessary. Paris-Soir responds with the “war of titles”: the titles of sports news are enlarged as much as possible, to the detriment of official information. We also camouflage certain texts emanating from the government. There are many tensions and conflicts. On November 11, 1942, the editorial staff learned that the Germans were entering the free zone. A notice is distributed, announcing the scuttling of Paris-Soir. Pierre Laval, Vichy minister, furious at this insubordination to censorship, then demanded the publication of the newspaper, or the deportation of the 300 employees. The newspaper then reappears, to avoid being taken over by a Vichy team, with the aim of being banned as quickly as possible.ResistanceThe war of titles is then exacerbated, with them going from single to quadruple depending on the information, and the circulation is sometimes reduced spectacularly during bad news for the Allies. On May 25, 1943, Vichy reacted. He orders the writing of enlarged titles. But Paris-Soir persists and starts again the next day, then gets banned. To protect the title, a confidential edition was produced in Toulouse. The editorial team is unemployed, but will seek to make itself heard.She will work discreetly with local newspapers, preparing special editions, favorable to the Allies, produced in the Resistance. In addition, management protects all its employees against the STO, by sending them to the underground, to Spain, or to Switzerland. Propaganda documents are produced, with the help of Henri Lumière. The Paris-Soir cars supply the maquis with clothing and information. In April 1944, Seven days, created by Paul Gordeaux for Jean Prouvost, is scuttled.The LiberationAs soon as the first news of the Allied landings arrived, the editorial staff returned clandestinely to Paris. In July 1944, the entire management was present. On August 17, all publication ceased. Jean Prouvost escapes a hostage-taking. Before the end of the fighting in Paris, on August 20, resistance journalists accompanied by French Interior Forces (FFI) occupied the building of Paris-Soir, provided with requisition orders. Immediately, newspapers close to the resistance appeared: The Popular, Franc-Tireur, Combat, The Liberated Parisian…The building of Paris-Soir is occupied by Tonight, Liberation And National Front. The management of the newspaper owner was removed, and its leaders were arrested by the FFI. In Lyon, the editorial team wants to be the first free newspaper to publish, but the FTP invades the premises to publish The Patriot. Jean Prouvost hides to avoid arrest. The archives of Paris-Soir, who went to Paris, managed to be saved. This final spoliation marks the end of the great newspaper of the interwar period.-To be continued on ebay...other rare period magazines and documents from the same provenance will be sold soonconcerning the Press at the Liberation of Paris in 1944, at the Surrender of Germany in 1945 and at the end of the Second World War, and also concerning the pre- and post-war- As always, you can request combined shipping costs when purchasing several books or documents... In addition to this confrontation, the Paris-Soir Lyonnais must deal with life in the free zone. At the start of the war, freedom of the press was still respected there. Paris-Soir can still claim on the Anglo-American interviews. Jean Prouvost displays his desire to make the truth known, to survive to counter the Paris-Soir German, and to support employees. In February 1941, Paul Marion became assistant secretary to the presidency of the Council for Information, then in August 1941, general secretary of Information, to finish secretary of state for Information in April 1942. He is a former communist activist, accustomed to censorship and propaganda, a declared fascist. He directed the French press from 1941 to 1944, giving it directives and punishing it where necessary. Paris-Soir respond

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