The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-30
PARIS JOURNALISM.
Figaro and the Dreyfus Case-Lead-
ing Journals.
From the Chicago RECORD.

From the Chicago Record.
The course of Figaro, the famous French
newspaper, in connection with the Drey-
fus investigation, has been 50 contrary to
its usual policy that it has created a great
sensation. Figaro, while one of the most
noted and admired papers of France, has
never had any principles or opinions, ana
never until now, at least during the pres
ent regime In France. has 1t attempted to
shape public sentiment. 1t has been a
unique paper in this respect. II has been
content 10 minis er to the taste of Its read
ers and supply them with news and enter
tain them with novelties, without trying 10
affect their feelings or their preJudices. IL
was only last fall that the former editor of
Figaro was removed because he expressed
an opinion favorable to Capt. Dreyfus The
proprictors Immediately recanted and apol-
ogized for presuming TO express an opin-
ion upon so important topic. But wlthln
the last few weeks Figaro has astonished
its readers and amazed the newspaper pro-
fession in France, not vaiy by taking an
active part in the discussion, but by pup
fishing secret information concerning pro-
ceedings in court, for which It's EDITORS
have twice been fined large sums of money
Paris has more daily newspapers than
any other city In the world, and the most
of them are of the yellow variety. In no
other city and no other country IS the
press so untrustworthy and so corrupt
There is no association in France cores
bonding to the Associated Press of TINS
country for the purpose OF gathering news
Ii would be very difficult for such an IN
sttution to prosper or even exist, because
each editor insists upon distorting the
facts 70 suit his own views, and hence he
must depend upon his own representatives.
The most important of all the papers
! is La Petit Journal, edited by M Marin
| oni a small four-page paper puDhshe"
| for the masses, without political animation
| made up of short kilograms and news ar
| ticles. 1t has a circulation OF ABOUT
| / 400 600 COPIES. and during the present
J cris;s is enti- semitic. lie Petit Parisien,
! edited by Jean Dupuy, a senator, has
! circulation of about 100000, and is inde-
| pendent in the Dreyfus affair, as well as
! in politics. La Iibre Parole, penny pa
| per edited by Edouard Drumont repuoh-
! can in politics, anti-Semitic, has CIR
| culation of 100000. L'Intransigeant, pup
| Hshed by Henri Rochefort, is socialistic
| in politics opposed to Dreyfus, sells for
! penny and has a circulation of 100000.
L'Eclair, another penny paper, edited by
| NJ Sabatier, anti-Semitic, has circula-
| ton of 10000. L'Autorite, published by
| Paul deCassagnac, a Bonapartist organ,
has a circulation of 10000 lie SoleI, edlt-
ed by M. Herve, is an Orleanist publlca-
| ton. with a circulation of 100000, and sells
for l cent. lie Petite Republique, l-cent
paper, by NJ. Jaures, a socialist organ,
! has a circulation of $4,000. LAurore, ed
tied by NJ Clemenceau, mas been brought
into existence since the Dreyfus aglta-
ton, especially for the purpose of adj
vocating the prisoners interests. 1t has
| already reached a circulation of about
10000. lie Gaulois, edited by Arthur Mey
| OrIn on r1artpal sells
for cents a copy, and has a circulation
of So 600 LIE Matin which supports the
government in all matters has circula-
| ton of 50 900 and is sold at cents copy.
L'Echo de Paris, republican, is the organ
of the army, a 2-cent paper, with circu-
iation of 10000. La Journal, literary
| rather than political publication, has a
! circulation of 10000 and is anu-Semtic.
| These are the principal morning papers.
The leading afternoon paper, lie Temps,
edited by NJ. Hebrard, consistently sup
| ports the government in all issues gives
| considerable space to cablegrams and for
eign mail correspondence, is sold at cents
| a copy and has a circulation of between
so coo and 10000. lie Journal DIES Debats
is political and literary sheet, moderate
republican, 2 cents a copy, with circu-
| lation of 80 600. La Patrie, ] cent, is
government organ, anti-Semitic, national
| ist advocating France for the French, has
| a circulation of $1,000. lie Soir, edited by
Edmond Blanc, is published about $50 in
the evening, contains all the latest tee
grams and local news, has a circulation of
| about 10000 and is anti-Dreyfus
The principal illustrated papers of Paris
are ILLUSTRATION, 5000 circulation; lie
Monde Ilustre. 1900; lie Rire and La Vie
! Parisienne, 10000.
| The Paris newspapers have regular sub
scripdon circulations served by carriers,
but most of the copies are disposed of at
booths placed at convenient points upon
the boulevards and avenues, large enough
to accommodate one persons. who is usually
a woman. There are some newsboys, such
as we have in this country, but they are
comparatively few in number.