▁the ▁controvers ies ▁of ▁La ▁Vie ▁C athol ique . ▁▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ▁had ▁between ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁subscri bers ▁at ▁first . ▁Gay ▁launched ▁the ▁" Am is ▁de ▁l ' A ube " ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁the ▁gain ▁support . ▁The ▁association ▁met ▁in ▁Paris ▁for ▁three ▁days ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁and ▁had ▁ 1 , 3 4 2 ▁members . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁the ▁paper ▁printed ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies , ▁but ▁still ▁sold ▁only ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁ ▁The ▁future ▁premier ▁Georges ▁B id ault ▁began ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁paper ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁B id ault ▁began ▁writing ▁editor ial s ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁and ▁in ▁effect ▁became ▁editor - in - ch ief . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁the ▁journal ▁was ▁the ▁joint ▁work ▁of ▁Gay ▁and ▁B id ault . ▁L ' A ube ▁became ▁noted ▁for ▁B id ault ' s ▁editor ial s . ▁ ▁The ▁paper ▁continued ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁Action ▁Fran çaise . ▁ ▁It ▁had ▁a ▁complex ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁Popular ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁( P DP ), ▁which ▁it ▁increasing ly ▁saw ▁as ▁belonging ▁to ▁the