▁right . ▁ ▁On ▁colonial ▁issues ▁the ▁paper ▁rejected ▁the ▁" m yst ique ▁of ▁Empire " ▁and ▁opposed ▁repr ess ive ▁measures . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁the ▁paper ▁opposed ▁the ▁policy ▁of ▁appe as ement ▁of ▁Hitler . ▁ ▁Maurice ▁Sch umann ▁was ▁the ▁political ▁editor ▁of ▁L ' A ube ▁at ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁( 1 9 3 9 – 4 5 ), ▁writing ▁under ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁of ▁André ▁Sid obre . ▁During ▁the ▁war ▁the ▁paper ▁ceased ▁publication ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁and ▁res umed ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 4 . ▁ ▁When ▁it ▁ ▁was ▁rela unch ed ▁after ▁the ▁Liber ation ▁of ▁France ▁it ▁printed ▁ 2 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁two ▁years ▁the ▁paper ▁prosper ed , ▁due ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁the ▁Popular ▁Republican ▁Mov ement , ▁in ▁part ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁its ▁rival ▁Catholic ▁daily , ▁La ▁Cro ix , ▁did ▁not ▁appear ▁for ▁six ▁months ▁after ▁the ▁liber ation ▁of ▁Paris . ▁ ▁After ▁that , ▁L ' A ube ▁went ▁into ▁steady ▁decl ine . ▁Sch umann ▁was ▁political ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁newspaper ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁daily ▁print ▁volumes ▁were : ▁▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁ 1 8 0 , 0 0 0 ▁ 1 9