Volkswacht (Danzig)

Volkswacht
Founded	September 1910
Political alignment	Social Democratic Party of Germany
Language	German
Ceased publication	1919
Headquarters	Danzig
Sister newspapers	Vorwärts

Volkswacht ('People's Guard') was a social democratic newspaper published in Danzig, Germany (present-day Gdańsk, Poland) from 1910 to 1919.^[1] Initially, Volkswacht was published weekly.^[2] As of 1913, it was published twice weekly.^[3] In 1914 it was converted into a daily newspaper.^[2] The newspaper masthead carried the slogan Organ für die werktätige Bevölkerung in Westpreußen ('Organ of the toiling population in West Prussia').^[4] It was issued as a publication of the Free Trade Unions.^[5]

Volkswacht was founded in September 1910.^[2]^[4] August Bebel wrote an editorial for the inaugural issue of the newspaper.^[6]

Due to financial difficulties the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) had lacked an organ of its own in Danzig for a long time.^[2] The new publication was maintained by funds from the central party leadership in Berlin.^[1] Arthur Crispien worked as editor of Volkswacht 1910–1912.^[7]^[8] Gustav Schröder took over as editor after Crispien.^[1]

The newspaper played an important role in spreading social democratic ideas in the region.^[2] The readership of Volkswacht was at pair with the bourgeois Danziger Zeitung.^[9] On political issues the article material largely consisted of reprints from the SPD central organ Vorwärts. The Volkswacht editors focused more on writing about local matters.^[2]

During the First World War, Volkswacht was placed under preventive censorship.^[10]

Julius Gehl became editor of Volkwacht in 1917^[11] with Walter Reek heading the press commission.^[12] The readership of Volkswacht increased after the outbreak of the November Revolution.^[9] In 1920 Volkswacht was replaced by Danziger Volksstimme ('People's Voice of Danzig').^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Marek Andrzejewski (1 January 1999). Prasa gdańska na przestrzeni wieków. Wydawn. "Marpress". pp. 28, 76, 185. ISBN 978-83-87291-56-3.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Marek Andrzejewski (1980). Die socialdemokratische Partei in der freien Stadt Danzig: 1920-1936. GTN. p. 10. ISBN 978-83-04-00706-2.
^ Fritz Schultz (1913). Die politische Tagespresse Westpreussens. Schultz. p. 29.
^ ^a ^b Kurt Koszyk (1966). Die Presse der deutschen Sozialdemokratie. sn. p. 92.
^ Jörg Riecke; Britt-Marie Schuster (2005). Deutschsprachige Zeitungen in Mittel- und Osteuropa: Sprachliche Gestalt, historische Einbettung und kulturelle Traditionen. Weidler Buchverlag. p. 161. ISBN 978-3-89693-419-2.
^ Bogusław Leśnodorski (1956). Konferencja pomorska, 1954. Państwowe Wydawn. Naukowe. p. 207.
^ Werner Röder; Herbert A. Strauss (1 January 1980). Politik, Wirtschaft, Öffentliches Leben. Walter de Gruyter. p. 118. ISBN 978-3-11-097028-9.
^ Hermann Molkenbuhr (2000). Arbeiterführer, Parlamentarier, Parteiveteran: die Tagebücher des Sozialdemokraten Hermann Molkenbuhr 1905 bis 1927. Oldenbourg Verlag. p. 341. ISBN 978-3-486-56424-2.
^ ^a ^b Södertörns högskola. Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (2006). Borderland identities: territory and belonging in Central, North and East Europe. Förlags ab Gondolin. p. 382. ISBN 978-91-88821-99-7.
^ Frank H. Lancaster; Ernest F. Birmingham (1917). Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests. Fourth Estate Publishing Company. p. 26.
^ Die deutschsprachige Presse: Ein biographisch-bibliographisches Handbuch. Walter de Gruyter. 1 January 2005. p. 321. ISBN 978-3-11-096157-7.
^ "Reichstags Abgeordnetendatenbank" (in German).

External links

Volkswacht archive at FES

[Andrzejewski1999-1] Marek Andrzejewski (1 January 1999). Prasa gdańska na przestrzeni wieków. Wydawn. "Marpress". pp. 28, 76, 185. ISBN 978-83-87291-56-3.

[Andrzejewski1980-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Marek Andrzejewski (1980). Die socialdemokratische Partei in der freien Stadt Danzig: 1920-1936. GTN. p. 10. ISBN 978-83-04-00706-2.

[Schultz1913-3] Fritz Schultz (1913). Die politische Tagespresse Westpreussens. Schultz. p. 29.

[Koszyk1966-4] Kurt Koszyk (1966). Die Presse der deutschen Sozialdemokratie. sn. p. 92.

[RieckeSchuster2005-5] Jörg Riecke; Britt-Marie Schuster (2005). Deutschsprachige Zeitungen in Mittel- und Osteuropa: Sprachliche Gestalt, historische Einbettung und kulturelle Traditionen. Weidler Buchverlag. p. 161. ISBN 978-3-89693-419-2.

[Leśnodorski1956-6] Bogusław Leśnodorski (1956). Konferencja pomorska, 1954. Państwowe Wydawn. Naukowe. p. 207.

[RöderStrauss1980-7] Werner Röder; Herbert A. Strauss (1 January 1980). Politik, Wirtschaft, Öffentliches Leben. Walter de Gruyter. p. 118. ISBN 978-3-11-097028-9.

[Molkenbuhr2000-8] Hermann Molkenbuhr (2000). Arbeiterführer, Parlamentarier, Parteiveteran: die Tagebücher des Sozialdemokraten Hermann Molkenbuhr 1905 bis 1927. Oldenbourg Verlag. p. 341. ISBN 978-3-486-56424-2.

[Studies2006-9] Södertörns högskola. Centre for Baltic and East European Studies (2006). Borderland identities: territory and belonging in Central, North and East Europe. Förlags ab Gondolin. p. 382. ISBN 978-91-88821-99-7.

[LancasterBirmingham1917-10] Frank H. Lancaster; Ernest F. Birmingham (1917). Fourth Estate: A Weekly Newspaper for Publishers, Advertisers, Advertising Agents and Allied Interests. Fourth Estate Publishing Company. p. 26.

[11] Die deutschsprachige Presse: Ein biographisch-bibliographisches Handbuch. Walter de Gruyter. 1 January 2005. p. 321. ISBN 978-3-11-096157-7.

[12] "Reichstags Abgeordnetendatenbank" (in German).

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