L'Echo français - journal politique quotidien. Deuxième année, vendredi 21 et samedi 22 avril 1871.

First edition.
A small crease mark at top and some very pale foxing, otherwise very good condition.
Statement: "An accident to the printing press made it impossible to print l'Echo français yesterday.".
In addition to existing titles, more than 70 newspapers were created during the 70 days of the Commune. But press freedom was restricted from April 18th, and on May 18th the Committee of Public Safety banned newspapers favorable to the Thiers government which moved away towards Versailles. The most influential newspapers at that time were 'Le Cri du Peuple' by Jules Vallès, 'Le Mot d'ordre' by Henri Rochefort, 'L'Affranchi' by Paschal Grousset, 'Le Père Duchesne' by Versmersch, 'La Sociale' with Madame André Léo, 'Le vengeur' by Félix Pyat, 'La Commune'. It was especially in May that the fight against the pro-Versailles press gained momentum: thus, between May 5th and 18th, 21 newspapers were suppressed. It is quite evident that the pro-Communard Parisian press could not be distributed in the provinces due to the vigilance of the Thiers government.
L'Echo français, a "daily political" newspaper, is an example of a Versailles journal. It sometimes published articles from other newspapers of its political side and reproduced those from pro-Communard dailies in order to discredit them.