LIETUVA
(Lithuania), American Lithuanian newspaper, published in Chicago, Illinois,
on a weekly basis during 1892-1918. From June 1918 to May 1920 it appeared
as a daily. The publisher and initial editor was Antanas Olšauskas
(Olszewskis), a banker. At one time the paper had a circulation of 6,000,
which was large for an American Lithuanian newspaper of the period. From
December 1895 to 1912 the editor was Juozas Adomaitis-Sernas; from 1912-1919
Bronius Balutis was the editor. Kleopas Jurgelionis, Juozas Laukis, Kazys
Gineitis, and Pijus Norkus were in the editorship for shorter periods of
time. Contributors included Vladislovas Dembskis, Jonas Kriksciunas-Jovaras,
Stasys Matulaitis, and Jonas Sliupas. The paper sustained a liberal
nationalistic line. Under the editorship of Juozas Adomaitis, the paper
moved to a pro-socialistic outlook; this preference disappeared when Bronius
Balutis became editor. The newspaper began to decline economically and in
content from 1919. Publication ceased in the following year when the banking
concem of the publisher went bankrupt, while Balutis departed for Lithuania
where he joined Lithuania's Diplomatic Service.
Text from the ENCYCLOPEDIA
LITUANICA I-VI. Boston, 1970-1978
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