Brutalna kampania Ilustrowanego Kuriera Codziennego przeciwko Władysławowi Grabskiemu i wymianie walut w 1919 roku
A Brutal Campaign Against Władysław Grabski and His Monetary Reform of 1919 as Presented in the Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny Daily Newspaper

Summary/Abstract: The unification process of the Polish state after 1918 called for some prompt and decisive measures and persistency in overcoming the post-partition differences and idiosyncrasies. The article presents the attitude of the Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny, a daily newpaper which deemed itself a representative of the interests of the people living in the Lesser Poland region (Małopolska, i.e. south-central Poland) towards the currency unification reform introduced in 1919. It shows how complex this reform was and how much criticism was directed at those behind it. The article focuses on the criticism from the Ilustrowany Kurier Codzienny, the measures the journalists took in order to fight both the unfavorable reformatory solutions and the politicians who prepared them. Particular attention is paid to the newspaper’s attitude towards Władysław Grabski, who was the Minister of Finance and Prime Minister in the period under investigation, i.e. between the 1st of January 1919 and the end of 1920.

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