Cartoon by Szewczuk on the Schuman Plan (13 May 1950)

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‘Love and coal’. On 13 May 1950, German cartoonist Mirko Szewczuk illustrates the impact of the Schuman Declaration of 9 May, which paves the way to closer cooperation between France and the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG). From left to right: French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman (depicted as Marianne wearing a Phrygian cap) and German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer (as the German Michel) flirt together on a coal heap, while behind them the Kohlenklau continues his work. The Kohlenklau refers to a coal thief cartoon character created during the Second World War in Germany to urge people not to waste available energy resources. In the post-war context, the image of the coal thief is used to criticise the role played by French mining companies that mine coal in the Saar and send it to France.

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Source: SZEWCZUK, Mirko "Liebe und Kohle" dans Die Welt. Unabhängige Tageszeitung. Hamburg: Die Welt. 13.05.1950, n°111, 5. Jg.

Copyright: (c) Mirko Szewczuk

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Cartoon by Szewczuk on the Schuman Plan (13 May 1950)