 After the war Hoste took over the management of the publishing company, and "Het Laatste Nieuws" became the most popular newspaper in Flanders.The success of the newspaper stood in strong contrast to the bad results for the liberals in Brussels in the elections of 1920.Julius Hoste would become president of the "Algemene Belgische persbond" (1935–1936), and secretary of the "Verbond der Brusselse dagbladbestuurders" (1939).