The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-11
AMONG The BOOKS.
Clarence s. DarrOw to Join
Ranks Of Authors.
Well known Lawyer Has
Written Short Stories.
ROOSEVELT INFLUENCE
Has Made "The Woman Who
Tolls" a Good Seller.
Gossip Of Interest to Lovers Of
Literature.
ROOSEVELT INFLUENCE

Clarence s. Darrow. the wen known
lawyer who conducted the case for the
miners In the recent series of hearings
before the coal commission is about 70
make an appearance In the book world
as an author. During the past year
1Ir- Darrow has written a number Of
snort stories which he hopes to bring
out in volume before long The stories
were all written with purpose-mosl
Of them are about poor children. real
istic stories Of real life" the author calls
them
This is not. however. Mr. Darrow's
first venture in writing for the general
public Some time ago he wrote a
number az mastery essays on Tolstoi.
Burns and other wen known writer's
who were al the same time men of the
common people. Indeed in all Of his
work 3ir. Darrow's sympathias lead
him into this sort OF expressi0r-tha
slorification or uplifting Of the poor CT
the underclazs- his enemies call him
an anarchist. a socialist, a revolutionist,
10 all Of which the 1awyer-aurhor
agrees. His friends. however. ten you 10
read his essay on the doctrine of nom
resistance.
I'm his Persian Pearl ard other Is
says" the volume Of essays already re-
1erred to. Mr. Darrow has treated Of
Omar kayyam, Walt Whitman Burns
and other Wen known literary charac-
tiers from the point Of view of social
ist yet not entirely So HIS idea IS 10
show that these men were striving for
'-the brotherhood Of man and the kim
ship Of all breathing things Mr. Oar
rows opinion OF Whitman is worth
quoting
when the world looks back to the
doubt and confusion Of today. Walt
Whitman VIII stand alone. the greatest
truesr. noblest prophet Of the age.
man unlaiuted by artificial life and un-
moved by the false standards OF his
time"
Dir barrow is an out and out realist-
u doubt" said he the other day
whether any Of the regular magazines
would print any of my stuff. I try 10
write with and for a purpose. believe
a writer should write the truth and al
Of it,"
AS 10 his philosophy Of life. probably
q fair expression Of ir may be had in
his essay On Tolsr1l.
.Weu may TolsroI say. that we must
turn back from the false INV holeSone
luxury Of today. To the patient. simple
poor Wen may be turn from MS dis
einies as another reforuer ages 6,nce-
from the closed doors of the great and
the barred temples Of the God Of Hosts,
to the peasants. the fishermen. the pub
lcans. the sinners. and the wandering
homeless Magdalans.
Leo Tols-o5 has the brain to see and
the strength to do. Amid the universal
ciamor o. the crowd he mas raised his
voice FOR Justice and for right. and his
strong words and brave message VIII
be borne by other tongues and upheld
by other lives until righte0usuess shan
rule u1cn the earth In that day nc
man WIFI compel the service Of his fs1-
low man. but each VIII gladly labor for
the whole moved by the righteous
power az love The great artists win
palut no more to aEorn the mansions
Of the rich, but earning his right TO live