Douglas Island news., 1912-04-24
Appeal to Suspend

Considerable discussion has been in- dulged in locally concerning the re- port that the Appeal to Reason," had closed up shop, hence the following from the New York American of re. cent date will prove interesting:
 The Appeal to Reason, the Socialist paper published at Girard, Kansas, the biggest political paper in the world, is to suspend.
 0It is too hard work-the task of keeping it going"
 These were the words of it's editor, Fred D Warren, explaining why he will let the paper die. "Ihls IS my last fight" Mir. Warren continued. "The present contest with the Federal Court and the Post Office Department over the Leavenworth prison scandal is the swan song of the Little Old Appeal"
 He says he may possibly continue the publication two more years, but he is not looking beyond the present sum- mer, which will see his trial, set for May in the Federal court, on the charge of sending unfit printed matter through the mails. He, with J. A. Wayland and c. l.. Phifer, the other responsible editors of the paper, stand indicted. Phifer says he expects to be convicted and imprisoned, but Warren says personally he will die outside.
 "They will never put me inside pri son walls" he says.
 The McNamara confession was blow to "The Appeal" The paper had backed the dynamiting brothers strongly. The readers believed in the innocence of the men. Then came the confession. It seemed to paralyze the Socialist masses The subscriptions ceased coming in The people had baked. That is when the editor de cided that probably he had edited the sheet as long a. he cared to.
 By great efforts aud the expenditure of thousands of dollars in new schemes to bring back the circulation, the ava lanche of disaster was stayed. But Warren had accepted the lesson. He will quit while the quitting is good.
 Another blow like the McNamara case might sink everything and leave the editors shOru of their wealth.
 Ten years ago Fred D. Warren was an obscure country editor, struggling hand to hand with poverty at Rich Hill, Mo. He became rebel against the social system. He believed that under the present system the individ ual had no chance And he "pToVed" it by building up fortune for himself and giving the West one of it's biggest publishing industries.
 The real founder of The Appeal is J. A. Waylaud, also poor county editor. He was publishing The Appeal in Kan sas City, Kau., at the time that Fred Warren gave up the struggle at Rich Hill and came to join his paper with that of WaylaDd's.
 Then prosperity began The paper moved to Girard, Kan, an soon made that point a first.class postoftlce to take care of the great volume of postal business created by the growing paper.
 Warren took his profits aud bought cheaD land in Missouri. Zine was dis covered on it. The editor who was once penDiless printer now built and owned a whole town. He sold 1t all at inflated prices. Now he scarcely knows his owu wealth.
 J. A. Wayland invested his profits in land in Texas. The city of Amarillo grew up on bis holdings, and today Wavlaud receives 540000 as rental in Amarillo alone. He is buyer of Gov ernment bonds. Warren invests in bonds and Kansas farms.