To Liberty and Empire! We shall be,
Under the Star-flag, for eternal hours,
Even as Cabot’s two flags first foretold,
Both free and strong from mountain crag to sea!
A STROKE FOR THE PEOPLE.
Here is a message for all: From and after the issuance of the number for July the regular subscription price of The Arena, the Magazine Of the People, will be reduced to $2.50 A YEAR. The reasons for this reduction are not far to seek. The stringency of the times, the hardships of the people,—their lack of money, the decline in the prices of their products, the relentless grip of the mortgages on their homes,—and the absence of any symptom of present relief from a Government under the domination and dictation of the money power, have induced the managers of The Arena to bear their part of the common burden and distress, and to express in a practical way their sympathies with the masses by reducing the price of the magazine to the lowest possible figure consistent with its maintenance at the present standard of efficiency and excellence.
One of the immediate causes and suggestions of this course will be found in the following private letter written to The Arena by a plain Kansas farmer. We have obtained his permission to use his letter as an appeal to the public:
“Sylvan Grove, Kansas, May 22, 1897.