Circulation rose again as it became associated with the Labour Party and by 1907 it had reached 74,000. In 1912, Rebecca West became a contributor to "The Clarion". The paper again lost readers when it supported the First World War. It closed in 1931. Despite, or because of, its popularity, the "Clarion" was viewed with suspicion by both parliamentary and Marxist socialists, and has been treated as little more than a footnote in histories of English socialism. Margaret Cole wrote: "There never was a paper like it. It was not in the least the preconceived idea of a socialist journal. It was not solemn; it was not highbrow … It was full of stories, jokes and verses, sometimes pretty bad verses and pretty bad jokes, as well as articles." Robert Blatchford stated in his book "My Eighty Years": "I will go as far as to say that during the first ten years of the "Clarion"s life that by no means popular paper had more influence on the public opinion in this country than any other English journal, "The Times" included". "The Clarion" was also popular in some other countries in the British Empire, especially New Zealand and Australia. A Clarion Colony was established in New Zealand in 1901 by William Ranstead. At least one Clarion Cycling Club was established in New Zealand, at Christchurch in the 1890s. "The New Clarion", founded in 1932, carried similar socialist and recreational content. Many of the cycling, rambling, theatre and other social clubs associated with the original "Clarion" continued, leaving a diverse legacy. The title "The Clarion" was adopted by another left-wing publication in late 2016. It is produced monthly as a "socialist magazine by Labour and Momentum activists". The magazine's editorial board consists of activists from various socialist traditions.