▁a ▁" small ▁group " ▁compr ising ▁writers , ▁artists , ▁sculpt ors , ▁mus icians , ▁and ▁d anc ers ▁" of ▁revolution ary ▁t endencies ." ▁ ▁They ▁were ▁already ▁building ▁a ▁club house . ▁ ▁Harold ▁H ick erson ▁had ▁a ▁music ▁school ▁with ▁ 1 0 0 ▁pup ils . ▁ ▁Gro pper ▁and ▁L oz ow ick ▁taught ▁graph ic ▁arts ▁to ▁ 3 0 . ▁Ed ith ▁Sie gel ▁led ▁a ▁" worker ' s ▁bal let " ▁for ▁a ▁Len in ▁mem orial . ▁Em ▁Jo ▁Bass he ▁directed ▁a ▁Jewish ▁Work ers ' ▁theatre . ▁ ▁O thers ▁taught ▁at ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Work ers ▁School . ▁They ▁co oper ated ▁with ▁Work ers ▁International ▁Rel ief . ▁ ▁Gold ▁recommended ▁that ▁every ▁writer - member ▁work ▁in ▁industry . ▁ ▁He ▁c ited ▁as ▁example ▁Ed ▁F alk owski ▁( min er ), ▁Martin ▁Russ ak ▁( text ile ▁worker ), ▁H . ▁H . ▁Lewis ▁( far mer ), ▁and ▁Joe ▁Kal ar ▁( l umber man ). ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁published ▁" A ▁protest ▁against ▁the ▁imprison ment ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁for ▁express ing ▁their ▁political ▁opinions , ▁couple d ▁with ▁a ▁warning ▁that ▁" Red - b ait ing " ▁is ▁rapidly ▁becoming ▁a ▁permanent ▁condition , ▁was ▁vo iced ▁in ▁a ▁statement ▁issued ▁yesterday ▁by ▁the ▁John ▁Re ed ▁Club . ▁ ▁The ▁head lines