The Masses

Fischer was an political propaganda artist for ''The Masses'' and was heavily involved during the first volume of the magazine. His contributions after the first volume, however, were nonexistent. This is acknowledged in this issues "Who We Are and What We Are Doing" section. Fischer states his reason for leaving to a written letter saying: ''"'My Dear Piet: A happy New Year and Merry Xmas. But say, what silly rot are you up to now? I hope you are not going to drag me into that. If you do, I won't do another thing for The Masses. I don't like it."'' Fischer left the ''The Masses'' as he disagreed with where the publication was going. As a political propaganda artist, it seems odd for him to leave ''The Masses'' as the publication openly contradicted and criticized the government. His leaving, however, was due to the disagreement to the direction that the magazine was headed.