 At the time, Volters believed that both Latvian and Lithuanian were dying languages and cultures that should be studied but not necessarily encouraged or preserved.In 1886–1887, he published a couple articles in "" that fully supported the Lithuanian press ban and suggested methods on how to assimilate Latvians and Lithuanians.Further, he supported the idea of , Governor-General of Vilna, to convert Lithuanians to the Eastern Orthodox Church.