He took the initiative to start a new committee to discuss the matter. The commission started officially in 1919 and defended the bill of 1911 of Louis Franck-Van Cauwelaert-Huysmans which, after many years of transitional measures, aimed at the usage of a single language (Dutch) for education in Flanders.
He took the lead in establishing a new committee to address the issue. The commission began officially in 1919 and defended the bill of 1911 by Louis Franck-Van Cauwelaert-Huysmans, which, after numerous transitional measures, sought to use a single language (Dutch) for education in Flanders.