Starting in 1898 Josef Kaizl became the finance minister of the Austrian government under the Count Thun government. Under his ministership he became a proponent of the thesis that the best guarantee for a secure Czech nation would be a strong and equitable Austria.
From 1898 until his tenure as finance minister in the Austrian government led by Count Thun, Josef Kaizl advocated for the idea that a powerful and fair Austria would be the best way to secure a stable Czech state.