He supported the SDF's formation of the British Socialist Party (BSP) and became its National Organiser in 1913, but in 1914 left to fight in World War I. As a supporter of the War, he left the BSP in 1916 to join the new National Socialist Party.
He supported the SDF's creation of the British Socialist Party (BSP) and became its national organizer in 1913, but left for World War I in 1914. He later abandoned the BSP in 1916 to join the National Socialist Party, which he supported.