He   joined the Dutch Communist Party, soon only to become disenchanted with it and, especially, with the political developments in the Soviet Union. In consequence, he left the Communist Party of Holland in 1924. He subsequently chronicled his embrace of, and break with, Communism in the first volume of his autobiography, Uit mijn communistentijd, published in Amsterdam in 1965 by his loyal publisher, G.A.
He   affiliated with the Dutch Communist Party, only to become disillusioned with it and, particularly, with the political transformations in the Soviet Union. As a result, he departed from the Communist Party of Holland in 1924. He subsequently documented his involvement with and departure from Communism in the first volume of his autobiography, Uit mijn communistentijd, published in Amsterdam in 1965 by his devoted publisher, G.A.