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.
To resolve the problem, he spearheaded the creation of a new committee. The commission officially commenced in 1919 and championed the bill of 1911 by Louis Franck-Van Cauwelaert-Huysmans, which, after years of transitional provisions, aimed to adopt Dutch as the sole language for education in Flanders.