He was also chairman of the local German Peace Society, the Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft, which had been founded in 1891 by Alfred Hermann Fried and Tobias Asser. Being chairman of the local branch of a pacifist movement meant that he was in a dangerous position after Hitler came to power in 1933.
Siya ay chairman din ng mga lokal na Aleman Peace Society, ang Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft, kung saan nagkaroon na itinatag sa 1891 by Alfred Hermann prito at Tobias Asser. Bilang chairman ng lokal na sangay ng isang pasipista kilusan sinadya na siya ay sa isang mapanganib na posisyon matapos ang Database dumating sa kapangyarihan sa 1933.