Noted for his criticism of the violent repression of the Romanian Peasants' Revolt in 1907, he soon became an active journalist. With the help of Tudor Arghezi, he edited "Cronica" and "Spicul", which appeared during World War I (between 1915 and 1918). Like his friend Arghezi and others, he displayed his sympathy for the Central Powers, and remained in Bucharest under German occupation, collaborating with the new authorities. Eventually, Galaction welcomed the new political mood established by the Russian Revolution (and first manifested in Romania by the activities of the Socialist Party and the strikes of 1918–1919):