One can only imagine the consciousness and dedication they had in order to be able to harmonize their struggle and lead the society in the difficult times. They emphasized on the need for a united people to foil any attempt that Eritrea would face. Both men were instrumental in the convening of the biggest Eritrean conference, 'Waala Bet Giorghis' and later they became very influential in the Independence Bloc that was formed in the forties. They believed the federation to be the lesser evil than unconditional unity with Janhoi's Ethiopia. Later, the unionist thugs of the Mahber Andnet become very violent.
Assassinations become the main tool of the unionist.
The Emperor was openly financing the Andenet Party to weaken the Pro-Independence parties. From 1947 to 1953, Welwel escaped seven attempts on his life. One such attempt was to kill him by poisoned food. In 1953, Welwel left for Egypt via Sudan after refusing asylum offers from the US, Britain and other European countries. A fine writer, and a journalist, Welwel struggled to educate Eritreans and he pressured to have Eritreans to be educated since the days of the Italian colonization.