Even before the Machtergreifung, he had been openly disagreeing with National Socialist Ideology in the Deutsches Allgemeines Sonntagsblatt, and he was also known through his work in the Christlich-Sozialer Volksdienst, and he quickly became a target for the Nazis.
Isegi enne Machtergreifungit oli ta Deutsches Allgemeines Sonntagsblattis avalikult Natsionaalsotsialistliku ideoloogia vastu ja ta oli tuntud ka oma töö kaudu Christlich-Sozialer Volksdienstis ja ta muutus kiiresti natside sihtmärgiks.