 An investigation hearing was launched in May 1930 after he had been denounced for "creating squads of school children" to "fight against fascism in schools".The allegation concerned not the school where he worked but a nearby school in Rellinger Street (where he had never had any involvement).While the investigations triggered by the complaint were under way the party selected him as a candidate for the 1931 municipal elections and he was dismissed from the teaching service.