He became head of the Surakartan branch of the Indonesia Muda (Young Indonesians), delivering a speech at the 1930 Youth Congress, and taught at Taman Siswa, a school run by native Indonesians for native Indonesians.
He became head of the Surakartan branch of the Indonesia Muda (Young Indonesians), delivering a speech at the 1930 Youth Congress and serving as an editor of the organisation's magazine "Garuda Merapi". He taught at Taman Siswa, a school run by native Indonesians for native Indonesians.