▁ ▁Br ought ▁up ▁a ▁dev out ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁and ▁educated ▁in ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁sem in aries ▁he ▁soon ▁became ▁influenced ▁by ▁W outer ▁L ut kie , ▁a ▁Catholic ▁priest ▁and ▁fasc ist . ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁stop over ▁in ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁State ▁Party , ▁which ▁he ▁found ▁far ▁too ▁moder ate , ▁Me ij er ▁began ▁to ▁write ▁for ▁the ▁author itar ian ▁De ▁R ijk seen heid ▁and ▁the ▁General ▁Dutch ▁F asc ist ▁League ' s ▁De ▁F asc ist . ▁He ▁soon ▁joined ▁the ▁League ▁and , ▁having ▁inherited ▁money ▁from ▁his ▁father , ▁launched ▁his ▁own ▁journal ▁Z wart ▁Front . ▁R ising ▁to ▁a ▁position ▁of ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁League , ▁he ▁quar re led ▁with ▁leader ▁Jan ▁Ba ars ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁split ▁from ▁the ▁group , ▁taking ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁follow ers ▁with ▁him . ▁Before ▁long ▁he ▁had ▁rev ived ▁the ▁Z wart ▁Front ▁name ▁for ▁his ▁new ▁movement ▁and ▁even ▁visited ▁Ben ito ▁M uss ol ini ▁with ▁L ut kie ▁to ▁gain ▁the ▁fasc ist ▁leader ' s ▁appro val . ▁ ▁The ▁Front ▁failed ▁to ▁make ▁much ▁impact ▁in ▁elections , ▁not ably ▁man aging ▁only ▁ 0 . 2 % ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁general ▁election ▁( although ▁Me ij er ▁managed ▁a ▁ 2 1 . 4 % ▁vote ▁share ▁in ▁O ister w ijk ). ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Me ij er ' s ▁fa