esis ▁on ▁the ▁Re formation ▁in ▁Lith u ania . ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁efforts ▁to ▁establish ▁independent ▁Lith u ania ▁– ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Information ▁Bureau ▁established ▁by ▁Ju oz as ▁Gab rys , ▁raised ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁prisoners ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁war ▁refuge es , ▁attended ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁con ferences ▁in ▁Switzerland . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁Konst ant inas ▁Ol š aus k as , ▁Pur ick is ▁attended ▁Vil nius ▁Conference ▁and ▁presented ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁proposal ▁to ▁establish ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 2 0 , ▁Pur ick is ▁worked ▁as ▁Lith uan ian ▁diplom atic ▁representative ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁first ▁as ▁a ▁deput y ▁of ▁J urg is ▁Š a ul ys , ▁and ▁played ▁a ▁key ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Wilhelm ▁Karl , ▁Duke ▁of ▁U rach , ▁as ▁King ▁Mind aug as ▁II ▁of ▁Lith u ania , ▁and ▁was ▁co - opt ed ▁by ▁the ▁Council ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁Pur ick is ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁of ▁the ▁Lith uan ian ▁Christian ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Lith u ania ▁which ▁conven ed ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 2 0 . ▁Next ▁month , ▁he ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁in ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Kaz ys ▁Gr ini us . ▁He ▁had ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁the ▁issue ▁that ▁sh aped ▁the ▁entire