▁students ▁in ▁Germany . ▁It ▁raised ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁German ▁Pap ier marks ▁and ▁operated ▁a ▁can teen ▁in ▁Berlin . ▁ ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁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 ▁in ▁the ▁IV ▁district ▁of ▁U ten a . ▁The ▁Assembly ▁conven ed ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁and ▁Pur ick is ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁commission ▁for ▁draft ing ▁the ▁Constitution ▁of ▁Lith u ania . ▁On ▁Jun ▁ 1 9 , ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Kaz ys ▁Gr ini us ▁organized ▁a ▁new ▁government ▁and ▁Pur ick is ▁became ▁the ▁Minister ▁of ▁Foreign ▁Affairs . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁Lith u ania ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁difficult ▁international ▁position . ▁It ▁was ▁recognized ▁de ▁j ure ▁only ▁by ▁Germany ; ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁powers ▁did ▁not ▁recognize ▁Lith u ania ▁even ▁de ▁fact o ▁as ▁they ▁still ▁hoped ▁for ▁some ▁kind ▁of ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁union ▁in ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Polish – L ith uan ian ▁Commonwealth . ▁During ▁Pur ick is ' ▁ten ure , ▁Lith u ania ▁was ▁recognized ▁de ▁j ure ▁by ▁Sweden , ▁Norway , ▁Lat via , ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁Est onia , ▁Argentina , ▁Mexico , ▁Switzerland , ▁Den mark , ▁Holland , ▁Brazil ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Nations ▁on ▁ 2