After the Kamang War in 1908, the Oud Agam and Fort de Kock areas felt tense. Dutch soldiers patrolled every day, lapau-lapau (shops) were closed. Children were afraid to go to school. Vehicles that usually passed by were no longer visible. Important government buildings were tightly guarded. Both natives and Europeans took refuge in barracks or army barracks. For safety, they were willing to stay there. Meanwhile, many employees did not come to the office and some even who chose to resign from his job because he was afraid suspected of being a spy." So it's the circumstances gripped him at that time.
