A clash was unavoidable between Tjokroaminoto and his father-in-law, Deputy Regent of Ponorogo, RM Mangoensoemo. Feeling miserable, Tjokroaminoto left the home of his father-in-law and headed for Semarang. At that time, his wife, Soeharsikin, was pregnant with their first child. This heartbreaking scene took place in mid-1905.

Tjokroaminoto took this decisive step because he disagreed with his father-in-law’s values. According to history exper