After the party was labeled subversive by the colonial court of law in 1913, he and his fellow IP leaders were exiled to the Netherlands.

When the three IP leaders returned to the Dutch East Indies his two companions eventually took the path of education, while Cipto remained politically active.

[3] When Sukarno, future President of Indonesia, moved to Bandung, he gradually alienated himself from his first political mentor and father-in-law Tjokroaminoto (leader of the Sarekat Islam).

"In some ways this close relationship between Cipto and Sukarno was not surprising; both were highly intelligent men and extremely sensitive to the reality of the colonial situation, an injustice they took as a personal insult.

However, unlike his political pupil, Cipto's often courageous actions showed a proven track record of practically improving the social predicament of peasants.