Peace congresses often start by dealing with some of the less important questions in excessive detail, so at the end there is no time to discuss the most important problems.

He was discharged in 1865 and moved to Copenhagen where he became a teacher translator and writer. He entered the Danish Parliament in 1872 as a member of Folketinget and held a seat there for the following 23 years. The son of a clergyman Bajer served as an officer in the Danish army fighting in the 1864 war against Prussia and Austria where he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant.

The son of a clergyman Bajer served as an officer in the Danish army fighting in the 1864 war against Prussia and Austria where he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant. He was discharged in 1865 and moved to Copenhagen where he became a teacher translator and writer. He entered the Danish Parliament in 1872 as a member of Folketinget and held a seat there for the following 23 years.