After the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, he fled to Florence, Italy where in 1915 he founded the Yugoslav Committee with Ante Trumbić and Ivan Meštrović to petition for independence from Austria-Hungary.
He fled to Florence, Italy. This was after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. He founded the Yugoslav Committee with Ante Trumbić. This was in 1915. This was to petition for independence from Austria-Hungary. He founded the Yugoslav Committee with Ivan Meštrović. This was in 1915. This was to petition for independence from Austria-Hungary.