▁the ▁right ▁wing ▁of ▁his ▁party ▁( re present ed ▁by ▁Al bin ▁P rep el uh , ▁Drag ot in ▁L on č ar ▁and ▁Jos ip ▁Fer fol ja ), ▁which ▁demanded ▁territorial ▁aut onomy ▁for ▁Y ug oslav ▁pe op les . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁he ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁returned ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁parliament ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Ser bs , ▁Cro ats ▁and ▁Sloven es . ▁Dis app oint ed ▁by ▁the ▁political ▁development ▁in ▁Y ug oslav ia , ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁He ▁settled ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio , ▁and ▁co - f ounded ▁the ▁Sloven e ▁Republican ▁Association ▁of ▁America , ▁which ▁he ▁cha ired . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Y ug oslav ia ▁shortly ▁before ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁L jub lj ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁ ▁Liter ary ▁career ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁political ▁career , ▁Krist an ▁was ▁a ▁transl ator , ▁journalist , ▁poet , ▁and ▁novel ist , ▁and ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁many ▁Sloven e ▁publications ▁based ▁in ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Krist an , ▁Et bin , ▁Pap ers , ▁U M N ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 3 ▁death