 In late 1911, Andrić was elected the first president of the Serbo-Croat Progressive Movement (; SHNO), a Sarajevo-based secret society that promoted unity and friendship between Serb and Croat youth and opposed the Austro-Hungarian occupation.Its members were vehemently criticized by both Serb and Croat nationalists, who dismissed them as "traitors to their nations".Unfazed, Andrić continued agitating against the Austro-Hungarians.