when father anton harapi, who would later become member of the high regency council of the albanian kingdom (1943–44), started to publish the catholic periodical "ora e maleve" (), shantoja and luigj gurakuqi were his first collaborators in writing articles for the magazine. father harapi would write later that father shantoja was the only one who helped with the writing for the magazine. in may 1924 shantoja resigned from writing and editing for "ora e maleve". he endorsed the society for the unity of the albanian language, and, during the burial of patriot avni rustemi, assassinated by a pro-monarchy individuao, shantoja was one of the people who held a speech. he was one of the inspirators and organizers of the june revolution, a peasant-backed insurgency. as a result of his participation in the revolution, after zog i of albania returned to power in december 1924, shantoja got arrested in the following month, in january 1925. after several months in prison, he was pardoned, and left albania for the kingdom of yugoslavia. on october 2 1925, while residing in belgrade, he wrote a touching article on the "liria kombëtare" magazine on the sudden murder of luigj gurakuqi. on september 1, 1926 in cetinje shantoja held a speech in the burial of captain mark raka, dead in mysterious circumstances in a road accident.