The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-19
ALASKAN OFF FOR EAST ON
 BIG MISSION
Daniel vucetich Leaves for Washington to Establish American-J -Jugo-S -Slovac
 Trade Company

 associated with the Bank of Anchor age. He is on his way to Washing ton, D. C., to ask the help Of the government in establishing an export and import corporation, [" establish trade between the new country Of Jngo- -Slivia and the United States. Mir. Vueotich believes i'll Am erica first" when it comes to com mercc. He says America should take the place in the world of commerce that Germany formerly held. MT. Vucetich is familiar with all the languages and customs of the people of Jugo-Slavia. He is a lin guist of great ability, reading and writing twelve languages fiuently. He has two brothers prominent in the affairs of Jugo-Slavia. The eldest brother, Nicholas Vucetich, is in the Jugo-Slavia diplomatic service An other brother, Peter Paul Vucetich, is on the Admiralty staff. and is now on his way, in company with the admiral of the Jugo-Slavia navy, to present the claims of the Jugo-Slavic navy and merchant marine at the Peace Conference in Paris.
 The shipping business is not new to MT. Vucetich He operated his own boats between California and Central America before the war.
 Mir. Vucetich, discussing his pro- feet. said:
 we hope to establish thriving 'rade between this country and Jugo- Slavia, the new Slavic nation which $ composed of Serbia and Montene- gro and Bosnia, Herzegovina, Dalma- tia, Crota and other sections of Aus tria- a-Hungary.
 "The main harbors at the present lime would be Dubrovnik on the Adri- 1tic sea until such time as the Rife ka Cor Fiume) question has been set lied by the Peace Conference. These harbors are the main distribution points for that section of the country. Further to the east Salonika would always remain a chief distributing center. The Serbian government has an agreement with the Grecian gov ernment for the use of the railroad from Salonika to Njsh,
 These countries of Juko-Slavia, while under Austrian domination were fur nished all materials by the Austrian and German governments. The Jugo- Slavs are eagerly looking forward to establish trade relations with coun- try like the United States, knowing that her interest would be solely from a business standpoint
 "Jugo-Slavia at the present mo- ment needs raw materials, shoes, woolens, clothing of all sorts. soaps, fats, seeds, and much agricultural machinery, besides steel for railroad and other construction which is now in progress.
 The first export and import COT, poration to transact business with Jugo-Slavia was founded in Chicago ten months ago. Owing to the fact that have been in Alaska so long do not know just what progress has been made. I believe, however. that they have gone ahead in making con tracts.
 "The people of Anchorage and sur rounding country have willingly con sented to back me up in organizing similar concern. The field is large as there are fifteen million people to be supplied.
 There has been in Anchorage alone over fifteen thousand dollars subscribed and paid for.
 q am now on my way to Washing | ton to get in touch with our govern ment and the government of the Jugo-Slavs through Dr. s. Gruich their ambassador After the inter views at Washington, 1 shall be en abled to complete my plans. I finf this a necessity and urge every loya
 American to support plan Of thi find, because, after all. America i rightfully entitled to take Germany
 place in the commerce which she en | joyed before the war.
 When my plans are formulate'
 we shall have a company of Amerl can stockholders in Alaska and on tn
 Pacific Coast trading and operatin
 steamers on the Atlantic and Pacific
 We shall carry all such commoditie
 to the United States which are no,
 available in Jugo Slavia for export. Through the recommendation Q
 our government I expect to interes the manufacturers handling the good needed by Jugo-Slavia and arrang contracts on a large scale for imme diate transportation.
 "There was never such an oppol tunity for the American Jugo-Slav | aid his mother country, which is no' a free country. and have foun that every one with whom I've com in contact has come to the front b investing in shares.
 However. We want more nativ
 Americans to take an interest in tn project and an active part. We nee
 their brains and capital.
 This is only a small beginning q
 the great trade which will eventua ly be established between the wes
 coast and the Adriatic countries" ---