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ubitshed by the Ukrainian National Association Inc.. a fraternal non-profit associiticd rainian Weekly Vol. LVII No. 46 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1989 50 cents Mass grave of Stalin's victims Union Hospital donates medical aid uneart/ied near Ivano-Franlcivslce to children affected by Chornobyl JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Yet victims of the NKVD, executed in another mass grave of victims of the 1941. Many of the dead were pri Stalin terror in Ukraine has been soners in the secret police's prison in found in the republic — this time in Stanislav, now Ivano-Frankivske. western Ukraine in the Ivano-Fran- Tpurists recently returning from kivske area. Ukraine told The Ukrainian Weekly According to the September 30 that a memorial service attended by issue of Komsomolskyi Prapor, thousands was held near the site on official newspaper of the Ivano- Sunday, October 29. Frankivske Oblast Komsomol (Com Komsomolskyi Prapor noted in its munist Youth League), on Septem report titled "The Truth about De ber 21, in Demianiv Laz, a nature mianiv Laz'' the discovery of the mass preserve near Pasichna, south of grave "confirmed the facts about Ivano-Frankivske, a mass gravesite which our countrymen for decades was unearthed. had spoken in whispers, while look Found along with the bodies — ing all around." some 500 exhumed thus far - were "The truth about Demianiv Laz, as documents proving that these were (Continued on page 10) Canadians laundli busin^sslies with Ukraine by George S^jewych issue of businesb projects undertaken І OIha Kuzmowycz Special to The Ukrainian Weekly jointly by Western and Soviet partners and the changes in Soviet regulations Patricia Lynch, Union Hospital administrator, is flanked by Volodymyr KIEV — As card-carrying capitalists and practices that have made them Yavorivsky (left) and Dr. Zenon Matkiwsky, chief of surgery, during news they weren't averse to making a profit, possible. conference in Union, N.J. announcing the hospital's donation of aid to.Chornobyl even if chances were that it would be in The Kiev conference is seen as reflect victims. rubles, the beleaguered Soviet currency. ing the economic reforms undertaken by Chrystyna N. Lapychak supplies to help the children affected by But the more than 50 Ukrainian Cana by the Soviet leadership under Mikhail the Chornobyl disaster and announced dian businessmen, professionals and Gorbachev within the context of his UNION, N.J. - Responding to a it would accept several Soviet patients a government representatives had a lot perebudova (restructuring) policies. A plea for help by Volodymyr Yavorivsky year for free medical treatment. more in mind than that when they hallmark of the still-evolving economic for an effort begun by members of the The announcement was made at an visited three Ukrainian cities in a span reforms is decentralization, a move Popular Movement of Ukraine for October 26 news conference at the of two weeks. ment away from the planned economy Perebudova, or Rukh, Union Hospital medical facility in the presence of Mr. "They had a real desire to help their of the past and a new willingness to announced on October 26 that it will Yavorivsky, a member of the Soviet fellow Ukrainians and if they can get a place production and other critical provide aid to the victims of the 1986 Congress of People's Deputies and successful business venture out of it, decisions in the hands of local ma Chornobyl nuclear disaster in Soviet leading member of Rukh, who visited that's fine," said Michael Waris, Wash nagers. The reforms also stress the Ukraine. the United States last month. ington attorney and one of a handful of increased or promised economic auto On the initiative of its chief of ''Mr. Yavorivsky has come from Americans in the Canadian delegation nomy of the union-republics, with surgery. Dr. Zenon Matkiwsky, with Ukraine to the United States on a very that made the trip to Ukraine last decision-making powers in many eco the contribution of several pharmaceu special mission," said Dr. Matkiwsky month for a series of conferences and nomic sectors transferred to republican tical companies. Union Hospital has during the news conference, "to find meetings on business and trade. ministries and on down to the regional agreed to donate much-needed medical (Continued on page 2) (oblast), district (raion) and enterprise "They're not charitable institutions, levels. they can't afford to do it any other way," A major element in these changes is House-Senate conference committee: said Mr. Waris, former senior partner the promise that the republics will be and now of counsel of the Washington allowed to keep much more of what law firm of Baker A McKenzie, re they produce; estimates of the gross Ukraine's faithful are persecuted putedly the world's largest. "But they product of Ukraine that remains for by representatives of Sen. Fraiik Lauten would certainly love to be part of the consumption in the republic have Amendment calls for berg (D-N.J.), Rep. Bruce Morrison revival of the economy of Ukraine." ranged from 28 to 18 percent, and 1,000 refugee slots (D-Conn.), and a number of Jewish The focal point of the tour, during activists in the West and in Ukraine organizations involved in the refugee which the group visited Kiev, Odessa have pointed to these statistics as WASHINGTON. "- The House- issue, as well as Eugene Iwanciw of the and Lviv, was a conference on joint evidence of Ukraine's colonial status Senate Conference Committee pn the Washington Office of the Ukrainian ventures, held October 3-5 in the Ukrai vis-a-vis Moscow. Foreign Aid Appropriations Bill adop National Association (UNA). The nian capital. For three days the Cana The Canadian delegation's tour of ted language on November 3 which amendment is based on legislation dian Ukrainian visitors and their more Ukraine and the Kiev conference grew included Ukrainian Catholics and introduced earlier this year in the House than 350 Soviet counterparts explored out of an initiative by the Chamber of Ukrainian Orthodox as Soviet groups by Rep. Morrison and in the Senate by the possibilities of increasing trade and Commerce and Industry of the Ukrai presumed to be subject to persecution Sen. Lautenberg. business contacts between enterprises of nian SSR. Much of the organizational and, therefore, eligible for refugee The agreement was applauded by all Canada and Ukraine. (The term "coun work was done by a Planning Commit status. The new language also provides the parties involved. Sen. Lautenberg terparts" should be interpreted rather tee chaired by Bohdan Onyschuk, a for an allocation of 1,0(Ю admissions to stated: "I'm extremely pleased that my loosely in this context, as was made senior partner in the Toronto law firm the United States for Ukrainian Catho refugee bill recognizes the continuing evident by the contrast between the of Smith, Lyons, Torrance, Stevenson lics and Orthodox. persecution of active Ukrainian Catho market and private-initiative orienta and Mayer, and vice-president of the The adopted amendment replaces the lics and Orthodox in the Soviet Union. tion of the Canadians and the Soviets' Ukrainian Canadian Professionals'and Lautenberg amendment which failed to The bill,.which makes it easier for admitted very recent exposure to these Businessmen's Association. provide the two Ukrainian religions Ukrainian Catholics and Orthodox to concepts.) The task of chairing the conference with refugee status. prove refugee status, sends a message to The focus of the sessions was on the (Continued on page 2) The new amendment was negotiated (Continued on page 11) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 12,1989 rNo. 46 previous two weeks. A consensus was During the news conference, Mr. Canadians launch... easily reached: the conference on joint Union Hospital... Yavorivsky addressed many of his (Continued from page 1) ventures and the entire two-week pro (Continued from page 1) remarks at the children from the fourth itself fell to Prof. Bohdan Hawryly- gram of contacts and activities had medical support for the victims of the grade of St. John the Baptist Ukrainian shyn, prominent Canadian economist more than matched expectations. Chornobyl disaster. You are aware as Catholic School in Newark, N.J., who, and former director of the International Speaking for the Canadian side, Mr. Yavorivsky has said and we have dressed in embroidered Ukrainian Management Institute in Geneva, with delegation leader Mr. Onyschuk heard from other people coming from costumes, presented Mr. Yavorivsky Viktor Yanovsky, vice-president of the listed among the highlights the cere Ukraine that there are close to two with flowers and sent greetings to the Chamber of Commerce, serving as co- monial signing during the Kiev confe million children that are afflicted with children of Ukraine in a moving cere chair. rence of a memorandum of understand the effects of radiation and they are now mony. After hearing greetings sent by the ing between Ukraine and the province dealing with such things as leukemia, "Children - you are the future of Canadian ambassador in Moscow (who of Ontario on increasing trade and which is very rampant,sarcomas,as well both the United States and Ukraine," could not attend personally, due to economic cooperation, Mr. Onyschuk as thyroid cancer. said Mr. Yavorivsky. "When I came on illness) and the Council of Ministers of and Chamber of Commerce vice-presi "It is very imperative that we support to the grounds of this hospital I was the Ukrainian SSR and a welcoming dent Mr. Yanovsky, who co4;haired the this effort and we have already collect reminded of the fact that people cross speech by Ukrainian poet Volodymyr final session, put their own signatures ed medical supplies of a great amount, over into this hospital with faith and Brovchenko, the chairman of the Ukrai- on a memorandum, calling for ex which will be transported to Ukraine hope in their hearts." na Society, which arranged the rich changes of information in the area of with Mr.