1NS1DE: ^ Ukrainians in Russia participate in nationalities congress - page 4. Ґ) - Canada announces clamp-down on tour promoters - page 4. ^ Reform Party's anti-multiculturalism platform - page 8. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternai non-profit association vol. LX!l No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 50 cents Ukrainian National Association convention looks to future Stepan Hawrysz, William Pastuszek, Diachukbegins second term; Stefania Hewryk (representing Canada), Anatole Doroshenko and lwan Wynnyk. new generation of activists Mrs. Hewryk, the widow of former UNA Director for Canada John Hewryk, and Mr. elected то advisory hoard Wynnyk were elected to their first terms in byjMarta Kolomayets the UNA General Assembly. Mrs. Hewryk was also the first female UNA auditor to P1TTSBURGH - The Ukrainian be elected in its 100 -year history. National Association began its second But the greatest number of energetic hundred yeiars of activity pledging at its faces were visible among the 14 newly 33rd Regular Convention to keep the best elected advisors, as the UNA got a shot of its deeply rooted traditions, while of young blood, electing seven new offi– looking toward its younger ranks to cers to the board. Delegates also showed secure a promising future for this oldest their overwhelming support for Roma Ukrainian fraternal organization in the Hadzewycz, editor-in-chief of The world. Ukrainian Weekly, who was elected with Meeting at the Pittsburgh Hilton and the highest number of votes to a second Towers, the 242 delegates, representing term; Tekla Moroz, a 20-year veteran of 247 UNA branches from throughout the Canada, was re-elected as an advisor for United States and Canada, marked this her sixth consecutive term. jubilee year for the UNA under the slo– Other advisors who were re-elected to the General Assembly include: Walter gan "With reverence for the past, with a Marta Kolomayets vision for the future." They voiced their Korchynsky, Alex Chudolij, Eugene concerns and expectations for the UNA Being sworn in as UNA executive officers are: (from left) Treasurer Alexander lwanciw, Anne Remick and Andrew as it prepares to enter the 21st century, Blahitka, Secretary Martha Lysko, Director for Canada Peter Savaryn, Keybida. Also on the board is a former demanding that it provide competitive President Ulana Diachuk, vice-President Nestor Olesnycky and vice– supreme advisor, Roman Kuropas. insurance products for its clients, but Presidentess Anya Dydyk-Petrenko. Following in the footsteps of their continue to provide fraternal benefits for families, Stefko Kuropas and Taras decade, who has also served as a UNA vice to the UNA, 28 as a member of the Szmagala Jr., third-generation UNA all of its members. supreme advisor during the last four Executive Committee. Delegates were The five-day conclave began on activists who are in their 20s, were elect– years, was elected the organization's saddened to see Mr. Sochan retire, offer– ed to the new General Assembly. Friday morning, May 6, and concluded vice-presidentess, and Peter Savaryn, a ing him a five-minute standing ovation, on Tuesday, May 10, re-electing Ulana veteran Ukrainian Canadian community but heartened that a candidate he had Newly elected members of the board Diachuk as president of the fraternal activist, who has served as the president trained as his successor would be work– of advisors are Stephanie Hawryluk, organization. Nestor Olesnycky began of the World Congress of Free ing with UNA branch secretaries, the Alexander Serafyn, Nick Diakiwsky and his second term as vice-president, as did Ukrainians, was elected the UNA's blood and heart of the fraternal organiza– the Rev. Myron Stasiw. Alexander Blahitka in the office of trea– Director for Canada. tion. Mr. Sochan promised to work in a in her acceptance speech upon being elected to a second term as president, on surer. Martha Lysko was elected to succeed consulting capacity for the further good Tuesday afternoon, May 10, Mrs. Anya Dydyk-Petrenko, Soyuzivka's Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan, who of the UNA. mistress of ceremonies for more than a retired after more than 45 years of ser– Elected to the Auditing Committee were (Continued on page 5) New documentary chronicles Ukraine's Parliament convenes, Canada's internment of Ukrainians names temporary Presidium by Oksana Zakydalsky award at the Atlantic Film Festival for the film "Kanehsatake, 270 Years of by Roman Woronowycz that all those present had been fully TORONTO - A new feature-docu– Resistance" shown to wide acclaim on Kyyiv Press Bureau accredited. Although no gavel was mentary film, "Freedom Had a Price," theCBC. pounded, when he said, "The first session subtitled "Canada's First internment KYYiv - Trying to fulfill what so At the turn of the century, of the 14th convocation of Ukraine's Operation 1914-1920," will be pre– many newly elected parliamentarians Ukrainians who lived in territories that Supreme Council has officially begun," miered on May 27 at a special showing promised, Ukraine's first democratically were part of the Austro-Hungarian the parliamentarians as well as a jam- organized by the Ukrainian Canadian elected Parliament attempted to get dpwn Empire were technically citizens of the packed press box and the diplomatic Research and Documentation Center. to business immediately. But on opening corps present fell quiet. empire, yet economically exploited day organizational procedures bogged Produced and directed by award-win– After that it was a downslide into ning filmmaker Yurij Luhovy, the one- and politically dominated. Canada was them down. By lunch time they had actively recruiting East Europeans to agreed only on a temporary Presidium bickering over organizational structure hour film is an account of the impris– and how political factions should be reg– settle the western prairies with the and the need to discuss the specifics of onment of thousands of Ukrainians istered. branded enemy-aliens at the beginning promise of free land and abundant what a parliamentary faction should con– of World War 1 by the Canadian gov– work. Thus, thousands of Ukrainians sist of. About all they decided was that five, left their homes, lured to Canada by not seven as had been proposed, should ernment and sent to internment camps it could have been a gem. Almost all the hope of a better way of life. comprise the temporary Presidium. The across Canada. of the 338 deputies elected convened on When war broke out in 1914, choices suggest the future make-up of May 11 to develop plans for Ukraine's "Freedom Had a Price" is produced 171,000 Ukrainians were living in the parliamentary power center. Former future. The proceedings opened with the by La Maison de Montage Luhovy inc. Canada and, overnight, all those who Deputy Chairman of Parliament vasiliy president of the Central Electoral in association with the National Film still bore their Austro-Hungarian pass- Durdynets, Socialist Oleksander Moroz, Commission, ivan Yemets, announcing Board of Canada and the UCRDC. Mr. ports became "enemy aliens." in spite Communist Petro Symonenko, the reha– the formal convocation of Parliament. Luhovy's link with the UCRDC goes of the fact that the British advised the bilitated Agrarian Party representative back to the director and editor. Mr. President Leonid Kravchuk sat at his left. vitaliy Masol and Rukh leader Luhovy recently won the best editor (Continued on page 3) The national anthem was played. At 10:10 a.m., Mr. Yemets announced (Continued on page 15) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 No. 20

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Political extremism in Ukraine Russian claims C1S policy "internal" May 7. Talks on Ukraine's debt in this by Bohdan Nahaylo 50,000 for the SNPU.28 area are scheduled to resume May 16. Local elections are due though on June MOSCOW - The chairman of That day, Turkmenistan resumed ship– CONCLUSION 26 in Ukraine; and the ultra-rightists in Russia's Parliament, Konstantin Zatulin ments after a three-month hiatus, has claimed that his country's "policy Other ultra-right groups Lviv -who, it should be noted, appear to (intelnews) be mainly young people - are already toward the C1S is (anj internal policy." in Apart from the UNA-UNSO and the preparing to make a better showing in an interview published in Nezavisimaya Crimean Parliament resumes sessions DSU, the existence in Ukraine of a num– them. Mr. Kryvoruchko told Reuters that Gazeta's May 5 issue, Mr. Zatulin referred to himself as "an admirer of SEvASTOPlL - The Crimea's ber of other smaller fascist or neo-fascist the parliamentary elections had been the Parliament reopened sessions on May 10 groups has been reported during the last SNPU's "first campaign and the idea is empire if this means imperial peace." He went on to say that areas with concentra– and elected Serhiy Tsekov as its new two years. to publicize our name. We shall be win– chairman. Mr. Tsekov spoke in favor of in October 1992 two obscure groups in ners in the local elections."29 tions of ethnic Russians should be given autonomous and federative status within statehood for the autonomous republic and Kyyiv, the Brotherhood of the Eastern To complete the picture of Ukraine's the states where they reside and that their of transformation of the C1S into a con- Cross (headed by Oleh Riznyk and vitaliy radical right-wing forces, several other "special status" had to be secured by federation, but said such moves should be Petruk) and the Legion of the New Order nationalist political parties need to be men– "Moscow's guarantees." The Duma leader made moderately. The new chairman also (led by Roman Haivas), helped by a third tioned. One of them is the Ukrainian also alleged that although there were said the peninsula must insist on full eco– organization, Conscious Ukrainian Youth, National Conservative Party, led by viktor marked differences between his approach nomic independence and address "the staged a public burning of "undesirable" Rodionov, which was formed in June 1992 to foreign policy and that of Russia's problem of the Crimea's excessive milita– literature, which included a Jewish news- as a result of the merger of the UNP and Foreign Ministry, the latter has "sharply rization." Deputies voiced various views, paper and a representation of the Star of the Ukrainian People's Democratic Party. 20 changed its position, and our official posi– from calls for caution and restraint in David. A National-Socialist Party of The other is the Ukrainian Peasant- tions are practically the same." On May dealing with Kyyiv to demands for Ukraine, led by Oleh Shpirko, was found– Democratic Party, led by the writer and 21 10, Mr. Zatulin attended the opening ses– reassertion of the (Kravchuk-abrogated) ed in Poltava in 1992. publicist Serhiy Plachynda, who has sions of the Crimea's parliament and said independentist constitution of May 1992. The most attention, however, has been argued that Ukrainian nationalism should (Reuters, Respublika) 30 "Russia will deal delicately" problems in paid to the Social-National Party of be made the "state ideology." the area and eschewed "a bull in a china Ukraine (SNPU), which was founded in Crimean-Russian bridge project initialled Extreme-left and pro-Russian groups shop approach to boost tension." (RFE7RL Lviv at the end of 1991. it is headed by Daily Report, Reuters) SEvASTOPlL - An advisor to Yuriy Kryvoruchko; iryna Kalynets's in the eyes of many, the Communist Crimean President Yuriy Meshkov told daughter, Zvenyslava, is another of its Party of Ukraine was an "extremist" Fleet press charged with disinformation reporters on May 8 that his government leaders. Members of this organization organization that had gone along with the intends to build a rail and roadway bridge sport black-shirt uniforms and use a leaders of the attempted coup in Moscow, MOSCOW - The influential Russian daily izvestiya carried an article in its across the Kerch Strait to Russia. The offi– May 6 issue that accused the press center cial said a protocol of intent was signed of the Black Sea Fleet of disinformation with representatives of the U.S.-based Considering its complex make-up and geopoliti– designed to inflame Ukrainian-Russian (Californian) Tejas Belize Energy Corp., cal location, Ukraine has been very fortunate tensions in the Crimea, it specifically tar– on May 6. The arrangement also provides geted fleet bureau chief Andrei Grachev for the construction of an oil refinery and that political extremism has so far not been a as a "source of untrustworthy informa– storage facilities whose revenues would tion" whose office attempted to "manipu– ostensibly cover costs. (Associated Press) major problem in the newly independent state. late" press agencies, such as Radio Liberty, Reuters and CNN to put Ukraine U.N. reports on Soviet bloc investment swastika-like modification of the and the lifting of the ban on this party in and Russia at odds over issues concern– GENEvA - A report issued on May 8, Ukrainian national emblem, the trident, October 1993 caused outrage in democrat– ing division of the Black Sea Fleet and by the United Nations' Commission for as their symbol.22 The SNPU conducted a ic circles, in fact, that year saw a regroup– control of the Crimean peninsula. Europe, lists Ukraine sixth among nations vociferous and aggressive election cam– ing and resurgence of communist and neo– (RFE7RL Daily Report) of the former Soviet bloc in terms of direct paign in the Lviv region, and its candi– communist forces that are opposed to Ukraine's atomic energy grid hobbled foreign investment. Hungary topped the dates reportedly ran in all 23 of the Western-style reforms and favor reestab– list having benefitted from S6 billion 23 region's electoral districts. None, how– lishing, if not the old Soviet Union, then at KYYiv — According to a statement (U.S.) in investments to date, Russia fol– ever, was elected; Mr. Kryvoruchko, who least very close ties with Russia; though released on May 6 by officials of lowed with S3.1 billion, Poland attracted had the best result, received only 5 per– some of them are indeed explicitly for the Ukraine's atomic energy combine, their S2.1 billion, the Czech Republic S2 billion, 24 cent of the votes. restoration of the USSR in some form. stations will be unable to meet the coun– Romania S755 million, Ukraine S600 mil- Although Lviv appears to have become During the fighting in Moscow last try's energy needs in the coming year lion, Slovakia S380 million and Bulgaria the center of Ukraine's ultra-nationalist October, about 30 members of ultra-left because of a lack of funds for nuclear fuel S200 million. According to U.N. statistics, organizations, the extent of local support youth groups from Ukraine actually and other supplies. The statement blames former Soviet republics attracted a total of for them should not be exaggerated. fought on the side of vice-President the low energy rates they are told to S6.8 billion. The report also mentioned Bension Kotlik, a local Jewish leader and Aleksandr Rutskoi and Supreme Soviet charge, which do not even cover the costs that, on average, foreign enterprises in for– a member of the city council, told an Chairman Ruslan Khasbulatov. They were of production of electricity generated for mer Soviet countries accounted for about American correspondent in March that from the Kyyiv regional branch of the the industrial sector. The internal debt of 0.2 per cent of employment, compared to the national radicals had generated "a neo-Stalinist All-Union Young Bolshevik Ukraine's energy ministry to the nuclear 17 percent in Hungary. (Reuters) wave of political anti-Semitism" on the Guard (vMGB) and the Kharkiv-based power stations stands at 1.7 trillion kbv eve of the elections, but that extremist Leninist Komsomol of Ukraine, and they (about S12 billion U.S.). (Respublika) EU official comments on Chernobyl, NPT views "have received little support" from included teenagers from Kyyiv, Kharkiv, the western Ukrainian population.25 Donetske, Luhanske and the Crimea.31 Gazprom lifts shutoff threat KYYiv — Sir Leon Brittan, commis– sioner of foreign economic relations of in fact, in the two rounds of elections in The vMGB, according to the deputy KYYiv - The Russian natural gas the European Union, concluded his offi– Lviv the candidates representing Rukh and secretary of its Kyyiv city organization, monopoly Gazprom officially withdrew other national democratic groups won at Hryhoriy Rudenko, is "the youth faction threats to shut off supplies to Ukraine on (Continued on page 19) least 11 seats, and the KUN five. The of the All-Union Communist Party- UNA's local leader, Mr. Shkil, was defeat– Bolsheviks of Nina Andreyeva" (the noto– ed by the reformist economist viktor rious neo-Stalinist). its enemies are all Pynzenyk,26 although Mr. vitovych made it in the second round, scoring a significant (Continued on page 18) THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY FOUNDED ШЗ victory by defeating the head of the Lviv Oblast Council, Mykola Horyn - a democ– 20 Kievskie vedomosti, November 5, An English-language newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, N.J. 07302. rat. On the eve of his victory, Mr. 1992. 21 vitovych told a foreign correspondent that Holos Ukrainy, October 23, 1992. Second-class postage paid at Jersey City, N.J. 07302. 22 (1SSN - 0273-9348) the main difference between the UNSO See Daniel Sneider, "Parliamentary Poll and the democrats "is in our way of think– Offers Platform for Ukraine's Extreme Nationalists," Christian Science Monitor, Yearly subscription rate: S20; for UNA members - $10. ing. it is like comparing people who wal– March 23; and Reuters, March 25. Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. low in the mud like pigs and others who 23 Jill Barshay, "Two Cities Campaign for 27 The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: stand up like Kozaks." Soul of Ukraine," Financial Times, March 25. The approximate number of votes won 24 Oleh Pokalchuk, "Lviv: The victory of (201) 434-0237, -0807, -3036 (201) 451 -2200 in the Lviv region by the various parties the 'New Wave,' " UNlAN-Polityka, No. 13, was as follows: over 230,000 voted for (March 29 -April 4), p. 13. Postmaster, send address Editor-in-chief: Roma Hadzewycz 25 candidates from Rukh; over 150,000 for Sneider, "Parliamentary Poll..." changes to: Associate editor: Marta Koiomayets 26UN1AN, March 28. The Ukrainian Weekly Assistant editor: Khristina Lew the reformist New Wave bloc; over 27 150,000 for the KUN; over 120,00 for Reuters, April 8. P.O. Box 346 Staff writersfeditors: Roman Woronowycz (Kyyiv) 28 v. Andrews, "Lviv: Yellow Narcissi," the URP; under 35,000 voted for either Jersey City, N.J. 07303 Andrij Kudla Wynnyckyj Nezavisimost, April 13. the Communist Party of Ukraine or its 29 Reuters, April 8. The Ukrainian Weekly, May 15,1994, No. 20, vol. LXll ally, the Socialist Party of Ukraine; about 30 Bilous, "Political Associations...," p. 67. Copyright 01994 The Ukrainian Weekly 100,000 voted for the UNA-UNSO; and 31 Radio Ukraine, October 23, 1993. No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 з 7 promised their story would be told," says chronicler of internment operation

Below are excerpts from Fran documenting the actual internment dur– Ponomarenko's interview with Yurij ing World War 1. During the 1950s, Luhovy in Matrix, Number 40 (Ste-Anne– many valuable documents were de-Bellevue, Quebec). destroyed in the National Archives for reasons yet to be ascertained. What brought you to the idea of The challenge was to hunt for private doing a film on the internment collections and in small museums, and І Operations? came up with the most extraordinary This project has been on my mind finds. Stylistically, in the film, 1 try wher– since 1974 when 1 stumbled on informa– ever possible to use the technique of tion about the existence of internment matching old photos to the actual sites camps during World War 1. Fd heard today. about Spirit Lake internment Camp in Quebec and, although 1 tried in earnest to During the process of filming you find it on contemporary maps, 1 couldn't. visited several of the sites of the intern– So 1 approached a cartographer in ment camps. How many of these Quebec City who helped me out. Spirit camps were there across Canada? Lake turned out to be 8 kilometers from There were 26 internment camps Amos. Later the name changed, and across Canada, plus four receiving sta– today it's called La Ferme. tions. if you go to Castle Mountain in І filmed the site with one of the origi– Alberta, you'll still find the barbed wire nal barracks still intact. When 1 returned lying on the ground and posts with rusty last year, the barrack was no longer nails in them. there. There were some efforts made to When we were in British Columbia erect a plaque to commemorate the looking for the Field internment Camp, internees of Spirit Lake, but the people we almost didn't find it. it was a Parks Yurij Luhovy were listed as Austrians and Germans. Canada employee who led us to the actu– Yet 1,200 Ukrainian internees had been al site. We made a grueling trip on moun– sent there. tain bikes through the forest along a dirt Brandon, Manitoba. Later he was trans– camp, and Mary told me that when she ferred to Castle Mountain internment recounted her story to her children, they All this gave me the urge to locate path. І hadn't been on a bicycle for over Camp in Alberta. other internment camps to see if there 20 years! Because the camera was too did not believe that such a thing could was still any visible evidence elsewhere, heavy, it had to be dismantied, and each When 1 met him he was 93 and living happen in Canada, it was only a few and there was. My worry was whether crew member carried a section of it. in an old age home. He was a spry fel– years ago that they realized their mother low. The day 1 did the pre-interview with was telling the truth. enough photographs could still be found You can't imagine what we found. him, he told me he couldn't sleep all There, at the bottom of a ravine, stood night because this was the first time he How do you think this experience the internment camp. Some of the origi– would share his story. has affected the Ukrainian community nal houses lay collapsed on the ground. here in Canada? New documentary... The severe winter climate of this region, He cried when he described what hap– pened to him and his friends in the The internees were forever trauma– (Continued from page 1) where the temperature drops to minus 60, preserved not only the wood in the old camps. He saw all kinds of things - tized. in some cases this left a mark on Canadian government that Ukrainians structures, but even articles that the internees getting prodded with bayonets, the children who tried to hide the fact were "friendly aliens," opposed to the internees once wore. Coming out of that, slapped and forbidden to speak. Lypka that their fathers had been arrested as war aims of Austro-Hungary, wartime І felt as if we were thrown 75 years back himself was put into solitary in the so- "enemy aliens." it probably accelerated hysteria and anti-foreigner feeling creat– into the past. Many Canadians have prob– called "black holes" or dark cellars. The assimilation too. Canadian history books ed a hostile atmosphere. ably visited some of the internment camp guards really abused and mistreat– still do not address this episode, and it Between 1914 and 1920, about 80,000 camps without even being aware of it, ed the men in this camp. They lived in has only been in the last eight years that Ukrainian immigrants had to register as such as The Citadel in Halifax and Fort horrible conditions. They slept on rubber the internment operations have sparked a enemy aliens, report regularly to the Henry in Kingston. sheets with only one blanket, the food renewed interest amongst researchers and police and carry identity papers at all was bad, and even when the men fainted academics. times. Over 5,000 were imprisoned in 26 You interviewed a few of the last on the job, they were ordered to work. i'm still moved by my visits to the survivors when you were making your internment camps across the country. Mary Haskett, another survivor, was 6 internment sites. At Kapuskasing, while film. How did they feel about your pro– The properties and possessions of many years old when she and her family were the crew was packing their equipment, І ject? were seized and never returned, in the interned at Spirit Lake Camp. The returned alone and bid farewell to the camps the conditions were grim and the The first survivor 1 interviewed made Quebec camp and the one in vernon, internees. Feeling their presence around treatment of internees was harsh. Many a lasting impression on me. Nicholas British Columbia, permitted wives and me, 1 promised that their story would be died in the camps, many became sick Lypka of Winnipeg was interned at children. Mary's little sister died in the told. and some were killed by guards while trying to escape. The film "Freedom Had a Price" was shot on the former locations of intern– ment sites throughout Canada, it uses archival footage, old photographs and testimony of survivors, and features commentary by prominent Canadian his– torians such as Desmond Morton and Donald A very. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the internment operations. For the last decade, the Ukrainian community in Canada, particularly the Ukrainian Canadian Congress and the Civil Liberties Commission, have been lobby– ing the Canadian government for an acknowledgment on the part of the gov– ernment that the internment operations were unjust. So far, the government has responded only with procrastination. The film "Freedom Had a Price" will help to ensure that this episode of Canadian history does not disappear from public consciousness. The premiere showing of "Freedom Had a Price" will be held on May 27 at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Lawrence Center for the Arts, 27 Front St. E. Toronto. Tickets are priced at S50 and include a post-pre– miere reception. Proceeds will go to off- set the production costs of the film. Tickets may be obtained from the St. Lawrence Center Box Office, (416) 366- 7723, or from the UCRD, (416) 966- 1819. Women and children at Spirit Lake Camp, Quebec (1915). 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 No. 20 Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church Bishop Borecky ready to resign

by Christopher Guly Perhaps, but the issue of leading names two bishops tor lviv Canada's largest Ukrainian Catholic dio– OTTAWA - The nightmarish turf war cese of 100,000, has reached a boiling for episcopal control in the Ukrainian Lviv - The Synod of Bishops of the June 21, 1970. point for many. Ukrainian Greek-Catholic Church, under He has served as vicar general of the Catholic Eparchy of Toronto may soon 'Most clergy are tired of it," said the the leadership of Cardinal Myroslav ivan Eparchy of Peremyshl since 1991 and as be over. Rev. Andrij Chirovsky, director of the Lubachivsky, in its February 20-27 ses– pastor of the parishes of the Exaltation of Bishop lsidore Borecky, 82, who has Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky sion named the Rev. Julian Gbur and the the Holy Cross in Gorowo llaweckie and steadfastly refused to resign as Toronto's lnstitute at the University of Ottawa, "it Rev. vasyl (ihor) Medvit OSBM as aux– of St. Michael the Archangel in first Ukrainian Catholic bishop, even at has scandalized us. We want to get our iliary bishops for the Archeparchy of Pieniezno. the urging of the majority of his fellow Church back and focus on Jesus Christ." Lviv, the press office of the Ukrainian The Rev. Medvit was born July 23, eparchs at their February synod in Lviv, Greek-Catholic Church reported on May 1949, in Peremyshl. He received his told The Ukrainian Weekly that he's now Most of the world's Ukrainian 4. The Rev. Gbur has been given the titu– diploma in veterinary medicine at the ready to step down. The Most Rev. Catholic hierarchs must have already lar See of Bareta, and the Rev. Medvit Akademia Rolnicza in Lublin (1965- Borecky, consecrated a bishop in 1948 identified that, in late February, they has been given the titular See of Adriane. 1973). in 1979-1981, he studied at the and head of the Toronto eparchy since voted overwhelmingly (25 to 2, accord– in accordance with the code of Canon Metropolitanate Seminary of St. John the 1956, is now waiting word from the ing to the Catholic New Times, and 23 to Law of the Eastern Churches, this deci– Baptist in Warsaw. From 1981 to 1984, vatican about a replacement. 3, by the Rev. Chirovsky's count) to sion was presented to the Holy See, and the Rev. Medvit studied at the Pontifical Winnipeg's retired Archbishop- accept both Bishop Borecky's and on May 4 was officially announced University Anselmianum in Rome, Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk said Bishop Danylak's resignations. Bishop simultaneously in Rome and Lviv. in 1986, he received his license in theolo– that announcement is expected within the Danylak was willing to comply, since he The Rev. Gbur was born November gy from the Pontifical institute next two weeks. was already rumored to have twice 14, 1942, in Bryzawa, Poland. He com– Theresianum, also in Rome. However, Bishop Borecky added he offered his resignation to the Holy See; pleted studies in the Missionary On December 26, 1978, the Rev. would first consult with his clergy and Bishop Borecky refused. Seminary of the verbist Fathers in Medvit entered the Order of St. Basil the laity before making a final decision to quit "it's not up to them to make that deci– Pieniezno (1959-1970). He entered the Great and professed solemn vows on This latest development follows a sion," said Bishop Borecky. Society of the Divine Word (verbists) on January 1, 1984. He was ordained to the year-long battle for control between the Yet, he explained he is willing to pass September 8, 1959, and made solemn priesthood by Pope John Paul 11 in Rome octogenarian eparch and his Holy See- his mitre on to one of three candidates, to profession on February 21, 1961. The on May 31, 1984. He has most recently appointed successor, Bishop Roman whom he's given his blessings. They are: Rev. Gbur was ordained to the priest- served as provincial superior of the Order Danylak, who was installed as adminis– Toronto priest John Tataryn, one of 12 hood by Bishop Adam Kozlowecki on of St. Basil the Great in Poland. trator and de-facto Toronto eparch last clerics suing Bishop Danylak for libel and March. slander; Severian Yakimyshyn, a Basilian in the last two months, Bishop priest based in Rome; and Evtimy Borecky was visited by a representative Wolinski, superior of the Holy Dormition Ukrainians in Russia participate of Archbishop Carlo Curis, apostolic pro- Monastery in Woodstock, Ontario. nuncio to Canada, and a canon lawyer The Rev. Wolinski, 49, a nephew of from St. Paul University in Ottawa. in first nationalities congress Edmonton's Bishop Myron Daciuk, said in March, Bishop Borecky also met he "would be willing to take the (bishop's) by Yiktoria Hubska ed under the umbrella of the Pope John Paul 11 at the vatican, but said job if there were no unforeseen circum– and Roman Woronowycz Organization of Ukrainians of Russia nothing about the Toronto problem was stances." But he added that his superior, Kyyiv Press Bureau (OUR). They gained just a bit more discussed during their meeting. "He fthe Lubomyr Husar in Lviv, has requested that credibility on April 29 when the OUR pontiffj has more important problems to he remain neutral until Rome officially MOSCOW - Ukrainians who live took part in the first ever Congress of worry about, other that the Toronto in Russia have strived to reassert their Nationalities of Russia (CNR). Eparchy," he explained. (Continued on page 16) ethnic identity here since the break-up Russia has not accredited the CNR. of the Soviet Union in 1991. Lately, However, 10 percent of Russia's popu– they have achieved a smidgeon of suc– lace was represented at the congress, a cess. force with which the Russian govern– Canada's Embassy clamps down Through more than 70 years of ment will eventually have to come to forced assimilation, many quietly main– terms. Among the 15 ethnic groups pre– tained their traditions and culture, sent were Ukrainians, Georgians, on Canadian tour promoters although others succumbed to Armenians, Jews, Greeks, Azerbaijanis, by Christopher Guly ing for bus tickets to Montreal, where the Russification. Some were forced to Kazakhs, Koreans and Turks. stranded players caught a flight home. move here in relocation projects con– The CNR conference was a one-day OTTAWA - The Canadian Embassy jured up by Soviet demagogues to "Are these people being taken advan– affair, at which various speakers pre– in Kyyiv is clamping down on "bad" tour tage of?" Mr. Shawarsky wryly asked dilute the ethnic make-up of the nations sented their views on how the united promoters. they subjugated. Others came because, "One can certainly make that inference. ethnic front should proceed in devel– Any Canadians now wanting to bring "Read between the lines. They're being realistically, Moscow was where the oping political power in Russia. The over sports or performing groups to jobs and the opportunities were. They taken advantage of by some pretty 150 delegates listened first to a greet– Canada from Ukraine will have to guar– unscrupulous people." were dissuaded from developing com– ing from Russian President Boris antee they will be taken care of. Mr. Shawarsky declined to identify munity ties - at times through intimida– Yeltsin, immediately followed by one ihor Shawarsky, director of public any of the promoters involved, who are tion or even outright violence. from the Ukrainian National relations for the Ukrainian Canadian scattered across the country. With the collapse of the empire, the Association of the United States. Congress (UCC) in Winnipeg, said that Ukrainian "hromada" here slowly Mychaylo Chlenov of the Jewish "more than a handful" of Ukrainian However, three months after Canadian began to regroup and coalesce. But it Union Yaad gave the keynote address. groups have arrived in Canada, only to be Ambassador Francois Mathys met with has been difficult, due to the fickle The congress agreed on the most left on their own. He said that last sum– members of the Ukrainian Canadian nature of Russian politics. important focus for the near term: to mer, a musical group landed in Winnipeg Congress (UCC) executive in Winnipeg Just as quickly as the country work to develop a consultative assem– with hopes of heading onto Edmonton. to discuss the problem, something is absorbed a degree of democratic liber– bly of nationalities in the Russian However, once they arrived in finally being done to prevent it. alism, segments of the population Parliament to support ethnic culture Manitoba, they didn't even have a place From now on, would-be Canadian pro– recoiled into fanatic ultra-nationalism. and education. to stay. moters inviting a Ukrainian artistic or athletic group to visit Canada must pro- Now, Ukrainians living here must deal vitaliy Zorych, a leader of OUR "They must have had S20 between five vide the following: with the aftershock and fight a grow– and a member of the CNR, said, "in of them," explained Mr. Shawarsky. ing popular movement calling for the end we want our members to be Luckily, half the troupe stayed with a local A copy of the contract between the Russia to go back to its imperialistic, elected to the Russian Parliament in priest, the other, with a UCC staff member. group and the Canadian promoter or orga– Russophilic ways. 1995, because no political party More recently, in February, a Kyyiv nizer; a detailed itinerary of bookings and But the 6 million Ukrainians who defends the rights of minorities in the hockey team was invited to play 20 accommodation arrangements; guaranteed live in Russia are alive and attempting current Russian Parliament." games in Canada by a Toronto promoter. financing to cover the group's expenses while they're in Canada; and; letters of to strengthen their commitment to The agenda of the OUR, which was They were left stranded. support from cultural, sporting or religious maintaining their ethnic heritage. registered with the CNR in February No game was arranged in Montreal, organizations indicating awareness of the Ukrainian organizations are found in and unlike the CNR has also been where they landed, nor in Niagara Falls, groups' plans and any assistance provided. all of Russia's regions in the form of allowed to register with the Russian and they barely managed one meal a day. Sunday language schools, choral government (also in February), is At the time, Canadian Press reported that Mr. Shawarsky said the UCC has sent ensembles, parishes (although no more aggressive than that, its initial the promoter handed them S30 to feed all out notices to all of its Canadian affili– Ukrainian churches have been legit– agenda includes: sustaining the nation– 28 members. ates, informing them of this new "signed, imized), libraries and business clubs. al rebirth of Ukrainians in Russia; And of the three nights spent in sealed and delivered" policy. Should it Two Ukrainian-language newspapers, working for democratic values and Montreal, one night was spent sleeping fail, he said the UCC would inform the the Ukrainian Courier and Selection, democratic reforms; support for recon– in a bus terminal. Canadian Embassy in Kyyiv and, if pos– are now published, albeit through pri– ciliation in Ukrainian-Russian rela– The Canadian agent even reneged on a sible, the police. However, Mr. vate funds. tions, and cooperation with other eth– promise to reimburse the ice Hockey Shawarsky explained that in the past, in October 1993, the various Federation of Ukraine for the group's air those Ukrainians affected have been Ukrainian-minded organizations unit– (Continued on page 15) fare. An unidentified Toronto man ended reluctant to provide evidence for possible up putting the team up in a motel and pay– civil or criminal action. No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994

told the delegates that "unity is needed in every Ukrainian National... aspect of Ukrainian life, be it religious, cultural, mili– UNA GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Continued from page 1) tary, educational, political or civic, if we are to build Below are the results of elections to the UNA General j our own home, our own nation, and preserve it for Diachuk emphasized the role of youth within the Assembly, in the first column arehe l primary results; the future generations." ranks of the UNA. final results appear in the second column. Thenames of The convention then elected a presidium, which "My thanks go out to those delegates who correct– was chaired by John O. Flis and co-chaired by Mr. persons who agreed, after the primary, to run thein final ly understood that the future of this organization lies Savaryn and Wasyl Kolodchin. Jarema Rakoczy and are marked with a bullet ('). The names of the candidates j to a great extent in their hands and cast their vote in elected by acclamation - on the proposal of the Elections Stephanie Hawryluk served as Ukrainian– and favor of candidates from the younger generation, English-language secretaries, respectively. Stepan Committee chairman - when it became apparent they were who indicated their willingness to work in the Kolodrub, John Chomko and John Pryhoda were des– running unopposed are marked with an asterisk (^). As the General Assembly for the benefit and the growth of UNA By-Laws stipulate that there must be two advisors from j ignated as sergeants-at-arms. the UNA. We have great hope in their contributions." However, the convention program proved to be too Canada, the candidate whose votetotal is marked Ш was The convention, which was held in Pittsburgh as a elected to the General Assembly even though votehis was ambitious for the delegates, who had come not only to tribute to the UNA pioneers from this area, who gave lower than that of some other candidates. listen to reports and ask questions of the outgoing birth to the organization in 1894, began in a tense members of the Supreme Assembly, but to listen to atmosphere, as delegates, having read reports in the and pass resolutions recommended by the following Primary Final UNA's publications, Svoboda and The Ukrainian convention committees: by-laws, financial, secre– PRESIDENT Weekly, arrived at the convention uneasy about their taries, petitions and resolutions. organization's future. ' Ulana Diachuk 152 155 indeed, delegates expressed fear that the oldest Amendments to UNA By-Laws vasyl Luchkiw 73 consistently published Ukrainian-language daily, ' George Drance 7 48 Svoboda, would succumb to the high cost of publish– Discussion of the proposed amendments to the ing and postage. They also expressed dissatisfaction UNA By-Laws began on Monday, May 9, under the VICE-PRESIDENT with the Executive Committee's dipping into the direction of Zenon Holubec, chairman of the conven– 4 tion's By-Laws Committee. Other members of that Nestor Olesnycky 121 UNA reserves and asked them to institute cost-cut- William Pastuszek 108 ting measures across the board. committee were: Zenobia Zarycky, Michael Karkoc, John Petruncio and Ben Doliszny. Opening of convention The function of the convention's By-Laws D1RECTOR FOR CANADA Committee was to review the amendments suggested The jubilee convention opened with Melissa ' Peter Savaryn 113 112 by the Special UNA By-Laws Committee created in ' Wasyl Didiuk 94 94 Haluszczak and Natalka Kapeluck singing the national September 1990, as well as suggestions submitted in anthems of the United States, Canada and Ukraine, and writing by UNA members to the UNA Home Office. Stefania Hewryk 12 prayers offered by Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk, head Having done that during deliberations which began of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States, even before the convention got under way, the commit– VICE-PRESIDENTESS and the Rev. George Hnatko of the Pittsburgh Deanery tee presented its proposals to the convention, which " Anya Dydyk-Petrenko 118 147 of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the U.S.A. had to approve any changes to the existing By-Laws by ' Gloria Paschen 46 57 j Michael Komichak, chairman of the Pittsburgh a vote of at least two-thirds of the registered delegates. Convention Committee, who has been dubbed "the The delegates subsequently approved provisions Ukrainian mayor of Pittsburgh," graciously wel– SECRETARY that: " Martha Lysko 176 comed all the delegates to his city and provided an 9 provide for the expansion of UNA activity entertainment schedule for all to enjoy, organizing a beyond the United States and Canada into other Walter Sochan 37 jubilee concert, a banquet and an evening boat cruise countries; down Pittsburgh's three rivers: the Allegheny, ^ stipulate that the UNA may publish literary and TREASURER Monongahela and Ohio. educational publications and newspapers not only in ' Alexander Blahitka 148 133 He also introduced Tom Murphy, the newly elect– Ukrainian and English, but also in other languages; " Stefan Kaczaraj 68 79 ed (real) mayor of Pittsburgh, and State Sen. Michael 9 delete the term "supreme" from the UNA lexicon Dowida, who is of Ukrainian descent, to the dele- and rename the Supreme Assembly the General AUDITORS gates. Mr. Dowida, whose grandfather emigrated Assembly; and from the Ternopil region, welcomed the delegates ' Stepan Hawrysz 165 ' recognize that the UNA now has two official 168 with the words: "Khrystos voskres," and was greeted publications, Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly. ' Anatole Doroshenko 134 120 by the thunderous applause of all in attendance. in addition, some wording in the By-Laws was ' Stefania Hewryk 114 127 Mrs. Diachuk then welcomed the delegates, noting updated to reflect current usage and proper English ' TarasSzmagala 107 110 that the "jubilee celebrations come at a time of grammar; the UNA seal will now bear the date of the Ukraine's national rebirth" and that "it is a happy Zenon Holubec 101 association's founding, 1894; and the proceedings of " lwan Wynnyk 80 115 coincidence that the UNA's 100th anniversary is also the UNA convention, General Assembly meetings the first convention it is holding since Ukraine gained and executive committee meetings will be conducted Mykola Andrukhiw 59 its independence." in accordance with Roberts Rules of Order. ' William Pastuszek 59 133 A moment of silence was held for UNA members Certain amendments approved by the delegates Wasyl Didiuk 23 who passed away in the last four years, before the were meant to bring the UNA into compliance with convention delegates got down to business, listening current requirements by the New Jersey insurance ADVISORS to a report by Credentials Committee Chairman Department. These included provisions stipulating " Roma Hadzewycz 189 132 Roman Lapychak. (Other members of the committee that there be no proxy voting at the convention; that included Taras Slevinsky, Tymko Butrej, Marianna - Tekla Moroz 164 130 delegates elected to serve at a regular convention ' Walter Korchynsky 150 104 Cizdyn and Anna Burij.) shall also serve at any special convention held fol– The roomful of delegates and guests listened to the lowing the regular convention until such time as their ' Stefko Kuropas 147 129 inspiring call to unity expressed by Metropolitan successors are elected; that any director, trustee, offi– ' Alex Chudol!j 133 121 Sulyk in his opening remarks. He noted that in times cer, auditor, advisor or employee be indemnified " Eugene lwanciw 106 97 when the Ukrainian people stood united in thought, word and deed, their nation was great and strong. He (Continued on page 6) ' Anne Remick 97 82 ' Taras Szmagala Jr. 96 88 ' Stephanie Hawryluk 93 94 ' Jarema Rakoczy 91 73 . І ' Alexander Serafyh 91 85 ^ Andrew Keybida 88 83 ' Nick Dfakiwsky 84 80 ' Helen Olek Scott 82 59 ' Roman Kuropas 81 80 " Pavlo Dorozynsky 78 59 ' Walter Hetmansky 74 55 ' Wasyl Liscynesky 68 61 ' Rev. Myron Stasiw 64 И 65 ' Mary Bergman 60 46 " Paul Oleksiuk 55 36 ' Barbara Bachynsky 50 72 John Pryhoda 37 John Chomko 25 1 e Andre Worobec 25 47 : 1 " vasyl Luchkiw 23 73 і Anya Dydyk-Petrenko 10 j Stefania Hewryk 5 ! Martha Lysko 2 The newly elected General Assembly of the Ukrainian National Association. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 No. 20

85 percent of the full salary and then receive For the record Ukrainian National... a 5 percent increase every year. Thus, by the (Continued from page 5) fourth year, they will have a salary equal to that of veteran executives. against liability for acts or omissions of per– The convention also passed a S50,000 bud- Ulana Diachuk's acceptance speech formance in conjunction with their duties; get designated for donations to educational, and that a member's benefit certificate may church and civic organizations active in the Below is the text of the English-language portion of Ulana Diachuk's be assigned by him7her to another party, diaspora and voted that each convention dele- acceptance speech delivered on May 10 as she was re-elected supreme while the rights and privileges of member- gate will donate S25 to the Fund for the president of the Ukrainian National Association. ship are retained by the insured. Rebirth of Ukraine from hisZher per diem. Dear delegates, so close to my heart: As regards the number of convention de- legates to which a branch is entitled, the The convention had the most trouble with Dear UNA family: convention's By-Laws Committee recom– subscription fee increases for UNA publica– tions, but after delegates rejected its first This jubilee convention is about to end. І wish to express my sincere mended and the delegates agreed that the suggestion, the Financial Committee gratitude for your trust in electing me to the leadership of this organization proportion should be as follows: 15 to 149 returned with a second proposal that was for another four-year term, in extending my thanks, 1 must also ask your members, one delegate; 150-224, two dele- passed. The subscription rate increases for cooperation, because all our problems can be solved only if we try to solve gates; 225-299, three delegates; 300 or Svoboda, The Weekly and veselka, are to them together; thus, they will eventually be transformed into our joint suc– more, four delegates. be staggered over the next three years. The cesses. The delegates also approved the deletion convention decided that it is imperative that My thanks go out also to those delegates who correctly understood of the post of supreme vice-presidentess from the Executive Committee, in its place adding the publications continue to be published in that the future of this organization lies to a great extent in their hands their current form. The delegates were made and cast their votes in favor of candidates from the younger generation a second vice-president. The post of supreme vice-president will become first vice-presi– to realize that a Svoboda subscription costs who indicated their willingness to work in the General Assembly for the members only 6 cents per day; the rest is benefit and growth of the UNA. We have great hope in their contribu– dent. These changes become effective with elections during the 34th convention. subsidized by the UNA. Subscription fees tions. for Svoboda Press publications have not The amendments approved by the con– been raised since 1982. it is with a sad heart that 1 have to accept the departure from our vention are effective July 1 of this year, or Executive Committee of Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan. We both when approved by the State insurance Thus, the convention voted to increase shared many successes as well as innumerable problems throughout 44 Department of New Jersey, the state where Svoboda subscriptions from S15 for mem– years of work at the Home Office. Mr. Sochan, on behalf of my husband the UNA is legally incorporated. bers to S30 for members, as of July 1, 1994. and myself, and from all assembled here in this great hall, our sincere and On the recommendation of the By-Laws That is to increase to S45 by July 1, 1995, warmest wishes for good health, happy and long retirement years, and lots Committee, the convention delegates reject– and to S65 by July 1, 1996. For non-mem– of pleasure and fun in raising your grandchildren. Many thanks for your ed several amendments that had been pro- bers, who now pay S40 per year, that will go promises to help us with your advice and knowledge based on your long- posed by the Special By-Laws Committee, up to S55 by 1994, then to S70 by 1995 and time experience. We, that is 1 and your successor, certainly will need it and which functioned from September 1990 to to S85 by 1996. will call on you in the future. the time of the convention. Thus, the post of For The Weekly, which is now available My thanks go out to the Convention Presidium, John Flis, Peter Savaryn fraternal activities director on the Executive to members at S10 per year, that will go up and Wasyl Kolodchin, for their exemplary leadership of this convention. Committee was not approved; the age limi– to S20 by July 1, 1994, then to S30 in July 1995 and finally to S35 by July 1996. Non- Once again we all must extend our gratitude and sincere thanks to tation for members of the Executive members, who enjoy The Weekly for S20 a Michael Komichak and to each and every member of the Convention Committee, which stipulated that any person year, will have their subscriptions increased Committee for all the long hours of planning all our convention activities who reached age 70 by the time of the con– to S30, then S40 and finally S50. and then so expertly executing those plans. vention could not run for any office on the Executive Committee, was not passed; and veselka fans, who, as members pay only Only the hard work of convention committees can result in a success– S6 per year, will experience an increase of S2 ful five-day convention. Therefore, 1 extend, on behalf of us all, our grat– the number of advisors was not decreased from 14 to 11. every year for the next three years. Non-mem– itude to all the members of the By-Laws, Credentials and Financial com– Due to time constraints, all the proposals bers, who pay S8 a year now, will pay S10, mittees, who began their work prior to the opening of the convention; then S12 and S14 over the next three years. and to members of the Elections, Press, Resolutions, Secretaries and of the By-Laws Committee could not be pre– Petitions committees, who deliberated during the convention. All of you, sented to the delegates; furthermore, it was Secretaries' concerns evident that certain provisions could not be ladies and gentlemen, through long hours and many meetings utilizing The Secretaries Committee, chaired by your knowledge and experience, formulated recommendations and reso– adopted in time for the primary elections. As a result, Mrs. Diachuk made a motion, and Roman Prypchan, included the following lutions for the consideration of the delegates and their subsequent the delegates agreed, that the elections of a members: Oksana Bereznytska (vice-chair); approval. new UNA Supreme Assembly for the 1994- Roman Kuropas (Ukrainian-language secre– At this point, 1 must express my regrets, dear delegates, for the unneces– 1998 term would be conducted in accor– tary); Joseph Chabon (English-language sec– sary atmosphere of tension and uncertainty that was created on the first day dance with the existing By-Laws and that retary); Yaroslava Zorych and Leon of our deliberations, it was my hope and intention that this convention in any changes regarding the composition of Harding, members. particular would start on a positive note and would reflect our determina– the Supreme Assembly, such as the addition The committee reported: "We are sad– tion to overcome all adversities. of new officers or a change in the number of dened by the continual drop in membership. There is no one who does not make mistakes; but it is also true that no its members, would take effect for the next Our professional sales force has not met our one can satisfy everyone. Only if we look at each problem calmly will we UNA convention. expectations. We firmly believe that our sec– be able to make the right decisions in order to arrive at solutions. retaries are a strong foundation for the new UNA finances І urge you to become involved in aiding Ukraine. Although Ukraine is century of the UNA. We believe that our branch secretaries deserve to be rewarded so an independent nation, it is struggling under the burden of many difficul– The Financial Committee was composed that they can improve and help encourage ties. We must extend our hearts and our hands to the people of Ukraine. As of the following delegates: John Gawaluch, young secretaries to take over in their well, we must open our pockets in order to help them overcome these dif– chairman; Alexander Serafyn, secretary; branches when needed." ficulties. My kola Andrukhiw, Nick Diakiwsky and in closing, my best wishes for good health, strength and determination in ivan Sierant, members. They stressed that suggestions made at your work for the good of the UNA, and a safe trip back home. See you The committee worked throughout the the 32nd Regular Convention were not soon. days and in the evenings, and then reported implemented and recommended that: orga– to the convention. Among the recommenda– nizing awards to secretaries be increased; a tions presented and passed by the conven– quarterly newsletter for secretaries be pub– tion were: a 1994 budget for the UNA, lished; Svoboda and The Weekly be sent to which foresees an income of S 16,264,000, prospective members free of charge for expenses of Si 1,85,103, and a net profit of three months; secretaries with over 25 years 34,412,897. of service be recognized and rewarded. The Secretaries Committee also suggest– According to the Financial Committee, ed that a part of UNA funds be kept at which worked with the UNA treasurer, Mr. Ukrainian credit unions, that the UNA Blahitka, the income is to come from dues advertise on ТУ and radio programs (S7 million ), investments (S5 million) and throughout the U.S. and Canada, and that publishing (Si.8 million). Projected expen– the application forms and promotional mate- ditures for 1994 were listed as follows: rials used by secretaries be updated to reflect S3.28 million in payments to members; a more professional level. S348,000 on investments; S575,000 on the Convention delegates voted to approve all Svoboda Press; S1.6 million on Soyuzivka; of the recommendations suggested by this SlOO,OOO on the Canadian office; 3215,000 committee. on the UNA Washington Office; S837,000 on organizers; and Si.06 million on employ– UNA grants ees' salaries. The Petitions Committee, which every The Financial Committee also recom– four years reviews projects submitted to the mended that the delegates' per diem be raised UNA for funding, was generous in the scope Ulana Diachuk receives a "bulava" (mace), a Kozak symbol of power, to Si60, an increase of S10 per day from the of projects it chose to fund. Of the S50,000 from Oles Yanchuk, director of the film "Famine — 33," which was previous convention; and that the salaries of allocated for the Petitions Committee, which supported by a UNA grant. The presentation was made during the the full-time UNA executives not be raised consisted of Maria Kulczycky, chairperson; convention banquet. this year. However any new executives elect– ed to office at this convention would receive (Continued on page 7) No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 7

it expressed the need for an indexing Ukrainian National... project for The Ukrainian Weekly, begin– (Continued from page 6) ning with the year 1976, in order to pro- Wasyl Yevtushenko, Ukrainian secre– vide more accessible material for histori– tary; Estelle Woloshyn, English-language ans, journalists and researchers. secretary; Myron Siryj and Lev Bodnar, Convention delegates also recom– members. mended that a bust of the late Patriarch The committee allocated S 10,000 for a Mstyslav 1 of the Ukrainian Auto– Ukrainian Teachers Seminar to be held at cephalous Orthodox Church be erected at Soyuzivka this summer, and Si,250 each the UNA estate, Soyuzivka, within a for the Ukrainian Catholic and Ukrainian period of two years. Orthodox seminaries in Stamford, Conn., in matters dealing with Ukraine and and South Bound Brook, NJ. The com– the diaspora, the Resolutions Committee mittee also suggested that the convention recommended that the already chartered give the Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus in Ukrainian National Foundation be acti– Detroit Si,250. vated. The foundation is to serve as an Over 50 other religious, cultural, edu– advisory body for the UNA Fund for the cational, youth and civic institutions and Rebirth of Ukraine and to review projects organizations in the United States, for Ukraine. The foundation is to include Canada and Europe received donations members of the UNA General Assembly, ranging from Sl,OOO to 3200. as well as independent consultants. Organizations in Ukraine did not fall The committee also recommended that Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan receives applause for his 45 years of service to under this S50,000 allotment. Funds for the Kyyiv Press Bureau be expanded to the Ukrainian National Association. projects in Ukraine are distributed from two-full time correspondents, which the UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine would enable one reporter to be stationed Supreme Assembly approval. There must Many were disturbed that the UNA created at the 32nd Regular Convention in the capital city, while another could be a checks and balances system in the had apparently focused on business and had neglected the fraternal aspect of the of the UNA in 1990. travel around Ukraine, the territories of UNA," he said. organization. Some delegates expressed Last to report on its work, prior to elec– the former Soviet Union, as well as "We get stonewalled when we ask the view that the UNA may need profes– tions on Tuesday morning, May 10, was Eastern Europe. The convention recom– questions," said Mr. Pastuszek, whose sional insurance salesmen, but they sug– the Resolutions Committee, which was mended that in view of the fact that the remarks were greeted with thunderous UNA is expanding its activities in applause from the delegates. Many of gested that the UNA train insurance chaired by Dr. Bohdan Tkaczuk. its agents of Ukrainian descent who would Ukrainian-language secretary was Olha Canada, it should consider opening a them noted that they could not remember press bureau in Toronto to highlight the last time they had heard such a con– care about both the business and fraternal Marushchak, while the English-language aspects of the UNA. secretary was Marta Kolomayets. Other Canadian news. troversial report at a UNA convention. members of the committee included Petro Another recommendation accepted by One delegate, unnerved at the pro– Caucuses ceedings, said the UNA simply must stop Leshchyshyn, Omelan Twardowsky and the convention was to distribute both spending more more than it has, and stop Yaroslava Bachynsky. Svoboda and The Weekly in Ukraine. At On Friday evening, May 6, the con– dipping into its reserves. "Let's tighten ideas proposed by the Resolutions first, the newspapers would be printed in vention delegates, surprised at some of our belts; let's set budgets for all depart– Committee and accepted unaminously by the U.S. and later a network should be the remarks they had heard during the ments," he said. the convention delegates include: to hold developed to print in Ukraine. The con– day and to some degree angry that they The questions went on for hours the 1998 convention of the UNA in vention also suggested that The Weekly had been unaware of some of the UNA's before the second day of the convention Canada, as an effort to promote the fra– be sold at hotel kiosks for hard currency. problems, began caucasing in groups. Lastly, the Resolutions Committee That first evening, the New York state ended. Later most delgates made it down ternal organization in that country and to to the Bellefield Auditorium on the underscore the importance of that com– recommended that the UNA support the delegates held a meeting, as did the Ukrainian National Olympic Committee, Canadian delegation, the women and the Pittsburgh University campus, where the munity; to develop a marketing strategy UNA centennial and the eve of Mothers' for UNA publications and hire a business both morally and financially, and that it American-born delegates. The caucuses aid in the publication of a books on the lasted well past midnight, and some dele- Day were marked with an entertaining manager to inrease the circulation of the "Festival of Ukrainian Songs and history of Ukrainian sports, which are gates continued politicking well into the publications; and to organize a confer– Dances," featuring the talents of the being developed in Lviv for use in the morning hours. ence, which would examine the Poltava Dance Company of Pittsburgh, Ukrainian school system. On Saturday, the convention took on a Ukrainian American community, includ– Luba Hlutkowsky, director; the Pro– ing its demographics, socio-economic less strained tone, as delegates got up to Discussion of reports pose questions to the officers. Many of metheus Chorus of Philadelphia, Adrian status, as well as challenges facing the Bryttan, director; and the Kashtan Dance continued well-being of the UNA and the Convention delegates' time was spent the delegates expressed concern about the future of Svoboda, realizing that it is Ensemble of Cleveland, James Basso, diaspora community. not only in listening to reports by con– director. The concert was emceed by Ms. such an integral part of Batko Soyuz that The Resolutions Committee also vention committees but also in question– Dydyk-Petrenko and Mr. Komichak. to let it die or to diminish it to a weekly focused on youth as the key to the ing reports presented by members of the On Sunday, May 8, the convention did would start the unraveling of the UNA. UNA's successful future, and together outgoing Supreme Assembly. not begin until 2 p.m., as delegates went with members of the Youth Caucus Throughout the week they asked ques– Other delegates demanded explana– to local Catholic and Orthodox churches (members under age 50 were classified tions, but seldom seemed satisfied with tions as to how the UNA plans to to celebrate Mothers' Day and comme– as youth) recommended that a standing the answers. William Pastuszek, chair- increase membership and how the morate St. Thomas Sunday. committee on youth affairs be formed to man of the Auditing Committee, deliv– Executive Committee plans to improve With less than three hours of conven– promote the UNA and to develop a com– ered an hourlong addendum to his pub– communications with the branch secre– tion work on Sunday, Mrs. Diachuk told prehensive fraternal program designed to lished report, in which he criticized the taries. They questioned the role of Bob the convention delegates that, due to time attract new young members. actions of the Executive Committee, Cook, the UNA's national director for constraints, it seemed unlikely that The Youth Committee, which is to be which, he said, did not respond to his insurance sales, as well as the high bud- appointed by the Executive Committee questions and letters of inquiry, in a get of the UNA Washington Office. (Continued on page 14) no later than August 1, should be com– well-researched report, full of facts and posed of nine members; it has asked for figures, Mr. Pastuszek complained that S2,500 per year for the next four years as often the Supreme Assembly had not its operating budget and is expected to been informed of the UNA's financial report to the General Assembly on an difficulties. annual basis. "Ladies and Gentlemen: it is imperative Another resolution passed by the con– that when you discuss the By-Laws, safe- vention examined the relationship between guards be implemented so that the board branch secretaries and professional sales- of advisors and Supreme Assembly be men and organizers. Many of the local sec– presented an operational budget and pro- retaries expressed their disapproval of the posed capital outlay budget. This is neces– actions of the Home Office, which had sary to understand their effect on our opened new sales offices in various reserves. The supreme executives cannot regions of the U.S., i.e. Allentown, Pa., run this organization as a 'private club,' " and Parma, Ohio, without informing the said Mr. Pastuszek. local branches or district committees. "Policy decisions and capital outlays The Resolutions Committee stated that must be determined by the Supreme cooperation between the secretaries and Assembly. Accountability must exist and the professionals is the only way to must be enforceable. The CEO and7or secure a bright future for organizing new supreme executives can be guided and be members. obliged to conform and carry out the The committee also circulated a peti– Supreme Assembly decisions. We must tion to the U.S. postmaster general, com– ... stop the drain on our reserves and the, plaining about the abhorrent handling of wasting of assets, and avert any further second-class mail and asking that the depletion of our reserves. The executives office conduct an investigation aimed at must be obliged to strictly operate within improving the delivery of the newspapers the Supreme Assemblyrapproved budget to customers. and at no time deplete reserves without Delegates line up to vote in the primary elections. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 No. 20 Dr. Lupul blasts Reform Party's THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY anti-multiculturalism platform The UNA moves on by Andrij Makuch pointed out, was the implicit acceptance that "it was time that the wider society, The Ukrainian National Association's 33rd Convention began and ended EDMONTON - Speaking on March through the state, (recognize J and Emeetj with references to youth. Hopefully, that will be a harbinger of things to come 24 to an audience at the University of the cultural aspirations of all its peoples." as this fraternal organization celebrates its centennial. Alberta, Dr. Manoly Lupul, former direc– The Reformers, noted the speaker, see The convention opened with remarks by Supreme President Ulana Diachuk tor of the Canadian institute of Ukrainian things differently. One of the "four great who noted that youth is destined to take over the leadership of the UNA and Studies and a long-standing proponent of themes" on which they campaigned in pointed to the younger generations of UNA'ers already following in the footsteps substantive multicultural policies, exam– 1993 was "the need to move beyond the of their parents and grandparents. The five-day conclave concluded with the ined the origins and ideological underpin– old line parties," definition of Canada as election to the 25-member General Assembly (formerly the Supreme Assembly) nings of what he termed a contemporary a partnership of cultural and linguistic of eight persons under the age of 50 — two of them to the Executive Committee. "political attack on multiculturalism." groups, to a new vision of Canada as a A further indication of the rejuvenation of the UNA ranks was the fact that The specific occasion was the annual partnership of equal provinces and citi– there were 30 persons present at the Youth Caucus - more than in recent Shevchenko Lecture sponsored by the zens. From this follows the Reformers' memory — and 14 of them were candidates for office, it was this caucus that Ukrainian Canadian Professional and policy toward multiculturalism (cited prepared the innovative resolution calling for the creation of a standing com– Business Club of Edmonton. The broader from the party's Blue Sheet stating its mittee on youth, with a budget, whose function it will be to develop a compre– context, however, was the launching of a "principles, policies, and E1993J election hensive program to attract younger members into the UNA and encourage rounded rebuttal to a virulent assault on platform"): younger members to become active on the local, district and national levels. the concept of multiculturalism in "A. The Reform Party stands for the Thus, youth made its presence felt at the convention and strongly indicated a Canada. The particular object of discus– acceptance and integration of immigrants burgeoning involvement in UNA affairs. sion was the Reform Party of Canada, to Canada into the mainstream of The 33rd Convention will go down in history also as the one that stated which Dr. Lupul noted "is as badly mis- Canadian life. The Reform Party would unequivocally that Svoboda must remain a daily, as delegate after delegate rose named as (arej viadimir Zhirinovsky's focus federal government activities on to speak of the importance of the Ukrainian-language newspaper and its role as Liberal Democrats in Russia." enhancing the citizenship of all Canadians one of the major fraternal benefits provided by the UNA. To that end, the dele- For the record, Dr. Lupul's presentation regardless of race, language or culture. gates approved an increase in the subscription fees charged both UNA members was formally titled "Multiculturalism, "B. The Reform Party supports the and non-members for Svoboda, as well as The Ukrainian Weekly and veselka. Ethnic Studies, and the Present Economic principle that individuals or groups are Among other developments at the convention: delegates approved donations Crisis in Alberta." free to preserve their cultural heritage totalling S50,000 to various scholarly, religious and community organizations; As a take-off point for his remarks, using their own resources. The party and passed resolutions calling for, among other things, a marketing strategy for Dr. Lupul cited a Decima Research sur– shall uphold their right to do so. UNA publications, a special conference to examine the demographics of the vey from 1993, which indicated that "C. The Reform Party of Canada Ukrainian American community, better relations between branch secretaries (the today a solid majority of Canadians are opposes the current concept of multicul– mainstay of the UNA) and the association's new insurance sales force, the fur– opposed to the concept of cultural diver– turalism and hyphenated Canadianism ther development of the UNA Fund for the Rebirth of Ukraine and the activation sity and feel that ethnic minorities should pursued by the government of Canada. of the already chartered Ukrainian National Foundation ^which was to oversee "try harder to fit into mainstream soci– We would end funding of the multicul– projects aimed at helping Ukraine. As well, delegates gave the green light to res– ety." Most prominent among those voic– tural program and support the abolition olutions calling for: the expansion of the Kyyiv Press Bureau to two full-time ing such opinions, claimed Dr. Lupul, of the Department of Multiculturalism." correspondents; the opening of a press bureau in Toronto; initiating distribution were members of the Reform Party - the One ostensible starting point for this of Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly in Ukraine; and holding the next UNA ultra-conservative political grouping that attack was the need to bring under con– convention in Canada to underscore the importance of the Ukrainian community has developed a substantial following in trol the state spending that (paraphrased in that country and the UNA's commitment to expanding its activities there. English Canada. by Dr. Lupul) "gave us our welfare Among the topics of discussion, at times quite heated, were the work and The crux of the matter then followed. state... including the spending which pro– expenses associated with the professional insurance sales force, whose perfor– Dr. Lupul noted that the Reformers, even moted the welfare of ethnic groups under mance, the Secretaries' Committee noted, had "fallen short of expectations" in though formally constituted only at the the wasteful and unnecessary umbrella of reversing the UNA's decline in membership. The managerial style of two execu– federal level, were having a major impact multiculturalism." But the real reason, tives and their lack of responsiveness came under attack, as did the idea that the at the provincial level (particularly in noted the speaker, is not just money: "it UNA headquarters building in Jersey City, N.J., might be sold. Delegates agreed Alberta) because "their social philosophy is a matter or principle." that cost-cutting measures are needed in various facets of the UNA's activity, but has saturated Canada's political atmos– According to Dr. Lupul, to find just they also demanded that stricter and more precise accounting procedures be fol– phere and, as a result, right-wing values what is at play one need only to look at lowed to keep closer track of expenditures — department by department. are now driving the political agendas of the pronouncements of Reform leader Delegates approved changes to the UNA By-Laws, some dealing with terminol– most governments in Canada..." The sig– Preston Manning and his father, Ernest ogy, as the term "supreme" has been banished, some bringing the UNA into com– nificance of this for ethnic Canadians Manning (the premier of Alberta from pliance with modern insurance standards. However, due to poor planning (which (especially Ukrainian Canadians) is that 1943 to 1968), whose economic, political provided no room for evening sessions and cut a half day out of the convention due the Reformers' political agenda "is inimi– and religious outlook seem to have to Sunday services), the convention simply did not have time to review all the pro– cal to the multicultural agenda at precise– passed in toto to his son. For decades the posals prepared for the delegates' review by the By-Laws Committee. Thus, the ly its most vulnerable point, namely, the Mannings have been "urging a greatly culmination of three and a half years of work by the Special UNA By-Laws public validation of ethnicity through diminished role for the state in all things state encouragement and support," Dr. Committee will now be put off until the next UNA convention in 1998. - health, education, and, of course, multi– So, what can one say about the 33rd UNA Convention? To put it simply: Lupul noted. As a result, ethnic Canadians have been placed on "a colli– culturalism" (the latter even before the there was some progress, but perhaps not as much as had been expected. term was coined). Nonetheless, the UNA has moved ahead into its second century of service. sion course" with the Reform-minded at a time when the latter are on the rise. in 1967, the Mannings' "A White Paper on Human Resources Development" Underlying all this is a marked dispar– looked at the question of cultural diversity ity in perception about the function of the as being a matter "rightfully belonging to state in respect to ethnic minorities. Dr. the private sphere...rather than public juris– Lupul noted that the contemporary policy diction" and discussed it under the rubric of multiculturalism developed out of "the of "A Separation of Race and State." Not need to have Canada's cultural diversity surprisingly, this viewpoint was adopted as accepted as a part of the country's public policy by the Reform Party in the late philosophy" and that this need "be 1980s. After a round of elections in which much of the opposition reflected in its public institutions." in this This viewpoint, Dr. Lupul observed, is was deemed illegal and many non-nomenklatura candidates quest the state played a critical role in driven by a fundamentalist religious ide– were subjected to various quasi-legal impediments and physi– providing a favorable political environ– ology: "What really moved the Mannings ment in which cultural diversity could cal harassment, members of the last Supreme Soviet (Parliament) of the Ukrainian - what makes them so certain, so sure of flourish and multiculturalism could attain SSR gathered on the morning of May 15, 1990. themselves, what makes them so right– an institutional reality. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside, prompting the creation of a special corn- eous - is their religious belief. To them mission whose purpose was, in the euphemistic parlance of the moribund Soviet Against this background, achieve– as evangelical preachers (Preston ments including (among others for regime, to "ease tensions in the square" outside. Several militia generals justified the preached on his father's "Back to the Ukrainian Canadians) the English- heavy police presence with the argument that "the extremists could do anything." Bible" program until 1988), ethnicity as Ukrainian bilingual school programs in Communist Party boss volodymyr ivashko was duly elected chairman of the new a center of identity is a poor second to the prairie provinces, the Canadian Parliament, but not before several signals of defiance to Moscow were sent — some God." People "who know God's will, as institute of Ukrainian Studies and the resisting Gorbachevian reforms, but others insisting on a measure of economic and do the Mannings," "know what is right Ukrainian Cultural Heritage village in and good morally" and "need only a min– political autonomy for Ukraine. Alberta, the Ukrainian Museum of Hotly debated at the first session was the question of coverage by Ukraine's news imalist state socially to ensure their wel– Canada in Saskatoon, the Center for fare and security." in the classical philo– media, with the democrats insisting that the event be broadcast live and in full. The Ukrainian Canadian Studies in Weekly carried a report by a Rukh Press correspondent who wrote: "Only the inter– sophical division between individual and Winnipeg, and the Chair of Ukrainian society (as well as heredity and environ– vention of Leonid Kravchuk, a high-ranking Communist official who has developed Studies in Toronto, were realized. the reputation of a reformist leader, secured adoption of the democrats' proposal." ment) they side entirely with the individ– in these, the state played a prominent ual and the "strong family unite" that are Source: "New Parliament in Ukraine opens session, " The Ukrainian Weekly, Wol. 58, No. role in providing full, matched or partial 20 (May 20, 1990). funding. More significant, Dr. Lupul (Continued on page 17) No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 9

LETTERS TO THE ED1TOR І ACTION ITEMS І Ukrainian Heritage Center was estab– "Our community" lished . We have the history of the settle– ment of Ukrainians in New Haven and, Florida's "Holocaust Bill" existed before 1950 by the way, to the best of New Haven's Attention Florida residents: The "Holocaust Bill" has reached Gov. Lawton Chiles knowledge, New Haven is the first city for approval. This bill will require Florida public schools to teach about the Jewish Dear Editor: where federal government officials rec– Holocaust that occurred during World War П at the hands of Nazi Germany. The І want to comment on the opening ognized Ukraine's short-lived indepen– problem with this bill is that it does not require Florida public schools to teach about sentence of M. K. Zaryckyj's "Letter to dence and allowed our Ukrainian nation– any other genocide, particularly avoiding the Ukrainian Famine of 1933. the Editor" (April 10). The letter writer's al flag to be flown from a local public І urge all throughout the country to write in protest of this exclusionary Holocaust opening remark "For 40 years our com– building. There is one room set aside, Bill. munity...." and then continues propi– showing the arts and crafts of Ukraine Write to: tiously with "we," "we," and "we." І feel and then a library of over 3,000 books, in Gov. Lawton Chiles, Capitol, Tallahassee, FL 32399; and Sen. Connie Mack, an explanation is necessary to this irra– both languages, including a Ukrainian United States Senate, Suite 602, 600 N. Westshore Blvd., Tampa, FL 33609; Sen. Bob tional use of words which, in my opin– Chinese Dictionary, which attracts many Graham, United States Senate, Suite 3270, Tampa, FL 33602. ion, are con;radictory to fact. students of Yale and Southern — submitted by Luda Semeniuk The Ukrainian community of New Connecticut State University. As a result, York has been very active for more than New Haven's local college students have 85 years and for those years, not only submitted theses on the Famine of 1933, CBC's broadcast policy they, but the emigrant and their offspring the Russification of the Ukrainian lan– have been defending the Ukrainian strug– guage and other themes. in late April, Montreal filmmaker Yurij Luhovy received notice from СВС-ТУ that his documentary on Canada's first national internment operations and the Ukrainian gle of recognition. Her and possibly Wasyl! Gina many others', egotism, under the guise Canadians, "Freedom Had a Price," will not be shown on Canada's national television of "for 40 years" and "we," "we" and New Haven, Conn. network. While admitting that "the film has merit," the author of the letter to Mr. "we," insinuates that the Ukrainian Luhovy, Jerry Mclntosh, a senior producer with CBC Newsworld, indicated that the Americans in this country before World film would not be broadcast because it was funded "by groups and agencies with a War 11 did nothing from the time of their Geographic errors specific point of view on this issue." arrival in the United States until after The mandate of the CBC, according to Jim Byrd, vice-president of the English ser– 1950, a year or two after the arrival of detract from report vice, must include being "sensitive to the multicultural realities of Canada" (The the post-war immigration. Montreal Gazette, March 26). Yet we are now faced with CBC bureaucrats telling us Dear Editor: that a Canadian-made documentary film, about a relatively unknown Canadian histor– Let's consider these remarks realisti– ical episode by an award–winning Canadian filmmaker, will not be shown, in fact, the cally. The post war immigration arrived The Weekly's coverage of events in film was funded primarily by Mr. Luhovy, and the only material assistance provided to a well-established Ukrainian founda– Ukraine is excellent, and the analytical by the Ukrainian Canadian community was a repayable loan and access to the archival tion; the compassion of their predeces– articles, featured from time to time, are materials collected by researchers working for the UCCLA. sors resulted in affidavits signed to have first rate. Unfortunately, obvious errors Mr. Luhovy has crafted a balanced compelling and informative documentary that them emigrate to the New World, the detract from the credibility of the reports reflects his interpretation of the events, and includes commentaries by scholars who United States and Canada. The new in which they are found. do not necessarily support the Ukrainian Canadian community's redress campaign. As immigrants contributed obligingly to the A case in point is the report "Ukraine, Ukrainian conscience. Canadian taxpayers and viewers, we have the right to insist upon the showing of this Russia agree to split Black Sea Fleet" by film on СВС-ТУ, in prime time, and we must be vigilant against any apparent censor- The know-how of the present commu– Roman Woronowycz (Kyyiv Press ship or bias against Ukrainian and Ukrainian Canadian issues in the CBC hierarchy. nity in New York City was more ener– Bureau) in the April 24 issue, in that getic because of the settlement of the We urge you to contact your local MP and CBC-affiliate to protest Mr. Mclntosh's report, there is an erroneous statement decision. We also ask that letters be sent to the following, insisting that "Freedom had greater number of arrivals from the dis– that "izmail, ilyichivsk (sic), Ochakiv, placed persons camps of Germany and a Price" be shown on the CBC: Kherson and Kerch farej all located in Anthony Manera, President, CBC, 1500 Bronson Ave., Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3J5; Austria. But they were indoctrinated into the Crimea." this struggle because of the continuing Jerry Mclntosh, CBC Newsworld, P.O. Box 500, Station A, Toronto, Ontario, M5W efforts of the existing community. in fact, only Kerch is in the Crimea, 1E6; Mark Starowicz, CBC ТУ Documentaries, P.O. Box 500, Station A, Toronto, izmail is a river port on the Kiliya Ontario, M5W 1E6; Dr. Keith Spicer, Chairman, CRTC, Ottawa, Ontario, Kl A 0N2. Let me try to jog Ms. Zaryckyj's mem– Channel of the Danube in Odessa Oblast. ory. As early as 1907, the Ukrainians of illichivsk (misspelled "ilyichivsk") is a — submitted by Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association New York City demonstrated before other ethnic Americans their welcoming major outport 20 kilometers south of of Bishop Soter Ortynsky, who came to Odessa. Ochakiv is a small outport in America to establish jurisdiction separate Mykoiayiv Oblast, guarding the northern War crimes proceedings from the Latin bishops, in 1933 St. side of the entrance to the Dnipro Liman. On February 15, 1985, the Mulroney government set up a royal commission on war Basil's High School was established, and Kherson is a major river port near the crimes, with Justice Jules Deschenes as the sole commissioner. On March 15,1985, the then in 1940, an American, volodymyr mouth of the Dnipro. Civil Liberties Commission (the predecessor of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Levitsky, was ordained. His parents were This erroneous generalization has sig– Association) was formed to deal with the threat to the reputation of the Ukrainian Ukrainians nificant implications. The statement Canadian community and to the physical safety of its members. From the beginning, the At the same time, the Ukrainian would imply that under this scenario the Ukrainian Canadian community, through the Civil Liberties Commission, argued that Orthodox Church, although small, was remaining Ukrainian fleet would retain alleged war criminals should be tried in Canada, in Canadian criminal courts, under nationally conscious of Ukraine's strug– its presence in the Crimea, in fact, that Canadian criminal law. it opposed denaturalization and deportation, the procedure in the gle. scenario nearly eliminated the remaining United States of America (and later followed by Australia and England). Soon after World War 1, the aware– Ukrainian fleet from the Crimea. Why? The American system of dealing with war criminals has consisted of denaturaliz– ness of Ukraine was made known when Dr. ihor Stebelsky ing and deporting persons accused of being war criminals between 1933 and 1945 in the Ukrainian National Chorus, under the Windsor, Ontario Europe. The person is not tried as a war criminal. The accusation of being a war criminal direction of Alexander Koshetz, gave triggers a search for misstatements on entry into the United States, for example, the wrong prestigious performances at the The writer is a professor of geography place and date of birth. This type of misstatement was common among refugees from the Hippodrome, Madison Square Garden at the University of Windsor. Soviet Union, attempting in this way to protect relatives left behind and to escape being and Carnegie Hall. The chorus members repatriated to the Soviet Union and being sent to Russian concentration camps. consisted of many American-born The case of John Demjanjuk is an example of what goes wrong. Ukrainians. This was followed by the Kudos on Ukraine's John Demjanjuk was born in eastern Ukraine. He was drafted into the Red Army, many folk dance performances under the captured by the Germans, and given the choice of starving to death, or serving the leadership of vasile Avramenko. election coverage Germans in a menial capacity and living. He chose to live. The Ukrainians of New York - "our if he had acknowledged his true birthplace to the American authorities, he would community" — entered into the field of Dear Editor: have been turned over to the Russians, as millions were, to become a statistic in the concentration camps. His reward from the United States for a useful and productive the American film industry when they І wanted to commend Marta filmed and premiered "Natalka life as a citizen has been a false accusation of being a major war criminal, and 16 Kolomayets, Roman Woronowycz and years of jail in the United States and israel. Poltavka," "Marusia" and other films as the entire Weekly staff on the terrific cov– early as 1936. Trials in the U.S. are before administrative tribunals, not the regular courts. The erage of the recent elections in Ukraine. treatment is shabby, the safeguards of a criminal trial are not present, legal aid cannot With the effort of all Ukrainians set- The early analysis pieces helped establish be obtained, the American Bill of Rights does not apply. Mr. Demjanjuk was railroad– tied throughout the United States, we a framework for evaluating pre-election ed out of the United States because he had concealed where he had been born to avoid were able to have a Ukrainian Pavilion at events, the conduct of the elections and deportation to Soviet Russian concentration camps, and to avoid harm to relatives in the Chicago World's Fair of 1933 and the election results themselves. Ukraine. He was denaturalized and deported because he was accused of being, but not then at the New York World's Fair in addition, the articles reporting proven to be, a war criminal called "ivan the Terrible." Deported to israel, he was (1940). Over 1,000 American-born views from regions of Ukraine other than tried, found guilty and then released by the Supreme Court, which concluded there Ukrainian folk dancers performed on the those most frequently covered (i.e. was no evidence linking him to "ivan the Terrible." site where once stood the Pavilion of the Kyyiv and Lviv) provided a much-need– He is now back in the United States, fighting to recover his citizenship, if he had been Soviet Union. "Our community" lent its ed perspective on the over-all situation in tried in an American criminal court, the lack of evidence would have led to an acquittal. knowledge toward having that pavilion Ukraine. Keep up the good work! in Canada, the efforts of the Ukrainian, Baltic, Croatian, German, italian and other dismantled. communities led to legislation that gives the Canadian courts jurisdiction over war Outside of "our community" let's take Olena W. Stercho a trip to New Haven, Conn., where the Collegeville, Pa. (Continued on page 16) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 No. 20 iNTBRviBW: Myrna Kostash on multiculturalism, reconciliation The following is the second part of an interview with bly out of touch with how things are produced in the out– 1los s or disappearance of what he called "Canadian" val– Myrna Kostash, a Canadian writer of Ukrainian back- side world. І remember this one guy who came over in 1ue s that led to things such as the topic under discussion. ground whose term as chairman of the Canadian 1991 with the idea that he would make a film of І thought to myself that surely the speaker must real– Writers' Union will expire on May 15th. in the past (Ukrainian Canadian writer! illia Kiriak's "Sons of the іiz e that what he now considers as benchmark year, debate over Canada's multiculturalism policy has Earth." "Canadian" has changed considerably since my ances– intensified, with some wishing to eliminate it entirely, it was very depressing, partly because it gave a very ttor s arrived in the country, and that after the Sikhs and others claiming that it is not benefitting visible clear picture of the overwhelming lack of resources they 1gaine d a certain amount of acceptance, newer genera– minorities in the country. face — at the most basic level — they lack reliable tele– ttion s of immigrants would be arriving into an entirely Ms. Kostash's most recent book, ''Bloodlines: A phone lines, they have to rely on hand-delivered mail, cdifferen t context again. But each group would be using Journey into Eastern Europe," (vancouver: Douglas 8. What was also crippling was his total naivete about what іit s own "arrival" as a point of departure in their think– Mclntyre, 1993), has been met with critical acclaim and was possible if you had a Western partner. іing . That's what 1 mean when 1 say that everyone lives heated discussion in some circles. The hardback run sold We tried to impress upon him the struggle involved іi n "different times." out, and the paperback is available in bookstores in with independent film production in Canada, but he just The problem is that there's deep confusion between Canada and by contacting the publisher. Other works didn't want to hear about it. it was "well, you're from (question s of ethnicity and questions of immigration, and include "All of Baba's Children" (Edmonton: NeWest the West, you'll bring dollars." Not just naive, unprofes– 1th e two of them have become collapsed into the ques– Press, 1977); "No Kidding: inside the World of Teenage sional; he didn't even have rights to the book. Of course, 1tion s of multiculturalism, often for political reasons. Girls" (Toronto: McClelland and Stewart, 1987); "Long because we're in the West, we're supposed to go get the As 1 understand multiculturalism, and as 1 made use Way From Home" (Toronto: Lorimar, 1980); the screen- lawyers and get this done. Іo f it as a third generation Ukrainian Canadian, this is a means by which 1 can take my experiences out of the play for the National Film Board production "Teach Me in a recent Chairman's Report to the Canadian private realm into the cultural mainstream of the society to Dance" (1978); and a number of works for the stage. A Writers' Union, you wrote about the transformation J to which 1 belong. member of PEN international, the Writers' Guild of of the concept of multiculturalism in Canada. Alberta and an editorial member of numerous publica– it took me out of my church basement, out of my tions, Ms. Kostash has also taught journalism and writing Right. To illustrate, as the writer of "All of Baba's frustration and out of my instilled feeling of inferiority at various institutions in Canada and the U.S. Children" and "Bloodlines," i'm no longer considered a ;abou t being Ukrainian Canadian, and made it part of the The interview was conducted in Toronto by Andrij part of the multicultural discourse, it's not about me. it's jpubli c discourse, it made it important for everybody. Wynnyckyj. not about third generation European ethnics, it's about That's a very different phenomenon to the challenge "people of color." 1tha t first nations and immigrant people represent. They You mentioned your distress about the lack of a i'm finding that F ve had to rethink many notions that І іca n pass much more quickly to positions of entitlement role played by "your generation" in society. But on a had in my first book of what my kind of people can bring in the society in a way that our grandparents didn't, in more personal level, particularly in Canada, many of to bear on this topic of plurality of identities and so on. part because of the gains we've made. Because the soci– you have arrived — you're the chairman of the Writer's Union of Canada, for instance. You're right, my generation in Canada has gone on to do all kinds of things. Here 1 am, chair of the Writers' The self that wrote "All of Baba's Children" shifted a lot of Union, it's a "1 wish my baba were alive to see this," responsibility for my alienation onto elements of the Ukrainian kind of thing. І think it's actually quite stunning that a Ukrainian Canadian has the vote of confidence of her community that 1 was critical of ... 1 stand ashamed lbecausej І peers of all backgrounds to run one of the largest cultur– allowed my antipathy to their right-wing politics to obscure my al organizations in the country. Hard work. Unpaid, not like in Ukraine. own view of the Ukrainian experience. І was talking to a fellow from Ukraine the other day, and he was astonished to see the position isn't salaried and how relatively shabby the offices on Ryerson Street There's a ferment going on among native writers and ety has become more liberal and participatory. are here in Toronto. writers of color. As 1 wrote "All of Baba's Children," І Naturally, different pressures be brought to bear on the However, that extends to the whole profession of took very seriously the idea put forth by multicultural social body, but you can't put things in a historical deep writing in the West doesn't it? activists of the time, particularly those who had emerged freeze. That is even more of a violent distortion to the from the new left and the women's movement, that society in the long run anyway. There's a real crisis in literary publishing in Canada one's status as a member of an ethnic minority could be The beauty of multiculturalism is that it allows people because of the difficulty in generating sufficient sales, a kind of protest against or critique of the dominant, into the discourse. People are so afraid that it's about and many of the locally-based houses that supported muffling Disneyland culture. separation and people living in their little ghettos, it's local writers are piling up huge deficits, cutting But 1 no longer have the assurance that's the case. A the opposite, it's not about separatism, cultural or politi– Canadian titles and so on. The audience is increasingly challenge is being issued by racial minority activists that cal. After all, it was introduced as the Trudeau govern– fragmented, readers are much more oriented to i'm not part of the solution, but part of the problem. That ment's antidote to Quebec separatism, so that shouldn't "American" material. my identification with "European" values is crippling to surprise anyone. How do you address the problem in Canadian my vision. Let's touch on feminism and your perception of publishing from your position? Aren't you agonizing overmuch? You've just been where it stands in Ukraine. We, that is, the Union, work on various fronts. We saying that you've come to recognize the historical Ah, feminism, in 1991 1 gave a lecture at the institute lobby along with the Canadian Booksellers Association, suffering of Ukrainians, which, in terms of serfdom of Literature in Kyyiv, with six people attending — various publishing houses, etc. to obtain certain subsi– of various stripes and the victimization by the Solomea Pavlychko, some of her friends, plus viktor dies from various levels of government so that the play– Ottomans, was quite comparable to slavery. For Neborak. ing field is somewhat more even. about 100 years, French Canadians in Quebec were That's the only way when contending with the larger considered "the White Niggers of America." Take Representing the crypto-feminists... U.S. publishing conglomerates with their massive distribu– the irish when they arrived, or the experience of the Yeah, right. Actually, 1 had already been in touch tion networks, huge advertising budgets and so on. Chinese coolies. with him in order to get him to Canada in the fall of But this is not just a Canadian problem. Business For one reason or another, humans are not very 1992, on behalf of the Alberta Council and the leaders gloat that the "market is becoming global," but imaginative when it comes to oppression of "differ– Ukrainian Centennial Commission, so i'm sure he this places great pressures on local grass roots cultural ent" peoples. Can you get the minorities to under– decided it was politic to show up at his patron's lecture. institutions everywhere. Small presses in the U.S. are stand that you're all talking about the same thing, At any rate, 1 gave this lecture to six people about the facing very similar difficulties. particularly if many of them are leftists? main ideas of Western feminism. There was a great deal Of course, we're going to see the same problem in the Well, all of this seems to be up for grabs again. What of interest at the meeting, and we immediately began liberated countries of eastern Europe, the loss of market to discussing the prospects for a conference with the American "product." it's a well known story. you're saying is historically true, but 1 think it will be a long time before minority activists will agree on a com– Edmonton chapter of Third Wreath. Perhaps, but not always well articulated... mon ground like that. But after 1 got back, it just fizzled. We tried to kick start it with a series of letters, they wrote back that yes, Well, what 1 find dangerous is an emergent trend in They do not want to hear someone like me get up and yes, they were interested, but nothing came of it. That's eastern Europe to consider government subsidy of cul– say "my people were persecuted too." That's not what pretty typical of the movement there. Both in terms of ture a pernicious thing. І understand that this is based on the present moment is about. However, what 1 looking attendance at the lecture, and the follow through of our their immediate historical experience, where you had forward to is the moment when the third and fourth gen– suggestions. this malevolent intervention of the state in cultural activ– eration ethnics will be able to articulate a sense of ity. But to now say the only healthy response is to belonging to a multicultural society along with people of in "Bloodlines" the figure of Marketa appears in remove government entirely is ill-advised. Perhaps they color. your section on Czechoslovakia. She is seen as deliber– don't understand how soon they're going to find them– What Fve conjured up in my mind is a kind of "time ately turning away from a position of a feminist selves absolutely awash in culture that's not of their own zone" map of Canada that places people in the country activist towards that of a housewife because of the making. according to how long they've been here. We all live overwrought and false rhetoric of the regime, is that together in the same historical moment, but in fact we something you found to be widespread? The vacuum will be Oiled... live in different times in relation to our community's That's quite ironic because right after Czecho-Slovak history and experience. Right. І imagine they're taking notice of what's hap– independence was proclaimed, she was named ambas– pening in France and the fight that's being put up by that Let me give a concrete example. І was recently part sador to Poland, so 1 don't know what happened to her country's film industry, but it's difficult to determine if of a panel on national radio, for which the topic was and her "cocooning." they have any kind of strategy. Sikhs wearing turbans in Canadian Legion halls. A fifth individual artists from Ukraine, for example, are terri– or sixth generation Anglo Canadian was deploring the (Continued on page 11) No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 11

my stuff while 1 was still over there. І returned to Myrna Kostash... Toronto in 1971 and began freelancing in earnest. (Continued from page 10) One of the magazines that took my stuff, since my At any rate, in terms of her dealing with the old soci– name was already out and about, was Miss Chatelaine. So ety, yeah, she saw living at home and raising children as one of my first assignments of this period was to cover a much more humane activity than being sent out to fac– the classes of this program being set up at New College. tories or acting as one of the regime's agitators or some- І was so intrigued and excited by it that 1 applied to thing. teach it for the next year. And you know, back then, you Now, 1 don't know, we can only speculate. But І went before a collective who asked you all these ques– imagine she's having the experience encountered by tions. Later, 1 found out that although 1 was accepted, feminists when they built the movement in the 1970s. some examiners had reservations about me because І After you use your talents to build yourself a material wore eye make-up. base, you are better able to present a feminist critique to Not militant enough, eh? the society you live in. І think that the Marketas of the post-socialist world Little did they know. So 1 went in for two years of will get access to these resources: interesting work, team teaching and stuff like that. І did one course on access to other feminists and their ideas. Women like "images of Women in Literature," and then 1 think even her will then get on with it, and the "dream of the "Ethnic Women in Literature." domestic alternative" will probably recede as they see Then, in 1975,1 applied to Canada Council (their pro- the possibility of doing good as an independent woman grams were known as "Explorations"), and 1 got to do a in the society at large. book. And so, as an established magazine writer І І don't really see a massive social base for a women's embarked on what became "All of Baba's Children." movement in Eastern Europe, particularly in Ukraine, at it was originally supposed to be about three genera– this point. During the travels that formed the basis for tions in one town, but it became a much more socio-his– this book, women told me that there is no ground for a torical study. І could never keep my ideas simple, І feminist movement, because both women and men live always got carried away. in the same conditions of extreme deprivation. They had And so when 1 went to Two Hills tAlbertaJ to do the the same fight: against the state. research, 1 thought 1 would be back in Toronto because And 1 saw their point. There was no real argument that's where 1 worked and lived and had cut myself off from the past. But 1 never did come back. against that. But 1 thought to myself, just you wait, when Myrna Kostash the pressure of the oppressive state is lifted off, the sexist That's why we're doing this interview here, in attitudes that are so prevalent will soon strike you as quite Toronto, where you've been living for a year, right? sources. Sources though, not present circumstances, i'm a thorny obstacle. sure Pliushch wanted to underscore that we were in Well, that's an entirely different question. Where do І quite different situations. "We come from the same vil– You mention that in a passage in the Poland sec– want to live for the rest of my life? Maybe 1 do want to lage," not "we are in the same village." tion about WiP, when a man tells a woman: "you do get back to the big city. І really do feel that with But you're definitely right about my impatience with the typing." "Bloodlines" Fve closed something that 1 opened with the cult of the village as the cornerstone of Ukrainian Right, right. And she says, "we'll i'm good at it "All of Baba's Children." identity. And that comes out clearly in my description in because 1 have the most experience." The irony of this in a recent interview with Kontakt-ТУ, you struck "Bloodlines" of the public meeting with fpainter is, particularly in Ukraine, is that economic conditions a strange note of apology for having become FeodosiyJ Humeniuk. are still just as bad, so the right atmosphere for improve– divorced from things Ukrainian, it started sounding Although his works are quite visually rich, and he is ment is still not there. like Jane Fonda recanting, "1 was divorced from my of my generation, they nevertheless involve the recy– The possibility for women to name their particular roots, 1 didn't embrace these political causes, 1 was in cling of these village motifs and topos. oppression is not there, despite the efforts of Ms. the left..." But after re-reading "All of Baba's І couldn't believe that there 1 was in Kyyiv, sitting in Pavlychko, because of the overwhelming difficulties Children" Efirst published in 1977J, 1 really don't see the Lavra EKyyivan Cave Monastery! and listening to everyone faces. The only way these ideas will arise there what you had to apologize for. What are you apolo– the same kind of discourse that dominated community through intellectual contact. As women intellectuals from gizing for? meetings in Canada, Alberta, circa 1956.1 even shut my Ukraine travel and read, which will be far more readily eyes and found that 1 couldn't tell the difference. done now, they will become exposed to these ideas, but І For not taking the pain of the Ukrainian people seri– don't see how that would be particularly useful to the ously. it took me a very long time to get around to it. Back to your "apology." How far did you want to women in Ukrainian society as a whole, particularly take this reconciliation through "Bloodlines," for All right. Now that you've written "Bloodlines," yourself personally? working class women. has that guilt been expiated? One of these "women intellectuals" is Dr. Pavlychko, І wanted to reassert my personal responsibility for Oh yes, absolutely, if anybody has any complaints to choices 1 made. The self that wrote "All of Baba's whose "Letters from Kiev" you translated. What were make, 1 guess they're just full of beans. І feel that Fve Children" shifted a lot of responsibility for my alienation your impressions of having worked on that project, as a done the suffering justice. onto elements of the Ukrainian community that 1 was criti– feminist and writer? For instance, the section of the "Ukraine" chapter calof. As a feminist, 1 was glad to add to the literature from dealing with the famine is as strong as anything in That self s pose was that 1 rejected speaking the lan– East Europe about the politics of the era, because if you Miron Dolot's "Execution by Hunger" or Robert guage and going to Saturday school because of these right- scan the canon even casually, you notice that most titles Conquest's "Harvest of Sorrow." wing fanatics who monopolized discourse around were written by men. Ukrainian identity. Of course, that's only true to a certain it was also very educational, and gave me an emo– The other thing about the famine section is that it is extent. tional grounding for the events that led up to the great exactly where 1 make my apology for... This reconciliation, as you put it, is more a matter of changes in Ukraine, culminating in independence. Well, maybe you're right, not so much an apology as "i'm all grown up now and 1 can take responsibility for Bohdan Krawchenko EDr. Pavlychko's correspondent! that's where 1 make my peace. І make my peace with what 1 did." І made that choice, 1 made that decision, first showed me one of the letters, and 1 rendered it in the ghosts of all those Ukrainians who suffered in this and the consequences of that decision are that 1 severed English for our circle of women readers and activists in century through the famine story. what was the most organic connection possible to an Edmonton. So 1 was quite excited when 1 was asked to And the person who gets me there is Leonid Pliushch. ancestral narrative, it's a narrative that has to be central tackle the project as a full-length book. You give the connection between the two of you to any writer, so 1 actually damaged myself. it also proved to be a nice interlude for me, as 1 had some play, when you mention that Pliushch said you But 1 also want to use this opportunity to set the been immersed in writing "Bloodlines" for too long were both '3rom the same village." The identification record straight on how 1 characterized the brand of without a break at that point. between you and Pliushch is interesting because you Ukrainian nationalism 1 was opposed to. І stand by my Did it provide a kind of focus for your section on have both been made out to be pariahs in the diaspo– initial alienation from the position of unrelieved anti- Ukraine in bloodlines"? ra. communism, and particularly, from Ukrainian consisten– Perhaps another identification could be made that cy in standing by the right-wing agenda in North Not really, because the events and scenes 1 dealt with both of you are from the same city while the rest of America. in my book predated those in the letters. the society is still lagging in the village and you're However, the public apology that i'm making is that However, it was a fascinating exercise in matching both trying to bring them out. in their anti-communism, they were right. By the time І voices. When you translate, it's really not a matter of got to "Bloodlines," of course, 1 had no problem with reproducing the original in another language, but more That's interesting, 1 hadn't thought of that. forming a healthy approach to the reality of the Soviet an adaptation to the register of the language you're But my initial attraction to Pliushch was not this vil– bloc, and so that's why the project of "making peace translating to, and an adaptation to your own style. lage thing, but his continued loyalty to Marxist ideas, at with the ghosts" became part of the general project of You don't really appropriate it, but you do have to that time. He came to Edmonton fin 19771 to give a pub- the book. find what is similar in your voice and that of the origi– lie lecture at St. Joseph's Catholic Cathedral, to which all However, my reaction to that kind of nationalism at nal's author. kinds of people from the Ukrainian community came out. the time 1 was a kid has to be understood. We have to He began by saying that he was still a Marxist and he Back to feminism. You were one of the first lectur– remember who all were then, it was still a Cold War had a critique of the West and Western imperialism world, in North America the anti-Communists were ers at the University of Toronto's Women's Studies based on these convictions. As 1 sat in the audience, І program, right? sending people to vietnam, and my generation had to could not believe my good luck. make a choice of whether or not to go, whether or not to Yeah. They called me in to fill a gap actually, and 1 was Here was a Ukrainian who represented both patriotism oppose the war. freelancing for Chatelaine... Well, let's backtrack a bit. towards his own nation and a passion for social justice, it The Cold War world influenced my consciousness І did an MA in Russian literature at the University of was as if the two parts of my self came into one whole with and that of my generation, so 1 could not, if 1 considered Toronto in 1968. in 1969-1971, 1 was in Europe and him. І think that's the emotional mideipiniiing of what he myself conscious, not "be there" tfor the protests!. And decided that 1 wanted to be a writer. During that time І characterized as our "coming from the same village." began writing for Canadian magazines, who published This was his reminder to me that we shared the same (Continued on page 17) 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 No. 20 American businessmen discuss Ukrainian market at conference by Bohdan Hodiak avoided dealing with the government. Mr. Claflin said. of America's 110 nuclear power plants. Of We have no patience in negotiating with Changing coupons into dollars can be the world's 410 light water reactors, 170 P1TTSBURGH - An American ven– government bureaucrats. We deal strictly done at various auctions. "Changing are based on Westinghouse technology. ture capitalist whose company has with small, private companies. coupons into Si0,000 is not a problem," Major contracts with Ukraine would invested in nine small companies in "Our average investment in a company he said. boost Westinghouse's financial condi– Ukraine and a representative of has been Si00,000 to S300,000, which is Many small private Ukrainian compa– tion, severely strained by bad real estate Westinghouse Electric Corp. trying to equal to S3 to S4 million in buying power nies are now able to produce goods to a investments and the moratorium on new arrange a deal worth hundreds of mil- here. We only take minority positions, so standard of about 90 percent of world nuclear plants after the Chornobyl and lions of dollars spoke here about doing we can keep a low profile. We seek com– quality. "Getting the other 10 percent Three Mile island accidents. Much of business in Ukraine. panies that provide goods and services to will not be that hard," Mr. Claflin added. this money would have to come from Foreign investors can make money in the local population. Our capital helps His firm has already established ties with Western governments because of Ukraine and get a good return on their them expand," Mr. Claflin said. a tea company in London and a surgical Ukraine's financial crisis. capital if they can avoid many snares, The company essentially buys a needle company in America, with an eye Westinghouse essentially wants to sell said Thomas M. Claflin of Claflin minority stock position in these compa– toward exports. its technology and expertise. The prod– Capital Management of Boston. With nies, which so far has included a furni– Mr. Claflin's people have not had any ucts would be built by Ukrainian compa– Si2 million to invest in Ukraine, his ture manufacturer, a maker of surgical trouble with organized crime. But there nies. "We want to benefit with licensing Ukraine Fund has helped nine companies needles, a tea packing company, a print– are always "street toughs" who try to fees and through a share of the profits," expand and is looking to invest in some ing plant and a fine foods distributor. shake down businesses, "if you're in a said Raymond J. Sero, general manager 30 more. So far, the results have been The firm's first investment was with a retail operation the solution is simple. of Westinghouse's nuclear international good, Mr. Claflin said. 23-year-old Kyyiv entrepreneur who had Hire your own. Get ex-KGB people. That business. Ukraine has been selling elec– Gerald W. Scholand, manager of established 40 kiosks throughout the city. will solve the problem instantly," he said. tricity to Western Europe and can sell strategic programs in marketing for These sell candy, cigarettes and other much more if it can increase its output. Westinghouse, has made 10 trips to importance of personal relationships small items. The investment enabled the Meanwhile, some 150 foreign compa– Ukraine in the past two years, attempting kiosk firm to expand to 120 kiosks, with Mr. Claflin's final advice was: "Don't nies have offices or representatives in to sign contracts with Ukraine's nuclear another 80 as franchises. Last year the go to Ukraine with more money than you Kyyiv and about 150 more are in other industry. A year ago Westinghouse firm paid a dividend of 15 percent in can afford to lose and don't depend on parts of the country. While Russia has pri– signed a contract for S350 million with hard currency to its stockholders. their legal process or their accounting, if vatized about 40 percent of its companies, Czecho-Slovakia, and most recently con- This is an advantage Ukrainian com– you bring a lawyer you can forget it. Ukraine has privatized about 5 percent. tracts with Russia, to upgrade and make panies have over American start-up Business there depends on personal rela– safer their nuclear plants. Uncertainty over regulations firms, Mr. Claflin said. To recoup in tionships and mutual trust." The men participated in the Europe America, venture investors must wait Mr. Scholand had a much different "The biggest problem for foreign Business Opportunity Conference held until the company goes public and sells problem because he has to deal with gov– investors is the uncertainty with the laws here April 25-27 under the sponsorship of stock, "in Ukraine they don't have to ernment bureaucrats and the old and regulations governing business," Mr. the U.S. Department of Commerce and have public offerings," Mr. Claflin said. "aparatchiks" who run the nuclear power Carnegie Mellon University. Some 150 Wasylko said. it also is possible to deal with industry. businesspeople and others interested in in a report released a year ago, two Ukraine's horrendous inflation. "They've He mentioned one incident where at a Harvard researchers for the Project on investments in Europe attended the confer– been doing it in Brazil for centuries," he ence, where 34 countries were represented. meeting every proposal that he brought Economic Reform in Ukraine interviewed said. The firm keeps its capital outside up was knocked down. Finally a young 53 foreign businesspeople in Kyyiv. They Stephan Wasylko, senior commercial Ukraine until the day it makes the invest– nuclear engineer cleared his throat and asked them to rate 14 obstacles to doing officer for the U.S. Commerce ment, when the money is transferred into said: "Mr. Scholand, the way to deal with business in Ukraine. Put in first place by Department, who is stationed in Kyyiv, a hard-currency account. us is to prepare 100 proposals. After we 73 percent of the respondents was "con– chaired the Ukraine workshop. "Actually, they don't really need our tell you why they won't work, and run stantly changing laws and regulations." Mr. Claflin described some reasons for money. They park it in the bank and use out of reasons, and there is one left, we'll This was followed by "inadequate the success of his venture firm: "We have it as collateral to issue letters of credit," accept it." Everyone laughed, and the banking system," 59 percent, and "con– meeting went better after that, Mr. fusingAinfavorable investment legisla– Scholand said. tion," 46 percent. "They often have grandiose plans and At the bottom of the scale with the expect the government to pay for them, it least problems was "finding good, local Attending university or college in always did. They are hampered by old employees," with 17 percent. equipment. Even if they run it perfectly, The researchers concluded that, "The Toronto they can't produce the quality. problems, it seems, lie at the top in the jiext year? "The only way to go is to have local laws and policies; they do not rest at the partners. We shouldn't underestimate bottom, among the Ukrainian people." them. They are excellent engineers," Mr. The Ukrainian government has also Be part of a Ukrainian student residence and active Scholand said. made it very difficult for Ukrainian com– community centre in the heart of the city He said he believes "the world com– panies to export. They must convert munity is going to repressure Ukraine to about half of their hard-currency earnings St. viadimir institute close Chornobyl. in trade for that, it will into coupons and they must do it at the help and encourage Ukraine to complete government rate, which is much lower three other plants that have much safer than the market rate. They are then taxed Student technology." These are 90 percent fin– on their revenues, not their profits. ished and located near Khmelnytsky, "This basically has forced the surren– Rivne and Zaporizhzhia. der of any export earnings by a Ukrainian Residence Westinghouse pioneered the commer– company," Mr. Wasylko said. cial nuclear power industry more than 30 years ago and has supplied more than half (Continued on page 16) - very affordable - Located across from the University of Toronto campus - Minutes from Ryerson, Ontario College of Art and George Brown College - Steps to public transportation Ukrainian economic association 9 Newly refurbished facilities - Single occupancy slates conference in Odessa e Parking available PHILADELPHIA - The second con– Ukraine's Parliament. gress of the international Ukrainian The beautiful city of Odessa has been Register before July 1st and save 0250! Economic Association (ШЕА) will be selected as the site of the conference in held in Odessa on May 23-29. 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BOOK NOTE Galadza appointed full-time Text on Eastern canon law published professor at Sheptytsky institute BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Archimandrite als of all 21 Eastern Catholic Churches are OTTAWA - The Rev. Peter Galadza victor J. Pospishil has authored "Eastern entrusted to the care of local Latin pastors. has joined the staff of the Metropolitan Catholic Church Law According to the They remain, however, under the exclu– Andrey Sheptytsky institute of Eastern Code of Canons of the Eastern sive authority of their own CCEO. Christian Studies at St. Paul University Churches." At present there are 190 Eastern , as its first full-time professor of For the past four decades, Catholic ordinaries on all continents: Byzantine liturgy (effective January 1). Archimandrite Pospishil has published patriarchs, major archbishops, metropoli– The academic search was concluded in Eastern canon law for use by priests, reli– tans, bishops, apostolic exarchs, apos– September, when Prof. Galadza was gious and laity of the Eastern Churches, tolic administrators, archimandrites and selected from among several candidates as well as for those of the Latin Church. simple hierarchs. The Eastern Catholic for the tenure-track position. This book is adapted to the needs of the Churches continue to grow even in diffi– The appointment of the first tenure- pastoral clergy, candidates to the priest- cult circumstances. The Syro-Malabar track professor is a milestone for the hood, the religious and the educated Church of india recently was elevated to Sheptytsky institute, which hopes to cre– laity. Attention is paid to the differences a quasi-patriarchal major archiepisco– ate three or four such positions in the between the Eastern Catholic (CCEO) pate, the second alongside the Ukrainian coming years. and the Latin (СІС) canon law and refer– major archiepiscopate, now resurrected in addition to the position in ence is made to the Eastern non-Catholic from the catacombs after 40 years of Byzantine Liturgy, there are plans for (Orthodox) law. atheistic Russian Communist suppression professorships in Eastern Christian theol– ogy and spirituality (the Peter and Doris The Code of Canons of the Eastern and which has just erected four addition– Kule Chair, for which an academic Churches received legal force on October al dioceses in Ukraine. search is currently under way), Eastern 1, 1991. The presentation in this book on Differences between the Eastern and The Rev. Peter Galadza Christian and specifically Ukrainian Eastern canon law is restricted to those Western traditions, such as those which Church history, as well as a professor- liturgical reform in the Ukrainian Greek- parts of the code that are of more practical refer to baptism, confirmation, holy orders, ship in Orthodox-Catholic relations. All Catholic Church under Metropolitan value for those who will use the book as married priests, the synodal structure of of these positions are to be funded by an Sheptytsky. an introduction and source of practical patriarchates and archiepiscopates, election endowment through the Metropolitan The author of a number of scholarly information. 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Coyne (D-Pa.) and Rick Santorum (R– Ukrainian National... Pa.). Throughout the five-day conven– Advertising Department (Continued from page 7) tion, numerous organizations sent best wishes to the UNA on its centennial of Svoboda and The Ukrainian Weekly announces that the amendments to the UNA By-Laws could anniversary. advertising rates for the above mentioned publications be passed in time for the primary elec– Dr. volodymyr Zabihaylo, a counselor have increased as of May 1,1994, as per the decision tions and suggested that the officers for at the Ukrainian Embassy in Washington, the following four years be elected of the Executive Committee of the UNA. delivered greetings from Ukrainian according to the existing By-Laws. The President Leonid Kravchuk and Ukrainian delegates voted to accept her proposal. Ambassador to the U.S. Oleh Bilorus. 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Will we turn ourselves around volodymyr Yaniv, Omelan Twardowsky, and begin to grow again, or is our decline Stefania Hewryk, Bohdan Odezynsky, Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky, director terminal ? Yaroslav Zaviysky, Hryhoriy Korbiak, verkhovyna Glen Spey, N.Y. "What is our vision for the future? Michael Karachewsky, Walter Bilyk, the Where do we see the UNA in the year Rev. Myron Stasiw and Mykhailo Nytsch. Dance workshop - June 26-July 16 2000? Are we doing everything in our for advanced dancers ages 15-up. (For results on the primary and the power to get where we want to be? it final elections, please consult chart on Dance Camp - August 7-20 could be very easy for us to dismiss page 5.) tough questions such as these just as it The 33rd Regular Convention of the For beginners, intermediate and advanced dancers ages 8-16. would have been easy for those who Ukrainian National Association, the came before us. They didn't back away Write or call world's oldest Ukrainian fraternal orga– from the arduous and complex issues of nization, concluded on Tuesday after- Ukrainian Dance Camp 8c Workshop their day. Can we, will we, live up to noon, May 10, with delegates looking c7o Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky their exemplary track record? Only we toward the future, but respecting the 523 E. 14th St. Apt. 3B can answer that question, my fellow dele- work of those who had made the UNA New York, NY 10009 gates. Let us not forget that the future of what it is today. Members of the UNA Soyuz is now in our hands," Dr. Kuropas Tel.: (212) 677-7187 Auditing Committee cited four members noted in his address. who contributed years of service to the Greetings from U.S. President Bill organization — retiring Supreme Clinton were read to convention dele- Secretary Walter Sochan, former UNA gates by Mr. Olesnycky. "Ukrainian Presidents John O. Flis and Joseph „ HAMALIA „ Americans have made significant contri– Lesawyer, and outgoing Supreme butions to the United States, strengthen– Auditor Wasyl Didiuk — nominating W TRAVEL CONSULTANTS ^ ing our towns and cities, and enriching them to become honorary members of 43 St. Mark's Place, New York, N.Y. 10003 our national life, in virtually every field the General Assembly. DIRECT and occupation, Ukrainian Americans Although there were several more New YorkTlvano-FrankivskTNew York^ have broadened our cultural and political members of the outgoing Supreme understanding, and have helped to make Assembly deserving of such honors for New YorkXKyyivTNew York our country one of great diversity and their years of dedicated service to the WashingtonTKyyivAvashington infinite promise," read the greeting. UNA, among them Supreme vice– "We face many challenges as a nation, Presidentess Gloria Paschen, Supreme ChicagoXKyyiv7Chicago but our belief in the importance of com– Auditor Taras Szmagala, and Supreme until June 20th 639. Taxes included munity involvement will provide us with Advisors Walter Kwas, Andrew Jula and the energy and hope to build a more Helen Olek Scott, the existing UNA By– from June 21th 689. Taxes included peaceful, prosperous world. І welcome Laws stipulate that the number of hon– ^TRANSFER то LVIV AVAILABLE the UNA's participation in this bold ean– orary members of the UNA Supreme FOR RESERvATlONS AND iNFORMATlON PLEASE CALL: deavor." Assembly cannot exceed more than 50 Ш, ^1212 473 0839 or 1800 HAMAL1A іМ Delivering greetings at the convention percent of the number of members of the і і і і banquet were Congressmen William General Assembly. No. 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 15

Hawryshkiw named executive Kyyivan director of UCC Headquarters Pecherska Lavra W1NN1PEG - The Ukrainian 1988. Canadian Congress has announced the As executive director, Ms. Hawryshkiw appointment of Lydia Hawryshkiw as will be responsible for executing policies executive director of its headquarters, as formulated by the UCC Executive and based in Winnipeg. the board of directors of the UCFTS, Ms. Hawryshkiw has worked for the including financial administration, person– Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) nel and facility management. Headquarters and the Ukrainian Mr. Hawryshkiw brings to her new Canadian Foundation of Taras position a wealth of experience gained Shevchenko (UCFTS) for the past eight from her active community involvement years. She has carried out the responsibil– in local, provincial and national organi– ities of assistant executive director since zations.

headed by Mr. Shakhray, which was the Ukrainians in Russia... only political entity that realized the need This unique film about the secrets of the catacombs in Kyyiv is now available both in (Continued from page 4) to reconcile within Russia the problems of Ukrainian and English. Scenes from this underground monastery have never been available minorities in Russia. However, he is not a on video. During the times of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, the holy monks Antonij and nic unions. vyacheslav Chornovil nor even a Leonid Feodosij founded the underground monastery on the banks of the river Dnipro — this was Financially, the organization has been Kravchuk when it comes to protecting the beginning of the Kyyivan Pecherska Lavra — a great religious and cultural center. supported by a contribution from the Ukrainian interests. Russian governmental committee on Price: S39.95 U.S. matters of nationalities and federation Likewise, no amount of financial sup- 549.95 Canadian chaired by Serhiy Shakhray, himself an port can overcome the policy of inertia of To order call: 1-800-KONTAKT admitted Ukrainian. But the most fertile a Russian bureaucracy desiring to contin– (566-8258) source has been Ukraine's Ministry of ue the subjugation of a Ukrainian minori– or send in your order to the following address: Culture, which donated 80 million ty. The assistant director of the OUR, Ukrainian Television Entertainment rubles. volodymyr Zakharenko, who also spoke at the congress said, "We have not a sin– P.O. Box 740232 The head of the OUR, Oleksander RcgoPark, NY 11374-0232 Rudenko-Desniak, a writer by trade, said gle Ukrainian-language public school another of the organization's goals is to here. No law exists regarding the protec– spur the resolution of differences tion of ethnic minorities. 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Taxes'" relations in economic trade. guaranteeing the rights of ethnic minori– -J н ties. 1 inclosed the a nt of S „ made о з: Ukrainia No one should claim that this " Only for N.Y.S. resident Ukrainian diaspora wants to structure Yevhen Ahitayev, head of the itself like the Western diaspora of North Commission on Ethnicity of the Moscow America and Europe; they are more like– City Council and a member of OUR, ly to support the Kuchma faction in the said, "1 dream of a good Ukrainian school politics of Ukraine than to find a nest in Moscow." He said that right now there SEND THE WEEKLY TO UKRA1NE is no permanent location for a Ukrainian- within the nationalistic bend of a politi– To order an air mail subscription to The Ukrainian Weekly for addressees cian like vyacheslav Chornovil. language school and that he drives his in the elections to the Russian daughter three hours every Sunday so in Ukraine, send Si 15 for subscription fee and postage costs to: that she can attend a weekly class. Federation's Parliament, the OUR called Subscription Department, The Ukrainian Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., for the Ukrainian diaspora to vote for can– in the five years of its existence, the .didates from the PRES-UN10N, the party Sunday Ukrainian-language school in Jersey City, NJ 07302. Moscow has changed its address eight times. Pavlo Popovych, the former Soviet Ukraine's... cosomonaut, now a member of the OUR, What happened to the high interest (Continued from page 1) said that Mr. Ahitayev is not the only one who makes the long drive. "Kids vyacheslav Chornovil all sat atop the from all ends of Moscow travel two to you were earning on your tribunal after Mr. Yemets removed him– three hours to attend classes. They learn self. literature, history and Ukrainian tradi– certificates of deposit? The concept of political factions was tions." Unfortunately, because the school developed by the deputies' initiative doesn't have its own building and must it's gone. But don't despair! The Ukrainian National Association has a solution Group, which had started meeting just rent. "Many times classrooms are in to your problem: after the elections to get a jump on mov– short supply," said Mr. Ahitayev. ing the legislative agenda forward. Open up a tax deferred annuity savings plan with the UNA and earn The Slavutych Society, which cosmo– 5.75c7o interest guaranteed for one year. Unlike a CD, UNA'S tax As decided by the initiative Group, a naut Popovych founded in 1988, is cur– faction consists of at least 25 individuals deferred annuity savings plan does not require that you pay any tax on rently fighting to have the government the interest until you withdraw it. "who are like-minded" (of a political allow the program to establish a home in party), and who will caucus to agree on Substantial penalties do apply to early withdrawal. a building where the Ukrainian language UNA annuities are backed by the full financial strength of the Ukrainian issues and then present them via the fac– was taught in the 1920s and 1930s. National Association, a 100 year old non-profit fraternal institution. tion leader. Many believe one of the rea– Overt discrimination does not exist, sons for the paralysis of Ukraine's previ– unless you consider the government's The proposal of annuities does not apply to Canada. ous Parliament was that each deputy refusal to finance public schools in the spoke as an individual. Ukrainian language as an example, vasyl For further information please contact the UNA annuity sales department at: But 22 individuals had spoken by 2 Kolomaysky of the OUR explained that 1 (201) 451-2200,1 (610) 821-5800 (in PA), p.m. of the first day attempting to he has not witnesse overt discrimination toll free (except New Jersey) 1 (800) 253-9862 explain why 40 parliamentarians in a of Ukrainians "on the streets or in the or fill out and mail coupon to: faction is more effective than 25. Others workplace." said that perhaps only 20 were needed as But anti-Ukrainianism does linger in UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, the minimum to register a faction. the shadows. Mr. Zorych said, "in Director of insurance Operations, Developing the figures must have Russia, anti-Ukrainian newspapers 30 Montgomery Street, Jerse City, N.J. 07302 become tiresome, because at 2 p.m., the increasingly are being published. One normal end of their second daily session, paper, Arguments, wrote that Russian ter– NAME: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ they decided not to have a third. They ritories have been stolen (by Ukraine)." also agreed that no need existed for a full vitaliy Zvarych, another OUR mem– DATE OF BlRTH: session on May 12: the factions should ber, said that if you watch the proceed– ADDRESS: ^^ get together and decide just what a fac– ings of the Russian Parliament on televi– tion is. sion you quickly realize that those who PHONE: „^^.

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middle class Canadians, whose fury with programs are under attack, "what can the "For some two decades all political par- Lupul blasts... successive waves of tax increase has supporters of school programs in non-offi– ties have been working to maintain a pos– (Continued from page 8) helped fuel Reform success. cial languages expect?" Any outright itive social environment under which cui– provided by those who recognize "the The next point suggested that commen– assault on these could be challenged in the tural diversity would thrive within the Sovereignty of God" tators are ignoring the fact that the courts, but the process would be long and public fabric of Canadian society...! am Reform attack on multiculturalism could There is also a general belief accompa– costly, and the programs might well not glad that for the first time in Canadian very well be constituted as a new mani– nying such a viewpoint that many of the survive the ordeal. history, people who are culturally differ– festation of the nativism that "periodically ills of society - drug addiction, violence On another matter, the projected bud- ent in religion, color and ethnic origin - raises its head" in Canada, particularly in and crime, homosexuality, A1DS and so get cut of 20 percent for the Canadian and especially their children - can walk times of crisis. "Today the crisis is eco– forth - are the results of individuals stray– institute of Ukrainian Studies "would be with greater dignity under the hard-won nomic, and not surprisingly the cry ing from the word of God. And it is that crippling at a time when the university's official umbrella of multiculturalism...," against 'hyphenated Canadianism' is once type that looks to government (through much larger budget would only be Dr. Lupul said. The Reformers "would again on the lips of many Canadians, led "welfare statism") "to furnish remedies wounded." reverse all this, and that is why they are by our so-called Reformers." This obser– for such evils on the backs of righteous in the last part of his address, Dr. so dangerous." vation was accentuated by a note that the Reformers and their tax dollars." Lupul dealt with the question of why the These closing remarks captured the region which has provided the strongest in effect, they believe that society as a audience should be concerned about the tone of Dr. Lupul's presentation. The base of Reform support - southern whole would be better if individuals Reformers. At one level, as a group of speaker left no doubt whatsoever as to Alberta - had been settled largely by looked to God rather than "supportive professional and business people, they his opinion of the Reform Party and its immigrants predominantly from the "pre– economic and social environments" to might be concerned that future genera– ideology. But more importantly, he ferred" category of in an "ethnic pecking "develop good human beings" and deal tions have equal opportunity to benefit placed his comments within the context order" of what had once been termed with the ills of society. This viewpoint is from society as they had, particularly of his view of multiculturalism and "desirable immigrant groups." extended to the question of cultural plural- with respect to education. At another Canadian society. ism: one should look to personal and cor– Finally, the speaker raised the funda– level, as Ukrainian Canadians, they The address contained several philo– porate charity rather than state program or mental issue of just what constitutes legiti– "should take seriously the political threat sophical meanders that presented - per– government subsidies for support. mate interests in a democratic society. The to multicultural policies and programs," haps for the first time so openly in public starting point for this discussion emerged particularly since as a group Ukrainians "Thus" remarked Dr. Lupul, "the ideo– - a summation of Dr. Lupul's personal from the observation that the Reform- were instrumental in initiating the policy. logical roots of today's most trenchant conception of multiculturalism. it was, in minded "reject multiculturalism on the opponents of multiculturalism run deep, His final point, however, was perhaps effect, a distillation of his own ideas on grounds that it favors special interests." and the withdrawal of state support for the most revealing. Dr. Lupul remarked - the subject. At the same time, it was a multiculturalism is part of a well worked– Dr. Lupul countered with the observa– that his comments were non-partisan and call for the community to recognize and out position for a severely limited role for tion that "they should be reminded that in that he was not advocating support for deal with a group that would make government in all areas of human life." pluralistic, democratic societies all inter– any political party. His concern was for Canada a "meaner" place and whose nar– He also noted ironically that the Party ests are special interests," including pro– the respect of cultural diversity, a "funda– row-minded philosophy - if unchal– Reform opposed state aid for the cultural fessions, labor, banks, churches, sports mental reality of Canadian society" lenged - could run roughshod over multi– needs for "the very ethnocultural groups and artistic groups, environmentalisms, which "is now finally above politics." culturalism as public policy. who usually have the strongest commit– feminists, guns owners, and so forth. ment to family land community J values." To the Reformers, however, "the most special interests are mainstream interests," Dr. Lupul's presentation then moved which can be defined largely as those on to a rebuttal of some of the premises interests the Reformers favor "and which upon which the Reform position is based. СОЮЗІВКА 9 SOYUZIVKA others would also favor, if they ignored First and foremost is the question of an the views of political and intellectual elites interventionist state, which, Dr. Lupui . Ukrainian National Association brcte and relied only on their common sense." reminded the audience, has been an inte– Foordmore Road Kerhonkson, New York 12Mb gral part of Canadian political culture as The speaker then noted that the 914-626-5641 FAX 914-62o-4036 Mannings should recognize that, as early as the days of the United Empire ^wi^w^mw^w^^w^w^^ Loyalists: "the American habit of contin– devout Baptists, they, as much as any ually polarizing the individual and the ethnics, are members of a special interest state in a fundamental distrust of govern– group. And that they benefit from tax Spring is in the Air.....Come Ceiehraie breaks for their Church and government ment is just not part of the Canadian tra– 5 dition." This precept seems largely lost support for their private religious schools THE OPENING OF SOYUZIVKAS 41 ST FUN FILLED SEASON on "oil patch Albertans" who are the (the later being a policy instituted by the ALONG WlTH THE SOYUZivKA WORKERS REUNlON strongest backers of the Reform Party. elder Manning). Subsequent points were phrased in a To deny comparable consideration to MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND rhetorical manner, with the speaker ask– ethnic interests simply constitutes a dou– ing why Canadian intellectuals, particu– ble standard on their part. "State support '"MAY 27- 30,1994'" larly those in academia (especially in which makes it easier for religious special Canadian - including ethnic - studies), interests to retain their religious faith is Standard Rooms Deluxe Rooms have been relatively silent in responding fine; but state support which makes it eas– S180 per person dbl. occ. S200 per person dbl. occ. to the challenge raised by the Reformers. ier for ethnic special interests to retain S200 single occupancy S220 single occupancy The first matter addressed was "the fact their ancestral cultures or for racial spe– ^ includes AH Taxes, Gratuities 8t Meals.4' that'there is no real shortage of wealth in cial interests to overcome racist barriers PLAY ALL DAY AND DANCE ALL NlGHT... Canada," with the speaker suggesting through government equity programs is that the current system of taxation could somehow preposterous. What incredible Soyuzivka's New Olympic Sized Swimming Pool will be. open!!! be overhauled in an equitable manner reasoning! As if the ethnics were mere Swim if you dare!!! Get a head start on that summer tan!!! that could address concerns regarding rip-off artists and the evangelicals saints!" Play beach volleyball, tennis, softball, Soyuzivka's own late night veranda-ball, or deficit problems. Dr. Lupul then addressed the question participate in the deck hockey or softball tournaments, hike, bike. This issue was particularly salient to of ethnic studies per se, with a note that the OR JUST RELAX A RENEW OLD FRlENDSHlPS!!! the province of Alberta (the focus of the institutions dealing in this realm are gener– presentation), which has a lower tax rate ally small and fairly fragile. Bilingual edu– MAY 27TH, FRIDAY EVENING: WELCOME PARTY than other Canadian provinces (including cation was singled out first, with the obser– You've heard about it...now experience it!!! no sales tax). As well, it is relevant to vation that when even official bilingualism Back by popular demand Soyuzivka's... тшшшттжшш^шжшшж^шжттштт. Karaoke Night Now that you've "come home," so to Myrna Kostash... speak, do you consider yourself a MAY 28TH, SATURDAY EvENlNG (Continued from page 11) Ukrainian writer as well as a There's no zabava without the music of... Ukrainian nationalists were diametrically Canadian one? Tempo opposed to that. No 1 don't, and 1 don't think 1 ever The reason 1 stand ashamed is that І could consider myself a Ukrainian writer, MAY 29TH, SUNDAY, EvENlNG: allowed my antipathy to their right-wing because 1 don't write in the language. There's no fun without the music of... politics to obscure my own view of the That's the only way that 1 believe someone Fata Morgana Ukrainian experience. can contribute to the body of literature, to inform the language. How deep was the cut to that "Come as you are, leave, if you can!!!" "organic connection"? Did it initially Of course, from the sidelines 1 wish it CALL SOYUZivKA FOR MORE 1NFORMAT10N all the best, and am even quite willing to simplify your vision and enable you to help in its development. For instance, concentrate on matters? Please fill our the form below and send this and a non-refundable deposit of during the writing of "Bloodlines" and Well, actually 1 do think that it was nec– since, 1 often wrack my brains to make S50 per person to insure your reservation. essary for me to set aside the Ukrainian sure that 1 highlight the things that Name: „„„„„„^„...^^.^„^.^^„^. Arrival Date: ---^^^-. project in order for me to become a writer. Ukraine and Ukrainians have contributed Address: .^„^.^^...^^.^^....^^^„ Departure Date: „„^„^„ Because then 1 was able to return to it with to urban culture, to the human gene pool, „.^„„„„„^„„„„^„^„„„^„ Building: ^^^.^^^^^^ all this security and self-confidence as as it were. Phone: ^^„„„„^^„..^.^^„^„^. Year(s) worked: .„^^^„ someone who had established herself in But to be honest, 1 am a Canadian tf of adults: tf of children: Canadian writing. writer, English chapter. 18 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 No. 20

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NO EXCEPTlONS!! together with Europe will be in dire need May 6, at which the former expressed of Russia as an ally." Europe's dismay at the host country's continued operation of the Chornobyl Mr. Solzhenitsyn also criticized the nuclear power station. Sir Leon pledged radical economic reforms of former acting to mobilize assistance for Ukraine to Prime Minister Yegor Gaidar as "another complete construction of other safer sta– heartless experiment." He warned of EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUN1TY tions, and signaled that his organization nationalist Yladimir Zhirinovsky and said the latter's victory became possible only could also provide help in the agricultural UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX sector. He cautioned that European aid because Russian democrats had "com– was contingent on an increased pace of pletely abandoned Russia's national inter– FEDERAL CRED1T UNLON reform in Ukraine, but said that the EU is ests." (RFE7RL Daily Report) very interested and optimistic about Hundreds hospitalized with hepatitis investment and cooperation in Ukraine. Has an immediate Opening for a At the same press conference, Mr. KYYiv - Health officials in Ukraine Qualified individual at it's Zlenko rebuffed critics of his country's reported on May 10 that about 900 people slow movement to ratification of the in the eastern regions of the country have South Bound Brook Branch Office nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), been hospitalized with hepatitis after for a and warned that those who would make drinking or ingesting polluted water from agreements with European organizations the Dnipro and other rivers. Authorities in dependent on NPT signing are setting a Dnipropetrovske said 102 children from TELLER70FF1CE CLERK dangerous precedent. Sir Leon con– two towns in the vicinity were treated at curred, saying that those intending to set local clinics since mid-April. They report– Qualifications: Minimum two (2) years higher education such conditions should "drop it." ed that hospitals were still admitting up to Computer proficiency preferred (Respublika, Reuters) 12 patients a day with symptoms of the Good interpersonal skills disease. (Reuters) Hit claims life of Crimean businessman ТУ channels slapped with copyright suits interested parties should forward resume along S1MFEROP1L - A prominent Crimean with salary requirements to: businessman, Nikolai Avakian, was shot KYYiv– The patience of two film dead in his car along with another passen– companies ran out recently and they filed Manager ger by two unknown gunmen armed with suits against a number of television sta– Kalashnikovs, according to Crimean tions for showing movies to which they Ukrainian Orthodox FCU - Branch Office police. Col. Petukhov, deputy head of the owned exclusive broadcasting rights. P.O. Box 375 peninsula's Ministry of internal Affairs, The daily Nezavisimost reported on May South Bound Brook, NJ 08880 said that the local mafia was involved 6 that the action was launched against "without a doubt." (Respublika) ТУ stations in Kyyiv and in the Crimea for evading fees ranging from S2,000 to Solzhenitsyn attacks West's Russia policy S5,000. in the Ukrainian capital, at least MOSCOW— Russian writer, Nobel five channels have broadcast bootleg Prize winner and former dissident movies, with warnings urging viewers to Ukraine SL Poland Alexander Solzhenitsyn claimed in an denounce illegal screenings passing across the bottom of the screen, interview with Forbes (May 9 issue), short– 15 day tour fr cruise September 8-22. Kyyiv, Odessa, 5 Dnieper River volodymyr ivanenko, head of Tomis ly before his scheduled return to Russia, cities, plus 3 days in Warsaw. Ship companions are Ukrainian. that the West "uses all possible means, no ТУ, one of the firms named in the suit, matter what the consequences, to weaken said "Everyone pirates films here, even 82,595 covers all expenses! Air from Chicago, hotels, meals, cruise, Russia." He attacked the West for its sup- Ukrainian state television." He also excursions, visas, transfers, and taxes. port of Ukraine, remarking that "the alleged that his company has been paying For information and pamphlet write Ukrainian army is being indoctrinated with for broadcast rights since 1991. Parliament passed a television copyright Link Friendship House 1111, propaganda that war with Russia is Willow Lane, Madison, Wl. 53705 inevitable." Mr. Solzhenitsyn stated that law in April, and this will be a test case or call 1-800-484-1042; Russia, in 1991, "without a murmur" and in a country where violations of propri– then dial 4117 after you are asked for code. "just to please America" had "thrown away etary rights are rife and pirated versions the last vestiges of her concern for her of Hollywood films, soft-core pornogra– LFH has taken 9 groups to Ukraine. All arrangements in Ukraine are security and her unprecedented collapse." phy and martial arts films abound on the made by Ukrainians living there. He also blamed the West for its rush to airwaves. (Reuters) 20 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, MAY 15,1994 No. 20 Detroit District PREVIEW OF EVENTS Friday, May 20 Defense of Lemkos of Western Ukraine is Day services at Arneytown Cemetery, announces UNA sponsoring a dance at the Ukrainian Center, Route 528, at 11 a.m. Gov. Christine Todd WASH1NGTON: The Commission on 240 Hope Ave., beginning at 9 p.m. Music Whitman will be present to speak. For more centennial fetes Security and Cooperation in Europe will be provided by "Nova Khvylia" of information, call George A. Miziuk, (609) (Helsinki Commission) will hold a briefing Toronto, marking their first area appear– 394-4824. on "Ukraine, Regionalism, the Crimea" WARREN, Mich. - The Detroit area's ance. For more information and table reser– branches of the Ukrainian National with Adrian Karatnycky, executive director, vations, call (201) 772-3344. Sunday, May 29 Freedom House; and irina isakova, visiting Association, encompassing Greater fellow, Brookings institution; department Saturday-Sunday, May 21-22 UNlON, N.J.: Ukrainian American Detroit, Windsor, Ontario; and Toledo, head, institute of USA and Canada, veterans Post 6 (Newark) will host Ohio; have moved their celebration plans HIGHTSTOWN, N.J.: The Ukrainian Memorial Day services at the UAv Moscow. The briefing will take place at the American veterans of the New Jersey State into high gear. The 18 branches with Rayburn House Office Building, Room Monument in Holly Cemetery, Stuyvestant Department will host an open house at the Avenue, at 11 a.m. For more information, more than 2,100 members are planning a 2167, 10-11:30 a.m. For more information, David Houston Warehouse, Twin Rivers single event to mark 100 years of UNA call Orest Deychakiwsky at the CSCE, call John Pawlow, (908) 249-0861. Drive (Exit 8, N.J. Turnpike) as a fund-rais– fraternalism, 100 years of the Ukrainian (202)225-1901. er for the "Adopt-a-Hospital" program, PASSA1C, N.J.: Ukrainian American Svoboda daily newspaper, 60 years of CH1CAGO: Opening of an art exhibit of sending medical aid to Zaporizhzhia, veterans Post 17 will host Memorial Day The Ukrainian Weekly, and 40 years of recent bas-reliefs by sculptor Zenon Ukraine. For directions and additional services at the UAv Monument in Cedar the children's magazine veselka. information, call Robert Gulay, (609) 243- Holubec at the Ukrainian Cultural Center, Lawn Cemetery, Route 20, at 1 p.m. For Under the leadership of Dr. Alexander 2247 W. Chicago Ave., 7 p.m. The artist 3255. more information, call Michael Wengryn, Serafyn, also chairman of the UNA will be present. The exhibit runs through (201)779-4792. Sunday, May 22 Sunday, May 29. For further information, Detroit District Committee, a UNA call (312) 384-6400. JENK1NTOWN, Pa.: The School of the TRENTON, N.J.: Ukrainian American Centennial Committee has been working Yoloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble is veterans of Alexander Plishchuk Post 25 to provide the highest level of acknowl– PASSA1C, N.J.: A Hawaiian Luau, featur– sponsoring its annual spring concert at St. will participate in Memorial Day services edgment to those who helped make the ing entertainment and prizes, will be held at Michael's Church, 1013 Fox Chase Road, with the Mercer County veterans Council UNA the most distinguished and influen– the Ukrainian Center, 240 Hope Ave., beginning at 1 p.m. There will be a perfor– at the veterans' section of Greenwood tial Ukrainian organization in the world. beginning 9 p.m. Admission: S2, with Cemetery, Hamilton Avenue, at 1 p.m. For mance at 2:30 p.m. of the Yoloshky The gala banquet will take place on Hawaiian attire; S4, without. Ensemble and the voloshky School. more information, call John Tymash, (609) Sunday afternoon, May 22, at the Friday-Sunday, May 20-22 Admission: 54, adults; 32, children 499-3339. between 2 and 12 years of age. There will Ukrainian Cultural Center, 26601 Ryan NEW YORK: The Chryzanta Gallery, 98 also be ethnic foods, games and prizes. For ADVANCE NOTICE Road, in Warren. Admission to this Second Ave. (between Fifth and Sixth additional information, call (215) 763- Sunday, June 5 event will be S25 per person. 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