The Ukrainian Weekly 1947

ТРИ ЦЕНТИ в Злучених Державах Америки. Тел. „Свободи": BErgen 4-0237—4-0807 THREE CENTS ш the United State* of America НЯТЬ ЦЕНТІВ за кордоном Злучених Держав Америки. Тел. У. Н. Союзу: BErgen 4-1016 FIVE CENTS elsewhere. WEEKLY: No. 2 NEW YORK and JERSEY CEFY, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1947 WEEKLY: VOL. XV WEEKLY CORRESPONDENTS Item in the Decline of Freedom tl/TTH The Ukrainian Weekly entering upon the 15th year of its exist- I The current January 11 number of vately liquidated, without regard to єпсе, dedicated to the needs and interests of younger generation the Saturday Evening Post magazine race or color. Americans of Ukrainian origin, it finds itself considerably in need at this offers editorially as Exhibit A in the Evidently this seems adequate time of "correspondents to report, from various sections of this country prevailing confusion in some people's comfort to some people, particular and of Canada as well, upon the* minds as to freedom, etc. a letter ly those, like that Red Bank woman, activities and happenings in Ukrain young persons with enough ability written to the New York Herald who manage to reconcile themselves ian American life. and ambition to take upon them Tribune by Mrs. Besse Strasberger, to a tyranny, provided (1) they are Aside from featuring articles on selves the task of making known to of Red Bank, New Jersey. Mrs. not subject to it themselves and subjects of interest to its readers, the thousands of Weekly readers Strasberger was commenting on provided (2) it is practiced by Sta as well as extracts in translated what is going on in their particular an article in the Tribune summar lin's Russia. form from the rich treasury of Uk community. izing the low regard in which civil rainian literature and culture in gen The Post editors write. "In the Aside from doing straight report- liberty is held by the bosses of the eral, the Weekly wants to be as back of our minds, however, is the orial work for the Weekly, we would USSR. newsy as possible. When, for ex suspicion that Mrs. Strasberger may like to have such correspondents "The point is," Mrs. Strasberger ample, a reader scans its pages he be wrong about Stalin's supposed in express themselves with candor, with wrote, "whatever degree of freedom should be able to find there enough difference to race. Someday it may no punches pulled, but, mind you, the average Russian enj'05's is shared news items or reports to give him constructively, Upon the various exactly and equally by all Soviet be possible to look into the racial a fair idea of what is going on in phases, problems, headaches, hopes citizens regardless of race. origin of some of those who have other communities among younger and aspirations which go into the In other words, as the Post aptly been purged as "Trotskyist wreck and older people of his kind. making of our Ukrainian American points out, all Soviet citizens are ers" and "Fascist mad dogs." It is here that the community cor- life. privileged to be clapped in prison, And undoubtedly, we add, most of respcndents should enter upon the sent to forced labor camps or pri them will be Ukrainians. scene. In each Ukrainian American Let's hope our call for help will center there are bound to be severall not go unheeded. Kasha on the Triplet Tytla Ukrainian Canadian UFA Writes to Churchill State Volodimir P. Tytla is a familiar Immigrant Honored name to those who follow the Walt When a strong light falls on some Disney's animated cartoon films. He An appeal for British support of materials, the atoms within the mole The January 6 number of the Time is usually listed on the screen as weekly newsmagazine featured a the struggle of the Ukrainian people cules are freed so that they can take against their Soviet enslavers, is con director of the cartoonists whose story on the first Ukrainian im part more readilly in chemical reac tained in a lengthy letter sent last work goes into the making of the migrant to settle in Canada. He is tions, reports the New York Times November to Britain's war-time lead film. At present he is the head Wasyl Elyniak, 89, of Alberta, who in last Sunday's edition, in comment er Winston Churchill by representa of this department in the Paramount took part at Ottawa in the recent ing on the views on the subject of tives of UPA (Ukrainska Povstan- studios. He is of Ukrainian origin. Citizenship Week celebrations. Dr. Michael Kasha, Ukrainian by His father, a Connecticut farmer, cha Armiva) — Ukrainian guerilla descent, of the University of Cali- Along with 23 other representative ;fQrces figMing against Red occupants used to be active in the U.N.A. dur Canadians, Farmer Elyniak was 1 fornia, a former resident of Elizaing its pioneering days. of Ukraine. The text of the letter beth, N. J. A lecture delivered by handed a certificate of citizenship appeared in the November 15, 1946 from Chief Justice Rinfret. For the him in his home town recently, is| 4> edition of the Ukrainian Press Serv reported elsewhere on these pages j С0ПГ8Є ЕОГ SlaViC first time the certificate carries the ice bulletin, English series, published words "Canadian Citizen," instead of by Dan Slobodian, former Army cap- j nrt 1 in Europe. l "British Subject" — official evidence Praising Churchill for his Fulton tain, wounded in action. j Language leacners of Canada's coming of age. Missouri speech directed against So The result of the process described! In 1891, the Time reports, Elyniak viet foreign policy, the UPA letter above by the Times is called the! According to an advance announce- left the Western Ukrainian village monetheless criticizes him for not "triplet state." It may last for only j ment, the Teachers College of Colum one hundred thousandth of a second of Nebyliv, then under the now de- being more outspoken about the real bia University will inaugurate a new after the light is cut off, but Dr. funct Austria-Hungary, slipped into|ities of the Soviet situation, parti- course at the coming spring semes Kasha finds it of chemical importance, Germany, crossed the Atlantic to; cularly about their brutal oppression ter of 1947. It will be Methods of according to the Times. Entirely new Montreal. There he was offered &'0f the Ukrainians and other sub- Teaching Slavic Languages, 3 points types of chemical reactions can thus job, but turned it down. Out west,jject nationalities. credit, on Tuesdays 4:30 to 6:10. be brought about. he had heard, land was being given Calling Churchill's attention to the The course is intended for stu away. fact that the Ukrainian people are dents who intend to teach one or It was not as easy as that. He went the most resolute opponents of the Marries British Girl more of the Slavic languages—Rus to work for a Mennonite farmer at Soviet totalitarian regime, the UPA sian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Serbo- Gretna, Manitoba, for $110 a year urges that support be given them by Word has been received By Mr. Croat, Ukrainian, or others—in Amer and keep. By 1903 he had saved both tbe British and the American and Mrs. John Rogowsky, Ukrain ican schools and colleges. Reports enough to return to the Ukraine for people. ians, of 17 Charlton street, Newark, and assignments will be made ac his wife and three children. They N. J. of the marriage December 24 cording to the student's individual brought ten other Ukrainian fam as in the Ukraine. of their son, Captain Michael Ro needs and major language teaching ilies -JO Canada with them. He cleared his land, expanded his gowsky of the Corps of Engineers, courses. For four more years Elyniak tiny holding into a sizable section and Miss Ruth Ann Wellman in Major advisers of the course are worked for farmers at Gretna, drew and a half (960 acres). A few years Portsmouth, England, reports the Professor Arthur P. Coleman, 306 $80 a year plus 80 bushels of wheat ago he turned his farm over to his Newark Evening News. After the Philosophy Hall, and Professor and 40 bushels of barley. He bought sons, now lives comfortably with the ceremony a reception was held at the Daniel Girard, Language Depart a team of oxen, two cows, 30 chickens, help of his old-age pension. In his home of the bride's parents. ment, Teachers Collage. a wagon and a plow, shipped them time, the Ukrainians in Canada have The couple are spending their ho Prospective students should write west to Edmonton in a freight car, increased to 325,000, the Dominion's neymoon in London. Capt. Rogowsky to Professor Girard before registra then drove another 50 miles east sixth largest ethnic group. "I have will return to Germany before return tion. The latter must be made in per to CMpman. There he settled with no desire to return to the Ukraine, ing in a few weeks to this country. son, between January 30 and 2 P.M. other Ukrainians, raised three sons even to see it," he says. "My life m He visited his parents oarly last sum February 1. Address: D. Girard, and four daughters. The home- Canada has been too happy to want mer. His wife will join Mm here Teachers College, Columbia Univer steading was rough, but not as hard to return." later. sity, 525 West 120th Street, New York 27, N. Y. UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1947 l\u.

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