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- xt Z Д) - CKO oo ZDO OO"D oxn .,ОЛ rainian mo MO Y ЧЛ — Vol. LI No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, ИJUNE 12,1983- і cents Edmonton approves Supreme Assembly approves UNA-UFA merger famine monument executive officers, auditors and ad­ the Supreme Executive Committee: Mr. Advisor Lozynskyj quits; visors. Flis, supreme president; Dr. Myron B. EDMONTON -The Board of Com­ Tatarskyj fills vacancy The delivery of reports did not take Kuropas, supreme vjce president; Sen. missioners of the city of Edmonton has place without incident, however, as Paul Yuzyk, supreme director for offered city land for a monument which KERHONKSON, N.Y. - The Su­ Supreme Advisor Askold Lozynskyj Canada; Gloria Paschen, supreme vice would commemorate the 50th anniver­ concluded his report with the announce­ presidentess; Walter Sochan, supreme sary of the Great Famine in Ukraine. preme Assembly of the Ukrainian National Association, the UNA's highest ment of his resignation from the UNA secretary; Ulana Diachuk, supreme The site, approved by the Board of Supreme Assembly. He said he was treasurer; and Stefan Hawrysz, su­ Commissioners on May 18,.\ and governing body between quadrennial conventions, convened its first regular resigning because of differences of preme organizer. previously endorsed by the City Coun­ opinion with the Supreme Executive Also participating are the members of cil, is situated in front of Edmonton's annual meeting here at the Soyuzivka estate on Monday morning, June 6. C,ommittee and especially Supreme the Supreme Auditing Committee: City Hall on its southwest corner. President John O. Flis. John Hewryk (chairman), Nestor 01es- The search for an appropriate site has The Supreme Assembly, elected at the 30th UNA Convention in May 1982, had The Supreme Assembly voted (20 for, nycky, Anatole Doroshenko, Dr. been spearheaded by. the Ukrainian six abstentions) to accept notification of Bohdan Hnatiuk and the Rt. Rev. Professional and Business Club of first met at an extraordinary session last September. Mr. Lozynskyj's resignation and then Protopresbyter Stephen Bilak. Edmonton, which worked on behalf of proceeded to elect a UNA`er to fill the The following supreme advisors are the Ukrainian Canadian Committee in On the third day of deliberations, Wednesday, June 8, the Supreme As­ vacated supreme advisor's position. also taking part in the meeting: Helen Edmonton. Mayor Cec Purvis and the Olek-Scott, Taras Szmagala, Andrew entire aldermanic group have shown sembly members unanimously ap­ Roman Tatarskyj, chairman of the proved a resolution empowering the Detroit UNA District Committee and Jula, John Odezynsky, Eugene lwanciw, both interest and endorsement of the Walter Hawrylak, Walter Kwas, Tekla project. The swift action on granting the Supreme Executive Committee "to secretary of UNA Branch 94, was prepare a proper contract of merger and elected the new supreme advisor (23 for, Moroz, Andrew Keybida, Anna Haras, site has attested to their endorsement. Taras Maksymowich, Wasyl Didiuk, (Continued on page 2) take all other steps it deems necessary" three abstentions). so that the merger of the Ukrainian The following day, Tuesday, June 7, William Pastuszek and Mr. Tatarskyj. National Association and the Ukrai­ the Supreme Assembly voted (24 for, Honorary Supreme Assembly mem­ nian Fraternal Association "сзп be duly two abstentions) to accept the reports of bers Maria Chuchman, Stephen Kuro­ Census: 730,000 effectuated" at the 1986 convention of аіГ supreme advisors, with the excep­ pas, Dr. Jaroslaw Padoch, Genevieve the UNA and of the UFA, or at a special tion of Mr. Lozynskyj. Zerebniak, Anna Chopek, Bohdan convention to be held by autumn of Zorych and Walter Zaparaniuk, as well Ukrainians in U.S. 1984. Annual meeting participants as editor emeritus Anthony Dragan are also participants. In addition, Joseph WASHINGTON - Results of the The first day of the Supreme As­ sembly meeting was devoted to elections Participating in the Supreme As­ Lesawyer, honorary member of the 1980 census contained in a new report (Continued from page 11) released here on June 1 show that there of special committees and reports by sembly session are all the members of are 730,056 Ukrainians in the United States, and that 52.2 percent of that total, or 381,084, listed only "Ukrai­ Sichko tells Andropov her husband, sons, are innocent nian" as their ancestry. Article 187. she said, with "possession of narcotics The remaining 47.8 percent or Says Vasyl was charged "From the day of his re-arrest to the for the purpose of selling," under 348,084, listed Ukrainian and at least trial, not once did anyone ask my Article 229-6-2 of the Ukrainian Cri­ one other ancestry group in identifying with drug possession husband any questions," Mrs. Sichko minal Code. their ethnic background. ELLICOTT CITY, Md. - Stefania wrote, "but when the court convened, Mrs. Sichko said that she happened The report also reveals that Ukrai­ three witnesses, probably camp in­ to be in Cherkaske on the day of her nians make up .39 percent of the total Sichko, whose husband and two sons are currently serving terms in Soviet mates, whom my husband never met son's trial, but was refused permission U.S. population. before, testified that Petro Sichko to attend the proceedings even though The newly released report, titled labor camps, has written a letter to Soviet leader Yuri Andropov charging frequently complained that his sons the ob)ast procurator telephoned the "Ancestry of the Population by States: were falsely convicted, and that Petro court and said that legally the trial 1980," illustrates the complexity and that all three were wrongly imprisoned. In the March letter, the Ukrainian Sichko was unhappy with the labor- should have been open to the public diversity of America's ancestral make­ camp administration." because it involved a criminal offense. up and shows that more than 83 percent text of which was supplied by the She also said that on July 5, the day Although she did not attend the trial, of the U.S. population identifies with at Smoloskyp Ukrainian Information her husband was due to be released, her and was not permitted to see her son least one ancestry group. - Service here, Mrs. Sichko said that her husband, Petro, 57, and her oldest son, home was searched by the secret police, after it was over, Mrs. Sichko wrote that Responses from the 1980 long-form who told her that they were looking for she learned that her son was severely census questionnaire show a nation Vasyl, 26, both of whom were re- sentenced last year shortly before copies of appeals her husband may have beaten sometime before the proceed­ where slightly more than half (52 sent. ings, and that he appeared in court with percent) claim only one ancestry; others completing previous three-year terms, were framed by prison officials. She On October 15, 1982, her husband both eyes swollen shut and welts and claim two or more (31 percent); and a bruises on his face. large group (6 percent) simply identi­ also expressed fear that another son, 23- was moved to a labor camp in Kherson, year-old Volodymyr, who is due to be some 85 miles northeast of Odessa and She said that in his last letter, dated fies its ancestry as "American." About January of this year, Vasyl told her that 10 percent did not answer the question. released this December, will be re- over 400 miles from Dolyna, where arrested on a fabricated charge. Mrs. Sichko lives. She said that since his v iting privileges had been suspend­ The ancestry report shows more November of last year she has received ed for the year because he allegedly did Americans of English descent or partial Petro Sichko, a veteran of the Ukrai­ nian liberation struggle during World only two letters from her husband, and not meet his work quota. He informed English descent (50 million) than the that when she tried to visit him recently, her that work detail leaders told him total population of England; more than War II, was first' arrested along with Vasyl on July 5,1979. Both members of she was told that he was being kept in that they had been ordered to report on one-half as many Americans of German isolation for not fulfilling his assigned him to authorities, who said that the or part German stock (49 million) as the the Ukrainian Helsinki Group, they were charged with "slandering the work quota. She added that her hus­ reports should continue until he is population of East and West Germany; band is suffering from tuberculosis and sentenced again. and altnost 12 times the number of full- Soviet state" under Article 187 of the Ukrainian Criminal Code, and each has been assigned to a special invalid "How should I understand this?" Irish and part-Irish Americans (40 brigade. Mrs. Sichko wrote. "That they are million) as the population of the Re­ sentenced to three years'imprisonment. Writing about the case of Vasyl, Mrs. fabricating another charge for a life public of Ireland. According to Mrs. Sichko`s letter, her husband was re-arrested on May 26, Sichko said that her son was re-arrested sentence?" Twenty-one million Americans listed in last January in a labor camp in She expressed similar concern for the "Afro-American" ancestry, a number 1982, 40 days before he was due to be released. On July 19, he was sentenced Cherkaske shortly before he was due to fate of her second son, Volodymyr, who (Continued on page 4) to another three-year term, again under complete his sentence. He was charged, (Continued on page 2) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 12,1983 No. 24,

Dissident profile. Afghan insurgents launch counterattack; kill 85 soldiers Mykhailo Melnyk: NEW DELHI - Afghan insurgents, city. The target was apparently a power pounded for weeks by a Soviet and generator, and although the insurgents driven to suicide Afghan government military offensive, did not damage it, they killed 35 to 50 hit back last week, killing about 85 soldiers who resisted their attack. JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Had he soldiers in two major attacks, reported The other reported attack occurred lived, Ukrainian historian Mykhailo The New York Times. the following day in the Logar Valley Melnyk would have been 39 years old about 30 miles south of Kabul. A group this year. It is very likely that he Diplomatic sources reported on May of Moslem insurgents reportedly am­ would have spent his birthday in a 31 that one incident came on May 25 bushed an Afghan government convoy, Soviet labor camp, along with other when three Moslem fundamentalist killing or wounding about 50 soldiers members of the Ukrainian Helsinki guerrilla groups united for a late-night and taking the rest captive, according to Group so brutally persecuted by the assault on a district of Kabul, the capital the diplomatic sources. Soviets. But Mykhailo Melnyk, mercilessly hounded by the KGB, committed suicide on March 9,1979. to re-sentence a good and honest He left a wife, Halyna, and two Sichko... person?" young daughters, Oksana, 9, and (Continued from page I) Wrote Mrs. Sichko: "Generally, if Dana, 4. she said was sentenced in 1981 to three (authorities) want to try someone, they Mykhailo Melnyk saw the fright­ years' imprisonment for, as she put it, will. There will always be two prisoners ening alternative of suicide as the "the sins of his father and brother." who will testify all kinds of lies, and that only way out of the unendurable She said that since January of this is enough to give an innocent person a suffering caused by constant police year her son has been the target of new sentence." harassment, threats against him and increased harassment by prison offi­ She closed her letter to Mr. An­ his family, ceaseless summonses and cials. In one incident, she said authori­ dropov by expressing the hope that the blackmail. He was driven to his death ties singled out her son when the brigade Soviet leader is unaware of the illegali­ by the Soviet system, but he died with to which he was assigned refused to go ties involved in the cases of her husband dignity. Mykhailo Melnyk (1944-1979) to supper in the mess hall following a and sons. In the last letter to his wife, Mr. dispute with the brigade leader. To "You cannot allow large-scale tamper­ Melnyk asked her to tell his friends Ukraine. He studied history at Kiev prove that he did not organize the ing with the law, and in this way you can that he did not take his own life out of University in 1962-67. protest, she said that Volodymyr re­ help me," she wrote. fear, but simply because he saw it as Between 1969 and 1971, Mr. fused to join a similar protest, and was But Mrs. Sichko closed her letter on a the best thing to do in his predica­ Melnyk was a doctoral candidate in the only one from his brigade to show note of pessimism: "But if you are aware ment. He thanked her for her kind the history department, but he was up at the mess hall, an action she said of (the illegalities) and they are being heart and support. He asked that the expelled 20 days before hjs final that could have provoked retaliation by carried out with your permission, then poem he had written for his daughters examination. The reason for his striking prisoners. Nevertheless, prison all I can do is apologize," she said. be read to them. expulsion was his involvement with authorities again called him to head­ He further explained that he was commemorations at the Taras Shev- quarters and accused him of organizing fully aware of what he was doing, chenko monument in Kaniv. the food strike. that he chose to end his life to spare He was the author of an article Mrs. Sichko also said that she sus­ Edmonton... his wife and children from misfor­ about the anniversary of the transfer pected that her son was being set up by (Continued from page 1) tune and distress, noting that he of Shevchenko's body from Russia to prison officials when she .discovered Dr. M. Snihurowych, president of recognized the regime's capacity for Ukraine, and was involved with that he had received a mysterious Ukrainian Canadian Committee, stated: cruelty against the families of politi­ marking the anniversary of Shev­ package of tea at a time when her own "This is quite an achievement. It appears cal activists. He asked that his friends chenko's burial in Kaniv. parcels were being refused by the labor- that Edmonton will possibly be the only in the human-rights movement be After 1971, Mr. Melnyk worked as camp authorities. city in Canada to erect a monument of told that he was not afraid. a teacher In Kiev, but in 1973 he was "Except for me, no one sends parcels this type, and in a very prominent Most of those friends could not forced to resign after writing a letter to my son," she said, adding that her son place." attend Mykhailo's funeral, which to Soviet officials protesting the "doesn't even drink tea." The Edmonton Parks and Recreation was held in the village of Pohreby in mistreatment of Ukrainian writers She also said that her son's cell has Department will work with the local the Kiev oblast on March 11, two and intellectuals. He was also ex­ been searched by officials on numerous firm of Omni Design Ltd. to develop an days after his' body was found. The pelled from the Communist Party. occasions, and authorities had con­ appropriate site plan. The monument is KGB made sure of that. Pavlo Forced to work at manual labor, fiscated his father's address on the scheduled for unveiling on October 15. Stokotelny, husband of Nadia Svitly- he found a job on a loading dock of a grounds that he was not permitted to In addition, the Ukrainian Pro­ chna, was detained by police on his brick yard, then as a watchman. He have it. fessional and Business Club of Edmon­ way to the funeral. Mykola Horbal did other odd jobs to feed his family. Mrs. Sichko revealed that when her ton is sponsoring a monument design and Yevhen Obertas, who succeeded During this time, he also became the son tried to get the brigade leader to competition. Already over 10 artists in coming to the service, were seized target of increased KGB harassment, pass on a letter of protest to the pro­ have stated their interest in the project. afterwards and taken to the militia which included numerous summons­ curator's office, he told him that "the Most of them are from Edmonton, but headquarters! in Brovarske, where es as well as an attempt at blackmail. only law that governs your fate is in my some live in Winnipeg, Toronto and they were searched and held over­ Prior to the Shevchenko com­ fist; I can do what 1 want with you." Montreal. The contest closes on June 15 night. Many of his friends in Kiev did memoration in 1977, Mr. Melnyk "These slanderous accusations and and will be judged by an independent not even know that he was dead. The was summoned to the KGB offices harassment are needed to again sen­ and professional jury. The entire pro­ KGB prevented an orchestra from and was forbidden to place flowers at tence this pure and honest boy, who ject on behalf of the Ukrainian Pro­ playing funejral music during the the base of the Shevchenko monu­ does not deserve any punishment," fessional and Business Club of Edmon­ service. і ment. The following year, he was sent wrote Mrs. Sichko. "Can it be that the ton is conducted by its president, Bohdan I. Shulakewych. The budget for Oksana Meshko, a founding mem­ to a military training camp in order role of the corrective-labor camp is to the monument is estimated at 530,000. ber of the Ukrainian Helsinki Group to prevent him from attending the use various forms of trickery in an effort who was barred from attending the observances. funeral, later wrote a tribute to the At about this time: Mr. Melnyk young historian and poet which was became a member of the Ukrainian circulated in the underground sam- Helsinki Group, formed in 1976 to vydav. monitor Soviet compliance with the In her tribute, she quoted a passage human-rights provisions of the 1975 from one of J,Mr. Melnyk`s poems, Helsinki Final Act. He often spoke Ukrainian WeeklV one which hauntingly foreshadowed out in defense of persecuted Ukrai­ his fate: nian activists, particularly Vasyl FOUNDED 1933 The poem read in part: "You. are Ovsienko, a member of the Helsinki Ukrainian weekly newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal, alone, not all alone. I am going Group, who he defended in letters to non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St, Jersey City, NJ. 07302. insane and 1 am dying, but I will not two Soviet newspapers. (The Ukrainian Weekly - USPS 570-870) surrender my beliefs. My beliefs are In early March 1979, the KGB Also published by the UNA: Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. such that even the grave will not conducted a search of his apartment eradicate them; My feelings toward in the hope of finding incriminating The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: my homeland and toward humanity material against Helsinki Group co- (201) 434-0237, 434-0807 (201)451-2200 are sacred and ipassionate." founder Oles Berdnyk, a poet. The Wrote Ms.jMeshko: "We are police confiscated 15 files of writings. Yearly subscription rate: (8, UNA members - S5. choked back by tears and unspeak­ The KGB raid on his home lasted able pity for yo^... We bow our heads all night. Mr. Melnyk was threatened ' Postmaster, send address changes to: low in memoryliof you, a person..." and badgered by the police agents, THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor: Roma Hadzewycz 5 'M who insisted that he testify against PiO. BOX 346 Associate editor George Bohdan Zarjrcky Mykhailo Melnyk was born in Jersey City. NJ. 07303 Assistant editor Marts Koiomayets 1944 in the Vinnytsia region of (Continued on page 13) No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 12,1983 3

UIA exeCS join Committee Canadian business federation tO fight for tax-exemption holds national convention

NEW YORK - Walter Nazarewicz, In this report, prepared in August by Mykhailo Bociurkiw he thought Canada and Manitoba are vice-president of the Ukrainian Insti­ 1982, Mr. Schwartz recommended that on the "road to economic recovery." tute of America, has been chosen to the city change its policy and restore tax WINNIPEG - Ukrainian profes­ The premier outlined factors which serve as chairman of the Non-Profit exemptions to many of its non-profit sionals from all parts of Canada have strained the provincial economy in Coordinating Committee (NPCC), a groups. gathered here during the weekend of recent years, among them: high interest group organized to oppose Mayor May 20-22 to take part in the biennial rates, poor consumer demand, and Edward Koch's attempt to impose Background on city tax national convention of the Ukrainian rising costs of operation. Throughout ` substantial property taxes on many of Canadian Professional and Business his speech, he quoted statistics indicat­ New York City's non-profit organiza­ The city property tax has no relation Federation (UCPBF). ing a recovery of the present economic tions. to the federal and state tax-exemptions The federation's last convention was slump, and which might stimulate the Walter Baranetsky, а ША director, of the organizations affected, including held in Ottawa, in 1980 under the theme private sector to invest in the provincial also serves on the committee. the UIA, the Ukrainian Academy and "National Unity in the '80s." The hosts economy with more certainty. Premier The NPCC unites many important the Shevchenko'Society. Therefore, all of this year's convention, the Ukrainian Pawley stressed the need for govern­ non-profit organizations of New York donations to these organizations are Professional and Business Club of ment and the private sector to work City, - including the Japan Society, tax-exempt. Winnipeg, chose the theme "A Vision of closely together through difficult eco­ the Council on Foreign Relations, the The background of the New York the '80s." nomic times. American Jewish Committee, the State laws leading to the present city The three-day convention, held in a Liberal Justice Minister Mark Mac­ Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences, property tax situation is as follows. The Winnipeg hotel, featured workshops, Guigan addressed the gathering on the Institute of Public Administration, relevant New York State law provides symposia, luncheons, plenary sessions behalf of the government of Canada. At the American Academy and Institute of that property used for religious, educa- - and social events. During the business the outset of his speech he congratu­ Arts and Letters, the Anti-Defamation tional or charitable purposes, is auto­ part of the convention on Sunday, lated newly appointed Ontario Appeals League of the B`nai Brith and the Asia matically exempt from local property delegates elected a new national execu­ Court Judge, Walter Tarnopolsky. Mr. Society. taxes. tive. Elected to the position of president MacGuigan said that Mr. Тагпороі– The Ukrainian Academy of Arts and This statement seems simple in itself, was Winnipeg dentist John Slogan. Dr. sky's appointment was one of his most Sciences in North America and the however, great confusion has arisen Slogan will be assisted by Michael pleasant moments as Justice Minister, Shevchenko Scientific Society have also over the definition of the term, "educa­ Sawka, who was elected vice president, and that if such a thing as "an aristo­ joined the committee. Also serving on tional," especially as in 1971 the state and by other elected officers residingi n cracy of spirit" exists in Canada, then the committee is Prof. Peter Swords, passed a second law which established cities between Victoria, B.C., and Mr. Tarnopolsky surely belongs in it. associate dean of the Columbia an "optional class," and which gave the Halifax, N.S. Minister MacGuigan went on to University School of Law, who is an local community the right to define Some of the topics discussed at the address the issue of muhiculturalism author of a book on the city property whether certain types of organizations various workshops and lectures at the and its relation to the Ukrainian com­ tax and a well-recognized expert in the in the optional class, fit into the defini­ convention included: the relationship munity. He said that "the Ukrainian field. tion of education. Starting in 1980, the between the UCPBF and the Ukrainian community is living proof that muhicul­ The Non-Profit Coordinating Com­ city, in great need of money, started to Canadian Committee; muhiculturalism turalism is working in Canada." He mittee has been formed as the struggle use this authorization and began to and the Canadian Constitution; and added, that the Muhiculturalism Direc­ to change the city's policy on the categorize certain groups - in parti­ club development problems. torate has recently received a "consi­ property tax reaches a climax with cular those with museum, literary and Conference-goers were also treated to derable increase" in its budget, in order public hearings scheduled for June 16 cultural activities — as fitting into the a variety of social events, including a to assist groups such as the Ukrainians and 17 to consider the recommendation optional class. The city then began to banquet and cruise on the Red River's in preserving their heritage. (See text of of a key report written by a special deny such groups tax exemptions. This, M.S. Paddlewheel Queen, and a ride speech, page 8.) This increase was criti­ committee, appointed by Mayor Koch of course, included the institute and through bustling downtown Winnipeg cized by members of several ethno- and headed by Frederick Schwartz, other Ukrainian organizations. on a' British double-decker bus. cultural communities; many communi­ corporation counsel for New York City. (Continued on page 14) The highlight of this year's conven­ ties have argued that SI.5 million tion was Saturday afternoon's luncheon, designated to cultural endeavors is which featured Manitoba Premier insufficient and unproportional to the Howard Pawley and Federal Justice amount of federal taxes paid by the one- Minister Mark MacGuigan as guest third of Canadians who are neither of Cardinal Bernardin writes Shultz urgingspeakers . English or French origin. Premier Pawley — popular among Besides the speeches and official U.S. to press Soviets on political prisonersUkrainian s in his province since ap­ business that dominated conference pointing four ministers of Ukrainian proceedings, there was also a bit of time JERSEY CITY, N.Y. - Cardinal and Jewish activist Anatoly Shcharan- origin to the Cabinet — spoke on why (Continued on page 13) Joseph Bernardin, archbishop of Chi­ sky in addition to Messrs. Shukhevych cago, recently wrote a letter to Secre­ and Terelia. tary of State George Shultz urging him "I fear that there may be a new to intervene with Soviet government pattern of repression developing under Winnipeg l)PBC scored for barring women officials on behalf of Ukrainian political the regime of Yuri Andropov," wrote WINNIPEG - Members of the defeated by a mere two votes. prisoners Yosyp Terelia and Yuri Shu- Cardinal Bernardin. "I have been told Ukrainian Professional and Business Delegates at last month's national khevych. that scrutiny of such anti-human rights Club of Winnipeg came under fire convention had enough of Winnipeg's The May 26 letter was largely the activists, especially by the American recently for denying membership to proscription of female members. result of the efforts of Americans for government, tends to ameliorate these women. The club was recently criti­ Affirmative action was introduced Human Rights in Ukraine, a Newark- patterns and to promote more accep­ cized by delegates attending last by Edmonton club delegate and based human-rights group which had table Soviet policies. month's biennial convention of the UCPBF executive member Andrij asked the cardinal to consider the plight He urged the secretary of state to Ukrainian Canadian Professional Semotiuk, who proposed that the of Soviet prisoners of conscience when "press the Soviet government at the and Business Federation (UCPBF), federation suspend the Winnipeg preparing the final draft of last month's highest level to release these prisoners held here during the Victoria Day club until it ceased to discriminate pastoral letter on disarmament. of conscience." weekend. against women. In an April 11 letter to the 276 In addition to the Bernardin letter, Controversy arose when it was After verbal protest from local members of the National Conference of AHRU received a response from Bishop discovered that the Winnipeg club club members, ihe UCPBF's national Catholic Bishops, AHRU urged the Matthew H. Clark of Rochester. Noting had ignored a unanimous resolution president, John Tutecky, spoke out group to take into account the Soviet that concerns for nuclear disarmament passed at the 1981 UCPBF Conven­ in defense of the Winnipeg club. Mr. Union's numerous violations of human and human rights are not mutually tion, requiring all constituent clubs Tutecky pointed out that the club has rights in preparing the final draft of the exclusive, he said that his diocese has to admit women into their ranks. been very hard-working and generous arms pastoral at its conference on May been working on both fronts. According to the Winnipeg club's during the past year, and that he 2 and 3. Cardinal Bernardin was the He indicated that the diocese has a constitution, only professional and expected the club to change its chairman of a special committee which Human Rights Task Force, which he business men — and not women - policies in the near future. prepared the first draft of the pastoral said works "to inform itself and others can be considered for membership Mr. Tutecky then closed discussion last fall. . on the subject of international human into the club. on the entire issue until the next Along with the letter, AHRU includ­ rights as stated in the U.N. Declaration Two years have passed since the national convention in 1985. ed biographies of Messrs. Shukhevych on Human Rights and the Helsinki resolution was adopted, and pro­ Afterwards, Winnipeg club mem­ and Terelia, both of whom have spent Final Act." fessional and business women wish­ bers privately admitted that a motion many years in Soviet penal institutions. Bishop Clark said that he would turn ing to join the club are still unable to to admit women into the club would In a letter to AHRU executives Ihor over the materials on Mr. Terelia to the do so. Although several motions to likely be passed within the next few Olshaniwsky and Walter Bodnar, Car­ "letter-writing groups" of the task force. amend' the constitution have been weeks. As one member put it: "It's dinal Bernardin said that any violation "May our concerted efforts result in introduced at Winnipeg club meet­ just a matter of changing the minds of human rights "is an important the international pressure that has ings, a majority of male club mem­ of a few older members who feel concern to the Church." many times demonstrated a measure of bers have been successful in stalling inhibited by their wives' presence at In his letter to Secretary of State improvement in the human rights of the issue. At its last general fheeting club meetings." Shultz, Cardinal Bernardin mentioned those suffering men and women in held just a few weeks ago, a motion to the cases of imprisoned Lithuanian repressive and unusually punitive situa­ admit women into the club was - M.B. priest, the Rev. Alfonsas Svarinskas, tions," he wrote. 4 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 12,1983 No. 24

be as specific as possible when they Census... wrote in (he ancestry group or groups Fraternally yours (Continued from page 1) with which they identified, some report­ greater than the black populations of all ed ancestry categories, such as "Slavic," by Marta Korduba but four African countries. "Spanish/Hispanic," "African " and UNA fraternal activities coordinator Other ethnic ancestries (both single "Arab/Arabian," which may encom­ and multiple designations) included: pass several ancestry groups. French, 13 million; Italian, 12 million: People reporting multiple groups in Scottish, 10 million; Polish. 8 million; the 1980 census question are generally From the mouths of babes Mexican, 8 million; American Indian. 7 included in more than one category. For million; and Dutch, 6 million. instance, those reported as "English- It's funny how kids perceive bits and hope that Ukraine will some day be Irish" are counted in both the multiple pieces of their Ukrainian heritage which free." - Halyna Yankiwska, Grade 6. The next largest ethnic groups, in descending order of size from 4 to 1 categories "English" and "Irish."Tabu­ we adults attempt to transfer to them "1 enjoyed the film a great deal. It lations planned for later reports on via various channels. taught me many things about my father­ million, were Swedish, Norwegian, "Russian n.e.c," "Spanish/Hispanic," ancestry will provide information on One exasperated parent lamented the land. It showed how cruel the Russians specific and multiple-origin categories fact that after he had delivered an were to cause the manmade famine and Czech, Hungarian, Welsh, Danish, Puerto Rican and Portuguese. (The such as English-Irish and Dulch- о exhaustive description of Hetman Ivan kill 7 to 10 million Ukrainians." - French. Mazepa, his child's first question was Genia Filewicz, Grade 6. category "Russian not elsewhere classi­ The bureau classified the ethnic whether daddy had first met Mazepa on fied" includes persons who reported as "1 learned from this film that I should groups into eight broad categories: the battlefield in Ukraine. Russian. Great Russian, Georgian and stand up for my rights. If anyone calls European; North African and Middle Indeed, abstract concepts, such as me Russian, 1 should tell them that they other related European or Asian groups.) Easterner; Subsahara African; Asian; political oppression, the struggle to­ are wrong. I am Ukrainian. 1 also Non-Spanish Caribbean. Central and wards self-determination and cultural learned how Taras Shevchenko looked The report revealed that there were 2,781,432 persons under the "Russian South American; Spanish; Pacific; and expression, are integral components of when he was younger." - Andrew North American. These groups do not the Ukrainian experience which are Tynio, Grade 6. n.e.c." category. The Census Bureau noted: "The response 'Russian' presents adhere to strict geographical or cultural difficult to accurately convey to chil­ "What got me angry was the way the definitions. dren. Slavko Nowytski's 55-minute movie emphasized how miserable the another difficulty because it can have The geographical distribution of documentary, "The Helm of Destiny" Ukrainians were aTter they arrived. I several meanings, it may mean Great ancestry groups varied; some groups successfully captures many of these understand it was often hard, very hard, Russian, or for some groups, such as were distributed fairly evenly through­ components on film. but did all of the immigrants have a Russian Jews, Russian Moslems, Bye­ out the four regions while other groups rough time? Are we supposed to feel lorussians, and in some cases Ukrai­ Last month I had the opportunity to were concentrated in particular regions. sorry for them? 1 hope next time they nians, it simply may refer to their show the UNA-commissioned film to Of the largest European ancestries, the 68 students of St. Nicholas Ukrai­ show their happier sides of life. I did, on country of origin. 'Russian' in the the other hand, enjoy the colorful way census may include those who identified Irish, French, Scottish, Dutch and nian School in Passaic, N.J. Their Welsh were spread throughout the candid criticism and commentary de­ they expressed how the Ukrainian with the specific ethnic group 'Russian' culture is filled with many wonderful as well as those who may have reported nation. However, more than one-half of monstrated that one picture truly is the Italians and Norwegians lived in the worth a thousand words. The principal and celebrated things. It was very the term in a different context." educational and thoroughly done, Northeast and North Central regions, of St. Nicholas, Sister Dionysea Pede- Also according to the report, there respectively. Also, about 50 percent of lesky, has since compiled their written except for the minor complaints 1 stated are 8,485 Ruthenians in the United earlier." — Kathy Doren, Grade 7. the Portuguese and 48 percent of the comments. The following are among States. "Russian n.e.c."ancestries were concen­ the more poignant. "This film was fascinating. It taught The following figures were given for trated in the Northeast, with almost "Since watching this film, 1 know me to respect and care for my Ukrai­ several other East European groups: one-half of the Czechs in the North what my ancestors did when they came nian customs and traditions. Thank Byelorussian, 7,381; Czech, 1,892,456; Central region. to America, and how they lived here. I you, God, for making me Ukrainian." Estonian, 25,994; Latvian, 92,141; am proud that I am Ukrainian, and I - Olga Zielonka, Grade 7. Lithuanian, 742,776; Slovak, 776,806; California portrays the nation's Slovene, 126,463. diverse . ethnicity: in 1980, more In addition, 62,404 persons identified people of English, German, Irish, Obituary themselves as "Eastern European,"and French, Scottish, Dutch, Swedish, 172,696 as "Slavic." Danish and Portuguese origin lived Jaroslaw Bakovych, UNA activisf The report also presents the geo­ there than in any other state. graphic distribution by regions, divi­ New York, the traditional port of sions and states for about 140 ancestry Ukrainian Bank and had served as legal entry for many immigrant groups, PHOENIX, Ariz. - Jaroslaw Ba- groups. counsel for World War II refugees in showed the largest numbers of persons kovych, an organizer of the Ukrainian "This report probably will provide Germany. of Italian, Polish, "Russian n.e.c,"and Catholic Church here and long-time work for sociologists, anthropologists, secretary of Ukrainian National Asso­ Survivors include his wife Theodora Hungarian ancestry. Minnesota ranked demographers and political scientists first for Norwegians, Illinois for Czechs ciation Branch 488, died here on May 27 and daughter Alexandra. for a long time. But users should know at his home. He was 76. and Pennsylvania for Welsh. that there are some limitations to these Regional and state concentrations Mr. Bakovych was born in Ukraine The funeral liturgy was celebrated on data," according to Bruce Chapman, and moved to Arizona from New York Monday, May 30, and the body was were also found among the European, census director. ancestry groups of less than I million in 1953. He was an employee of Ari­ transporated to South Bound Brook, "The ancestry question on the census zona Public Service Co. for 19 years and N.J., for burial at St. Andrew's Ukrai­ persons. About 70 percent of the Slo­ form was based on self-identification, venes lived in the North.Central region, a member of the International Brother­ nian Orthodox Cemetery. was open-ended and, therefore, neces­ hood of Electrical Workers. In lieu of flowers, the family requests mostly in Ohio. High proportions of sarily, was subjective. People differ in Croatians (57 percent), Serbians (54 Mr. Bakovych completed degrees in memorial donations to the Ukrainian what they think a specific ethnic or law, accounting and trade at Lviv State Studies Fund at Harvard University or percent) and Finnish (49 percent) were ancestry term means, and even about in the North Central region. University in Ukraine. He formerly was to the World Congress of Free Ukrai­ what the term - 'ancestry'itself means," inspector of national trade for the Lviv nians. More than one-half the Ukrainians he said. and about one-half the Slovaks were "Some respondents who have an­ living in the Northeast, with both of cestors from several nations may have these groups most heavily concentrated Rep. Guarini cites famine, Weekly listed only one — representing only one in Pennsylvania. side of the family, or the ethnicity of the Regional concentrations among most unusual ancestry in their back­ some groups included in the other in Congressional Record remarks ground, or the most distinctive ancestry, geographical/ cultural classifications WASHINGTON - Rep. Frank `whic h lead to the deaths of 6-8 million or the one for which an individual feels (North African and Middle Easterner, Guarini (D-N.J.), in remarks inserted іpeople . a particular attachment. Subsahara African, etc.) varied widely. into the May 12 Congressional Record, "These people were forced to suffer "Some American ancestries, such as Among North Africans and Middle said that the Great Famine in Ukraine tth e terrifying death of slow starvation," English, may be like an undercoat of Easterners, about one-half of Syrians (1932-33) was orchestrated by Moscow іth e congressman said. "During this paint on a house; it is there but often were in the Northeast, mainly New "as the way to end the continuing !sam e period, thousands of Ukrainian not noticed or remarked upon. These York, and 42 percent of Iranians were in Ukrainian dream of freedom." Ileader s were executed by direct order of kinds of subjectivity make the study of the West, mainly California. Armenians lived largely in the West (42 percent) His remarks were made in connection Moscow." ethnicity fascinating, but elusive,"hesaid Respondents in the 1980 census and Northeast (39 percent). The Leba­ with New Jersey Gov. Tom K,ean`s In calling on people ne,ver to forget nese and "Arab/Arabian" groups were proclamation designating May 15 as the thiі s terrible tragedy. Rep. Guarini reported their ancestry group regardless of the number of generations removed more evenly distributed throughout the official commemoration of the 50th |praise d The Ukrainian Weekly for four regions of the country. anniversary of the famine in the state. (doin g "an excellent job of keeping the from their country of origin. Ethnicity Iflam e of freedom for Ukraine alive." in previous censuses was limited to data Copies of the report, "Ancestry of the After summarizing the events sur­ on foreign-born persons and native Population by State: 1980," PC80-S1- rounding the declaration of Ukrainian Referring to The Weekly staffers by persons of foreign or mixed parentage. 10, (GPO Stock No. 003-024-05236-9), independence in 1918 and the subse- іname , he said that they "make all More complete ancestry data, in the are available for S4.50 each prepaid quent struggle against Soviet rule. Rep. ,American s aware of the importance of form of the new report, was requested from the Superintendent of Docu­ Guarini went on to say that Ukrainian Ith e freedom we have," adding that the by members of Congress, federal agen­ ments, U.S. Government Printing resistance to Soviet domination result- |pape r and its staff "have been very cies, local officials and various ethnic Office, Washington, D.C. 20402, or ed in Moscow's decision to use genocide іimportan t to the community in the organizations. from U.S. Commerce Department as a weapon against the people, one (commemoratio n of this anniversary." Although people were instructed to district offices in major cities. No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY ' SUNDAY, JUNE 12,1983 5

CONCLUSION (two volumes, 2,600 pages), financed by the Ukrainian National During three occupations Shevchenko Scientific Society: Association, is still a best-seller. Before the war, Hrushevsky, who The society's continued importance back in 1913 gave up his position as 110 years of scholarship president of the society, returned to by Dr. Jaroetaw Padoch Recently, Vieslava Bednarska, a Kiev, where he was arrested and sent Polish professor at Wroclaw Univer­ into exile. After occupying Lviv, the sity, wrote a lengthy article about the Russians closed down the society and Society, Dr. Roman Zubyk, who voted At the end of 1950, Dr. Padoch took Shevchenko Scientific Society before robbed it of its property. against this decision was soon arrested; over the duties of secretary from Dr. World War II. The article, printed in the The society also experienced hard­ he disappeared without a trace. Osinchuk. official journal of that university, ships during the occupation of Galicia Among other members arrested were Today, the Shevchenko Scientific praised the society as a high-level by Poland. Having lost all government Dr. V. Starosolsky, K. Kobersky and Society has existed in America for 35 learning institution which was known aid and being under constant harass­ Levytsky. At the beginning of the war years. Two years after the U.S. branch not only in Lviv, but in Prague, St. ment by the Polish government, the with the Germans, the one-time presi­ was formed, a Canadian branch was Petersburg, Cracow, Moscow, Irkutsk, Shevchenko Scientific Society could dent of the society, Studynsky, was established. Its general meeting took Paris and, of course, in Kiev. The article not even come close to measuring up to exiled out of Lviv; it is not known where place on October 1, 1949, and Yevhen underlined that during the period of the activity it had experienced during its he died. Vertyporoch was elected president. tsarist ukases, when Ukraine was golden period. However, it continued A portion of the members who left for Later an Australian branch was or­ silenced, the Shevchenko Scientific its academic and printing activities and the West gathered in the Scientific ganized; it was headed by Yevhen Society took over the role of Kiev. continued to care about the develop­ Council at the Ukrainian Central Com­ Pelensky. In 1951 the center of the Kiev and Lviv, during the present ment of Ukrainian scholarship and the mittee in Cracow and continued simple Shevchenko Scientific Society was time, are under harsh occupation. Any work of Ukrainian scholars. activities under the direction of Rakov­ transferred to Sarcelles, near Paris. kind of free Ukrainian academic acti­ No; forgetting its attempts to esta­ sky. Because the society was composed of vity is prohibited; and Ukraine's status blish a Ukrainian university, the Shev­ The most active sections were the so many branches removed from each is that of a third-rate province. Kiev has chenko Scientific Society helped or­ historical-philosophical and the mathe­ other, the structure of the society was the role of a "younger primitive brother" ganize the Ukrainian Clandestine Uni­ matical-natural sciences-medicine divi­ reorganized, making the branches equal whose only role is to obey his "older versity, which existed in 1920-24. Most sions. New members were nominated to and establishing them as equal societies brother." of the true members of the Shevchenko the society, including Y. Paneyko, M. with separate officers. The Ukrainian language is called Scientific Society were professors at the StachiV, M. Shlemkevych, D. Zaytsev However, they remain loyal to the enemy politics, the publication of university. The Zapysky of the Shev­ and R. Osinchuk, Clandestine meetings original by-laws adopted in Lviv. Only Ukrainian magazines is less and less chenko Scientific Society were publish­ took place, and lectures were given in with the consent of all the branches may frequent; Kiev University has become a ed infrequently during this period. secret. During this time, such works as J. the by-laws be changed. Russian-speaking school and even Until 1930, the Shevchenko Scientific Pasternak's: "Kniazhiy Halych"and V. All four branches of the Shevchenko Ukrainian writers are compelled to use Society continued to keep in contact Kubijovic's" "Geography of Ukraine," Scientific Society are presided over`bya the language of the "older, more cul­ with eastern Ukrainian intellectuals and were released. general council, which is headed by the tured brother." with the - All-Ukrainian Academy of Before the second occupation of Lviv president of the Shevchenko Scientific At this time, when Ukraine has no Sciences in Kiev, and some members of by the Soviets in 1944, a large number of Society. The presidium of the general free word, no free academic studies, the the Shevchenko Scientific Society were the members of the Shevchenko Scienti-, council is made up of the president, necessity of the 110-year-old Shev­ named academicians of that institu­ fie Society left for the West. Those who general secretary and treasurer. The chenko Scientific Society, the society of tion. stayed behind were either killed or sent council also includes representatives Hrushevsky, Franko and e series of In association with the academy, the into exile. Among them was Metropo­ from each branch and the directors of other Ukrainian leaders, becomes even society approved one universal system litan Josyf Slipyj, a full member of the the society's divisions. more urgent. of Ukrainian language usage ("pra- Shevchenko Scientific Society. Today there are fivesections : history- In response to the enemy of Ukraine, vopys"). The Chronicles of the Shevchenko philosophy, philology, mathematics- a Ukrainian Free Academy must But the attacks on Ukrainian scholars Scientific Society show that 29 mem­ physics, chemistry-biology-medicine emerge. It must defend the good name and the entire Ukrainian community in bers of the society were killed bv the and history of Ukraine. of our people and must defend its right the early 1930s broke off ties with Soviets, and IS to 20 were sent into exile. These sections are the main uniting for freedom and sovereignty, both Soviet-occupied Ukraine. It was only But not even this tremendous loss could factor of members, i.e. real mem­ spiritual and political. after World War H, when a considerable ruin the indestructible institution. bers and members-correspondents of The Shevchenko Scientific Society number of Ukrainian intellectuals from On the initiative of Prof. Kubijovic, the four society branches. has done this for 110 years, and it will eastern Ukraine emigrated to the West, the next general meeting of the society At this time, the sections have their continue to do this in the future. It that they met with Ukrainian Galician took place on March 30, 1947, in central offices in New York. In 1982, the publishes hundreds of books, it partakes scholars in Lviv and later in emigre Munich, and, thus, the activity of the Encyclopedia Institute in Sarcelles was in large international academic confe­ settlements. Then, once again the society was resumed. Rakovsky was granted the rights of a full section, rences, but represents Ukrainians in Shevchenko Scientific Society united elected to a fourth term as president and therefore, now there are six sections. separate Ukrainian sessions. scholars from all parts of Ukraine. Kubijovic became general secretary. Today the heads of the four branches At these sessions, it announces to the The main and oldest Ukrainian serial The Ukrainian Scientific Society are: Europe — Prof. Kubijovic, Cana­ entire world, including the occupiers of publication of the Shevchenko Scienti­ a society which was formed on da - Dr. B. Stebelsky, Australia - Dr. Ukraine, that the thrice-disbanded fic Society in that period was the October 22, 1945, in Munich on the R. Mykytovych; America - Dr. society has thrice resurrected and lives and Zapysky of the society. Today it is over initiative of Kubijovic, who was aided Padoch. The presidium of the general flourishes, continuing its struggle in 90 years old. Up to the outbreak of by V. Shcherbakivsky, was incorpo­ council includes: Dr. Padoch, presi­ accordance with the words of its patron, World War II, 155 volumes had appear­ rated into the Shevchenko Scientific dent; Vasyl Lencyk, general secretary; -Taras Shevchenko. ed in print. Volume 156 was published Society. It was organized on the basis of and Dr. Stebelsky, treasurer. The vice On its 110th anniversary jubilee, the in Munich in 1948. Currently, the the by-laws of the Shevchenko Scienti­ presidents of the Shevchenko Scientific Shevchenko Scientific Society calls publication has reached past its 200th fic Society, so it seemed natural for it to Society are Prof. Kubijovic and Dr. upon the Ukrainian community in the volume. merge with the Shevchenko society. Mykytovych. free world to help it in its crusading The Shevchenko Scientific Society Honorary members of the society are quest for the freedom of Ukrainian worked in cooperation with other 35 years In America Patriarch Josyf Slipyj, Metropolitan scholarship and the Ukrainian people. publishing companies, including the Mstyslav Skrypnyk and Prof. Kubi- Ukrainian Publishing Institute which Relying on its Lviv by-laws, the long jovyc. released a three-volume first General years of activity and tradition, the Today, the society has much to be Book notes . Ukrainian Encyclopedia edited by Ivan reborn Shevchenko Scientific Society proud of. Each year, it presents Ukrai­ Rakovsky, who later headed the Shev­ began its work in its three traditional nian sessions at general American chenko Scientific Society. sections. academic conventions, and two years Luckyj's biography Taking into consideration that the ago it sponsored its own independent After the outbreak of World War II, society's members were scattered session at the second world congress for of poet Kulish western Ukraine was occupied by the throughout the West, the society found­ Soviet and East European studies held Soviets, then the Germans and finally, ed a Munich branch and branches at Garmish-Partenkirchen in Germany NEW YORK - Columbia Uni­ in 1944, once again by the Soviets. throughout Europe, as well as on other by the International Committee for versity Press has announced the publi­ Neither enemy, as during World War I, continents. Soviet and East European Studies. cation of "Panteleimon Kulish: A allowed the Shevchenko Scientific Six months after the renewal of the Among the extraordinary goals Sketch of His Life and Times" by Prof. Society to function. society, a branch was founded in the attained by the Shevchenko George S.N. Luckyj of the University of After the occupation of Lviv by the United States. The center was in New Scientific Society is the publication of Toronto. Soviets, the property of the Shevchenko York and on September 29,1947, at the over 200 volumes of the Zapysky of the The 229-page biography of the in­ Scientific Society was sealed, and the founding meeting organized by Mykola Shevchenko Scientific Society. But the fluential 19th century Ukrainian Ro­ society was forced to convene a final Chubaty, a presidium was elected. It most important achievement of the mantic writer, poet and translator, is general meeting on January 14, 1940. included: Prof. Chubaty, president; Shevchenko Scientific Society is the part of the East European Monographs The society was disbanded at this Prof. Osinchuk, secretary;'the Rev. Ukrainian Encyclopedia. This colossal series. Prof. Luckyj is a professor of meeting. Lev Chapelsky, treasurer. Other mem­ work, the first of its kind, will be Slavic languages and literatures. Protesting against this act and in bers co-opted into the presidium in­ released in both Ukrainian and English Mr. Kulish was born on July 26, order to save his life, Rakovsky, the last cluded Roman Smal-Stotsky, Jaroslaw in 20 volumes. This accomplishment 1819, in the small town of Voronizh. president who had been elected on .June Padoch. Mykola Shlemkevych. Lev will long be a gem in the Ukrainian Both his parents canv` from old Ko/ak 28. 1939. emigrate to :he West. A Okinshevych, Voiodvmyr Sichynsky academic w^rld The English language families At tnc `.;nc o! h:.` 'Je;i;h in 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1983 No. 24

Letter to the editor D.C. famine committee plans actions Ukrainian WeeHv Dear Editor: to personally participate in our activi­ ties. Off to the camps! After several pre-organizational Part of our plan involves constituent meetings and a full committee meeting, contact with congressmen and senators. the Washington Coordinating Commit­ We will be contacting key individuals in tee of the National Committee to Ukrainian communities throughout the Commemorate Genocide Victims in United States to coordinate letter- With the recent advent of warm weather, it is time once again to Ukraine 1932-33, agreed upon several writing campaigns and personal con­ begin making summer plans. For Ukrainian parents, these plans plans of action. tacts with their respective lawmakers. would not be complete without deciding to which of the many With community support we can get Ukrainian youth camps to send their youngsters. Although it was initially a small thousands of letters and hundreds of group, the committee has grown to lawmakers to participate. If readers Why a Ukrainian camp? Well, first, there's a wide variety to choose include the following members: Roxo- have personal contacts with particular from. In addition to educational-recreational camps, there are lana Armstrong, Andrij Bilyk, R.L. lawmakers and/or are willing to write, Chomiak, Tania Demchuk, W.O. Dem- specialized ones: hiking, biking, maritime, sports, canoeing, tennis: to to them, we urge them to let our office chuk, Orest Dcychakiwsky, Jurij Dob- cite just a few. Moreover, a wide variety of workshops and courses is know. We will follow up on it from czansky, Eugene Iwanciw, D. Korbu- Washington. Write to: National Com­ also offered. Among them are those focusing on singing, counselor- tiak, Ksenia Kuzmych, Stefan Maksy- training, bandura-playing and folk-dancing. mittee to Commemorate Genocide miuk, Ola Masnyk, Nadia McConnell, Victims in Ukraine, 2615 30th St. N.W., Marta Pereyma, George Powstenko, Washington, D.C. 20008. Another reason parents should seriously consider registering their Stephan Procyk, George Sajewych, kids in Ukrainian camps is that all of them blend in a healthy dose of Natalie Sluzar, Sonia Sluzar, Daria In addition, if anyone is planning a national consciousness along with the fun and frolic. At,a time when Stec and Ihor Vitkovitsky. our community faces such serious problems as cultural assimilation, trip to Washington this summer, let us know. We will arrange visits with your shrinking involvement by young people in Ukrainian community life After numerous discussions, we have representatives and advise you on the and other concerns, it is especially important for Ukrainian youth to made decisions about the commemora­ best media approach to maximize your understand their heritage, history and traditions. It is important, too, tive activities. All our activities are lobbying efforts. because Ukrainian culture and language are facing the terrible targeted for the last week of September. onslaught of Russification in Ukraine. Finally, there is the problem of There will be an exhibit on the famine in We are also looking for artists, palpable anti-Ukrainianism in many influential American institutions the Cannon House Office Building, designers and other creative people to hearings by a congressional committee, such as the popular press and some segments of the government, a share ideas with us on the best way to a special order in the House of Repre­ visually represent the famine. This will prejudice fueled at least partly by Soviet propaganda. sentatives, and a reception on the Hill. include posters, banners, buttons and The week will culminate on Sunday, other media. If you have any sugges­ Our Ukrainian boys and girls must learn the truth from us to better October 2, with a rally at the Shev- tions or would like to help, please understand themselves and help overcome these problems in the chenko Monument and a concert at the contact us as soon as possible. future. Kennedy Center. This is the first of a series reports on the Our Ukrainian camps need qualified counselors, nurses, kitchen The basic focus will be twofold: progress of our coordinating commit­ workers and medical personnel. They need the help of dedicated adults media and political leaders. We are tee. Before I conclude, let me say that willing to put in the time and the effort required to make the camps a preparing media kits to be sent to the this will be the most national Ukrai­ success. major TV and radio networks, as well as nian event since the unveiling of the Shev- newspapers and magazines nationwide. chenko Monument in Washington. We So we urge parents everywhere to register their children in camps We are also planning to have media kits need your support, financial and other­ and workshops, whether they be conducted by ODU M, SU M-A, Plast available advising on the best methods wise, and especially your presence. Our or organizations such as the Ukrainian National Association, which to promote local commemorative events aim is to raise S 100,000 and have about also runs annual cultural courses at Soyuzivka. And let's not forget the on the famine. More information on 20,000 Ukrainians come to Washington summer session at the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. this will be forthcoming, and the kits that day. It is not impossible consider­ will be available soon. We are also ing that the majority of Ukrainians preparing pamphlets and informational reside within a 500-mile radius of We strongly suggest that parents chip in their own energies at one of background materials that will be Washington. the diverse camps available. A shared experience will make the available for public use. summer much more rewarding and memorable. We need your ideas, your contribu­ On the political scene, major lobby­ tions, and your participation. ing efforts will be made to encourage members of Congress to co-sponsor Natalie Sluzar hearings, special orders, etc., as well as Washington Coordinating Committee

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Media reports on Famine Washington Post letter THE GREAT FAMINE WASHINGTON - A recent letter to The Washing­ Toronto Star stories ton Post, commenting on a May 22 story on a Ukrainian American demonstration marking the 50th TORONTO - A May 29 rally here by some 8,000 anniversary of the Great Famine, objected to the Ukrainian Canadians to mark the 50th anniversary of reporter's statement that Ukrainians "charge" that the Great Famine in Ukraine, as well as an eyewitness Stalin deliberately allowed 7 million peasants to account by a famine survivor, were the subjects of starve. ' three separate articles in the Toronto Star. In the letter, published in the May 30 issue of The On Sunday, the day of the rally, the paper ran a Post, Andy Moursund of Washington said that story by staffer Joe Serge which provided a historical the famine was more than an allegation, and that the overview of the famine, and outlined efforts by the figure of 7 million dead could be verified in scholarly Ukrainian emigre community to publicize what the sources. This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of paper called the "Ukrainian 'holocaust'." It also ran an "Would The Post print an article on the recent history's most horrifying cases of genocide — the article on the same page centered on the recollections Holocaust survivors' reunion that stated 'participants Soviet-made Great Famine of 1932-33, in which of famine survivor Mykola Kostiuk, a resident of in the gathering charge that Hitler killed 6 million some 7 million Ukrainians perished. Toronto. Jews"?" he wrote. Relying on news from Svoboda and, later, The third article was a news account of the Mr. Moursund suggested that the author of the The Ukrainian Weekly (which began publica­ downtown rally published on May 30. article. Eve Zibart, consult Robert Conquest's book, tion in October 1933), this column hopes to Mr. Serge wrote that the famine was the result of a "The Great Terror," for information on the famine, remind and inform Americans and Canadians of deliberate attempt by Moscow "to bring to their heels adding that Dr. Conquest considered the figure of 7 this terrible crime against humanity. Ukrainian peasants, the backbone of Ukrainian million "a conservative estimate." By bringing other events worldwide into the nationalist aspirations" who fiercely resisted the "In simple respect for the victims of this unspeakable picture as well, the column hopes to give a collectivization policies of Joseph Stalin. He said crime, one would think that the reality of their deaths perspective on the state of the world in the years starving peasants were forced to survive by eating would not be left hanging as an open question by The of Ukraine's Great Famine. birds, cats, carrion and tree leaves, some cventally Post," Mr. Moursund wrote. resorting to cannibalism. When the famine eased in 1933-34, 7-10 million Ukrainians had died. Part XVII According to Mr. Serge, Soviet censorship at the Washington Timesarticle time kept most foreign reporters far from the famine- WASHINGTON - The Great Famine in Ukraine March 1933 stricken countryside, but eventually stories did (1932-33) was mentioned in an article on world hunger manage to filter out. He mentioned accounts which published in the May 31 issue of The Washington On March 1, 1933, Svoboda reported on a appeared in the French newspaper Le Matin, the New Times. news story filed by The New York Times York Evening Journal and the Daily Forward, a New correspondent Walter Duranty. He wrote that, In the piece, author Bui Anh Tuan argued that despite efforts on the part of the Communist York Jewish Daily, whose correspondent wrote that frequently the cause of hunger is not poverty but he saw "real, unrestrained famine" along with Party and the Soviet government, the peasants politics, and he adduced the Ukrainian holocaust to refused to sow grain for the spring planting. Mr. "typhus, swollen, naked corpses, empty villages whose support his point. inhabitants have been deported, died or run away..." Duranty believed that the reason for this was The article said in part: "In 1932-33, some 7 to 10 because the peasants had planted last season's Mr. Serge noted that the Soviets continued to deny million Ukrainian peasants were starved to death. crop and it was taken away from them; the that the famine was a pre-meditated genocide aimed at How come large-scale famine took place in an affluent government had not left them enough to eat eradicating the Ukrainian peasantry, and he cited a country of 50 million inhabitants, long known as a and they were not ready for a repeat of this. breadbasket in Europe? Famine then was no natural recent television interview by Alexander Pedakin, the According to the news, the Soviets were Soviet Embassy's press attache in Ottawa, in which he disaster. Instead, it was caused by man. It was caused by Stalin and the Russian Communist Party with a planning to collect all the grain they needed from said: Ukraine, the Caucasus and lower Volga regions. "But I'm telling you that the situation was not, first, view of destroying the kulak will to resist forced Soviet collectivization^ However, they would be faced with difficulties as great as it is now portrayed here. And second, it was because the peasantry refused to plant the grain, not a result of a special anti-Ukrainian drive or sort of, thereby sabotaging Soviet plans. as it is being presented by your professors from secret Sunday Record editorial On March 7, news from Tokyo reached services. It was not. It was a combination of circum­ Svoboda which described peasants' protests stances." MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. - The May 15 issue of the against hunger. Hungry peasants demonstrated But the article quotes Andriy Bandera, vice- Sunday Record here carried an editorial on negotiat­ outside Stalin's villa near Moscow; 400 people president of the national executive of the Ukrainian ing with the Soviets which made an extended reference were killed as the Soviet army protected Stalin's Canadian Committee as saying that the famine "was to the Great Famine in Ukraine (1932-33), warning residence. a distinct policy to starve ethnic Ukrainian regions," that the Soviet Union is a country "that did not The Japanese press also received news from adding that "there was no famine in Moscow." hesitate to use starvation of millions as a political Siberia, where peasant rebellions did not In the story on Mr. Kostiuk, which appeared weapon." subside, but grew stronger and stronger. without a by-line, the famine survivor, now 68, The Orange County paper noted that Ukrainians in On March 13, Svoboda quoted news from recalled that people "were dying like flies." He said Glen Spey and Kerhonkson, as well as around the Soviet Communist newspapers The Soviet press that his grandfather, a wealthy landowner, was country, were this year commemorating the 50th had written that the-government was trying to imprisoned for resisting collectivization, and his anniversary of the famine, but that "few Americans organize aid for hungry peasants in Ukraine and father, a Ukrainian Orthodox priest, was deported to have heard of this holocaust." the northern Caucasus region. Unfortunately, Siberia for IS years. His younger sister starved to It noted that most journalists at the time "were Svoboda reported that the news did not provide death. content to believe the Soviet government's reports that information on the famine conditions in the Mr. Kostiuk told the Star that he survived the no starvation was occurring in Ukraine," which the Soviet Union. The Communist newspapers also famine by illegally sneaking into Moscow by lashing editorial described as "one of the richest wheat- reported that the regime was pushing a healthy himself to the chimney of a train. In Moscow, he growing regions on earth." spring planting. recalled, "stores were plentiful... there was bread, "Grain was confiscated from overflowing storage On March 14, the headlines in Svoboda read: butter, oil and everything that we couldn't get at bins to break the back of a nationally conscious "Bohheviks Execute 35 Saboteurs." Th news home." peasantry, and to impose collectivization," the paper related that 35 government officials in the He also remembered walking across a Moscow said. , agricultural department, including officials from square on May 1, a national holiday, and seeing a It also quoted Dr. James Mace from his introduction the ministries of agriculture and foodstuffs had formation of airplanes overhead spell out Stalin's to "The Ninth Circle," recently released by the been shot because the peasants in their territories name. Ukrainian Studies Fund at Harvard, who wrote that had not completed spring planting. The regime also punished its party officials for the break­ "It was a holiday mood," he told the Star. "(the famine) is cut from the same cloth as Hitler's down of tractors and the failure of the planting. "Meanwhile, our people were dying of starvation. death camps, a world gone mad on the blood of human Such massive arrests had not taken place since Only to crush a nation." beings sacrificed on the altar of political expediency." "Time has passed, and the Soviet leaders since have 1930 when 48 officials had been shot for mis­ management of food distribution, the press re­ News account tried to officially distance themselves from the policies of Joseph Stalin," the editorial said. "Yuri Andropov, ported. In the story on the demonstration published on May who formerly ran the KGB — the same organization The news in the March 21 issue of Svoboda 30, Star staffer John^Ferri reported that among the that manufactured the famine in Ukraine — is the new came from Moscow, where Stalin had recently over 8,000 people at the commemorative rally and Soviet leader." granted absolute rights to the secret police to religious service were speakers from all three major The editorial said the United States should "tear purge the villages in the Soviet Union. The secret Canadian political parties, including Yuri Shymko, a away all illusions" about the type of government they police began executing people without trials and Liberal member of the provincial parliament. are dealing with when negotiating disarmament or inquiries, in this way scaring saboteurs and The rally began at Queens Park, site of the Ontario other treaties. It recommended that the United States counterrevolutionaries. legislative buildings, with marchers moving, down be prepared to "talk tough" to wriugconcessions from On March 29, Svoboda reported that the University Avenue to Nathan Phillips Square at the Soviets "because tough talk is the only kind the spring planting was failing. According to reports Oty Hall. Soviets understand." from Moscow, workers would go out into the The paper said the demonstration began with a The editorial was partly due to the efforts of UNA fields and not take any grain with them. Other religious service at Queen's Park led by a number of activists Walter Kwas, an Ulster County legislator, workers stood around discussing what side to Ukrainian Orthodox priests, including Archbishop and Roman Slobodian, who informed the newspaper (Continued on page 11) Wasyly of Saskatoon. about the Great Famine. , , ^ інниінваннмманн 8 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 12,1983 No. 24 MacGuigan praises Contributions UNIS urges community response of Ukrainian Canadians to кеУ congressional actions

Following is the excerpted text of More than 80 percent of you live in the WASHINGTON - The Ukrainian and especially to the Senate Foreign Canadian Justice Minister Mark Mac­ prairie provinces; but there are also National Information Service based Relations Committee. Guigan 's address delivered at the bien­ large communities in Vancouver, Mon­ here has recently issued guidelines The following senators voted for the nial convention of the Ukrainian Cana­ treal, Toronto, and southern Ontario outlining suggested community response Zorinsky Amendment which cut the dian Professional and Business Federa­ cities - like my city of Windsor. to a number of congressional actions USIA budget: Rudy Boschwitz (R- tion in Winnipeg on Saturday after­ The early settlers were mostly farmers dealing with matters of concern to Minn.), Alan Cranston (D-CaHf.), John noon, May 21. — but today's Ukrainians in Canada Ukrainians. Glenn (D-Ohio), Jesse Helms (R-N.C), also distinguish themselves in a great The actions deal with funding for Nancy Landon Kassebaum (R-Kans.j, ...The Ukrainian community...holds variety of fields: science, business, Voice of America, forced labor in the Frank H. Murkowski (R-Alaska), a special place in the hearts and minds politics, the arts, and the law. It's Soviet Union and Soviet mail tamper­ Larry Pressler (R-S.D.), Paul S. Sar- of Canadians. Not principally due to interesting to note that after all these ing. banes (D-Md.), Paul E. Tsongas CD- years in Canada, with only a minimum Mass.), and Edward Zorinsky (D- your characteristic music, or to that Increased funding for VOA very energetic dancing that J have the of contact with the old country - for Neb.). Sens. Charles Percy (R-Ill.) and opportunity of seeing from time to time, unhappy reasons that we know all to The Senate Foreign Relations Com­ Claiborne Pell (D-R.I.) should be nor even the intricate beauty of your well — Ukrainians continue to be a mittee recently voted 10 to 5 for the thanked for their strong support for Easter eggs - although such a remark­ distinctly recognizable force here. Zorinsky Amendment which cuts S65 increased funds for the VOA. able heritage should never be ignored. I know it's not easy to retain a culture million from the U.S. Information But it's because really of your valuable and a language while adapting to life in Agency's 1984 budget. Asa result of this Forced labor in USSR reduction and the earmarking of funds contributions to the development of a land where two other tongues are in A resolution calling for an end to Canada which have continued from the general use, and the way of life differs so for exchange programs and Project a Democracy, the S55 million allocated forced labor in the Soviet Union has very early days. And because those of much from that of the old country. Yet, been introduced in the U.S. House of you who have made this kind of contri­ it's important to keep the solid assurance for modernizing the Voice of America has been eliminated. Representatives by Rep. Christopher bution have continued to identify and pride of identity that this involves. Smith (R-N.J.) and in the U.S. Senate yourselves — not only as Canadians One of the most effective ways to This is a major defeat for the Reagan by William Armstrong (R-Colo.). The which you fully are — but also as retain a culture is to maintain its administration, which has been ad­ House Resolution has already obtained Ukrainians. language. The Ukrainian community vocating the modernization of the 75 co-sponsors. international radios since the presi­ All of this, I think, has focused special has always been aware of this; it has Stating that the USSR currently attention on your community. While always worked very hard to keep its dent's candidacy, and which was parti­ cularly highlighted in his public state­ operates a system of approximately adapting very capably to society here, language alive. 1,100 forced labor camps with A million you've never been content to discard The government of Canada, through ment at the 1982 Captive Nations ceremony at the White House. forced laborers - at least 10,000 of your cultural identity and loose your­ the Multiculturalism Directorate has a whom are political or religious pri­ selves in the mainstream of Canadian number of programs that assist the The reduction in funding is con­ soners, the resolution expresses the society. In my mind, the Ukrainian efforts of ethno-cultural communities sidered to be aimed against the USIA opposition of the U.S. Congress to community is living proof that multicul- to do just this. Of course, this impetus and its director, Charles Wick, rather forced labor and calls on the president turalism is working in Canada. must come from the groups themselves. than an attack on the VOA. Neverthe­ to communicate this opposition and Some of your families had already The directorate advises and helps those less, the vote against a budget increase on the Soviet Union to honor inter­ settled in Manitoba by 1891, when two interested, but the initiative, the will destroy possibilities for a long- national commitments concerning Ukrainian pioneers — Vasyl Eleniak planning, part of the expense, and the overdue technical modernization of forced labor. and Ivan Pylypiw — began to send back final achievement, are all the responsi­ radio transmitters, additional staff and improved quality of broadcasts. Ukrainian Americans should show glowing reports of western Canada to bilities of the communities directly their support for this resolution by: (1) The facts: their homeland. This helped to launch concerned. The continuance of Ukrai­ thanking the legislators who are co- a 90 percent of the transmitters are at the first massive flow of Ukrainian nian culture in Canada, therefore, isn't sponsors, (2) writing to their own least 15 years old, and 35 percent are 30 immigration which continued until the solely the product of government pro­ congressmen and senators to join the years or older. First World War. Following the Second gramming; it's the result of the deter­ list of co-sponsors, (3) publicizing the e VOA broadcasts 956 hours per World War, even more Ukrainians mination of the Ukrainian community resolution as much as possible in both week in 42 languages, compared to the found a new home in Canada. itself. And we in the government of the Ukrainian and American press, and Soviet Union's 2,158 hours in 82 lan­ Ukrainian Canadians are active and Canada are proud to be able to assist in (4) providing any documentation and guages and to China's 1,430 hours in 43 valued members of communities through­ this dynamic process. evidence of forced labor in the USSR languages. out the whole of Canada. According to for use in the Foreign Affairs Commit­ That's why Cabinet recently approv­ о Radio Moscow broadcasts five the 1981 census, Ukrainians make up ed a considerably increase in the budget tee hearings. our fourth largest linguistic group. times as many hours to Afghanistan as that the minister of state for multicul­ the United States. It is especially important to identify turalism has. Heritage language pro­ " 38 of 42 language services are products imported into the United grams for instance have almost trebled, understaffed. States which have been made using from Sl.S million to S4.26 million. Of What can the Ukrainian community forced labor. course, Ukrainians aren't the only do? It is important to express our views Soviet interference with mail cultural group that differs from the on the necessity of VOA modernization mainstream English and French. More Rep. Benjamin A. Gilman (R-N.Y.), in particular, and the importance of a member of the Post Office and Civil than a third of Canada's population is radio services to those behind the Iron Service Committee and the Foreign composed of citizens whose linguistic Curtain in general, to the U.S. Senate (Continued on page 16) origins are neither English or French. More than 75 language are written and spoken in Canada today. It was this diversity that led to the formulation of our multiculturalism policy more than 11 years ago. One of the fundamental facts in Canada is that we live in a free society. We live in a land that believes in, and gives a great deal of ACTION ITEM RECOMMENDED ACTION: importance to individual freedom and Write to the editor of Time maga­ expression. We're probably the first Time essay on genocide zine and praise Mr. Morrow's stand on selective morality. Note that in country in the world to adopt a formal An essay oy Lance Morrow in the policy of multiculturalism — stemming 1933 the United States rewarded the May 23 issue of Time magazine Soviet government by establishing from the recognition of the free nature questions the propriety of our selec­ of our society. diplomatic relations with the USSR. tive morality when we highlight one Thank Time for asserting that we When people immigrate to Canada to genocide while ignoring various must be equally concerned and out­ make it their home, they're free \o retain other genocides. raged about one genocide as about their cultural background, traditions, Time specifically points to the any other, for otherwise our ap­ and values. We think it important that Ukrainian famine of 1932-33 as an pearance of shining virtue serves only we all be allowed to, and indeed en­ example of a genocide that the to hide the soul of a hypocrite. courage to, retain those values, because American nation, its government as individual citizens, we can best fulfill and its media try to ignore and WRITE TO: our own potential in relation to values pretend that it did not occur. Ray Cave, Managing Editor, Ch so important to us. Since this position by Time will Time, Time A. Life Building, Rocke­ Our multiculturalism policy is based undoubtedly generate an enormous feller Center, New York, N.Y. 10020. on the reality of Canada. It rests in the response from its readers, it is im­ Send copy to: Lance Morrow, Wmnipec hearts of the people. And that dimen­ perative that the Ukrainian Ame­ senior writer. sion is as real,a s solid, and as meaning­ rican community register its аррге– Please remember to include your JOstice Minister Mark MacGuigan ful as the physical diversity of our ciation and concurrence with Mr. full name, address and home tele­ addresses luncheon at UCPBF country. Morrow's position. phone number. Convention. (Continued on page 16) No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 12,1983 9 Interview: Sen. Yuzyk reminisces on early life, education

by Mykhailo Bociurkiw and 30s Ukrainian was adopted. And we wanted to prove that Ukrainian was different from Russian, and This year marks the 20th anniversary of Sen. Paul therefore, we not only took part in the sports of the Yuzyk's appointment in February 1963 by Prime collegiates, but we also formed independent Ukrainian Minister John Diefenbaker to the Senate of Canada. basketball teams. We also formed softball teams - Sen. Yuzyk has distinguished himself in both Ukrai­ those that didn't cost very much money. Baseball nian affairs and in Canadian and international teams cost a little more, so it was harder. Hockey politics. As one of Canada's first advocates of teams cost a little more. So, we took part in the regular multiculturalism. Sen. Yuzyk has promoted the hockey games, and we certainly proved that we were as recognition of ethnic minority rights in Canada, and good as anybody else. And I think that was a very respect for human rights and freedoms throughout the important factor in our pride. world. So, I took part in all aspects of sport, and I also took Paul Yuzyk was born on June 24, 1913, in Pinto, military training in addition, which was given as a Sask. His father was a coal miner who came to Canada subject at that time. When I finished my training, basic in 1904. The Yuzyk family eventually moved to training, I was corporal in the infantry. So as you see, 1 Saskatoon where young Paul completed public school had a very wide career in sports, which my mother and graduated with top marks from the Bedford Road didn't always appreciate, incidentally. She didn't like Collegiate Institute in 1932. rugby, or, as we call it, football, because when she went While in high school, he developed a lively interest to one game, I happened to be at the bottom of the pile, in sports, involving himself in the hockey, basketball, and she fainted. And we didn't have the harness in rugby, Softball and sprinting teams. In spite of all the those days that we have now. And so we really had to time he devoted to extracurricular activities, he still take the knockings. But the Ukrainians did come out managed to maintain an outstanding academic record very well in all these sports. (he received 100 percent on the final Grade 11 mathematics and physics exams). In 1932-33, Mr. Yuzyk attended teachers' training I'm sure your mother didn't complain about your college in Saskatoon, and was captain of the mens' academic achievements. You seemed to have done soccer team and coach of the girls' basketball team. extremely well. For example, in Grade II, I under­ After receiving his teachers'certificate, he experienced stand you received 100 percent in your math and considerable difficulty in securing a teaching position physics finals. Did you spend a lot of time studying, or for himself in the Saskatchewan public school system. did all of this come about naturally? Mr. Yuzyk was considered a "foreigner" by local school officials, and could not be trusted with the Well, it was both. І think the fact that I took part in education of school children. After a great, deal of sports, made me work much faster at my homework, frustration and disillusionment, and after having no because I didn't have that much time. And, therefore, 1 less than 77 job applications rejected, he was finally concentrated very highly on those subjects that I offered a teaching position in a Ukrainian community thought I could be weak in. near Hafford, Sask. Sen. Paul Yuzyk Now, in mathematics, you either have a grasp of Due to his face-to-face encounter with discrimina­ variety of national and international bodies. Since mathematics immediately, or you don4. Well, 1 did get tion, Mr. Yuzyk decided to retaliate by fighting for the 1972, he has been active in the North Altantic that — and also in physics. And, of course, 1 was proud acceptance and recognition of ethnic minority rightsi n Assembly (NATO), particularly in the Committee on of the fact that I could attain those high marks in that Canada. His efforts in this area ultimately led him to Education, Cultural Affairs and Information. In year. Later, I was planning a career in physics and in an academic career at several universities and a seat in 1977, he was elected rapporteur of the Subcommittee mathematics - and I really finished my bachelor's the Canadian Senate. on the Free Flow of Information and People. Sen. degree, which in that time you could take half science. On July 12, 1941, Mr. Yuzyk married Mary Yuzyk also campaigns for the defense of human rights But I then decided that wasn4 the career for me, and Bahniuk in Hafford. His wife was very active in the in Ukraine and Eastern Europe through his position as after completing the degree, I decided to try history. community. A craftswoman who embroidered and chairman of the Human Rights Commission of the And I did very well in history. And I was much more made pysanky, she also lectured on Ukrainian art and World Congress of Free Ukrainians and as vice- keenly interested in history, because in history I could culture. chairman of the Canadian Parliamentary Helsinki deal with the Ukrainian people who were at that time Mr. Yuzyk is no stranger to Ukrainian organiza­ Group. really unknown. We had no works in English; we had tions in Canada. In fact he helped establish many of Sen. Yuzyk continues to be active in the Ukrainian some translations of Shevchenko`s poetry and them, including the Ukrainian National Youth community. As Supreme Director for Canada of the Franko's poetry by other English (writers). Federation, the Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood and Ukrainian National Association, Sen. Yuzyk oversees So, as you see, I was coming to this stage where we the Ukrainian Canadian Committee. Mr. Yuzyk also and coordinates the activities of the UNA in that had to assert ourselves in some way and had to prove was involved in the formation of the Ukrainian country. - in English - that Ukrainian culture was a high Canadian Students' Union (SUSK) in 1953. Finally, Sen. Yuzyk has been able to distinguish culture; that the Ukrainians themselves were not Mr. Yuzyk boasts a host of academic achievements. himself through many publications. He has recently foreign garlic-smelling continentals, as we were often From the University of Saskatchewan he received a published his doctoral thesis on the history of the called in those days; and, that we who were born in B.A. in mathematics in 1945; a B.A. (honors) in Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Canada, and Canada were just as good Canadians as anyone who history in 1947; and an M.A. in history in 1948. Ii. has written several other books, including: "The was English or French at that time. And we often had 1958, he received a doctor of philosophy degree in Ukrainians in Manitoba," "Ukrainian Canadians: to fight for it, and I sure I got into many fights with history from the University of Minnesota. Their Place and Role in Canadian Life " and "For a Irish particularly. And if they called me names, well I wouldn't only call the Irishmen names, but I also threw In the spring of 1948, Mr.and Mrs. Yuzyk moved to Better Canada." fists - and that usually meant a fight. And, in that way Winnipeg, where he received a fellowship from the What follows is the firsto f a two-part interview with they learned to respect us when we knew how to stand Manitoba Historical Society to write a history of Sen. Yuzyk. In this part. Sen. Yuzyk tells us about his up, so to spea^, for our rights. Ukrainians in that province. The result was "The experiences in high school and the discrimination he Ukrainians in Manitoba: a Social History."Two years encountered after graduation. later, in 1951, he was appointed to the position of I understand that the problem of discrimination assistant professor of Slavic studies at the University manifested itself when you were seeking a teaching of Manitoba. position in Saskatchewan. Can you elaborate oh some After his appointment to the Senate in 1963, Sen. PARTI of the problems you encountered? Yuzyk was assigned to membership in the Canadian delegation to the eighth General Assembly of the While attending high school in Saskatchewan, you Yes. You see, I was very much concerned. As you United Nations. On March 3, 1964, he presented his were very involved in extracurricular activities, for know, I had a`good record when I finished Grade 12. maiden speech in the Senate; it was titled: "Canada: A example, rugby, basketball, hockey, soccer and other When I went to Saskatoon Normal School, which is Multicultural Nation." In this address. Sen. Yuzyk teams. What motivated you to take part in these now called Teachers' Training College, I had a very expressed the concerns of several ethnic groups that activities? high record there, too. I was in the top A's there, and I Canada must be officially recognized as a "multicul­ was just short of being elected president of the Normal tural nation" - rather than a "bicultural nation" Well, I think it was a natural thing for young people, School itself, which incidentally had more girls(than incorporating only mainstream English and French particularly at that time; if a person wanted to make boys). There were really three times as many girls as cultures. himself known in any way, he would have to prove his boys, and that is why I was a captain and a coach of the athletic prowess. Arfd since the opportunities were girls' basketball team - all of whom were tallerjthan I Sen. Yuzyk's speech lighted the" fuse of a seven-year was. I selected them to be tall because they had tb play, campaign which saw many ethnic groups and politi­ certainly given in the schools in Saskatoon, in the public schools and high schools - particularly of course, in the city against other teams. And we did cians rally for official multiculturalism in Canada. In quite well. ж 1971, after Sen. Yuzyk, Ukrainian student groupsand Bedford Road Collegiate Institute and later in the We didnt have that discrimination in the Normal other ethnic groups had presented a strong case for Saskatoon Normal School - I took advantage of School. But I was aware that when I went out to find a multiculturalism, Prime Minister Pierre E. Trudeau every aspect of sport. Because I believed that that was one teaching job I knew I wouldn4 find it in the city announced in the House of Commons that his way of the Ukrainians proving that they're just as good because that's where the Anglo-Saxons hadj.their government would introduce an official policy of as anybody else, because there was a lot of discrimina­ establishment and, therefore, they had their ways and multiculturalism. The policy, which commits the tion against us at that time. means of keeping us out. And very few UkrainiUs got government to support ethno-cultural endeavors, was We were still coming out of the Ruthenian aspect of into the city schools. And yet, many of the Ukrainians endorsed by all parties. it; as you know, my parents, when they came to Canada, (Continued on page 12) During the past 20 years Sen. Yuzyk has served on a were classified as Ruthenians, and so in the late 20s 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY - SUNDAY, JUNE 12,1983 No. 24

Ukrainian pro hockey update 'fo by Ihor N. Stelmach J^^X

Babych spearheads far away from home. years of amateur status, not all of whom every three NHL team top scorers was a "When my wife. Sherry, and I were will be eligible for the professional draft Ukrainian? Well, believe it! Starting playoff drive checking in, a guy met us at the door," this summer; some of whom have with Wayne Gretzky in Edmonton to said Babych. "He handed me my already been drafted by NHL clubs and John Ogrodnick in lowly .Detroit. Ukrainian Dave Babych wanted the itinerary. Right on the envelope it said returned to finish their full junior Including perennial whiz Mike Bossy of world to know that his team could have 'Wayne Babych.' Another envelope eligibility): the Islanders, team leaders Bernie won the Stanley Cup. But first of all, the included an invitation to the banquet. Federko of St. Louis and Dennis Winnipeg Jets had to make the play­ On it was Wayne's name crossed out Cornwall Mike Tomlak LW Maruk of the playoff-contending offs. with mine underneath. Oshawa Peter Sidorkiewicz GT Washington Caps. Then there's young "1 felt we were as talented as any team "On the roster sheets, .hey had my Peterborough Mike Posavad D honcho Dale Hawerchuk of Winnipeg in the league," said Babych, the second name and Wayne's birthday. One guy and slick Stan Smyl, super scorer in best defenseman in the Campbell Con­ was down as 5'11 "and 180pounds. Me? Not a very impressive listing of young Vancouver. We end with 33.3 percent of ference, according to mid-season A11- I was 6'l"and 170. That's Wayne's size, Ukrainians in the Ontario League this the NHL team's top scorers as Ukrai­ Star pollsters. not mine. Maybe they don4 even.know past year. The Western Hockey League nians — a nice compliment! A "We could have won the Stanley Cup Wayne has a brother. But, at "least, still dominates in quantity, geographi­ heckuv'a an accomplishment! with the team we have right now." they're keeping it in the family." cally speaking. Then, to boot, we can boast of Jet It should be said that Babych, 22, is of Meanwhile, he resumed his role as a Dave Babych, third top Winnipeg point sound mind and body. He is a serious leader on a team he felt could go all the Tretiak to NHL? producer; Walt Poddubny, in reality a young man who knows what he wants. way. fledgling rookie, a pleasant surprise in Outlandish remarks are not his fare. "It's nice to hear one of your own Despite all the ink about Ukrainian Toronto during another year of let's- This was the third season in the Na­ players talking so positively," said (from the Soviet ranks of hockey) rebuild-with-a-youth-program philo­ tional Hockey League and already he general manager John JFerguson. "As a Vladislav Tretiak possibly playing in sophy (he finished fourth best among has been on teams that have set records general manager, you always think your the NHL, insiders doubt the goalie Harold Ballard's crony crew; and for futility and improvement. team is pretty good. It would never himself is serious about such a move. Tommy Lysiak, mentioned by many as To say he's seen the best and the worst surprise me if we did very well. We have My opinion? He's a great guy, he's Black Hawks MVP in '83, the fifth best of life in the NHL is stretching a point. a lot of players, just like David, coming Ukrainian and, most importantly, a point-getter in the Windy City (not bad But, it.is also true that he has seen both into their own." fantastic goaltender. Yet does this mean after missing 19 games). despair and delirious delight. North American hockey needs him? And wow! Cruisin' Mike Krushelny- "I have learned to hate losing," he Other Ukrainian all-stars He's in his 30s and could just end up ski, the tall, handsome gangly rookie of said. "After my first season (1980-81,9- being another one of those washed out the NHL's top '83 club, Boston Bruins. 57-14), I couldn't bear to lose. It A few months back this columnist Europeans looking to make a lot of Starting out on his team's fourth line, was the dark side of the moon." stumbled on an interesting piece in an capitalist bucks for himself and the Mike "K" finished up as the sixth top The evaluation of the Jets from a issue of the Hockey News. 'Twas one country's federation for releasing him. Boston point producer - ahead of collection of expansion discards to writer's personal opinions about a Witness the flopping performances of many notable Bruin standouts. young aspirants of heights yet unknown whole lot of NHL players who could be Victor Nechayev (L.A. Kings), Milan All in all, congratulations to a very has given Babych notions of grandeur. judged all-stars in some very unique Novy (Washington Caps) and several successful group of top Ukrainian "I think we have a reputation now," ways. His piece was titled "Different others from Sweden, Finland and scoring leaders. It seems Ukrainian he said. "When other teams see us, I All-Stars" and is mentioned here be­ Eastern Europe. Tretiak would pro­ hockey stars get better every year. think they say 'holy smokes, not these cause of its Ukrainian content. The bably bring some additional people into How they ranked on their teams: guys tonight!' It started last year. .writer in question is the very respected NHL rinks. For a while, anyway. All in Middle-of-the-pack teams expect wins Frank Orr, and here is a brief excerpt all, it simply wouldn't be worth it. Let Gretzky — 1st (and tops) to come to them; upper-third teams from what he had to say on this subject. him play out his terrific career where he Ogrodnick — 1st make wins come to them." made it famous. Bossy - 1st Emerging from the middle of the Oh heck, it's probably all propaganda Federko — 1st pack has yet to be accomplished in anyway. Smyl - 1st Winnipeg. The Jets played less than When the National Hockey League Maruk — 1st .500 hockey since late November. Ail-Star game was staged on Long Hawerchuk — 1st But they have to play their best Island, the best hockey players through How Ukrainians ranked D. Babych - 3rd hockey, a contention supported by his the first half of the 1982-83 season as team scorers Poddubny — 4th highness, Serge Savard, the dean of the cavorted around in their inter-confe­ Lysiak — 5th defense. rence match. Would you believe exactly one of Krushelnyski — 6th "I believe we had better personnel this However, there were a variety of year but we still didn't play as other all-stars who were not recognized. well as we did last season," said Savard. To right that wrong, here are a few stars "We can do much better." in several highly personal categories Babych and Savard were the work­ which are never included on the ballots: horses of the Jets' defense, regularly All-underrated — The guys who toil - spending 25-30 minutes on the ice each in anonymity but their coaches and time. mates know their true value. "I couldn4 give him (Babych)enough TOM LYSIAK, Chicago: Will never work," said his coach, Tom Watt. "The earn any all-star votes but how many more he played, the better he got. Every NHL forwards are doing it all better third shift wasn4 enough. He demanded these days? more ice time and he handled it well." JOHN OGRODNICK, Detroit: A His agent, Gus Badali, believes fine, two-way winger who would deco­ Babych can be hockey's premier de­ rate any roster. A plus player on a fenseman once Denis Potvin retires. struggling team who's a big part of any Such talk does not boggle Babych`s future the Red Wings may have. mind. All-Make A Little Go A Long Way "It seems my career has been a series - The guys who draw the maximum of stages," he said. "IVe finished each from limited talent. stage as best I could. Right now, I feel STAN SMYL, Vancouver: Simply a IVe advanced to a certain stage but it great plugger who plays tough and has was not at the top of the world. matured into a solid scorer. "I don`t feel I'm at the top of my ttt career. All the glory of the NHL never Don't know, about you all out there, hit me. I don4 feel IVe conquered the but for me it sure was refreshing to see NHL. I want to be the best. When it those three Ukrainian hockey super­ does happen, 111 feel a great accom­ stars get some rightful ink fro"m one of plishment." the best in his profession. Deserving Recognition came slowly. When he words from a deserving writer to three was elected to the Campbell Confe­ deserving super pros. A pleasure to rence all-star team by such a wide know someone else in the hockey world margin, he was actually pleasantly recognizes great Ukrainian talent. All- surprised. star talent! "Actually, I was shocked," he said. "I couldn't believe that many people were Ontario's Ukrainian juniors aware of me." On Long Island, however, he became Young Ukrainians who played 1982- aware of an old problem. He is still being 83 amateur hockey in the Ontario confused with his older brother, Wayne, League (these are juniors in various Dave Babych of the Winnipeg Jets. No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 12,1983 11

all Supreme Assembly members, Mr. the UNA Supreme Assembly.- Weekly as an English-language weekly. Supreme Assembly... Flis called for another moment of In brief remarks after taking his oath Forum would continue to be published (Continued from page 1) silence in memory of the 908 UNA of office, Mr. Tatarskyj pledged to quarterly, and Veselka would continue UNA and former supreme president, is members who had passed away in the continue to work "without political to be published as a monthly. in attendance. year since the 30th Convention. rhetoric" for the .good of the UNA. Mary Dushnyck, honorary member Mr. Flis then proposed, and the The Tuesday morning session, as well " The executive committee would be of the Supreme Assembly was unable to Supreme Assembly approved, an as a portion of that day's afternoon composed of nine members. The execu­ participate in the session due to com­ agenda for the annual meeting. session, continued with answers to tive vice president, the assistant secre­ mitments at her job. The meeting proceeded with the questions raised about the delivered tary, the assistant treasurer, and the elections of special committees on: reports. second director for Canada, as well as Tribute to Shevchenko scholarships, organizing matters, Finally, on the recommendation of two out of seven auditors and six of 16 women's affairs, youth, cultural affairs, the Supreme Auditing Committee re­ advisors would be elected from the Before the Supreme Assembly's an­ press, the UNA in Canada, senior port delivered by its chairman, Mr. ranks of the Ukrainian Fraternal Asso­ nual meeting was called to order, the citizens, finances, sports, resolutions, Hewryk, the Supreme Assembly mem­ ciation at the 1986 convention. There­ traditional ceremony at the foot of education, fraternal activity and Soyu­ bers unanimously accepted the reports after no distinction would to be made. Soyuzivka's Taras Shevchenko monu­ zivka development. of the Supreme Executive Committee. Titles may be changed by the by-laws ment, the work of world-renowned Then, the assembly voted (24 for, two committee. sculptor Alexander Archipenko, was Officers' reports abstentions) to accept all other reports Mr. Flis concluded his report by held. — with the exception of Mr. Lozyn­ pointing out that the Supreme Execu­ Anya Dydyk, the new program direc­ The afternoon session began with skyj's report. tive Committee in the past indicated tor of Soyuzivka, began the ceremony remarks by representatives of the As­ that it is in favor of merger of these two by welcoming all Supreme Assembly sociation of UNA Seniors, Dr. Roman UNA-UFA merger institutions, both bastions of Ukrai­ members. Introductory remarks were Baranowsky, Dr. Oleh Wolansky and nian nationalism and American and offered by Mr. .Flis, who recalled that Michael Olsh?.nsky. Dr. Baranowsky The merger of the UNA and UFA Canadian patriotism, and stating that when the Shevchenko monument was informed the Supreme Assembly mem­ was discussed also on Tuesday after­ the Supreme Executive Committee asks unveiled at the UNA estate 26 years ago bers of the resolutions adopted by the noon. Mr. Flis delivered the following for further authority to bring about this the ceremonies were attended by over seniors at their just-concluded annual report on the merger negotiations. union of the two oldest and largest 10,000 persons. This large turnout, Mr. conference at Soyuzivka. Ukrainian fraternals. Flis said, attested to the continuing The remainder of the.session was " The UNA Supre'me Executive relevance of Shevchenko`s works. devoted to reports by the supreme Committee continued to meet with Discussions of the UNA-UFA merger Dr. Padoch, an honorary Supreme executive officers, supreme advisors representatives of the governing circles continued into Wednesday, and on Assembly member who is also president and supreme auditors. Because nearly of the Ukrainian Fraternal Association Wednesday afternoon the Supreme of the Shevchenko Scientific Society, all the reports had been printed before­ and further plans were made for merger Assembly unanimously adopted a re­ which this year marks its 110th anniver­ hand for distribution to the annual at a special convention of both fra- solution approving further steps toward sary, delivered an address about U- meeting participants, the individual ternals to be held in the autumn of 1984. the merger. kraine's poet-laureate. Ms. Dydyk then supreme assembly members limited recited the Shevchenko`s poem "Son" their remarks at this session to brief " The merged fraternal would be The resolution stated: "Be it resolved ("The Dream") in Ukrainian. Finally, agenda. known as Ukrainian National Fraternal that the Supreme Executive Committee Shevchenko`s "Zapovit" ("Testament") Mr. Lozynskyj, however, did not Association if the`merger is approved at of the Ukrainian National Association was sung by all. submit his report prior to the meeting that Special Convention. is directed to prepare a proper contract and, therefore, was allowed by the " The tentative date of merger is the of merger and take all other steps it Official opening of meeting Supreme Assembly to read his report at autumn of 1984. The convention dele­ deems necessary in order that said this session. It was at this time that he gates of the two fraternals would meet merger can be duly adopted and effec­ The deliberations, which are being announced his resignation. in a final session if the merger is tuated at the 1986 convention of the held in the Veselka hall, were preceded The first day's sessions concluded favorably acted upon. Ukrainian National Association Inc. and of the Ukrainian Fraternal Asso­ with the singing of "Khrystos Voskres" with discussions of the reports. Some of the details of the merger, Mr. ciation Inc., or at a special convention by all present and an invocation de­ Flis said, are as follows: livered by the Rt. Rev. Bilak. Tuesday's sessions to be held by autumn 1984. The first session was then called to " The main office of the merged "Be it 'further resolved that the order by the supreme president, Mr. The Tuesday morning session began organization would be in Jersey City. Supreme Assembly directs the Supreme Flis, who noted that the entire Ukrai­ with the introduction of Mr. Tatarskyj Executive Committee to keep the mem­ nian community is observing the 50th who had been elected the previous day " The proposed by-laws of the new bers of the Supreme Assembly informed anniversary of the Great Famine during to fill the supreme advisor's position organization are to be drawn by a by­ of the progress and general agreements 1983 and called for a moment of silence vacated by Mr. Lozynskyj. In his laws committee composed of three reached in the negotiations on a timely in remembrance of this Soviet-per­ introduction Mr. Hawrysz, supreme members from each fraternal and such basis." petrated genocide's 7 million victims. organizer, lauded Mr. Tatarskyj's quali­ by-laws are to be modeled upon the by­ Mr. Flis went on to note that 1983 is fications for the position, noting that he laws of other ethnic fraternals. Sessions continue also a UNA jubilee year since Svoboda was not only a district chairman and is marking its 90th anniversary, The branch secretary, but also a successful " The merged fraternal would retain At press time, the sessions of the Ukrainian Weekly its 50th and the UNA organizer. Svoboda as a Ukrainian daily news- UNA Supreme Assembly were, still in Veselka children's magazine its 30th. Mr. Tatarskyj was sworn in by paper, Narodna Volia as a Ukrainian progress and expected to continue After wishing a successful meeting to Stephen Kuropas, honorary member of weekly newspaper. The Ukrainian through Friday, June 10.

able to view first-hand the peasants' living that Stalin was the most-hated man among the March 1933 conditions and gather materials to bring back to peasants, and those who were aware of George (Continued from page 7) England. He reported his findings in the Bernard Shaw's praises of the Communist start planting on, obviously stalling for time, Manchester Guardian and stressed that indeed government put him second on their list of most- according to newspaper reports. there was a famine in Ukraine and in Russia and despised. The spring planting season did not look that hundreds of thousands of people were dying The Soviets did not allow any foreign corres- hopeful, according to the Soviet press. Svoboda every day. pondents to venture past the Moscow city limits, reported that the Soviets had destroyed the Mr. Jones also reported that unemployment reported Svoboda, making it impossible to get experts in agricultural planting (the experienced grew rapidly; not only were hungry peasants reliable information about the true conditions in farmers) for they had refused to work. Now the going without food, but factory workers as well Ukrainian towns and villages. work load was put on the young Communists. could not find nourishment. On March 30, the headlines in Svoboda read: Svoboda reported that the Communists were "Bolsheviks Systematically Send Ukrainians to trying to cover up the famine. The newspaper Siberia." The subhead which followed stated: said that when Mr. Jones traveled through Around the world: "Correspondent for American Newspaper Saw towns, he was told by the Communists that the Groups of Hungry and Ragged 'Kulaks' Waiting people were inventing this famine. However, After only four weeks in office as president of to be Shipped Off to Siberia." everywhere he went, the peasants told him: "We the United States, Franklin Delano Roosetdt Passing through northern Kuban train sta­ haven't seen bread for such a long time. We are began reorganizing various departments in an tions, the correspondent of the New York Sun dying of hunger." Mr. Jones related an incident effort to save the United States money. He began reported that he saw streets of empty houses, which took place while he was traveling on a the famous "Hundreds Days" of his administra­ because the residents had been either arrested, train through the Ukrainian countryside. As his tion, (March-June 1933) which rushed a flood executed, sent off to prisons or exiled to Siberia. traveling companions were convincing him that of anti-Depression measures through Congress: The reporter wrote that some of the empty there was no famine, he discarded the ends of a Ramsey MacDonald of England met with houses already had new dwellers - Commu­ piece of bread he was eating. Immediately, a Benito Mussolini, Italy's leader, to discuss; nist recruits from Moscow — they, too, were peasant'appeared at the garbage and retrieved to calm European stirrings. These talks incli already suffering and swelling from hunger. the end piece, ravenously putting it in his mouth. returning land to Hungary, granting Ger Mr. Jones witnessed the same behavior when he corridor through Poland and giving Austr On March 31, Svoboda reported that Gareth threw an orange rind out the train window. rights. Jones, former secretary to British statesman Lloyd George, had visited towns and villages in According to Mr. Jones, one-fifth of the One of England's government officials! Ukraine and the northern Caucasus region. Kazakhstan population had already died of ed in an interview that not since 1914 had і Because this was a secret journey,'Mr. Jones was hunger. Mr. Jones reported that he perceived been so much talk of war in Europe.

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Interview... that established me. And, of course, when the foreigners. It was a terrible situation if you compare it inspector came nearly three months later, he made a with today. (Continued from page 9) report which was way better than what they had We may think about discrimination today — it's had higher marks than those who were selected. before. And they were satisfied and decided to keep me much more subtle and it isn't as obvious. In those days I applied to 77 schools in Saskatchewan, and 1 was on, because I was only hired for three months. it was outright discrimination. They didn't want us. turned down by all 77. And, I was very much But they didn't know what to do with a person like dissappointed. Therefore, my father finally said that While growing up, did your parents warn you about myself who's born in Canada. I'm a Canadian. And I he knew a person in Hafford, Sask., who was a discrimination against Ukrainians? always said: "I'm a better Canadian than you, Mr. chairman in a school there - and that was one of the Lloyd," who had just come from England, "because smaller schools they had out in the country. 1 applied Well, my father was a laborer; he worked for the you're an immigrant here. You've got to still fit in. This there, and they decided to hire me because the teacher Quaker Oats Company, which is still in operation. He country isn't yours - this country is ours - those who . before me wasa young girl who wanted to get married, was always complaining (of discrimination). He was a are Canadian citizens and preferrably those who are and the children were spoiled and there was no good laborer and he should have been a foreman, but born in Canada . We have more rightstha n what you discipline. So I was hired not only to teach, but to be a those Irish wouldn't let him be a foreman. So, it was have." Well, of course they didn4 believe us, and we disciplinarian. And I demanded a higher salary for obvious that he was aware, and that all of us were had to fight for our rights. that. Now the girl that worked before was being paid aware of discrimination. And, of course, the Ukrainians in general did well in SI90a year - 1 say а уеаг– that was her total salary for Remember, too, that this was when 1 got into school. And they got themselves a name. And the the year. She should have gotten S200, but she paid the teaching in 1933. It was the very depths of the Ukrainians at first couldn't get into university, so they (school) board S10 to get the job, and that's why she Depression. And depression was really depression — all went into teaching. So that's why they (the was only paid Я 90 - that was a grant from the it was a disaster — it's not what you call economic Ukrainians) swamped the teaching profession, or province. But they realized, of course, that they had depression today. In those days that would have been vocation - we were not called a profession at that problems with her, and when the inspector was there super. There was no pay; people didnt get any jobs. time, it was a calling and not a profession. And we (the the showing was very poor. 1 guaranteed that 1 They had to be in soup lines in order to get fed. There teachers) couldn't strike or anything. We were could do better, and so I demanded the terrific salary was no such a thing as handouts. People would work unorganized; we were organized later. of S400. for next to nothing in order just to survive. And 1 had Well, they got scared, and they had to have a long to teach under these conditions, and, of course, being And so there was the situation. And I'm talking meeting into the wee hours of the morning. And then out in the country I was better off because the farmers about the prairies; I'm from Saskatchewan, but this they finally decided to hire me, and I took control of had food. And 1 could bring some of that food to my applied to Manitoba and Alberta where the Ukrai­ the school. And I had the problem of discip'ine. I had parents, scwe weren't so badly off. nians formed over 10 percent of the population. And boys in there, and 1 had to teach every subject in all But because of these tough economic times, we — certainly, they (the Ukrainians) are those who settled grades — from Grade 1 to Grade 10 — all in one room, those of us who were even born in Canada - were millions of acres of land, and brought under cultiva­ which today is unthinkable. But, we had our methods, called foreigners, and (told) that we took away jobs tion land that was virgin soil before that time. And of course, and we had to give provincial examinations, from the English and the Irish and the Scots. I wasn't they brought tremendous prosperity to Canada and we could cope with them. involved with that many French — at that time we through their hard work, through, our original But I had problems with the big boys. They didn't didn't even know very much about the French in pioneers who really worked hard and sweated. They want to listen because they never listened to the other Quebec. worked very often day and night. And so they made a teacher, so I just had to order them out of school. "You So, discrimination was very obvious. There were great contribution to Canada which now is recog­ don't come back without your father. Either you're colonists from England who lashed out bitterly against nized. And, I think we who are the descendants of going to listen to me or out you go." And they would all foreigners. We had the Ku Klux Klan that was very those pioneers are proud of our forefathers who came say, "Oh, we're going to tell the inspector." So I said, active against all foreigners — in particular Catholics, to this country and were able to prove that they could "Well 111 phone the inspector myself; don't worry as you know. And they would have their big meetings take care of themselves and bring prosperity to about it, hell be here very shortly." And, he was. And and burn their cross at night, and shout against Canada today.

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Dr. Isidore Hlynka, had passed away Theclub came to the convention to and Business Federation will meet again Canadian... two days before the conference. Dr. ask the federation for a resolution at the next convention in I98S, which is (Continued from pap 3) Hlynka's absence was felt not only supporting its endeavor, but when tentatively scheduled for Montreal. In for pomp and ceremony. Delegates because he was to speak at the confe­ delegates voiced concern that this might the meantime, plans call for continued took time out to honor two distinguish­ rence, but also because he was a close commit the federation to financial support of the Canadian Foundation ed individuals from the Ukrainian friend of many of the delegates. support, it was decided to pass a tightly for Ukrainian Studies, and participa­ community. The last day of the convention saw worded resolution guaranteeing only tion in upcoming congresses of the During the Saturday luncheon. Dr. delegates passing resolutions and elect­ moral support. Ukrainian Canadian Committee and George Shevelov, one of the most ing a new executive. During the resolu­ The Ukrainian Canadian Professional the World Congress of Free Ukrainians. outstanding American Slavic linguists tions session, a long and heated debate, and literary scholars, received an award, developed concerning the "Hunky Bill's on the recommendation of the Cana­ Controversy,"a legal battle launched by dian Institute of Ukrainian Studies, for the Ukrainian Canadian Professional scholarly excellence. University of and Business Association of Vancouver Alberta Chancellor Peter Savaryn against fast-food franchise owner William presented the award and also informed (Hunky Bill) Konyk. delegates that Prof. Shevelov has been The Vancouver club complained to granted an honorary doctorate from the the Human Rights Branch of the pro­ university. vince of British Columbia that Mr. Konyk`s use of the term "hunky" on his On Sunday, the federation presented fast-food outlets, is offensive to people a plaque to Sen. Paul Yuzyk on the of Ukrainian descent. They maintain occasion of 20th anniversary of his that the word was used as a racial slur appointment to the Senate of Canada. against Ukrainian immigrants when - Sen. Yuzyk was keynote speaker at a they arrived to Canada during the luncheon held Sunday. He spoke on the earlier part of the century. After having topic "Ukrainians in Canadian Politics." their complaint defeated last fall in an On a sad note, many conference arbitration board ruling, the club wants delegates were shocked by the news that to launch an appeal - in hope of noted community activist and director forcing Mr. Konyk to end his use of the of the Taras Shevchenko Foundation, term "hunkv."

In her tribute, Ms. Meshko wrote Mykhailo Melnyk... of the martyred poet: "Your protest University of Alberta Chancellor Peter Savaryn (left) presents award to Prof. (Continued from page 2) against the violations of human George Shevelov. his friends in the human-rights move­ rights - your suicide - is an act that screams out against the unlawful­ ment or risk jeopardizing his family's Luckyj's... graphic collection "Notes of Southern welfare. ness, the totalitarian manifestations. Rus,` " many collections of poetry and It is an act equal to burning oneself (Continued from page 5) Desperate to save his young wife the first Ukrainian translation of the alive in defense of one's fellow 1897, he had become one of the central Bible and works by Shakespeare. and daughters, Mr. Melnyk saw no countrymen who are still alive today figures of Ukrainian Romaticism, a Prof. Luckyj's monograph is the first other way out of the dilemma but to and who continue their struggle — movement which included Taras Shev­ end his life. On the night of March 9, extensive study of Mr. Kulish to appear those who are persecuted for their chenko, a close friend, as well as in English. three days after the KGB ransacked beliefs or their good deeds; whose Nicholas Kostomarov and Michael his apartment, Mykhailo Melnyk living and feeling heart, whose Maksymovych, among others. took a lethal overdose of sleeping courage, refuses to yield to the evil The book may be ordered at S22.50 pills at his home in Pohreby, a that haunts their long-suffering Among his many achievements are per copy from Columbia University suburb of Kiev. homeland." the first Ukrainian novel, "The Black Press, 136 South Broadway, Irvington, Council" (Chorna Rada), the ethno­ N.Y. 10533.

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proach and states specifically that their activities very closely so that perty tax. UIA execs... certain types of organizations should be maximum impact will be realized at the At present the only New York City (Continued front psge 3) re-pranted tax-exempt status. June hearings. property owned by Ukrainian organiza­ The city's position has now become tions (besides, of course, churches) that the following: An organization can only Formation of committees The role of the UIA has received any form of tax exemption be considered educational if it offers is the property owned by the Plast structured, formal courses, with a In preparation for the June 16-17 The Ukrainian Institute plays a Foundation, Inc., which has a partial curriculum and a faculty, and preferably hearings, two committees have been leading role in the NPCC. However, it exemption for two floors. All other is chartered by the NY. State Depart­ formed. Each will represent different will also participate with the Segal non-profit Ukrainian groups are now ment of Education as an educational types of cultural and educational or­ group since it has received a question­ on the tax rolls with their cases in organization. ganizations. naire from the Cultural Assistance various stages of appeal. The Committee for Preservation of Group which recognizes the institute as At this time museums are not con­ The Schwartz report Arts and Education in New York City is a museum in its publication "A Guide to sidered tax exempt by the city. Indeed chaired by Martin Segal, head of both New York City Museums" (both the the basic purpose of the Segal commit­ In 1982, Mayor Koch, under heavy Lincoln Center and the Cultural Assis­ Ukrainian Institute and The Ukrainian tee is to obtain tax-exempt status for pressure from cultural organizations, tance Center of New York. This group Museum are listed). However, since the museums at the forthcoming hearings in agreed to review his basic policy. He will represent two types of organiza­ major portion of the UI A's activities are June. An indication that museums are appointed a special.committee of city tions: the large number of organizations not museum-related, the institute is a not given automatic fix -exemption is officials, beaded.bjriMr.- Schwartz, to which are either museums or which member-organization of the NPCC. the Asia Society situation. Although the study the situation and to prepare have museum-related activities; and During the first meeting of the NPCC society. Has pn excellent museum of recommendations. The committee sub­ certain performing art groups (theatres, on May II, each group present was Asiatic art, it was turned down by both mitted its report in August 1982. The drama groups, etc.).; Questionnaires asked to discus's its program to over­ the Tax Commission and the Appellate Mayor, then seeking the Democratic have been sent to 200 museum groups to come the tax. It quickly became ap­ Court on the basis that the society does nomination for governor, elected to obtain back-up information for the parent that the UIA's approach was not offer any "structured, formal educa­ bury the report. - June hearings. The UIA, too, has much broader than that of many of the tional courses with a curriculum and In March of this year Deputy Mayor received such a questionnaire. other organizations, especially with faculty." The society has now appealed Carol Bellamy challenged the mayor to The Non-Profit Coordinating Com­ respect to activities in continuing the case to the Court of Appeals. issue the report and criticized him for mittee was formed to represent several education, with immigrants and with The Ukrainian Institute filed its his tax policy. The mayor then ordered hundred organizations which are pri­ the elderly. It was then suggested that appeal with the Supreme Court on the report to be issued and agreed to marily education-oriented rather than the institute representatives assume the Friday, May 13, and its attorneys are hold public hearings on June 16-17 on museum-oriented; most of these have NPCC chairmanship. optimistic since the institute is conduct­ the Schwartz recommendations. not been approached by the Segal There has been a considerable amount ing a structured, formal educational The Schwartz report recommends a committee. of confusion within the Ukrainian program in Ukrainian and immigration complete change in the mayor's ap­ The two committees are coordinating community concerning the city pro- studies, and since the Ukrainian courses are accredited by Hunter College. In ss-'lllllllllIllIlIIlllllllllllIllIItllllflllllltllllllllillllllllllllllilllllllllllllllillltllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllfllllllllllllllllllllllllllJIllIlSIIIIIllIIJIilllinillllllllllltirfllllllllllllllllllllltlllllllllllllllllls 1982 over 250 students registered and attended the UIA educational program. I There's no place like Soyuzivka As mentioned previously, the insti­ tute is playing a key role with the N PCC and has been approached and is co­ The Ukrainian National | operating with the Segal Committee. SOYUZIVKA The institute should benefit also if the Association RESORT | city reverses its position with respect to SUMMER in the Catskil Mountains, 1 museums in the future. near Kerhonkson, N.Y. і Despite the large amount of resources 1983 that must be expended on the tax situation, the. institute continues to expand its program and activities. 5 SEASON OPENER: Saturday, August 20, 1983 During the past season it inaugurated 1 FW і і 1 IQO-1 8:30 p.m. - CONCERT. programs for both the Ukrainian elder­ | ггюау July і, "вл NUSHA MARTYNUK. CARTER MCADAMS, modem dancers S 10 p.m. - DANCE. Band: ALEX and DORKO ly and young professionals. A "hot line" I KATRYA ORANSKY-PETYK. singer-actress is being established at the institute to І Saturday, July 2, 1983 10:00 p.m. - DANCE. Band: VODOHRAY assist the elderly with any problems they | 8:30 p.m. - CONCERT - may have, and through the leadership of | "VERKHOVYNA" Vocal Ensemble from Toronto Saturday. August 27. 1983 Lydia Savoyka th? institute is attempt­ | 10:00 p.m. - DANCE. Bands: CHERVONA KALYNA. TEMPO 8:30 p.m. - CONCERT ing to establish a Senior Citizen's I " - ANORIJ DOBRIANSKY, bass-baritone Center for Ukrainian elderly. ' I Sunday. July 3, 1983 CHAMBER MUSIC TRIO: KALYNA, - The UIA is also devoting great effort E 8:30 Pm - CONCERT HALYNA STRILEC, THOMAS HRYNKIW, I EDWARD EVANKO. tenor NESTOR CYBRIWSKY to commemorating the Ukrainian | LIDIA HAWRYLUK. soprano Famine of 1933. With the help of a s rniuNnn f-uauwM A viiMaaaM a.M...uaUi . 10:00 p.m. — DANCE. Band: ISKRA number of people in both Canada and 5 EDWARD EVANKO. tenor THOMAS HRYNKIW.accompanlst the United States, the institute has I 10:00 p.m. - DANCE. ЦЯМі MYWEEK.END- 3 Bands: CHERVONA KALYNA, ALEX and DORKO WELR "`^` established a professional exhibit of S Friday, September 2,1983 pictures and newspaper articles depict­ 1 Saturday. July 9.1983 8:30 P m. - CONCERT ing the horrors of the Great Famine. I 8:30 p.m. - CONCERT BULAVA - Kozak Entertainers from Toronto I In conjunction with all of these E PANORAMA of YOUNG UKRAINIANS 1983 і activities the institute has launched a | "THE EXHIBIT"., or^-ect comedy 0KSANATROMSA.sopr.no | major membership drive to help raise | 10:00 p.m. - DANCE. Band: ALEX and DORKO 10:00 p.m. - DANCE щ needed funds. Any individual interested should write or call the Ukrainian | Saturday, July 16,1983 Saturday, September 3, 1983 Ц Institute of America, 2 E. 79th St., New E 8:30 p.m. - CONCERT 8:30 p.m. - CONCERT E York, N.Y. 10021; (212) 288-8660. І IYA MACIUK HRYTSAY. soprano JOY BRITTAN. singer from Las Vegas 3 І DARIA KARANOWYCZ. pianist JULIANA 0SINCHUK. pianist І REAL ESTATE І 10:00 p.m. - DANCE. Band: BOHDAN HIRNIAK 10:00 p.m. - DANCE. Bands: TEMPO. VODOHRAY | E a 1 Saturday. July 23 1983 Sunda ^„,„„ь„ 4, 1983 | BEAUTIFUL COLONIAL 5 8:30 p.m. - CONCERT ,,^„ - mNPFRT sj on 1 acre, fireplace, 8 rooms with | CHOIR and DANCE ENSEMBLE "S.U.M.K." from Edmonton JOY В^ГГТАН. singer from La. Vega. | 3 room apt., double garage, | 10:00 p.m. - DANCE. Band: TEMPO "SYZOKRYU" - Ukrainian Dance Ensemble І near Rd. 209. Good condition, by owner - (914) 647-5261 І " " ROMA PRYMA-BOHACHEVSKY. choreographer 5 E Saturday. July 30. 1983 5 I 8:30 p.m. - CONCERT 10:00 p.m. - DANCE. Bands: TEMPO. ALEX and DORKO І І OLESKUZYSZYN ' 1 SOYUZIVKA ENSEMBLES :MISS SOYUZIVKA" Efficiency apartments for rent i 10:00 p.m. - DANCE. Band: ISKRA ^^ ^p^^ 17. 1983 Walking distance to Suzy - Q. I "" "" " І”ТГ„Ї 8:30 p.m. - CONCERT I Saturday. August 6 1983 NAMYSTO. Vocal Ensemble Inquire at (914) 626-2010 | 8:30 p.m.- CONCERT. DUMKA Cho,r IRENA PELECH. pianist I „ ":00 " "` " DANCE BandiA.L".!'.nd..?0.RK? 10:00 РЛ - DANCE. Band: CHERVONA KALYNA | Saturday. August 13.1983 Program subject to change І FOR SALE I j .... 8:30 p.m. - CONCERT 6 1 Custom-built 12-room Home 4 acres. І Ш PAUL PLISHKA. bass The large air conditioned Dance Hall "VESELKA" I 4 bathrooms. Complete finished basement S0YUZIVKA: 2 fireplaces.l mile South of Ellenville. N.Y. І І ZT TZT" W) 626-5641 1 Steinberg (914) 647-5670 = <^, 10:00 p.m. - DANCE. 5 ІиЩиШШІШІШІІШШШШІІШШІІШШІШШІІІШІІІІІІШІІІ!ІІІІІІШІІІІІІШІІШШІІШШІІШШ No. 24 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 12,1983 Manor College hosts volleyball tourney ODUM w SUMMER CAMPS 1983

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CHILDREN'S RECREATIONAL-EDUCATIONAL CAMP ODUM RESORT "KIEV", ACCORD, N.Y. Session'A' July 2-16 Session 'B' July 17-30 Kobzarskyi Camp - July 3-16 UFA Resort "Verkhovyna", Glen Spey, N. Y. For information: Alexander Neprel 85-71 148 Street Jamaica, N.Y., 11435 (212)657-0317 MINNEAPOLIS

CHILDREN'S RECREATIONAL-EDUCATIONAL CAMP Sibley State Park. Minneapolis. MN.,July 24 - August 6 For information: Nicole Corcoran (left), Manor Junior College volleyball coach, awards first-place Alexander Polec trophy to the Archbishop Wood team. Accepting the award are from left, Nora 3520 Edward Street Connell, co-captain, Coach Dolly Trainer, and Joann Dever, co-captain. St. Anthony. MN., 55418 (612) 781-8204 JENK1NTOWN, Pa. - Eight teams Conwell of Levittown. LONDON, ONTARIO and 60 participants took part in Manor Trophies were awarded to the teams All Camps following to be held at Junior College's first Invitational High which finished first and second in the ODUM Resort "UKRAINE". London. Ontario School Volleyball Tournament, held on tournament. Counselor Camp - July 2-16 campus April 30. For information: The tournament was held from 9 a.m. Taking first place was the Arch­ Dr. G. N. Krywolap to S p.m. and taking part in this sports bishop Wood team, coached by Dolly 221 Edridge Way event were the following high school Trainer. Second place was awarded to Catonsville, MD., 21228 teams: Archbishop Ryan, Cardinal Dou­ Cardinal Dougherty, coached by Peggy (301) 744-0168 gherty, St. Hubert's and John W. Hughes. Childrens Recreational-Educational Camp - July 17-30 Hallahan of Philadelphia; Archbishop Nicole Corcoran, Manor1 Junior Kobzarskyi Camp - July 31 - August 14 Wood of Warminster, Archbishop College volleyball coach, was in charge SportsCamp - August 14-27 Kennedy of Conshohocken and Bishop of the event. For information: Paul Lysyk 728 Chesterton Avenue Oshawa, Ontario. L1H 3J3. (416) 576-9779

UKRAINIAN FESTIVAL SUNDAY STARTING AT NOON SUMMER at SOYUZIVKA... JUNE 19 They'll never forget It. Bulava Ensemble.from Toronto e Bulava Ensemble from Toronto Craft, YOUTH CAMPS AND WORKSHOPS: Food Vendors TENNIS CAMP - (Boys and Girls 12-18 years) June 19-30 e Tempo Orchestra Admission Food and lodging S170.00 - UNA members, J180.00 - non-members, tennis fee - t60.00. о Volya Dancers S6.00 GIRL'S CAMP - (7-12 years) June 18 - July 2 UNA members - S100.00 per week, non-members - 5120.00 per week June 25 - 26 Asian Festival OVER 50 Jury 3 Firemens Celebration BOYS' CAMP - (7-12 years) July 3 - July 16 FAMILY ROES. July 9 - 10 Slavic Festival (Same price as Girls' Camp) SHOWS AND Jury 10 Bluegrass Festival ATTRACTIONS! Jury 16-17 Indian Pow Wow UKRAINIAN CULTURAL COURSES - (Teens 14-18 years) July 17-30 July 23 - 24 Veterans Festival DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION: JULY 1st 1983 Jury 30 - 31 Square Dance Festival August 5, 6, 7 Great American Polka Fest II UNA members - S220.00, non-members - J250.00 August 13 -14 German Festival August 20-21 Italian Festival DANCE CAMP - July 31 - August 13 August 27 - 28 Irish Festival food and lodging - S195.0O - UNA members. S205.00 - non-members. September 3 Scottish Festival initreeton fee - 160.00. . , September 4 - 5 Polish Festival For applications and more information, please wrirt or call the management of Soyunvn. September 10-11 African-American Festival SOYUZIVKA UNA Estate FOR TICKETS CALL (201) 827-2000 Foordemoore Rd. " Kerhonkson. N.Y. 12446 " (914) 626-5641 RT. 94 VERNON, NJ. 16 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, JUNE 12..1983 No. 24

Sunday, June 12 bandura and mandolin instruction, PREVIEW CF EVENTS maintenance and bandura building NEW YORK: The New York branch year, call Marta Sawycky at (201) ONGOING: as well as sports, swimming and of the Ukrainian Music Institute of 276-3134. campfires. There is a limited class America will present a diploma enrollment, registration forms must recital by Martha Ayerbe, student of Tuesday, June 21 JENKINTOWN, Pa.: Manor Junior be in by June 16; class space is not Prof. Lew Struhackyj and the late College is offering a variety of courses guaranteed after this date. For more Melania Baylowa, at 5 p.m. at the aimed at meeting the needs of college- information please write: ODUM Ukrainian Institute of America, 2 E. JENKINTOWN, Pa.: "Sending bound high school junior and senior Summer Camps, P.O. Box 180, 79th St. Your Child to College," a mini- students who are interested in earn­ South Bound Brook, N.J. 08880. workshop for adults who are prepar­ ing credits toward a college degree, Sunday, June 19 ing to send a child to college, will be or who need to develop skills necessary held tonight from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at for doing college work. Registration WASHINGTON: The Ukrainian NEW YORK: The Ukrainian Music Manor Junior College. , for these courses (which begin June Catholic National Shrine here will sponsor a 14-day pilgrimage to Institute of America (New York This three-hour session will fami­ 21 and end July 29) will take place Jordan, The Holy Land, Constan­ branch) will hold a recital featuring liarize participants with college Thursday, June 9, Tuesday, June 14, tinople and Rome to commemorate the students of рідпо teachers "jargon" or terminology and will and Thursday, June 16. the 1950th anniversary of the death Halyna Myroshnychenko-Kuzma, provide practical guidelines for Registrations will be accepted and resurrection of Jesus Christ Laryssa Krupa and Lew Struhackyj, helping the child who is college from l:30to 4:30p.m.and from 6to 8 during this Holy Year of Redemp­ and the violin students of Raphael bound to select a program and the p.m. on each of these days. Courses tion proclaimed by Pope John Paul Wenke. college that is right for him or her. offered in this six-week session are: The recital will be held at the Accounting 1; Introduction to Com­ II. The pilgrimage will leave New Liberation Front Home, 136 Second Topics of discussion will include: puter Science; Basic Writing Skills; Ave at 4 p.m. Fundamentals of Composition I; York on September 17 and return Financial aid, how important are the September 30 under the direction of SAT's, private or public education, Fundamentals of Mathematics I; Critical Reasoning; Stenography I; the Revs. Stephen Shawel and and other pertinent issues that will Joseph Denischuk. NEWARK, NJ.: "Muzychne Dosh- make the selection process easier. Stenography II; Beginning Type­ killia" (Pre-School Music) will pre­ writing; Intermediate Typewriting; Persons wishing to join the Ukrai­ sent its annual performance at 2:30 Fee for this workshop is S5. To Advanced Typewriting; Introduc­ nian Catholic National Holy Year p.m. in St. John's Gymnasium on register for this session, write the tion to Word Process; and Word Pilgrimage should contact Father Sanford Avenu:. A pantomime will Office of Continuing Education, Processing Concepts and Applica­ Denischuk, at Ukrainian Catholic be performed by 33 children, age 3 to Manor Junior College, Fox Chase tions. National Shrine of the Holy Family, 5. Refreshments will be served. For Road and Forrest Avenue, Jenkin- Registration for these courses may 4230 Harewood Road N.E. Wash­ further information or enrollment town. Pa. 19046; or call (215) 884- be made by writing the Office of ington, D.C, 20017, (202) 526-3737; information about the 1983-84school 2218 or 884-2219. Continuing Education at Manor or Catholic Travel Office, 4701 Junior College, Fox Chase Road and Willard Ave. Suite 226, Chevy Chase, Forrest Avenue, Jenkintown, Pa., Md., 20815(301)657-9762. UNIS urges... outside freedom by denying them their 19046 or by calling (215) 884-2218 or mail." In addition U.S. Postal Service 884-2219. (Continued from page 8) red tape and postal charges may make PLEASE NOTE: Preview items Affairs Committee, has recently issued inquiries about non-delivery and confis­ must be received one week before an appeal for support in documenting cation of mail more difficult for Ame­ ADVANCE NOTICE desired date of publication. No Soviet interference with U.S. mail. rican Jewish, Lithuanian, Ukrainian, information will be taken over the Seventy-nine other congressmen have Polish, Christian, human-rights and ACCORD, N.Y.: ODU M will spon­ phone. Preview items will be publish­ also become concerned with this issue scientific communities. sor its recreational and educational ed only once (please note desired date and full-scale hearings are being Rep. Gilman's appeal calls for for­ camps for children from age 7 of publication). All items are publish­ planned. warding of documentation, claims, through 16, this summer at the Kiev ed at the discretion of the editorial The interference has included sur­ allegations on interferences; and mar­ resort here. Session A will be held on staff and in accordance with available charges on parcel post items, denial of shalling of support and rallying na­ July 2-16. Session В will take place space. foodstuffs and other exempt items, tional and world opinion to bring these from July 17-30. return of legitimate mail marked "ad­ facts to light and stop Soviet inter­ Activities will include sports, PREVIEW OF EVENTS, a listing dressee unknown" and the false signing ference with U.S. mail to Soviet citizens. singing, swimming, campfires, arts of Ukrainian community events open of registered mail receipts and con­ Please send information to: UNIS, and crafts and nature walks. Registra­ to the public, Is a service provided fiscation of mail. 810 18th St. N.W., Suite 807, Wash­ tion forms must be submitted by free of charge by The Weekly to the According to Rep. Gilman, these ington, D.C. 20006, Att'n: Katherine June 16. For more information Ukrainian community. To have an violations constitute "a calculated and Chumachenko; and to Rep. Benjamin please write: ODUM Summer event listed in this column, please systematic attempt by the Soviet Gilman, 2160 Raybuin House Office Camps, P.O. Box 180, South Bound send information (type of event, authorities to isolate minority groups Building, U.S. House of Representa­ Brook, N.J. 08880. date, time, place, admission, spon­ further, by means of denying individual tives, Washington, D.C. 20515, Att'n: sor, etc.), along with the phone members of those groups a 'lifeline' to David L. Eno. GLEN SPEY, N.Y.: ODUM is spon­ number of a person who may be soring a Bandura Camp under the reached during, daytime hours for MODELS 8. TALENT NEEDED auspices of the Bandurist Chorus of Hditional information, to: PRE­ For Television - Fashion - Film LAW OFFICES VIEW OF EVENTS, The Ukrainian DR. ANDRIJ V. R. SZUL, ESQ. Detroit and Hryhory Kytasty on July Extra's. Commercials - Photography 3-16. It is open to students age 12 and Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey Call (212) 398-9845 Suite 300,215 S. Broad St., Philadelphia. PA. 19107 City, NJ. 07302. Independent Catting Worldwide T.U (215) 735-3210. (215) 535-5544 (evenings) up, and the program will include 1472 Broadway. Suite 302. N.Y.C. A FULL SERVICE LAW FIRM - All areas of Law Interview This Mon. Fri. 12-5 p.m. Special considerations for UNA Members

feel with confidence that within this MacGuigan... nation, they can realize without discri­ UKRAINIAN DANCE CAMP (Continued from pate 8) mination and in full partnership, a good If you look at Canada, from the destiny for themselves and for those 8c WORKSHOP Atlantic to the Pacific, from the U.S. who follow them." border to the North Pole - you cant You well know that that prophecy Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky, Director help but be amazed by the enormous was fulfilled even more than Mr. physical diversity of our land, and also Pearson realized when he spoke - at VERKHOVYNA, Glen Spey, N.Y. by its great riches. At the top of that because it was he who had created a physical diversity — which is the envy of commission on bilingualism and bicul- 1983 most of the rest of the world - we have turalism. And almost before the report a cultural mix that represents most of that committee was written, we DANCE WORKSHOP, advanced dancers, ages 15-35 cultural groups in the world. That realized that it was wrong to speak of June 26 - July 16 cultural pluralism is even more im­ biculturalism in a multicultural country like Canada. DANCE CAMP, beginners, ages 7-13 portant than the physical diversity, because of course it is a human crea­ Before Mr. Pearson spoke, before July 24 - August 6th tion. our multiculturalism policy was de­ DANCE CAMP, intermediate level, ages 10-16 Nine years before our multicultura- clared, Canada's Ukrainians were carry­ August 7 - August 20 lism policy was proclaimed in 1971, ing out the intent of that policy. You Faculty: Valentyna Pereyaslavets, Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky, John Prime Minister Pearson said, "what were living your culture, and speaking your language - while adapting with Taras, Taras Kalba, Yaro. Klun better way can we prepare for our centenary" - that was back in 1967 - considerable success to the mainstream REGISTER: "than by taking effective steps now to Canadian society. In addition, you're UKRAINIAN DANCE CAMP 8. WORKSHOP deepen and strengthen the reality and making yourselves known and admired c/o Roma Pryma-Bohachevsky the hopes of confederation — so that all by other Canadians through concerts, 523 East 14th Street. Apt. 38 m New York City, N.Y. 10009 m (212) 677-7187 Canadians, without regard to race, demonstrations, and through the language, or cultural background may achievements of your members.