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The Ukrainian Weekly 1980 СВОБОДАІЬЗУОВОВА П І Ж УЯРАГНСІЖИИ щолінник ^ИрР І/ІННУ/ДКНІН І ! UkrainiaENGLISH-LANGUAGnE WEEKL Y EDITIOWeelcN l У Vol. LXXXVII No. 25 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1980 25 cents Synod opens Madrid Conference opens despite deadlock on agenda November 25 MADRID - Though still dead­ rights violations in the Soviet Union delegates agreed to stop the clock on the locked on the agenda question, delega­ and Eastern-bloc nations. "When peo­ negotiations with the agenda question ROME - The Synod of the Ukraini­ tions to the East-West review confer­ ple are harassed or persecuted because still undecided. In a move designed to an Catholic Church will convene here ence on the implementation of the 1975 of their attachment to the ideal of try and force the Soviet Union to give on November 25, according to an Helsinki Accords which opened here on human rights and fundamental free­ ground on the procedural matters or announcement made here by Archibi- November 11 agreed on November 12 doms embodied in the Helsinki Final risk responsibility for sabotaging the shop Myroslav Lubachivsky of Phila­ to allow public speeches by the 35 Act, we cannot and should not remain conference, the Western alliance pro-'` delphia, і participating nations to run until Nov­ silent." posed that the clock be allowed to run. In a news item released by the chan­ ember 15. Both United States representative According to The New York Times, the cery of the Philadelphia Archeparchy, Representatives of the first three Griffin Bell and Leonid F. Ilyichev of action of Hungarian Janos Petran, Archbishop Lubachivsky reported that nations scheduled to speak, Belgium, the Soviet Union were scheduled to which several delegates declared to be on October 28-29, with the approval of Canada and the Netherlands, wasted no speak on November 13. Pope John Paul II, Cardinal Josyf time in blasting the Soviet Union's (Continued on page 8) Slipyj convened a meeting of a prepara­ invasion of Afghanistan and human- The talks were formally opened on tory commission to set up the program rights policy. November 11 even though the 35 na­ of the synod. According to The New York Times, tions remained in disagreement on a Taking part in the meeting of the Canadian Minister for External Affairs final agenda. Amalrik killed preparatory commission were: Patri­ Mark MacGuigan declared that "the Momentarily breaking a procedural arch Slipyj, Archbishop Lubachiv­ shadow of Afghanistan will inevitably impasse that has snarled the talks since sky. Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk chill detente as long as Soviet troops the preparatory sessions began, Spain's in car accident (Winnipeg), Bishop Nil Savaryn (Ed­ remain there." toreign minister,' Jose Pedro Perez monton), Bishop Isidore Borecky (Tor­ The. Soviet, delegation sat through Llorca proclaimed the conference open­ onto), Bishop Ivan Prashko (Australia) assaults on its policy on Afghanistan ed then immediately adjourned itomtil and Bishop Myroslav Marusyn (Wes­ and on human rights — issues over the following day. He also organized a tern) Europe). which it has fought a long and unfinish­ group that will attempt to formulate a Msgr. Victor Pospishil (Carteret, ed procedural battle since the prepara­ set of ground rules to guide future N.J.) and Father John Homa (Rome) tory sessions began on September 9, the proceedings. were invited as. advisors. paper reported. The first topic treated was what epis­ Until the official opening, the agenda copal appointments must be made. This Charles-Ferdinand Nothomb,the deadlock threatened to scuttle the commission also approved norms regu­ Belgian foreign minister, pursued the conference, as the Soviet-led Eastern- lating the election of candidates to the Afghanistan issue, stating that "the bloc delegations refused to budge from episcopal office. Afghan people,, like all peoples in the their position that the sessions set a world, has the right to decide by itself its The- commission, also, reviewed the fixed time limit on debate of human- own destiny, after the withdrawal of the numerous requests of the members of rights conditions in the signatory coun­ troops of outside intervention." the Ukrainian Catholic hierarchy and tries. The Western alliance stuck fast to selected the most pressing matters for The Times also reported that Frans its contention that the agenda allow as treatment at the November synod. The van Dongen, an ambassador at large much time as necessary to discuss these commission also appointed members of who heads the Dutch delegation, like­ matters. the hierarchy to make reports on select­ wise evoked "the tragic case of Afghan­ As the deadline for the opening ed matters. istan" as well as alluded to human- neared with no compromise in sight, Andrei Amalrik MADRID - Andrei Amalrik, the prominent Soviet exile and dissident UCC resolutions on ethnicity, rights forwarded to Senate activist, was killed in an automobile WINNIPEG - Copies of three key In an introductory letter, John Now- and English thereby discriminating accident near Guadalajara, Spain, on resolutions dealing with revisions in the osad, newly elected president of the against about 30 percent of Canadians November 11 on his way to the Canadian Constitution and recom­ UCC, called on Senate members to especially in regard to their culture and Madrid Conference. mendations concerning the Canadian "take a positive stand" on the UCC language, and; Mr. Amalrik was perhaps best government's position at the Mad­ recommendations concerning proposed Whereas, the constitution should known in the West as the author of rid Conference, which were adopt­ changes in the constitution which would protect all its citizens against discrimi­ the book "Will the Soviet Union ed atthe 13th Congress of the Ukrainian guarantee all ethnic groups in Canada nation between individuals and groups Survive Until 1984?' in which he Committee held here October 11-13, the right to maintain the cultures and irrespective of trie background or bases predicted a military showdown were sent to members of the Canadian languages of their choice. of affiliation, and; between the Soviet Union and China. Senate for consideration. The other two resolutions submitted Whereas, the constitution of Canada Viktor Krasin, an older fellow by the UCC deal with Soviet violations should entrench only the basic prin­ dissident, characterized him as being of equal rights and self-determination ciples and rights which are not likely to "of a new generation. He fights the of peoples and freedom of conscience change, and; authorities. He confronts them di­ INSIDE: and religion, principles guaranteed in Whereas, details of implementation rectly. He does not have the fear of M. Conclusion of interview with the Soviet constitution. of basic principles should be left to Stalin's labor camps in his bones..." Nadia Svitlychna by Ika Koznarska The full texts of the resolutions Parliament in accordance with the Mr. Amalrik was unrelenting in his Casanova - page 3. appear below. needs of the times; criticism of repression, inertia and a Б Ш Part II of inaugural lecture by Revision of constitution Whereas; be it resolved that the 13th backwardness in Soviet society. But, Dr. Paul R. Magocsi, professor of Ukrainian Canadian Congress requests Whereas, the entrenchment of certain as Raymond Anderson pointed out the Ukrainian Studies Chair at the that the prime minister and his cabinet rights in the proposed Constitution of in his November 12 article in The ^University of Toronto - page 6. and the first ministers of the provinces Canada has resulted in a deadlock New York Times, "he also spoke out Ш UNA Supreme President John correct the deficiencies in the proposed between the federal and the provincial against the injustice and opportun­ Flis reports on the UCCA congress constitution by entrenching in the governments, and; ism that he perceived in Western - page 7. revised constitution that Canada is a governments." Whereas, minority rights provided Ш Review of Jurij Solovij's works multicultural nation and that every for in the proposed revision of the by Hilary Zarycky Jr. — page 7. (Continued on page 16) constitution apply only to the French (Continued on page 8) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1980 No. 25 Ukrainian Free University asks Slavists to protest Ratification in Ukraine The Ukrainian Free University in ensure an improvement in the teaching of the Ukrainian language and culture structions of the Ministry of Education Munich, Germany, has issued an appeal of the Russian language — the language from the teaching and everyday life in of October 13. 1978. as well as the to Slavists throughout the world to of friendship of the peoples of the Ukraine. recommendations of the Tashkent protest the stepped-up Russiftcation of USSR, thanks to which the workers can This state of affairs has also been ful|y Conference are put into practice in Ukraine. The text was distributed at the take part in the productive and social documented and described in the well- border to ensure the dominant role of second World Congress for Soviet and life of the country...AH this will raise the known study titled "Internationalism or Russian and to relegate the Ukrainian East European Studies which was held level of practical fluency in the lan­ Russiftcation," written by the former language to a secondary status, our at Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Germany, guage of the great Lenin." Ukrainian dissident Ivan Dzyuba. This writers and literary figures who could from September 30 to October 4. There follows a list of the steps taken study has been published in the west in have protested are in prison or in The text of the appeal appears below. in order to ensure "the improvement in English (Weidenfeld and Nicolson. internal exile, while those who are still the teaching of the Russian language London. 1970), and in French free dare not raise their voices.
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