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Published by the Ukrainian National Association inc.. a fraternal non-profit association! rainian Weekly vol. Ll No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER n, 1983 25тсent s 10,000 mourn famine victims Fourth WCFU concludes; at memorial service and rally Savaryn elected president by George B. Zarycky celebrated by some 20 hierarchs and clergy of Ukrainian Churches, an ad- by Roma Hadzewycz As a result of the vote to approve the TORONTO - Nearly 10,000 people dress by Brian Mulroney, leader of the Ukrainian American Coordinating gathered at historic Maple Leaf Gardens Progressive Conservative opposition in TORONTO - Peter Savaryn. 57. an Council's membership, the U.S. repre– lfere on Sunday, December 4, for a rally the Canadian Parliament, and the Edmonton lawyer and chancellor of the sentation within the WCFU is now di– commemorating the 50th anniversary presence of Stephen Terlecky, the first University of Alberta, was elected vided between the Ukrainian Congress of the Great Famine in Ukraine. Ukrainian memberof the British Parlia– president of the–World Congress of Free Committee of America and the UACC, Among the highlights of the rally, ment. Ukrainians on Saturday, December 3, which are both recognized as national which was sponsored by the World The four-hour rally began at 11:15 the final day of the organization's central representations of the U.S. Congress of Free Ukrainians, was a a.m. As the Baturyn brass band, re- fourth world conclave. Ukrainian community. solemn ecumenical memorial service splendent in blue-and-gold uniforms, The congress, held once every five played a dirge, uniformed members of years, brought together some 600 dele- More on the WCFU conclave Ukrainian youth organizations gates representing organized Ukrainian inside: Soviets protest ODUM, SUM and Plast as well as communities in North and South Ame– " Human Rights Commission representatives of MUNO. SUMK. and rica, Europe and Australia. Delibera– session on Western broadcasts to the Mulroney speech the Ukrainian Catholic Youth, entered tions were held at Toronto's prestigious Soviet bloc — page 2. the arena, holding candles in Harbour Castle Hilton Hotel on No– " List of members of the new OTTAWA - The Soviet Embassy memory of the 7 million victims of the ver 30 through December 3. WCFU leadership - page 3. in Ottawa filed an official protest man-made famine. Slowly, they made " Coverage of the WCFU banquet with Canada's Department of Exter– their way to chairs that had been The final day of sessions of the - page 3. nal Affairs on Sunday, December 4. arranged to form a giant "lryzub," Fourth World Congress of Free Ukrai– because of a speech Progressive national symbol of free Ukraine. nians also brought resolutions to the The ad hoc committee's report re- Conservative leader Brian Mulroney Next came the hierarchs and clergy, factionalism of the preceding days, as affirmed the First WCFU's Manifesto, made that afternoon to a rally spon– who filed past an honor guard made up delegates voted to admit the Ukrainian which clearly delineated the world sored by the World Congress of Free of uniformed members of the Andrew American Coordinating Council into body's position vis a vis the Ukrainian Ukrainians in Toronto. Sheptytsky Council of the Knights of the WCFU and approved the report of liberation struggle; appealed to all Columbus, and then slowly made their an ad hoc committee created to review WCFU members and Ukrainians in the Although the Soviet protest was the alleged defamation of the Ukrainian delivered late Sunday, the Toronto way to an altar that had been set up at the diaspora to support this Manifesto; north end of the arena in front of the insurgent Army and the Organization called on the Ukrainian press to prc– Star reported that the Soviets had of Ukrainian Nationalists by certain been unhappy for some time about stage. Leading the solemn procession vent the publication of materials that were three metropolitans. Archbishop publications of the ideologically Affi– defame periods of the Ukrainian libera– Mr. Mulroney's decision to take part liated Ukrainian Nationalist Organiza– in the WCFU rally. Maxim Hermaniuk, leader of the U– tion struggle: rejected the defamation of krainian Catholic Church in Canada, tions. A motion to condemn the de– the struggle of the Ukrainian insurgent Press attache Alexander Podakin Archbishop Stephen Sulyk, head of the lamation had been made by representa– Army: and called on all WCFU mem– told reporters that Mr. Mulroney (Continued on page 4) tives ol the Ukrainian Liberation Front. (Contlnued on page 10) had repeated a "hundred percent lie" when he told the Ukrainians that ^K-sfw' between 7 and 8 million people died in the 1932-3.1 famine in Ukraine. Mr. Mulroney told the Ukrainians that "the famine that swept through Ukraine in 1933 was man-made, orchestrated and directed from Mos– cow. and enforced by a regime dedi– cated to creating a new order." The Soviet official called Mr. Mulroney's statement slanderous, "picked up by the leader of the opposition party for his own pur- poses only, which is one of the anti- Soviet and provocative campaigns unleashed by the West under the slogan of the campaign against communism." Mr. Podakin said that his embassy regards Mr. Mulroney's speech as a breach of the Helsinki agreement signed eight years ago which said that countries should refrain from ren– dering direct or indirect support to terrorists or any other subversive activity directed at overthrowing the government of a signatory state. Mr. Podakin said: "The World Congress of Free Ukrainians exactly aims at overthrowing the legitimate government of my country." Mr. Mulroney's office said that the Conservative leader had no im– m„ediate comment on the Soviet Scene of the ecumenical memorial service held at Maple Leaf youth organizations, veterans' groups, SUM's Baturyn band protest. Gardens in memory of the victims of the Great Famine. and the Knights of Columbus stand in reverence; and Hierarchs and clergy officiate at the service; members of Choirs of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church sing responses. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER n. шз No. 50 Human Rights Commission session focuses on broadcasts to Soviet bloc

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Seen during the panel on Western radio broadcasts are: (from left) Andrij Bandera, Allan Familiant, Christopher Squire, Mykola Moros, George Bayiie, Raisa Moroz and Richard Hareychuk.

Following is the first of two reports programming, it is still in dire need of remarks made by the panelists. Raisa eluded by saying that "Western broad- on the special sessions of the Human better transmitting equipment and Moroz, ex-wife of former Ukrainian casts should inform listerners how Rights Commission of the World Con– additional foreign-language broad- dissident valentyn Moroz, opened with Western democracy works." gress of Free Ukrainians. Part 1 covers casters. vOA programs are effective, a highly critical assessment of Western The second commentary was pro– the panel discussion on Western radio "but what we really need are better broadcasts to the Soviet Union. She vided by Richard Hareychuk of Toronto. broadcasts to the East Bloc; part 11 trasmitters and better people," said Mr. underscored the importance of Western He saiu that in recent times, Western covers the panel on the Madrid Con– Squire. broadcasts, saying that the programs radio broadcasts, and especially the ference to review implementation of the Following Mr. Squire's presentation, can provide listeners in the East with the voice of America, have been subjected Helsinki Accords. Allan Familiant of the USSR Division only means to learn about events to heavy criticism. Dr. Hareychuk said of Radio Canada international spoke suppressed by the Soviet media. that the quality of such programming is by Mykhailo Bociurkiw on Canada's role in short-wave broad- She said that this crucial function is so low that former dissident Alexander casting to East Bloc countries. Mr. not being properly fulfilled by Western Solzhenitsyn commented, "we were TORONTO - The Human Rights Familiant said that Radio Canada broadcasting outlets because most of starving for bread and you gave us Commission of the World Congress of international provides Eastern Europe their programs are "low in quality and stones." He said that former Ukrainian Free Ukrainians held a panel discus– with programs in 11 languages. RCl's feature a poor choice of topics." She dissident Leonid Plyushch was also sions on Tuesday, November 29, titled, Ukrainian program is broadcast 45 said that the quality of the Ukrainian highly critical of Western broadcasts. "Policies of Western Broadcasting to minutes daily, featuring 30 minutes in programs fall far behind Russian pro- While testifying in front of a U.S. the Eastern Bloc Countries and Their the morning and another 15 minutes grams. Mrs. Moroz added that the Congressional Committee, Plyushch Effectiveness." later in the day. content and presentation of Ukrainian said he had difficulty distinguishing The panel discussion featured reprc– Mr. Familiant said that recent broad- programs are uninteresting and that between the voice of America and sentatives from major broadcasting casting polls rated Radio Canada most of the content deals with "periphe– Radio Moscow. outlets in the West, including Radio international as "number three in ral issues." She claimed that many Dr. "Hareychuk said that the essential Canada international, the voice of credibility and number six in popula– Ukrainian broadcasters display traces elements required for upgrading Wes– America and Radio Free Europe^ Radio rity." He added that the primary pur- of "Russian chauvinism" and that this tern broadcasts include: credibility, Liberty. The presentations were follow– pose of the Ukrainian program is to tell attitude leads many listeners to believe accuracy, state-of-the-art equipment, ed by commentaries and a question– Ukrainians in the Soviet Union about the Western Ukrainian broadcasters are qualified foreign-language service staff and-answer period. Canada and its Ukrainian community. members of the KGB. and a high quality of journalism. The After brief introductory remarks by Concluding the first session was Mrs. Moroz said that she and many final product of the programming must the chairman of the WCFU Human George Bayiie. who is responsible for of her colleagues considered news about be "lively and interesting," said Dr. Rights Commission, Sen. Paul Yuzyk. Radio Free Europe^ Radio Liberty's events in the Soviet Union most; in– Hareychuk. He added that it is crucial the first of the three lectures on Western broadcasts to Eastern Europe and the teresting - especially reports about the that Radio Canada international and shortwave broadcasting was delivered USSR. Mr. Baylie'spresentationfocused Ukrainian dissident movement. She the voice of America receive "all of the by Christopher Squire, chief of the primarily on the Soviet Union's manage– added that most Ukrainian listeners money which they can effectively use " USSR Division of the voice of Ame– ment of news and information from the , tend to ignore programs broadcast by Dr. Hareychuk provided a list oi rica. Mr. Squire provided a description West. He confirmed that the Soviet Radio Canada international, due to ways to improve the quality of Western of vOA programming to Eastern Eu– Union consistently jams Western broad- their "uninteresting and irrelevent broadcasts. He said that accuracy of rope. He elaborated on the services casts "at enormous expense." He blamed subject matter." Political and social inlormation is among the most impor– offered by the vOA's Ukrainian Branch, this jamming on the Soviet leadership's material would be better received by iant improvements that could be made which provides four hours of Ukrainian shunning of "an open exchange (of listeners than musical programming, and that the West stands to gain the programming daily and features news information) with the West." He added said Mrs. Moroz. most if improvements are success!ulh and news-related items, youth shows, that the Soviets regard information as She added that many Ukrainians in implemented. popular music, sports items, a "Ukrai– "the most explosive material...more so the Soviet Union are concerned about The voice of America's evening nian Review" and other items. He than nuclear bombs." "ethno-demographic trends" in Ukraine, Ukrainian program came under con– added that the Ukrainian Branch often Mr. Bayiie also spoke on the West's and that the activities and achievements siderable fire in Dr. Hareychuk sassesN– produces special features for its audiences treatment of news and advertising. He of Ukrainians abroad should be high- ment. He said that items on Ukraine are in Eastern Europe. Most recently the was highly critical of the debilitating lighted more often. Mrs. Moroz con- (Continued on page 15) branch broadcast a live minute-by- effect today's advertising hason Western minute report of the launching of lifestyles. He claimed that Western NASA's space shuttle. advertising has "impounded the Western Mr. Squire said that despite the sty!; of life." amount of programming done by the Mr. Bayiie included a brief descrip– vOA, the Soviet Union continues to tion of Radio Free Europe, Radio severely jam its broadcasts According Liberty programming. He said that it Ukrainian Week Y to vOA reports, the Soviets commenced provides programming in 15 different jamming of Western broadcasts during languages spoken in the Soviet re- FOUNDED 1933 the intensification of labor unrest in publics, with Russian-language broad- Ukrainian weekly newspaper published by the Ukrainian National Association inc., a fraternal Poland in August 1980. According to casting featured around the clock. He non-profit association, at 30 Montgomery St., Jersey City, NJ. 07302. Mr. Squire, the Soviet Union maintains announced that RFE, RL had recently (The Ukrainian Weekly - USPS 570-870) this jamming at a cost seven tirr"?s the increased the broadcast time of the Also published by the UNA Svoboda, a Ukrainian-language daily newspaper. amount spent by the vOA on world- Ukrainian program by 25 percent (from wide broadcasts. eight to 12 hours daily). He said that The Weekly and Svoboda: UNA: Despite this effort, Mr. Squire said, only two hours of the Ukrainian pro- (201) 434-0237, 434-0807, 434-3036 (201) 451-2200 the vOA boasts an audience of almost gram features original material, but that 265 million people. He added that most the quality of the program should Yearly subscription rate: 58, UNA members - J5. listeners are to be found in outlying improve with the doubling of the areas in the Soviet Union away from Ukrainian department's staff over the Postmaster, send address changes to: urban jamming towers. next two years. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY Editor Roma Hadzewyez Mr. Squire concluded his p^senta– Following these presentations, three P.O. Box 346 Associate editor George Bohdan Zarycky tion by underscoring the fact that critics of Western broadcasts to Eastern Jersey City. N J. 07303 Ajttetant odltor Mrrta Kolomayets although the vOA can take pride in its Europe were invited to comment on the No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER n, 1983 з WCFU banquet attracts 1,700 New WCFU leadership Canadian minister, WCFU president are speakers (As announced by the Nominations Committee) by Roma Hadzewycz presidency of the world congress "be– cause 1 believe in the Ukrainian man PRESIDIUM TORONTO - Some 1,700 persons who wants unity and freedom; 1 believe filled the Metro Ballroom of the Har– in the world congress and in the idea bour Castle Hilton Hotel, site of the that together we can do more than President: Peter Savaryn WCFU banquet, to hear the inaugural alone." First vice president in the Presidium: Wasyl Kyryliuk address of WCFU President Peter Expounding on his own view of First vice president in the Secretariat lgnatius Billinsky Savaryn and the keynote address of Ukrainian community involvement, he vice presidents: Maria Kwitkowsky Canadian Minister of Justice Mark stressed: "Let us not be afraid of Yuriy Denysenko MacGuigan. diversitv of opinion or criticism, but let Myroslav Samoversky ilia Dmytriw in the audience that evening, Satur– it be positive. "He appealed totheyoung Yaroslav Musianovych day, December 3, were congress dele- to enter into community life and to the Stepan Mudryk gates, guests, representatives of Ukrai– older generation to "make way for Secretary-general: Myron Barabash nian community organizations. Church them." Financial secretary: Leonid Fil hierarchs, Canadian government offi– Turning to Ukrainians in Ukraine, he Treasurer: Frank Martyniuk cials and Member of the British Parlia– assured them: "We remember you. We Members of the Presidium: Bohdan Dolishny ment Stephen Terlecky. will never forget you. Two million of us Wolodymyr Masur Also present were representatives of in the diaspora feel you are our kin." He Stefania Bukshowany the Lithuanian and Polish world or– said there is no better proof of the John 0. Flis ganizations: vytautas Kamantas, presi– emigre Ukrainian community's unity John Oleksyn deni of the Lithuanian World Commu– of purpose than "the tact that we all Bohdan Shebunchak nity, and Prof. Stanislaw Orlowski, arrived here from all parts of the globe." Stefania Sawchuk president of Polonia. Mr. Savaryn was introduced to the Alexandra Kowalsky in his Ukrainian-language speech banquet participants by lroida Wynny– Paul Yuzyk Mr. Savaryn. a lawyer from Edmonton ckyj, president of the National Plast Lubomyr Romankiw who is chancellor of the University of Command of Canada. Mrs. Wynnyckyj Roman Drazniowskyk Alberta, enumerated what he believes emphasized that Mr. Savaryn is the first are the three fundamental goals of the Ukrainian in the diaspora to hold the World Congress of Free Ukrainians: to position of university chancellor, in a (The Presidium also includes two representatives each of the Ukrainian Catholic and safeguard the Ukrainian national iden– brief biographical sketch of the new Orthodox Churches and one representative of Ukrainian Protestant affiliations.) tity; to help the Ukrainian nation free WCFU president, she noted that he was itself from the yoke of Soviet oppres– born in 1926 in Galicia, Ukraine, and SECRETARIAT sion and regain its independence; and to served in the 1st Division of the Ukrai– obtain allies for Ukraine among the free nian National Army. He arrived in 2 representatives of the Ukrainian Catholic Church governments of the world. Canada after World War 11, and earned 2 representatives of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church Mr. Savaryn said that he ran for the (Continued on page 13) 1 representative of Ukrainian Protestant affiliations 6 representatives from the United States: lgnatius Billinsky, Wolodymyr Masur, Stefania Bukshowany, John 0. Flis, John Oleksyn, Bohdan Shebunchak 6 representatives from Canada: Bohdan Dolishny, Wasyl Kyryliuk, Leonid Fil, Myron Barabash, Peter Savaryn, Frank Martiniuk 3 representatives from Great Britain: ilia Dmytriw, lvan-Rawliuk, Andriy Kostiuk 2 representatives from Australia: Yuriy Denysenko, Yuriy Mencinsky 2 representatives from Argentina: Myroslav Samoversky, Dmytro Hrabar 2 representatives from West Germany: Antin Melnyk, Wolodymyr Lenyk 2 representatives from France: Yaroslav Musianovych, Wolodymyr Kosyk 2 representatives from Belgium: Petro Zeleny, Omelan Kowal 5 representatives of the World Federation of Ukrainian Women's Organizations: Maria Kwitkowsky, Stefania Sawchuk, Alexandra Kowalsky. lwanna Rozankowsky, Hanna Mazurenko 2 representatives of the World Coordinating Educational Council: Roman Drazniowsky, Bohdan Holynsky. , Outgoing WCFU president: lvan Bazarko (Mykola Plawiuk, who served as WCFU president during the first half of the five-year term, did not accept the nomina– tion) 1 representative each of the following bodies: Human Rights Commission: Paul Yuzyk Conference of Ukrainian Youth Organizations: Lubomyr Romankiw Coordinating Center of Ukrainian Community and Territorial Organizations in Europe: Stepan Mudryk 1 representative each of the following international organizations: Plast Ukrainian Youth Organization: Wasyl Janischewsky „І^І, ^^ Roma Had:ewycz Ukrainian Youth Association (SUM): Teodoziy Buyniak Canadian Minister of Justice Mark MacGuigan and Bishop Wasyl Fedak chat at Shevchenko Scientific Society: Jaroslaw Padoch the congress banquet. Ukrainian Liberation Front: Bohdan Fedorak ideologically Affiliated Nationalist Organizations: Pavlo Dorozynsky World Society of veterans of the Ukrainian insurgent Army: Mykola Kulyk Association for the Liberation of Ukraine: Petro Melnyk Ukrainian Free Academy of Arts and Sciences: Wasyl Omelchenko World Federation of Hutsuls: vasylyna Petryshyn Boykivshchyna Society: Myron Utrysko Ukrainian Free Kozaks: Teodoziy Woloshyn Ukrainian National Association: Walter Sochan World Ukrainian Hetmanate Organization: Jaroslaw Sawka Ukrainian Patriarchal World Federation: Bohdan Lonchyna Obnova Ukrainian Catholic Academic Organization: Roman Danylevych (Other international organizations will register their representatives with the Secretariat.)

AUDITING COMMITTEE

Canada: John Hewryk, Wasyl Bezchlibnyk United States: lwan Wynnyk and a representative of the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council Europe: Yuriy Kovalchuk Australia: Yuriy Dekhnich Argentina: Roman Zinko World Federation of Ukrainian Women's Organizations: Myroslava Sheremeta Newly elected WCFU President Peter Savaryn, his wife Olha, and Metropolitan Alternate member: Ostap Sokolsky of Canada Stephen Sulyk during the banquet. THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY. SUNDAY, DECEMBER n, 1983 No. 50 70,000 mourn... (Continued from page 1) Ukrainian Catholic Church in the United States, and Archbishop Msty– slav Skrvpnyk, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in the United Stales and the main celebrant ol the memorial service. Also among the hierarchs were two archbishops and eight bishops from the Ukrainian Catholic and Orthodox Churches, as well as two heads of Ukrainian Protestant affiliations. Pas- tors Oleksa Harbuziuk and Wladimir Borowsky. As the clergymen positioned them– selves before the altar, representatives of Ukrainian veterans'groups marched into the arena. The men and women, representing veterans of the 1st Division of the Ukrainian National Army, the Ukrainian insurgent Army and Cana– dian veterans'organisations, wore navy blue blazers emblazoned with colorful organization insignias. They were Hierarchs and clergy officiate' at the ecumenical memorial service. followed by a color guard bearing flags Army and a member of a Canadian of several Ukrainian organizations. veterans'organization. With a spotlight Prior to the service. Metropolitan illuminating the wreath, a lone lrum– Mstysiav delivered a briel address in pet.er played taps. which he called for community unity, Prol. Wasyl Janischewsky took over noting that "the Churches should unite as program emcee, and introduced Mr. us all." Mulroney and his wife, Mila. who Responses during the half-hour ser– entered the arena surrounded by re- vice were sung by the Combined Choirs porters and news cameras. He also of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church informed participants that the External under the direction ol Yalentyna Rodak. Affairs Department of Canada had in his homily. Pastor Borowsky. received an official Soviet protest executive secretary of the Ukrainian concerning Mr. Mulroncy's appearance Evangelical Alliance of North America, at the rally. (See story on page 1.) asked those gathered to pray for brother- After a perlormance by the Com– hood and tolerance in the Ukrainian bined Ukrainian Choirs of Toronto community, as well as for the 7 million conducted by Zenovy Lawryshyn, Prof. victims of the famine and for those in Janischewsky introduced John Kushmr. Ukraine who continue to suffer for a member of the Canadian Parliament, the Ukrainian cause. to formally present Mr. Mulroney to The service concluded with the sing– the rally participants'. ing of "vichnaya Pamiat" (Eternal in his remarks, Mr. Kushmr praised Memory), during which the color guard Mr. Mulroney's "outstanding personal lowered its Hags, and the veterans and record of achievement," and introduced Miss Ukraine presents flowers to Mila'Mulroney. On the left is Brian Mulroney. youth organization members stood at him as "the next prime minister of Conservative Party leader; looking on is Mykola Kushpeta. attention. As the hierarchs and clergy- Canada." men proceeded from the altar, the brass Mr. Mulroney then made his way to every thoughtful way," he said. pants that he has introduced a resolu– band played a traditional religious the stage escorted by uniformed mem– He affirmed that Canada "hasalways tion in the House of Commons signed hymn. "O, Spomahay Nas." bers of Ukrainian youth organizations. been at the forefront of international by 44 members of Parliament that After the singing of the Canadian and in his address, Mr. Mulroney said efforts to reduce tensions between East condemns the Great Famine, calls for Ukrainian national anthems, the pro- that the famine was a clear example of and West," adding that any government self-determination in Ukraine and gram was opened by Dr. Mykola Kush– the barbarity of those "dedicated to a he would lead would cpntinue that for the inclusion of Ukrainian broad- peta, vice chairman of the Fourth new world order." He noted that even policy. casts on the overseas service of the WCFU Organizing Committee, who though "we lament for the insensitive British Broadcasting Corporation. welcomed Messrs. Mulroney and Ter– and deliberate" death of 7 to 10 million Noting that Ukrainians, "while ar– lecky as well as federal, provincial and people, we should rejoice "that the dent defenders of freedom, have always After three numbers by the 148- municipal officials. dominance of the human spirit has sought a just peace," Mr. Mulroney member Combined Ensembles of Young volodymyr Dowhaniuk, an actor in prevailed." ended his remarks by saying that he was Bandurists led by Hryhory Kytasty, "touched and overwhelmed by the newly elected WCFU President Peter the Ukrainian theater, then denounced "We rejoice in the rich memories and sanctity of this occasion and by the Savaryn was introduced. Moscow's role in engineering the fa- traditions of those Ukrainians who took strong and determined bonds which mine. As he spoke, the Ukrainian and their burning ideals of freedom and Mr. Savaryn, the chancellor of the bring so many people together in Canadian flags on each side of the stage liberty, their qualities of independence University of Alberta, cited the cruelty common purpose and remembrance." were lowered to half-mast. and individualism from Ukraine and of the Soviet system, regardless of Then, as the lights in the arena were gave them to us in Canada and other After his address, Mr. Mufroney and leadership, noting that the famine in dimmed, a memorial wreath was laid nations of the world," he said. his wife were presented with flowers by Ukraine was caused by a regime ground– Miss Ukraine, the two-volume Ukraine: before the altar by two veterans of the Noting that he and his wife are ed in imperialism and atheism. A Concise Encyclopaedia by Mr. Kush– 1st Division of the Ukrainian National descended from immigrants, he praised Citing American philosopher George peta and an embroidered blouse by a the waves of immigrants and refugees Santayana, Mr. Savaryn said that representative from the Ukrainian "who have enriched Canada by their people who forget their past are likely to Women's Committee. presence and enobled the nation with repeat it. He also noted that it is the their industry, sacrifice and ideals." After the Mulroneys departed to English-speaking world that will be at Referring again to the famine, he catch a flight to Montreal for a party- the forefront of the struggle with the said: "it is difficult to even contemplate caucus, Yuri Shymko, a member of the Soviet empire. so diabolical an instrument of govern– Ontario Parliament, introduced Mr. in his remarks Prof. Savaryn also ment policy - the ruthless and delibe– Terlecky, who recently defeated the asked the Russian people currently rate creation of planned starvation -- former speaker of the House of Com– enslaved by the Soviet system tojoin the without even the slightest consideration mons to become the first Ukrainian in struggle to break the grip of commu– of the consequences in human suffer– the British Parliament. nism. ing." Mr. Terlecky. whose district is in Returning to the enormity of the He said that the famine was an Wales and has no Ukrainian consti– famine, Mr. Savaryn asked participants "assault on human dignity" that must tuents, scored the Soviet regime for to imagine the city of Toronto, which never be forgotten, adding that those in never acknowledging the famine, noting has over 2 million inhabitants, com– government must do "all within our that there is no monument to the 7 pletely depopulated, and increase that individual and collective powers to million famine victims in Ukraine. figure by three, in this way, he said, can ensure that it can never happen again." He said that there are 50 million the scope of the famine be truly under- Mr. Mulroney then turned hisatten– Ukrainians in Ukraine who could not stood tion to the importance of ensuring "a attend the rally but that "their tears The program concluded with a return durable peace" in the world. would flow with joy now if they knew of the bandurist ensemble, which in– Member of the British Parliament "There is no obligation more com– that we today remember them." cluded members from across the United Stephen Terlecky addresses rally. pelling than for us to pursue this goal in Mr. Terlecky also informed partici– States and Canada. No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY , SUNDAY, DECEMBER n, 1983 5

Ukrainian American efforts to resettle displaced persons, 1944-54 by Dr. Myron B. Kuropas

Paper presented at the conference on triation was a dirty business. Refugees nians should be recognized as a separate nians and Baits, in describing his "The D.P. Experience: Ukrainian Re– were often dragged kicking and scream– ethnic group, "segregated from all.other success, Glasser offered a list of fugees After World War 11," St. Mi– ing to trucks and railroad cars. Others, nationals of like status and be placed in suggestions for other repatriation 7 chael's College, University of Toronto. preferring death to repatriation, hanged exclusively Ukrainian camps." The officers which included appeals to the Sovember 5. themselves, rammed their heads through U.S. War Department responded that it patriotism of the refugees, small infor– windows to sever their necks, and bit was the "policy of the United States mationa! meetings to which the Soviet PART H each other's jugular veins. Appalled by government...to deal with Ukrainian liaison officer was to be invited, song such incidents. Gen. Dwight D. Eisen– displaced persons according to their groups "to arouse national pride and Tragedy of forced repatriation hower ordered a ban on the use of force national status as Soviet citizens, Polish longing for the homeland." special on September 4. On September 6, U.S. citizens. Czechoslovak citizens, na– farmers' days, special workers' days, On February 11. 1945. the United authorities attempted to move 600 tionals of other countries of which they farewell parties for repatriates, special States. Great Britain. France and the Ukrainians and 96 Americans from may be citizens, or as stateless persons, children's farewell parties, even religious USSR signed a repatriation agree– Mannheim to a DP center in Stuttgart. in view of this policy, it has not been services for those who had decided to ment at Yalta, guaranteeingthe return of Believing they were headed for the considered appropriate to segregate all return. The same issue contained an all displaced Allied nationals on a Soviet zone of occupation, the refugees Ukrainian stateless and displaced per– emotional letter from a certain "Наша" reciprocal basis. Significantly, the rioted, prompting Congresswoman sons and to place them in exclusive to her sister telling her that her family in agreement defined Soviet nationals as Clare Booth Luce to later query the War Ukrainian camps..." Ukraine was well and urging her to all those refugees who had lived within and State Departments regarding the With respect to forced repatriation, "please return home We are longing lor the borders of the USSR prior to Yalta Agreement and "our common the War Department concluded. "U– you." Also included was an appeal from September 1. 1939. This excluded, understanding here of the kind of krainian displaced persons are not the Latvian Soviet Republic: "Think ot obviously, all those Ukrainian refugees freedom for which our soldiers fought." being repatriated to their countries of your children who want to grow up in who had resided in the pre-war Polish On December 20. the State-War-Navy origin unless they so desire." The only your homeland and be taught their governed regions of Galicia and vol– Coordinating Committee exempted exceptions were "Ukrainians covered home language." it read. "The Soviet hynia.– Soviet civilians from mandatory repa– by the U.S.-USSR Yalta Agreement... government guarantees sou freedom 1 At Yalta, the Soviets had insisted that triation." who were both citizens of and actually and invites you home." ' the repatriation agreement obligated For Ukrainians in the United States, within the Soviet Union on 1 Septem– Those who agreed to return were signatory nations to return all nationals forced repatriation was an abomina– ber 1939 - and those who were "cap– offered a two-month rauon of free without exception, by force if necessary, tion. Learning of the tragedy from tured in German uniforms." those "who ' canned goods while whose who refused as soon after the war ended as possible. refugee letters sent to relatives and were members of the Soviet Armed often found their rations cut.'4 Al– Although many American diplomats friends in America as well as from Forces on or before 22 June 1941 and though relatively few Ukrainians were were opposed to forced repatriation, Ukrainian American soldiers stationed were not subsequently discharged there– actually fooled by these UNRAA blan– American military leaders at Yalta were in Germany and Austria - many of the from" and "those who on the basis of dishments. they lived in constant lear not so disposed. Great Britain had letters were subsequently published in reasonable evidence have been found to that sooner or later the Allies would adopted a policy of mandatory repatria– Svoboda. America, Narodna Уоііа and be collaborators with the enemy, having renege on their promises and return to a tion as early as August 1944. prompting The Ukrainian Weekly - the UCCA voluntarily rendered aid and comfort to policy of forced repatriation. As the Admiral William Leahy, President published a 31-page brochure titled the enemy."" years dragged by. their hopes for Roosevelt's chief of staff, to declare that "Plight of Ukrainian DPs." Emphasiz– Still determined to frustrate the resettlement began to diminish. "it is not advisable for the United States ing that Ukrainians' refusal to return to Ukrainian relief effort, America's U– government to do otherwise." Behind the USSR was prompted by fears of krainian Communists continued to From relief to resettlement America's acquiescence at Yalta was the Soviet repression - "they well know condemn the UUARCand its activities. fear — reinforced by Soviet threats — that on account of their patriotic On November 21, 1945, the Ukrainian On July 28, 1945. the Central l'krai– that Moscow would refuse to repatriate Ukrainian sentiments and their anti- American Fraternal Union, 1WO, a niari Relief Bureau was established in American POWs found in German totalitarian and pro-free Ukraine ac– Communist front organization, sent a London with the cooperation of the internment camps in Poland, Hungary tions, they face imprisonment, banish– letter to the State Department request^ UUARC and the Ukrainian Canadian and eastern Germany. ment to Siberian wastelands or execu– ing clarification of the official American Relief Fund. The following summer As might be expected, the Soviets took rion" - the brochure appealed to "all position regarding relief activities UUARC President Walter Gallan the position that all Soviet citizens who Americans of good conscience" to among Ukrainian Americans in the traveled to Europe where he met with found themjelves in Germany and intercede on behalf of the Ukrainian nationalist camp. On June 25, 1946. the 4 representatives of Ukrainian relief Austria at the end of the war were refugees. Ukrainian American League inc., (Continued on page 14) anxious to return to the motherland Letters were sent to the White House, another Communist front organization, except whose who had collaborated the State Department and to various sent a letter to the State Department 2. Mark R. Elliot. "Pawns of Yalta: 5 with the Nazis. This view was shared by U.S. congressmen. The official U.S. protesting all efforts to;assist Ukrai– Soviet Refugees and America's Role in The New York Times — which argued response was always the same: "You nian "war criminals." "quislings " and Their Repatriation" (Urbana: University of lllinois Press. 1982). pp. 30-49. Also sec on January 24. 1945, that most refugees may be assured that insofar as it is "collaborators posing as displaced 4 Nikolai Tolstoy, "victims of Yalta" (l.on– who did not wish to return were "colla– within the power of the United States persons and refugees." borationists who have no claim on the don: HodderAStoughton. 1977). pp. 77-99. government, no persons of Russian in Europe, meanwhile, Soviet Repa– 3. Elliot, pp. 80-97 and p. 172. sympathies of Russia's western allies" origin who are not Soviet citizens are triation Commission members con– ,y, 4. See "Plight of Ukrainian DPs" (New - and the UNRAA director for the being repatriated to the Soviet Union. tinued to prowl the DP camps "claim– York: Ukrainian Congress Committee. American occupation zone in Germany, The UUARC was not satisfied with ing" various Ukrainians as their own. 1945). who declared that "anti-repatriation the U.S. response, in a letter addressed even those who had not resided within 5. See archives of John Panchuk and the groups are not the product of demo– to various government officials, UUARC the borders of the USSR on September United Ukrainian American Relief Commit– cratic processes but are rather the President John Panchuk wrote: 1. 1939.l0 The UUARC publicly con– iee. immigration History Research Center remnants of pre-war regimes that reflect demned all such actions and at a (1HRC). University ol Minnesota. Minnea– ; "in the ordinary course of events, the polis. Nazi and fascist concepts." UNRAA-sponsored conference in At– resettlement of all displaced persons b. Letter to Charles Wolch. !'niied While some displaced persons had into the country of their origin would lantic City in March of 1946. the American Organisations (Philadelphia) undoubtedly collaborated with the not go unquestioned. President Roose– UUARC delegation succcssfuly lobbied :rom Marshall M. vance. assistant to the Germans, the vast majority had' not. velt and Marshall Stalin anticipated the in favor of a resolution against manda– advisor on refugees and displaced persons. Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians repatriation of war-torn populations tory repatriation." Department of State (November 30. 1945). had been brought to Germany as "Ostar– and made it a subject of agreement UUARC Papers. Box 193. 1HRC. The problem did not end there, beiter" (forced laborers). Thousands providing for mutual repatriation of 7. Letter from John Panchuk. UUARC however. UNRAA officials in Europe, more had fled with the retreating Americans found in the Soviet zone of president, to the U.S. secretary of war many of whom looked favorably upon German armies to avoid life under the occupation and of Soviet citizens found (January 28. 1946). Panchuk Papers. 1HRC. the Soviet system and saw no valid Bolsheviks. When the war ended, they in the American zone. 8. Letter to John Panchuk from Edward sought refuge in the West, ignoring their reason for East European DPs to refuse F. Witsell, adjutant general. U.S. War wishes, U.S. military authorities were "As subsequent events proved, how– to go home, continued to push for Department (February 20, 1946). Panchuk Papers, 1HRC. determined to expedite repatriation as ever, the vast majority of Ukrainians, repatriation in a variety of ways. As late 9. See Yuriy Boshyk and Boris Balan. quickly and as efficiently as possible. whose melancholy destiny was the as the spring of 1947, Meyer Cohen, subject of barter at Yalta without their acting chief of UNRAA DP opera– "Political Refugees and'Displaced Persons': Concerned that they would be forced to A Selected Bibliography and Guide to knowledge and consent, did not wel– tions, was urging displaced persons to care for millions of refugees during the Research. With Special Reference to the winter months, the U.S. military com– comethe 'agreement' for their repatria– "go home this spring...Go home to help your countrymen rebuild and to share Ukrainians"(Edmonton: The Canadian mand commandeered every available tion into the Soviet Union. When one institute of Ukrainian Studies, 1982), pp. the fruits of that rebuilding."12 "Do not means of transportation in order to recalls that Russia's claim to them rests 100-102. move Soviet nationals into the Russian upon military occupation of their be misled by false rumors," he declared. 10. See "Plight of Ukrainian DPs." zones of occupation before the autumn homeland, forceful annexation and "Seize this opportunity now. Your 11. Tarnavsky, p. 186. ended, it was an incredibly efficient confiscation of their lands and property relatives, your friends, your country 12. "UNRAA's Chief of Displaced operation. By November 19, 1945, and ruthless subjugation, their deter– await you." Persons Operations Urges Repatriations." mined unwillingness to comply with Press Release (March 24. 1947). Panchuk Western commands had repatriated in the June 1947, issue of Repatria– 2,037,000 people, most of whom were repatriation is understandable." Papers. 1HRC. tion News, a certain M. K. Glasser was 13. Repatriation News (June 14. 1947). Ukrainians from eastern Ukraine. To avoid future miscarriages of singled put for "repatriation orchids" Panchuk Papers. 1HRC. For American soldiers, forced repa– justice, Mr. Panchuk argued, Ukrai– for his successful work among Ukrai– 14. Elliot, pp. 156-157. 6 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER n, 1983 No. 50

in observance of The Weekly's 50th Ukrainian Weekly From our pages in 1940 The fourth world congress "Ukraine - a possible battlefield," February 24, 1940: if the two wars now being waged in Europe become merged and Russia becomes The recently concluded Fourth World Congress of Free. Ukrainians a military ally of Germany, Ukraine is likely to become one of the main theaters of was a curious affair. At first, it appeared that it would amount to little such an all-embracing war. She would become one of the primary objectives of an more than a tempest in a teapot, as the two leading Ukrainian AII;-H nffencivp since her severance from the Soviet Union would greatly weaken "political" parties got down to some partisan mudslinging. Next, the that "prisonhouse of nations." cynosure of the deliberations became the application for WCFU At present England and France have about 600,000 armed men in the Near East, membership of the recently formed Ukrainian American Coordinat– and probably several hundred thousand more in the offing there. No doubt a good portion of them are held in readiness to strike out for the Baku oil fields, whose ing Council. For a time, it seemed that both issues threatened to capture would deprive Russia of her principal oil source and likewise prevent that unravel the whole congress or, at the very least, nudge out other oil from reaching Germany. Another portion of the Allied Near Eastern forces, concerns of the world body. Fortunately, things didn't turn out that however, would most likely be sent through the Dardanelles - to which the "not way. neutral but momentarily non-belligerent" Turkey would probably consent - into To say that the propitiatory spirit that finally emerged at the the Black Sea and thence to Odessa and Crimea, especially the former, which with congress was necessarily the result of high-minded compromise would its fine port facilities could become a good base for military operations extending be misleading, it was not. Rather, it was the result of hard-boiled into Ukraine. ... political pragmatism on both sides. The UCCA, which for days had Although the size of the Red southern, forces is a mystery, it probably runs into been saying that it would never accept the UACCasan equal partner several hundred thousands, and the Allies would have their hands full with them. in the WCFU, relented when it realized that the votesjust weren't there Furthermore, some of the Allied Near Eastern troops would have to be diverted to to prevent UACC inclusion. For its part, the UACC didn't gloat or meet a possible German attack upon them by way of Soviet Western Ukraine or press its advantage. The other issue was resolved when a special Rumania, in the latter contingency, the question whether Rumania, and possibly Bulgaria, will team up with the Nazi-Soviets or with the Allies, would be of utmost committee concluded that both sides should refrain from needless importance to any Allied plans to occupy Ukraine. obloquy. On the other hand, if the Allied expedition to the Caspian oil fields proves Clearly, the decision to cross the Rubicon is more important than successful, it may be able, possibly with the aid of the Turks (whose present the type of dinghy used. The bottom line is that the Fourth WCFU mobilized strength is about 350,000 troops, most of whom are arrayed somewhere took a small yet irrevocable step toward addressing and reconciling the , along the Sovier border), to swing to the left and by following the oil pipelines at the divisiveness that has all but paralyzed the Ukrainian community for edge of the Caucasus, arrive at the Russian oil fields on the southeastern shores of tar too long, if there was anything resembling an esprit de corps at the the Black Sea, where a large Russian force, reputed to be around 150,000, is WCFU congress, it Was the realization that if the internecine conflict stationed, if they manage to defeat it, then they'll be able to turn to the right and within ihe community is not resolved, then the community and its following the railroad line reach Rostov and thus come to the support of the Allied institutions will cease to be effective representatives of the Ukrainian forces already there, in any event, Ukraine will probably be in a pivotal position for any Allied operations against Russia from the south. cause, much to the delight of Ukraine's oppressors. No matter what military steps the Allies take to invade and occupy Ukraine Certainly, no one expects unity overnight. As UNA Supreme under Soviet misrule, in case of war there, they would do well not to overlook the President John Flis told the delegates: "Do not expect this will happen national aspirations of the Ukrainian nation. These aspirations may prove to be the tomorrow. But we will begin talking tomorrow." decisive factor in such a struggle. But the Allies will have to come as liberators, and The move away from parochialism was also evident in the selection not. as they did some 20 years ago. as restorers of the old order when they supported of the new WCFU president, Peter Savaryn, chancellor of the Denikin and Wrangel, instead of Petliura, against the Reds. As liberators of -li'miverfciiy dif'Aiboria.wid a respectethscholapand community leader. oppressed peoples, they will likely find the Ukrainian population friendly to them. Літ.--Sav;rn'n has Wisely stayed away from irfi-house politics, and his This means that their only enemy will be the regular troops, driven by Communist objectivity and moderation should keep the WCFU in good stead, zealots. ... ' particularly in dealings with the non-Ukrainian world. Moreover, the tact thai the stewardship of the WCFU is not, as was done during the "Put Soviet Russia in her place," November 22, 1940: last five-year period, split between representatives of rival political factions may lead to less politicking and more work. These are very realistic times in which we live,and they call forrealistic talk. And so we declare: - To be sure, the Fourth WCFU congress did have its problems. The if our government is to remain true to democratic principles, if it is to remain the osoluti'ns were never formally voted on because of time problems, hope of all the oppressed and the downtrodden throughout the world, and if it is to and their final formulation was left to the new Presidium. The agenda command the respect of all men of conscience, then it must (1) revise its present did not include ample discussion of such concrete issues as today's policy of condemning one totalitarian power and condoning another, by struggle in Ukraine, the dissident movement, Russification. et al. and condemning not only Nazi Germany but Soviet Russia, too. and (2) stop playing what tangible steps the collective Ukrainian community represented at favorites in its espousal ol the cause of foreign-invaded and occupied nations, by the WCFU would take to focus attention on these concerns. There was recognizing that the 45 million Ukrainian nation is as much entitled, if not more, to little more than perfunctory mention of such topics as assimilation, freedom and democracy, as Poland, Czechoslovakia, or Lithuania. Latvia and today's youth, education and the impact of denaturalization Estonia. proceedings on the community as a whole. The issues were raised in the We realize, of course, why our government has been lenient in its attitude resolutions, but comprehensive strategies to actually deal with them towards the Soviets, and why it has ignored the terrible plight of the Ukrainian were not. people under their misrule, including the death of several millions of them in the early 1930s as a result of the famine the Soviet authorities fostered in Ukraine to We only hope that with this new-found glimmer of agreement, quell their opposition. however faint it may be, the WCFU can, over the next five years, get The main reason is that our government, both past and present, has never down to formulating, discussing and tackling the myriad issues and abandoned the hope that Soviet Russia might yet become our ally against the concerns currently facing our community in diaspora and the Japanese, not to mention the Nazis, in the event of a conflict between us and them. Ukrainian nation. And lest anyone conclude that the WCFU is an Desirable though such a hoped-for Russo-American alliance may appear to imnotent and expensive body that has outlived its usefulness, it should some, yet it certainly, would be very disastrous to us Americans from the moral be rioted that the Soviets lodged an official protest concerning standpoint. For it would reveal that in out international relations we lack ethics, Conservative opposition leader Brian Mulroney's appearance at that although we preach democratic principles and do everything short of war to Sunday's WCFU-sponsored rally, if anything, the Soviet action make them triumphant in the present struggle between England and Germany, ^till should invigorate the WCFU into reconfirming that it warrants such for the sake of expediency, for the iakc ol our own national safety, we are readv to feat and attention from those that continue to enslave our homeland. abandon these principles. 11 we simply must continue to flirt with Soviet Russia, then let us at least be honest and lorthright about it Let one hand know what the other is doing. Let us Letter to the editor enhancing the standing ol our commu– drop ail pretense of being valiant champions of freedom and democracy, and admit nity. f what the Nazis say. that the present European holocaust is essentially a struggle for We are also very thankful lor the help power, for the survival of the strongest, that fr .-dom, democracy, truth, justice and Salute to Weekly that you have provided to the institute decency are nothing but claptrap, used to fool the fools and the dreamers, that, Dear Editor: in the past, and in this regard the furthermore, might makes right and the devil take the hindmost. The Ukrainian institute of America institute stands ready to provide you But, if the situation is as we believe it is, if the preservation of freedom and would like to salute'The Ukrainian with any possible assistance you may democracy on this continent and throughout this world, is truly our mainconcern, Weekly on the occasion of its 50th require in the future. then let us once and for all put Soviet Russia in her place, way down at the bottom, anniversary for its many contributions Please express our appreciation to all as a very despotic and brutal despoiler of everything which we hold as sacred. to the Ukrainian community and for of your associates for a job well-done. if we do that, then it will be only natural for us to take the next logical step, providing a wealth of information to the Dr. Rostyslaw Sochynsky namely, to recognize that freedom and democracy are not the legacy of certain general public concerning Ukrainian Chairman of Public Relations nations but of all nations, especially of those who have fought and bled in their heritage, culture and traditions. The Walter Nazarewicz behalf, and that, therefore, Ukraine, too, is entitled to her national freedom, high level of professionalism associated vice President especially since her entire history is one unceasing struggle for these principles, and with publication of The Weekly has Ukrainian institute of America especially since it was an American president, Woodrow Wilson, who once held out certainly contributed immensely to .: New York to the Ukrainians the principle of national self-determination. No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER n, 1983 7

Media reports on famine CSCE Digest THE GREAT FAM1NE WASH1NGTON - The September issue of the Chicago Sun-Times CSCE Digest, the publication of the U.S. Corn- mission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, ran CH1CAGO Dr. Myron B. Kuropas was inter- an article on the Great Famine of 1932-33 in Ukraine. viewed about the "torgotten holocaust," the Great Famine in Ukraine in 1932-33, in the Living section of The article began by noting that 7 million people the Chicago Sun-Times on Sunday, November 13. lost their lives 50 years ago as a result of the Soviet Dr. "Kuropas, supreme vice president of the regime's man-made famine in Ukraine, "a normallv Ukrainian National Association and former Presi– fertile country often called 'the granary of Europe.' " dent Gerald R. Ford's special assistant on ethnic affairs, told reporter Marcia Froetke Coburn that it also reported that a series of observances was "Ukrainians have been trying to (ell their story for held by the Ukrainian community in the nation's This year marks the 50th anniversary of one of years. Nobody's interested. Nobody wants to hear capital during the week of September 26 through history's most horrifying cases of genocide — the about Ukrainians." October 2. Soviet-made Great Famine of1932-33, in which in a full-page profile-interview. Dr. Kuropas The article went on to explain: some 7 million Ukrainians perished. explained the death of 7 million people deliberately "The Ukrainian famine was a direct result of Stalin's Relying on news from Svoboda and, later. planned by Joseph Stalin. He gave historical back- attempts to force collectivization and ensure an The Ukrainian Weekly (which began publica– ground and offered documentation and statistics to ambitious industrialization program, in order to tion in October 1933), this column hopes to accredit the story of the famine. He told the Sun-Times achieve these ends, Stalin, in the early 1930s, ordered remind and inform A mericans and Canadians of that he will '4ell the story of the forgotten holocaust to increasing requisitions of grain from the peasantry, this terrible crime against humanity. whoever will listen and finding listeners is not always despite declining harvests. Peasants who refused the By bringing other events worldwide into the easy." order to turn over foodstuffs to the state were deported picture as well, the column hopes to give a He said: "We Ukrainians - and there are 60,000 of or executed. Without food, without grain, without perspective on the state of the world in the years us in the Chicago area — think our story should be feed for the livestock, the peasants began to starve. of Ukraine's Great Famine. remembered and told and taught the same way the Within months, millions of men, women and children Nazi Holocaust is, mainly because it is an international were dead or dying. According to reports at that time, crime, just like the Holocaust in Germany." deserted villages, peasants with bodies swollen from July 1-15, 1934 hunger, and countless corpses became common sights.' Dr. Kuropas also informed the reporter that over Those who attempted to flee villages stricken by PART XL1H 18,000 Ukrainians gathered in Washington to com– famine were turned back by Soviet patrols. At the On July l, Svoboda printed an article which memorate the victims of the Great Famine this year same time, the Soviet Union was exporting millions of on the first Sunday in October. He said that that reported that Pravda, the communist newspaper tons of grain in order to obtain capital necessary for in Moscow, had stated that the harvest in weekend the Washington Post called this crime industrialization." against humanity "a monstrous but almost forgotten Ukraine had been very poor. According to a act of genocide a half-century ago." "Despite eyewitness accounts and reports by some Communist Party official, this was due to a Western journalists who managed to visit Ukraine in drought, mainly on the steppes of Ukraine. The Ukrainian activist, who holds a Ph. D. from the That same day, Svoboda also printed an University of Chicago and is the author of numerous 1933, the famine has always officially been denied by the Soviet government," the CSCE Digest said. article based on news stories in Pravda as to why articles in the Chicago Sun-Times, the book "Ukrai– the capital of Ukraine was moved from Kharkiv nians in America," and a section of the anthology The article also reported on the activities of CSCE members in observing the famine. to Kiev. Pravda stated that Kiev had been "Ethnic Chicago," said he believes that the conceal– rebuilt, polished up. According to that news- ment of facts about the famine was "a conspiracy moti– CSCE Chairman Rep. Dante Fascell, in his remarks paper, the "nest of Petliurist intellectuals" did vated by leftist sympathies." on the 50th anniversary of the famine, noted: "it is not like this move because they could no longer important for us to remain determined in our efforts to During the 1930's, he said: "No reporters were ) openly do their business. The newspaper stated promote adherence to international agreements such that the "Petliurists" were against the industrialj– allowed into Ukraine, but somehow one from the as the Helsinki Final Act and in our efforts on behalf British papers got in and took photographs. But when zation of the city. They had worked in academies of those whose rights are flagrantly violated. By and educational institutions. Now with govern– the Soviets denied that any famine took place, the actively remembering and vociferously condemning USSR correspondents for The New York Times and ment officials in the city, a close watch was kept the tragedies of the past, we may be able to prevent over the Ukrainians. the Nation backed them up. The only American paper similar tragedies in the future." that printed the story was a Hearst paper, the Chicago A journal in Geneva printed an article American, but that was in 1935 and they put the date Co-chairman Bob Dole, in his remarks, stated: "in headlined "Ukraine against Moscow." it was of the famine as 1934. Naturally everyone could deny focusing our attention on the famine, we must not translated and reprinted in Svoboda on July 3. that there had been a famine in 1934- rightfully so- forget that the system capable of producing such Following are excerpts, translated from that and the story became known as 'more of Hearst's horrors in the past is still in existence today." He cited reprint: "in order to reign over Ukraine and fiction.' " the downing of the Korean jetliner and flagrant restrain it, the Kremlin is leading politics of human-rights violations as examples of current Soviet Dr. Kuropas, who is currently a teacher in the coercion and exploitation. The Ukrainian actions which are contrary to recognized standards of element is being persecuted and is being subject– DeKalb school system, has written extensively about civilized behavior. the famine, including articles for The Ukrainian ed to the whims of Postyshev. in his new show Weekly. He has continued working for Ukrainian trials against the 'intellectuals,' he has most causes, especially concentrating on the issue of the recently sentenced six people to death and 23 to Ukrainian famine. He told the Sun-Times that he has The Pitt News forced labor. ..." two main goals concerning this. The first is to have the The article went on to say: "No one can guess famine taught as a regular part of the school P1TTSBURGH - The Pitt News, the daily the outcome of this struggle. Today, the curriculum, and the second is to eventually have a Tv newspaper at the University of Pittsburgh, carried an Bolshevik has strength behind him, but the documentary produced so the tragedy will reach a article about the Pittsburgh commemorations of the Ukrainian is stubborn, and the worry and mass audience. 50th anniversary of the Great Famine in Ukraine. The anxiety which he brings out in Soviet diplomacy story appeared in the Monday, October 18, issue of the is only proof that he is not fighting in vain." newspaper. On July 3, the headlines in Svoboda read: "in "in 1933. approximately 7 million people died in the Ukraine. Millions Sentenced to a Famine The Manitoban Ukraine. An easy way for the Soviet Union to Death." The sub-head stated: "At the time when eliminate the Ukrainian people - both culturally and millions were dying of" hunger in Ukraine, the W1NN1PEG - The October 12 issue of the politically— was to take their food away." began the Soviets were selling grain to other countries." Manitoban, a publication of the University of story– The news story, datelined New York, reported Manitoba, carried three letters concerning the 50th "The genocide of the Ukraine people has not that Dr. Ewald Ammende, the secretary of the anniversary of theGieat Famine in Ukraine (1932-33). received much historical attention, but a symposium inter-religious and international Committee to University President Arnold Naimark called the held at Pitt's Frick Fine Arts Building on Saturday has Help the Hungry in the Soviet Union, had famine one of the "darkest periods of human history." helped Pittsburgh become aware of what really arrived in the United States to focus attention on and expressed his "sympathy and solidarity with ihe happened," the author ol the story, Wes Cotter, wrote. the catastrophic hunger situation, especially in Ukrainian people" during this anniversary year. He then went on to cite experts on the famine who Ukraine. Michael Young, president of the University of spoke at the symposium. Dr. James Mace of the He calculated that if something was not done Manitoba Students' Union, bemoaned the fact that Harvard Ukrainian Research institute was quoted as soon, up to Ю million people would die in i. "an event of such catastrophic brutality" is so little saying that literally everything was taken out of winter of 1934. He stressed the need to send aid known in the West. He praised the efforts of the villages and that near!v every shred of Ukrainian and foodstuffs. He presented photos of hum;: university's Ukrainian students and. the Winnipeg culture was destroyed as well by the Soviet regime. people in Ukraine. Among these photos, he - ko Ukrainian community to "raise the awareness of the Dr. Bohdap R Bociurk-u of Carleton University in had photos of the one-time capital ci citizenry in this city and, in some way, make up for the Ottawa, said that the Soviets went so far as to destroy Ukraine. Kharkiv, where the Communists ha neglect and ignorance which has surrounded this Ukrainian churches dating back to 1100 in their- done a good job of concealing the famine. travesty for some 50 years." attempt to crush Ljkrainian Churches and the The biggest tragedy, Dr. Ammende stated, Bohdanna Dutka, vice president of the Ukrainian .Ukrainian heritage. -, , was that millions of Ukrainians were dying of Students' Club, said that Ukrainian students staged a Marco Caryhnyk, a visiting fellow from the Kennan hunger, yet the Soviet regime had sold over 1.7 symbolic 24-hour hunger strike on October 6. institute in Washington, said that both the American million bushels of ^rain to other countries. Dr. "it is our hope that humanity will never forget the and British governments were well informed about the Ammende added that the Soviets continued holocaust in Ukraine and in our mutual remem– famine. "We were well informed, but when groups denying reports of any famine. brance pray that such a tragedy does not befall any appealed for help it was an 'alleged famine.' We (Continued on page 16) nation again," she wrote. preferred to continue trading with the USSR," he said. 8:-.--– –- . - - - - -THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER n. 1983„„„„^No.so

НШШІІІІІШШІІІШІІІІІШІІІШШІІШІІІШІІІІІІІІШІІШШІІІІІШІШШШІІІІШШШІІНІІШІІІІІІІІІІІІШІІШ^ Analysis of a denaturalization decision: the Kungys case '""' by Nestor, L. Olesnycky ШІШШШІІШІІІШІШШІІІІІІШШШІІІІІШІІІІШІІІІШІІІІІШШІІШШШШІШІІНШІШІІШІШІІШІІІІШШМШ^ CONCLUSION different. whom were Jews, Gypsies and others Court). What is striking in an examination of whom the Nazis eventually murdered. The OSl - with its resources and the The Kungys case is a small victory for denaturalization cases over the last two What capital the Soviets have managed all-too-willing help of its partner, the those of us who have argued that the years is not so much the use of Soviet to accumulate by being erstwhile allies Soviet Union - can and will obtain Soviet government has an interest in evidence alone — although this is of the United States during the "Great evidence to disgrace various emigre these cases and that their evidence certainly significant. What is amazing is Patriotic War." groups by choosing individuals for should be regarded with suspicion. the predominance of Ukrainian defen– Most of these judges do not possess prosecution, some deservedly so, some Perhaps the Kungys matter was an dants, or those who are called Ukrai– the vision or understanding of Judge not. All too few defendants are as lucky aberration, since all the inculpatory nian. it should be noted that Feodor Debevoise, who enunciated the pro– as Mr. Kungys to have community-wide evidence came from the Soviet Union. Fedorenkodid not call himself a Ukrai– blem of Eastern Europe as one of being financial support and factual as well as Perhaps, in retrospect, the case nian. He read Russian newspapers, between two yokes. To many of these historical witnesses sufficient to win the shouldn't have been brought at all by spoke Russian and attended Russian jurists, the proper thing to have done case. the OSl. due to this inherent weakness churches in Connecticut and in Florida. was to join our Soviet comrades in the As time passes, so, too, will those who in the case. But. who would have A review of the cases would lead a Tight against the Hitlerite aggressor, are able to testify in the defense of the expected both such a strong-minded casual observer to think that the most against the OUN and other "bourgeois various freedom fighters. The younger judge and a defense counsel willing to heinous guards in concentration camps nationalists" in defense of the "mother- generations will be left with cases goto the Soviet Union, willing to search were Ukrainians. land." condemning their parents' generation for defectors who might and did help, in the Demjanjuk case (see 518 Fortunately, even the judge in the without the appropriate weaponry to and obtain sufficient documentary and F.Supp. 1362 TN.D. Ohio 1981J), the Osidach case found that membership in combat these broad allegations. - historical evidence to raise the sufficient guards who operated the gas chambers the OUN was.not per se enough for it is imperative that some central degree of doubt in a judge willing to were allegedly both Ukrainian. denaturalization, so there is a conflict clearinghouse of information be formed withstand the "hydraulic pressure" of a in the Osidach case, the Ukrainian within the circuits as to that, it is, for use by defendants in their cases. case this sensitive, this publicized? police of Rawa Ruska were depicted as therefore, incumbent upon attorneys What this clearinghouse should do is Several other district court judges eager collaborators; yet the same judge involved in these cases to appeal the provide names of KGB-defectors avail- had the issue of Soviet-provided evi– in a footnote was most careful to state proper one and to show that the so- able for trial; names of historians with dence before them, but none of them that when he spoke of Germans, he was called "inimical list,"on which the OUN no ax to grind (nothing is worse than a ruled it inadmissible. Neither, for that really saying Nazis. found itself, was full of holes, in fact, it non-objective so-called expert who will matter,did Judge Debevoise in this case. in the Derkacz case, the Ukrainian was so absurb that the Ukrainian defend the name of his particular group He merely stated that under the totality police in Novy Yarychev had "invidious National Association found itself on without regard to actual fact and with of the circumstances in this case, there duties" in regard to enforcing Nazi that list as well. insufficient background to withstand were enough indicia of suspicion and regulations as to Jews (530 F.Supp. if it takes another Supreme Court rigorous cross-examination); names of Soviet involvement that he would not 1348). case to put that issue to rest, so be it. if witnesses from various parts of the admit such evidence. it is true, however, that in other cases, the courts will hide behind the fact that areas in question who could testify as to The argument of inadmissibility per including those cited above, Estonian they cannot now in retrospect amend what really happened: and sources of sc of Soviet depositions was used in the and Latvian indigenous police were the list since that was exclusively a funds for indigent clients who cannot Osidach case. (513 F.Supp. 5l(E.D. Pa. likewise so depicted, as were Lithua– legislative prerogative, let's go to our afford the tens of thousands of dollars 1981). but the court rejected that nian units in other cases not cited. congressmen with proof. in legal fees, experts' fees, costs and argument, saying that such videotapes What is more distressing is the con– Proof of what? Proof that is available other expenses involved in clearing not are permissible under Federal Rules of trast between Judge Debevoise's mea– to us for only as long as the eyewitnesses only their names, but the names of their Procedure. th,at, the. presence pf :the sured and careful opinion stating that to the actual events are sill alive; proof countrymen and those who died fight– procurators was the only way the some were collaborators and some in the form of historical evidence which ing two deadly enemies in a decidedly Soviets would permit these to be taken, resisted, and the opinion of other judges our academics should obtain; proof in unfair fight. that the procurators didn't inject thcm– who were not so careful and said things the form of documentary evidence in Unfortunately, one of these enemies , selves into the case to any great degree, like: "The Ukrainians were often friend– the hands of historians, archivists and is still fighting, as Judge Debevoise and when they did, the court sustained ly to the Germans" (the Kozij case), it private citizens; proof that not all points out. We should not forget his the objections of defense counsel to that reminds one of Lucy Dawidowicz's Ukrainians were collaborators, that methods as described by the KGB particular testimony. The judge was not infamous line in her New York Times many resisted, that many sheltered Jews defectors. We should not waste our at all moved by arguments that the Magazine article about the Ukrainians and Gypsies, and that many died at the energies on internecine quarrels among presence of an lntourist interpreter was being the worst, and of the way Ukrai– hands of the Nazis. groups whose forerunner, the OUN, is a suspicious circumstance. nians were portrayed in the television" Somehow, we must convince history painted with such a dark color. Our in any event, the defense argument in movie "Holocaust." Other cases were that when we fought the Russians, we effort should include our neighbors, the Osidach case was undermined, not as explicit, but implied the same were not fighting the Americans; and, such as the Latvians, Lithuanians and according to the judge there, by the thing. conversely, that when the Russian Byelorussians, again, not to proclaim defense's own use of Soviet videotape The most distressing opinions are the partisans fought us, they were not the total innocence of those accused, for evidence, in three other cases, Linnas ones in the Kozij and Palciauskas cases, Tighting a defensive battle against the such is clearly not the case. We should (527 F. Supp.426 fE.D. N.Y. 19813, wherein the defendants' involvements in Nazis, but rather an imperial battle for collaborate with all resources at our Koziy (540 F.Supp. 25 tS.D. Fla. nationalistic activities were per se the "rodina." common disposal to let future genera– 19821), and Palciauskas (559 F.Supp. reasons for inadmissibility for a visa This requires a community effort, tion feel proud of their heritage and of 1294 tM.D. Fla. 19831), the courts and, therefore, a reason for denaturali– involving groups such as Americans for their ancestors, and not let our common indicated that any objections to such zation. Due Process and others, to support the enemy take advantage of an infamous videotapes were waived by defense in the Kozij case, the defendant was right case, obtain objective historical time in history to blacken our efforts at attorneys' failures to attend the deposi– found to be a member of the Ukrainian and documentary evidence, as well as self-determination against impossible tions in the Soviet Union, in the Schuk police and a member of the Organiza– evidence in the formiof testimony as to odds. case, (565 F.Supp. 613TE.D. Pa. 19831), tion of Ukrainian Nationalists, and, as the activities of the various branches of defendant's motion to dismiss the case, such, a "participant in a movement the OUN during the war. it is important predicated on "geopolitical considera– hostile to the United States." He was for our academics to become expert tions" involved in obtaining evidence also ineligible for a visa based on his witnesses in these matters in order to Museum gets grant from the Soviet Union, (i.e., because of "military actions against Soviet parti– conteract those such as Raul Hillberg, NEW YORK - Maria Shust, direc– the nature of the Soviet system, the sans and ..., training others to Tight who has testified in several matters and tor of The Ukrainian Museum, an– defense attorney felt that he was unable Soviet partisans" (p. 35, op. cit.)- whose testimony is often the basis for nounced the receipt of a two-to-one to conduct an independent background in the Palciauskas case, the defen– the findings of fact by the judge in– matching grant in the amount of 515,000 investigation in order to prepare a dant was guilty of belonging to the volved. from the Geraldine R. Dodge Founda– proper defense) was dismissed as pre– Lithuanian Liberation Front, another The community should be aware of tion for the 1984 traveling exhibit of maiurc. group "hostile" to the United Stales, in these cases, but should take note of Ukrainian folk arts in New Jersey, in Thus, we see that the issue of admissi– the Osidach and Derkacz cases, mere Judge Debevoise's tone: some collabo– order to benefit from this grant, the btlity of Soviet-supplied or -assisted membership in the Ukrainian police — rated, some resisted and some assisted museum must– raise 530,000 in match– evidence is not the law of the land, but without proof of any participation in the persecuted. Not all accused are ing funds. guilty, nor are all innocent. All are rather that the peculiar set of circum– atrocities — was enough for denaturali– The traveling exhibit, which will entitled to a defense in their individual stances present in the Kungys matter zation. consist of costumes, kylyms, rushnyky case whether guilty or not. allowed Mr. Kungys to win. Remember Now, the OSl does not even go to a (ritual cloths), ceramics, woodwork, the words of Judge Debevoise in the opi– lengthy trial against those whose mem– What the object of the East European pysanky (Ukrainian Easter eggs), and nion stating that if there had been bership in indigenous police forces is community should be is not to protest other handcrafted artifacts, is scheduled corroboration from other than Soviet beyond question, instead it uses a the fact that these cases are tried, but to to open in the spring of 1984at the State sources, the result may have been short-cut device, called a "summary protest the defamation of entire na– Museum in Trenton, N.J.,as part of the judgement," to obtain its goal. This is tionalities. of their freedom fighters and series on "The Peoples of New Jersey." Neslor L. Olesnycky is a member of also being used against people who were of the entire Eastern part of Europe - The exhibit will subsequently be on the Ukrainian American Bar Associa– mayors uf their towns and were go- save Russia — as collaborationist by display at the Monmouth Museum and lion and a supreme auditor of the betweens in transmitting orders from writers such as Lucy Dawidowicz (cited at the Morris Museum of Arts and Ukrainian National Association. the Nazis to their townspeople, among in the Fedorenko case by the Supreme Sciences. No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER U, І983 9

Panorama of Ukrainian culture in the Big Apple by Helen Perozak Smindak

Art forms ber recital at the Ukrainian Educa– tional and Cultural Center in Philadel– ' An exhibition of Alexander Archi– ARCHIPENKO phia, and a two-month stint with the penko's inspirational sculpture which Lyric Opera of Kansas City followed by included "White Torso," his favorite, a tour of Midwest cities, had some very was on view at the Nohra Haime delightful news to share when he called Gallery from November 9 to December a few weeks ago. His new record, "My 3. "White Torso," a 1916 work, was Native Land," has been released and is shown in a window of Saks' Fifth already selling in Canada. By the time Avenue store in September 1929, in a you read this, the recording of Ukrai– display designed by the sculptor using nian operatic arias, operettas and songs machined steel to cover the sides and by Mr. Evanko, with accompaniment back of the window. Also included in by members of the Edmonton Sym– the Haime Gallery's show of historically phony and bandurist Peter Kosyk, important sculpture was "The Dance" should be available in stores in the (1912), of two rhythmically moving United States. Mr. Evanko, as the Lyric figures, a work a little over 24 inches Opera's Paquillo in Offenbach's "La high, cast in bronze; "Graceful Move– Perichole," scored an "excellent" rating ment" (1923), a 17!^-inch-high chrome- from the Kansas City Times plated bronze; and "Seated Black Con- music critic. He also received cave" (1916), a 20-inch-high bronze a fine plaudit for his first Flore– with blue patina. Archipenko, born in stan in Beethoven's "Fidelio." The Kiev, was an innovator who is acclaimed Kansas City Times reviewer described for his contribution to the birth of him as "a very personable Florestan modern sculpture: hollow volumes, whose tenor'has the heroic ring that his concave forms, polychrome and new (Beethoven's) great second-act aria materials. The Nohra Haime Gallery, at requires." Mr. Evanko, who reports 1000 Mad ison A ve., will be glad to show that he was given a "wonderful recep– the Archipenko sculptures on request. tion" by Kansas City Ukrainians, (212) 772-7760. including Mr. and Mrs. Peter Yaro– sewycz and Nick and Antonya Husar, " The work of Canadian-born Ruta went on tour with "la Perichole" to Odrach Huryn, who studied art at the several cities, including St. Louis. Ontario College of Art, the University For 1984, he has an impressive schedule of Toronto and Brooklyn's Pratt lnsti– already lined up - in January and tute, has been exhibited in the United February, "La Perichole" at the Sara– States, Canada and abroad. Mrs. sota State Opera in Sarasota, Fla.; in Huryn's watercolors made their debut June, the Canadian Ukrainian Opera before an all-Ukrainian audience when Company's production of "Natalka they were shown at the Ukrainian Poltavka" in Toronto, arid in the fall, Sports Club gallery on Second Avenue : his first "la Traviata." singing the role from November 20 to 27. Created on -v'- of Alfredo for the Lyric Opera of 100 percent rag, handmade d'Arches Alexander Archipenko's "The Dance" (bronze, 1912). Kansas City. paper, using only the finest pigments known for her reverse-glass paintings spot, the Sound dB Restaurant, at 71 ' lhor Sonevytsky, a composer, available, the watercolors were predo– portraying Ukrainian folk scenes, Mrs. University Place (between 10th and pianist, conductor and teacher, is com– minantly of New York City buildings Mills has expanded her work in glass to 11th streets). Manager Brian Howard, .piling a biographical dictionary of and settings (Washington Square Arch, other areas — decorative etchings and who explained over the phone the dB Ukrainian composers, in addition to all South Street Seaport, Second Avenue calligraphy and glass and stained-glass stood for decibel, told me that the over- this, he has taken on another project — Deli, for example), reflecting the artist's windows. Eight of the 10 stained-glass all effect of the tables was "a parody of a he heads the Music and Art Center of love of city life and the inter-relation- windows she designed for St. Demetrius checkerboard, with deco symbols." He Greene County, a new non-profit or– ships of the built form in different Ukrainian Catholic Church in Weston, described the colors as "Warhol-ish ganization which aims to make classical settings. Mrs. Huryn's work will be on Ont., have been installed in the dome of blue-green, or Statue of Liberty green, music available to residents of Greene view for two months at the 380 Bleecker the church, while two smaller windows salmon, mustard and lavender. Mr. County in upstate New York. For its Gallery in Soho, tentatively scheduled have yet to be completed. Along with Mills, at 23, has already built a sizeable first summer concert series, the Music to begin on January 11. these projects, Mrs. Mills continues to reputation for air-brushing unique and Art Center presented six Sunday accept assignments to paint family " Dionysi Scholdra, who lost his art designs on textiles and other surfaces. A evening concerts featuring Marta Ko– portraits. restoration agency and came within a full-page story and photos of Mr.'Milis' kolska-Musijtschuk (with Dr. Sonevyt– hair's breadth of losing his life when fire " The Olha Sonevytsky Gallery, jackets with his airbrushed designs sky at the piano), violinist Helen Strilec, engulfed the midtown Manhattan which passed its 20th anniversary last appeared in the summer issue of the pianist Thomas Hrynkiw and cellist building where he was working in 1981, week, is a private art gallery showing the French fashion magazine, Jardin du Nestor Cybriwsky. Miss Strilec, Mr. gave an exhibit last month of the work of professional and amateur Mode. Recently, Mr. Mills was corn- Hrynkiw and Mr. Cybriwsky gave paintings he has created since that Ukrainian artists, in a diversity of styles missioned to paint two eight-foot- individual concerts and also performed catastrophe. The central theme of his 24 and media. The gallery offers paintings square paintings and to apply designs to in tandem as the Kalyna Trio. The oil paintings, shown at the Ukrainian by such renowned artists as Jacques a radio, all for a low-budget movie concerts were held at the "Grazhda,"the Artists' Association gallery from No– Hnizdovsky, Alexis Gritchenko, Lubo– themed around a futuristic New York. Ukrainian cultural center located near vember 20 to 27, were bare-limbed trees slav Hutsaliuk, Zoya Zarytska, Katery– St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catho– in wintry or autumnal settings. Off- na Krychevska, vasyl Krychevsky, Notes on music lic Church in Jewett Center, NY. Other setting the brooding quality of the Zoya Lisovska, Halyna Mazepa, My– officers at the Music and Art Center, landscapes was the lovely palette of kola Nedilkoand 1 van Trush, as well as о Edward Evanko, back in New which is aided by a grant from the New colors illuminating the sky, the clouds the work of young artists who are stili York after an August appearance at the York State Council on the Arts, are and the sunsets in the paintings — pink, forging a niche in the art world. Gallery Missouri River Arts Festival, a Septem– Lubov Wolynetz, Lubomyr Zielyk and yellow, peach, blue and lavender hues. owner Olha Sonevytsky was a journalist Christine Owad of New York, and Mr. Scholdra, born in Ternopil, U– and a director of women's and mixed Natalie Pohrebinska, a Pratt institute kraine, studied painting, art history and choruses in Ukraine, in the United graduate who is group's visual arts art conservation-restoration in vienna. States, Mrs. Sonevytsky made her mark director. He is a member of the international in the literary field by organizing and Kultur Zentrum in vienna and the publishing historical material concern– ' Three young performers presented Ukrainian Artists Association in the ing over 200 towns and villages of the an outstanding program of songs and United States, has participated in many Chortkiv region in western Ukraine, music, including Ukrainian classics, at group exhibitions, and gave a one-man including her birthplace. Kopychyntsi. the Ukrainian institute of America on show in 1965 picturing the Canadian о Arcadia Olenska-Petryshyn's large November 6, during the annual musi– prairies and Rocky Mountains. foliage paintings, including an oil on cale sponsored by Branch 72 of the " Thanks to the artistry of Yaroslava canvas titled "Garden in San Marino." Ukrainian National Women's League Surmach Mills, 12-foot wide glass are on view through December 16at the of America. Pianist Roman Shevchuk, entrance doors of the New York Senate Educational Testing Service, Rosedale a student of Taissa Bohdanska of the Building in Albany bear a quotation Road, Princeton, N.J. Ukrainian Music institute of New York from Ruskin, as well as sundry other ' Tablecloths with an abstract geo– and a senior at Si. Peter's Preparatory information, all decoratively and ele– metric pattern airbrushed by artist Niki School in Jersey City, opened the gantly etched. Mrs. Mills used her skill Mills match the contemporary nouvelle matinee with compositions by Kosenko in calligraphy for this project. Well cuisine of a Greenwich village dining Ed Evanko (Continued on page 13) 10 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER n, 1983 No. 50

the outgoing WCFU Presidium and cations fnmmiH'"'' tft ^r.n^..-t a count. The UACC's case was presented by Fourth WCFU... Secretariat, especially Mr. Plawiuk. for The voting result was 254 in support of John O. Flis. its president. Mr. Flis said (Continued from page 1) their cooperation, and he announced the chair, 169 against. that it is true that Ukrainians in the that as of that day, he was retiring from United States are divided, but. he bers and the entire Ukrainian commu– By this time, it was already 11 p.m. community service. The congress parti– stressed, the Ukrainian American Co- nity to never stray from the path of and the session was ended without cipants bid farewell to Mr. Bazarko ordinating Council did not want this. seeking an independent and sovereign resolving the matter at hand. with a round of applause and a standing Friday sessions After two and a half years of negotia– Ukrainian state - a path traveled by ovation. tions with the UCCA. the members of leaders of the Ukrainian liberation The Auditing Committee report was The first item on the Friday morning the Committee for Law and Order in the struggle Petliura. Konovalets, Melnyk. read by Mr. Wynnyk, and this was agenda was the motion by Lubomyr UCCA - those organizations that Bandcra and Shukhevych-Chuprynka. v followed by questions from the dele- Romankiw to create an ad hoc commit– walked out of the 13th UCCA Congress ' Thursday sessions gates about the reports submitted. Trie tee to review the matter of alleged in October 1980 - saw that negotia– answers to the questions posed were defamation of Ukrainian nationalist tions were fruitless and that there was The first full day of congress sessions given after the dinner break. organizations. The motion was passed no ot her solution than to form a national was Thursday, December 1. The morn– Once the question-and-answer ses– and the matter was turned over to the organization. ing session that day was devoted to sion was completed,.the delegates committee. "if our goal had been to form another greetings delivered by Church hierarchs granted a vote of confidence to the The remainder of the morning session organization and divide the UCCA we and representatives of national central outgoing WCFU officers on thepropo– was devoted to the presentation of would have done it within three to six representations. sal of the Auditing Committee. papers by three scholars. Prof. Bohdan months after the 13th Congress," Mr. First to address the congress partici– The matter of the alleged defamation R. Bociurkiw of Canada spoke on Flis said. He underlined that "even pants was Bishop lsidore Borecky of the of Ukrainian nationalist organizations "Religion and the Church in Present– today the door to peace is not closed." Toronto Eparchy of the Ukrainian was then raised by Wo!odymyr Masur Day Ukraine on the Eve of the Millen– Mr. Flis concluded his remarks by Catholic Church, who read a message of the Ukrainian Congress Committee nium of Christianity"; the very Rev. saying that for the good of Ukrainians from Patriarch Josyf Slipyj. of America, who proposed that a Dr. Hryhoriy Udod of Canada on in the United States and throughout the A longer address was delivered by resolution be adopted condemning "What Christianity Has Contributed to world, for the good of the WCFU, the Metropolitan Mstyslav of the Ukrai– those organizations that had defamed Ukraine during the First Thousand UACC asks that the congress accept it nian Orthodox Church, who spoke the Organization of Ukrainian Nationa– Years"; and Prof. Mykola Stepanenko as a member of the WCFU and desig– about some of the difficulties which lists and the Ukrainian insurgent Army. of the United States on the "Russifica– nate it as a central representation of the plagued the WCFU's activity. Pavlo Dorozynsky of the ldeologi– tion of Ukraine." United States. Both Ukrainian Catholic metropo– cally Affiliated Nationalist Organiza– The afternoon session was spent on With this, the Friday session was litans. Archbishop Stephen Sulyk of the tions raised a point of order, noting that WCFU membership matters, as or– concluded, and the discussion of the United States and Archbishop Maxim resolutions of this type had to be ganizations whose applications for UACC's membership was left for the Hermaniuk of Canada, called on the referred to an appropriate committee membership had not been approved - following day's deliberations. delegates to manifest unity in their before being placed on the agenda of the due to lack of unanimity, as required by deeds. congress plenary session. the WCFU By-laws - by the Secre– Saturday sessions Other Church representatives who Lubomyr Romankiw of Plast then tariat at its session on Wednesday addressed the morning session were: proposed that an ad hoc committee be appealed to the plenary session of the Saturday's session began with sup- Bishop Wasyl Fedak of the Ukrainian established to review the matter, and he congress'. porters and opponents of the UACC's Greek Orthodox Church of Canada, suggested that it be composed of Metro– The first appeal was from the World appeal for membership lined up at the who delivered greetings on behalf of politan Hermaniuk, Bishop Fedak, Federation of Ukrainian Women's two microphones in the congress hall to Metropolitan Andrew, Pastor Oleksa Taras Durbak of Plast, Dr. Stepan Organizations, which was already a voice their opinions on the matter. Harbuziuk of the All-Ukrainian Evan– Woroch, representing Ukrainian pro– member-organization of the world Speaking first was John Oleksyn of geiical Baptist Fellowship and Pastor fessionals in the United States, and two congress but had applied for recogni– the UACC, who stressed that 27 or– Wladimir Borowsky of the Evangelical representatives each of the Ukrainian tion as a supranational umbrella or– ganizations cannot stand aside from Baptist Alliance of North America. Liberation Front and the ideologically ganization. Ukrainian community work, and noted The following representatives of Affiliated Nationalist Organizations. Maria Kwitkowsky stated the federa– that the UACC's activity, in commemo– central delegations also greeted the The congress chairman, Yaroslav tion's case, noting that it is a world rating the 50th anniversary of the Great congress: John Nowos'ad of the Ukrai– Bilak, then said that he would send the federation of women's groups repre– Famine in Ukraine proved its potential. nian Canadian Committee, ignatius matter to an appropriate committee, senting various political and religious He cautioned that rejection of the Billinsky of the Ukrainian Congress but that he would first allow congress affiliations and, as such, deserves UACC by the WCFU would alienate Committee of America, Stepan Mudryk delegates to discuss it. The discussion greater representation within the World even more segments of the Ukrainian of the Coordinating Center of Ukrai– continued with over 20 delegates lined Congress of Free Ukrainian.,. community, while acceptance would nian Community and Territorial Or– up on each side to voice their opinions. The federation asked that it be bring about unity more quickly. ganizations in Europe, Yuriy Deny– allowed five representatives, instead of Bohdan Shebunchak argued that senko of Australia, Myroslav Samover– Dr. Wo"roch proposed that the reso– three, on the WCFU Secretariat (includ– among the UACC's membcr-organiza– sky of Argentina and Petro Yedyn of lution seek not a condemnation of any ing three representatives, instead of two, tions are large community organiza– Brazil. Maria Kwitkowsky of the World group, but a return to the spirit of the on the Presidium). The federation's tions such as the Ukrainian National Federation of Ukrainian Women's World Congress of Free Ukrainians, appeal was passed by the congress Association. While he acknoledged that Organizations also spoke. and he proposed this as an amendment to Mr. Masur's resolution. His motion plenary session. the Ukrainian Congress Committee of After a luncheon break, the delibera– was defeated, however. Also passed was the membership America represents a large portion of iions resumed with the reading of the appeal of the World Federation of the community, it represents only those members of congress committees. The The discussion continued with Boh– of one political persuasion, he said. "We dan Futey challenging the chair by saying Hutsuls. committees and their chairmen were: Next came the membership appeal of cannot reject the rest of the commu– by-laws - lwanna Rozankowsky, that the chair's decision to send the nity," he stressed. matter.to a committee was improper. A the Ukrainian American Coordinating financial - Frank Martyniuk, nomina– Other speakers supporting the UACC discussion ensued over Mr. Futey's Council, which asked to be admitted tions - Stefania Sawchuk, verifica– said that there are precedents for more allegation, as a result of which the chair into the WCFU as a national central tions - lwan Wynnyk, and resolutions than one central organization in a ruled that a vote was in order to representation of Ukrainians in the - Dr. Nicholas Chirovsky. country; that the WCFU must represent determine whether the delegates agreed United States. ^ The session continued with reports everyone; and that rejection of the with Mr. Futey, Askold Lozynskyj and The UACC's application for mem– by outgoing WCFU officers Wasyl UACC would exacerbate the situation other members of the Ukrainian Libera– bership had been rejected by the Secre– Bezchlibnyk, general secretry; Dr. in the United States. tion Front that the chair was wrong. tariat because of a negative vote cast by Martyniuk, treasurer: and Presidents the Ukrainian Congress Committee of George Soltys underlined that the Mykola Plawiuk and lvan Bazarko, The majority voted to support the WCFU By-laws state that central or– chair, but Lev Futala demanded a count America, ignatius Billinsky, acting who each served two and a half years of president of the UCCA, explained his ganizations can be WCFU members the five-year term. of the vote. The chairman then again and that the UACC is such an organi– called for a vote and asked the Yerifi– organization's vote. in his remarks, Mr. Bazarko thanked He said that the WCFU was esta– zation. He also observed that at the blished to create order in Ukrainian previous day's session, the Ukrainian community life and that there is one Congress Committee of America ac– national central representation per knowledged for the first time that the country. Admitting the UACC into the Ukrainian American Coordinating WCFU would violate the WCFU prin– Council exists, and he added that if the ciple of one national central represen– UACC is granted WCFU membership, tation per country and it would esta– the ІССА and UACC will be able to blish a dangerous precedent "that will talk to each other on an equal footing as divide the Ukrainians in each country equal members of the World Congress and eventually will lead to the downfall of Free Ukrainians. of the WCFU." Mr. Billinsky argued. Speakers opposed to the UACC's He added that "if the WCFU dele- membership argued that admitting it gates approve this dichotomy, there into the WCFU would prolong dis– will be no return to unity." However, unity. he said, il the WCFU appealec to unity Woiodymyr Kosyk said that having by refusing to accept the UACC as the two central organizations represent the second national central representation United States would set a "dangerous in the United States then unity might be precedent." Daria Stepaniak argued achieved thanks to the WCFU's pres– that the WCFU should promote unity veriflcations Committee member confer. sure. (Continued on page 11) No. 50 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER n, 1983 її

the Australian delegation then rose to principles enunciated in the First Reports were also delivered by the Fourth WCFU... report that his delegation had abstain– WCFU Manifesto and rejected the World Coordinating Educational (Continued from page 10) ed. defamation of the Ukrainian liberation Council, the Human Rights Commis– by not recognising a second central Julian Kulas then took the floor to struggle. sion and the Conference of Ukrainian organization in the United States. state that after a vote by acclamation it Metropolitan Maxim Hermaniuk Youth Organizations. Each of these Other speakers included John Teluk, is not necessary to ask who is opposed then read a statement issued by the bodies also presented resolutions to the ilia Dmytriw and Stepan Mudryk, who and who abstains. The chairman stated representatives of Ukrainian Churches congress. also noted that admission of the UACC that the motion to admit the Ukrainian and Evangelical organizations in regard Generally speaking, the resolutions into the WCFU would do nothing to American Coordinating Council into to the millennium of Christianity in presented by all committees reflected promote the unity of the Ukrainian the World Congress of Free Ukrainians Ukraine. concern with the fate of 1 i;unians community in the United States, but as a national central representation had The representatives had met during living in Ukraine, lnthereso iti ins the would only prolong divisiveness. passed. the Fourth WCFU to discuss joint WCFU pledged: to fight the Russifica– A motion to close the discussion was Mr. Flis now took'the podium to commemorations of the millennium lion of Ukrainian culture Ь soviet then introduced and approved by a two– thank the delegates for their decision. and they decided the following: to hold authorities and to declare 1984 as the thirds majority. Mr. Billinsky then "Time will show that this will bring jubilee molebens on the international, Year Against Russilication; to ; imote asked that the UCCA delegates be health to our Ukrainian American national and local levels at midnight the political, cultural, religious, na– allowed to confer outside the congress community." he said, adding: "1 think І (Kiev time) on August 13, 1988; to hold tional and social-economic right - ol the hall before a vote was taken on the speak in the name of the UACC when 1 an ecumenical Ukrainian commemora– Ukrainian nation in its stru^j:le for UACC's membership. say that we will do everything possible tion of the millennium during the Fifth independent statehood; to continue The chair allowed the UCCA dele- to bring about one unified community." World Congress of Free Ukrainians: informing the world at large about the gates to caucus and asked that in the "Thank you for WCFU membership and to jointly prepare a Ukrainian Stalin-perpetrated Great Famine of meantime Dr. Martha Bohachevsky and for recognition as a central organi– edition of the Gospels. Epistles and 1932-33; to continue the defense of Chomiak deliver her paper on the zation. We accept all WCFU duties, and daily prayers. J Ukrainian human and national rights "Centennial of the Ukrainian Women's we promise to continue working for the The statement was signed by: Metro– activists and to yearly proclaim January Movement" which had originally been Ukrainian American community and politans Mstyslav, Maxim and Ste– 12 as the Day of Solidarity with likrai– scheduled for the previous day's session. for unity. Do not expect that this will phen. Archbishops Wasyl and Mark. nian Political Prisoners; and to locus on A fifth paper, "Future Goals of the happen tommorrow," he cautioned, Bishops isidore, Basil. Michael and the defense of Yuriy Shukhevych. who WCFU as Perceived Today." was to "but we will begin talking tomorrow." Wolodymyr. the Revs. Rudolph l.uzny. has spent some 30 years in Soviet have been delivered by ilia Dmytriw of "As long as 1 am in the Ukrainian Hryhoriy Udod and Tymofiy Minenko, prisons, camps and internal exile. England, but was cancelled due to lack and Pastors Oleksa Harbuziuk and in other resolutions, the WCFU of time. National Association and the Ukrai– nian American Coordinating Commit– Wladimir Borowsky. proposed: to hold regional conferences of After Dr. Chomiak concluded her tee, we will not cease our efforts toward The Resolutions Committee report Ukrainian youth; to study the problems presentation, the By-laws Committee, unity. 1 promise Mr. Billinsky coopera– was given by Prof. Nicholas Chirovsky. of the Ukrainian family in the diaspora, headed by lwanna Rozankowsky, de– tion in all matters - the same coopera– who read a Manifesto prepared by the to promote Ukrainian studies programs livered its report. The committee had tion we expect from him," he concluded. committee as well as a long list of and the use of the Ukrainian language, only one proposal for a by-laws change Next on the agenda was the final resolutions, it became apparent from and to declare 1985 the Year of the and it concerned the composition of the membership appeal, that of the Central the subsequent discussion that the Ukrainian Language; and to seek ex– By-laws Committee. Federation of Bukovinian Ukrainians. resolutions had not been unanimously pansion of Western radio broadcasts The committee proposed that it After a brief discussion, the motion to approved by the Resolutions Commit– beamed in the Ukrainian language to include two representatives each from admit the organization into the WCFU tec members and that due to their Ukraine. the United States. Canada and Europe, was passed. excessive length they could not remain The final report delivered to congress and one representative each from Ar– Congress committee reports then in the form presented. The chair then delegates was that of the Nominations gentina. Brazil and Australia as well as continued with the Financial Commit– noted that they should be edited by the Committee, lgnatius Billinsky. chair- from CeSUS. the world student body, tee's report delivered by Frank Marty– WCFU Presidium and then published. man, noted that the report had been the World Coordinating Educational niuk and Dan Pysch. The committee The spirit of the resolutions, however, unanimously approved by the commii– Council and the World Federation of proposed a new breakdown of the was approved by the delegates. (Continued on page 12) Ukrainian Women's Organizations. financial contributions delegations The committee's proposal was ac– must make to the WCFU: United Slates ceptcd without opposition, but with and Canada. 46 percent each (of the several delegates abstaining from total WCFU budget); Europe, 5 per– voting. cent; Australia, 2 percent: South Ame– verifications Committee chairman rica, 1 percent. lwan Wynnyk then reported that 581 The committee also proposed: to delegates had registered for the Fourth raise the minimum dueslor organizations WCFU and that this number included from 550 to S75; to ask the seven WCFU 31 members of the WCFU Presidium, vice presidents to help in collecting dues 41 members ol the Secretariat, five and other WCFU funds in their coun– members of the Auditing Committee tries; to report on the WCFU's financial and 504 delegates of WCFU member- status at least once every three months: organizations. to decrease expenses; and to increase At this point the UCCA delegation fund-raising activity. The committee's re-entered the congress hall, and Mr. report was approved by the delegates. Billinsky took the podium to read the The delegates also approved the next UCCA statement, "in the name of report submitted, that of the ad hoc WCFU unity, the UCCA will not committee established to review the oppose the acceptance of the UACC alleged defamation of the Organization into the WCFU," he read. of Ukrainian Nationalists and the He continued, saying that the UCCA Ukrainian insurgent Army by the press position is that the U.S. representation of the ideologically Affiliated Nationa– - В Zaryckv on the Secretariat be evenly split and list Organizations. The committee's John O. Flis, president of the Ukrainian American Coordinating Council, thanks that the two organizations would each report, which was delivered by Dr. delegates for approving the UACC's membership in the WCFU as a national be responsible lor half of the U.S. Stepan Woroch, called for a return to the financial contribution to the WCFU. central representation. Seated is congress chairman Yaroslav Bilak. He stressed "We will work toward unity in the United States" and under- lined that the solution presented is only temporary .ind would be reviewed at the Nth UCCA C ongress to be held at the end of 1984 "We do not sanction this division, but we propose a temporary solution in order no' to cause disunity within the WCFl " he said. "We hope that together we will organize the 14th Congress ol the UCCA."and that there the UCCA фіі! will oc resolved, he concluded. The chair then stated that he did not wish to divide the congress and that voting on the UACC's membership now was unnecessary, so as not to create winners and losers. The overwhelming majority of the delegates responded to Mr. Bilak's remarks with applause and a standing ovation. The chair then asked if anyone was opposed, and one delegate raised his ballot. A member of Delegates voting during a congress session. 12 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, DECEMBER II, 1983 No. 50

was greeted by the delegates with Congress luncheons August in memory of the victims of the Fourth WCFU... applause. The congress chairman then During the course of the four-day Great Famine. Three of the 40 partici– (Continued from page 11) called for a formal vote and the results congress, various municipal, provincial pants, Mykola Bilaniuk, Lesia Babiak tee members and that the committee were that the overwhelming majority and federal officials addressed the and Roman Matkiwsky, all Plast mem– had prepared a single slate of WCFU voted for the slate, no one voted against, delegates, speaking at luncheons on bers. presented a check in the amount of officers, headed by President Peter and only several delegates abstained. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. 53,059.83 to the international Red Savaryn. He then read the list of As the new WCFU president, accom– Thursday's luncheon was co-hosted Cross for assistance to refugees, in– Presidium and Secretariat members panied by his wife Olha. made his way by the Metropolitan Toronto Branch of cluding those from Afghanistan and (see box on page 3). to the dais, the delegates rose to applaud the Ukrainian Canadian Committee.' Kampuchea. The donation was accept– The Nominations Committee report his election. the municipality of Metropolitan To– ed by Paul Miki of the Red Cross, who ronto and the city of Toronto. Several thanked the youths on behalf of the local officials were present, including relief organization and all those who Alderman Wasyl Boichuk. who de– will benefit from the funds. :впорий livered greetings on behalf of Toronto The luncheon was emceed by Myro– Wyor Art Eggleton and reported that slaw Diakowsky of the Ontario UCC. the mayor had proclaimed that week The invocation and benediction, respec– Ukrainian Week in Toronto. tively, were delivered by Bishop Bo– The guest speaker for the luncheon recky and the very Rev. Dr. Hryhoriy was Andrew Gicgorovich. head of Udod. head of the Consistory of the technical services at the Scarborough Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in and Erindale College Libraries of the Canada. University of Toronto, who elaborated The final congress luncheon, held on on Ukrainians' contributions to To– Saturday, was sponsored by Ukrainian ronto. Opening remarks were de– cooperatives and credit unions of the livered by Orest Rudzik. president of United States and Canada. A slide the Toronto Branch of the Ukrainian presentation by Omelan Pleszkewycz. Canadian Committee. president of the World Council of The invocation was offered by Bishop Ukrainian Credit Unions, illustrated isidore Borecky of the Toronto Ukrai– the history of the Ukrainian coopera– nian Catholic Eparchy; the benediction tive movement in Ukraine and abroad. by Bishop Wolodymyr Didowychof the Mr. Pleszkewycz said that Ukrainian Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Europe. cooperatives and credit unions are the Teodosiy Woloshyn was master of "dynamic force" behind the growth of ceremonies. the emigre Ukrainian community, Tht province of Ontario was the noting that they now have S600 million focus of Friday's luncheon, which and 120.000 members. The goal of these featured opening remarks by Dr. Petro cooperatives and credit unions is S3 Hlibowych, president of the Ontario billion and 500,000 members, he said. Council of the Ukrainian Canadian The luncheon was also addressed by „ ^.George В Zarycky Committee, and welcoming remarks by Mark J. O'Connor, the defense attorney Paul Miki of the Red Cross accepts a donation fr6m bike-a-thon participants (from Ontario Premier William Davis. Pre– for John Demjanjuk, who is now faced left) Mykola Bilaniuk, Roman Matkiwsky and Lesia Babiak. Bishop isidore mier Davis cited the contributions of with deportation for allegedly conceal– Borecky and Ontario Premier William Davis applaud the presentation. Ukrainians to the province and boasted ing his activities during World War 11. that it is through "multicultural diver– Mr. Demjanjuk also faces possible ^^г^хяуялі^іяхяіаіЯУЯіяі^^яі^і^і^іеяі^уаііЯУМУЯУ^хяяяхяіі!Уі sity" that the province has strength. extradition to israel, since the lsraeli Dr. Hlibowych and Mykola Kush– government wants to try him for crimes peta. vice chairman of the Fourth he allegedly committed at the Treblinka Г іШь QuMittatvfcnqcv Mk WCFІ U Organizing Committee, pre– concentration camp. e sented the premier with a painting by Mr. O'Connor stated that KGB І ^CkUxnWmyAocUJf Ukrainian Canadian artist Peter Sho– active measures had "driven deeply into stak. the heart of American justice" and that 5 Several provincial officials, among "the KGB has been able to use the them Nicholas Leluk, minister ,af cor– justice system to set up a new policy of rectional services, were introduced to repatriation." He revealed that the luncheon participants. Yuri Shymko, crucial piece of evidence used by the member of the Ontario Parliament, was U.S. Justice Department's Office of the main speaker. He focused his Special investigations against Mr. remarks on what he called "harmful Demjanjuk — an identity card pro– manifestations of intolerance" within duced by the Soviet government — was the Ukrainian community, noting that a forgery and that even the U.S. govern– the very survival of the Ukrainian ment has acknowledged that this evi– nation is at stake if Ukrainians do not dence was forged. Mr. O'Connor re– strive to be more tolerant. ceived a standing ovation from the "Let us hold fast to the principles of luncheon participants at the conclusion unanimity" of the World Congress of of his remarks. Free Ukrainians. Mr. Shymko said, and fhe Saturday luncheon was emceed "let us use the energy wasted for our by Leonid Fil. The invocation was internecine political conflicts for the offered by Bishop Michael Hrynchy– benefit of our nation." , shyn of the Ukrainian Catholic Church A special presentation was made in France; the benediction by Pastor during the luncheon by young partici– Oleksa Harbuziuk of the All-Ukrainian pants of the Ontario bike-a-thon held in Evangelical Baptist Fellowship. A G1FT TO REMEMBER

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He then went on to state mat Ca– WCFU banquet... nada's newly adopted Charter of Rights (Continued from page 3) and Freedoms provides additional his undergraduate and law degrees at protection lor the lights ol citizens HOLIDAY SEASON at SOYUZIVKA І the University of Alberta. living within the free society that is Saturday. December 24. 1983 Mr. Savaryn has,been active in Canada. numerous Ukrainian community or– Minister MacGuigan also underlined HOLY SUPPER ganizations. foremost among them the Canadian government's dedication including the traditional 12 courses Plast. the Ukrainian Canadian Com– to the the Helsinki Accords and hailed of the Ukrainian Christmas meal. mittee and the Ukrainian Canadian the Canadian delegations stance at the During and after Supper - Caroling . Professional and Business Federation. recentl) concluded Madrid Conference He is an active member of the Consena– which reviewed the implementation of Saturday. December 31, 1983 the agreement. tive Party, and has served on the NEW YEAR'S ЕУЕ University of Alberta Senate and Board Among Canadian government offi– WITH THE SPECIAL PROGRAM of Governors. cials present at the banquet were Sen. Paul Yuzyk, who offered the traditional NEW YEAR'S ЕУЕ SUPPER WCFU treasurer Frank Martyniuk toast to the queen at the beginning of by reservations only. introduced the keynote speaker of the the banquet; and Members of Parlia– evening. Justice Minister MacGuigan. DANCE to the tunes of Alex Chudolij, ment Jesse Flis and John Kushnir. Also Dorko Senchyshyn Orchestra He noted that Mr. MacGuigan was the attending were Michael Starr, former youngest person ever to serve in the federal minister and member of Parlia– Friday, January 6, 1984 capacity of secretary of state for exter– ment, and John Yaremko. former pro– CHRISTMAS SUPPER nal affairs and that he served also in the vincial minister and member of the House of Commons for 15 years. Ontario Parliament. CHRISTMAS SPIRIT and CAROLS Minister MacGuigan began his re- TTie invocation was offered by Arch– ш This is the ideal way fo give the marks by reading a message from bishop-Metropolitan Stephen Sulyk of housewives a Christma: treat1 Canada's Prime Minister Pierre E. the Ukrainian Catholic Church ol the lrudeau. who wished the Ukrainians United States, and the benediction by UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ESTATE gathered at the world congress "pro– Bishop Wasyl Fedak of the Ukrainian Kerhonkson, N.Y. a Tel.: (914) 626-5641 gress in maintaining human rights and (ireek Orthodox Church of Canada. , your cultural heritage." John Nowosad, president of the Mr. MacGuigan focused his own Ukrainian Canadian Committee, offer– address on the inseparability of freedom ed opening remarks, while the emcee's and the rule ol law. Rule of law. he said, duties were carried by Serge Radchuk, is.crucial because "laws can render president of the Taras Shevchenko freedom meaningless." and rule ol law- Foundation. protects the individual from "arbitrarx Entertainment that evening was WE ARE ACCEPT1NG rule by the government." provided by the verkhovyna trio. CHRISTMAS GREETINGS phia. Uptown, at the Ukrainian lnsti– IN THE WEEKLY Panorama... tute of America, the season's first (Continued from page 9) program in the Ukrainian Composers and Dovzhenko, and performed the Series is oflering two beautiful works We invite our readers, organizations, businessmen, merchants and individuals closing selections "The Hat of Baba well suited to the holiday season to relay their Christmas greetings in The Ukrainian Weekly. What better way to make Yaga" and "The Great Gates of Kiev," "vertep." with ancient carols, and your traditional holiday greetings uniqr.e, distinctive and memorable7 from Mussorgsky's "Pictures at an l.ysenko's one-act opera "Nocturne." Special Christmas rate: S5.00 per coiumn7mch Exhibition.' Kalyna Cholhanof Brook– 1 he program will begin at 4 p.m. lyn, a 15-year-old mezzo-soprano who " To celebrate its 90th anniversary, Deadlines: ї has been taking voice lessons from Met coming up in 1984. the Ukrainian December 19, 1983 (for January 1 issue) Opera singer Andrij Dobriansky since National Association has scheduled a 1981, offered an aria from Rossini's concert of Ukrainian music at Carnegie Send your special Christmas greeting, along with the appropriate fee, to: opera "Ua Cenerentola," accompanied Hall on April 1. included in the pro- THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY gram: the Ukrainian Canadian Opera at the piano by Juliana Osinchuk. in the 30 Montgomery Street Jersey City. 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Ukrainian American... While in America, Mr. Gallan was screening Ukrainian refugees with an who emigrated to the United States appointed executive director of the eye jaundiced by the Soviets. These were forced to do so within the relative– (Continued from page 5) UUARC. John Panchuksucceeded Mr. ' fears were allayed somewhat when the ly low quotas assigned to Poland, organizations in England. France, Gallan as president. UNRAA was dissolved and replaced hv Czechoslovakia, Rumania and the Belgium, ltaly and Switzerland, in another U.N.-sponsored agency, the Soviet Union. Permission to visit displaced persons Paris, Mr. Gallan participated in the international Refugee Organization The U.S. immigration door opened camps in Germany and Austria was purchase of a building which became (1RO) which was pledged to honor the slightly in December of 1945 when granted early in 1947, and Mr. Gallan the center of a coordinated Ukrainian wishes of displaced persons who refused President Harry S. Truman issued a returned to Europe where he learned relief effort for displaced persons who to return to their homelands for politi– directive granting preference to refugees that repatriation was still a major had fled Germany to avoid repatriation cal or religious reasons. From that within the quota who had a U.S. concern among Ukrainian refugees. to the USSR. Unable to obtain per– moment on, the primary focus of the sponsor willing to sign an affidavit mission to visit displaced persons Ukrainians were still not recognized as a UUARC shifted from relief to resettle– pledging assistance to the new immi– camps, Mr. Gallan returned to the separate ethnic group by some authori– ment. grant after his arrival in America. Some United States to lobby American ties, and many UNRAA officials, com– UUARC credibility in the United 42,000 displaced persons were admitted authorities for the necessary approval. mitted as they were to repatriation, were States, meanwhile, was further en– to the United States in 1946 as a result of hanced on September 16, 1947, when it the directive, including a small group of 'ФФФЄИ?9ЗДіЗфФФОДФЯФвФ9ФвФЯФЗі was accredited by the Advisory Com– Ukrainians. The president's action was mittee on voluntary Foreign Aid. a significant because it broadened the HOW TO MAKE federal board oiganized in 1946 to criteria for displaced person status "guide the public and agencies seeking beyond the accepted norm. For the first CHRISTMAS TREE the support of the public in the appro– time, the designation "displaced person- Лг ORNAMENTS priate and productive use of voluntary included not only victims of Nazi contributions for foreign aid..." oppression — forced laborers, concen– (Compiled by A. 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chuk quoted Plyushch's Leonid Soviet Embassy in Ottawa. Mr. Ban– the vOA will be able to attract larger Human Rights... comment on Western broadcasts: dera suggested that this was a form of audiences, including young people. (Continued from page 2) "Moscow resorts to propaganda be– discrimination against the Ukrainian Mr. Familiant attempted to justify very rarely featured on its news broad- cause that is all they have; the West does community in Canada. He closed by RCT's heavy emphasis on Canadian casts - probably because of the not have to do this. All it has to do is use asking: "Are 2.000 Ukrainians demon– content by reading the CBC's pro– branch's limited use of news sources, the greatest weapon (available)...the strating in front of the Soviet EmbassN gramming policy for short-wave broad primarily Western wire services. Dr. truth." important?" casting. He said that despite RO's Hareychuk suggested that the УОА !Tie final commentary was provided The concluding segment of the panel commitment to following its somewhat should utilise alternate sources such as by Andrij Bandera, editor of the Ukrai– discussion leatured responses by the restrictive programming policy, the Smoloskyp Ukrainian information nian Echo newspaper in Toronto. Mr. original panelists on remarks made by Ukrainian Division is able to include Service and the Ukrainian National Bandera harshly criticized Western, the three commentators. such specific programming as a calen– information Service "to help fill this broadcast outlets for failing to attend Mr. Squire welcomed the criticisms dar of community events, religious tremendous gap (ol information)." He the panel discussion. He said that made because he considered many of programming and interviews with pro said that the complaint most frequently institutions such as the BBC are "the them 'very valid." He said that im– minent Ukrainian Canadians. He also leveled about the УОА is that it features greatest offenders" (of quality Western provements are difficult to implement suggested that the commentators should "a very minimal amount of material broadcasting) because they have failed due to the limited availability of funds attempt to improve their evaluation that audiences want to hear." to provide Ukrainian-language pro- and qualified staff. He claimed that the procedures lor Western broadcasts. He Dr. Hareychuk provided a list of grams. Mr. Bandera charged that this voice ol America continues to search said that "listening to short wave has to events which the voice of America's was the reason they did not attend the for ways to improve its broadcasts, be done on a daily basis not in .. Ukrainian Branch "should have covered session. He added that their absence is primarily through the hiring of highK rampantly selective fashion." but didn't." Events in this category "a major offense to a nation of 50 skilled loreign-language broadcasters. Mr. Bay lie responded to the com– included the Belgrade and Madrid million people." "But." he said, "it's something you just mentators' comments by assuring them Conferences on Security and Coopera– Mr. Bandera concluded by directing can't do overnight." that RFE'RL continues to maintain tion in Europe, the 1977 European his criticism at the Canadian Broad- Mr. Squire also defended YOA's quality control of programming. "We've Writers' Conference, the World Council casting Corporation's short-wave ser– Ukrainian content. He said that one of heard the criticisms before, and we have of Churches Conference in vancouver vice. "1 have not found their broad- the objectives of the program is to "try taken them to heart," he said. and the 1983 Universiade Games in casting satisfactory," said Mr. Bandera. to get as many people to listen as The panel discussion concluded with Edmonton. He said that the CBC refuses to cover possible." By featuring a diverse selec– a question-and-answer session involving in his concluding remarks. Dr. Harey– demonstrations held in front of the tion of items. Mr. Squire maintained. the panelists and audience. JOURNA NOTICE OF UKRAINIAN STUDIES The Journal of Ukrainian Studies retlects current To UNA Members international research and debates in Ukrainian and Branches and Ukrainian Canadnin studies, it is both an academic forum and a critical review lor the non- Members and Branches of the Ukrainian National As– specialist reader, which has been published twice sociation are hereby notified that with the ending of its a year since the autumn of 197b. fiscal year the Home office of UNA must close its accounts and deposit in banks all money received from Annual subscription rates: Branches individuals - S8.00; libraries and institutions - S12.00. (Payable to "Journal ol Ukrainian Studies''. No Later Than Noon Subscriptions outside Canada лге payable in U.S. of December 30, 1983 lunds only.)

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Weekend of December 10-11 mas program with a visit from St. PREVIEW OF EVENTS Nicholas for children of all ages, at PH1LADELPH1A: The Ukrainian St. Nicholas Ukrainian School, 212 Educational and Cultural Center will the Ukrainian Cultural and Educa– CH1CAGO: "Christmas in Ukraine," President St., at 1 p.m. The heavenly hold a weekend Christmas Bazaar, tional Centre, in conjunction with a free theater program based on toy shop will be open from 11 a.m. which will feature one-of-a-kind the opening, at 7:30 p.m. Mr. and colorful Ukrainian holiday customs handcrafted gifts, a fine arts exhibit, Mrs. J.E. l.eSarge will present an will be held at Chicago's Museum of traditional baked goods and pastries. illustrated lecture on the Byzantine Science and industry at 2 p.m. The NEW YORK: The United Ukrainian freshly cut Christmas trees, unusual icdn. This lecture will outline the program is part of the museum's American Organizations of New gold and silver jewelry, and Christ- origin, development and aesthetics of 42nd annual "Christmas Around the York, the Ukrainian National Wo– mas Eve dishes. "Ліс center's kitchen the icon in Byzantine Art. Mrs. World" festival which continues men's League of America, the Ukrai– will serve ethnic and American hot l.eSarge is a professor of art history through January 8. it celebrates the nian Gold Cross, the Ukrainian luncheon and dinner platters. The at the School of Art, University of traditions and native customs of 40 Women's Orthodox Sisterhood and center is located at 700Cedar Road, Manitoba. Mr. LeSarge lectures etnnic groups. the Women's Association for the Abington Township. The hours are 9 throughout North America on Chris– Defense of Four Freedoms for U– a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday and 10 tian spirituality. Maria Kecala is this year's Ukrai– kraine will sponsor an afternoon a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. nian program chairman. The pro- concert in memory of Lesia Ukrainka Following the lecture will be the gram will feature the authentic holi– on the 70th anniversary of her death. opening of the exhibition in the day celebrations of Ukraine, as well The program will be held at Wash– ington lrving High School or. Pth Sunday, December 11 gallery by Dr. Wsevolod lsajiw, as some of its colorful Christmas professor of sociology at the Univer– customs, as presented by Branch 22 Street at 2:30 p.m. NEW YORK: A panel discussion on sity of Toronto. The icon exhibition of the Ukrainian National Women's will be divided into three sections, League of America. the current status of human rights in BROOKLYN: The Slavic Arts En– Ukraine and avenues for wider in– icons painted in the 18th and 19th centuries; traditional iconography, The museum's Christmas festival semble will perform at the United volvement by the concerned commu– includes a collection of 35 giant Methodist Church of Greenpoint, nity will be held at the Ukrainian reconstructed in full medieval techni– que by H. C. Shlieper of Ottawa; Christmas trees and several creches, 112 Meserole Ave. Donations of S6 institute of America at 5 p.m. Pane– each decorated in the yuletide and 54 are suggested. For more lists will include a former political icons painted by contemporary ar– tists from Winnipeg collectors. This manner of the land it represents. An information please call (212) 389- prisoner and community activists. international buffet, featuring holi– 6984. The institute is located at 2 E. 79th exhibition will be on view through January 15. 1984. day foods from different countries, is St. in New York City;(212) 288-8660. offered on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from November 25 through PREviEW OF EvENTS, a listing NEW YORK: A Christmas Bazaar Gallery hours are Tuesday through December 18. of Ukrainian community events open will be sponsored by the girls of the Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and to the public, is a service provided New York Plast Branch. The bazaar, Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m. For more infor– For more information on the free of charge by The Weekly to the held at the Plast Home on the corner mation please call (204) 942-0218. "Christmas Around the World" Ukrainian community. To have an of Second Avenue and Ninth Street, festival activities and for reserva– event listed in this column, please will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. tions, call the museum's Christmas send information (type of event, The bazaar will be repeated on Saturday, December 17 desk at (312)684-1414. date, time, place, admission, spon– Saturday, December 17. sor, etc.), along with the phone The museum is located at 57th NEW YORK: A Christmas Bazaar number of a person who may be Street and Lake Shore Drive. Hours reached during daytime hours for will be held at the Plast Home, on the are 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays,and Wednesday, December 14 corner of Second Avenue and Ninth additional information, to: PRE– 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on weekends viEW OF EvENTS, The Ukrainian Street. Sponsored by the girls of the and holidays, visitors may view the NEW YORK: The Slavic Arts En– New York Plast Branch, the bazaar Weekly, 30 Montgomery St., Jersey trees and creches during evening City, N.J. 07301 1 scmblc will perform at Federal Hall, will be open from noon to 3 p.m. hours when the buffet and theater 26 Wall St., at 12:30 p.m. The Christ- programs are offered on Fridays, mas concert will include Christmas Saturdays and Sundays until 8 p.m. PLEASE NOTE: Preview items music by Slavic composers. Ad- NEW YORK: St. Nicholas will visit The museum is open on Christmas must be received one week before mission is free. Plast members at the Plast Home at 2 Day. Admission and parking are desired date of publication. No p.m. free. information will be taken over the phone. Preview items will be publish– ed only once (please note desired date Friday, December 16 NEW YORK: The Slavic Arts En– Sunday, December 18 of publication). All items arepublish– semble will perform at the T. Roose– ed at the discretion of the editorial WINNIPEG: An exhibition titled velt House, 28. E. 20th St., at 2 p.m. PASSA1C, N.J.: The "starshi plas– staff and in accordance with available "The icon "will open at the gallery of Admission is free. tuny"of Passaic will present a Christ- space.

On July ll. Svoboda printed a news story On July 14, an American correspondent July 1-15, 1934 datelined Moscow which stated that terrorist reported from Moscow that the year's harvest acts were being committed against the "pioneers would only bring in 70 percent of the amount of (Continued from page 7) -and activists" who guarded the harvests and grain harvested the previous year. The corres– On July 9. Svoboda printed a story it had made sure the grain was protected. Moscow pondent said that the Soviets were cracking received trom the Ukrainian Press Service in called the perpetrators of these acts "terrorist down on peasants and collecting every morsel of Berlin. According to the service, a German elements" and said that most of these acts were grain from them. The Soviet regime stated that newspaper had recently printed an article about committed in the Kiev area. the peasants in Ukraine were using the grain to drought throughout the world. The newspaper Also on the day. Svoboda carried a news item feed livestock and not turning it over to the said that most countries, including Germany, about the Soviets buying grain from Argentina government, it wanted over І0 bushels per acre, had been prepared to feed its people by storing and Australia to feed the army troops stationed but was getting only two. grain from previous harvests, in a system such as in viadivostok and the Far East. According to The correspondent added that the drought did the Soviet one. where the government always Soviet officials, these lands were so far away that not help harvest matters much. There are also a expected a good harvest, it were unprepared for it would be easier to transport grain from foreign shortage of harvest machinery for the peasants the severe climatic conditions it now faced the countries by ship than from the rich lands of to work with. They also had to keep some grain German newspaper reported, it said that Ukraine. to save themselves from famine. Ukrainian officials were forced to call a confe– The Ukrainian Press Bureau in London sent a. rence to decide what to do. The German report to Svoboda, which was printed on July newspaper also reported that Postyshev had 12. According to the story, which was reported asked other countries to buy Ukraine some by the Daily Telegraph, the time of harvest was Around the world: livestock, for all of it had died. fast approaching, and Soviet officials reported The first Ukrainian Women's Congress was On July Ю. the headline in Svoboda read: that they would not tolerate those who com– held in Stanislaviv. "Soviets Cannot Rid Themselves of Nationa– plaincd about a bad harvest. One official stated: Gen. Hugh Samuel Johnson, the head of the listic Elements in Ukraine." An American "We must and we will report that we have a good National Recovery Administration, proposed a newspaper correspondent stationed in Moscow harvest." code of laws for small businesses. Having served reported that the Communist Party had to purge The Daily Telegraph also commented on the as head of the administration for a little less than the Ukrainian Communist Party, for it was once move of the capital of Ukraine from Kharkiv to a year, he proposed the structure of the ad- again flooded with Ukrainian nationalists. He Kiev. The newspaper stated that for Ukrainians ministration be expanded. reported that the previous winter the Ukrainian the move of the capital from Kharkiv to Kiev Film producer Darryl Zanuck. head of the Communist Party had numbered 120,000; after meant a new phase of Russification. Until this Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of the purge, it was reduced by 27,500 members. time, Kiev was the cultural center of Ukraine, America, requested an audience with Pope Pius Yet, in a year's time, it was once again time for a and did not pay much attention to Soviet Xl to show that the day's films were not morally purge. machinations. offensive to the general public.