The Ukrainian Weekly 1983, No.50
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www.ukrweekly.com 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 v" Ї 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.