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JtegjglgngjMgnflig SVOBOPA,U^btoian- Ibtiy FnMfehei by the Junior Department of the Ukrainian National Association „-! '-,•. !-L_ No. 5 JERSEY CTTY, N. J. SATURDAY, JANUARY, 30, 1937 VOL. V BW ,"." ". і і її.• » HISTORY OF UKRAINIAN MIL­ UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN/ A LESSON OF TWENTY YEARS AGO ITARY FORCES - PUBLISHED ARTISTS ORGANIZE p Twenty winters ago there-was lit on the thronged A work that is invaluable and Of apecial interest to all our streets of Petrograd the firebrand of revolution- Fanned by far the best of Its kind thus Ukrainian-Americans who are by winds- of discontent, born of unmitigated oppression far is the. newly-published oae- actively interested in the various and appalling porruption, the flickering flames quickly volume "Istoriya Ukrainskoho branches of art, such as painting changed into a. raging inferno that enveloped the entire Viyeka" (History of Ukrainian • and sculpture, is the recent hews Military, Forces),, containing, 668 that a group of "th*m in New "prison house ofVnatiqps"-4Caarist Russia.. pages, 383 mirations, and ;4 . York City ha?- laid plans for the The. breaking out of the Russian. Revolution was colored, .РЦ^ея. creation of a Society of Ukrain- ha-rdiy. a surprise to any careful observer. It had been The work represents cooperative ian-American Artiste. long-expected, and even prepared for by many. effort on . the' part-, ol several " The meeting at which these Among the Ukrainians, too, prophetic voices concern­ authorities in. this. field. Part I plane were first drawn and ing Tik had long been heard. Such patriots,, as. Mfkola and, Ц, encompassing the •Kievan formally discussed was' held last . Mikhnovsky, for example, had openly predicted that the and Coaaackv periods respectively, January 19th, at the studio of was written by Dr. Lvan Rrypya- Ivan Kuchmak, painter, 237 Bast • flames of the coming revolution would ^.devour Russia, kevjch, while the concluding Part 10th Street. jaftd..that, upon her smouldering ruina thererwould arise, Ш, dealing. with the Modern Period, was written by Dr. Bohdan The discussion especially em­ among' others, an independent Ukraine/ Yet, he was phasized the need of encouraging careful to warn, this would never come to pass if the Hnatcvich, in collaboration with Zenon Stefaniw,Osip Bumina, and young Ukrainian-Americans artists ' Ukrainians did not take arms against their national S v у a t о s 1 a v Sbiamcbenko. Its .'to express their native talents enemies, and first of all—Russia. publisher is Ivan Tyktor, of through, the medium of Ukrainian , .• ~. Tipw. prophetic were his words, as subsequent events Lviw, owner of & string of:Ukrain­ motifs, wherever possible. showed. And , how ..much more lasting Ukrainian ian newspapers . published in * Various lectures tpwarde the independence would have been if his warning had been Western Ukraine.. Its price, bound attainment of this and other aims copy, is 18 zlotys. • '- ' t '•: of "the proposed society"# are better heeded. ~> planned, as well as periodical Yet it was not. And why not? І The preface to tMsJwork well exhibits, closer contacts with The answer to this question i£ complex yet.fiUe fact states that: ;r і '_ - European Ukrainian artist socie­ .cleady stands out, that our leaders then did not adapt "The history- of Ukraine is to ties, , -and, if firnds.. permit, the •A themsely.es quickly enough to.. fche веаіфев of those ». gre^..«dwni;.thB:hi3tnryrot.wAra. publication of a Ukrainian-Amer­ ; and military forces. Withr arms ican aft journal. critical times. -: :~ in hyj? we set >up- ourv first - Harriots and ideahsts they were, that Je true. But national Mate on the Dnieper, and The meeting also went on fte: majority of them* were Socialists, bred inv the extended its boundaries fronu,.the .record recommending the organ­ ization of Ukrainian-American . Russian school of Socialism, and so. thoroughly were they Black Sea to the "northern forests; from the Carpathians .-to the singers, musicians and aptors, and' ". under' the influence of this school that for a long time Caucasus. With arras WE defeated .their federation with the Society _ they had neither the will nor wish to wrest their, native ourselves against wild Asiatic of, Ulu^iftian-Ameriean Artist*. land Ukraine from the oppressive and denationalizing hordes, and for centuries defend­ ed European civilization against rule of. Russia. -• = '- ' • - • '• L Then, too, these SociaUstically^in.cKned Ukrainian these, barbarians.^ The: - Cossack K&W DRAWING* BY sea-expeditions* made us. famous leaders had but.little confidence in .the national fcon- as a knightly warrior race, while SHEVCIIENKO UNCOVERED seiousness of the Ukrainian people, and as a result they the victories at .- Zfaoriw .and The Moscow "Vechernaya made no real attempt to utilize its power in the cause Копо top gave back to our. an­ Moskva" reports this month that of Ukrainian freedom. Neither did they letrive. to cestors their rule over their native Zatonsky, Commissar -of Educa­ inculcate into the masses, of our: people, the realization land Courageously we defended tion in Ukraine, recently received • our freedom, and missed no for disposal a hitherto unknown : rthjijrt only, in an independent state,.bf their own would opportunity to.organize and alhum of Tares Shevchenko'a. . they be able to give full play, to "their inherent talents strengthen our military forces. drawings. Among them are two and capabilities. And- when the moment of the self-portraits of this great Ukrain­ = : jOn the contrary, these leaders continued to believe Rebirth of a Nation arrived, it ian poet and martyr, who was a . .,th£C, somehow or other they, would, eventually come found us reedy, with rifle in painter of considerable talent too. hand. . The Ukrainian- Sitchowi The album also contains a series to an amicable understanding with the Russian Socialists, Striltai, the Ukrainian GaHrian of drawings done by Bruilov and who dominated Russian policies then, and that the latter Army, the: Dnieper Army, and all other famous artists of that day. would freely and willingly grant them their national other Ukrainian forces-—all did It is very likely that the alburn auionpmy and the opportunity^ to * develop upon' those their duty, all: proved by their will be added to the Gallery of democratic principles which all true Socialists were blood-sacrifices the right of a Shevchenkp's Paintings and Draw­ ' supposed to regard as holy. ; ..J " Nation to its Independence." ings- ~ "These beautiful illusions, however>* were not shared by the Russian Socialists. In every manner possible the Yet. the iaet remains, however, that had the Ukrainian latter hindered the Ukrainian movement, led by their leaders then wasted less time with airy illusions about colleagues in political and social orientation. When the Socialistic end other international fraternity and relied .. Ukrainians sought to create their own military forces, more upon the stern realities of the eternal struggle for for .example, their Russian "comrades" sternly enjoined existence, had they placed more confidence in the N them to abstain from such an act. And when a Ukrainian national consciousness of the masses of the Ukrainian :. deputation arrived at Petrograd with demands of people, and had they sooner -replaced dilatory tactics ajkitbnpmy for their country, it was flatly turned down with rapid,.and effective actk>n,then—there is. strong by the Provisional Government aftd sent home e^mpty- Ukehood that" the Ukrainian, struggle for freedom and йад&й. g ' independence would have been crowned with far greater success than it actually was, and today Ukraine would г_і It was only then that the Ukrainian Socialists and - .jptheriB began to see things in a different light, especially not be again in that "prison: house of nations"—Red when-mass demonstrations in Kiev of Ukrainian peasants Russia, or .the Ц. S. S. П„ Щ well as under Poland, ' and sqldiere openly demanded that Ukraine should Czechoslovakia, and Rumania. . rule itself. So, whep today we recall the breaking out of the ;•' Under the pressure of such events, the Socialistically- Russian Revolution twenty years ago, it is mainly inclined Ukrainian Government, fche Central Rada, finally because we wish emphasise that / the. mistakes, the proctftimed, on January 22, 19$% ther independence of; r Ukrainians made then should not be made again—when " Ukraine, and -exactly one year later-5tljje union of all another each opportunity to strike for their national -=. Ukrainian lands into one free ami independent Ukrainian freedom arrives. National Republic. * 2; 5 з p. x Against what terrific odds?the ^qimg repubHe hacV і And that such an opportunity is bound to come— to fight to preserve its independence, ^s^ another^ story. there is no doubt. « • - UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 19gj7 No. б IVANKFRANK^^Ii^MBE^Pl,K^^s ,NTHEWO$0 few years ago, Professor Zenon _Kuzela of Berlin; basing B»»_«"'«€b^Mpy 8. S &**«• ЯІ^^ІІА few veers аго. Professor Zenon Kuzela of Berlin-: basin r ч -0- his conclusion-upon carefut= research of census and other statistics - ' of those countries "wherein '.;live the Ukrainians, estimated Jt.^j (В Бразилії) три місяці чекали ми•«Ж на9 I conservatively-that' there erec 43,128,063 Ukrainians in the world. Ї An unusually poignant portray­ (квіти They are divided as follows: •V'Sfct «"s al of the terrible hardships три хлопи вмерле тут і три кобіти. Пять хлопців до послуг продали- ми, ^^^Qn. "Ukrainian 'ethnographic territories, including colonies in- • Ukrainian emigrants suffered in а сім дівчат пішло в такі доми. giving up their native countrpjor.™ around Volga^Ir^Sberia ГепА Turkestan: "g" Sr^~ '?"Щ і foreign and unknown lands, В Про хлопців досі ми не мали вії a) Soviet Ukrajne. .JrX .5. £ . 23,263,000 found in the "To Brazil" section дівчата раді: .є - Що^в^>й-їсти^г, b) Other ^viePRepublia >;...... 9,664,000 of' Franko's collection of poetry Та може дасть нам Бог ще підняться. .. e>TiWestertt Ukraine .(East Galicia, &s-i'< P'TMy Izparahd." AttNthe same- Було нас^сорок, є ще вісімнадцять.. '(шк^^9^Ф^.9.І>Щ«?І\'. • •. 6,798,000 time this section easts an <$$£: Sub-Carpathian Ukraine ...... 655,000 | Т£ ів with this undying spirit ЗЖ illuminating 'sidelight- "upon the 'that the letter ends: Щ& Bukovina, Bessarabia^ etc, under Ukrainian peasant's r character, P^manb хЩЖ'ШЩ**.*! 1,238,563 ;, up...... ">^£«3 .'. i_..., 400,000 courage with which lie meets the . And thus concedes this review crueleet«- bludgeonings of mis­ c) South ~A.nierica [/(Argentine, of "My Izmarahd." As the reader '.'- Brazil) П... v.>; «я. .?• ?lV 125,000 fortune."' Especially powerful in no doubt has-noticed himself, the w this respect is the "Letter from collection does not at all times 3. In other- European States: Brazil" .(List iz Braziliyi) which agree Witt .Franko's aims in a) Jugo-Slavia •.... .^'. 45,000 simply but movingly describes writing it, as expressed in big b) Germany .'...... -,... "J 8,000 what a group of Ukrainian foreword to it. Perhaps this is c) France, Belgium, Bulgaria, і emigrants had to encounter because the various* part of it Denmark r..i:.x. v 125,000 178,6(КР..~ , during their seven months Journey were written at "different times. 4. Other parts.o£ the world: ~ from their native village to the Ift: any case, however, the fact 56,500 56,500 jungles . of Brazil. Of the forty a) Asia, Africa 'and Australia .... 1 remains that "My Izmarahd" with that left, only eighteen managed аІЛіа varying moods—of gentle­ to reach their wretched destina­ ness, of sympathy for the suffer­ ican. Throughout my entirg trip and quarreled over tne^ service. ": tion.- Most of the others perished ing, of - scepticism and irony, of on the way. The f о 1 low in g I bad all Jha freedom - hi $he At one railroad station there was - despairing reflections upon the s f- '.graphic excerpts tell how^;2r; U. S. S. R. aad not "only • went so much excitement over baggage^ і conditions of that timet—is a wherever I wishedjbiit actually that the train left before every= " valuable addition to Ukrainian Те на одній пересїддГ ЯКОСЬ. : mingled with ther' people, usually thing had been settled, so that згубився і пропав Юрків Антось. • literature, especially those parts in conversations that ended with several tourists lost their baggage; of? it which' are written in the arguments. On leaving the U.S. including a Russian rguide- who f.; .Сім штук дітий, Онншиха й Чаплнхз subjective "tone. We certainly re­ S. R. I had so much of flie. argumen­ mourned hers. The poor sysfeml і ;.,і. Хрущ'-старнйгтам"'вмерлій 'Збулись commend £ -iilat our youth read r ~.-'^^' ' ' ^(лйри tative mood in me. that' I .quarreled of the short, stops the U. . S. "SdR? ". : with the service, and with a Rus­ trains have, often gets the natives .- • На морі вмерло девять -душ. вдродуГ шев^а^;їг?<і>.,- МК ^амісць погребу, метали в'.'-водуі; sian officer, yet I was not arrested of the U. S. .S. R. into such, a . "i^:.^^^ eontlnued) —as was an American woman who frenzy that when the train arrives had talked too much- ef the short­ they scream and- teak ^at "each ". age of bread in Kharkiv and.got other as they push and piles into " two months in prison. > 9- " the cars—some actually" crying. MfTRIPi«ROUC|ltBiOS$R - Kiev is Щ> beautiful city with I have never seen' %u$h -poor ~. wide avenues and many beautiful people as I had in the third class £ Р^ШРРРшШ^ г%Щ' buildings, but my, first impression -'Waiting rooms—clad in-'dirty torn frJsBa * • лг- W f-Tj^ 111 1_ •• **ь.* «*"_ * * * ГГ*аз the sight of huge red banner* clothes, lying all ~ over the wet (Talk delivered at-the Coflgesi- ^tmtone %^<чцф&ікtrue of its sloppy floors with their barefoot" nofe thef United/ Ukrainian Organ­ hotel service] -it'was very un- and mammoth - portrait paintings of Stalin and all the others, every­ children and all their property in izations of America ("Obyedna- com fогіаЬЦ "to ride ' in a train, bundles about them, sleeping in nye") held in Hotel Pennsylvania, with- dust bjowing in from all where you looked, all over the-city. The hotel was practically covered. all positions, and their-faces re­ New York City, Sunday, December directions rto such ah extent, that flecting their misery. ' .—;- 20, 1936.)' gSfovy-q I had to hold a damp wash cloth This was m July, commemorat­ ing some, event Crowd3'bfipeople Tib only thing I ebj meet an American group of Russians cried out 'tbh, polite woman who asked me to ful "one I had in my entire trip. Ukrainian, but I was pleased God, get me back to America!"-^ register my camera and any gold When, the maid came in to see beyond words to encounter imch The Russians gazed at her. "So in my possession (I had two rings about my comfort, I told her I an inviting reception in the U. S. you still believe in God back and a watch) and also if I had- would go out and* take a walk. S. R. Тшв was only in Kiev. home?" exclaimed several "Rus­ any newspapers in my possession. It was nine o'clock in the evening, Not only the people, but z the sians. The American, not wish­ Newspapers are confiscated at all and I was. very anxious not to service* 'Was so pleasing that ed to argue any more, .used her • border points. A few hours later waste -any time. "No," she said. Tourists wrote down their re­ wits and said she meant her I was on a Soviet, train bound for "You are tired and must rest. marks in the book of comments money when she referred: to""God. ~ : ; Tomorrow you can go sightsee­ and complaints in -every-; hotel. (To be Concluded) ?• B^3^^5^*V^^ - W*f ing.." Were these restrictions Here I got my first insigb? at One can only travel in the U. S. upon "sightseers that had been the difference between the Russian S. R*~as Intourist, that is paying prohesized working, I wondered? and Ukrainian character."! — CmCACO, ILL. - for first, second or j third class Disregarding her, I went out when In Moscow, what a cjh&ge! —• X '~ service rega rdl ess of whether you she left A trifle seared, I kept The cold weather seemed td"~ put Premier Ball com me meriting the spend your time with relatives or 2 5 th anniversary of St. B«»il»-Brotlrer- looking behind, to see if I actually a cold feeling into the Russian hood, branch 314 of Ukritniati Ka- .. not Though all European coun­ was being followed. I found it people,, ffl striking contrast- to the tlonil Ass'n. Sunday, Febnury' 7ІЬ, C tries have three classes of rail­ not so, but that I was being stared warmth of the Ukrainians. Tour- 1937 at the Szlauderbach Hall, 3234 road service, the U. S. S, R. has a^'ej^a^.very conspicious Amer­ Ms poured in by the hundreds Mosspratt Street. Entree 3:30 P.M. in my opinion the poorest condi- Tickets 25 c — Good Mode.' ' No. 5 lWEEBj&&, SATURDAY, JAITOAgQft:ffl3T a -ІРвдЩрІК HfitoAN Id from an old Ukrainian etory fiy-fCfe % mm Fuf SBSST"a^vT W'"JJZ£~:?*S&3ti' 'J'SSfH^fi^t^iki iElsewhere on thfljrfjBgrii we lion, oh a field *^f blue,' facing {Note: Ust-ЛІЙ Two tears slowly trickled down begin publication of a series of towjirds the bght" Subsequently, how In 1683 the' Cossacks helped to bis care-worn, battle-scarred face, ;'roitt a' huge Turkish horde before shorts ^entitled "The Flag," deal­ hbwnver,, when both Western and the very wills of Vienna. In 1621, and .fell to the pillow.) splotching ing mainly with the American Eastern Ukraine united into one however, a force consisting of > 40,000 its snowy whiteness. '• flag. Since, however, the Ukrain­ Ukrainian National Republic oh Cossacks won an even greater victory IPqr a. moment he lay quietly; * ian ;flag la also of special signif- that memorable day of January over a much larger Turkish horde at and .then slowly his eyes began 2?,. ""ii&9, this "coat-of-arms was the great battle of Khotyn 5OD Jhe 4 7І icance: to our young Ukrainian- Dniester. • Despite this victory, the to grow 'dim. His faint breath­ 4 Americans, we have prepared the adapted ' towards, the union- by Cossacks suffered a tragic loss.. Het- ing grew more labored. He £ following brief article concerning including- within Itself the trident, . nun .Peter Sahaydachny, their ГІатоцз tossed bis head restlessly on the й it, in which we also comment upon so that today the-Western Ukrain­ leader and able organizer, suitainqd wounds on the field of battle that pillqwSj as if attempting to ward •> ЙЬеІUkrainian trident and lion. ' ian Jblue and yellow banner con­ ; 1 "Off the impending death.. Khvesia, tains within its center a trident shortly afterwards led to his death. - The following is an account.of his seeing this, began to cry, : • ~ The Ukrainian flag, as we 'all in the middle of which is the- old death, as taken from an old' story J -' know, consists of two solid, bars symbol of the golden hob. retold by S.S., that appearedt-tn the . Everyone in the room stood U of -blue-.and yellow, with the Ukrainian Weekly, issues December 8, • lffle"ntly,-tensely.- Eyes glistened ... We now come to the flag itself. 1933 to April's, 1934 inclusive.) . •^/iji •_,th e very shadow of death, ~ former on 'top. Some variations Why is thej-Ukrainian flftg blue _ of it have a trident in the center. In^ one .of iba large, ^.high- Sataydatchny&eeepoed to want to and yellowf- Aj pleasant color say sometJb^ing.'^A'blasj; the words ~ of it; while others have a lion combinationЛ indeed, but why ? | ceiling chambers of the B^atsky £ ascending a rock in the center of "2 IL.- ^РчС- i^ .\ i^9i Monastery,' a-group of people came.,/ = the; trident . Again ~we! delye back into the stood around the bed of a dying , : "Ukr|d!4sUt{]i%rahinr%-,he cried •£ c- Just when did this Ukrainian misty past, ibis time even further man. The dying" man,- 'still faintly, brokenly, "what plans I Шиє and yellow banner first come back-than we did in the matter conscious and breathing faintly, had for you! And now . . ." v into being is not exactly known, of the coat-of-arms. We go as was Hetman Sahaydatchny. He licked his parched lips with ' c mainly because we lack definite far as the beginning of the trade Around him. were some; close Оіе- tip of his tongue. Turning " records on It. relationships of ancient Ukrainians friends, several members of the •to~;the Cossacks; he-said, "My, • :;A_ prevalent impression among with Byzantium and the East C о s s a c k st'Vstarshyna," and і children, tis your motherland. many Ukrainians is that the most These ^ancient JUkrainians for cen- Khvesia, his god-daughter. " *g*q Defend her with your very lives!" ancient of Ukrainian flags was turfes "exchanged?'with the Greeks - All was very still, save ,-for І His breathing grew agitated •" the- She which' contained the арі-Other Eastern peoples then- the soft weeping of. the4 girl, and more and more. His voice became . picture .of St Michael.. This raw products in return for which the still softer sighing of the | ferevish. assumption," .however, has'- been they received finished products in wind outside. IChvesia was ^ "Look, Kaffa is burning 2я5«£5 disapproved, for' that banner did form £bf necessities and objects kneeling besides Sahaydatchny's Bum those galleys too . . . Take not "appear until the time of the of luxury "and art/ Among the head, while at the foot of the care of Khvesia, my golden Cossacks. And yet whether this beautiful.- objects they received* bed-stood mighty Khoma, gazing apple A-.' Farewell, my chBdren . • ^St< . test conclusion is perfectly correct, were all sorts, of silks, satins, and from Jjeneath his bushy eye- ' Farewell, Mother Ukraina ... .V Др . ft. also- a' matter of doubt: velvets' with beautiful golden em­ brows'at the, still figure of bis diwv?-' But Thou shall live on, 7. What S certain, however, is the broideries on ці field of light blue. beloved Hetman, as if he could Forever !**^5^ fact that the-imperial coins of This color combination greatly at­ not bear to tear his eyes away. ' the Ukrainian Kingdom of Kiev tracted the ancient Ukrainians and Like a . faithful hound; Ihg bad \ Slowly he slumped back. during Volodimir the Great's reign there, was a.steadyj.ieemand for it, never left, Sahaydatchny^ Side *'• Suddenly, a fluttering of wings (979-4015) had on one face of it a not Snly^on /abricS'vbut 'on pot­ since that tragic дкшш.І^пеіц. mas heard.. All 'eyes turned to-^" portrait oi Volodimir's head, while teries, : books, and decorations as during the heat of-jthe"battle with шЬе Jwmdow from_ whence the.- on the" other a trident This well.. .; 'Jgi Ш&'Х'І the Turks and Tartars, he hud і sound',had come. There, on the . trident' was the coat-of-arms of : Such $>/|8e ascribed beginning ^fpund . hin\?'ilying unconscipus, window sill, a black crow had - alighted.- For л few eeconds it* Volodimir, and therefore that of of ouj b}ljfl(i.and . yello#. banner. mortally wounded onxtpa' battle . ancient Ukraine as well; For this , The . colors-^ere -irabspred" ny field.- All stood there;-fgflentiy,V. jjStoodE*: tiierft iltS jet black eyes reason,-when in January .1918 the someone yj^^aJybflnneBft' which" heads bowed, looking fojj the 53t. iming to bore into the figure**^ "young Ukrainian National Republic qiijckj^. JTPWi ІЙЩі(і|УііпУГ ifiijjujj1 time at their famous lead.br, awalt-a; I Sabaydatchny, and then, witii д arose, its; governing body at that until by continual use~ and trad^f4. tag his lastpwords. Jga^b Bbhrlll, harsh cry, it flew away. ~ period г НІ Several days later І&у buried Central Bade, adopted the trident Just exactly wben&the UkrainV; Slowly. he іг>окуД і ?1ИІй'щИі' *' Sahaydatchny. - as Unofficial symbol of modern inn..blue. and. yellow '"bannercame his eyes • perceived ^ak kneeiing Ukraine '2as a connecting link Into popular iuse is unknown, for form of his gisa-claughter. His ill awes a gloomy, drizzly day. between Ukraine's ancient past although the ancient books and -lips moved. ^"Ш jjL-'driving north. wind drove be^vj? .and the present • manuscripts contain rude Ulnstra- fore ^r/ black, oily clouds, which "Khvesia,'' Ье spoke W--«^ow, scudded southward across the Western Ukraine, however, tionsiof r ancient banners, -yet they faint voice, "is that, you?" • are not colored; and. therefore it w skies as-if in haste to carry to. " especially' Galicia, from which "Yes, 4atHtehku^ S|be repH^d. the Zaporozhe, to Crimea, to the most of our'parents came, having is impossible, to tell; what colors' "Come closer . . . put your head they bore. But we do know, how­ Black Sea -the sorrowful tidings a somewhat different historical near my. hand .•£:«£?£ j*S§ Of Sahaydatchny's death. background from that of Eastern ever, that It was in existence ' Khvesia, with a low sob, did as of Greater Ukraine, did not have during the Cossack period of our she was bid; inclining her head Around the monastery the the trident in Its. coat-of-arms. history. We .have" a, ./ historical until it rested on his outstretched willow trees sighed and rustled in It isi quite likely, of course, that record Of Зав Kazhnlr, ^he Polish band. Slowly and gently Sahay­ the wind. Bells tolled mournfully. Й king.o sending Bohdan Khmelnyt- for ewlfile it did have the trident, datchny -stroked .her golden hair. A huge mass of people had ant! this was during the height sky, the great Ukrainian Cossack For a moment a look of happines leader (1648-1667) \-.:.gift • of a come from all parts of Ukraine. of the Kingdom of Kiev's expan­ passed over his face as hiT gazed to see one of Ukraine's greatest -' sion, when Volodimir managed to beautifully;" wrought yellow and upon her from beneath his low­ blue banner. -Then" -there are sons laid to rest Around the Unite all Ukrainian territories, in- ered lids. Then he sighed again. coffin of the famous Hetman a . feeding];.'its westernmost parts,- numerous ,'Jpolk" (regimental) "My poor, unfortunate child... WUti-aid yellaw banners of fa­ choir of young monastery students, і !»to one mighty state that was Fate'did not permit'us to live' their fresh yonng faces glistening ! ghe of-t£he most powerful in all mous Cossacks "polks" which are together." ' tafSS^e^CawlPb^ preserved. ip many museums in from the lightly falling rain, sang '. Europe rat the dose of the 10th : 'jraBjJs'ihoving, majestic bars > of. and opening of the 11th century. Ukraine: -Also," numerous refer­ ^FT**" -#?^У?".'"") У •'! *'. ences to our colors are made jn "vitchnaya pamyatch"—e t є тл a 1 The symbol we ordinarily every conceivable n^" Ьуг_ the '.:'tnenkiry . *^^¥ associate with Western Ukraine is . the old Cossack "dumy." Ukrainian people. Even Taras a golden^ lion mounting a boulder. ." Some of the uses of these colors Shevchenko in one. of his poems As {he last strains of thi*5ir "This coat-of-arms . dates bach to in those olden days seem rather ПІвв Iti»tO describe the Ukrainian fuheraj^divmn were snatched up^j the IStib century, to the so-called strange ^to us today. For in­ landscape, comparing the blue to by the; driving wind, the RectoJ^y^ Galician^Volhyn period, when stance,-- an old*/Чіиту" recounts the blue . of - the Ukrainian sky, .of the School stepped forward top Western-Ukraine was"in ascend-. hoW-tbe galleyjof Samila Kishka and the yellow t6, the. golden the coffin.ur A".hush fell over^te^: ttncy,,. while Eastern Ukraine, (a^ Cossack chieftain 1600-1602), yellow of the steppe. bowed heads. ^y*ith a low, faltertag^ ^weakened by ' the -unceasing on­ was decorated entirely in blue and The Cossacks, besides having „жоісе, /iwlttch grew stronger" slaughts- of the Asiatic nomads yellow, cofors, which subsequently the blue and yellow banner, also end stronger, rising above the-* tad 'attacks of Muscovy, was were'taken off by the Cossacks, had to a great extent the pre­ blowing off? the wind, and the sinking into temporary oblivion. and ^the cloth used to make viously mentioned banner with the tolling of the bells, he-gave the . Since that time the golden lion "ehtfians" and trousers. portrait of St Michael on its final benediction: fci^t^^Gjt mounting a boulder has always :• Tift uSe of this color combina­ {aba. The Zaporozhian Cossacks Йесмертельної- слави, ДОСТОЯНИЙ геть- . been associated with Western tion ^for clothes was quite pre­ had for a time as then- device the тШ^тг- . ^Ч*"- [манеї Ukrainian national life. And valent in those days among the figure of a Cossack. This can be Твоя слава S; мовчанню нігди, не »Ь- v therefore, when on November 1st Cossacks, Those, of our young •seen on many of their seals. '-.•';;,'—, Істаяе: ' . $&L1s- the Western "Ukrainian Ukrajpian-Americans wbo saw; that . Blue and yellow—the two. eter­ Поки Дніпр'з Дністром многорибні Republic arose, its governing bea^gfnl opera "Маїерра'і, jprd- nal and -beloved colors of the >Ьяц5£чи [плинутк і body, the Ukrainian National ser^ed '^recently^by -tb^ TJkrarb- Шгаіпіап people. Both form tiie Будуть ^- поти ДІДЬНОСТИ — теж • 6»da, decided to retain this centu- tenBjsA-rTheater> ш. Jsa^'bYoifk colors of our beautiful Ukrainian л-!х, „;\ •" (твоєї-; слннутн. Йев-old device and made it the fflty^rejne^ber^ell th^ gorgeol|B standard, which some day in the І jifficial ~5pat-of-arms of Western ^stumls 'wornS by , tab.'.,- leading near future shall unfurl itself and A vast stilmess seemed to fail > gSraine. CossateV characters, wimjihe blue proudlyv- wave over one mighty upon the rain-drenched earth. І H^W9' resplution, dated November апйч irye^ow^ comblnflnon pre-' 'Ukrainian I state, extending from The bells had ceased their tolling. I8rHMg,'xteclared that "the coat- оШЬаиЬйгЧг^; ' „'ф the San to -the Don, and from Only the sighing of the wind of-arms of the Western Ukrain­ This bine and yellow color the Pripet to the Black Sea. could be heard, and the quiet weeping of women ffiflfrgfaffl ian Republic is henceforth a golden combination has been adapted for *ші»і&Ші&| s. UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 30j 1937 No. 5 = Щ r= і -Т1ГЕ Ftrff IJfflJlWE-^HIMOFIIlROT 'ЩВЩ^ШЛ АІІШЖЦДОШ January TEAMS The RIRS/Г Ukrainian ДЦ- (Editor's Note: Thia is the first We occasionally hear of read of /Having been appointed Assist- the claim made by the Poles or American football, team -was of a series of-articles on "The 1 ant Director of the Western Flag of the United States" furnish­ the Russians that they were the named. Rah! Rah. Rah!' First and ten! \ • • tfivision I would appreciate it if ed by the Military Order of the shield of Europe against Asiatic the managers of the various barbarians and nomads. Yet, February Purple Heart with permission of teams would submit the following without attempting to detract U. S. Flag Association in commem­ Forty-second Birthday $f the information: oration of the Anniversary of the any of the credit due to these Ukrainian National .Association. 1. Is your team a member of Constitution of the U. S. to be nations, the fact is that the "Sincere wishes for ' future celebrated in Philadelphia In 1937.) Ukrainian people were really the success. We appreciate your the Ukranian Youth's. League of * . -~* * -. * shield and not the' Poles or work." і £ North America. The hopes and aspirations,, the Russians. Signed, the Ukrainian People. 2. Are you planning to com­ joys and sorrows, the romance Consider the facts: . Won't you joui us ? pete with Ukrainian teems. State with whom. and chivalry of the human race Up to the time of the coming are symbolized in flags. We find Hay 3. If your team qualifies, state of the Tartars (1236 A. D.) the The FIRST Ukrainian national their "origin in Divinity itself, Poles had nothing to do with the if it is possible for уоцг group when Jehova, after the flood, basketball tournament was com­ to travel and what distance, r Asiatic nomads, because the pleted at New York—Monessen unfurled in the heavens the first ancient Ukrainian Kingdom of Teams competing in the Divi­ flag—the multi-hued banner of vs. Rochester. Kiev prevented them from- reach­ The. winnah—Monessen, Pa. sional and National. plajn-offs are the rainbow—as a signal of danger ing Poland. Later, when Poland required to have their own passed, of safety assured. » ~ Posies to Mr. Al Yaremko for together with Lithuania conquered his fine work. finances, so I believe it would be Mortal man since that time, has most of Ukraine, she had to fight a good idea for all; teame to in his humble, earthly way, used with the nomads, that is true, hut June sponsor dances and other activi­ emblems and banners of various this fighting was of a, desultory The FIRST congress of Ukrain­ ties and set up a fund to be kinds to express his hopes, his character, lacking any planned ian Lemkos was held at Philadel­ used for traveling purposes. ideals, his struggles, his accom­ action, and the brunt of it fell phia, Pa. JOHN DYRKAC2J plishments. upon the border Ukrainian . September • Assistant Director,. ' £ Cossacks. Fourth Ukrainian Yputh's When man began to emerge Western Division, - '— League Congress took place hi from his state of isolated sav­ Now, as to Russia or Muscovy. U. Y. L. of if. A.,;. Philadelphia, Pa. agery, and started to live in She also, similar to Poland, exist­ 1724 Leis'nman Ave"., * tribes, one of the first needs- he ed peacefully behind Ukraine's The besta of the bests.! Yqwsa! Arnold, Pennsylvania. felt was an emblem or sign which back, and not until the Tartars The FIRST Ukrainian" American would enable him in battle' to appeared was this peaceful life Olympiad took place in Philadel­ • • a 5 - • phia, Pa. distinguish the members of: his disturbed. Yet, when thifl happen­ UKRAINIAN LgO^S own tribe from bis enemies. At All bail to the champs! ed, Russian rulers did not fight CHALLENGE Ї; first this was accomplished by back like the famous Ukrainian We doff our headgear to Mr. using clubs of a, eertain pattern, prince Danilo—but paid tribute Walt Nachoney. The Ukrainian lions or the St. or decorating the body with color­ •and suffered all sorts of humilia­ •October Nicholas Catholic Club of "Wil­ ed clay. Then, when shields- came tions instead. Only after a few Mr. Typesetter—Put this in big mington, Delaware are challeng­ into use, a special marking was ing teams in their vicinity.1 z hundred years did a Russian prince type: placed on the shield. From these They have played to date -nine finally cast off the yoke. /FOURTH BIRTHDAY OP THE primitive ' beginnings may be games of which they have won It- is true, of course, that UKRAINIAN-WEEKLY. traced the origin of the flags of seven. They are looking forward Russia^ shattered the Golden To the Ukrainian National 1 civilized jpeoples. to some keen competition. They Horde, yet this 4was made possible Association: VMNOHAYA LWA." In the popular mind the flag only by the help of the Crimean are expecting numerous, challenges. of a nation is associated primarily Horde. • And even though in І783 December Any teams interested in meet­ •The United * Ukrainian Folk with its wars, due, no doubt, to a Russia shattered the Crimean ing them and scheduling games choruses of New York presented great measure, to the origin of Horde, yet, this happened after write to the manager, Nicholas S. a. very successful jubilee concert flags just explained. However, its this once powerful horde had Figure, v 1222 Peach Street, Wil­ commemorating the fortieth • war achievements are only a part become exhausted in the struggle mington, Delaware. ' . anniversary of Professor Alexan­ of what the flag of a nation stands with the, Ukrainians. for. It also represents its peace der Koshetz's musical career. •. "-і. ^ 'Thus from this brief outline we : time accomplishments, which are Maestro Koshetr- -"Of thee we ANSON LA COSSACKS CHAL­ cap see that if any nation has often greater than those of war. sing." LENGE UKRAINIAN TEAMS Let us not, then, make the the right to claim the honor- of Seventh congress of "Obyed- mistake of always, associating out- being the shield of European nanye" held in New York. The Ukrainian Cossacks team flag with war. Let us remember culture and civilization against the • Now is the time for all good of Ansonja, Connecticut opened that it represents also peace Asiatic barbarians, it is Ukrain­ Ukrainians to come to the aid of their season for 1937 with a 38 to achievements of the American ian -nation. . S- "Obyednanye." 2S victory over the Meriden" Falcons people, and let us not forget that "FIRST Ukrainian sound film several weeks ago and are ready "peace hath her Victories no less "Natalka Poltayka" presented in to hook, games from Delaware, renowned than war.1' COSSACKS TROUNCE New York. , Philadelphia, New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut. Before the Continental Congress PEN-YORK UKRAINIANS STANLEY PATRONffi. adopted a flag for the United Last season they played fifteen States, a number of Colonies had . , IN. BASKETBALL GAME games of which they won ten. CLEVELAND' COSSACKS This year their team is strengthen­ flags of- their own. The. rattle­ On Sunday, January 17th; 1037, CELEBRATE . snake and the Pine Tree. Flags, % ed by.the Korotash and Shingara the Ukrainian Cossacks of Anso- Ever since з 1932 when the brothers, formerly the Ansonia used, in several different designs nia, Conn., and the Pen-York were very popular in the Colonies. .Cossacks' Fine Arts Club of High School stars. With these Ukrainians of New York City met Cleveland organized, an New additional players they are expect­ The first . distinctive . American at Washington Irving High School Flag indicating a union of the Year's Eve banquet has been ing the best results. in New York and played a fast held. This year, this junction Colonies and.known as the.Grand game of basketball. Teams interested in meeting and Union Flag, carried the 13 atripes- was held at the club's modernistic scheduling games with the An­ The Cossacks took the lead with the English Union in the club-rooms, at 2255 West 14th sonia Cossacks write to the early, scoring 22 runs in the first upper left hand corner now Street. Thirty couples convened manager at once. Joe BrochinHky, quarter; the Pen-York team there to see- the newly elected 83 Broad Street, Ansonia, Conn. occupied by the field of stars. It managed to get away with three was a peculiar flag, this first officers for the coming year take points. The Ansonia team kept office formally. The officers for American, Flag, standing for the piling up points, getting 12. more Colonies and their revolt against 1037 are: John S. Billy, President; HA-HA t in the second quarter, 1ft in the Peter Lupan, Vke President; the mother country while it bore third and 12 in the final for a .Mother was frying doughnuts, , allegiance to the country ft was Joseph Rcpuzynsky, Secretary; total of 56. The Pen-York team Walter Kaczmarek, Assistant while little Ivash looked longingly , fighting. It may be said that this managed to rally a little,, having on. Finally he said: flag, which continued to be the Secretary; Jan Beadzjck, Treasur­ a total of 27./ er; Michael Wolansky, Librarian; .'.'Why dem't you say something flag of the Revolution until the to me, mother?" adoption of the stars and stripes, Stephen Shingara, playing on , John Syca, Sergeant-at-Arms. In a room—decorated in a "Because I haven't the time, as marked the real beginning of our the Ansoriia team., scored a total you can see," she replied. "What National existence. of 28 points. Stephen Brenia, an­ recherche fashion—oscillating with sweet scintillating music and could say to you, anyway?"' she (To be Continued) other Cossack man, nejtted 16; added. ' x, - -Г. Harry Cirkot, 6; Stephen . Koro- blending soft lights, the exhjjarat- . ed crowd danced the old year v "Anything at all. For: example: YOUTH taeh, 6; Miehacl Shingara, 0. out and the new year Jn.*°lT)ay- "Here, Ivashu, are a few- dough­ At almost every step in life we Wallace Sheska of the Pen- break found the crowd, still on nuts for you." meet with young men from whom York Ukrainians scored 8 points; their feet, singing Ukrainian * » .'#i; - • we anticipate wonderful things, John Husak, 6; Joseph Nazar, songs . . . but of whom, after careful' іпт 3; Paul Potieha, 1,- Stephen ftazar, "Why are you crying, Yuriy?" quiry, we never hear another 4. Mike Kobach, substituting far Admonition to backetbalKteams "Because I lost a penny." \ word. Like certain chintzee, Steve Nazar, аДво. scored 5. "east of the 51° longitude demarca­ "Well, here's two pennies, only calicoes, and ginghams, they show The Pen-York team hopes to tion— the Cossacks' elated quintet don't cry any more." . w S -• finely on their first newness, but arrange a return game with the is planning to make an extensive Yuriy took the two pennies, hicK cannot stand the sun and rain, Cossacks, to be played in Anso­ tour ofЛЬе East, so,be prepared. them in his pocket, then began- and assume a very sober aspect nja, Conn. Defenders of the Ohio State Title crying anew. after washing-day.—Hawthorne. thrice, the team had diatinetion "Why are you crying for THEODORE LUTWTNIAK, of being nosed out by the now?" ;' .. . ' Publicity Man, Monneson Champs in the Western "Why shouldn't I cry? ~Jf-'"£• (Today's "Ukrainian Weekly" Is Basketball Division, Tourney. hadn't lost that penny f would concluded in "Svoboda.") U. Y. L of N. A. RU8S MILAN. now have three pennies." —