English supplement of SVOBODA, Ukrainian daily, founded 1893. Dedicated to the needs and interests of young Americans of Ukrainian descent.

No. 17 JERSEY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 19tfP VOL. vm

ZHUCHOK The Most Popular Caster Game of Girls in Ukraine OPRING in Ukraine is the jperiod ^ of awakened songs. The people sing them in villages and towns, all over the vast territory of Ukraine (that is if the Soviet authorities., allow them).' They start with the awakening of the spring, and end with the ushering of the summer. These songs are called "vesnyan- ky"—Spring songs. Several groups can be distinguished among them. The first period-group refers to the "pushchenya,",'kermess, preceding the Lent; the second period-group lasts to the pre-Christian festival of Ivan/Kupalo; the third group consists^ of the songs and games of Kupalo. The most numerous songs and games belong, to the second period; they are called "yahilky". As other songs and games, the "yahilkas" are played and sung to celebrate the arrival of spring. They are all lively songs full of verve and the joy of life. They are connected with motion: dances and pageants. Thousands of years ago the an- cestors of the Ukrainians would greet spring with such songs which, in accordance v/ithjigie^magic cop- ceptions of those days, tended to It is a game-dance of girls only. keep on singing in chorus the girl at each side, supporting the melodius song, which is also called speed up and strengthen the usual, The participants stand in two long "ahuchok"... with their hands, to processes of nature. In the course rows, in pairs, facing each, other. of the Ukrainian history, under the In each pair.'the.two girlS'ifacing protgjpf'it'' from, falling. 'The song,runs appears on page 4. influence of various experiences of each other take., themselves -by^^e^ As soonjiss.the,,."zhuchok" has The..traditional explanation of the race,, new elements were graft' hands in such a man^^hat each p a ss e d Ja , pair,,of girls they the meaning of the "zhu.chak" is ed upon the pre-Christian stem. - girl takes wit^ her.rig^.hand her breaks ijup..the ,"kriseUse" and? run that it was the name of a musician, Hence' we meet in the . Ukrainian own lef^thand. ,at the,;wr-ist, an4i oyer, ,$0^the. front.fOf the players small in size, who was so. beloved spring songs reminiscences of -the with her'left hand the wrist, of ,the^ and form another t'kraseltse" there. by youth for bis music that, he Was Princes, of Kozakdom, of Turkish right hand of her.imate. In this, manner each pair runs over carried on their hands by them, slavery,, and of serraom. On the. This is called "kriseltse," i. e. a to the front, and thus the files re- which is equivalent -to the Ameri- whole they constitute a rich re- little chair. Wben$asTOW -of ,pairs main of the same -length and move can crowd jcai'cyipg a person von pository of the popular memory standing close, to p9p,^.nother forms slowly, forward^Ml this game-dance their, shoulder.. The "ahuchok," of the distant past. such '"to?8eltss3," a light.chBcvwbo is hejd,in an,,enclosure, the new however, denotes . a small beetle, One of the most popular spring is "it," is sent hp, to walk over these pair standing'Jap, for -a "krisehse", perhaps^ a lady-bug, which is be- lieved Jfco have the pdw:eir to pro- songs of the "Yahilka" cycle is the "kriseltses"; thiftS^ is called can always turn the; progress of "vesnivka" by the name of "zhu- "zhuchok^I Two of Jlhe tallest the game in. the direction desired. phesize a girl's marriage by creep- chok."-W girls walk along the the files, a As the game proceeds, the girls mg over her.

TOMORROW MORN'S RCSIJRRKTIO^ SERViM MAY IT (XMipOQtt One of the most inspiring and colorful church, cerer Due to adverse weather, the flowering of Spring this monies of the Ukrainian people is their Resurrection Service year has been delayed until now. Thus by a -happy coincid- on Easter Morn: ence we will celebrate tomorrow the Resurrection of Jesus ... The sun, has already risen, the dew-laden air is still Christ, Our Lord, and of Nature too. cool from the chill of the night, when throngs of worship- The very anticipation of such^ a dcubj^-meaningful pers hurrying from all directions begin filling the church. Easter stimulates our thoughts. Of their own voiition they Soon it is packed to its very rafters. Late-comers have to run forward to greet the bright -laughing days - of Summer. stand and kneel ouside the doorways. Inside.a hushed still- Soon,.we hope it will be here, not only for Nature but for ness prevails, slightly agitated by nodding heads bent in our Ukrainian-American life as-welL-;':^^ prayer and the flickering candles. Already its Spring is in the-air,for unity of spirit and With the sharp knocks of the wooden clapper (for no of action Jhas appeared among us at lastjr as. witness ih$ , bells are yet rung, as He is still in His gram) the Resurrec- ; recent decision of all our national organizations to cooperate tion Service begins, opening on a sad, minor key. in arranging one Congress of American Ukrainians — at Soon comes the swift removal of the "Bozhiy Hrib," Washington, May 24th. there since Good Friday for the faithful to visit and pray More than anything else, this unprecedented event at. An air of breathless expectancy arises, as the reverend shows that we have begun to extricate ourselves from the father approaches the most significant part of the service. dissensions that have bogged down much of our progress for Pinallym. cornea so many years. "Khristos Voskres!" (Christ Hath Risen!) he exclaims. And thus, the Summer of our UBrainisn-American life "Vo Istynu Voskres!" is the fervent affirmation from the is drawing nigh, and with it the blossoming and flowering congregation.. of many noble achievements — especially those which will And then the whole church resounds with that soul- make us a more potent and useful force in American life, and stirring song, "Khristos Voskres!" in which everyone takes those which will bring down the blessings of liberty upon our part. kinsmen in Ukraine, now under the.misrule of the Soviet Bells ring out their joy that, He hath Risen! and other foreign invaders. A surge of exalted emotion sweeps over aU. Eyes Our Spring was long delayed. May our Summer come glisten. The sun, seemingly aware of the sacred occasion, floods the church through the stained-glass windows with Ipon. Khristos Voskres! a vari-hued light. Then to the accompaniment of the inspired singing and joyful pealing of bells, the worshippers together with the And so the Resurrection Service continues, each eere- : priest march slowly outside in procession and circle the monial and song of it ("Anhel Vopiyashe," "Plotiyu," 1tt etc.1^; church three times, and then slowly wind their way inside HJliijiffi^ so dear an4^ amNHi 1 IB 2 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY. APRIL 27. 1940 No. 17 THE LEGEND OtfPILATE By IVAN FRANKO IP/OE unto you, good and hone le people, who serve falsehood For Cain, having slain his brother, did not wash his hands of ppflfand baseness! Woe lether you serve thus con- his brother's blood; he realized his sin, and fled and hid himself. jsciously or not. f^lp While Pilate, having delivered Truth incarnate into' the hands Nay, a threefold woe unto them who consciously serve false- of the mob, repelled from himself all blame, and thus all truth for- hood and baseness! For they are like those slave chains wrought sook him, everything with which he lived and enjoyed, left him for- : of gold, like those sheep that living flesh do rend apart. ever. gplfjj They are like Pilate, who delivered Christ to be crucified and His dear ones disappeared like shadows. The emperor caused then washed'his hands as a sign of his innocence. - him to quit his exalted position, in disgrace. Even his home town, t, ' - - Such an act is deserving of profoundest contempt, of the most where he hid himself, cast him outside its walls. I terrible wrath of God! Know you, what was the fate of Pilate? For many years he wandered upon this earth, heavily burdened by human hate and scorn. - gPI Pilaw delivered Christ to be crucified and said, "I am innocent. Finally, prematurely aged, sick and poverty-stricken, he sat down I You; wished thls.yourselves!" And he took a vessel of waterj washed by the side of the road, begging for a piece of bread. his hands in it before them all, and went to dine, as if nothing had Seeing him, however, even the kindest heart became hard as happened. P^m flint. Even innocent girls and warm-hearted maidens cast stones LLLLB However, it so came to pass that everyone and everything that upon hhn. flpl saw him, fled from him like from some poisonous reptile. And when finally he died, someone dragged his body with a hook Servants, slaves deserted him. Even the veteran-legionary who to a hole in the ground, threw it in, and covered it with sand and. never feared anything, even he trembled in fear before him, and for stone. But on the second day, however, the corpse lay where it was the first time in his life quit his post, '-'jjmm 1111111 found: the earth had refused to take him within her bosom. Pilate went first to the roofgarden of his palace, where in the Passerbys then' gathered together sticks, dried, grass, threw the evening coolness reclined his wife. Seeing her husband, a sudden corpse-upon the pile, and set fire to it. feeling of terror and loathing enveloped her, and screaming wildly And' although the pile burned, yet the corpse on it remained she plunged from the high roof to her death. untouched by the flames, like a stone. Pilate next went into a bedchamber, where upon a bed of downy Then they tied millstones to his neck, arms and legs, and threw softness slept his only child. Aipl when he leaned over, the infant I him into" the sea. From the weight of the stones the hemp ropes opened its eyes, grew blue in the face, and sighed deeply. In a broke. And yet the sea refused to receive him into its depths. And moment its body was a cold, stiffened corpse. he floats on its surface, as a shameful blot upon this planet, to this For God had laid His curse upon Pilate, upon his life and death, - very day. 111P upon his soul and body, far worse, indeed, than upon Cain. Translated by 'S. S. EASTER IN UKRAINE /^HRISTMAS and the Easter are the two holi- -days which are considered in Ukraine the greatest festivals of the year. Indeed, so much impj^ance il$attached to each of them that not les8^lilaltiiree full days are devoted to the full solemnization of each of them.'jpp Which of the two holidays is more "im- portant". will, naturally, depend upon the indi- ' vidual, which is upon the richness-;Jmf associa- llftfchs connected with each of them in the given Individual. It so happens, however,, that each llljCthem is laden with such a mass of different associations that one might be aj^Joss-to decide ^^ich of the two festivals is "richer in those associations. This 'is because of the fact, that -each of-,the holidays is rich in its own original way. Though both dawF back the earliest days of Ukraine, indeed, to the pre-Christian era, each of them is stamped with significance! of its own, quite 'unlike thatfpC?.the other. Christmas is on the whole 1Sf;festivj$y of the fireside, Easter one of the free space. Christ- mas being the festivity of the promise of the con$$(est over winter, Easter the festivity of the spring already victorious. Hence we are disappointed with a mild Christmas just, as we are disappointed with a cold or slushy Easter. K-We expect Easter to be sunny as Easter is cake, the common bread, eggs, white, colored, young men sprinkle girls with water, and the primarily the festival of the sun. It is in a way and painted, salt, sausages, butter and, cheeses, Easter holiday ends with a memorial ceremony p^lo.ng hymn to the glory of rejuvenatedjpbwer bacon, occasionally a whole" young pigybaked at the graves of those wh^Pdied, in the cemetery. of the sun, that is going to.grow now rapidly and specially decorated with a root of horse- In some regions the people symbolically partake stronger and stronger,' that is going to keep radish in its snout, all. this' is placed in a with the dead of the food, spreading some salt on making everything sprout, grow, and ripen, wooden pail, ornamented with burnt lines and and whiskey over the grave and saying, "Eat, that eventually is going to raise crops and feed dots. The scene of "posvyachenia, with the drink, and mention us. sinful ories^' us all. Little wonder, therefore, that the man parishioners lined up in two rows, with "paskev- In some regions-there is aXcustom to cast tries to assist nature in this process I with all nyky" standing before them, and the procession, the shells of eggs used for baking, Easter cakes kinds of magic actions of his own. This is first headed by the priest, with banners flapping in the upon the waters of a brook or river, the belief of all the dates, fixed for changing dresses. The wind, is a scene never to be forgotten by anyone being that some day those shells of Easter eggs ' farmer. believes that he should be dressed in who has witnessed it. That is why it is one of will reach the underground regions populated everything new, giving in this manner a sug- the staple themes of paintings, not only by the "rakhmany," who know no calendar and gestion to the sun, as it were, to do likewise Ukrainian, but also by Polish, Russian, Czech, know when to celebrate the Easter onlyvwhen the and to dress the whole nature in everything German and Hungarian artists. shells of the Easter eggs from Ukraine reach new. Nature is expected to be renewed, and the As soon as the blessing of victuals is over, them. What is the meaning and origin of this man hints at it, symbolically. there begins a race home. A genuine race it is belief in the Easter of the Rakhmans has been as the belief is that he who will be the first to the subject of a bitter controversy among the Because of this sensation of newness the Ukrainian ethnographers, some of them seeing man strives also at spiritual rejuvenation. Hence enter his house with the "paskha," will be this summer the first with his. harvest in his barns. in -the Rakhmans the Brahmins, and in the be- the precept of confession and communion, with- lief a proof of ancient Indo-Aryan origin. Be it out which the Ukrainian peasant would not dare At home a ritualistic repast is taken, full of significant magic, replete with well-wishings, as it may, it recalls to us the fact of the mobil- to touch any of the Easter delicacies. The com- ity of the holiday, which has been the cause of ing of Easter is announced in a ceremonial man- and then men run back to the church yard, each of them.trying to climb the belfry and to wonderment to so many and dismay to some. ner on the Palm Sunday, on which the. children On this point I cannot see anything more ap- (in some regions even the adults) . bring home ring the big bell, as this is very propitious for the harvest of buckwheat. There various games propriate than the following poem by Lucio of from the church twigs of pussy willow and the Manchester Guardian Weekly: striking friends and acquaintances with it, an- are played by th^ youth, of them the best nounce, "It isn't I who is beating you, but the known beting "hayevka," a dance in honor of Should Easter be anchored or wobble? willow! In a week from today there will be the sun. The "tower," or the "church," is a Should Easter.be early or late? Easter." Often they add to this a wish,. "May ceremonial march of young men around the 'Each Easter revives the old squabble, you be hale and hearty as water, tall as a church, in which a row of strong six lads carry With no agreed answer to date. willow, and rich as the soil!" . . three lads, standing on their backs. Should calendars all be up-ended, In fact with this begins a truly magic week, Painted eggs naturally play an important And months be made equal all around? fpiit which every act^lh fact every word, nay element in the various games. In some regions Some say that the plan would-be splendid each thought, may have far-reaching conse-. youth exchange such "pysankas," the "pysanka" And lead to improvements profound. quences at some future date. Upon the skill of playing an important role as a token of love. It might do; but holiday-makers the housewife in baking the Easter cake, pas- Friends play at painting eggs, by holding one Would still have a bone they could pick kha, its Size, shapeliness, and brown Color, de- at the thin end and'hitting with the round end With calendar fixers and. fakers Pends the richness of the harvest of rye and at the egg of the opponent, the one whose egg Who failed in the principal trick. Wheat, ^mi^t remains whole while the opponent's cracked, Get Easter tied up if you can, sir, The most festal ceremony of the Easter is taking the egg of his opponent. And toeing some permanent line,. blfessing^of tijfc victuals by the prlesi^t'.the On- the "second day of the Easter,'' there is But still there's one question to answer: . church, or outside by the church,' The Easter the so-called "polyvany ponedilok," at which Would Easter, when anchored, be fine?. No. 17 SggBBMjfrfr WEEKLY. SATURDAY. APRIIM^27. 1940

ditions. The rich Ukrainiaplolk. Stained some ray of hope folljetter lore is replete with the unusually days. With amazing rapidity the UKRAINE'S CASE FOR INDEPENDENCE colorful songs born in the din of l Ukrainian press and the national battle and with the traditions ev- movement have revived since the By ALEXANDER A. GRANOVSKY olved during that eritT The Uk- memorable autumn of 1905, when (From "World Affairs," March, 1940) rainian people looked to these his- the "bob-tailed" Russian Constitu- (Continued) '^IjST; -mm (2) toric Zaporozhian Cossacks as the tion was granted. In spite of the heroes and defenders of. the nation. reactionary period during the Sto- It is well, here, to point out that Finland . with her puppet Finish Ukrainian history it dotted with a lipin era, that followed, and until a small but homogeneous state government in Terijoki, in disre- long chain of prominent Ukrain- the outbreak of the World War, sueh as Finland, consisting only of gard of the existence Of the legiti- ian leaders of the Cossack period, the Ukrainian independence. move- about three million eight hundred mate Finnish government in HC1- who aspired to create and establish ment continued with augmented thousand people, is, for months, sinki. The same technique, with an independent Ukrainian ^tate velocity under the Russian regime, successfully resisting a congloraer- slight, modifications, was used in free from Russian, Polish orTurk- nntwithitfAndinj^ inniif^rfthle^j^ fpiP' state of nearly two'lfitiridred the conquest of the other above ish influence. Such figures as Pe- jjenuous methods evolved to sub- million population, which is about mentioned independent national tro Sahaydachny, Bohdan Khmel- due it It assumed mass propor- the population Of the Soviet Union states, as well as in the conquest nitsky, Ivan Vyhovsky, Petro Do- tion in spite of persistent efforts 'after the absorption of Western of Outer Mongolia, . Chinese Tur- roshenko, Ivan Mazeppa, Pavlo Po- on the part of the Russian Govern- Ukraine and White Ruthenia." The kestan, Sungaria and others. Now lubotko and others, stand out as ment to discredit it, branding it as heroism and tbe national unity of Soviet Russia turns once more high peaks in the chain of Uk- German intrigue. The spontaneity the Finns cannot be doubted, and westward... rainian leaders of the time who Of the Ukrainian movement is the the largest well equipped army' in m distinguished themselves in the best argument against such in- the world has so far failed to.make struggle for freedom . and sover- sinuations,' for mass. movements significant advances against the ISP eignty. This shows that the Uk- 'never can be inspired ahd brought Finns. There are doubtless many Historic Background of Ukrainian rainian aspiration to statehood is to success by any artificial methods. reasons for this phenomenon. One Bpl? Nation ilpflf not something of recent date but The Ukrainian nationalist move- important reason should not be Contrary to popular impres- is deeply rooted in the will and de- ment has always existed in the overlooked: the oppressive policies sion, the Ukrainian people have termination of the people for many hearts of the people as a mass of Soviet Russia over her diverse enjoyed their independence several centuries. movement. Conservative peasants nationalities certainly would net times in the past. The Kingdom of are not easy to sway by intrigues. stand her in good stead. The Uk- Kiev flourished from the middle of Khmelnltslty^And Mazeppa At a time when the Ukrainian na- rainian and other national conthv the ninth century and occupied a The military alliance of Bohdan tton""had lost almost all of its gents would rather lose their lives very prominent position in Eu- Khmelnitsky in 1654 with the Mus- aristocratic and intellectual strata in the frozen wastes of Finland, ropean affairs. The Ukrainian dy- covite state, which appeared, at the by the resourceful Russification and in order to enhance the speedy col- nasty intermarried with Byzantine, time, to. be an expedient move for Polonization, the peasants were lapse of Soviet Russia and thus to French, Scandinavian, Polish and Ukrainian statehood, unfortunately little influenced by the allurements free their people from the' san- Hungarian' royalties. The mighty becamefffne? grave of Ukrainian of offers of higher posts, titles, t guinary regime, than to fight the Ukrainian state of that period had aspirations and remains so even to land grants, etc. Rather, the Uk- heroic Finns. On the other hand, a profound influence on the shap- this day.. The Muscoviteprulers rainian peasantry produced, gen- Soviet Russia sends to Finland ing of East European and Near gradually abrogated the various eration after generation, again and huge troops from Ukraine and East affairs. This mighty state, Paragraphs of the Treaty of Pere- again, new stratas of intellectual White Ruthenia in order to deplate unfortunately, was weakened by yaslav, and deprived the Ukrain- leaders as spokesmen of the deep- the man power of these peoples as the Tartar invasions during the ians of their liberties and rights^ ly seated desires of the freedom a measure of subjugation and ex- thirteenth century, which lasted guaranteed by the treaty, until 1 o v i h g Ukrainian nations-No termination. I At the same time she for nearly two hundred years. Ukraine became a colony of Im- amount of ruthless measures, per- holds large contingents of Mus- Meanwhile, the Muscovite States perialist Russia foMeconomic^^^^ secutjbns, purges and liquidations covite and Asiatic troops in these had succeeded in strengthening ploitation and enrichment of the have been able to stop this move- ethnic areas in order to suppress themselves and in spreading their Russian empire, against the con- ment. When the Russian Empire growing unrest and certain insur- influence over the war-torn weak tinuous resistaace^lpE: the Ukrahv of the Czars collapsed in the middle rection. Ukrainian state, urftil they com- of March, 1917, -only three days pletely dominated the Ukrainian pllppeople. One cqpld at length The Ukrainians may well be enumerate many instances of such elapsed before the Ukrainians or- scene. - resistance against Russian misrule ganized their Provisional Govern- justified if they look askance of The role of the Ukrainian people the Allied aid given to Imperial and unjust treatment of the 'iifSiM ment and the Ukrainian Central in effectively blocking the Tartar rainian peopli^P Rada issued its first Manifesto, de- ' Russia, to the "White Russian" penetration into Western Europe manding complete autonomy from I leaders3 such as Kerensky, and and thus saving Western civiliza- The efforts of Khmelnitsky him- even to the Bolshevik regime. With self, and later of Hetman Petro the Russian ProvisionaJppGk)vern- tion at the expense of their own Doroshenko, to break away from ment. In November of the same this aid Soviet Russia was able to freedom cannot be overestimated. year, 1917, by their third Manifest^ persecute millions of people of The loss of the independence of Russia can attest to this resist- diverse nationalities and work ance. The famous rebellion, during they proclaimed the Ukrainian Na- the Kiev dynasty did not interrupt 4 against the Allied interests. It is the reign of Peter the Greatj^under tional Republic within the federa- the continuity of the Ukrainian the leadership of Hetman Mazeppa, tion of the various national states safe to conclude that further aid to efforts for a sovereign existence. formed out of pre-war Imperial -Russia, either Soviet, Czarist, or For hundreds of years the Ukrain- who joined the Swedish forces of any other Russian imperialism, Charles XII, provides one of the Russia. When such a proposal was ian independent state persisted in most brilliant pages of Ukrainian unacceptable to the Russian Com- against the Ukrainian interests, Western Ukrainian territories, espe- munistic regime, the .Ukrainians would yield similar results. cially in the provinces of Galicia history, and is commemorated by In the last World War, America the imagination of the creative proclaimed a completely independ- and Vollrynia. Under the pressure genius of Byron, Voltaire, Tshai- ent Ukrainian Sovereign State on and the Allies could justify, at of the Polish and Lithuanian pene- January 22, ,1918. least in part, their staunch sup- trations, Western Ukrainian prin- kowsky, Liszt and others, who im- port of revolutionary Russia and mortalized Mazeppa. In spite of cipalities lost their independence The Ukrainian Republic the Russian people, as their allies, and formed a coalition with the the heavy weight of the reign of in the struggle against German Lithuanian state, later gradually Peter the Great, known to The Ukrainians under Austro- Imperialism, thus avoiding large- coming under the influence of Po- the U k r a i n i a'iSls as Peter the Hungarian rule, upon the collapse scale dismemberment of pre-war land. It is of interest to mention Cruel, the Ukrainian resistance of that nation, proclaimed the in- Russia, even to the detriment of that, during the Lithuanian domi- against the Muscovite rule per- dependence of the Western Uk- many nationalities that sought nation of Ukrainian territories, the sisted for many decades, until the rainian territories, comprising such freedom from Russia. Such con- Lithuanian state adopted Ukrain- time of Catherine the Great, who, provinces as Galicia, Bukovina and ditions do not exist at the present ian laws as well as the cultural. in desperation, determined to an- Carpatho-Ukraine, and on Novem- time. Russia has manifested itself heritage, including the use of the nihilate completely every vestige of beri 1, 1918, and following days, as an aggressor and is on the op- Ukrainian language for court pur- Ukrainian freedom. In 1775 she seized the power in Western Uk- posite side to Allied and American pose. This fact is in itself signi- ordered the Zaporozhian . Sitch-^to raine. Only a few months later, all interests. be completely destroyed^ This Ukrainian ethnic territories, from ficant, for it demonstrates the high event occured just about the time Carpatho-Ukraine to the Caucasus, Russia Always A Synonym For plane of Ukrainian culture at that that the United Statesh emerged were united" into one united Uk- Hpfe Aggression time. In this same connection it as a free.nation. rainlan Sovereign National Repub- Russia has always been syno- must be emphasized that Christian- The liberty loving Zaporozhian Uc. The square of St, Sophia in nyraous with aggression. ' Her ity and culture in Russia was pro- Cossacks, deeply dissatisfied and Kiev, the capital of Ukraine, was growth through the centuries was mulgated by the Ukrainians, espe- disheartened with the loss of their the scene of this historicflevent accomplished by conquests and ter- cially during the reign of Peter the Sitch and freedom, streamed out in on January 22, 1919. ritorial aggrandizements at the ex- Great, who forcibly transplanted a heavy exodus from Ukraine into Could the rapid sequence of such pense of her neighbor nationali- many thousands of Ukrainians into the northern Caucasus and Kuban events have taken' place without . ties. The recent unprovoked ag- Russia for the purpose of uplift- region,, as well- as toward the spontaneous mass movement of gression against Finland is not the ing in Russia levels of social and mouth of the Danube, thereunder' the nearly forty-five million Ukrain- first one in the history of the.So- cultural life. Turkey, seeking in these territories ian population? Could any artifi- viet . regime either. Some may The Cossacks autonomy, and the perpetuation of cial foreign intrigue ignite the think that for the first time Soviet their national aspirations forMne imagination of a nation to inspire Russia has committed aggression In spite of the persistent efforts dependent statehood. her sons and daughters to lose by the invasion of Finland. Suffice on the part of Poland and Russia their lives by many thousands in it to point out, however, that to conquer' the rich Ukrainian ter- rv defense of their state and national twenty years ago Soviet Russia by ritory and to. denationalize the Uk- The Spontaneity of the Ukrainian freedom? These events and undenU the very same technique of ag- rainian people at this critical his- able historic facts attest to the gression conquered the Caucasian toric moment, the Ukrainians form- WM. Movement existence of a strong Ukrainian states such as Georgia, Armenia, ed their strong Cossack State along The U k rainian emancipation independence' movement, deeply Azerbaijan, Turkestan, as well as the rapids of the Dnieper River, movement persisted through the seated in the wide masses and root- White Ruthenia and independent and resisted for almost three hun- darkest eras pfifthe history of the ed in the centuries long historic Ukraine, which she had formally dred years the aggressive penetra- nation under Russian and Austro- traditions and aspirations to be a recognized as a sovereign state. tion of Poland from the west, Rus- Hungarian rule^.I^.even survived free and independent nation in the Without abrogating her recogni- sia from the north and Turkey through the most reactionary pe- family of free democratic nations tion treaty of Ukraine, Soviet Rus- from the south. This peculiar Cos- riods during the entire nineteenth of the world.,Jllll sia, in the spring of 1918, estab- sack State, originated in 1492, century, when even the Bible could (To be concluded) lished a puppet Ukrainian regime could indeed be called the first not be obtained in the Ukrainian in Kharkiw, under the leadership Democracy in Europe, for the Uk- language. The written language of the Bulgarian Rakovsky, disre- rainian Cossack officers were all was forbidder^rith the exception garding the existence of the Uk- elected by the will of the mem- of the recording ^f^iiblklore and rainian National Republic with its be rs of the famous Zaporozhian : A'N^g^-'N C'-JfWG: capital and legitimate government Sitcb-.-The Cossacks were looked some mhjp^' iKeratura^.but even The FOURTH ANNUAL CONVEN- in Kiev. Similar technique is now upoir"by the Ukrainian populace 'these had!=ts:be writteffiin Russian TION of the Ukrainian Youth Ore. of characters, '.bj^^^^Ukrjilja^An Conn., MEMORIAL DAYiiMAY 30, being used by Soviet Russia in as tfieir defenders against toe v ;: ; wrongs inflicted by their foreign characters were 6uflawen"^until laiO/sa^the Armenian jHall, Erwjn v ^fSWew^BAain^essloTO^ ' This article was - written during aggressors. To this day the Uk- 1905. As the result of the Revolu- f Soviet Russia Invasion of Finland.— tion, 3St- the end of the Russo- 1$ at l''6cl6cY: Leap Year Frolic at rainians cherish Zaporozhian tra- 7:30 P. M. Admission 35 e. Music Editor. Japanese War, the Ukrainians ob- by Lygfer Dolffeky and his Band. Ukrainian Choir of N. B., Conn. 4 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATXJRDAY.jAPRIL 27. 1940 No. 17

fUNNY SIDE Ujj YOUTH 8c THE U. INI. A. "ZHUCHQK" THE MJjjf. WHO COMES . (Words foro nEaste pagre gamt.)e described M AROUND. , 1. XoAKTb wyMox no py.muii, a wymxa New Branch in Williamstown, bers of the new club: Winslow, no ao.iiiHi; The Census Taker visited.Jink Nawfield, Franklinville. ocymty, home of Alonzo Stinkle and being Oh April 7th, Basil Zahayevich, ' The club, which aims to become 'rpafl. rpaoi the gossip monger that we are, we an organizer for the Ukrainian Na- Oil i pan, wyHKV, t pall ne6o;Ke, tional Association, delivered a lec- one of the leading U.N.A. branches uait TH HaH-Bir Aono.Mo)Kc: herewith present a blah J)K ;blah ture concerning the fraternal or- in southern New Jersey, will have PpaH, scyiKy,, rpafl! accountlpf their most interesting der before a group of interested an-insulation of officers during the 2. A MII Toro piK teKa/iu, TU mo6HCb- and informative^ conversation:— people at Williamstown, N. J., re- Summer. Its' members will co- MO HcyiKa rpaaii: CENSUS TAKER: "Good morning, ports Mwy Oulda. In his talk, the operate with South Jersey's U.N.A. Fpan, JKj'MKy, rpall! sir! My name is Charlie Goodtkne. Central Committee in celebrating Oil rpaR, wytKy... speaker mentioned that the U.N.A. 3. A B naujoi o jKyqeHbKa 30.ioTan py- I'm the Census Taker." aided many Of its youth branches U.N.A. Day. HeHbKa: ALONZO: "Oh, a Good Time in' sponsoring social and athletic Ha?letoj^Plans Party rpaR, JKyiKy, ipafl! Charlie! How do I know you're activities. He also stressed the ad- The Ukrainian Social Club of Oil rpaft, /KytKy... . who you say you are? vantages of U.N.A. membership, Hazleton, Pa^fBranch 430 of the 4. Ha )KytKoui onaitmma, a C;IM JKVMOK C. T.: "I've got credentials." pointing out the differences be- U.N.A., is planning on a "mer- HK Airriutu: A. S.: "I dont care if you have tween the certificates issued by the chandise party," which will be held rpaH, )KyMKy, rpafl! adenoids. Can you identify your- ^tj^PfflBKthe policies issued by on May 26th in Hazleton, An en- Oft rpaft, iKyMKy... 5. 4opnoBycnll, -Aiyv- seltfpS commercial companies, andT corn- joyable evening foMthose who at- A saw myHOK na C. T.: Well, I've got a fascinat- paring rates and benefits. Koni )K.vnait Kyunft: tend is promised, reports Mary I'paft, )Ky4Ky, rpaft! ing little mole on my right knee." As a result of this lecture and Kostiuk.. Being the youth branch's Oft rpaft, JKyiKy... A. S.: "That's^ good." previous U.N.A. activity^hWilliams- first affair, indications are that it C. T.: "How do you know? You town, a new yotith branch of more will be successful. NEW YORK, N. Y. have never seen it! WelL anyway, than eighty members was formed. FOURTH ANNUAL SPRING DANCE to get on with the questions... The branch was given charter num- Chicago Plans Dance tendered by 4th Branch Youth ' of What make of underwear do you ber 261, and was named the "Uk- The Society of Eugene Konova- ODWU (Member of Ukrainian Youth have on?" League of No. America) on SATUR- raine Society." On April 18th,. the letz, Branch 398 of the U.N.A., is DAY, MAY 4, 1940 at Stuyvesant A. S.: "Long." Ipl! following officers were elected: sponsoring a May dance on May Casino, 142 Second Ave., (between C. ^^"Tlmt's doesn't cover my Peter Babiy, president; Emil Ma- 25th,'Ipt St. Mary's Ukrainian 8th and 9th Streets) New York City. question." zbwsky, Stella Chercowy, vice pre- Church Hall, 4950 S. Paulina St., Dancing: 8:30 to 3 A. M. Admission A". S.: "Well it covers me." . sidents; Mary Gulda, secretary; Chicago, HI. The affair, to which 40 Cents. Music by Jolin W. Semen C. T.: "When you get upset at -William Stadnick, treasurer; Wil- admission will be thirty cents, will , your work do you ever bite your liam Grabovicjy- Mary Witiw, Mi- 8tar^jfc7:00,^lM., reports Peter and his Royal New Yorkers. 99,- nails?" chael WrobelM^ Helen Smeresky, Pucilo. The music will be furnish- NEW YORK CITY A. S.: "Shucks, no. I'm a car- Peter Karnak,. auditors. In addi- liitlpy Phil Ostrow anch his orches- The "wolm toins" In our FIFTH penter?"^^lpS tion to Williamstown, the following atraS: It is^cpected^hat the affair UKRAINIAN "INFORMATION PLEASE" C. T.: "How did you get to be a towns are also represented by mem- wiir^tract a large crowd. PROGRAM,—sponsored by the Edu- carpenter?" ^^^^P cational Dept. of the UYL-NA for the A. S.: "It was hammered into interrogator. Mary Ann Herman, iMl me at a Boarding School." changing places with one of those who have been, interrogated, Stephen C. T.: "Are you a good carpen- THE U. N. A SPORTUGHT Shumeyko, ter?" . mi lllfl who is going to get' even A. S.: "Yes, sure, certainly^P MAHANOY CITY DEFEATS Wjgi. lose out In the quarter-finals. by thinking up some tough questions. ^raWBW,, YORK O1 f 6 games played recently, Lo- The program will be held on FRIDAY, C. T.: "How do you make a Ve- -rain3—bowling team-won-3: MAY 3, 1940, at the International netian Blind ?" Michael HUMBI reports that, on Lorain will again participate in the Institute, 341 E. 17th St., New York A. S.: "Just stick your fingers in April Hth Mahanoy City, which finish- U.N.A. Softball League. Last season City at 8:30 P. M. sharp. The board his' eyes." -I^i ethde In Ukrainia-S^t placne Nationa in District'l Associatio^ 3 onf the team lost i league game, that will consist of Walter Michaelson, Mary C. T.: "Are you a single man Basketball League, defeated New York,-bein g to Cleveland, who won the ZaderetskAndrey'koy, Marand yMichae Ann lHerman Plznak, . OlgAda - or do you drive with both hands ^nllgh. finished ^fhf-' top' in District No. championship. Samuel Shumyla has missloo free. Thelpnly thing we ask On the wheel ?"^^ t, byjp^cbre of 62—55.5pHaving won been elected manager and business is thatVou come promptly at 8:30 Fv A. S.: "Yeah, I'm hitched... but this' elimination game, Mahanoy City manager of the sofrball team for the M. Have. fun while you learn some- I was tricked into it." qualifies tolfplay the leading team in 1940 season. thing about Ukraine. Second half of iffC. T.: "How was thatlp District No. 2, which may be any l NEWS FROM CHICAGO program permits audience to ask the A. S.:. "I ^didn't know. the. gun of 3 teams as the schedule is not yet The Ukrainian Rotation Pocket Bil- board questions, and If they stump wasn't loaded." ffimletedilff liard Tournament terminated on April our experts (?) a prize Is awarded. Gj T.:- Can you tell me of your Describing ' the encounter as "one 7th, reports Joiepb Woje. Both the NEW STARS! wife's whereabouts.?" of the toughest and hardest fought older and younger generations parti- Singing Sisters. STELLA and MARY A. S.: "I think you'll find them thain' tth eth eU.N.A game. League.featured" Husatensionr ,write thrillss , cipated' In the tournament, which BODNAR,. 'Pupils of famous vdcal^ in the laundry." smi and good sportsmanship. The game featured many exciting games. Biff teacher Madame . Xenia Vastenkot. C. T.: "No, you misunderstand was pljied at Newark's Stuyvesant Chepell and Michael Buclak played in Moscow Op'epV' Hou^egT'rimadJmy^: me. I mean, where is your, wife?" Hiffh School. thefinals, th e former winning, the. Appointment " by telephone only. A S.: "Oh, she was just sent up The Rychalsky brothers broke loose defeachampionshipt 6 opponent. Tos win jni.a, hephabest d2 outot ofENdicot t 2-9711, 250 W. 75th St.. for Life." with an amazing bombardmenMigJi 3 games—3 to a set, per an oppon- New York Cl't^; C. T.: "For life? Oh, that's too point-making shots ent, single elimination.. The highlight A. S.: "I shot the cook." ped the New Yorki came In the 1st round when Chepell,, CjT.: "Do you have an old worn A. S.: "Yeah,, I sent her up to Pnclpieaving his opponent a straight the corner hewstand for a copy shot during the game, pocketed all otrttub in your kitchen you'd like of Life." 15 balls to win by a 120—0 score. to throw away?" C. T.: "Hmm... Well, how's your Chepell dispayed a master's touch by A. S.: "Yeah, but who'd cook my wife?" taking 12 of 13 gamesMsurviving a meals'" menick of the winning team also hask-field of more' that 50 players. He C. T.: "Was father born in this A. S.:: "That's my business" ed in the limelight, scoring IS and was awarded a beautiful trophy. A country." C. T.: "Well, how's business?" 10 points respectively. A. S.: "Yeah, he was the first A. S.: "Does your wife have a Although the Big Town lads dis- "snooker billiards" tournament is hobby?" played amazingfighting spirit , their being planned for the future. settler!" A. S.: "You guys ask the silliest break" didjppt conrn^tintil the 3rd Joseph Woje, Athletic Director of C. T.: "That's not true. Bicar- period. At this stage rSMlluW game Chicago's U.N.JtfjlSport Division, urges bonate of Soda was the first set- questions. Who do you think I District No. t's. best team surprised and the city'sMroyS;' seniq^and junior tier! Haw! Haw!—Where is your am?" gpp worried tbM'visiting Pennsyivanians Softball teams, as well as the girls' father now?" C. T.: "I said hobby... not hub- by scoring a total 'dp24 points... all team, to assemble their respective A. S.: "He's working on. a Fed- by!" Does your wife have a hob- in the 3rd frame. The. DistftjfH'No; 3 squads. eral Housing Project for the gov- byfflpi squad coasted, to a win on its small In order to stimulate interest In A S.: "Yeah, she paints land- lead, however. New Yorker Michael sports, the Sport'Division has planned ernment.91^^^1 scapes in water colors." Czarnecky was the game's highest in-- an elaborate program. Three trophies C. T.: "WPA?"v^p C. T.: "What does she do in ^ dividual scorer with 20 tallies. Nestor will be awarded— 1 to a boy, ^toji A S.: "No... Alcatraz!" oils? Stadnyk starred with 15 points. Teda girl, and;^ to a U.N.A. branch. A C. T.: "How about your Father- Dusanenko fought desperately to cut point system has been devised for in-law?" A. S.: "She makes Frenchrfried downsffhe opposltlpn'sMead, while participation anfiffor the 1st 4 places A. S.: "Poor fellow. He died potatoes!" Blr! StephJiiCzarnecky, J1m Nykyforchyn, that a personfinishes i n an event. from drinking shellac" C. T.: "Have you yourself ever 'and Mickey Hamalak played a good IPImips that pa^W^e can help win C. To.: "Well, at least he had a j done any etching?" defensive game. the tropliy for the branch represent' fl^. finish." A. S.: "Not since the cooties left The game was well-attended by ed. Points will be given as follows: And so Dear Readers (both of me in France." mSi IHI participating in an evenjfLi pt,^Ji:i^ ,: members of the Dniester Society. U. place, 5 pts.; 2nd place, 3 pts.; 3rd you) we bring this column of non- gpJte-T.: '^Were jili . ever in the N. A. Branch 36tiiM^phe score by place, 2 pts. ,Mh place, 1 pt. ;Census to a finish. Now we un- Armip periods: jX^TOkfBi ' By participatin; g In the following derstand why the United States A. S.: "Sure! That's where I got New York: -MifSl. 8 24 12—55 activities the contestant will be eli- takes the census every ten years. a medal for saving the lives of an Mahanoy Cltp^ 17 19 10 16—62 gible f When they get answers like these, ' entice. rem'ment.'' bowli^ it takes five years to figure them C. T.: "How was that?"--^^ shoe, tennis, out and the next five years to get (Concluded col. 4) CommenTihjf^olPthe moral Ifualities auction bridge, badminton, chess.^ and over the effects of those daffy an- of the' U.N.A.4peams, Mr. Gregory swers... but we don't see how any of Alonzo's answers will help tffiBX Uncle Sam.. They don't make Cen- Sip sras cruise;field da y track; youths' day; sus! Haw! Haw! season)"could ,tak thee it.loser" sH eshowe complimented that thed y handballfootball ;team boxing; IJpt.A; wrestling. dance; ; archerysoccer;; ^ BROMO SELTZER TO THE MUSIC OF exhiWeSfelnboth teams ong ththee fin game,;wie sportsmanshid ex-p Softbal500 rummyl league;field ; horseshoehockey^Girls , tennis, golf: , 1st BARONiELipT pressed hope that the friendship forra- ping-pong, bowling, pinochle, and bad- the Sponsored by ed as a result of the game will last minton tournaments; splash, roller to be in the possession of the branch skating, Halloween, card and bunco ;^jfflppi- year; tfie branch winning it $R Associated Ukrainian Clubs permanen^^ atlng consecutive times will keep iL OplyX) lllllly. of Western Penna. NRWSb.FROM LORAIIl^ meets; U.N.A. cruise; U.N.A. members are eligible to cotn^ Stephen Harmych writes that the pete for the trophies. Individual 5QiQ 9^ Person Lorain U.N.A. basketball team played field day tri^p^'youl U.N.A. H games tWs season,, winning ,4 and dancemy; auctio; archeryn bridge, basket; chessl ; 0checkers0 rum-; oaward( eacsh wilevent.l be. giveThne tdateo thse o fwinne the,r , HOTEL FORT PITT losing 10. The; tejfflfejoined the Lp-. rain County Basketball. Tournament, fieldThe poinhockeyt syste. m will go intjfgffio jcominthi s columng event. s( wil l be announced in Pittsburgh, Pa. and was eliminated, in the .quar(er- effect on June l and. will end on -Persons desiring further informa- SKtWrday rJSOs^ In the tsf. rcjjjjd, Lorain Dec. 31,. 194 Cs The t st boy , to get tion sliould communicate with Joseph ellrnwa^ed, the Fonnegan'i^ wh( o werelr 75 points during this ,period will re"-;Wbje, 4457 N. Ghitistiaha Ave., Ghi- i Iffi AM. MM4 favoreil'^w^wlh the tournament, bMy ceive a trophy ht may J^ep, and the icago, UU