ИШ1ШШИ ч Supplement to the SVOBODA. Ukrainian Daily Published by tbe Junior Department of the Ukrainian National Association. No. 22 Jersey City, N. J., Friday, May SI, 1935 Vol. Ill SECOND CONVENTION OF THE YOUTH TODAY SOYUZ UKRAINOK OF AMERICA " IVAN FRANKO і WHEN DOES LIFE BEGIN? The Second Convention of the (August 15, 1856 —May 28, 1916) Referring to the well-Jmown Ukrainian National Women's book by Mr. Walter Pitkin, 'life. League of America (Soyuz Ukra- The World War was at its height. On all fronts Begins at Forty, Mr. Wallace J. inok) took place last week, May Ukrainian soldiers were laying down their lives for every Campbell, an associate — editor of 24 to 26 inclusive, in New York country but their own. Ukraine, rent apart by Russia Consumer's Cooperation, writing City, at the Ukrainian National and Austria-Hungary, was in a most tragic position. in the May issue of The Social Home. It was attended by 49 de­ Frontier, takes up the dilemma of legates, representing 36 branches. Brother fought against brother. Western Ukraine, par­ die college graduate at twenty- The convention was opened ticularly, was the scene of the most fearful carnage, for It four: with appropriate ceremonies by was here that the Russian armies were seeking to gain a .When life will begin at forty, Mrs. M. Lenchuk, chairman of foothold in their attempt to penetrate into Central Eu­ what is he going to do for six­ the convention committee. Mrs. teen years? A. Kmetz. retiring president of rope. A valiant part in checking their advance was be­ the organization, delivered the ing played by the famed Ukrainian Sitchowi Strilchi, ABE THESE THE YOUTH'S opening address, stressing the • who fought on behalf of Austria in the belief that in . DREAMS? need of more women's conven­ this, manner they would help free Ukraine. Already all Writing in the same issue of tions. Then followed the elec­ signs pointed that this dungeon of oppressed nationali­ the same publication, Mr. Selden tion of presiding officers: — Miss Rodman, denies the claims that S. Abrahamovsky, Chairman; ties, Russia, was about to collapse and on its ruins rise American youth want to be Com­ Mrs. J. Jarema, Vice-Chairman; an independent state of Ukraine, — when there passed munist or Fascist Their ideals he and the Mrs. P. Dembitska and S. away from this earth a great Ukrainian, Ivan Franko. describes in these words: Halychyn, Secretaries. "Youth fights from the bottom He died after a long illness, on May 28, 1918; he Greetings from various organ­ up. Youth fights with the;under-, izations, including the Ukrainian who long before the war had predicted that the time dog against tbe parasite and the National Association, were then must come when the enslaved Ukrainian nation will rise, oppressor. Youth demands a func­ read. A telegram from the U- cast off its chains of oppression, and take its rightful tional society. Youth demands krainian Youth's League of North place in the society of nations. the full release of productive America stressed the "beginning power and the destruction and of a new era in the life of U- The news of Franko's death flashed to all corners enjoyment thereof. Youth stands krainian womenhood in America." of the earth, wherever Ukrainians live. And every­ for true individualism, and against Following this, greetings and re­ the regimentation of mass adver­ where it called out the deepest sorrow, for all realized tising, tabloid culture, peon labor, ports of their branches were that Ukraine had lost one whom it would be well nigh im­ given by the delegates. Mrs. and type-molded suburbs. Youth Joanna Sluser, representing the possible to replace. And how great a loss his death was stands for the new individualism Soyuz Ukrainok of Canada, greet­ to Ukraine can be gauged by what Metropolitan Sheptit- of the 20th century: the liberty ed the delegates, and in her talk sky (at that time interned in the depths of Russia, fol­ to live and enjoy and suffer like emphasized the main goal of U- human beings in economic free­ lowing the occupation of Lviw by the Russian forces) dom. Youth condemns as suprfttte krainian women to be: self-educa­ said when he received the sad news. Writing to his tion and national consciousness. un -Americanism: exploitation ••'тЙ^ friends he expressed his deep sorrow and declared that man by man, hatred of foreigners, Saturday morning was opened even the terrible devastation suffered by Ukraine as a the regimentation of life by' Я- with services held in local Ukra­ nance capitalism." і ,.-» inian churches in memory of result of the war and its huge loss of human life was members who had died since the naught compared to the irreparable loss suffered by first convention. Returning to the Ukraine by the death of Ivan Franko. WHAT BOOKS TO READ» hall the delegates heard a series What had Franko done to merit such extraordinary Are the great Vitfctfian^novel- of talks given on subjects of im­ ists read by the young people of portance for Ukrainian women, esteem? To answer this briefly, it is enough to say that today? — such question, posits tjt} which were followed by discus­ in all probability no man in modern times has "so pro­ Bernard Darwin, the English pub; sions. Then followed the business foundly influenced, spiritually and culturally, a nation licist, tbe editor of John Q'Loa- session of the organization, which as has Ivan Franko. donls Weekly, of London, Eng­ lasted until the close of the con­ land. vention on the following day. Satur­ Franko was a man of many talents, all of which he " Or, to put the same question day evening a banquet was held devoted in service of his people. He was a writer of more provocatively, OUGHT thf for the delegates and guests in amazing fecundity, a poet whose works rank among the young people of today to, read a local hotel. finest in world literature, and a scholar of the highest them when there are so many: The new officers of the Soyuz degree. But besides all this, he was a great leader of his modern books to choose from't"l- Ukrainok of America are as fol­ Mr. Darwin argues in favor of lows: Mrs. Anastasia Wagner, people. reading of the great Victorian President; Mrs. Julia Jarema, As the spiritual and intellectual leader of the Ukra­ novelists by the young people of Miss Stephania Abrahamovsky, inian people, Franko, with rare prophetic vision, sought today. He is especially in favor and Mrs. Catherine Dilay, Vice- of Dickens. And yet it is char­ Presidents; Mrs. Pelagia Dembit- to point out to them the paths of national and cultural acteristic of this, admirer of Dick­ sky, Ukrainian Secretary, and progress. To be free physically, he stressed, one. must ens,, that instead of pointing .to Mrs. Annette Kmetz, English be free spiritually. He stood for freedom of conscience.- the author's power, he fieds turn Secretary: Mrs. Veronika Kostet- Also, he taught that happiness and well being of a per­ busy apologizing* for Dickens's sky, Treasurer; Mrs. Anastasia "sentimental parts," by, each ar­ Rybakova, Organizer, and the son or nation, are based far more on spiritual values guments as tbe following: than on materialistic gains. "And above all," he-_said, Mrs. Dr. Nellie Pelcchovich-Hay- "Nevertheless, whether or not voronsky, Katherino Schutack-Ke- "be a man, if only for a moment." some of Dickens's emotional pas­ drovsky, and Pelagia Glioma, mem­ Franko did not expect that the masses would і im­ sages suit our particular taste it bers of the Auditing Committee. is worth remembering this, that It was resolved that the Third mediately comprehend his teachings. In this he was they were written by a very great Convention of the Soyuz Ukrainok right, for he was subjected to a great deal of sharp man in utter sincerity, and what­ will be held in 1937 in Philadel­ criticism and even abuse from his own people. Never­ ever they appear to us today they phia, Pa.. theless, he never faltered, but kept true to his ideals to appeared genuine and moving to о the very last. his illustrious contemporaries." "LOST SHADOWS" PUBLISHED The statement about Dickens's . An English translation by A. Ivan Franko is well known to us,- young American- sincerity may be accepted as true Mykytlak of Osip Turiansky's well Ukrainians, if even by his battle-hymn "Ne Pora," in and yet this will still leave the known book "Lost Shadows" has which he calls us to battle for Ukraine's glory, freedom, question if the youth should be juet been released from the press and honor. We also know him as one who called himself made to read the books just be­ by the Empire Publishing Com­ cause they appeared genuine and pany, of New York City. Its price the "servant of unfortunates," one who, regarded it as moving to tbe other . generation. is $2.00. The story is based upon his solemn duty and obligation to labor unceasingly on To me it sounds like pleading with the author's experiences as a sob behalf of those ^nationally, socially, and culturally, op­ the youth not to read Dickens (her during the World War. pressed "unfortunates:" One of his last utterances gives' unless in the light of curiosity to know: what .used to appeer us a touching evidence of his deep and sincere patriotism: genuine and moving to і another (Today's Ukrainian Weekly Is '3 .care not whether my name perishes, as long ад the generation, and what do we.know concluded in the Svoboda).