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WEEKLY: No. 49 JERSEY CITY and NEW YORK, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1947 WEEKLY • VO L. XV On the Road to a World-Wide, Pro-Free "Voice of America" Broadcasts Report on Pan Ukraine Front American Ukrainian Conference (Continued) (IV) П7Е continue in this week's editorial our review of the highlights of the Reports reaching us from Europe, *" general progress of the Ukrainian Americans down through the years in letter and newspaper form, de-1 to coordinate their efforts in support of the Ukrainian national liberation clare that on November 19 last, peo­ Relief Committee movement, which is aimed at the freeing of Ukraine and the establishment ple of eastern and southeastern Eu­ cif a. sovereign, democratic Ukrainian state. rope heard over the radio our U.S. Sends Two to Thus far we have dwelt upon the State Department sponsored "Voice Europe ото-free Ukrainian manifestation held time a spirit of indecision. Fortun-jof America" broadcast news of the at N=w York's historic Cooper Union ately. S0IDe men of responsibility, | Pan American Ukrainian Conference, According to an announcement is- in 1915 which -ave rise to the crea- Particularly those associated with which was held in New York City > UUARC, two the sued this week bv the tion of the Federation of Ukrainians UNA., realizing the possible beginning November IS. younger generation Ukrainian Ameri- tra ic results of the of the United States, and then tothe. S continuance of The "Voice of America" radio j cans wil1 leave next month by plane such Ukrainian National Council, under, indecision, of this sudden vac broacast, which is beamed to the Eu- j for Europe as field workers of the cum in the auspices of which a national Uk-1 Ukrainian American progress, ropean countries in various languages, і United Ukrainian American Reriel a rainian Tag Day on April 21, 19i7j ; nd unity, took it upon themselves to |reported ^ occurenee of ш g^ Committee to assist Mr. Roman netted some eight five thousand dol- j reorganize the Ukrainian. Congress і ference and the fact that it, was at_ Smook, who has been there for the ast lars for Ukrainian relief purposes; j Committee of America. j tended щ delegates of nationally re- P several months as a representa­ tive of the tion we went on to the succeeding I The results of their efforts was j presentative organizations composed Relief Committee to as- sist the nationally representative body, the the reformation of the UCCA. A pro-'0f pe0ple of Ukrainian descent living Ukrainian DPs in every wayf popularly known "Obyednanye." i.e. tern UCCA was created at a confer- in the United States, Canada, Brazil, possible. United Ukrainian Organizations of >nce of Ukrainian American represen- Argentine, Paraguay and Uruguay The two are Wasyl Gina of New the United States, which was active -tatives held in Philadelphia in Sep- alld aiso attended by a special Elf Haven, Conn., and Miss Julia Konick up to World War II; finally we dwelt tember, 1943. ropean Ukrainian observor. of Wilkes Barre, Pa. Significantly enough, a figure who upon the first Congress of Americans The "Voice of America" broadcast Mr. Gina is an ex-GI who served of Ukrainian origin, which brought played an important role in the call- also reported that the representatives. in India and there was helpful to into being the original Ukrainian ing of the Philadelphia conference of organizations- embracing persons the Ukrainian DPs who found them­ Congress Committee of America. That which led to the reformation of the nf Тт, ., „. „ Дл„„„ , selves there. Miss Konick is a for­ organization, as our last week's read­ or Ukrainian descent, convened at the mer volunteer Red Cross worker and ers may recall, gradually lost author­ UCCA, was of our younger genera- -r>„„ \mn,;nr.„ m • • „ і active in Ukrainian American youth ity and power of action because of its „ _ . , , "an American Ukrainian Conference, affairs. poor structural set-up, one which en­ tion, an attorney of Detroit, now head .-.^^^„„^ ±.rx: т- и * »T t. - -^ abled any one of the "Big Rour" •__, . . ' . petitioned the United Nations Gen- fraternals' representatives constitut­ of the United Ukrainian American Q , Ц\*ЛМЛ.ІІІ +„ u л *л ^ w l\ ing its controlling executive board -i . , . , ,„__, eral Assembly to halt the deliberate An Editorial the right to exercise the power of Relief Committee which the UCCA p£)licy of genQcide pursued veto (similar to the one existing brought into life. Significantly enough, goviet Rusgia and ^ ^^ ^ Those Ukrainian miner immigrants ence in now in the United Nations) in re­ 1946)too, th, eha shea alsd o obeef nth ea persoUCCnA offro thme Кл__ its resolution made reference, who, being pestered by Communist gards any measure proposed. younger, American born, generation, tШПЙo th. e Soviet denial to the 40,000,000 pamphlet-bearers on their first rail- the time of its reformation and j The reformation of the UCCA or- UkrainiaThe n people of their national way trip in Canada, finally got tired This right, to reiterate, proved to through its two successive congresses ' llbertie sbroadcas and of tit salsoolic reporte to d that ganizational structure took form at іthe Pan P >" destroy, of it, beat them up and hove them be a convenient means for the ob­ (Philadelphia, 1944; Washington, May ,them a s Americaa n Ukrainian Confer- structionist-disruptive tactics of two the Philadelphia 1943 conference in! national., cultural and off the train at North Bay, seem to representatives of one of the frater­ form of a resolution which provided religious entity. I have the root of the matter in them. nals, the latter which, it is worth not­ that the fraternal orders be absolved They bring with them a technique ing, repudiated their action in this and of all' further obligation of conduct­ of their centuries-old heroic struggle ^!hlch' W;hlIe perhaPs аЬгаР* andn^ other respects at its convention, held, ing any political action, and that the to establish a free, independent, a»»S* ^У be, even strictly legal, is at happily enough, soon thereafter, UCCA be reorganized in a manner democratic state of Ukraine. (In this leaSt etfeCtiVe' Their leader's terse leaving the two gentlemen high and making it no longer dependent on connection the Committee, dispatched summing up of the reason for their dry, soon to become receptive to the fraternal orders or other national a memorandum to Secretary of State summary action might well be noted Communist blandishments, with the organizations and institutions, and, Cordell Hull on the eve of his trip by the rest of us, "Was no good, we didn't like" is an excellent answer result that today they have by their furthermore, acting under its own to Moscow to attend the tri-power to Communist activities, direct or in­ acts, written and spoken words have charter. conference.) The reorganized and revitalized direct. definitely negated their earlier pro- (c) To help the Ukrainians in their UCCA adopted at its initiatory Phil­ But for a quite different reason we free Ukraine sentiments and resolu­ native land to receive at the close of adelphia meeting the political plat­ would accord these newcomers a place tions and follow the zigzaggings of this war a fair and equal treatment form of the Washington congress of in our regard. According to a repre­ the Moscow dictated Party Line. with other recognized nations, as a May, 1940. sentative of the mine employing them Now to continue our story, which, free and united member in the fam- As a matter of record, it is worth they sang Christmas carols through- we reemphasize, is intended to give setting forth here the specific pur­ ily of European nations, in accord-jout the 500-mile train trip from Tor- our younger generation people some poses then of the reorganized UCCA. ance with the pronouncements on the I onto to their destination. That would idea of the background of events As subsequently ratified at the Sec­ subject of enslaved nations by suefc take some doing. Most of us would which led to the recent Pan Ameri­ Allied war leaders as President Roose-1 difficult, even at Christmas, to ond Congress of Americans of Uk­ find it can Ukrainian Conference,. and which velt and Prime Minister Churchill: rainian Descent, held in January, maintain a continuous flow of song in turn will lead to the creation of a 1944, these purposes were set forth (d) To take action in providing re-, from here to Windsor, Ontario, fOE well organized and coordinated world­ as follows: lief in form of food, clothing, and j example, and even on a fast train. wide pro-free Ukraine and anti-total­ w itarian front, composed of representa­ (a) To coordinate and intensify other necessities of life of food,' e shall watch the further prog- tives of people of Ukrainian origin Ukrainian American participation in clothing, and other necessities of life' ress of these new arrivals with great outside the Soviet "Iron Curtain." American's war effort; for the suffering, homeless, and im- j interest. They bring to this country; (b) To promote here in America poverished war victims of Ukraine,'a gift for self-expression, whether And thus, upon the speedy demise an understanding and sympathetic re- and likewise to cooperate to the full- with fists or vocal chords, that is dy- of the original UCCA, due to the cognition of the plight of the Uk- est extent with the American Red ing out among us and needs revival. above as well as previously mentioned rainian people in their wartorn and Cross as well as with other similar, ("Montreal (Canada) Daily Star", reasons, there was for a period of foreign occupied Ukraine, particularly agencies and authorities. I December 16, 1947), UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1947 No. 49

people must come to know that the % SVo/ Moscowized Stalin is no more the

Catena*ar 3*a> ta JLJU c^obkia HPRY to work out a square root of their religious feasts. After it had TTOLIDAYS keep popping one right select group of friends may enjoy the two or find a diagonal ofaj been in use for more than, 1,500 after the other. New Year's, al­ advent of the new year selfishly—all square, and you will continue add­ years, the Julian calendar fell behind though it may be anticlimactic, no by themselves! ing ciphers on the right side of the the sun year, so that in 1582 at the doubt it's enjoyed a great deal more The extravert always has a few decimal point indefinitely without vernal equinox, when the sun crossed than any other. Think of it—all the drinks; he is the "perfect guest" be­ ever arriving at an exact figure. Some­ the equator and the day was as long tension and work which Christmas cause he need never be helped or thing like that is the case with the as the night, the calendar date was involves are over, thus New Year's asked to "have another." He helps calendar. The days are simply in­ March 11 instead of March 21. Day із the holiday we can sit back himself. A few drinks usually start capable of measuring a year without Pope Gregory XIII corrected the and enjoy—well, at least we can re­ the exhibitionist on some witty story leaving a remainder of hours, min­ discrepancy of Julian calendar by lax standing, if not sitting back. or other, and he is too absorbed in utes, or even seconds, which accum­ dropping ten days from if, making Actually, people put up with more the reactions of his public to enjoy ulate during centuries and throw a the day after October 4—October 15, hardships while enjoying New Year's the preservative he is inbibing. Not calendar out of joint. 1582. He made another adjustment eve than seem to be necessary. so with the introvert. (Aha! We fi­ On March 21st and on September by dropping a leap year three times Merrymakers, like any other group, nally got to him!) 21st the sun crosses the equator, every 400 years. This is supposed to are made up of two types: extra verts The introvert, previously mention­ making the day and night equal in keep the calendar straight until the and introverts. Oh, yes—even in­ ed, is the fellow who likes to ap­ length. That is the time when the year 4,000, when the difference will troverts can be merrymakers, but preciate things by himself. 'Tis said accuracy of our artificial calendar again amount to one day. let's start with the other kind. he. has a "rich inner life," whatever can be checked against the calendar The New Style, or Gregorian, cal­ The extravert likes his own kind. that means. At any "rate, he is never of nature. These are the turning points endar was adopted by the Catholic At any party, he wants all the par­ the one to cook up gay parties, al­ in seasons, operating under the in- countries, while the Protestant and ticipants to be the same type as he though social etiquette may at times fluence of the sun without respect. Greek Catholic nations clung to the is. Not quite as good, of course, but demand his presence at those fiascos for the calendars made by mortals. old Julian calendar. England adopted at least they should appreciate the sponsored by others. He rarely takes More than 4,000 years Before Christ і it in 1752. but the Eastern Ortho­ same tilings. This disease, extraver- part in the merrymaking, being the Egyptians were the first to es-! dox church waited until 1923 to af­ sion, is what prompts people to any usually a listener. Sometimes cer­ tablish the calendar which is still the fect the change. It may be interest­ celebration, especially the kind which tain of the guests would give two basis of what we use now. They ing to know that the adoption of the Times Square sponsors regularly once cents for his thoughts; not often. divided the year into twelve 30-day new calendar in- England met with a year. Speaking from personal ex­ They fully realize that he is occupied months with five feast days at the resentment of many people who did perience, there is no pleasure to be with his "rich inner life." Most of the end. This made a year of 365 days, not know any better. derived from being pushed, stepped time, however, no one is conscious of which is shorter by little less than Just why many Ukrainians cling to on, crushed, poked and generally his presence because he doesn't make a quarter of a day from the natural the old calendar is difficult to say. mutilated in the heart of New York himself heard. Sooner or later, some­ year as determined by the sun. There was a time when this practice City. There's no benefit at all one one usually wakes up to the fact that our introverted guest has (in his In 46 B.C. Julius Caesar fixed the was regarded as means of prevention can get from it except that, if he own quiet way) disposed of a substan­ year at 365%, days, picking up the of denationalization. In this day, survives, he may one day be able to however, it often works in the op­ boast to. his granehildren, "I was tial amount of "spirits" and the host lost quarter of a day every fourth posite direction. Perhaps it is the once present at . . . ," the way that sees to it that his glass remains emp­ year, which became a "leap year". reluctance of our older generation real old-timers speak with reverence ty for the rest of the party. No This was the Julian calendar by to yield to a change during their life­ of the Blizzard of '88. objections are made by our intro­ vert; he's much too busy enjoying which many Ukrainians celebrate time that enables an obsolete calen­ I shouldn't give you the impression his "rich inner life." dar breathe a little longer. that the sun dawns on Times Square Well, it doesn't make much differ­ on New Year's Day to disclose a However that may be, the fact is ence which character you'll be on "SVOBODA" street strewn with the remains of the that every new year sees another New Year's Eve. Either way, it seems, (UKRAINIAN DAILY) previous night's merrymakers—it de­ Ukrainian parish changing to the you're bound to enjoy it. FOUNDED 1893 new calendar, and there seem to be finitely isn't so. It's just that any­ P. S. How does it feel to be a Ukrainian newspaper published daily except no objections to the change from the one who has had such experience Sundays, and holidays by the Ukrainian church authorities. This means that profits by it, and instead of joining year older than you were at this time National Association, Inc. at 81-83 Grand last year? Street, Jersey City 3, N. J. each parish is its own judge in de­ the merry throng next year, he tries ciding the adoption of the new calen­ to find a place as far off the beaten Entered as Second Class Mail Matter at dar. It also means that it may take path as possible, so that he and his A SMALL POCKET SIZE Post Office of Jersey City, N. J. on March DICTIONARY 30, 1911 under the Act of March 8, 1879. many years for Ukrainians in Amer­ ica to get in step with the rest of the is quite valuable. We have a few Accepted for mailing at special rate of country in celebrating their religious preceding it, but a lot better one is on hand in the English-Ukrainian postage provided for Section 1103 of th hoped for. Whether we celebrate it languages. Act of October 3,1917 authorized July 31,1918 feasts, like Christmas, together. on January 1st or on the 14th, the Price $1.75 Classified Advertising Department, $97— Early or late, the old year is end­ same wish goes forth: A Happy and SVOBODA 7*»»y>. МстгУаИгІВ. W.-Y RRvant 9-ASS2 ed. It was a better year than the one Prosperous New Year To All! 81-83 Grand St., Jersey City 8, NX :-'о. 48 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1947,

rainian artistic accomplishments, but was хтегу beautiful, it was super­ Contemporary Ukrainian Painting likewise on the art of West with which fluous to add more beauty to it. the Kozak Ukraine had formed close The second World War brought By MIKHAYLO OSEVCHUK cultural connections (almost all the thematic changes in the art of paint­ prominent Kozak leaders had studied ing in Soviet Ukraine. It followed IN the last quarter of the nineteenth chuk, who later became professor in in the West) did not last long. Once along the line drawn by the Party, century, when in the West—Paris, the Kiev Academy of Art. Studying the Soviet regime became entrenched without bringing in any changes for London, Beilin—the art of painting in Paris, and finding himself among in Ukraine the Bolshevist part put the attainment of new forms of art, was seeking new directions, and was those outstanding artists who created forward another watch-word for art. which remained academically real­ turning every few years into a dif­ the modern artistic tendencies amid Under the cry—"Art for the masses" istic, so-called "Soc-Realism." ferent "ism," beginning with impres­ heated discussions, competition and —it made Art assume the role of sionism, Ukrainian painting began contests, Boychuk acquired a deeper propaganda. The main artistic activ­ In Western Ukraine its modern period. understanding of the modern needs ity of the painters consisted in mass On the western territories of Uk­ Divided between its conquerors Rus­ than had Sosenko. His style is de­ production, in millions of copies of raine, those under Polish rule, Uk­ sia and Austria, Ukraine had lost to veloped from two sources—Ukrain­ the members of the Central Execu­ rainian painting, between the first the ruling nations its higher stratum ian Byzantinism and Ukrainian folk tive Committee (painted on percale), and the second World Wars, devel­ of society, while the middle class con­ art. especially Lenin and Stalin whose oped in a fashion different from that sisted of only a few individuals who After the first World War his ex­ portraits found their way into all the of Soviet Ukraine. The artists, free admitted their connection with the ample was followed by almost all the offices, establishments and concerns from party dictation, freely chose for people to which they really belonged. Ukrainian monumentalists, such as: of the Soviet Union. their creative work that tendency There remained as representative of Petro Kholodny, M. Osinchuk, P. Kow- In. the first years of the Soviet rule which best pleased or suited them. the people only the peasant mass to­ zhun, Y. Muzikova, W. Krizaniw- there spread among the painters of For that reason Ukrainian art was gether with its clergy, but even they sky, Petro Kholodny, Jr., and W. Ukraine, beside the national tendency, more diverse in that region, although were being Russianized under the Dyadiniuk. But the evolution of this which was smouldering out, all kinds there were fewer talented artists, Muscovite domination. For this mass, style has not yet been completed. It of modern "isms"; in the first place both in quality and in quality, than painting was limited to its^religious is still in its initial phase, where its —cubism and constructivism. It was in Soviet Ukraine. needs; hence it was only natural that primal components, being too strong­ thought that an extreme democratic The older artists who grouped the artists who satisfied that need ly emphasized, do not allow its real regime, as the Soviet government con­ themselves in the organization called were not interested in any "ism." countenance to reveal itself. All this sidered itself to be, should espouse the "Association of Ukrainian In­ At the beginning of the twentieth is an "ism," but not a style. the most extreme artistic tendencies. dependent Artists" with their center century there was a change for the On the territory-occupied by Rus­ Both of these tendencies, the national in Lviw had their periodical Mistet- better in Ukraine. The development sia, the beginning of the twentieth which was connected with tradition stvo ("Art"), and almost every year of democracy forced, first of all, century, as regards Ukrainian paint­ and the extreme modernistic one, did arranged exhibitions of their works Austria, and then the absolutist ing, was noted, on the one hand, by not last very long, although both had in that city. Ukrainian artists who tsarist Russia to alleviate the politi­ the academic realism in the works their outstanding artists. lived in different art centers of Eu­ cal situation of the great masses of jof such artists as S. Vasilkivsky, F. In the national category the most rope took part in those exhibitions. the population. In both subjugated Krasetsky, M. Samokish, and I. Izha- prominent painters were Padalka, The Association was a union of art­ territories an intellectual class began kevich; and on the other—by the Pavlenko, Sedlyar; and in the mod­ ists on the professional rather than to appear and grow in numbers, and its impressionism in the works of O. ernistic—Petritsky, the famous thea­ on the ideological basis. Works of artistic needs were far more exten­ Murashko, the two Krichevskys, Vasil trical decorator. art were accepted for the exhibitions and Fedor, H. Dyachenko, M. Zhuk, sive than were those of the peasantry. Because in all walks of Soviet life on their artistic worth and not on I. Severin, and M. Burachek. Literature and pictorial art began the Bolshevik party had the decid­ their ideologocal tendency. At these to spread their wings. The number The first World War ended in the ing word, it decreed that neither the exhibitions were to be found works of poets and artists increased, and defeat of the occupants of Ukraine, first nor the second tendency of art of Academic Byzantinists, neo-classi- simultaneously there came an awak­ and Ukraine formed itself into an in­ was appropriate to the needs of Bol­ cists, impressionists, expressionists ening in Ukraine of interest in the dependent state amid a revolutionary shevik reality. The first is con­ and surrealists. modern need and purposes of art. і war for its freedom. On the western demned as national separatism, and Prominent Artists The interest and the artistic ten­ I territories of Ukraine war being not only prohibited it, but disgraced dencies of the Ukrainian artists de­ ] waged with the Poles, and on the Alongside the Byzantinist already the artists themselves; while the sec­ mentioned in connection with monu­ pended upon the artistic surround­ : eastern territories—with the Rus- ond tendency it prohibited on the mentalists, the most prominent art­ ings in which they studied. On the | sians who, with new social slogans, grounds of its being incomprehensible ists were: impressionists—Hrishenko, Austrian side such centers were Vien­ moved on Ukraine in mass in order to the wide laboring masses. Hlushchenko, Kulchitska, Hordinsky, na, Cracow and later, Paris; and on to prevent her from separating her­ By a special ukaz (decree) th e Ivanents; neo-classicists—Odrienko, the Russian side—St. Petersburg and, self from the "one and indivisible Party forced into pictorial art the Babiy; expressionists—H. Mazepa, H. later, Munich. Russia," and to block her efforts to most ordinary academic realism, and Novakivsky; surrealists—Selsky, and Sosenko achieve self-determination on the compelled every artist and work of two outstanding caricaturists—Buto- basis of the Wilsonian principles. On the territory under Austria the every form to conform to it. The vich and Kozak. The position of Ukraine, which, beginning of the twentieth century new cry was the slogan: "Art, na­ The expressionist Novakivsky is after the loss of her freedom, during made itself important by the ap­ tional in form, but Soviet in content." noted also for the private school of two centuries, waged war for her pearance of three outstanding im­ Soviet art critics defined exactly those art which he conducted in Lviw, from independent existence without mil- pressionists—Ivan Trush, Olena Kul- two terms; "national in form" means which were graduated several good [ itary supplies, and without any as­ chitska, and Oleksa Novakivsky; and art connected with the territory of painters, among them such impres­ sistance from foreign countries, was two monumentalists — Modest So­ that "inseparable" Soviet Republic sionists as Moroz and Lutsik. hopeless. After a few years of inde- senko and Mikhaylo Boychuk. In the where it is created, with its land­ Towards the end of 1939 the west­ I pendence during the revolutionary impressionism of Trush and Novakiv­ scape, its Soviet architecture, and its ern territories of Ukraine were oc­ і period, the Ukrainian territories sky we can see the distinctive marks Soviet life, while "Soviet in content" cupied by the Bolsheviks, who were found themselves, in the end, under of the impression of the Cracow means that are does not reflect real­ followed by many artists from Soviet four occupants: Poland, Czechoslo­ Academy of Art, whose chief repre­ ity such as it is, but depicts it as it Ukraine sent there for propaganda vakia, Romania, and the Soviet Union, sentative was Professor Stanislawsky; appears in the wild fantasy of a purposes. Under their leadership the і which last is the new name for the the impression of Kulchitska bears propagandist orientating himself on artists of the western territories "one and indivisible Russia." within itself, in addition to that, the the well-known expression of his lead­ united into a single collective group signs of the Vienna session. Art Along National Lines er: "life is now much better, life has and began a mass production accord­ now become much happier." ing to the Soviet pattern:—first a Modest Sosenko, who in his genre The struggle for independence creations was likewise an impression­ Stereotyped production of "party watchwords" on roused the slumbering artistic forces reams of percale, together with por­ ist, based his monumentalist works of As a consequence of this regime of j of Ukraine. There appeared a whole traits of the "leaders" likewise paint­ polychromic church art on other compulsion in pictorial art, in spite j array of artists, especially painters ed on that kind of cloth. foundations, namely — on Byzantin- and developers of the graphic arts. of a considerable number of talented j ized realism, in which a realistic In Kiev, an Academy of Art was artists, only a few works of genuine In spite of the fact that the So­ treatment was expressed within the established, with a professorial staff art have resulted. We see an endless Jvie t government supported such art Byzantine form. This union was not which included the two principal repetition of the same loud stereo­ financially, by establishing advanced organic, because the elements were artists—Mikhaylo Boychuk and Yuri typed scenes, and every man poses art schools in the chief cities of Uk­ quite opposed to each other. Narbut. The former trained a num­ with unchanging Napoleonic hand raine, and by ordering from the art­ Why did the Ukrainian monument­ ber of artists who, in painting, began under the button on the chest. All ists large numbers of their works,, alists turn to Byzantine art and take to seek new directions while basing those requirements are imposed upon such orders, however, affected the it as the basis for their work? The themselves On the Byzantine tradi­ [the artists by Soviet propaganda. quantity and not the quality of their reason is that- the old Ukrainian art, tions, i.e., on: the Ukrainian icon and Such pictures perhaps have done artistic productions, Since a propa­ gandist character of the work was which had accepted the Byzantine on folk art. The latter based his Uk­ much for Soviet propaganda, but for connected with those orders, we do principles of art together with Chris- rainian graphic art on the Kozak art itself they have done precious not notice any creative development: ianity, had clung to them till the baroque. Both laid a foundation for little. besides the increased activity of the very end of the seventeenth century; national self-determination in Uk­ In landscape painting the artists of artists. .. - and it is here, in the first place, that rainian art. Soviet Ukraine have shown them­ we have Jo seek the source of modern selves to a better advantage.' Per­ (Courtesy "Ukrainian Quarterly," Ukrainian polychromy. Red-Subjugated Art haps that is because landscape is, to . published by Ukrainian Congress Boychuk Work in Ukrainian Art along na­ to say , neutral and gives less oppor­ Committee of America) A greater organic synthesis in Chi; tion;-! lines, the search for its own tunity for complaints about any lack ГОШ THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL direction was given by Mikhaylo Boy­ directions based not only on the Uk­ of propaganda. As Ukrainian Nature ASS'N. DO IT NOW! UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, MONDAY, DECEMBER'29, 1947 No. 49

IN QUEST OF HIS SISTER N. Y. Music and Arts THE MUTT (ZA SESTROYU) Guild Plans Program By M, YATSKIV (A Storv of old Kozak fimes for Yoang Folks) (Translated by C. H. A.) * By ANDREW CHAIKIVSKY The Music and Arts Guild, a group (Freely translated by S. S.) composed of artists, singers, dancer?,, During the night she guarded the (Continued) (22) ! musicians and others in the various property of her master, suffered both The Reunion "Let him have a horse," the Vizier )fieids of music, art and applied art hunger and cold, while during the OLOWLY the days dragged along, commanded. 'And you," turning to met Sunday, December 21st in New day she scoured other people's yards The Grand Vizier had given or- the courier, "lead him to his sister." , York City to discuss plans for future in search of food. It was the usual ders that Pavlush should be treated Pavlush ran off to the stables, fol- meetings and prcgiams. thing. Her sides caved in and ap­ with all possible consideration. New lowed by the courier. He picked out j The Guild, now about a year old peared as deep hollows, and one clothes were given him to replace the j a fast horse, while the courier chose was formed for the purpose of bring-1 could count her ribs from a distance, simple and tattered few pieces he had another, for his horse was too spent.' ing together the various talents of' as on a wash board. worn since the night of the burning Both mounted and rode to the gate. Ukrainian extraction to present to j Crouching, she hid her tail bet- of Spasivka, a clean and comfortable Pavlush reined his horse, turned the general public the vast stores of j ween her hind legs and gnawed a chamber was assigned to him, he ate around, and taking off his hat bowed Ukrainian art and music as well as, bone. But the bone was frozen and the best of foods, and was allowed to to the Vizier, who was standing at t0 further the talents of the members too hard for her teeth. Disheartened, come and go where ever he pleased, the main entrance to the house. The themselves and bring them public re- she sat up. She was sick, trembling without the slightest hindrance on j latter acknowledged this with a slight j cognition. from cold, and her eyes revealed so the part of anyone. Nevertheless, I smile. In a second the two were To the present, the M.A.G. has' much sorrow.. .

Pavlush could hardly enjoy any of j gone, the hoofbeats of their horses been deVoting all efforts towards j Someone shouts at her—she drags this. His thoughts were constantly і growing fainter and fainter. ' acquirmg membership and now that herself further on and sits up again., on his sister. Would the searching. For a few moments the Vizier it has a workmg nucleus, the Guild An urchin comes along and bends party.sent out after her by the Grand j stood looking in the direction in which :has made tentative plans for the! down to pick up a stone—she runs Vizier find her or not?—tormented! the two had left. His thoughts were|coming season. On the agenda is a'away. A beggar appears, calls her, him constantly. His greatest fear was \ on Pavlush. He had taken a liking j concert featuring Ukrainian music, but she looks at him with distrust that maybe it was all too late, that to the boy from the very start, and j to be presented by the Guild's solo- and runs off the road. There is no perhaps she had been taken to some regretted that he was of Christian; istSj pianists, violinists, etc. to be! peaceful place for her. distant lands, out of reach of the faith. "If only Allah would guide; held early next year in one of New j She ran home and hid herself Vizier. Everyday he mounted the I this lad to our faith, then most un York's concert halls. Also, in the j under the stove. She does not even high tower of the house,- and from' doubtedly Islam will have gained a Fall, an exhibit of the art works of, beg for food any longer; all she there anxiously scanned the distant true and loyal defender," he thought. members, recently arrived Europeans; does is lick her pups which cling to horizon. Turning, he re-entered the house. as well as American-born artists, at | her teats and squeal... She looks Finally one morning, after about j Meanwhile Pavlush and the courier і an Art Callery to be designated. I under the stove with a dreamy look three weeks had passed, his vigil was | were swiftly leaving Bakchisarai far | Tnus it can be seen that both j so full of maternal melancholy. rewarded. He perceived far in the behind. Pavlush pressed his horse so events on the ambitious program will | Little Hanusya likes to play with distance a small cloud of dust, rapid­ hard that the weary courier had dif- help the Group to achieve its pur­ Liska, but now she is sitting on the ly growin^^^^^^^g larger^ . The speedficulty of the in keeping up with him. pose, that of bringing the artist as bench and whispering to herself:— ; approaching horseman, for now he It was about noon, when the two well ag the икгаіпіап work to the "Poor, pooor Liska. When mamma could be well discerned, precluded perceived far in front of them a I attention • of critic and general public, will give me some milk, I'll hide it, the possibility that perhaps it was; body of horsemen coming towards j Between these two events, the Guild and at night I'll get up so quietly some wayfarer or traveler. Without them and conveying in their midst a, plang semi.monthly talks, lectures, that no one will see me, and I'll give > moment's hesitation Pavlush sped covered wagon. I socials and musicaleSi incorporating it to Liska. And when-- it will be down the steps into the courtyard, "That's them!" exclaimed Pavlush,; varjous subjects and talents thereby warm again outside, and there will and there impatiently awaited for and urged his horse to go faster. j giving each member the opportunity be flowers, I'll run to the forest with the horseman's arrival. A servant "Does my sister know that I am j to participate or perhaps learn some- Liska and her pups; but I'll not beat passed by. Pavlush called him over, here?" asked Pavlush, shouting to j thin? 0f one of the other arts her any more, and I'll always hide .and bade him to go and inform the; be heard above the thudding of the: Membership is open to all profes- some bread for her under my blouse."

Vizier that a courier was approach- j horses' hoofs and the whistling of, sionals in thege fieldg> ag weU ag ад_ The master looked under the stove, ing. The latter ran to execute his | the wind in their ears. ! sociates and students of art and took the puppies out, and- began to bidding. A moment later the Vizier "How could she?" shouted feack music< Apply to the president Mr examine them. Liska felt the fore­ appeared in the courtyard. І the courier. "I did not know who you j K jastremski for an application at boding of a misfortune. She crawl­ At the sound of approaching hoof-; were myself. Our master bade us find the next meetino- 0f the Guild to be ed up on her belly and began to beats, the gates were thrown open, her, and we did. That's all!" heid at the Midston House, 38th St. lick his boots. The pups were squeal­ and in dashed a courier, all covered The two raced ahead towards the ' and Madison Avenue on Sunday De- ing, and she could not defend them. with dust, his horse white with oncoming Tartar horsemen. Pavlush cember 28th at 3:00 P.M S.K R She only wagged her tail, whined lather. The rider pulled up in front felt so happy that he felt like sing- - sorrowfully and pleaded with her of the Vizier and jumping off, sala- ;ng out his- joy for all the world to Я 'Sfj^msmmz^smzztzm* r eyes. He kicked her away and shut amed before him. The latter made the hear. У GET YOUR COPY NOW: her in as he took the pups out into gesture for him to rise. Pavlush was the first to reach the Щ UKRAINIAN ENGLISH the frosty cold. In vain did she whine Hannah in j and scratch the door with her paws. "What is the news?" he asked, horsemen. Not seeing 1; Although his face was impassive,' their midst, he immediately surmised | GRAM M AR A piercing squealing reached her yet Pavlush even in his excitement that she must be in the covered •• A REVISED EDITION from the outside. It lapsed into an could discern anxiety behind it. wagon. Leaping off his horse, while 1 — by — intermittent rattle, and was finally "The girl has been found," replied | і щ motion, Pavlush ran; | EL1AS SHKLANKA silenced completely. he was зШ $1.50 per copy the courier. !over to the wagon, and seizing thejfl When the master's feet were heard Order from Я on the porch, the mutt crawled under "Where?" horses' reins brought it to a stop, і "SVOBODA'" "In the seaport of Anatole," replied The driver as well as the other * 1 the stove, and the little girl jumped P. O. BOX 346, into her bed and covered herself, the courier. ^^^^'We foun^ d her just in Tartars, seeing a richly clad lad be- | companion, the * JERSEY CITY 3, N. J. I head and all. the nick of time. She was being fore them and their 3d aboard a Turkish galley, which courier, approaching, did not Іп-;ШЯ | placed aboard a Turkish galley, which courier, approaching, did not in-, Ь^^Ж-Г^^ІЖ^-^^^ШШ^^Я^Ш^ЗШ^^- "Listen, Hannah, listen carefully portswas .abou If tw et o hasaid lno t o founsomd e hedistanr just terferepannin, bug t toreine thed reatheir ro fhorses the wagon. , 'fro^ thme womaone n ofthre thwe somTartae ro f horsemeit on thne j to what I have to tell you," Pavlush then I am certain we would never! pavlush called out: і girl's pale face. Pavlush jumped to ^^^^^ s oke иіеі;1 •see her ao-ain" "Hannah! Hannah! Where are aid ner, and began to chafe his sis- P 1 У> although there was ne "But where is she now?" interrupt-|уоиГ ter's hands. ganger of being overheard, for the others had ed Pavlush, his heart pounding with The flap was thrust aside and a In a moment a bit of color re- j scattered about, deciding to rest for a few joy ' : face appeared in the opening. It was [ turned to Hannah's cheeks. She re-1 . moments before 1 "She will be here probably late in | Hannah. For a moment she did not gained consciousness. Assisted by': continuing the rest of their journey, the afternoon. I rode ahead with the j reCognize Pavlush, for he was dres?- Pavlush she slowly sat up. Seeing! Hannah nodded that she under- stood the news. The others with her are; sed like some young Tartar noble-' the Tartars around her, she shrankі - still far back," the courier explained. man. і back. Then perceiving Pavlush bend- I "First tell me whether you can "Glory unti God!" exclaimed Pav- "Hannah! Don't you recognize }ng over her, she seized his hand, і speak the Tartar language?" Pav­ lush softly to himself, and taking me?" Pavlush cried. jand held on to him as if afraid that! lush asked. off his hat crossed himself. Several "Pavlusni" sne screamed, and, he would leave her. "Very little, she replied, with ft Tartars, seeing this, cast angry fainted- The girl had given up alii "What's the matter Hannah?" Pav-j little grimace of distaste. "Although glances at him. Pavlush, however, j hope of seeing her brother or any-hush asked soliticiouly. He realized j they forced me to study it constantly. ignored this, and stepping up to the one of her dear ones, and seeing him;that his headlong appearance hadltbea--t' me, and starved me in order Vizier said: | appear so suddenly, apparently out і contributed to her collapse that I learn it, yet I could not. і

"O mighty lord! I crave a boon. I 0f thin air, was too much for her. Nothing, Pavlush, nothing," she loathe it." Please permit me to ride ahead and | A Tartar woman sprang out. of the replied, smiling bravely. "It was so "Well, you won't have to worry meet my sister. My heart aches for wagon. Evidently she was in at­ hot and stuffy in that wagon that I about that any longer, for • they her. I have not seen her since she tendance upon Hannah. Taking the was already feeling faint. And when won't beat you any more. Just listen was taken away by your son's men. girl in her arms, she lifted her out you came, I was so surprised that carefully and do as I tell you," said Please, do let me go ahead..." of the wagon and placed her on the everything all of a. sudden grew Pavlush. The reply was not long in coming. grass. Taking a container of water black before me." (To be continued) Mo. 49 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY. MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1947 Letter to the Editor Youth and the U.N.A.! Pvt. Nicholas Minue THINGS TO REMEMBER Coincident ally with President Tru­ realistic appraisal of the situa­ Post Installs New man's proposals for European re­ tion and of the basic causes of the The year 1947 has been an eventful covery, Mr. Alexander Kerensky pro­ struggle now going on. The stress one for the Ukrainian National Asso­ Officers pounds certain conclusions based on a ]o f economic recovery and containing ciation. New branches have been On Sunday, December 7, 1947 the Molotov speech of November 6th. He j the wave of enslavement only deepen organized and many hundreds of new Pvt. Nicholas Minue Post, No. 1260 concludes that the Russian people ] the impression that this country is members have joined the leading Uk­ of The American Legion, in a brief are potentially the "fifth column" "Uncle Shylcck." Our failure to stand rainian fraternal benefit society in but impressive ceremony installed its within Russia in the "deepening for the principles of the Atlantic the United States. Assets are ap­ new officers. struggle against that world revolu­ Charter, Four Freedoms and Yalta proaching the $10,000,000 mark... The gathering, consisting of mem­ tion" which, rather than Russian ex­ Declaration to "Liberated" European membership is well over 48,000 ... bers and specially invited guests, pansionism, is said to be "the cen­ Peoples dooms the freedom fighters and branches number over 450. The was called to order by the outgoing tral issue" and wherein the USSR to gradual extinction—and prejudices U.N.A. was 53 years old last year. Post Commander, M. J. Pope. The forms "a weak rear sector." the survival of our own freedom. The youth played an important oath of office was administered to Our demand for a Prussian with­ part in U.N.A. growth and develop­ May I point out that Molotov's the newly elected officers by Acting 1 drawal into its frontiers of 1938, і ment during 1947. Many of the new speeches reflect nothing but tactical County Commander Henry Scroope- coupled with a determination to re­ adult members admitted during the shifts in the Politburo's strategy. After administering the oath, Com­ sume the hostilities where we left year were of the younger generation, The armed might of the USSPv is! mander Scroope advised the new of-. off in 1945, might be the only logical and large numbers of children were the sole force behind which the Polit­ ficers of their responsibilities and approach in dealing with Stalin and admitted to the Juvenile Department. buro directs its pawns abroad. pointed out to them their effective­ regaining the world's confidence. The youth branches of the U.N.A., in There is no worldwide struggle ness as leaders would be measured by most cases, have increased their en­ directed specifically "against that As for the Russian expansion, the activity of the Post in the fu­ rollment lists, and have also shown world revolution." The fact is that, which a "democrat" like Kerensky ture. favors within limits more modest than increased interest in U.N.A. sports on the one hand, the Politburo re- Past County Commander Lawlor Stalin's—the safe approach would be and other activities. ientlessly pushes its program under a 1 addressed the assemblage and con­ to take up literally Soviet spokes­ Indications are that 1948 will be unified direction, and on the other, gratulated the Post for its efforts in men's Pharisaical demands in the even more eventful, inasmuch as the statesmen of the democracies speak- the past years and encouraged the United Nations in behalf of self-de­ membership campaign is gaining mo­ only of "containing" the chaos and' membership to continued activity in termination for' the "dependent peo­ mentum with every passing month. In Soviet expansion, of preventing the the Legion and the Community. ples." this connection, we urge the members fall of Western Europe by uncoordin­ Acting County Commander Scroope The quest for freedom is not limit­ of newly formed branches not to lose ated defensive tactics of a piecemeal formally turned over the gavel, sym­ ed to Korea, Indonesia, India, or Bur­ interest in enlarging their groups, j and provisional character. bolical of the office of the Post Com­ ma: Ukraine, Byelorussia ("inde­ We wish to remind all concerned that,' Tr.e Marshall Plan is a well inten- mander, to Walter Shipka, the newly, pendent" members of the UN), the in order for a branch to qualify for 1 tioned prog; am of economic "assist­ elected Post Commander. The meet­ Caucasus and Russia's Asiatic pos­ the election of a delegate to the 1950; ance to the more fortunate countries. ing was then adjourned and refresh­ sessions likewise covet freedom from U.N.A. convention, it must have not j this side of the Iron Curtain drawn ments served to the members and domination by the Russian minority less than 45 adult members. To in­ by the hands of Roosevelt, Churchill guests present. in the guise of the USSR. The Baltic sure a delegate to the all-important and Truman for the convenience of The newly elected officer's are: States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithu­ convention, the members of all tmall I Stalin. Intended "to contain" further Commander — Walter Shipka, 1st ania, of course, need no Russian branches should begin organizing new j expansion end disruption, it holds no Vice Commander—George Wolynetz tutelage in self-government. When members seriously and without delay. promise of direct assistance in lifting, Jr., 2nd Vice Commander—M. Evan- the non- Russian areas of the USSR Among other important facts mem­ the Iron Curtain and rolling the Rus­ cik, 3rd Vice Commander—S. Wepryk, regain their freedom, Muscovite Rus­ bers should remember about their or­ sian expansion back to its own front­ Adjutant—J. Makarchuk. Treasurer sia will pose no threat and the Rus­ ganization it is a fraternal benefit iers. In effect, this Plan tends to —M. Sadownick, Chaplain—W. Kiecka, sian people will then be enabled to society, founded on the principles of I abandon the countries behind the Sgt. at Arms—M. Bojszuk. Service enjoy freedom in their own country fraternalism. This means that it is j Iron Curtain. If so, It cannot suc­ Officer—S. Bryda, Judgge Advocate and a fair name in an international not an ordinary commercial life in- j ceed in a half-free and half-slave I and Historian — J. Trush, Executive community. Thereafter, we could surance company, but a non-profit,! world. The "other world" will en­ Officers—J. Swystun, M. Tarnowsky, concentrate our efforts on economic mutual benefit organization controlled gage in disruptive operations until it M. Popowniak. recovery in mutual cooperation. and managed by its members. The will be read\- to submerge the rest U.N.A. offiers its members many ad­ This Post was named in honor of of Europe and the world under Let us go back to the Atlantic vantages and privileges which cannot an American soldier of Ukrainian American-fostered Soviet might. Charter and the principles of our' own Declaration of Independence! be connected with an ordinary life descent, Congresional Medal winner It is unrealistic to represent the insurance firm. This is one of the Pvt. Nicholas Minue, who heroically Sincerely yours, present struggle as an economic one. important facts that a U.N.A. mem­ gave his life for the defense of his CONSTANTINE R. JURGELA The basic struggle is that of the ber should stress to an uninformed country. The membership in the Post enslaved humanity for the recovery prospect for membership. is restricted to those of Ukrainian of its basic human rights and free­ EX-I„AXGUAGE PROFESSOR FROM Also of importance is the fact that descent who served in the Armed doms which had been bargained away UKRAINE XOW CUTTIXG the U.N.A. gives dividends to all Forces. The Post extends an invita­ at Teheran. Yalta and Potsdam. PULPWOOD IX CAXADA members who have been in the or­ tion to all veterans of Ukrainian War holds no terror for people ganization two or more years. descent to come down and join it. The doomed to enslavement in a so- Dimitro Kysylycia, former profes­ Prospective members always should clubrooms are at 80 St. Marks Place,, called "peace" maintained by brute sor of languages in a Ukraine univer­ be told the facts regarding the U.N.A. | New York City. Every Friday eve­ force of the great Powers. "Eco­ sity, is now cutting pulpwood with 24 One point which should not be over-j ning is social night open to mem­ nomic recovery" is a ridiculous phrase countrymen at Upsula in the Fort looked is that U.N.A. rates for in- j bers and their guests. in the minds of those hundreds of William area of Ontario. Handsome, surance compare very favorably with thousands of men and women who husky, blond Kysylycia is working those of large companies. A FINE UKRAINIAN are waging a merciless guerrilla war out 10 months as a woodsman in Can­ Young members are reminded to ada under terms of displaced per­ PRESENT against the American-armed Red make use of The Ukrainian Weekly, sons contract with the Dominion Army and native traitors imposed by , inasmuch as it is published for their PROF. MANNING'S Department of Labor. that Army on the countries of Eu­ • benefit. Then, too, it should not be Excellent Book rope and Asia. The former' professor, who speaks forgotten that U.N.A. members have TARAS SHEVCHENKO, 1 Precognition is needed of the ex­ half a dozen Slavic languages, is one a standing invitation to visit the of­ Poet of Ukraine of millions of Ukrainians caught in istence of the state of war all the fices of the Svoboda, The Ukrainian Price $2.50 a three way wartime struggle be­ way from the Baltic Sea to the Ad­ j Weekly, and the U.N.A. in Jersey Svoboda Bookstore riatic, from Slovakia to China. The tween Russia, Germany and the ! City ... an invitation many members guerrillas are fighting not only in movement for' air independent Uk­ I accepted during 1947 Lithuania. Poland. Ukraine and Yugo­ raine. slavia: they fight in the vicinity of When the Germans swept into the Join the U.N.A.! Make it a New Year resolution to Leningrad, in the Caucasus and the Ukraine more than six years ago, I join the U.N.A.! Urals. These freedom fighters will ] some Ukrainians fled with the retreat­ Those readers who are not mem-1 U.N.A. News Items Wanted forego any comforts, will suffer any ing Soviet armies. Others, who sup- bers of the Ukrainian National As- j additional hardships in order to re­ ! ported the Ukrainian independence sociation would be making a wise j During December and January the cover their lost freedom. They need I movement, remained hoping to move by taking immediate steps to majority of the U.N.A." branches will arms, munitions, encouragement and ! achieve their objective under the Ger­ join this outstanding fraternal order. elect officers to serve during 1948. We active intervention in their behalf. mans. Write for information and learn all will gladly publish the election re­ Once the multi-million Soviet armed But they were soon disillusioned, the facts. Once you know the facts ports of youth branches, as well as might is removed from their necks, і Kysylycia said, as the Ukrainians you will wonder you did not become other news items of general interest,. the peoples will enthusiastically re­ j realized that the Nazis aimed to do a member sooner. Address the U. N. Contributors are urged to write names build their economic welfare with I away with the Ukrainians and colon­ A., P. O. Box 76, Jersey City 3, N.J. of newly-elected officers plainly and their bare hands, with or without ize that area with Germans. corectly. All material intended for cause he feared for his family who foreign- aid. During the German occupation Ky­ publication in this column should be remain there. Kysylycia has no plans Ic this light, our stress on an sylycia taught in junior high schools sent directly to the U.N.A. Main economic recovery prior to peace j because the university was closed. for the future other than that he Office. making seems to fall.far short of a But he refused to name the city be- has no thought of leaving Canada. T. L. UKRAINIAN WEEKLY. MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1947 No. 49

j Teachers College. Incidentally, Joe of Columbia, Andy Lazor, for five suc­ 1947 Ukrainian All-American College Skladany, All-American end for Pitt cessive years a 60-minute player for Football Team in '33 and '33, who coaches the ends Washington State. Paul Salata of Southern Cal., Steve Rehko of Kansas, By WALTER WM. DANKO for the Pitt Stealers and is an hon­ orable coach of this "All-Uke" squad, Tokarczyk of Penn, Sowiek of Rut­ Pritula and Savitsky Lead Squad Studded with 5 AH Americans is a brother of the aforemention Tom gers, Ed Sikorsky of Muhlenberg and і and Leo Skladany. many others. і This year's Ukrainian All Ameri-1 This 1947 edition of the Ukrainian! This An.Ukrainian Squad has an I would like to thank the various can College Football Team, just as' All-American has 3 sets of brothers imposing list of Reserves, an item players and others for helping in, last year's squad, has been selected on j^g Squa(j. They include the Skla-! which no major football squad can compiling this fine Ukrainian All- from a large group of players. After j danys, Tom of Temple and Leo of Pitt; overlook in present day football. Many American team. Incidentally, per­ much deliberation, it was decided to the Shekitkas, Gene of Columbia and of the men included here were re- mission is granted to anyone whof follow the pattern set with last year's j Andy of Syracuse; and the Cheplick' gulars on their respective college wishes to submit this team to his lo­ "All-Uke" squad, i.e., a first and sec- boys, Dave and Joe of Mansfield State squads. Some include Gene Shekitka cal newspaper. ond team and the remainder of play­ ers to be classified as "reserves." Many deserving regulars were rele­ 1947 All-Ukrainian Football Team gated to the "reserve" list because of ; pujgx TEAM the limitation of available positions, і Pos. Player School Class Height Weight Hometown Whenever a situation arose where | LE — Sam Zatkoff Illinois Jr. 6'0" 185 Hamtramck, Mich. there were two or more players con-!LT. George Savitsky Pennsylvania Sr. 6'4" 256 Camden, N. J. J. J- * u 4-і. *t І LG—Steve Suhey Penn State Sr. 5'11" 210 Casenovia, N. Y. tending for one berth, the upper-j c_Charley Bednarik Pennsylvania Jr. 6'3" 220 Bethlehem, Pa. classman usually received the call. p>Q Mike Dimitro U.C.L.A. Sr. 5'10" 210 Weirton, W. Va. This team includes three sets of bro- RT — Bill Pritula Michigan Sr, 6'0" 195 Detroit, Mich. thers and five Ail-Americans, two of RE — Mike Rubish North Carolina Jr. 6'2" 208 Weirton, W. Va. whom were selected to act as co- Qg — Benny Reiges U.C.L.A. Jr. 6'1" 195 Los Angeles, Cal. x. , і n-„ !-. M. і * л,г- v.- LH — Eh Mancich Georgia Soph. 5'11" " 177 Chicago, BL captains tackles Bill Pritula of Michi- p> H rj,Qm Mikula William and Mary Jr. 5'10" 190 Johnstown, Pa. gan and George Savitsky of Penn. : pg — Mike Swistowicz Notre Dame Soph. 5'11." 200 Chicago, Ш. In the starting backfield, we have і SECOND TEAM— ,. „ B.° *tirtt « t *i LE — Leo Skladany Pittsburgh Jr. 6'2" 205 Plymouth, Pa. big Benny Reiges of U.C.L.A. at the | LT _ Ted Dostanko North Carolina State Soph. 6'2" 205 Paterson, N. J. signal calling quarterback position, LB— Walt Macenka Temple University Sr. 5'10" 220 Coaldale, Pa. C — Henry Pastuck Cornell University Sr. 6'0" 210 Astoria, N. Y. who can kick pass and run. At the RG — John Husak Oklahoma Jr. 6'0" 208 Curvensville, Pa. halfback spots we have EH Maricich, Purdue Sr. 6'3" 230 Riverside, 111. fastest man on Georgia's squad and |££—Pete Barbolak Wisconsin Sr. 6'2" 195 Wansau, Wise. j ™ »«-i і Гі*?- JU 'RE — Henry Olshanski Villanova Soph. 6'1" 190 Millville, N. J. rugged Tom Mdtula of Wm. and Mary | QB _ gteve Romamk Temple University Soph. 5'10" 180 Plains, Pa. both fine runners and defensive men, j LH Eugene Zawoisky Buffalo Jr. 510" 180 Buffalo, N. Y. New York University Sr. 5'9" 190 and at the fullback shot, husky Mike RH — Bill Rudick Staten Island, N. Y« Swistowicz, one of the best runners FB —Mike Yaremko on the Notre Dame squads. The sec- RESERVES— EndsChe: t Lipka Boston College Jr. 6'4" 230 Lowell, Mass. ensamd e backfielcaliberd aconsists the sfirst, of mewitnh oclevef ther Nick Lysohir Indiana Soph. 6'0" 190 Sharon, Pa. Steve Romanik, fine all-around man Walt Gregonis Pennsylvania University Sr. 6*0" 188 Shenandoah, Pa. from Villanova at the quarterback Fred Sowick Rutgers University Soph. 6'1" 190 New Brunswick, N. J, Paul Salata South California University Jr. 6'2" 195 Los Angeles, Cal. spot, Gene Zawoisky of Temple and Jim Valek Illinois University Jr. 540" 185 Joliet, 111. shifty Bill Rudick of Buffalo, both Walt Boychuk Cornell University Jr. 6'4" 225 Whippany, N. J, hard runners at the halfback slots Tom Hritzko St. Thomas Jr. 6'1" 180 Hibbing, Minn. and rugged Mike Yaremko, N.Y.U.'s Ed Wienches Fordham University Jr. 6'2" 202 Frackville, Pa. captain this past season, at fullback. John Dutka Scranton University Jr. 5'11" 185 Olyphant, Pa. Tackles: The line, averaging 212 lbs., is Steve Renko Kansas University Sr. 6'0" 205 Kansas City, Kans. strong and fast and would satisfy John Pellack William and Mary Sr. 6'0" 210 Clifton, N. J. a ay coach's dreams. At the end Bob Prymuski Illinois University Jr. 64" 226 Hammond, Ind. Andy Perhach Georgia University Sr. 64" 185 Campbell, Ohio posts we have Sammy Zatkoff of II-1 Nick Feher Georgia University Fresh. 6'0" 210 Youngstown, Ohio linois and Mike Rubish of North j Guards: Carolina, both fine defensive as well і Steve Nikifor Colgate Jr. 64" 195 Valley Stream, N. Y. as offensive ends. At the tackle sports j John Lukowsky Washington and Jefferson Jr. 5'S" 178 Ford Citv, Pa are the two captains and All-Amer- Dolph Tokarczyk Pennsylvania University Jr. 6'0" 205 Coaldale, Pa. John Schweder Pennsylvania University Soph. 6'0" 200 Bethlehem, Pa. leans, huge George Savitsky of Penn, John Kosh Pittsburgh University Sr. 6'0" 200 Donora, Pa. who made All-America for the 4th Frank Sukana New York University Jr. 541" 185 Frackville, Pa. successive year and speedy Bill Pri- і Joe Sarabok Pennsylvania State Soph. 540" 190 Lansford, Pa. tula of Michigan, who also made the і Bill Zavidny North Carolina State Jr. 540" 175 McKees Rocks, Pa. All-Western Conference team. At the j Mike Kushinka Rutgers University Jr. 541" 200 Bethlehem, Pa. Steve Skapinec Fordham University Sr. 6'2" 195 guard positions, we have another pair \ New York, N. Y. Joe Kovach Scranton University Soph. 540" 186 Hazleton, Pa. of All-Americans, Steve Suhey of Penn j Emil Hordesky Scranton University Jr. 5'9" 186 Carbondale, Pa. State and Mike Dimitro of UCCLAJ Tom Valaika Scranton University Soph. 5'8" 203 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. both of whom received many praises Centers: from various coaches and newspa­ Gene Shekitka Columbia University Jr. 541" 192 Blakely, Pa. Washington State Jr. 6'0" permen. This mighty line is anchor­ Andy Lazor 190 Buckley, Wash. Mike Murray Lehigh University Soph. 64" 190 Sayre, Pa. ed by another All-America, Charley I Andy Shekitka Syracuse University Jr. 540" 180 Blakely, Pa. "the Clutch" Bednarik of Penn, mak­ John Wolosky Pennsylvania State Sr. 64" 195 Isabella, Pa. ing it his second successive All-Ameri- John Lukachik Illinois University Jr. 6'0" 190 Urbana, 111. can mention. Bednarik was rated as Dave Cheplick Mansfield State Teachers Sr. 5'9" 175 Olyphant, Pa. lops by most experts and the con­ Joe Chesna Georgia University Jr. 6'0" 185 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Gerry Deleski Georgia University Jr. 6'0" 175 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. sensus of opinion sided with Army's Mike Mowchan New Britain Teachers Jr. 6'2" 190 New Britain, Conn. coaches who said that Charley . . ."is Joe Jackura Georgia University Soph. 64" 190 East Chicago, Ind. the best center in football, including Jack Susoeff California University Sr. 6'2" 205 San Francisco. Cal. college and pro ball." Backs: Tony Wolodzko Toledo Sr. 5'8" 168 Elyria, Ohio The second line averaging 210 4 Paul Dubenetzky Temple University Soph. 6'2" 210 Brooklyn, N. Y. Temple University Soph. 6'0" lbs. is rated close to the 1st team's Tom Skladany 206 Plymouth, Pa. Ed Sikorsky Muhlenberg Jr. 541" 180 Emaus, Pa. line. At the end positions we have! Frank Kuzma Minnesota Soph. 6'0" 192 Ely, Minn. Leo Skladany of Pitt and Hank 01-! Jack Zupetz Minnesota Soph. 541" 188 Mt. Iron, Minn. shansky of Wisconsin, both very fine Mike Zeleznak Kansas State Sr. 540" 176 Kansas City, Kan. defensive ends who are holdovers j Newell Oestreich South California University Sr. 6'0" 200 Inglewood, Cal. irom last year's "All-Uke" squad. The] Joe Cheplick Mansfield St. Teachers Fresh. 540" 180 Olyphant, Pa. John Ginda Temple University Sr. 5'9" 175 Carteret, N. J. tackle sports are well managed by j Walt Pastushak Brown University Soph. 64" 190 North Abington, Mass* Ted Dostanko of North Carolina і Joe Malczyk Temple University Soph. 5'9" 185 Sheatown, Pa. State and powerful Pete Barbolak of j Steve Comkowycz Connecticut University Jr. 5'4" 145 Shelton, Conn. Purdue. At the guard posts we have j Mike Yedinak Michigan Central Teachers Jr. 5'7" 180 Flint, Mich. husky-Walt Macenka of Temple who! Ray Maladowitz Army Soph. 6'2" 205 Passaic, N. J. George Yourishin Scranton Soph. 541" 180 Hazel ton, Pa. was selected to represent the North George Yanisko Scranton Soph. 540" 170 Scranton, Pa. in the annual North-South Bowl game Gene Havrilak Scranton Soph. 6'0" 175 Blakely, Pa. and John Husak of Oklahoma. Thej Tom Tikalsky Cornell University Jr. 6'0" 170 Chicago, 111. pivot spot is handled by one of the Stan Nestorak Georgia University Sr." 6'0" 180 Hamtramck, Mich. Tom Kaminsky best in the East, versatile Henry І Georgia University Jr. 6'0" 175 Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Ed Stec Bucknell Soph. 540" 185 Pastuck of Cornell, who was also North Tonowanda, N, tBt, Henry Ciemnicki Lafayette Sr. 540" 185 Elizabeth, N. J. selected to represent the North in John Tillitsky Georgia University Fresh. 540" 180 Canton, Ohio. ifae bowl game. No. '49 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, MONDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1947 ?

NATIVE OF WESTERN UKRAINE PROMOTES JUVENILE HOCKEY Jersey City Leading U.N.A. Bowling League IN WINNIPEG

For the second consecutive week, The Elizabeth Sitch team won two Fifty-six year old Fred Kinash, a Community Club. the Jersey City Ukrainian Social Club games from Irvington's Ukrainian native of the Ukraine, and a survivor Kinash is a food salesman and re­ bowling team retained its first place Social and Civic Club team to remain of child labor camps, is one of the sides in Winnipeg's south end. He in the UNA. Bowling League of j one full game behind Jersey City. men responsible in Winnipeg for the helped organize the old Winnipeg the Metropolitan N.J.-N.Y. Area by Elizabeth won the final game by birth and success of the Fort Rouge Sport Association in the north end winning two games" from the Perth three pins with the anchor men of in the early thirties. A year ago, Amboy Vets Team "B" and losing IP both teams missing easy spares in ПРАЦЯ with the assistance of another local One, at the matches which held for the final frame. Mike Fedish was 1 sportsman, Fred fathered the new the third time in their home town I high man for Elizabeth with a 201 ПОТРІБНО ДІВЧАТ ДО Victoria Cubs hockey group, com­ On Sunday, December 21st. in the final game and a 543 set. J. mencing with a midget team. This ПРАЛЬНІ (ЛОНДРІ), As on the previous Sunday, "Big Kalba had 529 for Irvington and leader of hockey-minded youth, tells не триба досвіду. Голоситись: Noise" Laszek was again high man almost caused a lot of "damage" a story of begging work in the Old PERFECT LAUNDRY for the Jersey City team register­ Country at the tender age of 7. "I when he doubled in the final frame 51 McWHORTER STREET, ing a 500 set. P. Gadek was high of every game. NEWARK, N. J. didn't even know there was such a man for Team "B" With a 492 set. The standings show just how close thing as sport until I came to Win­ L. Coyle led the Perth Amboy Vets the teams are matched, which may nipeg in 1910," he admits. To most Team "A" to a three game sweep ЧИСТІ ПЧШЬКИЙ МІД be due, to quite an extent, to the native North Americans, sport comes over the Penn-Jersey Club of New­ (ПРАВДИВИЙ) naturally. It seems to be inborr. use of the handicap system. The ark with a big 210 in the final game Пушка Ш фун. $1.50. 5 фун. $2.49. South of the border in the States the contests scheduled for the remaining and a 563 set. M. Gawdun had 509 СВЯТОЧНА ПАЧКА youngsters are struggling with bat four Sundays, and which will be held for Newark. в котрій є 5 ф. меду, 2 ф. опиха- and ball before their kindergarten in New York City at the Bowlmor ної пшениці 1 ф. маку, 1 ф. пшо­ Br. 14 of U.N.A. continued its на, 2 а«. грибів, 2 ан. кмину, наш days; in western Canada, their toys Alleys on University Place between winning ways by taking three games Альманах з поученням, як це ва­ are usually a hockey stick and puck. 12th and 13th Streets, may easily рити, і стінний календар на 1948 from New York's U.N.A. Branch 435. 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C. Вовк Ю. Землян. МЕСНИК ДО ПОБАЧЕННЯ (Фрагмент) З того часу, як він прийшов до катерів з даної околиці вивчав іас, в лісі стало дещо інакше. швидко напам'ять. І завжди ..Ой. мані. моя мати. До побачення. — озвалися Властиво ніхто посторонній не згірдлнво здвигав раменами і ти­ Волі іл ти мене не мати*' те сини і мов тіні ::«:•-губилися міг би цього запримітити, але хо бурмотів: зв хазісою бору. ми це відчували. Ніхто не нази­ - Єрунда, це не те... Але я... Горіли сльози в очах, як гаря­ А старі батьки тихо, як малі вав його інакше, тільки „ВІЯ". Вривав. ча олива в червоній склянці пе­ ДІТИ йшли до своїх коней, бра­ В нього безумовно було інше Надходила весна, що пахла ред іконою Богоматері. І біла ли ласкаво повідки до рук і за,- прізвище, було теж псевдо, клич­ вітром і дівочими смажкими гу­ гарячка пила спраглими устами лізними ланцюгами обмотували ка, але їх ми зрозу забули, і ко­ бами. Наш загін дістав наказ пе­ ці сльози. колеса, щоб коні не побилися, ли говорили або « думали про рекинутися негайно швидким Виснажені, місяцями немиті ли­ з'їжджаючи вниз дебряними кру­ нього, завжди називали його маршем 200 км. на південний ця, неголені бороди, як у дідів- чами; на возі діти й достаток. „Він". Був такий самий, як кож­ схід від того району, де ми ді­ волокпт. і в лахміття вдягнені Плакала мати, але батько мав ве­ ний з нас. Повстанець. Прийшов яти. Ми мали перейти в нові о- вони, оці людські постаті-ман- лику радість на душі. до нас. Не знати звідкіля. Був колиці, в нові ліси, переформу­ дрівники. Я знав, що Юрко так зро­ молодий, хоч ніхто не вмів окре­ ватися, а потім з новим набором Шуміла хмарою чорна зграя бить. Не пішла на марне моя слити його віку ні кольору очей. рушити далі. ворон, а стежкою коло рову біг­ праця. Одні казали, що сині, інші, що Все відбувалося пляново й в ла безпритульна собака, сапаючії Старий скинув капелюх з го­ зелені, сиві, до бурих включно. порядку. Ми швидкими нічними худоребрими боками, бо й спра­ лови й мовив: Одне було певне, що очі його маршами пересувалися до ново­ га сушила червоний язик ЇЇ. — Тобі, Творче, дякую, що дав дивилися глибоко. Заглядали в го місця призначення. По дорозі Як каламутна вода — на біч­ такий талан моїм синам. А мені душу... І волосся його знали, цю зводили бої, заставляли засідки, них дорогах розливались в річ­ старому, що велиш — слухатиму. гладко причесану чуприну. Так самі попадали, йшли вперед, а ки хвилі людських голів. А в ко­ СКРИПІЛИ підводи, іржав з бі­ гладко-гладко, аж дивно, що він... він, немов собака на тро­ го бистріші очі, то він стежкою лою зіркою на чолі лошак і ви­ можна мати так гладко зачесане нах. Він, здавалося, хотів були перетинав чорні ріллі, по кістки вірка сиділа на гілці дуба. Десь волосся навіть під час бою, се-! перший. Якісь нові вогні грали западався на скибах або межею і річка взялася і станула бродом ред болота, куряви, куль і кро-1 в його очах, його руки стали вкорочував свої мандри. поперек дороги. Коні пили воду ви. А він це умів — і був сивий. | нервові, але, проте, рука, що В долинах гір відпочивали ці й люди черпали воду в долоні. Сивий, як голуб. Питання було тримала пістолю, ніколи не дри­ люди. Путали коні на конюши­ завжди одне, чому він так рано жала. Здавалося, що якась на­ нах, черпали ведрами воду з ріки посивів? Питали його про те. дія, якесь передчуте сподівання її вогні клали на вільному, щоб Олекса Веретенченко. Ніколи просто не відповів. Завж­ оживляло йото і гнало вперед. юшкою вспокоїти набряклі від ди тільки всміхався, не то сумно. І коли ми врешті зупинилися на плачу і холоду діти. А під вечір ПОВОРОТ. не то боляче. місці, він щез. Тим разом не бу­ прикладали вони вухо до землі й — Чекай, — відповідав на за­ ло його цілий тиждень. Ми тро-| з острахом відвертали очі в той Йшов до дому в скровленій пити, — колись дізнаєшся, ще [х и непокоїлися. Дехто вважав, і бік. де дудоніла, земля і де небо пустині не час, не час. що він уже пропав. Аж раптом І горіло у вогнях. і кричав розгониста:*; вітрам: І застигав. Тоді його очі хо- [появився . Худий, блідий, нерво­ Далеко ще до білого дня — хай умру — умру на Україні, лонули, як лезо ножа, тільки у- вий. Зголосився до командира. вузькими, вивертистими ярами тільки їй життя ево« віддам! смішка була, мертво - незмінна. Після того проголошено збірку.; Гнили нога в ногу коні й люди. Поривався, падав у знемозі, Очі щось бачили, бачили страш­ На збірці командир видав наказ, — Треба Лису зарізати, не йде рвав одежу й тіло об дроти, не. Щось, що скоїлося, чи мало що за дві години цілий відділ далі вона... Підбилася... а тепер спинився н& дорозі скоїтися. Руки, дрібні й міцні ру­ має бути готовий до маршу, на Плакали й аж заходилися діти і не можу в хату увійти... ки, нервово стискали пістолю роботу. А він знов щез. Ми ру­ — пастушки, і матері затулюва- 1943. Кольта. Він мав звичку окремо шили — і вже в присмерку пі­ лп очі запаскою. сідати від нас. Спирався плечи­ дійшли під містечко Н. Тут, за-і То й нас побий! ма об дерево, підгинав праву но­ ховані в кущах над рікою, що І — Тихо, жоно! Я сам дер би з В. Скорупський. гу під себе і, коли думав, що опоясувала один бік містечка,! себе білі паси... 1 В КАРПАТАХ він сам, виймав з кишені свою ми отримали детальні накази: А далі бір і густий ліс став на пістолю. Десять, двадцять, трид­ Коли тільки добре стемніє, ви-J їх дорозі; чорні звали брил ле­ Соснам сьогодні не до коломийки, цять, сто разів, одне і те саме. бираючи іншу дорогу, кожний! жали в дебрах. Високо, над ко- хлвіть не бере охота. Вправляв, як кавбой, як герой одинцем, мав увійти в місто і не-і лутвишками смерік, ширяв орел, По зсіх Карпатах, наче чудодійна, авантюрних повістей Дикого За­ помітно оточити ворожу ПОЛІ- іа в борі тихо було. Єдина пісня — марш піхоти. ходу. Нас це трішки смішило. А ційну станицю. Умовлений знак Тоді сини кликали своїх бать­ він вправляв і чистив свою „ма­ — постріл. Тоді треба було на-і ків і мовили твердо: П зсіх Карпатах плач гіркий гуцулки, шину". Вона завжди блищала, скоком вдертися в станицю і лі­ Сліди розгублені займання. — Ви їдьте далі, і куди треба Що-'кущ4цо-,кам:ї«!ьщо-рівчак-^пригулкВ завжди була у нього готова до квідувати все, що було живе... буде. А ми остаємося. Нам тут ) пострілу. Врешті він так чудово Вікна станиці рясно світили.! бути. Тепер черга на нас. Непереможного повстанця. оволодів нею, що справді, бли­ Особливо ясно було в кімнаті і Що-крок — набій заритий у стежину* скавкою вмів виймати її і цільно Вогнями блищали юнацькі очі. начальника; сам він, заклавши) — Ми землі не дамо на поталу. На скелях кров, мов полуниця, сипати кулями. Навіщо йому це руки за спину, ходив по кімнаті, і А костей, а хрестів по угловинах —*• все? Воно, правда, в нашому Стояли батьки на крайчику по м'ягкому килимі. В кімнаті! гайбору й, наче з похмілля, во­ Хіба лиш Богу домислиться. житті потрібне. Ми це цінили, були ще дві постаті: одна — це коли хтось добре володів збро­ дили навколо очима; їх чола ро­ Вже бурі слабосиліші за герці, жінка, молода, гарна. Ох, чи тіль­ са покрила й вони грубою по­ єю, а командири особливо до­ ки гарна — чудова! Друга по­ Спочутливіша ніч за днину. бре ставилися до тих з нас, хто лою рукава втирали "журбу з Як чудно!... Я найрозгубленіше серце стать сиділа, обернена плечима своїх лиць. вмів найкраще стріляти й най­ до вікна. Ми зразу не могли пі­ Над все милує Україну. чистіше втримувати свою фінку. знати, хто це. Але потім, коли Але він фінки не любив. Гарма­ ця постать заворушилась і чер­ та, — казав з погордою, — моя підлий — і трусливий. Щоб зна­ А потім пішло все. як було за­ воне світло лямпи впало на її ла всю ганьбу, в яку вона зій­ плямовано. Не один-, а два по­ зброя це — о! — і миттю вий­ срібне волосся, ми вже знали. мав свою пістолю. шла, ідучи за тобою. І врешті, стріли ми почули. І кинулися до Ми знали — це був „Він". Але коли тобі під ногами горів грунт, | будинку. Ворог ' не сподівався Аж потім вийшло все наверх. як? Яким чином він тут дістав­ ти видав своїх приятелів. Сипнув' цього. Наш наступ був такий на­ Все виявилося... ся? Божевільний? Ми знали, що цілий наш загін. Я, знай це, о- глий, що всі станичники, заки Ніхто так не вмів у нашому там, де він присутній — смерть дин тільки спасся. А ти став слу­ зрозуміли, що на них нападено, відділі підкрадатися як він. Він певна. Ми пильно прислухалися. жити нашим ворогам. Ти став лягли мертвими. А містечко-?Ті­ умів, як кіт, ступати — тихо, у- Говорили. Говорив начальник, а гонити за нами, бо знав, що до­ стечко раптом пригасло і схова­ мів слідкувати за ворогом де­ жінка ввесь час мовчала, а потім ки я живу, тобі спокою не буде. лося в мишачу діру. Ми ввійшли сятки кілометрів. Він виспеція- говорив „Він". Говорив чужою Крім цього ти взяв від мене її, до кімнати. На долівці, на м'яг­ лізувався в одній дуже небезпеч­ мовою — спокійно і плавно. На­ хоч знав, скільки вона для мене кому килимі лежав начальник. ній роботі: в знищуванні прово­ віть усміхався. Жінка вдивляла­ варта. Лежав важко, як мішок напха­ каторів. Збирав про них точні ся в нього мертвими очима. Вла­ — Вона сама пішла, — пробу­ ний зерном. Над лівим оком ви­ відомості, а коли вже все знав, стиво вона вже не жила. Не жив вав начальник боронитися. тікала струмочком кров. У фоте­ тоді рушав. Сам. Йому ніколи теж начальник; мертвою тінню — Сама? Можливо, тим гірше лі сиділа жінка. .Мертва, його не треба було помочі. Часами не стояв посеред кімнати. Ми, при­ для неї. Значить, братні душі куля не попала в чоло, а трохи ' вертався два і три дні. Врешті значені першими ввійти у ста­ знайшлися. Я перестав жити сво­ нижче. Чи ж йому задрижала приходив. Втомлений, брудний, ницю, прилипли до стіни і слу- їм життям. Я жив як гонений рука? Він сидів напроти і дивив­ але гладко зачесаний і "майже | хали. ,,Він" цідив свої слова. Не звір. Тікав перед твоїми собака­ ся їй з обличчя. Дивився тупи­ вдоволено всміхнений. Валиться і допускав репліки: ми. Врешті я сам перемінився в ми, нерухомими очима, на столі з ніг від утоми, але заки клався І, врешті. — говорив він, собаку і почав їх гонити і зни­ лежала пістоля. Коли побачив спати, чистив свою „машину", ' я тебе знайшов тут. Тебе і її. Ти щувати. Всіх їх, твоїх помічни­ нас, спокійно всміхнувся, сховав довго і дбайливо. Про виконану не можеш уявити навіть, скільки ків! Ти робив засідки на мене, пістолю і тихо запитав коман­ роботу звітував чотовому, а по­ ' я за той час пережив. Ми нена­ але мені щастило. Я завжди ви­ дира: тім хлопці з СБ приносили по­ виділися завжди, правда? І я ходив ціло. А ти, що її забрав, — Чи вже по всему? Ходімте! твердження, що справді роботу думав, що коли розійдемося, не­ цю любов мою, ти не мав спо­ Ми нечутно покидали містечко, виконано чисто, тихо, задовіль­ нависть промине А.ле ти робив кою... Ти боявся, ти щез мені з (довантажилися здобичею. (кіль- но. Вбито одного, двох чи трьох усе найгірше, щоб тільки дока­ очей. Аж ось раптом я тебе тут канайцять нових фінок!), і швид­ провокаторів. Завжди в один і зати, як ти мене ненавидиш. А віднайшов. Я прийшов відвідати ко щезли в лісі. А другого дня тон же спосіб: однісінька куля нашу матір ти не вагався висла­ тебе. Тебе і її. І я привів тобі вранці, ми завважили, що його в чоло, один палець вище ліво­ ти в далекі, чужі краї. Видав гостей. О, сам побачиш моїх но­ між нами не було. І ніколи він го ока. Він, немов гонча собака, сестру... Я говорю це на те, щоб вих приятелів. Пімста мене з ни­ більше до нас не вернувся і ні­ вмів вислідити „звірину", хоч би вона (кивнув головою в бік жі­ ми зв'язала. І мені з ними подо- хто більше про нього не чув. вона як заховалася. Всіх прово- ночої постаті), знала, який ти розі... Ех!... (До Зброї)