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The Ukrainian Weekly 1981 THE 1 св ОБОДАХ SVOBODA т я т^т 1 УІИИШИИ щохінник ^fgif VIMUIU suit Ukrainian Weekly PUBLISHED BY THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION INC . A FRATERNAL NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION vol. LXXXVIII No. 43 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, i98i 25 cents NJ. congressmen submit resolution Archbishop Bukatko dies ROME - Archbishop Gabriel Bu– to honor Helsinki monitors katko, head of the Catholic Church in by William Bahrey of the Helsinki Accords was formed on Yugoslavia until his resignation last November 9, 1976, in Kiev, Ukraine; year due to illness and eparch of WASH1NGTON - Rep. Bernard J. Whereas it is well-documented that Kryzevcr, died in Ruski Krstur on Dwyer (D-N.J.) on October 19, sub– the Soviet Union continues to violate October 18, reported the vatican. mitted, in co-sponsorship with Christo– the human-rights provisions of the Archbishop Bukatko was 67. per H. Smith (R-N.J.), a concurrent Helsinki Accords, as well as the Soviet Archbishop Bukatko, who was a resolution (H. Con. Res. 205) asking Constitution, the United Nations Char– member of the Synod of Bishops of the President Ronald Reagan to proclaim ter and the Universal Declaration of Ukrainian Catholic Church, was born November 9, 1981, as a day commemo– Human Rights, by denying to the in 1913 in a town in Croatia. He studied rating the founding of the Ukrainian citizens of Ukraine rights of national in Rome and on April 2, 1939, was Public Group to Promote the imple– identity and basic human rights in every ordained a priest. mentation-ef the Helsinki Accords walk of life; After many years of pastoral work (known also as the Ukrainian Helsinki Whereas the Soviet Union flagrantly with Ukrainians in the Ваїкі area of Monitoring Group), and" to have the persecutes and imprisons the citizens of Yugoslavia, the clergyman was conse– president ask the Soviet Union to Ukraine who are lawfully engaged in crated bishop of the Kryzevdi Eparchy release the incarcerated members of asking their government for the institu– on April 27, 1952, by Yugoslavian that group. tion of national and human rights in Archbishop XJjtii. This is the first resolution ever Ukraine; and The consecration was conducted submitted in Congress honoring the Whereas the continued violations by according to the Latin Rite since the entire Ukrainian Helsinki Group, and the Soviet Union of human rights, and post of bishop of the Kryiev6i Eparchy had been vacant for six years and the emphasizing national, civil and indivi– in particular its persecution of the Archbishop Gabriel Bukatko dual rights in Ukraine, reported Ameri– members of the Ukrainian Helsinki political relations between the Yugosla– "– cans for Human Rights in Ukraine. Monitoring Group, are factors that vian government and the Church were Yugoslavian was named to the position Congressmen Dwyer and Smith are contribute to tensions between the East such that no Ukrainian bishop could and also the first time that a cleric of the now providing the necessary informa– and West, and create doubts about the travel to Belgrade for the ceremony. Eastern Rite had become head of the tion for their colleagues in the House in validity of the international commit– The eparchy encompasses 50,000 country's Catholic Church. order for them to join as co-sponsors of ments of the Soviet Union: now, there- faithful, including Ukrainians, Croa– After his 1980 resignation from the this resolution. This would provide the fore, be it tians, Hungarians, Rumanians and post of archeparch of Belgrade, Arch- impetus for the enhancement of passage Resolved by the House of Represen– others. bishop Bukatko resided in Ruski of this resolution by the House by tatives (the Senate concurring), that it Following the death of Archbishop Krstur. November 9. with the Senate concurring, is the sense of the Congress that the pre– Ujc'ic', in 1964, Bishop Bukatko was The archbishop was also titular and finally, for presentation to the sident should — named his successor as archbishop of bishop of Severia. president of the United States. Belgrade. Church historians noted that The funeral was held Thursday. in separate actions, Americans for (Continued on page 5) this was the first time that a non- October 22. Human Rights in Ukraine and the Ukrainian Evangelical Alliance of North America informed the entire House of Representatives about the Canadian council issues memo on Madrid meeting initiative of Reps. Dwyer and Smith. OTTAWA - A delegation of the Conference, on the progress of the talks CSCE signatory states, an opportunity Spokesmen for these organizations said Canadian Council of Captive European and their outlook. to engage in thorough examination of they feel it is incumbent on members of Nations met with representatives of the The delegation submitted a memo– the status of respect for human rights the Ukrainian community to recognize Canadian Ministry of External Affairs randum on the Madrid CSCE Confe– and fundamental freedoms and the the significance of this effort by pro– to discuss developments at the Madrid rence, on behalf of the Canadian Coun– principle of equal rights and self-deter– viding all the necessary support by Conference on Security and Coopera– cil of Captive European Nations, to mination of peoples as confirmed by the writing or calling their congressmen, tion in Europe which is reviewing the Ambassador Rodgers. The memoran– Final Act. asking them to co-sponsor H. implementation of the 1975 Helsinki dum outlined the council's recommen– Six years after the signing of the 1975 Con. Res. 205 and to join in the Accords. dations to the Canadian delegation to Helsinki Accords there is no discernible observance of this commemorative day. The Madrid Conference, currently in the talks and its observations on the progress with regard to the human- The news trickling in from Soviet recess, resumes on October 27. Soviet bloc's violations of the Helsinki rights provisions. While professing their prisons and labor camps indicates that Taking part in the meeting, which Accords. fidelity to the Final Act, the Soviet the survival of prisoners of conscience was arranged thanks to the efforts of The full text of the memorandum Union, Czecho-Slovakia and other depends on the concern, solidarity and Sen. Paul Yuzyk, were the Ottawa follows. Communist states have made a syste– overt actions of the West, the spokes- matic effort to destroy the entire hu– chapters of the Byelorussian Canadian Memorandum men stressed. Alliance, Czechoslovak National Asso– man-rights movement in their respec– The full text of the resolution follows. ciation, Estonian Society, Hungarian Recognizing the importance of the Helicon Association, Latvian National CSCE process as a major vehicle for the (Con!lnued on page 13) Federation, Lithuanian Canadian Com– pursuit of peace and cooperation bet- munity, Canadian Polish Congress, ween nations, this council focused its Whereas on August 1, 1975, the Canadian Slovak League and the U– attention for many years on the imple– 1NS1DE: Soviet Union and 34 other countries, krainian Canadian Committee. mentation of the provisions of the Final В Dr. Nina Strokata on The including the United States and Cana– Among the Ukrainians taking part in Act of the CSCE by the signatory states. Ukrainian Helsinki Group: a brief da, signed the Final Act of the Con– the meeting were: Christine isajiw of the As Canadians, we are interested in a history (1976-81) - page 6. ference on Security and Cooperation in World Congress of Free Ukrainians thorough consideration of all aspects of Europe in Helsinki, Finland; Human Rights Commission, Mykola the Final Act and in giving full effect to Ш Ongoing series on the state of Ukrainian church art and architec– Whereas the Final Act raised the Switucha, president of the captive na– the 10 principles that were to guide tions council. Prof. Jaroslaw Rudnyt– future relations between the participat– ture. This week: Radoslav Zuk - expectations of Soviet citizens of great– page 7. er observance by the Soviet Union of sky and Y. Salsky. ing states. Ш Panorama by Helen Perozak human rights, and in order to monitor The representatives were briefed by The CSCE review conferences on the Smindak — page 9. that observance, the Ukrainian Public Ambassador R.L. Rodgers, chairman implementation of the Helsinki Ac- Group to Promote the implementation of Canada's delegation to the Madrid cords provide Canada, and the other 2„„^THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER25,1981 -.--r:'--'.-y " '-– - " " -a-r-.-:iNo.43 Czechs sentence six activists Exiles ask RL for programs for publishing religious materials on non-Russian nations in USSR ORANGE. Calif. - Six Czech pub– out the secret publication of religious WASHINGTON - Two exiled so– Today the authors note, with the lishers of underground Catholic litera– literature in Czecho-Slovakia, Keston viet dissidents now living in the West invasion of Afghanistan and the possi– ture - two of them priests - were reports an unprecender"^ htnijsr. of have written a letter to Radio Liberty bility of a move into Poland, the Soviet brought to trial in the town of Olomouc Christian samizdat. urging the U.S. government-run station leadership again is interested in "inflam–' on September 28 after two years of Since January 1980, three Catholic to begin broadcasting Russian-lan– ing Russian chauvinism and a great- delays, reported Keston News, in a periodicals have been broadly distri– guage programs that would help fami– power mentality." separate case, a 33-year-old priest was buted in the country, in addition, over liarize Russians with the cultures of the Mr. Malynkovych, who emigrated to sentenced in Northern Bohemia for 700 titles on theology, philosophy and Soviet Union's non-Russian nationali– the West in 1979, and Mr. Soldatov, allegedly obstructing state supervision religious themes have appeared, some ties, reported the Smoloskyp Ukrainian who was released this year, continued of the church.
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