The Ukrainian Weekly 1933, No.1
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www.ukrweekly.com Supplement to the SVOBODA, Ukrainiaii Daily Published by the Junior Department of the Ukrainian National Association. No. 1. Jersey City, N. J., Friday, October 6, 1933. Vol. I. TO OUR YOUTH. OPPORTUNITY. With this number wo begin the publication of a regular For. the past thirty-nine years Ukrainian immigrants in weekly supplement to the "Svoboda,,: to be known as the ..Ukra America have been building up the Ukrainian National Associa inian Weekly/' and to be devoted exclusively to the benefit of the tion, together with its organ, "Svoboda"—the. first newspaper American-Ukrainian youth. edited in the Ukrainian language in America. The Ukrainian National Association has undertaken to bear From a humble beginning the Ukrainian National Associa the extra cost of this publication, in order to give our youth the tion has grown during these years into a nationwide three million opportunity of having an exclusive organ of its own; written in its ^dollar fraternal organization, with thirty-five thousand members; own style and language; wherein it can meet, exchange its and the "Svoboda," from a weekly issue to the largest Ukrainian thoughts and ideas, come to a better understanding of each other, daily in America. and perhaps point out those paths of endeavor which shall lead to Coincident with this growth of the Ukrainian National As a newer and better life. sociation and its "Svoboda," has been the growth of the younger The "Ukrainian Weekly" is for the youth. The youth alone generation of American-Ukrainians. shall be its master. Its voice alone shall be heeded here. And Today, the paths of these twV) elements, the'Association and all that we desire from our readers, іц order to continue this organ the American-Ukrainian youth, have met. The time has come as such, is just a little good will .атРбо^бреration. It is neces when this youth must begin to take over the reins of the Associa sary that' the youth read it. It.(is necessary, furtber, that the tion from its builders. It niust begin to assume the burdens as youth become interested in it and (give it their, support, so that it well as the benefits of its parents. shall grow and flourish to the point wherein it will embrace That is the principal problem before us today—the problem every phase of-the life of our American-I/krainian youth. of our youth taking over and continuing the tasks of the older The Ukrainian National Association is prepared to cheerfully generation. make even further expenditures in order to enlarge this organ in' For a long time we have been calling and are still urging the scope and size, provided however, that the youth desires it. And youth to take a greater interest in the association, to become more in order to achieve this goal, the youth must not only read this active in it. to gradually take over the reins not only of the supr weekly, it must also contribute articles to it. Gut youth must strive reme executive assembly but of all local branches as well. to become members of the Ukrainian National Association and Our organization is so constructed that it is run solely by. as such, endeavor to make tins organization, which with the pas its members. In order to take a hand in the running of thise sage of-lime shall pass into its bands, bigger and better. organization, one must be a member of it. In any organization This is not the first venture of its kind made by the Ukrainian whatsoever, membership coupled with activity«can build the National Association to do something for our youth. 4 .During the organization to greater and better heights. This is what young forty years of its. existence the Association has contributed Vast American-Ukrainians should realize before they can take over the sums of money for the upbringing of our youth, both in America yeins of our. or for that matter, any other organization. and-in Ukraine. The Association published booklets and news And yet. despite.mir callings and urgings. tin* youth declarer papers for our youth in the Ukrainian language, and also in the that it is not given a "chance'.' to do its part. That is wrong, Ukrainian and English languages: and during the last seven years for the "chance" is already there for the taking. It only re published 'The Ukrainian luvehile Magazine.*' v In addition, the quires some personal initiative and hard work. V Association inaugurated English contributions to our daily, the' Again, a chance or opportunity is not a guarantee oft suc 'Svoboda."' which proved to be of great benefit to our youth. cess. - Opportunity plus "unstinted work spells success. Оту All of this indicates that the .Ukrainian National Association, hard work and unceasing efforts lead Ho^recognition, not only in an effort to help our youth, has gone more than half way to among our people, but other peoples as wfell.. Therefore, be meet. it. If is true, of course, that perhaps the metlmd^.of ap fore our youth can take over the reins of our institutions, it must proach by the older generation was not the proper one at times: firet show proof of its ability to do so. but at any/ate. it was sincere and inspired by idealism. If any Therefore, to give this long sought for "chance" to every young mistakes were made. Ihero is still time to remedy them; if any Ukrainian in America, the Ukrainian National Association, with gains were made. let us retain them. To study this problem, the cooperation and help of its Junior Department, is sponsoring will be one of .the tasks of. this organ. ' the "Ukrainian Weekly," edited in the English language. This In youth one dreams and hopes; that is what we need. paper shall serve as a medium through which the American-Ukra We want the youth that dreams, and then goes lo work and makes inian youth can buihl up not only the Ukrainian National Associa the dreams come true. We need the fresh ideas of youth, and tion, but also institutions of commercial, industrial and cultural that unconquerable fighting spirit. Of our Cossack ancestors. nature. We 'are living in a mighty country which was built upon I am sincerely convinced that with the highest cooperation (beams and ideals; a country where'nothing is impossible: where and interest of the young American-Ukrainians, the "Ukrainian air castles are succeeded by concrete achievements; and where the Weekly" shall grow and flourish. I, as the president of the dreams of yesterday are the realities of today. Such is the spirit Ukrainian National Association, wish the paper the best of suc that we. the American-Ukrainian youth, need. Such is the spirit cess. - which shall raise high our Ukrainian name and our culture "here N. Murashkd, President in America. of the Ukrainian National Association. SI op}} on Shiimcyho. PROGRESS OF UKRAINIANS IN AMERICA. Approximately 85",', of all the of gold in 1810. and of the sub day Ukrainian emigration to near the very close of the last Ukrainians in America come sequent so-called "gold rush.'* America negligible. Indeed, inr Century,' and reached its peak from Eastern Сїаіісіа. more pro- The real Ukrainian immigra sofar as the Soviet Russia is con just prior to the War. From nrriv known as' Western Ukra tion to America however, did not cerned, і I; is practically impos UaJjcia the emigration, fever ine*. which4*prior to the World ^ begin until 1870. , and did not sible for any Ukrainian to IcaVe travelled swiftly to Bukowina. War belonged to that conglom issume all у appreciable propor- thai land of unrestrained Bol Podilye. and Volhyn districts. eration of alien nationalities tii ns until 1899. Beginning with shevik tyranny. Л comparatively few Ukrainian kiirwn ;is Ausrria-Ilurigary. and that year Ukrainians began to The earliest Ukrainian im immigrants came from the Kiev district, but practically none. і<німу lo its more modern coun arrive in this country in ever migrants from WeStrCrh I kraine terpart Poland. increasing number, which at were those Iron; the western "T?nm the eastern part of Ukra Ami yd. tin* earliest Ukrainian times""reached the 100.000 mark fooflfflTs of ilc (l-trn-lhi.iu-. Jhen ine, commonly know n as the immigrants to America wefc per voar. ender'Ilunviiy. They Were fol "left bank.*'-^ iio-" from Ukraine under the The outbreak of the World lowed, dirriui? the fatter part of The cause which piomnled the? former "•Russian umpire, who. War." how ever, pill a slop lo this lit * last cenlury.'bv their eastern Ukrainian immigrants to leave traveling across Siberia, across rising Ukrainian immigration. neighbors, the LeniKi I la у t! ir dear ones and homes in tie* Bering Sea. down the) west Seine have eome since the World k і.;• inian Highlander! The la! Western Ukraine, areas fdMbyvS; ern coast of Canada, settled in War. but the. present strin ter formed in ij'.e America n-TJ- I First:—the terrible' economic California in I860. What mo gent Immigration Laws together kryiniau settlements a strictly 1 ci n.lilions at home caused bv tives prompted these early ini-" with the difficulties placed in the. conservative element. They., in t the fact that practically all of the migrants to make this long jour \vay of prospective Ukrainian turn were followed by the Ukra valuable lands, which rightfully ney, is unknown. Possibly, il emigrants by Poland and So inians from Eastern («аіісіа pro belonged to the Ukrainians, 'were \\;t> the news of the discovery viet JUissia, make Ihe present per.