The Ukrainian Weekly 1961, No.11

www.ukrweekly.com Pffi LXVTJX 4. 56 SECTION TWO SVOBODA. UKRAINIAN WEEKLY. SATURDAY, MARCH 25. 1961 SECTION TWO No. 55 VOL. LXVin FLOOD MOVES FOR HOUSE WORLD CONGRESS OF SCHOLARS NEW YORKERS FILL CARNEGIE HALL FOR SHEVCHENKO CONCERT CAPTIVE NATIONS COMMITTEE DEVOTED SESSION TO JAVITS AND SMAL-STOCKI ARE SPEAKERS SHEVCHENKO NEW YORK.March20(Staff) WASHINGTON. D. C. — A Many Congressmen who sup CLOSE TO 30 PAPERS PRESENTED; ALL There were very few emp- few day в ago the Hon. Daniel ported the Flood resoluton ar ;• seats in the cavernous, four-' J. Flood of Pennsylvania intro gued that the establishment of EVENTS DREW WIDE AUDIENCES tiared Carnegie Hall last evc- duced. In the House of Rep such a permanent committee ning, as the New Yorkers came resentatives, a resolution call on the captive nations in the t" pay their mass tribute to ing for the creation of a special House would in effect encou the Hard of Ukraine, Taras permanent committee to deal rage not only Americans whose Shevchenko. with the captive nations in the ancestors have come from the grip of Soviet Russian tyranny captive nations, but all Amer Shortly after /8 P.M. on Sun and enslavement. Congressman icans, to take a very deep and day the lit up stage of the his Flood cited the effectiveness of personal interest in the fate toric concert hall exposed the Captive Nations Week celebra and plight of the enslaved na l"><i-member "DumkaJ^Ukfain- tions during the past two tions. The principal function ian Chorus of New York with years, pursuant to Congressi of such a House Committee on the symphony orchestra in onal resolutions and Presiden the Captive Nations would be front, both conducted by John tial proclamations, and said to inform the American people Zadorozny. that evidence was overwhelm on the state of affairs within Soprano Mary Lesawyer of ing that the activities connect the Soviet Russian communist New York City Opera Com ed with the Captive Nations empire and to assist the United pany then opened the Taras Week observances here had States Government with ex Shevchenko Centennial Con provoked violent .reactions in pert knowledge and informa cert with the "Star Spangled the Kremlin, proof that Mos tion in the formulation of its Banner." cow felt deeply vulnerable on policy regarding these captive Following this opening. Wal the point of the enslaved na countries. Above all. the estab One of the committee rooms at the first session of the World ter Stock appeared at the ros tions. lishment of such a committee Congress of Free Ukrainian Scholarship. Here Prof. Serhiy trum to read the proclamation by Mayor Robert F. Wagner Under the terms of the Flood would indicate that the U.S. is Krasheninnikov (standing, extreme right), presents his paper not only concerned about the on Kiev during Shevchenko's time, which was illustrated of New York, declaring that Soprano Mary Lesawyer before the orchestra and "Dumka" Chorus on the resolution, the House would Sunday. March 19. 1961 was plight of the captive nations, with slides. Carnegie Hall stage during the Taras Shevchenko Centennial Concert. set-up a special committee to Taras Shevchenko Day in the deal exclusively with the prob but that it is doing something in order to alleviate their suf By R. L. СНОМІЛК city. talk with the observation which lems of the captive nations on he said was interesting to him. fering. It would be a morale NEW YORK.— The threc- Addressing the audience of The first number by the CANADIAN M.P/S MARK a permanent basis, with a view namely that Ukraine's fighter booster for the captive nations days-long first session of the 120 persons which included "Dumka" Chorus was next on to ultimately restoring them to for freedom. Taras Shevchenko SHEVCHENKO CENTENNIAL in their struggle against Soviet World Congress of Free Ukrain Ukrainian and foreign schol the program. With baritone freedom and independence. was a poet, and not a military Russian colonialism and im ian Scholarship ended here last ars and guests, h? spoke a,bout O.syp Stecura as soloist and Congressman Flood was join leader as is so often the case. IN CAPITAL ed by many of his colleagues perialism. It would demon Sunday evening. March 19. In Shevchenko and the timeless- the symphony orchestra, the strate to the captive nations ness of his ideas in both Ukrain ensemble sang Shevchen- MANDZIUK AND MARTIN SPEAK IN in the House of Representa the course of the session twen Then with frequent pauses THE HOUSE OF COMMONS tives, from both parties, who that American support and ty-eight papers were read ian and English. ko'a "Testament"" to the music in his speech to allow for ap supported the resolution and sympathy for the cause of during plenary sittings and in That evening three papers by M. Verbytsky and orchestra plause, the nation's legislator their liberation is not merely committees, a banquet-recep were presented at the plenary arrangement by A. Mykytiuk. spoke of the perilous times ap OTTAWA. Canada, March tegrated themselves in the made statements in support of 10.—Today's centennial of Ta it. In the opinion of Congress an academic gesture, but a tion for the Ukrainian scholars, meeting. Professor Clarence A. Prof. Roman Smal-Stocki de proaching which may cause us Canadian way of life and who serious concern. a joint conference of the Shev- Manning spoke on Shevchenko livered the first of the two to lose the freedom about ras Shevchenko's death was can be counted as constitu man Flood the implementation marked on Parliament Hill by chenko Scientific Society and Bryulov, the leading paint addresses. Speaking in English which Shevchenko sang. He ents of most of the members of such a resolution would be It is expected that many speeches on both sides of the (NTSh). the sponsor of the er of the day; Prof. Jaroslaw and in Ukrainian, the Shev also spoke about the captive of this house. a major deterrent to outright Americans who trace their Canadian House of Commons. Congress, .and the Ukrainian Padoch looked at the legal as chenko Scientific Society presi nations and said that it is his Taras Shevchenko. the son aggressions by the Kremlin. He origin to the nations that are Academy of Arts and Sciences pects of one of the two trials dent remarked on the revolu conviction that no deale can be On the Government side of of a Ukrainian serf, who was contended that Khrushchev the House, Nicholas Mandziuk, knows that his empire is built now held in captivity, and (UVAN), church services and of Shevchenko in the Czarist tionary nature of Taras Shev- made with the Communists as a free man for only nine above all the Ukranian Amer a concert in honor of Taras court; and Dr. Luka Luciw I rhenko. and recalled that the long as middle Europe remains Progressive Conservative Mem on quicksand an'd that the cap ber of Parliament representing years of his short life, died tive nations "Would-become a icans, will write letters to Rep Shevchenko were all part of delivered a paper which con-'poet had proclaimed the ideas enslaved. when he WBS 47. Hfs pen resentative Daniel J. Flood and the constituency of Marquette great' liability in the' event a the tribute to the greatest sidered bhevchenko's attitude of the American Indepedence. On the program of the con proved to be more powerful other Congressmen supporting towards Moscow in the Pott's He also said that Shevchenko rose with the following speech j war erupts between the USSR Ukrainian poet, the ccntenna- cert were two numbers by the on the orders of the day: than the decrees of the op and the West. , the resolution. ry of whose fell this month. writings. brought back Ukraine to the soloists with the orchestra. pressors of his people, and Both morning and afternoon family of European nations. Mrs. Lesawyer sang "The Sun Mr. Speaker, may I have by his unfaltering faith in the Opening of the Congress of Saturday were taken up He also said that Shevchenko is Setting." to the music by M. leave of the house to draw- victory of democratic ideals, COHOES BRANCH INSTALLS with committee meetings. In brought back Ukraine to the Hayvoronsky, and Mr. Stecura to its attention that today. despte all obstacles he be On Friday. March 17, min all there were six committees, family of European nations, utes after Ле annual St. Pat rendered Fomenko's "My March 10, 1961. is a day of came the greatest poet and OFFICERS and the average of four papers The other address was by Thought." which was the first great significance to Canadi-, freedom fighter on the Slav rick's parade marking the per committee were presented Senator Jacob K. Javits of SLOBOPIAN IS PRINCIPAL SPEAKER 1500 anniversary of the Saint's time that this composition was ans of Ukrainian origin, be onic world. He is not only a The subject of papers covered New York. Michael Piznak in- performed. A. Bcrnyk did the ing the centennial of the national figure among a given death finally disbanded, the Shevchenko's life, his outlook, troduced the Senator as one of TROY. N. Y. — The news Mr. Slobodian's picture ap Ukrainian Institute of Amer orchestra arrangement for the death of their greatest hero, people but a luminous person papers of this city and neigh peared in the Feb. IS issue of his works, the possible influ- those responsible for carrying piece. The orchestra then per and i>oet.

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