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No. 9. Jersey City, N. J., Friday, December 1, 1933. Vol. L

THREE UKRAINIAN PROFES­ THANKSGIVING PAY SORS IN ONE AMERICAN THE NEW DEFENDERS OF UKRAINUKR/ E The last Thursday in November UNIVERSITY During the World War every belligerent country loudly called is observed in nearly all the states It has recently come to our upon the world to bear witness to the noble fact that it was fight­ as a legal holiday. Our annual notice that the University of Min­ ing in order to create a world peace and freedom for tiic oppressed festival of thanksgiving corres­ nesota has on its faculty ' three nationalities. When the smoke of this great conflagration had ponds .with the merry harvest professors of Ukrainian descent, cleared away—so to speak—what did we find? We found that festivals of other countries, It namely, Dr. A. A. Granowsky, Dr. peace was further away than ever before; and that the largest of is the commemoration of £he suc­ Mikoja Haydak, and Prof. Yakiw these oppressed nationalities—the Ukrainian nation, a forty cess of the Pilgrims to conquer Kyslanko. million people compactly inhabiting a vast territory—Was thrust hardship. This is but further evidence of into a worse slavery than even before the war. Ukraine—which In the fall of 1621, three hun­ the fact that the Ukrainian im­ believing in the "self-determination'! cries of the Allies had dred and twelve years ago, the migration in America is under­ created the Ukrainian National Republic only to have it overthrown first thanksgiving was held by a going at the present time a period principally because of the aid furnished by these self-same pro­ little group—the Pilgrim Fathers. of a readjustment in its class pagators of the '•self-determination'' phrase—today finds itself It was in celebration of their sur­ status. From being a practically divided among four powers each of whom is doing its utmost to vival of the hardship in their pure laboring class at its arrival denationalize the Ukrainians and make good communistic Russians, small setlement. Lloyd Morris, a at these shores, it is beginning to Poles, Roumanians and Chechoslovakians 'respectively out of them. lecturer in Literature at Columbia remodel itself to a more natural No one can tell today definitely how long the enslavement of University describes the first and balanced social order: an or­ Ukrainian people is going.to last. It may perhaps, be possible Thanksgiving well when he says, der based upon the proportionate for the various oppressors of Ukraine to stifle for quite a time her "It was dedicated not to the ce­ lebration of plenty but to the presence of all classes which go demands for freedom. This has happened at times during the ! into the make-up of a modern na­ centuries-old struggles of the Ukrainian people to free themselves, gratitude for the slender margin tionality. and it can happen again. by which famine and death had And yet, in the face of these gloomy prospects there is one been averted. It commemorated a dark hour when life hung in the GLOUCHENKO—A RENOWNED consolation, one cheer which we can draw from the present situation of the Ukrainian people. And that is — that there is balance until a meager harvest 'UKRAINIAN PAINTER assured future existence. The d&- A catalogue of the paintings of one mighty voice which can inner be stilled nor quieted, one which, shall always and unceasingly expose before the world's eyes the vout New England colonists of­ the renowned Ukrainian painter fered thanks for the assurance terrible conditions in Ukraine, and which shall always demand Glouchenko has appeared recently . that "life would go on." That day in Paris, some copies, of which for Ukraine that winch is rightfully hers, namely.—Freedom. And . was not a merry harvest festival; have come to these shores. that clarion-like voice is none other than that of the Ukrainian it was a day of divine worship. The booklet, which incidentally immigration in America, particularly that of us—young American- Such celebrations were repeated is written in French, besides con­ Ukrainians. For the first time in its"entire history Ukraine finds during the course of/years. Since taining a number of miniature re­ itself in the providential position wherein it has outside its own the yeas 1863 the Presidents have productions of some of the better borders strong and true defenders of the Ukrainian liberties. always issued proclamations desig­ known paintings of Glouchenko, We, the American-Ukrainian youth, are among the strongest nating the last Thursday in No­ contains an account of his life, of these defenders of Ukraine. I* or—we have been raised in an vember as Thanksgiving Day. excerpts from critics' comments atmosphere of freedom and tolerance, and we can therefore better A place is reserved in every which wax eloquent in their praise appreciate the lack of them—as in Ukraine. For us the freedom American heart for those brave of this Ukrainian, painter, and of the Ukrainian people is worthy of our best efforts. The cause Pilgrims who heroically sacrificed some biographical data. of the Ukrainian nation has been sanctified over and over again, themselves and unbendingly de­ We learn from it that Glou­ and is being'sanctified before our very eyes, today. We.shall, voted themselves to an idea). chenko was born of peasant par­ therefore, in the name of this cause, in the name of the self-saiiie Let us show the same,spirit as ents in the very heart of Ukraine principles upon which are based these United States of America the honored Pilgrim Fathers had in 1901, and studied in many give the very best that is in us. our idealism, our education, our shown during their years of countries, particularly in Germany. talents and energy, in our endeavors to acquaint the world of Uk­ hardship. For only until then will At the present time he is residing raine's terrible plight, and also in an endeavor to help create we be able to climb on an upward and further studying in Paris. a free and independent state of Ukraine. trend hi financial and econo"mical | His' paintings, which have met matters. Pessimistic, gloorhy, and * with the highest praise of art discontented people won't drive critics, are exhibited in the lead­ the country out of an economic ing art salons of Paris, and have A SUCCESS and political rut. Only faithful, also been on exhibition in the The Ukrainian anti-Soviet demonstrations held throughout optimistic and cheerful people can. various other European art cen- America, protesting against the Soviets' deliberately instigated and Let us be in this category. ters such as Berlin, Ostend, Milan, fostered famine in Ukraine, have been a success in that they MARY KUSY. Rome, Stockholm, Bucharest, Kiev, brought vividly before the consciousness of America the fact that Lviw, as well as in the United there is a certain nation kpown as Ukraine, which although ob­ States—in Philadelphia. scured, persecuted, denationalized, and deliberately starved by its TALK GIVEN ON UKRAINIAN oppressors, maintains intact nevertheless its nationality, and is POETRY AT SLAVIC PROGRAM UKRAINIAN DANCING COURSE determined more than ever before—nolwithstnading the tremen­ On a program devoted to Slavic INSTITUTED IN NEW YORK dous sacrifices made—to. achieve that to which it is rightfully studies given under the auspices entitled—freedom ?nd independence. of the International Culture Club Fast on the heels of the opening Contributing greatly towards this success has been the important of a Ukrainian school for the of Akron, Ohio, Miss Betty Ki- part taken in these protest demonstrations by our American youth nash, daughter of Rey. Kinash of older df the American-Ukrainian of Ukrainian descent. We all saw how this youth—boys and youth under the auspices of the Yonkers, N. Y., and a member of girls as well as young men and women—marched side by side the International Institute—gave Ukrainian Civic Center of . New with the elders, how together with the other speakers it addressed York, City comes the announce­ a lecture last Saturday evening in the protest mass meetings, and the active part it took in the vari­ the local Y. W- C. A. auditorium ment that the Ukrainian Dancers ous preparatory protest committees. Club of New York City under the on the subject of Ukrainian poets direction of the well known expo­ it becomes increasingly evident to all of us, therefore, upon and poetry. nent of the Ukrainian folk dances seeing the gradually Increasing role played by our youth in these Miss Kinash illustrated her talk —Michael Herman, has opened up and other Ukrainian manifestations and activities, that our youth, by quoting excerpts from Ukrai­ a Special Course in Ukrainian having had its imagination and sympathies captured by the ideal­ nian poetry translated into the Folk Dances which began last ism of Ukraine's struggle for freedom against overpowering odds, English language, among which Saturday, November 25th. The has become more interested in the Ukrainian cause than ever be­ were Taras Shevchenko's "Day classes meet at the Ukrainian Na­ fore in the entire history of the Ukrainian immigration in Amer­ after day", and Ivan Franko's tional Home of that city once ica. And this feeling of our youth seems also to have been trans­ "Eternal Revolutionist" and ex­ every two weeks; and the entire mitted to the American people, whose attention being directed to cerpts from "Moses". course will extend over a period Ukraine's fight for freedom by these protests and by the part the of three months. American-Ukrainian youth takes in them,—sees in Ukraine's struggle for an ideal-freedom, a reflection of their ancestors' PROTEST PARADE The dancing course is designed struggle in the dark days of Valley Forge. IN SYRACUSE to teach our young people some Thus we see that these Ukrainian anti-Soviet demonstrations The young American-Ukrainians of the better known Ukrainian have' had a two-fold beneficial effect* namely—strengthening the of Syracuse, N. Y. are urged to folk dances, including the Cossa- unity of opinion and action of our American-Ukrainian youth joip their elders in the Ukrainian chok, the Cossack Sword Dance concerning the aspirations of the Ukrainian nation to free itself anti-Soviet mass protest parade (Zaporozhetz), the Kolomeyka, from foreign dominion; and secondly, gaining the attention and and meeting to be held in their Tchumak, and many other histor­ the sympathies of the American people towards the Ukrainian city this Saturday, December 2nd, ical and traditional dances. people and their cause. _.-.a at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, FRIDAY, DECEMBER i, 1933. No. 9.

UKRAINE IH JHE 20™ CENTUM UKRAINE IN THE AMERICAN PRESS. (Continued) /Continued) o • 0 2. Western Ukraine Up to the inians of these two Ukrainian Transferring our attention from "benevolent societies, of which World War provinces as brothers who had Ukraine to the Ukrainian people the foremost is the UKRAIN­ Upon the fall-of the Ukrainian 'languished for centuries under a in America, we find an article con­ IAN NATIONAL ASSOCIA­ Cossack State, the western half of foreign yoke" and urged them to cerning them—"UKRAINIANS IN TION, with headquarters in Ukraine which had been dread­ "raise the banner of United Rus­ AMERICA" which appeared in the Jersey City. It has 500 bran­ fully devastated and depopulated sia." November 15, 1919 issue of the ches. .. Religiously considered^ during the Cossack wars, was The first Russian governor of "Literary Digest," (Vol. 63, p. 40). the great mass of Ukrainians partioned and ceded by Russia to are Ukrainian Greek Catholics, Poland in 1667 (Treaty of An- Galicia being lethargic in persecu­ This was one of the lessons in ting the Ukrainians was super­ Patriotism prepared for "this pe­ and have more than a hundred drusovo). There it remained un­ churches here." der the oppressive Polish rule un­ ceded (September 1914) by a riodical and especially designed for school use. til a similar fate overtook the more active enemy of the Ukra­ Referring to the Ukrainians in Poles in the form of the succes­ inians—Count George Bobrinsky. It is a very good survey of the Canada, the article gives us the sive partitions of Poland in 1772 A drastic Russifying programme Ukrainians in the United States following figures: a half a million and 1793, as a result of which was immediately adopted; and as and Canada. We are told that Ukrainians there; two hundred its first step the Metropolitan that section which is today known the Ukrainians are a "large ele­ thousand Ukrainians fought in the Sheptitsky—whom the Russians as Western Ukraine fell under the ment of the population" more than Canadian Army; and that there rule of Austria, under which it hated because he had contributed a million in the United States— greatly towards the strengthening are more than two hundred Ukra­ remained until the World War. the great majority, about 85% inian churches there. of the Ukrainian cause—was ban­ being from East Galicia. It then The sway of Austria -over ished to the interior of Russia, recounts where most of them Western Ukraine, particularly over where he remained in exile until settled. Eastern Galicia—the most ad­ "THE COSSACKS—THEIR HIS­ the Russian Revolution. The Uk­ TORY AND COUNTRY," was the vanced of all of the Western Ukra­ rainian language was forbidden as Under "Tidal Flow of Immigra­ inian provinces—was an anomal­ tion" the article goes on to re­ title of a book which appeared in' an official medium of communica­ 1919. It was written by W. P. ous one, in that the actual rule tion, as well as in the services of count that about— lay in the hands of the Poles. Cresson—a former attache to the the Church and in the schools. "twenty years ago (1899) the American Embassy in St. Peters­ This was made possible in 1873, All Ukrainian newspapers and Ukrainians began to come to when the Austrian government burg (Leningrad), prior to the publications were suppressed, the this country in great numbers, war. seeking to pacify the Polish de­ libraries and schools closed, Uk­ which increased until they were This book is most interesting mands for independence conclud­ rainian books belonging to indi­ landing at the estimated rate of and educational. The author tra­ ed a secret agreement with them viduals confiscated, and valuable 100,000 per year. The outbreak ces the beginnings and growth of whereby the Poles were left in collections in Jkrainian museums of the war in 1914 resulted in the Cossacks to the date of pub­ sole charge of entire Galicia. This sent, to Russia. The Ukrainian the stoppage of their immigra- lication. By necessity, it is partly newly-found power the Poles used Catholic Church—the national " tion.:. In the American forces a history of Ukraine's struggle to the fullest extent in their per­ church of Galicia was persecuted during the war there were 30,- for independence. Throughout the secutions of the Ukrainians, aimed in all possible ways: the Russians 000 men of Ukrainian descent. entire book, the author very sym­ towards the destruction of the attempting to destroy it complete­ As an extremely thrifty and pathetically depicts this struggle. Ukrainian aspirations for free­ ly and introduce in its place their prosperous race, in whatever It is also well illustrated. dom. own Orthodox Church, with the calling, the Ukrainians were I am under the impression that Notwithstanding these persecu­ Czar at its head, in its place. Fi­ among the heaviest buyers of nally, all Ukrainian organizations, Liberty Bonds in the class of most of the readers have read tions however, the lot of the Uk­ this book for it can be found in rainians under. Austria-Hungary including the nationalist educa­ foreign nationals." tional society "Prosvita" were dis­ any public library. If the con­ was considerably better than that trary is true, I would recommend of their kinsmen in Greater Uk­ solved. Similar- repressive mea­ Under "Social Organization of sures were applied in Bukowina, the Ukrainians" the article men­ that every young American-Ukra­ raine under Russia. The .Austrian inian read it, for it is not only Government keeping its empire in­ when the Russians occupied Cher- tions the gymnastic societies nowitz (January, 1915). S. S. known as "Sitch," and then speaks fascinating but instructive as well. tact by playing off one nationa­ S. S. lity against another, from time of the— to time stepped in and gave the Ukrainians one privilege or an­ other, which although quickly suppressed by the Poles, never­ GEOGRAPHICAL INFLUENCES UPON UKRAINE theless helped to make Eastern Galicia the hot-bed of Ukrainian nationalism up to time of the In the course of the history of data in a more poetic form, Uk­ Eastern Europe by the freedom World War. And as such it be­ nations certain factors, which are raine extends "from the foot of from the constraint of natural came a source of continual irrita­ beyond the/ ||ale - of ordinary hu­ Tatra Mountains, from the sunny barriers, such as in Western Eu­ tion to Russia, which saw in it a man- Control, play an important Hegalia and cloud-wreathed Chor- rope. This deconcentration of the constant threat to its dreams of role in shaping the destiny of the nohora, from the silver-rippled population was responsible for the completely denationalizing Ukra­ nations. Amkjng the more influen­ San, from dark virgin forest of^ creation of states of large areas ine and making one undivided tial of these?.factors are the geo­ Biloveza and the immense and scattered populations, which permanent Russia extending from graphical conditions. Their sway swamps of Polissye, to the delta" fact offers a striking contrast with tne Arctic to the Black Sea. Rus­ is so important, although not ab­ of the Danube, to the Black Sea, the Western European states. The sia spent huge sums of money in solute, that to lack knowledge of to the gigantic Caucasians and the vastness of this territory and the subversive propaganda designed them is to leave unanswered many Caspian, surrounded by brown deconcentration of its peoples was to undermine the Ukrainian na­ vital questions pertaining to the dessert steppes, extends our fa­ further responsible for their ex­ tional movement in Eastern Gali­ formation, progress or decline of therland, the Ukraine." ceedingly slow growth along cul­ cia; but to no avail, for it grew a nation. To quote the pertinent Of Ukraine's total area, which tural, political and economical stronger with the passage of remark of John Smith in his "Gen­ equals over 1.000,000 square kilo­ 'ines. years, attracting to its fold many eral Historie of Virginia:" "For meters—833,570 square kilometers as Geography without History Naturally enough, this sluggish Ukrainian patriots even from are under the rule of the U.S.S.R., growth found its echo in the dif­ Greater Ukraine, who made it the seemeth a carkasse without mo­ 137,135 square kilometers are tion, so History without Geogra­ ficulty the Eastern European center of their activities directed under Poland, 20,442 square kilo­ states encountered in climbing out towards the liberation of Ukraine phy wandreth as a Vagrant with­ meters under Roumania, and 12,- out a certaine habitation." of their political infancy stages. from under the Russian, Austrian 653 square kilometers under Cze­ Furthermore, lacking" consolida­ and Polish rule, and the creation These geographical conditions choslovakia. Fittingly has Uk- tion and permanency of forms— of an independent state of Uk­ impress their influence upon the kraine's •greatest'poet, Taras Shev- which elements thrive best in raine. history of nations through many chenko, characterized his father­ rugged multiform soil and na­ forms; .and numerous examples land as "our land, but not be­ tural barriers such as characterize Such were the conditions in longing to us." Western Ukraine up to the time can be cited which show the great Western Europe—their histories of the coming of the World War role they play in the life of a Ukraine is decidedly Eastern were marked by extreme vagaries in the summer of 1914. people. Particularly so, has this European in character, although, of fortune. One has to gaze The World War apeared to be been the case with Ukraine. as the famous Ukrainian geog­ upon the history of Poland, Lithu­ a godsend to the Russian imperial­ Ukraine is a vast solid na­ rapher Prof. Rudnitsky poinds out, ania, ancient Muscovy, recent ists who saw in it an unprecedent­ tional territory lying in the south­ it occupies there a unique posi­ czarist Russia, and the present ed opportunity to launch such an ern part of Eastern Eur(Jpe, on tion, which fully warrants our communist Russia, to see how attack upon the Ukrainian aspira­ the threshold to Asia, between conceiving of this great land as true this is. Such has also been tions as would once and for all 43 degrees and 54 dg. north la- - a geographical unit standing on the sad fate of Ukraine, as ex­ time stifle them. And therefore, titude, and between 21 dg. and an equal basis with other natural emplified by the ancient Kiev when Russia rejected Germany's 47 dg. east longitude from Green­ units. State, the latter Ukrainian Cos­ sack State, and the brief post- ultimatum and began to prepare wich. That this does not appear to 1 to invade Galicia, these hostile It embraces: (1), the southern be so at first glance, is due to the wai Ukrainian People's Republic. forces anticipating an early Rus­ uniformity of Eastern Europe, part of the European Union of So­ Besides these considerations sian victory over the Austrians, which factor makes it impossible viet Socialist Republics bordering however, the prime motivating laid plans for the complete de­ to apply to Eastern Europe as a upon the Black and Azov Seas; cause of the sad lot of Ukraine struction and Russification of this criterion the divisions of Western (2), the southeastern portion of has been its position at the south­ source and hot-bed of Ukrainian or Central Europe. Poland, including Eastern Galicia, eastern edge of Europe, on the nationalism. western section of Volhynia and The vastness of this uniform re­ threshold of Asia, at a point In the first onslaughts under the Cholm; (3), east central portion gion has had a manifold effect where the easiest overland route Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russians of Roumania, including Bukowina upon the peoples occupying it. The connects the two continents. ; poured into Galicia and Bukowina, and Bessarabia; and (4), the natural urge of the early inha­ and the Grand Duke Nicholas southeastern^ corner of Czecho­ bitants, to be constantly on the S. S. grandiloquently hailed the Ukra­ slovakia. Or, to put this dry move was greatly facilitated in (To be concluded) UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, FRIDAY, OECtiMBKR 1, 1933.

LET US BE THANKFUL, YOUNG UKRAINIANS "YOUTH OF THE STEPPES"—LINES UP WITH THE UKRAINIAN

This year has been a cycle of tiful Ukrainian songs via the air NATIONAL ASS'N significant progress in stabilizing and at various concerts. our government, balancing the eco­ nomical situation, discarding some In the':theatrical world, several operas were rendered in the lead­ Cleveland, Ohio the Steppes" as its "name. In unfavored laws, and somewhat re­ Ukrainian it would be called "Mo- lieving the unemployment problem. ing American cities, as "Mazeppa", The Ukrainian Youth of Cleve­ "Zaporogian Beyond Danube", Jiomx. GreniB". The citizens of-these United States land Ohio, were very greatly ho­ should be . thankful in the pro­ "Katerena" and others. Avramen- By organizing an assembly of ko's dancers are continuously nored by the presence of »Dr. the Ukrainian National Associa­ gress made during the past sev­ Luke Myshuha, Editor of the eral months toward a better gov­ dancing into the hearts of the tion, believed to be one of the ernment and improved society. ' American.public and the publicity "Svoboda," at a lecture held on first kind in America, the young they have made is of a tremen­ Monday evening, November 13, at American-Ukrainians of Cleveland We Ukrainians of. America too dous scope and importance. The the Ukrainian National Home, feel proud to take the opportunity should be grateful for the pro­ First Ukrainian Dancers' Conven­ 2253 W. 14th Street. to learn and continue the task of gress we made,. especially in the tion was also held this year at their parents in improving the channels of organizing, publicity Chicago, cementing in unity the His lecture on "Organizing the and cultural traits. 1933 shall be many dancing • clubs scattered Ukrainian Youth in America" in­ Ukrainian life in America, and to remembered as the time when the throughout the U. S. The Ukra­ terested the young American-Uk­ carry on what "your parents have First Ukrainian Youth Congress inians were the only foreign na­ rainians here in Cleveland so much been, building for more than was held in North America, which tionality . that paid tribute to that 17 of them remained after forty years. incidentally led into the formation George Washington in commemo­ the talk that very same night The initiative taken By this of the "Ukrainian Youth's League ration of his 200th Centennial, and made plans for organizing Cleveland youth shows that we of North America." thanks to Avramenko, and his themselves. A week later, Wednes­ have faith and are for the Ukra­ The Ukrainians, without a na­ troupe. • • day evening, November 22, a meet­ inian National Association which tion of their own, have outdone The call of the Ukrainian Pa­ ing was called for those who were is, as we all know, the largest many nationalities by erecting a vilion aggregated many friends of not as yet members of the Ukra­ Ukrainian organization in Amer­ . Ukrainian Pavillion at the Century years gone, by who left their inian National Association. That ica. Beside being an extraordi­ of- Progress, through which at homeland and made their homes very same evening policies were nary life insurance company and least a million visitors from all here on this continent 'Many parts of the world passed and written out, officers elected, a the "principal foundation of Ukra­ tears were shed in sheer joy upon name chosen for the assembly, and inian national life in America it learned to know something per­ meeting, one another whom per­ taining to Ukraine. some future plans made. is also a medium by which the haps they have not seen since Ukrainian Youth can organize The First Ukrainian Profes­ leaving Ukraine. The following were chosen of­ sional Congress was also held at ficers: Ambrozi Paliwoda, Presi­ without any interference by re­ Chicago where also the first Miss The Ukrainians have done their dent; Steven Herman, Secretary; ligious and political views and part in pleading with the Presi­ parties. Ukraine was selected this year. dent not to recognize the radical Olcra Bilous, Treasurer. Tens of Ukrainian Youth Clubs Soviet Government that so ruth­ The assembly adopted "Youth of The assembly "Youth of the have sprung up during the past lessly plunders and enslaves its Steppes" desires that the Ukra­ year and innumerable athletic humble peasants. This too has inian youth in other cities will teams bearing the Ukrainian brought press comments pertaining organize under the U. N. A. ban-" name. The patriotic ODWU has Let us be therefore thankful, also increased in the number of- to the Ukrainians. ner and help carry on when some­ .0...10 uKrainians, and take day our parents and pioneer or- its branches. No doubt hundreds have com­ advantage of this land of unequal- ,, pleted their high school course organizers will leave off. So be A renewed interest in Ukrainian led opportunity and let us build a .{ prepared. and many are now attending mighty Ukrainian Youth -here affairs has gripped the Ukrainian ..We wish to thank Mrs. Roro- youth and a demand for an Ame­ higher institutions of learning and whose influence may in years to .! rican section in our Ukrainian perhaps graduating with honors. come give a helping hand to U- I jnJgPj Mr. Malitsky, Mr. Busko, Mr. newspapers was voiced, the result All of these indications point to a kraine's nationalistic aspirations % Sjigdar and others executives of being the edition of the first "U- strongly organized Ukrainian and her desire for complete-Hfree- j the older assemblies in helping Youth in America and for all this dom, which rightfully belongs to I and teaching us to organize and krainian Weekly" by the daily - "Svoboda", printed in the English we should be thankful, thankful eve> v nation. - . . > I keep organized. that this country has given us an We should be thankful for .the j language for the Ukrainian Youth opportunity to express ourselves, The "Youth of the Steppes" be- of America. Needless to say, the progress we have made and on I -!des being under the banner of live peacefully, attend the schools Thanksgiving pray and hope that I other newspapers also have a re­ we choose, sing the song we' che­ the U. N. A., also plans to enter served section for the Ukrainian our noble work shall not cease ' the ranks of the "Ukrainian Youth's Youth. rish, read the news we crave for but shall' surpass all previous • and cultivate ourselves while Our efforts in the ensuing years for I League of North America," and Archipenko's works in Chicago brethren across the sea are de­ the good of ourselves and that of ; pledge their support to the "Uk­ won first price among the con­ prived of all these privileges on Ukraine. rainian Weekly" which played a temporary arts on display at the their very own land, but which, big part in our organization. World's Fair. Ukrainian choirs cad to say, does not belong to ALEXANDER YAREMKO, ' have helped propagate the beau­ them. Philadelphia, Pa. I STEVEN HERMAN, Sec

Wasylyna. Watch out or you'll bring disgrace Olena. Yes; now you say go; and tomorrow... STEPPING OUT to yourself and your parents. might as well' go and drown! No, I don't Tymish. Well, if the cooler, then in the want to go! Wasylyna (angrily). Go on you blockhead! ONE-ACT COMEDY. cooler. I suppose that is my fate. By S. Wasylchenko. Do we have to beg you yet, or what? Savka. So you will not go away? Tymish (coming closer). See how obedient Translated by Waldimir Semenyna. Tymish. I can't do it to save my life, uncle! Olena (frightened). Where are you going? she is! Savka (outstretching his arms). So that's it! Wasylyna {to Tymish). You. too! You (Wants to frighten him away but he Might as well run away from my own Jorces his way in). Oh, horrors! (They scoundrel! (Swings with her cane; he home! So that is our holiday! And all steps back). both dissappear. The watchman appears over... (through the window) Olena! and coming closer to the scarecrow exam­ Olena. If father swears not to beat or scold Olena! me, then I'll go. ines it, then coughs loudly, and hides be­ Wasylyna (over Savka's shoulder). Olena, hind the trees. Appears Wasylyna with Wasylyna. Well, of all things! father is calling! Did you see the like? Tymish. Why do you fuss with her? Get a cane, from one side of the house and Hid as if she never existed. Savka with a whip from the other side of after her with a cudgel and that will oe Olena (at the window). What do you want? the end! house. They come closer and silently stop (through tears) Shame on you. starting before the scarecrow). Savka. What is all this... devil take your such a scene at night! Soon the people father! What am I here, your father «r Wasylyna. Well, that young rascal... sec what will gather as if at a fire and tomorrow what? (Quickly goes inside, Wasylyna fol­ he did! (Both examine the figure). you might as weir not appear in the street lows him. Tymish alone gaily trots Savka. Is it in a uniform or a coat... at all. around .and qufctly sings: "Hop, Sy .r Wasylyna. And a hat oiv its head. Savka. Can you beat it! Now we have at the table, beats a widoiv ivith a lac"" " Savka. Well. well, (pokes it with his whip). become the guilty ones! So it means that (After a while Olena runs out; behind' Wasylyna. Very likely he brought it fcom the we must go begging for a night's lodging her Savka and Wasylyna). landlord's orchard. (Pokes it with her somewhere else because daughter wants Savka (snapping with his whip). So I have cane). Turn around old man. to dance. (To Olena). Listen, Olena! to swear to you! So you would lead your Tymish (from inside). That man brought Go,... go and tell him to leave us in father to sin! a letter for you from the- judge. peace. Wasylyna (throwsa shawl at Olena). Where Savka. In the house! Can you heat it! Olena. Tptl him yourself! are you running: here, take your shawl, You wait here bv the window. (Goes Savka. Go, Yja telling you! stupid! (Olena catches the shawl and quickly inside. Tymish jumps through Wasuh/na. Go, on. foolish, before your're disappears). the window. Wasylyna aims to hit him thrashed! (Wants to tell her something Tymish .sympathetically). Honest, only but misses). by gestures). trouble with those girls. Good-night! Savka (to Wasylyna). Why do you stand Olena (weeping). What do you want of me? (Bowing runs away). there like a post? Would you lose your Am I to blame? Savka (after him). Wait, someday you will hands if you swing at him. or what? Savka. Go, I'm telling you. go from my fall into mv hands. (To Tymish who stands aside). Listen. house! Go away altogether if you are Wasylyna. Well? Didn't I tell you? Tymish, I will not play with you any that kind! Let him take you; go with him Savka (threatening with his ivhip). Cut out longer. I don't care if it is midnight, and break your neck with him! your humming! Maybe you want to but will go straight over to the sheriff. Ole.ii v> nere shall I go? I don't want to! follow your daughter? Vamose inside! Who do you think we are, that you tease Savka. Get out of my sight that I may never (Both no inside). (Enters the tvatchman, with a tvalchman's rattle, and looking us like dogs? see you you again Tymish. Don't bother yourself, the sheriff Wasyji/nn Oh. I'm afraid you will get what around assumes a stern appearance). has left the village for two days. you are waiting for Olena! WaPhman What is all this commotion? Savka-. Just the same, you shall spend to­ Tymish You can't get a'ong with them any iLooks stcr lv so"^"-here in the air). morrow in the cooler. ! . other way. CURTAIN. -J

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THE SPORT WHIRL

ST. NICHOLAS SOCIAL CLUB rainian Weekly" informs us of the UKRAINIAN ''LEATHER- Makar, Steve Terefenko, Frank OF SHNERSVILLE, PA. doings of the Ukrainian people P.USHERS" Kosmyna, and Nicholas Kowal. Editor: and societies in the greater cities. Realizing the need of sport The boys are anxious to challenge Our club members have been I am very much in favor of a news in the "Weekly" I venture the teams from Newark, Jersey reading the doings of other clubs "Who's Who of Ukrainians" in the to submit- the following activities City, Elizabeth, Chester, Pa., and and keenly observing their move­ fields of sport, music and journal­ of Ukrainian-Americans in the New York City. ments through the medium of the ism. I think it would be great to sport world. Although some of All managers of L kraihian teams "Ukrainian Weekly." Our Club have a column devoted to cor­ it may be belated nevertheless I of the above mentioned cities who has been in existance for over 6 respondence between the Ukrainian hope that it may prove interest­ are -interested, may book games years. The membersnip has fallen younger set. ing to the readers. by writing to the Ukrainian Na­ I honestly believe that the "Uk­ and risen alternately; but it al­ Steve Halaiko, a former Ameri­ tional Home c/o Michael Stek, ways has been moving forward. rainian Weekly" has a very good mgr., 760 State St., Perth Amboy, r'art and it ;s a success. I don't can Olympic representative and We have in our club musicians, semi-finalist lightweight, having N. J. speakers, comedians, actors, sing­ see any reason why it can't be s' ccessful always. turned professional, is showing JOHN STUTSKY, ers,, and even one is able to imi­ form and sstyle in knocking out tate mostly anyone. Sincerely yours, Joe Hall of Buffalo on January 2, igftr'F ' ' Perth Amboy, N. J. Our rooms are always a place NELLY.KOWNY, and outpointing Sam Bruce also of recreation and fun-galore; but Mason City, Iowa. of Buffalo in 10 rounds on March when we work, as, is the case at 21. In West Springfield, Mass. a bazzar or a play or dance—then Steve Halaiko 137 'A lbs. outpoint­ we really work. THE GIRL IN SPORTS ed Wesley Ramey 135 lbs. of DON'T USE TOO DIG WORDS In our roms we often hold mock Grand Rapids, Mich, in 10 rounds trials, which are well attended. Pear Editor: on August 8. Let me add that this Here I am expressing my opi­ Those trials last for 2 or 3 hours. Ramey is no push-over at that, Plain, brief and natural talk is Membership in our Club is open nions of the wonderful paper the having fought in Madison Square "Ukrainian Weekly." I think it considered the best. But often we to Ukrainians of 16 years and Garden;just recently. find among young people the over. We would like to hear from is a very good asset to the young Johnie Jadick a former Junior Ukrainians, if only they would "craze" for pedantic expressions other clubs in regards to their Lightweight title-holder 136 lbs. "in their everyday conversations. doings. take advantage of it. It's every­ outpointing Pete Nebo 139 lbs. of thing a paper should' be, and As an example Mr. A. D. Pashuck Yours truly, Key West, F}a. in 10 rounds in of Philadelphia, Pa., sends in an furthermore, I think it will help Philadelphia, Nov. 18. ANDREW TRIANOSKY, Sec, the young generation to realize the article taken out of "The College R. D, Bpx 508 Lep Rodan, 128 lbs., fprmerly Humor." sufferings of Ukraine and how we an amateur, now fighting profes­ » Pottsville, Pa. could overcome it by helping her. sional, outpointed Frankie Miner- "In promulgating your esoteric cogitations, or articulating your I agree with Michael Zelisko ve, 124»/3Jok4.jf_New York, in 6 about sports. Why can't we young rounds hi Chicago; py the way— superficial sentimentalities . and .Ukrainians have more athletic Leo is the kid brother of Mickey amicable, philosophical or psycho­ WANTS WHO'S WHO logical observations, beware of pla­ OF UKRAINIANS news? I think the boys and girls Rodak, a cyclist who teamed up can form teams and play with titudinous ponderosity. Let your Dear Editor: with Bobbie Walthour in a former conversational communications I am complimenting you on the other nationalities. We don't 6 day races at the Madison Square want others to get ahead of us, Garden in New York. possess a clarified conciseness, a success of the "Ukrainian Weekly." do .we? Girls can show their compacted comprehensibleness, co- It means a great deal to me be­ Among the other Ukrainian alescent consistency, and a con­ strength in sports also. So come leather-gushers that are quite cause we are go far from the Uk­ on girls, let's try! catenated cogency. Eschew all rainian people, and. I do not read active, as evidenced by the Ameri­ conglomerations of flatulent gar­ the "Svoboda,". Beside our fami­ Yours for sports, can sport pages, are such as: rulity and jejune babblement. Let ly, there is only one other Ukra~: MARY KOSTIUK, Andy Smulley, Mickey Barron, and your extemporaneous descantings inian family in our city. "The Uk­ Hasfleton, Pa. Billy Ketchell or Wasyl Kluchka. and unpremeditated expatiations Rumors have it that Steve Ha­ have intelligibility and veracious mas, the former Penn State full­ vivacity, without rhodomontade back and heavyweight who recent­ or thrasonical bombast. Sedulous­ ly defeated Lee Ramage in the ly avoid all polysyllabic profound­ UKRAINIAN AFFAIRS IN AMERICA "Garden", is of Ukrainian descent, ly, pompous prolixity, psittaceous so until such rumors are verified vacuity, ventriloquial verbosity, BROOKLYN ACTIVITIES sang a few Ukrainian selections. we cannot claim them to be true. and vaniloquent vapidity. Shun I am sure that the audience was Yours in sport, double entendres, prurient joco­ Social Night thrilled as much as I was, to be B. G. L., sity, and pestiferous profanify, The "Young Ukraine" of Brook­ able to hear our beloved artist. Newark, N. J. obsourant or apparent. lyn had the first social night on We do not get very often such a Thursday, November 16, at their treat. Dr. Luke Myshuha had the "In other words, talk plainly, clubrooms, which are located at main address. He spoke about briefly, naturally, sensibly, truth­ 186 Bedford Avenue. The social November First and how we CAMPBELL, OHIO, ALL SET fully, purely. Keep from "slang"; night was climaxed at 9:30, at should try to get that Independ­ FOR CAGE TILTS don't put on airs; say what you which time the girls and boys ence day again. He also appealed mean; mean what you say. And played different games. The The "Campbell Cossacks," run­ to the youth to organize. Told us ner-ups for the Ohio State Cham­ dpn't use big words;" games consisted of ping-pong, about last Saturday's Protest bridge, checkers and chess. We pionship in 1832-33 basketball sea­ March against the Soviet Russia son are seeking games with any had dancing, in which the mem? and that our Ukrainian youth was bers participated. This was the out of town teams anywhere represented in a very large num­ within 150 mite3 of the town. Happy Days Arc Here Again! most interesting social night that ber- .One of our Yonkers' young I have ever had the pleasure pf Teams in Penna are asked to men, Mfr Jphn Kochmar, gave an take notice. The story is going arpund about witnessing, in Brooklyn. I take address, in the English language, a teacher who was delivering the this opportunity to invite the Uk­ appealing to our Youth to organize, The "Cossacks" are in good con­ dition and have the same players last lecture of the term. He tpld rainian youths of Brooklyn \ to so as to be able to take up the the students with much emphasis come to our clubrooms. We as­ work of our parents, when our time back again who made the little sure you that you will enjoy your­ town of Campbell famous in the that he expected them to devote comes. The choir "Bo./:.n" under all their time to preparing' for self to the utmost. v the direction of Mr. M- Fatiuk eyes of sport followers. The Ukrainian Scouts of America sang a few numbers and also the Two sets of brothers play on the the final examination. The Ukrainian Scouts of Amer­ Children's Choir. There was also team. John and Daniel Bury, both "The examination papers are ica, which has, recently been , or­ a violin trio, a solo by Mr. Paul graduates of High School and now in the hands of the printer," ganized, will be recognized by the Yacko—a tenpr, and two recita­ Lettermen in football and basket­ he concluded. "Now, is there any Headquarters of the Boy Scouts tions in Ukrainian. ball play guards for the Cossacks, of' America. The recognition will while Joe and William Shubella question -you would like answer­ come in the form of a letter from J can freely say, that the con­ both graduates and Letter men ed?" cert was a great success, especial- headquarters, in the near future, 1 play forwards. John Stahura a Silence prevailed for a moment, to the Ukrainian Scouts of Amer­ ly so, since the -oung American lanky center gives plenty of com­ then a voice piped up: "Who is ica. On Friday, November 17, the Ukrainians or Yonkers took a big petition to any center. John Sa- the printer?" scquts had drill practice and part in it. rachman the hero for the losing Captain Marchak and two other That should be our aim, to get Cossacks in the Ohio' Champion­ \ ;.!... : .,'.. r-, . , .-> • i officers of the Chornomorska Sitch our American Ukrainian Youth in­ ship game is even a better form L of New York came to inspect the terested enough to take part in this year. scouts. The officers were cor­ such affairs as concerts, plays, Wishing that we can hear from dially received and saluted. This protest meetings, parades, as well Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Canton and NEW YORK SCHOOL was the first general inspection by as Ukrainian social affairs, as any other Ukrainian basketball the officers of the Chornomorska after all, why should we not? teams. - Sitch. John Romanchuk, of Brook­ Have you ever noticed how the OF ART For games write to: lyn, took command at this driD. youth of other nationalities is in­ CLASSES IN ALL ^RANCHES OF . CONSTANTIN ARNOLD. terested in its own affairs as for DMETRO BURY, instance the Poles, Jews, Germans P. O. Box 178 and Russians. They are always Campbell, Ohio. COMMERCIAL AND FINE ARTS present at their concerts, parades, ALSO ADDED COURSES IN , YOUTH TAKES PART meetings etc.. And why should we A concert was held to celebrate be different? We have nothing to CARTOONING AND FASHION the Ukrainian Independence Day BASKETBALL TEAM FORMED be ashamed of, in fact, we should i DESIGN (First of November) in the Church be proud to be of Ukrainian des­ IN PERTH AMBOY Auditorium, in Yonkers, N. Y. cent—that is if you know all The Ukrainian-American Demo­ SCHOOL OPEN Sunday evening, November 19th, about Ukrainian history, culture, cratic Club of Perth Amboy has 1933, at which concert I was very geography, etp. organized a Basketball Team, pleased to notice a great number MONDAY AND THURSDAY So, wake up, once for all, which is open for home and tra­ FROM 7 P. M. to 10 P. M. of young Ukrainian boys and veling games. Home games will be girls. American-Ukrainian Youth, and make your parents and Ukraine played every Wednesday night and (VISITORS- WELCOME). The program was a very select­ be proud of you. . -. on Sundays; the team will play Call or write to ed one. Rev. Maximilian Kinash out-of-town teams away from opened the concert with an ad­ Sincerely, home. NEW YORK SCHOOL OF ART, dress, why we celebrate Novem­ BETTY KINASH, The team consists of Stephen 35 EAST 2nd STREET, cor. 2nd AVE., ber First; Mr. Peter Ordynsky Yonkers, N. Y. I . kosmyna, Joseph Dennis, John NEW YORK, N. Y.