www.ukrweekly.com Published by the Ukrainian National Association Inc., a fraternal non-profit association! rainian Weekly 'Voll No. 47 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17,1982 25 cents House passes concurrent resolution UNA executive committee approves for resurrection of Ukrainian Churches 'double-your-lifЄ-insurance' offer WASHINGTON - The House of million persons brutally violates the JERSEY CITY, N.J. - The Ukrai­ grown to 546,991,000 - nearly S47 Representatives has passed a concurrent basic civilized rights enunciated above; nian National Association's Supreme million. She then spoke about new resolution calling on President Ronald Now, therefore, be it Executive Committee, meeting here on investments and gave information on Reagan to take "immediate and deter­ Resolved by the Senate (the House of Monday, October 11, approved a special the income and disbursements of the mined steps" to call upon the Soviet Representatives concurring), that it is offer for current UNA members which UNA for the first eight months of 1982. Union to permit the resurrection of the the sense of Congress that the president allows them to double the amount of During this eight-month period, she liquidated Ukrainian Orthodox and of the United States of America shall their insurance without a medical said, UNA assets had increased by Catholic Churches, as well as other take in the name of human rights examination. 5390,783, as compared with an increase independent religions in Ukraine. immediate and determined steps to: The supreme officers also discussed of 51,014,155 in 1981 and 5699,752 in Senate Concurrent Resolution 18 (1) call upon the government of the the recently published appeal of the 1980. was passed by the House on September Union of Soviet Socialist Republics to U.S. hierarchs of the Ukrainian Catho­ A breakdown of this income showed 30. It had been passed by the Senate last permit the concrete resurrection of both lic Church, gratefully acknow­ the following: membership dues collect­ year on June 19, after being introduced the Ukrainian Orthodox and Catholic ledged its intent, and approved the text ed amounted to 52,020,920, an increase in that body on April 27, 1981, by Sen. Churches and other independent reli­ of a joint statement in response to this of 10 percent from last year; interest on Barry Goldwater (R-Ariz.). gions in the largest non-Russian nation appeal by the UNA and the Ukrainian bonds yielded 51,749,797, or 5172,000 A similar resolution was introduced both within the Union of Soviet Socia­ Fraternal Association (see page 3). more than in the previous year; interest in the House on May 1, J981, by Rep. list Republics and in Eastern Europe; The UNA executives in attendance on loans issued on the basis of UNA Edward J. Derwinski, (R-11L). and were: Supreme President John O. Flis, certificates amounted to 516,374, an The resolution also calls on President (2) utilize formal and informal con­ „Supreme Vice President Gloria Pasohen, increase of 52,200; interest from mort­ Reagan to use his contacts with the tacts with Union of Soviet Socialist Supreme Secretary Walter Sochan, gages totaled 5202,063, a rise of 528,887; Soviet government to secure freedom of Republics officials in an effort to secure Supreme Treasurer Ulana Diachuk and the Ukrainian National Urban Rene­ religious worship as provided for in the the freedom of religious worship in Supreme Organizer Stefan Hawrysz. wal Corporation paid interest of Soviet Constitution and to bring to the places of both churches and all other Supreme Director for Canada Sen. 5225,000, as compared with 5250,000 attention of all national and interna­ independent religions as their own Paul Yuzyk and Supreme Vice Presi­ last year, on the loan for the UNA tional religious councils the religious constitution provides for; and dent Myron B. Kuropas were unable to building. genocide perpetrated by the Soviets. (3) bring to the attention of all be present at the meeting. On the disbursements side, the follow­ Now that it has passed both houses of national and international religious ing were the most notable changes: cash Congress the resolution goes to the councils the nature of this Stalinist Supreme treasurer's report surrenders added up to 5326,071, that is president for his action. crime and perpetuated violation of 553,194 more than in 1981 and 576,814 The resolution was initiated by Dr. basic human rights, with an appropriate First on the agenda was the report of more than in 1980; death benefits Lev E. Dobriansky, a professor of appeal to the commitment of their the supreme treasurer. totaled 5525,200, or 545,164 more than economics at Georgetown University. resources toward achieving the objec­ Mrs. Diachuk reported that as of the in 1981 and 516,000 more than in 1980; Instrumental in pushing for the tive of this resolution. end of September, UNA assets had (Continued on pap 5) passage of the concurrent resolution were hierarchs of the Ukrainian Ortho­ dox and Catholic Churches and repre­ sentatives of various Ukrainian or­ World conference of youth organizations meets in Toronto ganizations, including those involved in promoting the issue of human and by Marts Kolomayets Sports Association of North America; Ukrainians in the free world. These national rights in the Soviet Union. the Ukraina Sports Association; the duties include helping Ukraine in any TORONTO - Assimilation, the role Zarevo Ukrainian Academic Society; way possible, in the struggle for human The full text of the resolution follows. of Ukrainian youth in the community SUSK, the Ukrainian Canadian Stu­ rights, in coordinating the work of all and cooperation between youth or­ dents' Union; SUSTA, the Federation members of the WCFU and in pre­ Concurrent resolution ganizations were among the topics of Ukrainian Student Organizations in serving Ukrainian identity. Whereas, the Charter of the United discussed at the first World Conference America; and SUSTE, the Federation On the recommendation of a no­ Nations, as well as its Declaration of of Ukrainian Youth Organizations of Ukrainian Student Organizations in minating committee, a presidium for Human Rights, sets forth the objective affiliated with the World Congress of Europe. the conference was elected, consisting of of international cooperation "in pro­ Free Ukrainians (WCFU). The confe­ Although the conference began on Vlodko Bazarko, Plast, Mr. Shev­ moting and encouraging respect for rence was held here during the weekend Friday evening with some of the 59 chenko, ODUM, and Jaroslav Zajac, human rights and for fundamental of October 8-Ю. delegates from as far as Argentina and SUM, whose position was later filled by freedoms for all without distinction as The conference, organized by a Australia registering, the actual confe­ Askold Lozynskyj, also of SUM. The to race, sex, language or religion..."; program committee composed of Dr. rence work began on Saturday morn­ secretaries for the conference were and Lubomyr Romankiw of Plast, chair­ ing. Evhen Markovych, SUM, Jorge Whereas in the so-called Brezhnev man; Evhen Hanowsky of SUM and The two days of intense discussion Fedyszyn, Plast, Adrianna Hawryluk, Constitution of the Union of Soviet Ivan Pawlenko of ODUM, vice-chair­ began at 11 a.m. with the singing of the Plast, and VasylTymoshenko, ODUM. Socialist Republics, Article 52 un­ men; Osyp Roshka of SUM, secretary; prayer "Bozhe Velykyi" and the Ukrai­ equivocally provides that "Freedom of and Andrij Shevchenko of ODUM, nian national anthem. Members of the honorary presidium conscience, that is, the right to profess Slava Rubel and Roman Wrzesnewsky, Following this, Ivan Bazarko, presi­ included Mr. Bazarko; Vasyl Bezch- any religion and perform religious rites both of Plast, members, had been in the dent of the WCFU, addressed the libnyk, WCFU general secretary; Dr. or not profess any religion ... shall be planning stages since 1979. participants who had gathered at 83 Mykola Kushpeta of the Ukrainian recognized for all citizens of the Union of The participants — most of whom Christie St., the location of the Ukrai­ Canadian Committee; and Alexandra Soviet Socialist Republics. Incitement of were from the United States and Cana­ nian Home. Over 125 interested mem­ Kovalsky of the WCFU executive hostility and hatred on religious grounds da — were members of Plast Ukrainian bers of the Ukrainian community, a board. shall be prohibited"; and Youth Organization; SUM, the Ukrai­ mixture of youths and older-generation Whereas, not just religious or civil nian Youth Association; ODUM, the Ukrainians, came to listen to the speakers Two-part conference repression but the attempted genocide Ukrainian Democratic Youth Associa­ and participants in discussions that - the absolute physical extermination tion; MUNO, the Ukrainian National touched upon a wide variety of subjects. The conference, which covered a — of both the Ukrainian Orthodox and Youth Federation of Canada; TUSM, Dr. Romankiw opened the confe­ tremendous amount of material in the Catholic Churches, and all other truly the Ukrainian Students' Association of rence by reading the by-laws of the span of two days, was basically divided independent religions, in a nation of 45 Michnowsky; USCAK, the Ukrainian WCFU, which stressed the duties of (Continued OB pap U) 2 THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 17,1982 No. 42 sion to emigrate from the USSR. political prisoner, said: Dissident profile He made this demand known in an open letter addressed to the presi­ "It may seem odd to be jealous of a person who voluntarily ended his life dium of the 26th Congress of the by means of starvation. Nonetheless, Vyacheslav Chornovil: Communist Party of the Soviet one cannot help but be jealous of Union held earlier that year. suicide victims when one lives in a Day of Solidarity initiator In the letter he noted: society in which, among other hu­ "That I became a victim of a man rights, one is deprived also of the right to determine the course of JERSEY CITY, N.J.