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ВИБУЛІЙ! * Український Щоденник Ukrainian Daily РІК ІЖ Ч. 192 VOL. ЬШ. No. 192. Ще Шкгатіап Dedicated to the needs and interest of young Americans of Ukrainian descent
No. 37 NEW YORN and JERSEY CITY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 1945 VOL. LEO Jr .' 5 OUR VETERANS* ORGANIZATIONS Relief Committee Wins Independent
Ever since the time when driblets will be given by the Weekly. Jts Registration and Status of the stream of discharged GIs begati pages are open for that purpose, as to return to Ukrainian American com it is in the interest of Ukrainian The United Ukrainian American Re-1 of such character may be authorized munities, sporadic attempts have been American development that such lief Committee, which had previously: by the United Ukrainian American won from the President's War Relief; Relief Committee to serve as auxili made to organize them into Ukrain- veterans posts be now formed. • Other . ian American veterans' posts. These Board in Washington authorization to aries to solicit within their bona fide nationality groups have succeeded solicit funds up to $300,000 and use J membership and to collect funds . attempts became accelerated with quite well in this, notably the Jew them for the relief of Ukrainian war therefrom on behalf of the United the end of war in Europe and then in ish War Veterans. It is all in har refugees and other needy persons, has Ukrainian American Relief Commit the^TacJfic. Thus far some measure mony with the American spirit and now obtained independent registra tee." of success has been achieved, as in tion from the P.W.R.C.B. traditions. The P.W.R.C.B. likewise directs jNew York, Philadelphia, and in Cleve This grants an independent status that the Committee "will obtain from land. Considering the vast number of to the Committee, enabling it, for ex each of its auxiliaries periodic re . Thus in a letter from the former servicemen yet to be discharged, the ample, to send relief directly to re-! ports on funds solicited and received UYL-NA sports director, John S. Ukrainian veterans' groups are still cognized Ukrainian relief bodies in! and will furnish quarterly reports, Billy of Cleveland, we learn "that to in an embryonic stage. Nevertheless Europe. Previously such relief hadj public audits, and other informa to be sent only through already in-! tion from time to time as may be date we have a nucleus of 53 veteran now is the time for them to come to some manner of understanding with dependent and long-established relief' required by the P.W.R.C.B. of all re members. Undoubtedly more will sign bodies, such as the Unitarian relief і gistered ^agencies." up as soon as they are released from one another, particularly in regards committee. their common aims, organizational The first of such quarterly reports active service. This organization can In its letter granting the Commit is about to be submitted now, the realize a strength of over 1,000 mem set-up, cooperation and affiliation. tee's application for independent re Committee states in its latest com bers. This group, to be known as the Plans drawn up now will not neces gistration, the President's Board munique. The latter appeals to all Ukrainian Veterans for the present, sarily be binding upon the host of states that the solicitation of the Ukrainian Americans to step up their is accepting men from all branches new members when they sign up, and United Ukrainian American Relief contributions to its relief fund. All service,- whether thy've had over- by majority vote they will be able Committee shall be confined to estab contributions should be sent to the jifІеТпЯое* prf 1aot»* *r£g&frdless of to-ehange them; stin they will provide lished organizations, whose member United Ukrainian American Relief ship is predominantly of Americans Committee^ P. O. Box 1661, Philadel their religious faith—as long as they a base of operations at least for the present. of Ukrainian origin. "Organizations phia 5, Pa. are of Ukrainian descent.'* ^»» ' The letter concludes with an ap We invite our veterans' views in peal for help. Naturally such help this matter. UCCA Urges Foreign Ministers Council To Aid DPs Accidentally Shot Eight Sons in Service What appears to be a record among An appeal to the Council of For- the Ukrainian DPs would spell their by Sentry Ukrainian American and Canadian jeign Ministers, currently meeting in doom. families is that Mr. and Mrs. William London, to help prevent the forced "As traditional foes of tyranny and repatriation by Soviet authorities of totalitarianism and as embattled be Mrs. Rose Kozar, 52 Morris street, Strydnakiw of Rossburn, Manitoba, Canada, have eight sons in service, Ukrainian displaced persons in Cen lievers in true democracy and the in Jersey Jersey City, N. J. was notified all of whom enlisted, according to tral Europe, was lodged with Sec dependence of their native but for by Chaplain Samuel G. Lovell that the "Ukrainsky Holos." retary of State Byrnes in form of a eign ruled Ukraine," the cable.read, her son, S/Sgt. Paul Kozar, member In addition to the eight sons in 500 word cablegram sent on behalf "these Ukrainian DPs suffered much service, there is another son and of the Ukrainian Congress Committee at the hands of the brutal Nazis, either K'^f.r-^'^*: \ -, • three daughters of the same parents, by its president, Stephen Shumeyko, as forced laborers or as hounded poli all living in Rossburn. last Tuesday, September 25. tical refugees in concentration camps. The boys in service are John, Alex Referring to the discussions this Today on account of the self-same (in Italy), .William, Peter, George reasons they face imprisonment, past week at the Council meetings banishment to Siberian wastelands, (killed in Holland), Michael (in Hol on the subject of repatriation by the land), Metro, and Daniel. or execution, at the hands of the So Soviets, the cable stressed that the viets if the latter succeed in forcibly forced repatriation by the Soviets of repatriating them."
Soldier Describes zalka writes. "Then they put on for elf, were incorporated into the Po my benefit a performance of few folk lish army. Plight of DPs dances and songs. I then told the "I then asked him," the sergeant oldest one among them, who seemed writes, "about the sending of clothes Among the many letters from Uk to be their leader, that I would re and food from America. He replied rainian American servicemen stationed turn the next day to talk to him, for that ... it would would be a waste in Europe describing the plight of he had told me that they did not of time and money to send relief Ukrainian war refugees there whom want to return to their homeland through the Russians because .the the Soviets are trying to forcibly re and that they didn't know what to do. Ukrainians would never get it. The patriate, is one recently received by But one thing over all, they said, they Ukrainian refugees have no represen Mrs. Mary Korpa of Pittsburgh from would rather be dead than go back tative body here and they don't know her brother Sgt. Stephen Kryzalka and be under Russian rule." where to turn. They have triedj to stationed in Oberammergau, Germany, The next day Sgt. Kryzalka learned get a piece of land or something to and forwarded to the Weekly by Mrs. that the man with whom he had live on, but when'they go to Ameri S/SGT. PAUL KOZAR Dola Davis. spoken the previous day was about cans the latter are told by the Rus Dated September 9, the letter tells 53 years old, that during the first sians that, 'We are representing of U.N.A. Branch 170, died a non- how Sgt. Kryzalko, while out on an war he had first served in the Rus these Ukrainians. Why don't they battle death 27 May, 1945 in Ger advance patrol, learned of the pres sian army, and when the revolution go home?' etc. etc., which that puts many, reports Mr. O. Lohyn, Br. 170 ence of a Displaced Persons camp on came he served as a colonel "in the an end to it. One of the biggest Ukrainian army and fought for the problems now is that although the treasurer. the outskirts of Oberammergau. A sentry told him that there were no liberation of the Ukraine." Follow Americans don't force them to go "Paul was Squad Leader in Com* Ukrainians in it, but just then he ing the loss of that war he went to home still the Russians are allowed toany 'A'," the chaplain wrote. "Hie. heard "some beautiful choir music" Czechoslovakia to finish his educa to come over to the American side jinit was a part of Ninth United States of a Ukrainian, male, group coming tion. Later he went to" Warsaw and and go through the files of the city. (army which was on occupation duty from the camp. He was allowed to was active in a semi-military Ukrain Then they-pick out the names they, in the vicinity of Hamm, Germany. go in, and soon made his presence ian anti-Comunist and pro-free Uk want and tell the Americans that At the time of his death Paul was known to the singers. "After talk raine organization, which in 1933 the 'we want these men because they are war criminals.' and the Americana killed by a Sentry who was unable ing to them I found out that they Polish government dissolved, and some of its elements, including him- say 'O.K., take them.'" to recognize him due to darkness." were all well educated," Sgt. Kry- UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1W5 No, 37
ko, and I also, owing to my friend ship with him, had the reputation of zL eb&anal iR^ecallections djn all unbeliever. So we both travelled « to Zhukiv under the protection of BY DR. ANDRIY CHAYKIVSKY - &&«/ and trandaud by РГ»ЛУАЬ CUNDY Rev. Fr. Sylvester Lepky, father of the writer, Bohdan Lepky, The lat IN autumn, 1877, Lwent to Lviw to ove our to ter was then on vacation and formed vailing ideology of the ''Nationalist*"!^ ^ ?&£»* «*!"*• one of the party. I took with me my begin my army service as a one- that I could not comprehend wnktl^e offic* of Mo for •* keeP" year volunteer. I looked around for two boys, Mykola and Bohdanko. it was that the supportersupporters of Dra-I* When I told Father Sylvester why people from my native place, but homaniv were driving at. Sometimes Franko stayed in Lviw found none. Franko and Pavlyk were and sometimes he went bn trips into we were going, he declared his will still in prison at the time and every Expelled From Student Society the province. People avoided him as ingness to go along. He knew Fe- dorenchuk well as a near neighbor. thing wqrthwhile in student life had During thJe time I was elected one would shun a leper. He often gone to pieces. There was no lead came into contact with the police and In order to soften and make the old president of the students' aid so Basilian more compliant, Father Syl ership. The students drank and roist ciety, "Druthny iikhvar" (The was jailed on the most frivolous ered, even those whom I knew to be charges and after investigation by vester took with him a few bottles of Friendly Lender). At the general wine and some delicatessen for lunch. men of ideals. It was a regular lu meeting I proposed a resolution that stupid officials he was set free for nacy. I knew few people and see "lack o^suflteientinformation/' When The old man, having heard from the members of our society should Father Sylvester what sort of visit ing the state of things among those not join the rival organization, "Aka- I think of those times, I come to the who were nearest and best known to !or s he had brought was not very well ше, I renounced social life and kept demichny Kruzhok" (Academic Club j ^S^LS^ JSSSS^L mS pleased.- However he showed us over or Circle), in which Frankoraimarm^SSS&S^Sf3S3f^3n community, which was total-f 1 the church. We inspected it and the to the barracks. One evening, how Pavlyk played a leading part. Against ever, I felt the urge to go to. a this, Franko entered a sharp protest ly unprepared fur the reception of ieonstasy presented b^ student's evening party as the ad and expressed his amazement that a 'new ideas, that they appeared pre King John Sobiesky and then there mission was very cheap. newly* elected head should try to maturely, but again, had they ap- remained to library to see. I went in among ,strangers and, lay fetters on the minds and wills oil*****'"** the? ** our **»*>& We went for a brief rest under the being very provincial, I' feltt etn< the members; This opposition so up-lwouM ***** moved from its dead bell-tower and to drink the miracle- barrassed and soon prepared to.leave. set me that I wanted to resign, і і center and we wouW have continued working water of the monastery well. A certain Zanklynsky, whom I had was of the opinion that Franko had!** the sameway, IhmUng our work Then Father Sylvester brought out to a 1 1 not known up to this, barred my insulted me ' в ™** * *»** *** "Moakophiles" his provisions; Thkrput Father P&- way and pulling out a sheet of paper. _ 'and the like. dorchuk in a good- humor and be he said: "Give a trifle to help poor But it did not hurt our society, і лш. ... _ —. . acknowledged that there was a sort went off to Franko. He's come out of jail withlgjFrank^ oact anivitd y hisin- friendour midsts develope. A sub-d а; і **** £* * ? "*#* of old library in the monastery, and hardly a shirt to his back." | committee was elected to arrange і corne2ПапУ'r oапf й thюeу provinceliterary , worto k Berewas- | promised to show it to us. We drank I gave him my last few cents and lectures and papers. It worked in-jf^f11^1 to numerous letters tb a glass or two and ate our luncheon said: "Why don't you go around• defatigably and a program was an-| r™0' land then proceeded to the monastery, It was while I was in high school j library. Our reverend host, led us. among the people in the hall? They'll; nounced. The first one was by Fran- that I first felt the impulse to write.{into a small cell. There were a few surely give you something." | fc0. He read his translation of Heine's "What are you thinking about? If і "Germania." In the beginning I wrote short stories, books on the shelves, some on the I really did do so, they'd throw mej ^ut it caused a lot of trouble. The!then after * had seen and h,Bard the benches and the rest lying in* the out of the door. Don't you know they majority of the members raised Ukrainian drama on the stage, I at litter on the floor. Among" that lit; all look on Franko as if he were the cry against the immoral tone of the tempted to write plays. I was ter and rubbish were the remnants Devil?" reading. These over-modest ones be ashamed to confess this to anyone of a church, organ, odd pipes > and tubes, etc My boys immediately Early Prejudice Against Franko gan to attack me, asking how could outside of my school-fellows and I I, as head of the society, allow such would not dared at any price to pounced on this precious stu# as I really did not know it et all, for a performance. acknowledge this sin to any of the boys will. Franko began to hunt I never came in contact with any At the next meeting, censors were elders. For these; were professors, among the books. He found: some of the older generation. Later, I , elected who were to attend the haughty people, "who looked with copies of a breviary that greatly in learned that the Lviw community i f the committee on lectures little appreciation on a person who terested him. He wanted to have 8 ona 0 one to take away for himself' and regarded Franko as a leper. and were to place their "approved" was not on an equal standing with After my army service, I left Lviw,, "f idden" on all proposed lec- them in the community. proposed to Father Fedorenchuk or orD either to purchase it or give some* but a year later I got a paid posi- (Шгв8 or papers. All sorts of coi Writer. Encouraged by Franko tion with the Society for Cultural!їдцем ensued, however, \for the.sub- thing in exchange, and when- this Progress. Then I had an opportunity committee refused to be controlled, WhBe my "Recollectiohe of Ten was refused asked to be at least al of coming in contact with the Uk-;They announced the next lecture as Years Ago**" was running in the lowed the loan of it under guarantee. rainian community in Lviw. The, "upcensored." columns of "Dilo," I visited Lviw No, and no again! The monastery majority were teachers. Protests! I left our meeting placeLan d came across Franko in the chapter would first have to give its I went through the society's mem-!after ^ving- laid
Russian Lebensraum Propaganda Text of Women's League Memorandum Russian lebensraum propaganda is dom will suffice to illustrate ihe qual- on'Displaced Persons in Middle Europe busy coming- euphonious synonyms ity of the book's "historical accur- for territories and peoples Russia has acy": Dispatched to President Truman, Secretary of State Byrnes, General conquered to salve the conscience of "The incorporation, between 1260 Marshall, and Ambassadors Bonnet and Halifax the world beyond its Soviet perimeter. and 1450; of Western Russia, (White The term "Western Lands*'-"West Russia and northern.Ukraine) in the ern, viewed from the standpoint of September 22, 1946 reaches the proportions of general Grand Duchy of Lithuania..." (Page disaster. the Newer Russia" is the bait that has 2) We, the undersigned, in the name been coined and cast time and again . "Thus, between 1250 and 1450, be of the Ukrainian National Women's Being a women's organization espe before the unwary readers of a new fore Muscovy .became consolidated, League of America, Inc., an organ cial 1 у interested in the welfare of our book just published by the Princeton Lithuania rose to be the major Rus- ization representing thousands of suffering kinsmen abroad, we have to University Press. sian State." (Page 4) American.women of Ukrainian origin, emphasise that the majority of these Edited by Professor S. Konovalov, "Thus the great Poland of the take the liberty to submit to your refugees consist of women and chil of Birmingham University, it surveys kind consideration the following: dren, whose lives have been sub fifteenth to the eighteenth century jected to the two brands of total* Russe-Polish .Relations* (title of the (like the Muscovite Empire) a com book) for last 500 years. It was un ON DISPLACED itarian rule. We have been reUabry posite state, with western half Polish UKRAINIANS Ш MIDDLE informed of the numerous instances dertaken at the- invitation of the and. eastern half Russian or Lithu- "Anglo-Soviet Publie Relations As-t^Ja EUROPE were Ukrainians girls, rounded up in their high-schools in the- native According to the official data of •^or^book that purports to iJ£?E*"" 4 **! fTS to"that Ukraine by the conquering Germans, our military authorities and of char and forbiden even to return home f6r necT'am^r level o?totorical ac- fe^ДЙЛ'ЙЙ ^^^ "5 itable organizations, the European curacy than any compilation pre-lriven *** Md DmePer ap* "^ ^ clothes, let alone to bid farewell to ways have been Russian. The book, countries newly liberated by the their families, had been herded into viously available in America," it Allies now harbor several millions of spews the rankest' kind of historical among other things, justifies the par railroad box cars and shipped to Gei> 1 titions of Poland on that basis. No displaced persons from Eastern Eu many as slave laborers; Their fate fined that ever masqueraded under rope, the majority of them being in the guise of authenticity. The fraud where in the survey is there even a was never learned by their families the American zone of occupation. The for years. Nevertheless, many of Has revealed*, theuse'of ^ terms f^?** thatUkraine is neither larger portion of these people, as "Western Lands" to suggest amor- Russian nor Polish, and that the last these girls would' prefer to remain three hundred years of. Polish-Rus doubtless know, are being repatriated where they are, than hje returned to phoua- space, peopled by Russians, to their former homelands. never wholly consolidated by Mos sian relations were marked by mutual their Soviet-ruled homeland, where cow until therecent Soviet successes. rivalries for the partition of Ukraine About 1,250,000 displaced refugees, they would be abused end persecuted, White the arthar-* avowed "chief aimihftwBe,n them against the mdonutahte however, are reluctant, in fact they or be banished to Siberia or to Solov- hea been to brine out and elucidate; *™ee}*<* "*г*«мв» /ог £*?"f are vehemently opposed to their re ki. This fate awaits them and their turn to the Soviet Union, as they kinsmen for their tenacious age-old the century-old fundamental issue ! ence from both designing rivals in at stake between the two countries іcrime and aggression. fear that on their return to Russian belief in, and their continuous fight (Russia and Poland) —the crucial j "Rnsso-Bolish Relations" is just occupied territories they will again for, the democratic ideals, particular problem of the Western Lands," j another of a series of nauseating be subjected to relentless religious, ly the establishment of a truly in* fnaee 51) he does not even hint of propaganda books calculated to pro- eociai ana-nauonai-poimcai persecu-1 dependent and democratic Ukraine— iterate Ukrainian national state mote Ruasiftcation and Soviet Imperi- Sg^^^L«^^t°^Й^Йг*^ abhorrent to the torei** *** and its struggle for * independence \ alism. Tms sort of stuff is just as \*W!* Is^d, ln^nsonment torture totalitarian rulers of Ukraine, aeainst both Russia and Poland. і pleasing to the Commissars of modern і **"* even death. That these fears are J& yjew 0f these deplorable condi- Ш w га out y m A few quotations selected at ran-1 Kremlin as it was to the Tsars when | ** ^_^ ^} _^ І ^ ;! tions we submit this grave matter formation contained in the news and to your kind consideration, in the they ruled Muscovy. private communications received from * F'rinston University Press. JOHN PANCHUK name of Christian humanity and high behind the closely guarded Soviet American ideals, as well as for the zone of occupation,—from Lithuania, honor of our American flag under good thing that he took it, for cer I am worn out with the proof-read- Latvia* Poland, Galicia, Ukraine, Bui whose protection these displaced Uk> tainly it would have been swept out 0 Ш •^nMt^iJf^ir^n^r. ^^ ^ Yugoslavia-news desorib-1 „уш now live. And we humbly be- with the litter some day. When a translations by translators who are ing mass execuUons, deportations and 'ch you to do anything in your little later I went to Lviw and called on Frankoo, the'find was already on X£22£; rtS££ doffinS* И*"? °f •**•»•«•. <*W- Uer to ameliorate ttesTcondittons, Ins shelves, newly bound and cata 9^Я^І!т!^^Ш^?т «* wen-to-do-persons киикі^^^^ь^й^^ф logued. ^"ЦШйfSesf w^'suclfwors^«—Х--.—У. others. fr*** вшп^і.-зіпЛшш* Later that evening we all returned I felt greatly concerned and Usralnisie: Largest Group of О.Рл Particular Requests to Zhukiv to spend the night. Franko gr UP aBMmg tbe8e rode in one of the two country carts ЇЇГІЇ ^^„i^tKk^ ^ ^^ ° i Particularly we request you: which carried us, and I and my two did not send Franko,to the Ukrata- unhappy, homeless,. displaced people a) to ІИДІШ* our military au- іап people for work such as this, ^ the Ukrainians, who for technical' thorities in occupied zone of Germany, boys accompanied him. It was a proof-reading of foreign works and „^^ ^ erroneously classified as Czechoslovakia, that wonderful night Tlie boys both fell Au8tria and correcting the defects of incapable np0le8„ or .Ruseianfl>, their clasai ^^ of Ц^ІХ^ origjn^c^dbe asleep, Bohdanko in my arms and translators. fication being dependent upon what treated as a separate group, should Ifykola put his head on Franko's Then suddenly, he said to me: ^^ he land that they lived knees. He covered him with his power t be segregated in separate camps and "When I was with you at Berezhany, m the past. This classification does not be mistaken for Poles or Rus shawl and hummed a tender lullaby. I left some notes there which are not take into account the ethnic, sians; і That kind, quiet voice of his still very valuable to me. Send them on linguae, religious and racial indi- resounds in my memory. b) to grant these stranded Uk* to me right away." \ viduality of these people and con- rainians the right of asylum and not Greatness of His Character When I explained to him that it' sequcntly is a source of grave mis- to repatriate them against their will; During his stay with me, we talked was impossible for me not to have sent j ^deratanding and needless cruel of his, he said: "No? Well, I must suffering qf these unfortunates, c) to grant these Ukrainians the a good deal and I had the opportun right to organize their charity com ity of discovering the greatness of certainly have left them with some- Ощ. Allied Military Government one else, but I can't remember with' authorities in the American Zone of mittees under the surveillance of the his honest soul and the inflexibility American authorities; and firmness of bis character. I ad* whom." (occupation are obviously not cogniz- mired him. No matter how many ad These last words made a very un-1 ani of the fact that Poles and Rue- d) to extend to them the help of vantageous propositions he had re pleasant impression on me. I could s{ans g^g bitter enemies of Ukrain- the UNRRA and American Red ceived' from universities in Russia plainly see that all was not in order (ШД8# дд a consequence they very Cross; and Germany, he had always declined with the poor fellow's mental health, often succumb to the misinformation e) to allow our representatives to them and remained among his own that he was worn out with overexert handed out by the Soviet military be sent abroad as intermediaries be people, although he had to live in tion and fatigue. і commissars, and wrongly interpret tween our military authorities and such miserable circumstances that Not long after that my worst fears the unwillingness of Ukrainian ref u- Ukrainian refugees; sometimes he did not have "a dime were confirmed. Franko fell danger- geea to return under Soviet rule, as a f) to allow the Ukrainian American to pay the chimney-sweeper.** If I ously ill with partial paralysis. kind of sympathy to Germans. Ac- Relief Committee to send help in had had to endure persecutions like (Lviw, May, 1896) | cordingly they treat them as enemies. food, clothes and money to our un*- his, I should have thrown it up long We have reliable information of such fortunate kinsmen. before. Spring Training cases where American officers un As Americans, cherishing highly knowingly played into the hands of the ideals of liberty and personal No wonder that Franko now and A young medical interne had a the Soviet Police by forcibly deliver again snarled back at his attackers bg^t of walking past the psycho ward rights to human treatment for eyery in very painful fashion. each morning; in-the yard of the ing these unfortunate Ukrainians in individual of whatever race or ren> The greatest wonder' to me is that ward one of the inmate was always to the toils of the Russian's "Gesta gion, we express our belief that you those people to whom he was a going through the motions of winding po." This occurred when Ukrainian will take up this matter with the teacher and for whom he everywhere up and pitching an imaginary ball. women, slave laborers in Germany, proper authorities and help provide stood up, were the ones who most "Why do you stop evory morning and although unwilling to return to So relief and protection to these hun cavilled and carped at him. watch that screwball go through his viet Union, have been forcibly de dreds of thousands* of people who suf* Only consider, how much Franko pitching motion ?" one of the doctor's livered by American military detach fer merely because they believe in might have produced, had he been friends finally asked him. "Well," he ments to Russian military guards in the same ideals of liberty, freedom assured of bread and quietness! How replied, "if things keep going the spite of these women's desperate and equality which are the heritage much we might have profited by him way they are, Г11 soon be out- there pleadings not be delivered into the of American people. had he occupied a chair, in the Uni with a glove catching for that feb hands of their well-remembered per secutors. For the versity! But no one helped him in low, and I want to get on to his r this, but on the contrary, stumbling curves!"—Chase News. Calamity Approaching Disaster Ukrainian National Women's League blocks were placed in his path. Many of our prominent people in of America, Inc. I met Franko for the last time Old Meanie shortly before his serious illness. He America have already received hun HELEN F. D. L0TOT8KY, was only the ruin of the one-time Smart Alec says some scientist dreds of letters from these refugees. Preside ut strong, man. He began to complain would help humanity by perfecting a We can say that every third family ANNETE L. KMET2, of his compatriots: hand-lotion that would give the best of Ukrainian Americans has relatives Chairiady, Publie Relation* , "They have so taken advantage of results when diluted with warm water among these displaced people in Mid ANNA SYWULAK, me that 11 have lost all desire to live. containing the day's dirty fishes. dle Europe. It is a calamity which Secretary UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1945 No. 37
^ him afraid. This fear of the strange and unfamiliar is called by a high- Oh Happy Day! sounding name — Xenophobia. Pri mitive tribes usually feared and. Some of the discomforts of a sol therefore hated a neighboring tribe dier's existence on the Italian front because they didn't know them. Un of not so many months ago are told enlightened people today have that by a Ukrainian Canadian serviceman (Each week the Orientation Section Goebbels said to one of his confid same fear and suspicion of the un stationed there then, in a letter to of the Information and Education Di ants: 'Nothing will be easier than to known. Only when we've lived and the UCSA Newsletter— vision, Army Service Forces, dis produce a bloody revolution in Amer worked with people of different races, cultures, and backgrounds, and "I just finished my new home. I tributes a discussion outline through ica No other country has so many call it home because I dig the hole out the Army. A minimum of one social and racial tensions. We shall learned to know them, can we real ly overcome these primitive fears. in mother earth, and myself place the hour per week is devoted to a free be able to play on many strings sandbags all around it and over it. discussion based on these outlines— there'." Prejudices develop, too, from a You'll understand that it's not per called Army Talk—on current events, Any American who "plays on these feeling of insecurity or frustration. manent, but it will last for a few war aims, the nature of the enemy, strings" by spreading prejudices We may feel uncertain about our days we hope. I make my bed on the United Nations, and other mat against minorities—Catholics, Jews, ability or prestige. We may feel in the solid ground... using of course ters of interest The purpose is to Negroes, foreign-born, and others— secure in our job or our social posi- a straw mattress that'I manage to produce well-informed soldiers to is, whether he knows it or not, play- tion. To strengthen our own con sneak into the truck every move we day, well-informed citizens tomorrow. ing the Axis game. fidence and feeling of self-importance, make. I've heard rumors that the Millions of American soldiers partici „ „ . .. » і we often search for someone to look Quartermaster wants two of our pate in these discussions weekly. Be 1. How do we get prejudices? ja^ upon as "inferior" or some three blankets turned in because he lieving that The Ukrainian Weekly All of us inherit certain character- group,to blame for our failure and saw the sun yesterday. He forgets readers will be deeply interested in istics such as the color of our skin misfortune. That is why there is the moon gives light only and no the Army Talk for "May 5, 1945, on and the shape of our head. But we more prejudice in times of social heat. Dear me . . .Oh well, we don't Prejudice, we reprint it here from do not inherit our prejudices. When stress and economic depression. De- mind, really. Chances are, they may the Common Ground magazine where we are bom we have only the capa- pression brings insecurity — and in- give us a double ration of rum. That'll it appeared.) city to develop love and hate and secure people begin looking around be the frosty Friday... But, Praise • the other human emotions. Іfor someone or some group on whom the Lord ... we still have our blan PRACTICALLY every one of us has Whom we learn to like or dislike,!*** «» Рш the blame« kets. prejudices, Some of us may shud love or hate, depends on our experi- xrejuoicePrejudices are often deliberately "Now, the mosquitos really have a der at the idea of eating frogs and ences—in our home, in our school, in exploited by some people to further j nerve out here! When you are peace- other foods we've never tasted but our neighborhood — and the effect their own purposes. The Germans І fully sleeping, they buzz around like which other people enjoy. Or we used these experiences have upon us. The *"• "hate" technique to divide |a dive bomber and usually park on may be prejudiced against bow ties language we learn, our religion, ideas, opposition, to confuse the real issues,• the exposed parts of the body. They or purple shirts. But these are mean feelings, and attitudes, our manners to blame national or international ills ; pests і t say. They stab you ingless prejudices which don't hurt are mua and prejudices—all these come from on4 innocent scapegoats, and to gainjWhen you are down and sleep—the us. There are other prejudices, how our environment. a following by a common hate. "Hate cowards. They drive their hypoder- ever, which affect our lives very As children, we imitate not only the Jews!" they yelled. "Hate the|mic needle in and inject a peculiar much. A prejudice against a neck- activities of those around us, espe- \°le*;" "Hate the Russians!" "Hategemm that sends some of us to the tic because of its color is harmless— the cially our parents, but also feelings, Negroes!" Hate the Catholics""^hospita ^^„^—.„__l for treatment. . «*.The. mosquito bul a prejudice against a person be Hate them attitudes, and opinions. Prejudices, for their color—their re thinks he is playing a game, but most cause of his color, race, nationality, I ion t heir too, are absorbed unconsciously from ! £ ~ ; . Politics—their national- of* us got him thinking. We put anti- or religion can do plenty of dam- our parents and other people in our ity. Hate them for any reason—or mosquito ointment on our faces and ag2. environment. no reason—but hate them. For hate hands, (smells like ...), and when we Л prejudice is an opinion or By the time we have grown up we meant power—to the Nazis! ; crowl into bed we have a net. We err*' onal feeling which isn't already have "pictures in our mind" often wonder if the Italians think ЗГ cd on fact or t-n reason. It is a*, 2. What do we mean by a minority? of many people with whom we've had X that this is the Allied soldiers' way of at it'ide in a closed mind. Prejudice little or no contact. We may have a The dictionary defines a minority living at home and that do it for has been used by the Germans and stereotyped picture of Negroes as as less than half. But that doesn't luxury. It does look cute to see us. the Japanese to split nations wide lazy, stupid, happy-go-lucky; of Jews quite explain the kind of minorities all caged in white. Often I feel like open with hate and confusion. Re or Scots as stingy and money-mad; to which you and I and everyone the proberbial bridegroom, but the cognizing how |>owerful is this weap of Irishmen as hot-tempered, brawl- in America belongs. If you're a „Cath- bride is invisible: We really got the on in the Axis arsenal, ASF Manual ing, whiskey-loving. These stereo- ollc, you're part 6f a minority, be- jinks on the mosquito. M 5, issued October 1944, declares: types ate being constantly reinforced cause Catholics don't number more 'The bugs, lizard, spiders and flies "Enemy attempts to cause con through newspapers, movies, conver- than half of the people in this coun- are very popular. We wage a war fusion in the U. S. through the spread sations and jokes, books and radio, try. If you're a Negro, a foreign- on them also by spraying our sleep- of racial doctrines have made it par-1 A single story, comic strip, or movie born, a Jew, you're a member of a j^" " headquarters" with "powder" We ticularly necessary that there be may not make too deep an impres- minority. |often 8pray the ^^ &Q weU' You frank and objective discussion of
і •- =r== Promoting Symphonic ^j/иппц J^ide [At1P LIGHTS OUr* Miss Anna Maria Magura, member It was the night of the big fight. of U.N.A. Br. 270, is chairiady of ПОТРІБНО МУЖЧИН МУЖЧИН—ЖІНОК і The fight manager was readying his Division Four of the •membership I fighter in the dressing room. The campaign of the Jersey* City Phil- Потрібно Віндо Клінерів у шторах, Чоловіка або Жінки, стала робота, ютелях і приватних ДОМІГХ. Стала ро не треба досвіду, таких; що вміють і right glove was weighed with 175 бота і добра платня. Алькоголиків і {yards of leaded tape, cement-soaked тих, що твоє, то і моє, до робти не ручно шити. Платня згідно з умовою. принимаю. Солоситнся до: General Добра нагода навчитись фаху. Голо- і gauze, and part of a horseshoe. Window Cleaning Service, 17S4 West сіться денно від 9 рано до 9 ввечір. "Now looka, Punchy," counselled the Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida. Phone крім неДЛІЬ. Н. Kowerdowich, 120 St. manager, "when you see an opening, ; .Mark's PI. (bet. I & Ave. A), N.Y.C "78o. Nick Makajmowich, owner. swing that right." Well, the first two minutes of the opening round found Punchy being Ukrainian Relief Action Spreading ; smacked all over the ring by his It's an Auxiliary of the Canadian Red opponent, Killer Diller, and Punchy To extend relief to the scores of only used his left for defense. thousands of Ukrainian war refugees Cross Society. "Your right! Your right!" shouted scattered throughout Europe the fol Belgium lowing Ukrainian agencies have come the sure-thing manager, "For good into being thus far and now are Comite Ukrainien de Secours en Bel- ness sakes, swing your right!" "Swing it yourself," was Punchy's operating: gique, A.s.b.l. (Ukrainian Relief Com mittee in Belgium), 24, Ave. Living retort, "I can't even lift it!" і Needless to say, in the first round, United States stone, Bruxelles, Belgium. 1 Punchy hit the canvas five times, at The United Ukrainian American Great Britain the end of which he walked to his Relief Committee, Inc., P. O. Box Ukrainian Relief Committee in corner with one eye closed. 1661, Philadelphia 5, Pa. Authorized' Great Britain, 188 Cheetam Hill Rd., Punchy went back, and when the and registered by the President's War] bell ended the next round, he stag Manchester 8, England. MISS ANNA M. MAGURA Relief Control Board, the Ukrainian gered back to his corner with both American committee has as its pri-| France , eyes closed. "I can't go on," he harmonic Symphony Society for the шагу' object the f unneling of Ukrain-; Comite Ukrainien de Secours en mumbled. "Everythin's dark." week of October 1st through the 6th. ian American relief aid До recognized France, 186 Blvd., St. Germaine, Paris The manager patted him on theCommitte e headquarters are at Da- Ukrainian relief agencies in Europe. 6, Prance. | shoulder. "Don't let that worry you," vega's, 30 Journal Square. Miss Ma- for distribution among the suffering: Switzerland he advised. "Just go in there and gura's captains are, Mrs. Leo Lo- and needy there. keep swinging until you connect with towycz, Miss Pauline Baran, Miss Canada ' Croix Rouge Ukrainiene, Comite something." Pauline Can, Miss Mary Barna. Names Ukrainian Canadian Relief Fund. Central, a l'Entranger, 1*Place Gran- "But I just told you," complained of workers will be announced later. P.O. Box 2136. Winnipeg, Manitoba.; Mezel, 4, Geneva, Switzerland. the minded fighter, "I oan't see Anyone desiring information about nothin'!" the Symphony membership week Bad .Pan Department The manager scowled. "So what?" should call Miss Magura at 37 Weg- he .growled. MYou ain't a payin' cus man Parkway. What They Say Little Mary: "Why do they call Secretary of State James F. Byrnes: tomer!" small change 'chicken feed'?*' The next round wasn't on more "To bring about the spiritual dis Little Annie: "Cause it's a poul than 10 seconds when the Killer gave A Tough Customer armament of the Japanese we intend try sum."—American Girk Punchy a right .swing to the beezer Among the stories which have to have removed all obstacles, such that made him look like a tomatoe as repressive laws and practices, crossed the ocean about those tab* Patrick, having consumed his reomelet after the waiter stumbled! | JUQUB British Commandos -ія this ої which in the past have closed the past, turned attention to the bit of Punchy staggered over to his corner.L^g who had-spent a long evening door to truth and have stifled the free newsprint in which it had been "Throw in the towel! Throw in thejwitn frfendset theviUageinh: They development of democracy in Japan. wrapped. Michael," he said present towel! he yelled to his manager. We shall Himmate the ultra-nation ly, turning to a companion, "it speks showed him a quick way: home across "I haven't got any" yelled back his the fields, forgetting that the local alistic and totalitarian teachings, in here o' the 'witching hour.' An' what manager. "Weil, throw in something," the schools and among the people, time would that be pray?" bull was loose, і begged Punchy. "I ain't coming The bull attached, -not recognizing Which in the past have made the "Shure, Pat," said the other work around this way any more!" people accept - the militaristic philo man, "that's the hour of two in the the Commando's red beret The un Punchy was right for at that mo fortunate animal was gripped by the sophy of their war lords. We shall mornin' when yer wife meets ye wid, ment the l Killer let fly a wild upper- take such steps ал may be neces •Which story is it thisftfane?* "—Typo horns and iuggtid about the field cut and it connected. Then the Killer until it managed to break free and sary to encourage democratic reforms stepped to one side, looked up at among the submerged classes, the bolt. Punehy, who was 6 ft. 3, and yelled, "Pity I had those last two drinks," peasants and the industrial workers, НАЙДУТЬ ШШДО "Timber!" Punchy dropped to the so that they may have a voice in said the soldier-matador. 1 ought to І і 3= canvas, rolled over on his face, out have got that chap off his bike."- their Government. And eventually coki. we expect to see emerge in Japan K OH К.У PvC — Pepper-and Salt. a government broadly based on all УКР. ГР. КАТ. ПАРОХЇЯ Преч. The roar of 40,000 fight fans filled elements in,the population, which will Діви Марі? в МІкіз Ракс, SL пошу the arena. The radio announcer кує іспитованого ДЯКОВЧИТЕЯЯ, grabbed the victor by the arm and Punchy looked around him with be peacefully inclined and which will доброго диригента українського хо respect the rights of other nations. rushed him to the microphone. "Hello glassy eyes. He was still out on his ру, професора діточої шкоди, ула- everybody," cried Killer Diller, "it We and our Allies shall be the джувдти підприємства на всі оказії. feet. The arena was emptying ra judges as to whether the government Посаду може обняти зараз. Ролоси- was a swell fight, and the toughest pidly by this tame and the lights were which does emerge will or will not тися треба на парохіяльну адресу: of my career. Г11 be right home, beginning to dim. mom." contribute to the.peace and security ST. MARY'S UKRAINIAN GR. CATH. "Go ahead, Punchy," coaxed the of the world. We shall judge .the CHURCH In the meantime Punchy's seconds announcer. "Say a few words."- government by its deeds, not by its 116 Ella St., McK** Rocks, Pa. had lugged him to his corner, Punchy swayed before the micro words." 1 tossed a bucket of water in his face, phone, ms a perfect blank J And then ПОТРЕБ * ЩІШ rubbed his arms, his chest, his legs. suddenly he seemed to come to. He They did all but shove a a bottle of snapped back- to life. - He clutched the Come Celebrate • tbe Victory at our* smelling salts up both of his nos SIXTEENTH ANNIVERSARY DANCE дівчини або хлопця mike with' both hands and wrapped Sponsored by the Ukrainian Socvl не старших як 30 років. Так само бе trils. Finally, with a prolonged sigh, his mouth around it. Punchy -came to. Club of Carteret, N. J. ремо талановитих; наука даром з "You ain't seen nothin' yet folks,"? [SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20tb, 1945 платнею. По інформації пишіть до: The Killer left the ring and the he shouted hoarsely. "Just watch lit the Ukrainian Pavilion. 691 Roose WM. PANCHAK radio announcer collared Punchy, what I'll do to that mugg in the next velt Ave., Carteret, N. J. 'Adm. 55# "Come on," he urged. "Say a few (Tax Inc.!). Com. 8 P. M. Music by 11 Е. 7th ST., round!" ; I George Rudy and His Orchestra. NEW YORK 3, N. Y. words to the radio public." , BROMO SELTZER ітііжжигіїїіхіжжігжіігііжііігіниіііііжіпгиліаждіяд шшннщнамшншмшшп v g PHILADELPHIA, PA. УВАГА! % COHOES, 1. Y., І СУСІДИ 3: ШАГ ВОТЕРВЛГГ, H. 1ЦТИЖ, Н. Ft.; ГУДСОН, Н. И.; UKRAINIAN-AMERICAN WAR VETERANS АМСТЕРДАМ, Н. ИЛ POST Nk 1 і і • і і і • її • і і , . і і І і • і і. ДОПОМОГОВИЙ КОМІТЕТ ДЛЯ НАШИХ воєнних БІЖЕНЦІВ І ПОТЕРШВШИХ ВІД ВІЙНИ RALLY! RALLY!! : скликує : OCT. 7, 1945 2 P.M. МАСОВЕ ПРОТЕСТАЦШ Ж AT847N, FRANKLIN STREET в надію, зо. mm (одчавн зо, ш) UKRAINIAN HAUL, В ГАЛІ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО ГОРОЖ. 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