Report Nazis Slay Nationalist Leaders Made Captain Killed in Action v^— A member of TIN.A. Branch 433 Prof. Alexander Granovaky of the University of Minnesota reported ear­ West Islip, N. У. John Glowasky was Pfc. Charles Schur, 23, son of Mr. ly this week that he has received from a reliable source in Paris a cablegram recently promoted to captaincy and and Mrs. Dymitro Schur, 1007 Savey dated March 12 informing him that* • awarded the cluster leaf and air the Nazis have executed Col. Andrew Street, Duquesne, Pa. was killed in • Melnyk. head of tbe^ Organisation of U{J.. NN.. AA. . AUDITORAUDITORSS Ukrainian Nationalists, together with .IN_ _. SESSIOпрпгцлхNт three other prominent Ukrainian Na- . f ДОч SKSSiON tionalists, Eugene Onatsky,. Alexan- A regular semi-annua.. : l audit df the der Boykiv, and Dmytro Andrievsky. bookA sregula and raccount semi-annuas of thl eaudi Ukrainiat of thne Melnyk, Boykiv and Andrievsky had bookNationas anl dAssociatio accountsn obf yth the eUkrainia Supremne been earjier reported as arrested by NationaAuditingl AssjociatioCommitteen habys thbeee nSuprem in proe­ the Germans in Belgium and im- gresAuditins ing thCommittee coursee ohaf sthi bees nweek in pro. - msoned at Potsdam near Berlin. gresMembers in ths eo fcours the ecommittee of this week, electe. d Prof. Granovsky further reports at Memberthe Harrisburs of thge committeeconvention, electeof thde that "for the last two months I have aU.N.At the. Harrisburin 1941, arg e conventioDraytro nKapitul of thae received reliable information from U.N.Aof McAdoo. in 1941, Pa., ,ar Dre Dmytr. Walteo rKapitul Gailana abroad of barbarous anti-Ukrainian off PhiladelphiaMcAdoo, Pa., ,Dr Dr. .Ambros Waltere KibzeGallany German policy and of the ruthless of PhiladelphiaDetroit, Roma, Drn . SmooAmbrosk ane dKibze Stey­ extermination of all Ukrainian Na- ophef Detroitn Kuropa, Romas of nChicago Smook. and Ste- -^ionalists." • phen Kuropas of Chicago. ENROLL THE TOTS IN THE U. N. A. "V ll/fbST all of our young parents who are concerned with their Ukrainian t extraction and who are attached to their Ukrainian cultural heritage, desire their children to be likewise in this respect when they grow up. That is Why so many of them strive to acquaint their children with some CAPT. JOHN GLOWASKY of the colorful features of Ukrainian* :— PFC. CHARLES SCHUR culture and reveal to them their thee 8 million dollar mark, andd furfur- medal, reports K. Shynksr, Branch charm and meaning. Also, if they nishing itss members not only modernt 1423 s*cretnrv. Twenf" five vc • R nM the son of action January 4 during the Ameri­ themselves have a sufficient knowl- life insurance protection butt alsalsco Mr. and K**s Pet.r - O'owaskv of 24 can drive in Belgium. edge of the Ukrainian tongue, they various other benefits of a culturaculture l Lewis S ree*. Ami'.vville. N. Y. Cap­ A member of the A:my Airborne try to impart knowledge to their 'andand^ social character; among thenthem: tain Glownskv has completed 100 Glider troops and a member of U. N. children; if possible, they send the being, for example, thee publicatiorn missions. He has been in the army A. Branch 17,, Pfc. Schur entered the children to a Ukrainian school. And, of books in English dealing with theiir for three years and has been over­ service two and a half ye*:rs ago. In of course, they take their children to Ukrainian background, thee names oif seas since Jur.e 1, 1944. He was for­ Panama six months, he was later the Ukrainian church they attend, so; which aree tooo well known , ttoo beabeari merly an instructor at Marianna, shipped to Italy where he saw ac­ that the child may be raised in their repetition here,. Florida. > tion prior to taking part in the Brother Becames Lieutenant French and German invasions. faith and at the same time learn of; Aside from alll this, howeyerhowever, ththee the mystical beauty of its ritual. Ukrainian National'AssociatioNational' Association hahats His brother, 2nd Lieutenant* Wal- Recently Charles me. his Brother, John, with the Air Force, in Italy All this they do as Americans of»iin ththe fiftyfifty ononee yearyearss ooff ititss existencexistence jter L. Glownskv, 21, received his Ukrainian descent, conscious of their the leading role in Ukrainian | commission Febru »ry 1, 1945. While and spent several days with him. pl8yeplayed the leading role in Ukrainiar Charles was with the troops invading duty to cultivate their Ukrainian cul-; American life, and contributed very home on a fifteen day furbugh,-a American life, and contributed ver> southern France, it was reported. A tural heritage and introduce some of development. StiU an- ! graduation party was tendered him muchh tto ititss development. Still an­ 'by relatives and close friends. graduate of Duquesne High School its more adaptable features into otherr outstandinoutstanding servicservice oof tbthe UU. ! He is now stationed at Tendon Field, in 1039, he worked at the local Car­ American cultural life, thereby help- NN . AA wawa8s itite s greagreat t prepre-wa.war r ajaid dt ot c j Florida, flying a B-.?4. negie, Illinois Steel Corp. mg to broaden and enrich it. ^j.our feingmenkinsmen in Ukraine andd elselsee- All this, however, is not sufficient, where abroad, which aid will be rere­- Our young parents should endeavor sumed азas. soon as possible after ththee Five Brothers Serving Oversea to do more for their, children, if they warwar.. At present, of course, thee U. sincerely desire to have them grow.NN. A. is doing itss full share in ouошr Mr. and Mrs. John Fedorak of 189 ing was received at Camp Croft, S. Green St., Allentown, Pa. are the par­ C, and Fort Meade, Md. up conscious of their Ukrainian her- country's war effort while many of ititis ents of five sons who are serving in Staff Sergeant Michael Fedorak, itage and interested in Ukrainian members aree distinguishing themthem - the armed forces overseas. Three of who has been overseas since June, American life and activities. They selves on thee battle frontss as well atas them are serving in the European 1943, is in Belgium. A graduate of should bind their children to a well-jon the home front, ! m on the home front. theatre, one in .China, and one some­ Allentown.High school with the class founded Ukrainian organization, the) obviouslyObviously, as thee chief bulwark oiof where in the Pacific area. Tiieir fa­ of 1940, he was formerly employed purposes of which are in harmony. Ukrainian AmericaAmerican liflife ththe U.NU.N. AA. ther is secretary of U.N.A. Branch by the Keystone Engineering Co. in with both American and Ukrainian, constantly needneedss ^to ^b e strengthenedstrengthened, 147. Meadville. His training was received at Miami Beach, Fla.; Warner, Okla^ ideals, ч which has a fine record of by new members. Such new mem­ As reported in the Allentown Eve­ and Atlantic City, N* J. achievement, and from which the bers must come not only from the ning Chronicle (clipning sent to Chief Warrant Officer Alex Fedo­ children will receive certain definite younger generation, the children of Weekly by H. Bilenky), the Stiver Star avrard wss won recently by Pri­ rak recently completed four years in benefits throughout the length of immigrant parents, but also from their lives, ш other words, the chil­ vate First Class Walter Fedorak, who the Army. A former employee ft&| these children's children, those tots the Call-Chronicle papers, he is now dren should be made members of the Is somewhere in Germany, for gallan­ of whom we see so many around now. try in action. A graduate of Allen- in China. He was sent overseas last Ukrainian National Association, which It is up to their parents to enroll town High school with the class of August. A graduate of Allentown beat answers all these requirements, j them in the u.N.A. Thereby they 1941, he has been overseas since last High school with the class of 1937, he is married to the former Ann By now our readers are too wellj^u not oniy provide them with life October. A former employe of the acquainted with the Ukrainian Na-; protection but also draw Bethlehem Steel Co., Walter -received Morykin of Pen Argyl.. m3urance The: only Fedorak brother not in tional Association to make it neces­ them closer to'Ukrainian American his Army" training at Camp Howze, Texas; Denver, Colo., .and Camps the Army, Marine Private Fist Class sary here to describe it in any de­ life and the high cultural ' values Claiborne, La. John Fedorak Jr. is somewhere, in tail. -Suffice it to remind them that upon which it is based. Private Joseph Fedorak, who re­ the Pacific area. He has been over­ -the Ukrainian National Association cently met his brother Walt* f some­ seas since January. The husband of Tie a fraternal benefit order, founded where on the western-front, is also in the former Sally Dee of Philadelphia,. iipi 1894L with a membership of dose WANTED: More pews reports and Germany. A former employee of the he received his training at Paris< Is­ to 45$Р9л in this country and some picture* for the Weekly. Enclose Consolidated Cigar Co., he ha^ Lftcu land, N» C. and Camp Le Jeune, $L *ШІЗааві&, with assets soon to pass with picture $3 for cut. overseas since last June. His train­t'C. No. tfc

(Continued) ~ (4) THE PAN-SLAVIC MOVEMENT it to their own purposes. They made efforts to link their independence to it and make Polanu ANOTHER movement of that period which its core. One such efforf wasvthe establishment' found ite reflection in the works o/ Shev- by the many Parisian refugees of the ill-fated chenko was the Pan-Slavic movement. It radi­ Polish revolt in 1831 of a Slavonic Society, which ated from Kharkiv, where its propagators were counted among its members Adam Mickiewiez the same enthusiasts who were devoting; them­ (1798-1858),. foundei of the Society of United selves to Ukrainian ethnographic studies. Brothers, which through the Zaliesky brothers The beginnings of Pan-Slavism are said to had ties with Ukraine. In his Paris university have their origin in German philosophic, thought, lectures, Mickiewiez propagated, the idea that particularly in Hegel, who is generally- credited the realization of Christian ideals would come with inspiring Polish "messianiam" and-the Rus* about only through the .Slav peoples) and that, sian desire-to revol«tioiiiss..t*» worioV Jiegel, furthermore, as a sort- of a» messi*** Poland.• it ia worth noting, prophesied at^one time that, would have the apostolic-mission ofr introducing; the- Hghfc would« come f*om» Шииве* .and. said among* them and- their- oppressed* and* down­ that it would some day become another Greece trodden kinsmen brotherly love, and with it of yore. freedom and equality. In this manner, Mickie­ Aptually,- however v Pan<*Siaviam 1 was born wiez- wrote, would the blessings of Heaven of the sufferings of the Slav peoples. The op­ descend through Poland upon this earth. But pressed and the persecuted instinctively sought to make all this possible, wrote Krulikowski in unity amongst themselves in order to improve "Christ's Poland" (1842), Poland would have their lot and to protect themselves against for­ to adopt the Word of God as her law. eign? encroachments and aggression. The notori­ It is worth noting that all these Polish- pel* ous German "Drang nach Osten" alarmed all itical. refugees and revolutionaries regarded re­ Slavs, especially those bordering upon the Gei* ligion as a powerful • factor in revolutionary pro­ Gyrll and Methodius Brotherhood Proposed^ mans, for, as one poet expressed*!* then in Latin, paganda, and activity among the masses. It is ' Slav Federation* "Everywhere the Germans go they try to get also; worth І noting; that they all loved Ukraine; The society's constitution- provided for the on ihe top."'. but invariably as a part of Poland: This was establishment of a Slavonic federation of na­ Although ttoe Ukrainians suffered the most at true even of the poet Zalieski, as well as of all tions to be known as the Slavonic United. States* the hand* e# their fellow* Stew* still the Pan< othen.exponent* of', the Ukrainian, school In Kiev W&B to belong, to, no nation, hut merely/ Slavic movement found' considerable support Polish^ literature. . All of them looked* upon Uk­ serve as the seat of the federation's parliament. among them. They read* withy, eagerness the raine, as MicUewien looked upon Lithuania, as The constitution of such a federaion. was'like* works of other Slavic nations portraying the an inteendbparh-ofi Poland: And'though they* , wise envisioned by the society. All tbe federated* plight of the "сопши* people/?' such as the constantly, prated, about democratic principles, states were to have the same code of laws, same folks songs of SerraV which tfce famous Ser­ in reality their, nobly-expressed sentiments weights: and measures, the same monetary sys» bian writesy Vuk ШкШШт £1787-1864) had about Ukraine., and her Kozaks of yore spelled tern, Ukewise free trade and. commesccv and yet 1 collected, and pubbsbedV They also read, as only national slavery for the Ukrainians, as each • nation was to be fully autonomous in Shevchenko mentions; the works > of the Czech their; Ukrainian, territories were only to serve respect to its internal affairs, including self -gov­ scholar^ Wactaw Hank*- 44781-18611), translator as parts, of- a Pol and extending from the Baltic. ernment; courts, and education; Everything was of the medieval Ukrainian obesie,-Songof Dior's to the Black seas. Even /that romanticize r of the to be governed by Christian- ethical. Kozaks; Michaelr Ghaibewsky (18*8-86) > Polish legion, as well as the works of Paul Shafaryfo In an account of the society, writtentby one (1795-1861),- the awakener of the Czech na­ by descent, well known for his fine stories based on Kozak> life, such as "Vernihora" and "Het- of its members, Vasile Bilozersky (1825-99), the tion, whom Shevchenko Hkeaes to the prophet oppression of the ail Slavs is, stressed and' the! Ezeltfeb The Ukramiara also read then Jan man Ukrainy,'.' and who wrote that Kiev was actually the capital of the Slav world, even he following, is; said-about the Ukrainian situation* Kolar (17ftS-1852)i whose "DonkaSkivi" (Fame's then: Daughter), is a glorification' of the Slavs. Of dreamed, of the day when the gates of Kiev would swing open to receive the Pohslr king* and; when "Though united to. Russia on, the basie. e* Slovak nationality, .Kolar urged that all Slav her own laws, Ukraine today is suffering, end­ peoples should regard themselves' as one migh­ within that ancient capital of Ukraine the Polish language would reign and the Polish banner less abuses. Her- rights have been, ignored and. ty people, share their mutual cultural heritage, with its white eagle would wave. Such were she is no longer linked to Russia aa a sister mv v and learn one another's language. A Pole, he the dreams of the Poles- of that* day, which tion, but like a slave has to suffer all of the cruel wrote, should not only be a Pole, but a Pole- prompted them to send from Paris into Ukraine fate that could, possibly befall a people." Tet Slav. And the same with the Czech. The basic various publications written to incline the Uk­ Bilozersky continues, the Ukrainian peopje wmV tenet of Slavonic unity, he further wrote, should rainians to such dreams, too. Besides publica­ suffer even more "if- we continue to db nothing be humaness, compassion and helpfulness to­ tions, "missionaries" were also sentinto Ukraine and look with equanimity upon destruction- of ward fellow Slavs. The Slavs being a fresh and for that purpose, such as the Kozakophile Tim- God's* gift,.of our national life, spirit,.idea* and. healthy people, he concluded, are in a position ko Padura, who in 1831 traveled through Uk­ aim, toward the achievement of< wMcirwe should to give the world a culture based on the most raine urging the people to join the Poles in strive/' To prevent/ tins* Bilosersky writes? all' lofty humanistic principles. their rebellion which had broken out then. Slavs must unite} for as separate *umte they/ The Bsseian of Ban-Slavism will perish. Ideas such as these gave rise to the estafc- Ukrainian Reaction to Ban-Slavism (To he continued) lishraent in Vienna (1835*39) of' many Slavonic Now comes the question: what-was the at­ xo societies whose primary purpose was to unite the titude toward the Pan-Stevie movement- of the Slavs 1 on the order of the United* States of Ukrainians themselves'? America; with Vienna- as their capital. This Had Bohdan, Li vedTen Year* idealistic movement attracted the attention of We have already mentioned the many sec­ Longer Moscow, which immediately set out to utilise it ret societies that flourished in Ukraine then, for its imperialist© aims in the Balkans. In time the aims of which were the union of all Slavs Had Bohdan Khmelnitsky, the great. Hetman. Moscow did succeed" in thus; harnessing it; and and the freeing of all Ukrainians. Now we shall of Ukraine, lived ten years longer, writes Prof* in perverting it to serve its ends. Although - dwell upon a society which from the Ukrainian Vernadsky/ in bis Yale-published "BOHDAN* Tsarist Russia was-the greatest oppressor of the national viewpoint was the most important of HETMAN of UKRAINE" book, "he would have Slav peoples, Rusian propaganda began- to call them all, for it had within its ranks such per­ sueceeded- in assuring the stability of the Uk­ upon them- all to unite themselves under Rus­ sonages as Mikola -Kostomariw, Peter Hulak- rainian government, in spite of all disruptive sian hegemony, for that was "Russia's mission, Artemovsky (1790-1865), Panko Kulish (1828- forces, at work either at home or abroad. But especially since Russia alone had the true faith, 1911), all of whom were under the sway of as his (premature) death came in the midst namely, Russian Orthodoxy. La reality, the Shevchenko's spirit. It was the Ukrainian- of war: and before the relations' (based on Slavs were being called upon to unite around Slavonic Society, also known as the Brother­ Treaty of Fereyaslav, 1654) between the hetman. those vpry same ideologies which- served to hood of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, established in • and the (Russian), tsar could assume definite oppress them, that is autocracy, pan-Russianism Kiev in 1846. According to its by-laws mem­ shape, Bohdan's passing proved to be an event and' Russian Orthodoxy. bership in it was open to anyone of Slavonic of fateful consequence to Ukraiae." descent. Of its by-laws the following are note­ This tsarist Russian perversion of the ori­ worthy: The story of what took place before and • after the death of Bohdan Khmelnitsky, is ginal Pan-Slavic movement found ardent sun- 4 porters not only among such Russian reaction­ 7. Since the Slavonic nations are divided by vividly told in. two outstanding, works in English, aries as Pogodin, but also among such National religious and other differences, the Society will on Ukrainian history— Democrats- as Khomiakov, the Aksakov bro­ endeavor to eradicate the resultant national I .< thers. Kirievsky and Danilievsky, which fact, and religious enmity among them and. bring: BOHOAN, HETMAN OF UKRAINE about a peaceful settlement of their differences. after all, was not strange, as fundamentally by Prof. George Vernadsky they were all Russian centralizers, differing on­ 8. The Society will endeavor- to uproot in i*um • ly,, perhaps, on where the Russian center should time ail serfdom and all abuses of the lower be. Thus Khomiakov, leader of the Russian classes/ and spread education everywhere. Slavonophiles, was of the opinion that as such 9. The Society as a whole as weUV as every­ A HISTORY OF UKRAINE a center "Kiev would be more advantageous in one of its individual members resolve to live in by Prof. Mlcttacti nruehevskp many respects over St. Petersburg or Moscow," accordance with the Evangelical precepts of because, he said, "Kiev is a border city between love, charity and patience, and to disown the Both published in 1941; for the Ukramta two1 trends, two worlds." But others were idea that the ends»justify the means. National AssociatioK by tbe -. against this idea. ^ Members of tins society wore a ring bear­ YAL» UNOSHRaHran FRB8& .\. Poles* too, Attempt*. t* KxnJoit It* ing the names of the Sts. Cyril and Methodius. They-may Us obtained* at -• Pan^Slttviam, intrigued the Poles, - too, and The seal- of the society^ bore, the- mscriptioti: sveewgm шмттт m like tlie Russians they- thought of harnessing "Know the truth, and_trot»will set you fte*' «l*tr Ж torm&zCtt&tMi J*

„ •P. . act be able to speak and write ade- ian Canadian with a fine gift of [wate& the language o£ ope hundred, scholarship- and scholarly devotion Etna" forty million people who are may not come forth who could in their neighbors. Not only is ijt a America and in the archive* of Eu­ tremendous economic, handicap, .but rope . ejarry, on historical. researches culturally it makes a person a lone-! necessary for a balanced picture of ly island in a great teeming sea- The, European history? Nor ів it European Committee should encourage people history alone which needs .continuous і т і ч т« • > (The Ukrainian Canadian Committee recently published in. English, a complete to "take advantage of facilities where recording,,. and retelling. Canadian report of the deliberations at the Rest Canadian. Congress held wilder its sponsor­ they exist in * the form of night jhistory , too, will always need chronic­ ship la June, 1943 at Winnipeg. This report, which is in form of a 210-page schools, special classes, special study lers who can do justice to the many- book,, contains the addresses delivered at the congress, including one by Prof. groups, etc.; and where the facilities sided activity which has already, Simpson of the University of Saskatchewan. Its timeliness today: and applicability to Ukrainian Americans prompts us to publish it below. Mtna^ Зо not exist, it should take steps marked the life of our young coun­ to have them established. This is a try. The story of the settlement of The Inspiration of the Fast ttio n was black and desolate. During lefinite duty which leadership owes our great western plains, In which the last three hundred years especial­ to the people to whom it gives guid- you yourselves took part, is one of • ... I wish to speak on the cultural jly the Ukrainian churches have sup- ] шсе. the moat thrUHagistories of our.day. fttssibititiea of ХЛсгвішап Canadians Excellent efforts have already been plied outstanding, leaders to Ukrain­ Grammar*, ШсШшагк* Needed or the. OaTtnial .Task of on* Geaecar iaj n .society and. even to surrounding made by societies, newspapers and in­ tioni In one sense the cultural pos- jlands—fro m the days of Peter Mo-. With regard to the Ukrainian, lan­ dividuals to tell this story m part. sibilities of Ukrainian Canadians are bj y la. to the present time when the j guage, Ukrainian Canadians should I hope more of these efforts will be exactly the same as the possibilities ffigure and person of that grand old take advantage of their cultural her­ made I trust that every local C.U.C. of any other Canadians. It is our 2man , the Metropolitan Bishop, Count itage to maintain here in Canada a centre will encourage the compiling proud belief that we can build- up akjAndr e у Sheptitsky, still remains with living and perfected knowledge of the and writing of local history. But-1 society in this country where every лu & a glorious sunset in a stormy sky. Ukrainian language Some steps have more particularly look forward to the man- may stand on hie own merits. 'the Ukrainian churches are now already been taken, chiefry through the time when apme Ukrainian scholar, without regard to his ancestral- origin' establishe€ d and rooted in Canadian establishment of the Folk Schools knowing, the Ukrainian language and. or creed. It will net always be easy gsoil . The transplantation' has been where elementary instruction in Uk- tradition as well as Canadian history, to maintain this ideal, but we believe {carrie d out by men from, the home­ cainian is given fb children. Because will' write я monumental or In sic that it can be done, At the same time lanj d who have performed their task there is still contact with the old gen­ work in which the Story will be 'old we recognize that every people is k1.wit h ardor, love and demotion worthy eration who came from the Ukraine, of the great mis rati on І w'ie:e men. rooted in Us cultural. past- It is па- co f the best nussionary traditions. We jjth e language tradition appears fair- from the Ukraine* seefyin^ bread* tural "and it is possible for every jhav e in this Congress seme of those ly strongly maintained. But appear-' security and freedom, .work*;;I out people to draw cultural nourish- 1wh o have participated in this* work* і mces may be deceptive. In a compar­ their desttoy in a: NeWvWoitd along ment and inspiration from, its past. «Th] e generation* which performed this atively short time, the first genera-' with, other people from-other lands. A people which has no feeling лwor k will in the course of ttme.be tion will disappear, and the living. The Committee has now ід its keep­ of connection with-its historic past, ^passin g on. Them places will, naive to Immediate connection with the old! ing an excellent, collection of writ­ which, has no sense of resptonsihility bj e taken by Canadians who- have. country will have passed away. Un-| ings, ; pamphlets and; docшаел te which for carrying on the historic ideals of jbeen ' born in this country. No effort leas in the meantime we have brought would be invaluable for such a his­ its nation, is a people which will be £should , he spared in the search of in­ twit grammars in English, dictionaries' tory. I trust that ways and means doomed to a life of shallow egotism, 4telligen t and devoted young. men and\ unless we have edited literary! may be found whereby such a colleo- personal conceit, and forever unsatis- лwho . may carry on this great' tradi*. works of all kinds, it will be im­ tion may be utilized for historical tying superficial ambition. We are ttion - which has combined in the past possible for the newer generations to studies. not greater than our fathers, thoughLthoroug h and wide scholarship, lead- . learn fully or to appreciate their an-! we may with the accumulated experi- цership , and above all, devotion* I look :estral language. The language will As an Aid to Literary Effort ence and materials of past genera- forwar| d to the time when some great ,-rimply continue in out-of-the-way From the writing of history to the tions be enabled, to maintain and pos- Canadia( n Mohyla or Sheptitsky may , places as quaint and interesting! writing of short, atoriesv novels and sibly advance the ideals which they cemerge , who will enrich not only the examples of survival. Now is the verse is an easy transition* Here strove to achieve. (Churc h which he serves but will con­ time to plan for the future, while' again is a strong, supporting* tradi­ I The Ukrainian Canadians, have their fej r a blessing on bis native land, the original impulse and love attuned tion which has come down from gen­ own cultural tradition. This tradition (Canada . If the churches in Canada, to the historic j>ast is still warm and eration to generation. What has been will envitably mingle and merge with far e to continue as vital parts of our glowing. The whole structure of basic done already in Canada will no doubt the traditions of other Canadians. The (community , life, they must be served learning must be created in Canada be referred to in another part of the task before this Congress is to con- уb y men who are scholars, by men' for Canadian conditions. In times congress program; The continuance sider how the Ukrainian cultural tra-'wh, o are not simply eceleciastical past we have depended chiefly on' of the tradition of literary production dition can tpihonorably and fully re-' policemej n but who feel keenly the courses, texts and outlines published depends on two. factors: first, that presented in the mingling and mer-hjoy a and sufferings of their pariah? In Europe, chiefly in Galicia. That the oncoming generations should ging traditions of all the Canadian jionera , and by men. who are conscious phase seems now to have come to an have a full appreciation of the beet people. The task of the Congress is' tha^ t they are carrying on a great end A new centre of publication must literary works written in the past; to give, guidance, help. and encour- traditio< n and trust The possibilities , be built up. At the present time it v and secondly, that writers should be agement, especially to the younger Iexist < , and I beg of you to make them \voul"d appear that the best centre for encouraged to make the transitional generation, so that the finest idea's!,a matter of definite search and en­ this purpose in North America is step from one language to another. of their past may be transmitted as •deavor { . Without definite and deliber­ Winnipeg. The Committee may well The beauty of the Ukrainian litera­ a living force in Canadian life. \,at e cultivation we may lose the mo­ consider this whole problem and work ture, in addition' to the values com­ out, if possible, a long-term policy The Ukrainian, people have a die- ]mentu m of that tradition at the end mon to ail good' literature, lies in of this generation. which can be realized in successive the fact that it is steeped with the tinetive cultural tradition. This is re- < etages. If consistent support is given cognized by the Soviet Government it­ beauty of landscape of the Ukraine* ... of Language to the Committee in such an enter- the lore of Its history, and rich, self, and those who have declared that prize, I foresee a new chapter in the Ukrainian language and tradition Language and literature are always circumstantial, every-day life of its -significant evidenced of cultural Ukrainian literary activity which in people. Any distinctive literature is not different to' that of the other 1 its way may be as significant as was Slavs or of Russia are making claims 4achievement . The Ukrainian, lan­ must arise direetly from the sur­ guage, now spoken by some forty the establishing. .0/ the Shevchenko rounding sun, wind, and earth of the which the Russian authorities them- I Academy. selves, no longer bold. While cultural.1millio n people, was long neglected by author's own experience. Thus the -traditions are distinctive, they are 1scholar s and institutions. It re­ If real interest is shown in literary future of Ukrainian Canadian, litera­ fortunately not entirely separate; 1mained , however, the speech of com­ traditione and if the possibility of ture in Canada will be drenched in and' in the case of the European, па- Іmo n .people who' found it adequate, scholarly work is in evidence, it may Canadian, sun, wind and earth, and . tions, there are some elements which :fo r their daily experiences. Poets be that the institutions of higher will reflect the varied colors of Can­ they all have in common, and the :fashione d it into verse o# marvellous learning such as the Universities will adian, life. Already there is consider­ achievements of one group have re- beaut1 y and melody. With increasing organize courses enabling their stu­ able promise. I would wish that some enforced and mingled with those of literacy and literary activity the dents to pursue the study of Ukrain­ methods could be devised whereby other groups. Cultural traditions are іstrea m of the language has rapidly ian on a college level. It would be a distinctive works could "be signalized stronger and more permanent in the broadened Ukrainian writers no long­ matter of great pride if here in Can­ and given special honor and mention, functioning of society than the politi- \e r have to employ another language, ada we- were to produce scholars of and whereby promising young writers cal machinery of the state. Political like Hohol once did, to reach a large the Ukrainian language who would could be encouraged to continue their combinations, parties and devices, reading public. Here in Canada, Uk­ carry on the work of Smal-Stotsky, production. It might be that the Uk­ which, of course, are not without im­ rainian papers,, books and pamphlets! Siminovich and Ohienko. I am glad to rainian, Canadian Committee could portance, are constantly changing circulate freely. Poems, novels, mono­ announce that the University of Sas­ work out some form or forms of lit­ and shifting, but the cultural habits graphs and articles on all sorts of katchewan is including a course on erary honor, or some material reward, of a people tend to persist from gen- subject1 s have been written in the Uk­ the Ukrainian Language and Literary which would have the effect of cul­ eration to generation and create the rainian language. Under the circum­ Forme in its program of night classes tivating the literary tradition in Can­ day-by-day life which we live. stances two problems have arisen. for the coming University session. ada. For those who have come from the Knowledge of Ukrainian Aids UknOnfam M»eic —A (Mowing ' Bole of the Church , Ukraine it has been difficult to mas­ —-- »«-** — Scholarly Effort JLI —1 інші The greatest single cultural institu­ ter perfectly the English language; tion in the history of the Ukrainian for those who have been born in Can­ But we are interested not only in Among the most glowing traditions people has been the Christian Church. ada it has been difficult to master the language for its own sake but of the Ukrainian people is the tradi­ Almost a thousand years have passed perfectly the Ukrainian language; also in the language as an instrument tion of music- Already Ukrainian since Christianity began to be in­ and there are some in the cultural of study in other fields of knowledge. Canadian musicians are forging ahead troduced, into, the Ukraine. The transitional stage who, do not know Take, for example the field of his­ The Musical Festival programs of the Church as an institution has passed adequately either language Here is tory. I need not recall to this Con­ Provinces are crowded with Ukrain- through many vicissitudes. There a situation which should be met vig­ gress the great tradition of Ukrainian inan nam** Here it seems to me ia a- have been divisions and unions* but orously and courageously by the Uk­ historiography established by Hru- glorious opportunity for the expres­ always a church has played a* signK rainian Canadian Committee. shevsky, whose monumentof learning sion of Ukrainian genius and' the en­ ficant part in the organizing of so- With regard to those whoa* com­ can neither be overlooked nor over­ largement of the national tradition* ciety> It was a centre'of protection mand of English is still inadequate, turned Starting; with, the advantage These ate three particular aspect* to of a knowledge of the Ukrainian lan­ the eituatioib First, it is necessary, in times of danger; it was a haven no efforts ihouU* be spared to see 4 of refuge for scholarships and it that they are encouraged* to learn. guage and under the direct inspira­ to retain, the original folk music and maintained a sense of brotherhood, English andwt» perfect it. It ie *> tion: of the Ukrainian tradition, is it CDStkietive format. "That ів the baete many times when the political situa- Ij seriouB. matter that citizens should.to o much to hope that some Ukrain­ (Concluded on page #) ^ , The Cultural Tastof Our What They Say Generation President Roosevelt in his address to A Survey of Ukrainian -. (Concluded from page 3) Congress: of the tradition upon which we must "The conference in the Crimea was History for Young build. Secondly, it would be fatal to a turning point, I hope, in our his- restrict oneself to these forms alone. jtory, and therefore in the history They must be enlarged, developed I of the world. It will soon be pre- People and adapted to the general musical i seated to the Senate and the Ameri- life of the Canadian r rimunit*'. Spe­ :can people, a great decision which cialized development is good, but will determine the fate of the United complete isolation leads to disuse and States, and I think therefore of the decay. Hence I foresee the time when world. It will soon be presented to % Character of the Kiev Empire Ukrainian writings extant show what a great part the Church played ih the' gayety, joyousness and vigor the Senate and the American people, pLOSELY related to the court no- the fostering and evolution of Uk­ which is so distinctive a feature of Uk­ a great decision which will determine ^ bilHv (the Boyars) were the lo­ rainian literature and cultural life. rainian music will be woven into the I the fate of the United States, and I cal aristocracy—the bnded Boy are— Such were the conditions when, to­ patterns of new Canadian songs, think therefore of the world, for gen- who formed the highest class of the 1 erations to come. There be no middle Tn wards the close of the 32th centu»*v, dances, choruses, concertos and sym­ city and country. - middle-class Kiev ceased to be the capital of the phonies, to the great delight of all mu­ j ground here. We snail nave to take consisted of the townsmen, the small­ Empire, and its tradition was taken sic lovers. The third point is the en­ І the responsibility for world coilabora- er traders, artisans, and lesser landed 1 up by Halych in the west. couragement of the professional mu­ tion, or we shall have to bear the proprietors. Below these two classes sician. This is rather a discouraging I responsibility for another world war." were the peasants, those who tilled The Юне of Halyeh-Volhynia feature of musical life in Canada, j Chester Bowles, Administrator, OP A, their own land, and those who, though jj which applies not only to Ukrain­ freemen, were themselves landless. During the century preceding the over CBS: fall of Kiev, the Empire was 'divided ian Canadian musicians but to most Lowest of all were the slaves, origin­ musicians. The music 1 profession is "Pressures toward high price are ally prisoners of war and their chil­ into something like в£ principalities, with no less than 293 ruling princes a dih^cult and uncertain profession. increasing, not decreasing. There is dren, but later also debtors, and Some~ improvement has been made in I nothing mysterious about these in- those who had married slaves. They of royal blood, who engaged^ in 83 civil wars, mostly for the central or' recent years, but far too often musi­ I flationary pressures. Our farms and had no legal rights and could be cians of genius and energy are hard­ factories are supplying two huge war bought and sold. The Church de- subsidiary thrones. This state of af­ fairs was by no means exceptional ly Able to make a living. The Uk­ fronts. Even if the war should end developed into a special estate, con­ rainian Canadian Societies have al­ in Europe, the tough hard war sisting of the clergy and church of­ at that period, when the whole of Europe wns divided into innumerable ready a splendid record in their sup­ against Japan will mean huge con­ ficials, and the 'church people' — re­ port of musical enterprise. I do not tinuing war production. Civilian sup­ tainers who were usually slaves ac­ factions, глоге or less constantly at war wi!h each other know whether the Ukrainian Canadian plies will continue to be short. Yet quired by the ecclesiastical author­ more of us are earning more money The development of the western Committee, by further co-ordinating ities. and spending more money. That is. чгіпгір; Нііек of the disintegrating musical training and teaching, could ..why all of us now must be_ more As early as the Xlth century, the Hknpire and their unification under do still more to help those for whom watchful than ever of spending more so-called 'Ruska Pravda' (Rus Right) the new r-ntro o^ Hf»l"ch was due music is a burning passion; but, I money. That is why all of us now provided a codification of Нде laws of mahllv to their situation, removed believe the matter should be thor­ r must be more watchful than ever of the realm, civil and criminal. The rom the sohere of nomadic invasion oughly discussed and considered. It any rising prices, however small. first edition consis'ed of cr.Yj 17 ar-. 'rom -he Erst, on the threshold of may be that through the co-operation r of all the organi :atiorie some dis­ That is why we mus: light harder tides ascribed to Kir?: Yaro«?!av the '•Vif» Ho' ROT!TVI F!".r'**\ r"rl In close than ever before to hold down prices, Wise: the third appeared in the time elat'ons with the West. tinctive school or academy might be of King Volodimir Monorm kh. and established, cultivating or teaching hold down rents. Many cities "and The formation ої the principality towns are already doing this ... had 135 articles. of Halych. later to become the music generally, but paying partic­ The main occupation of the popula­ Kingdom of Hal'ch-Volhynia, may ular attention to that form of church, "If you think your locfl War Price tion was- finishing the numerous be said to have fx>mmenced in the choral, operatic and instrumental and Rationing Board is doing a гаг* streams and rivers, cattle-farming, 11th century wh^r the territory was music which is the special glory of ticularly good job. write me afout *nd agriculture. In the Xth century, nreseotcd to F 6$, 4Jav in 1054. by his tne Ukrainian tradition. it. If you have real complaints, write of the cereals, barley and oats were errandfather Yaroslav (1019-1054). In speaking of the cultural tradi­ ; me these too. The only way we can the most extensively cultivated. Land rto*itysif»A*,8 *bre ~»ns Rurik, Volo- tion one must mention art and handi­ make price control work is to have suitable for agriculture and endowed iar. r: 1 Vr»s v"). established them­ crafts. A few. years ago I was in the jail of you keep on working hard at with working hands, i.e. serfs, was selves in f.he1r h^ri'arre against ureat city of|Yorkton, Sask., and was taken і it... together. Just address your extremely valuable. odds, and when Rurik r*ied early in to see one of the Ukrainian churches letters to me, Cjhester Bowles here at According to Professor Perots, the life, the two others ruled their por­ there. Its interior was being com­ OPA. Washington, D/C." Kiev Empire of the 10th to the 13th tions in h>*rm->nv. The 'own. of Ha- pleted, and an artist was engaged in centuries provides a typical examrl' Ivch WPS ae^m'ly founded by Volo- executing a series of wall and ceil­ Assistant Secretary of State Arehi- of the feudal system. The Kinn o^ dimirko Г..М1-1153) son o? Volodar. ing paintings. I was thrilled to see ; bald MacLeish, over NBC: Grand Duke, was the head of the on the river Dniester, then mvbjnble, examples of some of the finest forms "Our foreign policy is directed to- State, the numerous princes were his and under his rule the principality of Byzantine-Ukrainian ecclesiastical , wards securing the peace and wel- vassals who in their turn gave land rose to''considerable power and in­ art. The work was being carried out j fare of American citizens. It is based to the Boy are and other noblemen for fluence. by an artist who had been thorough­ 1 on the view that peace and welfare services rendered or to be rendered.! ly trained in ecclesiastical art in the and the whole social structure was Wars with Hungary and PolamJ are only possible i* a just world were a constant feature of the early old country. He was one of perhaps ' order. We see fh the Dumbarton Oaks based on the free peasantry, as the three or four men in North America producing element. consolidation nnd expansion of the, proposals the cornerstone of such an principality. Prince Volodymirko who are capable of doping such magni­ order... We are not policing the Commerce was the chief business! spent his entire reign in defending ficent work. It is of great significance old world. We are doing more than of the towns. The Empire main-' his realm against alien attacks. to the future of Canadian art that that. We are creating a new world." tained constant trade with Byzan-j Contrary to the Kiev tradition this tradition has been transplanted, to be added to the other traditions tiura. the Balkans, Poland, Hungary, which gave the royaJ succession to DONATES TO LONDON CLUB the German Empire, and other parts; the oldest member of the enormous which will eventually go to make up for example the merchants of Ratis- Rurik famib', who was necessarily the varied sources of inspiration Poet 219 of the Ukrainian Greek bon and other German towns had і upon which Canadian art will thrive. Catholic War Veterans of Sts. Peter the King's eldest son, the principality f their permanent agents in Kiev. Com-! of Halych hr.d, with sbr.:e nr аби re of! T men ion this simply as an example and Paul Church in Jersey City, af­ mercial relations with Arabia and the success, affirmed the rule *>f direct! of what is possible. There are other filiated with the Catholic War Vet- however, were continually hampered succession, which obtained in the Sue-1 examples not only of ecclesiastical art erans, recently donated $25 to Uk­ by the incursions of nomads into dal and Vladimir principalities (later but of other forms of art. T might rainian Canadian Servicemen's Club Eastern Ukraine. the Grand Duchy of Moscow). equally well have taken an example, in London, and.a like amount to the or examples, from the handicrafts j Ukrainian Church in Parte. The Post Credits were used extensively;; j urges other organization to make 'Ruska Pravda' even regulates the rate Prince-Yaroslav Osmomysl' which are another of the special glo­ ries of the Ukrainian Canadians, and : similar donations, as Ukrainian Amer­ of interest which, by the way, was very On the death of Volodymirko- in in this case, particularly of the.Uk­ ican servicemen have enjoyed the high, owing to the great risks run 1153, his son 'Yaroslav ascended the ( rainian women. They are achieve­ I hospitality of the London club and by the merchants in their travels. throne, and he it was who finally ments of which the Ukrainian Can­ ! spiritual consolation at the Paris The money unit was the Hryvnia, established the power of the principal­ adians may well be proud, and for j church. -^ .. originally equal to one third of a ity. Yaroslav is termed in the Chro­ which all Canadians should be grate-, 1 pound of silver, but in the 13th cen­ nicles "A wise and eloquent prince, і •" ,: ,'„:;,",' • a ; • , in* " . . ful. In art as well as in music, adap­ tury equal to only one quarter of aj who feared God,* was renowned for tation and development should be j enough has been said to indicate its pound of silver. Already in the 10th his army, and esteemed by foreign the watchwords for the future. J importance and some of its possibil- and 11th centuries stamped coins of lands." Again, in the famous epic} ! ities. Cultural achievements do not gold and silver were in circulation. of Dior's Campaign, he is lauded: \ One might continue at greater develop automatically. They must be. Due chiefly to its constant relations "Yaroslav, wise prince of Halych !| length on this subject, but perhaps cultivated with patience, living care with the whole civilized world, the You are seated high upon your gold-} and ceaseless effort But the final re­ city of Kiev in the 11th and 12th en throne; your iron regiments sup­ sults bring their full measure of centuries became an important cul-; port the Hungarian (Carpathian) foreigners, amongst whom -were Ad- deep satisfaction. . Political wisdom* tural centre, and the whole Empire: Mountains barring the way to the ronic, son of the Emperor of Byzan­ and common sacrifice will enable us was covered with beautiful examples (Magyar) King. You closed the tium, and the envoys oJt Emperor to walk the earth in freedom and sec­ of architecture, some of which still gates of the Danube and your law Frederick Barbarossa, .the King of urity; cultural achievement will add sucvive (i.e. the cathedral of SL )B proclaimed upon its banks. You Hungary, and the King of Poland. ; dignity - and respect to freedom and Sophia, and the Petchersky (Cave) are feared by the neighboring lands. Yaroslav established a bishopric at і security. In this way we will share Monastery at Kiev, and five churches You opened the gates of Kiev, and! Halych, which later attained archi- I fully in the life of Canada, contribut­ of that period at Chernihiv). The cul-1 from your father's golden throne you j piscopal dignity and became the seat ing to it the complete resources of tune of the age- had, inevitably, a shoot sultans in far lands..." of the Metropolitan. The remains of I the past and title hounding energy and the cathedral, which was the mauso-. strong ecclesiastical flavor, for the' During the reign of Yaroslav, Ha-! enthusiasm of the present.. To that monasteries in Ukraine, аз else- bum of some of the .'most famous!• end, I am sure, the Ukrainian Can? lych became an important political! Ukrainian princes, /have been recently^ wbesti, were the chief repositories of and commercial centre, and the court adian Committee and this Congress learning and art The many ancient imearthed on the site of the ancient їв devoting, and' will coStmne to cfe- was visited by many distinguished sapital. (To be continued) 'vote itself. m Field Directors Are Home—GI Contact IJJNLA. Stars in Action Easter Weekend Overseas

"She's going olind!' The tragic communications through National face of the medical corpsman stand­ Headquarters during a recent six ing before the Red Cross field direc­ months' period amounting to over a tor,"" interrupted his usual greeting. half million. There is a nationwide "I was afraid that mail barge would span of 3,756 chapters with 6,084 bring some bad news for someone," branches to take care of these de­ said the Director quietly. "Sorry it mands. Local Home Service workers had to be ,-ou Jones." each county are prepared to assist . "The Doc saya there's no hope." servicemen'? families in time of Jones went on perspiration glistening of stress. The worker listens with on his greying . brow. He looked experienced understanding and ar- through the Sap of the Red Cross • ranges immediate relief when needed, tent and beyond, to the shelltorn through Red Cross resources and" palms along the beach, seeing only funds. , the small frrmhouse in Indiana and If. special services are required his wife. Clutched in his hand, was which are outside the scope of Red her letter written with heavy, black Cross, the Home Service worker will crayon on white pnper. "I can still suggest other agencies, as in the case distinguish dark from light," she of Mrs. Jones. had written courageously. Whether the news from the local "There's aiways hope," the Red chapter is sad or cheerful, the Red Cross man insisted. "We have a Red Cross field director makes every ef­ Cross chapter in a town near your fort to reach the serviceman prompt- farm. Let's see what we can find ! ly. He knows that the soldier who is out." -advised Immediately of a crises JERRY JUZWAK WALTER "SPECKS" ВИКАТЛ ' By radiogram, the Home Service through an up-to-date cabled report worker in the chapter nearest the that Red Cross is on the job helping Philadelphia reliables since 1988 who will be giving their all for a U.N.A. Jones farm reported her visit with his family, will have most of his AH-Star victory over Bridgeport next Saturday and w U.N.A. title the the serviceman's wife and child. She fears allayed long before letters from following day. had found Mrs. Jones scrubbing the home are received. A solution for kitchen floor, using a brightly-colored many problems which arise at home, piece of paper to mark the space just can be found through the network U.NA, All-Stars Set For Bridgeport cleaned. She was uncomplaining and of chapter services. CAPACITY CROWD EXPECTED TO WITNESS THRILLER patient, the message said. Arrange­ On the job in Greenland, is a Red ments were being made for her care. Cross man who makes monthly visits, By DEETRIC SLOBOGIN A full report waa on its way by to outposts, using three means of mail. transportation. He starts out on an I In what promises to be the basket­ as Micky Hamalak, George WorguU When the chapter's letter arrived Army crashboat which serves as an ball game of the season as far as ! Teddy Dusanenko, and Nester Stad- giving the fall details, it told that ice-breaker. He* trudges overland on Ukrainian Americans are concerned, І nyk. Philly will contribute the great- Red Cross Home Service, in coopera­ snow-shoes and finally takes to "ice- і a team of the finest dribblers drawn jest guard in U.N.A. League history, tion with an association for the blind, creepers," spikes that are strapped from the New York, Philadelphia, and Jerry Juzwak. Along with Jerry will had worked out a successful plan to onto boots, for firm footing on slick Millville U.N.A. teams will clash with come the hard-fighting center, take care of the emergency situation. ice. -He brings books, magannes and "what is perhaps the classiest Uk­ "Specks" Bukata, and the brilliant sharp-shooting of Ted Bochey and Al Neighbors on a tenant-farm were table games to a weather* station rainian basketball team in the East, close frienda. The daughter, whose v,*h%re six men are isolated from the Demnainyk. Stumpy Bill Juzwiak the Bridgeport Ukrainians, at Phila­ [and ex-GI Myron Bliss will reinforce. husband was in the service, offered "outside world" for months at a time. delphia's Ukrainian Hall next Satur-j to be a companion for Mrs. Jones and Mail takes months to arrive and he Millville is expected to send the num- day, March 31. I ber one center of the U.N.A. League, help care for her young son. The is their only means of security emer­ Bridgeport has lost but a solitary blind association would carry on from gency reports of home conditions. Franky Panczyszyn, along with the game all season, and has encountered there. With assurance that his wife Romanik boys. All in all, the am- At Bougainville, a field director re­ some of the strongest teams in the and baby were in good* hands and re­ ceived good news from home for two munition on hand should offer stub- ceiving proper care, Jones tended the greater Philadelphia district. It holds ' born resistance to the, Bridgeport men who were reported to be guard­ two decisions over the Philly U.N.A., wounded and went on other beach­ ing the entrance of a Jap supply quint, and a victory for the U.N.A, head sorties in the grim business ot the first game by a 54-20 count, and I Leaders will not .be a surprise. cave. Equipped with jungle pack, can­ then again by 78-53. . , war. teen, flotation gear for wading across All indications point to filling Uk- rivers with equipment and blankets, No punches will be pulled in an Irainian Hall to its rafters on this Attuned to Emergencies he,accompanied a patiol going in to effort to stop Steve Home's quintet. j blaster eve when the centers leap at Red Cross chapters are attuned to explore the cave. At an advanced gun Vrom New York will come such stars 8 P.M. the emergencies that arise in a serv­ position, both of his men were located iceman's home. Messages of death, and he delivered the messages to U.N.A. ALL-STABS CHALLENGE serious operations and financial them. When he joined the chowline attention may be necessary. troubles are usually flashed through that night in the bivouac area, word Well Remembered Faces The U.N.A. All-Stars, a team com­ Army message centers to Red Cros: of his successful trip had spread. posed of the finest basketball-players afield directors stationed with troopi Friends of the men he had contacted, For the men, this is one more in drawn from the Ukrainian National in domestic camps and overseas bases gathered around him. As one man a series of well-remembered faces, Ass'n basketball teams in New York, Requests of anxious servicemen and remarked gratefully, "It brings йоте of cheerful and gently voices, as well Philadelphia, and Milhriile, hereby their families created a volume of close to the firing line." as of superbly skilled practitionere issue a challenge to any good Uk­ ІП nursing care. Their first was per­ rainian basketball team for a game. haps in a fronline surgical unit, bat­ The All-Stars will make their ini­ tling death amid the sounds and the tial appearance in Philadelphia play­ AIR EVACUATION dangers of the batMe '•«*oi:\ Another ing the Bridgeport Ukrainians on at the evacuation h spk.il just be March 31. Games must be played on hind the lines. Another, at the rear *pHE Army chain of evacuation of weekends and, wliere possible, two Diiity or tne * errytng uivision or the area hospital, aboar an evacuation the wounded embraces transpor­ Air Transport Command, and the Ukrainian teams from the same vi­ tation by land, sea, and air. At each plane overseas, and another, at the і flights originate from the Charleston base hospital. Another, on board the cinity should accept this challenge in link of this vast chain, from front-і| Army Air Field. Here the patients order that the U.N.A. boys can be line hospital to general hospital here! hospital ship, then in the hospital at I brought from Stark by ambulance or near the port of debarkation, and booked for a full weekend to lessen at home, there is the "Army nurse. At convoy are put aboard the planes un­ now, here in the plane. Still another the travelling burden. For informa­ every step of the long road back to der the wachful eyes of the Army will be waiting at the Army general tion write to: home and'a normal life the wounded nurse who will accompany them on hospital which is the destination of DIETRIC SLOBOGIN soldier will find the Army nurse at the trip. This is speedily and safely the flight. 2154 Nortn 7th Street hie side« Philadelphia 22, Pa. accomplished, despite the magnitude of The nurse's part in this chain of One of the most interesting of these of the entire operation. One occasion, evacuatioir"£ould be likened to a re­ links in the great chain of evacuation nineteen planes were so loaded and lay, in which the patient is passed PHILADELPHIA SCORES is the speedy transfer by air of re­ were in the air winging their way to­ from one to the next, from one pair cently returned sick and wounded wards their respective destinations, of skilled hands to the succeeding March 12: from Charleston, South Carolina, to all in the brief lapse of forty min­ pair. In the sisterhood of the nursing Phila. Jayvees 19; Aramingo A.A.30 the various general hospitals through­ utes. profession they all work together to­ Phila.Varsity 39; Colley A.C. 37 out the laud where the work of heal­ The flight nurse, having checked ward a common goal: recovery for March 15: ing is continued. The Charleston Port her passenger list, supervises the every man who passes through their of Embarkation which, with the hos­ loading. She sees that each man is hands. Philadelphia 39; Olney Aces 18. t] pital ships themselves, is operated by safely settled and made as comfort­ Philly's record to date: the Army Transportation Corps, re­ The success of this teamwork is evi­ able as possible in one of the stretch­ denced in the high rate of recovery Won: 16; Lost 14. ^ ceives each month many thousands er bunks, quadruple-decker tiers which of casualties from overseas, as ship of casualties in this war and in the <- * line the huge plane's cabin. degree to which individual patients after ship puts into the port to dis­ Then, as a preparation for the take­ charge its precious human cargo. rise above and overcome even serious during the vital period of readjust­ off , she checks the adjustment of the physical handicaps. The latter repre­ ment. After a few days of rest and ex­ safety belts. Once in the air, it is sents another aspect of teamwork Today's need for nurses is not fen amination at Stark General Hospital, she who will give the men their meals, between patient and nurse, for it'is abstract statistical need; it is a need the wounded are on their way again, to her that he looks for the encour­ chat with and perhaps play a few in the mind and heart of every Ameri­ by train and by plane. These evacua­ agement and genuine interest and can soldier, for the nurse is his tions are by team and by plane. These hands of cards with them, and, of concern, as well as the purely pro­ chance for life. . ^.;.-» evacuations by air are the responsi- ^purse, administer whatever medieval fessional care, that is so necessary • • _.. ЇКАОШВ, і ^What's Doing in Chicago

By ALEXANDER YAREMKO I recall reading a query in the Uk­ rainian Weekly something to this The Sunday, March 4th issue of effect: — What are the Ukrainian PM magazine carried a two-column youth organizations, former mem-'* wide picture of petite Anne fiillos bers of the Ukrainian Youth League (Philly's Ukrainian War Bond Girl) of North America, doing? The^$ues- and a letter submitted by yours tru­ tion is pertinent; if they are in exist­ ly which informed the readers that ence, they should—and undoubtedly this beauty is of Ukrainian descent are doing something. It would be She lives at 4839 North Franklin St. interesting to hear from organiza­ Philadelphia tions throughout the United Sates and Ytofihrv Chyz, associate editor of Canada, whether they were former the Common Ground periodical, will 1 members of the Youth League or not. be principal guest speaker at the As for Chicago, we are doing our International Unstttete's annual din­ part in the war effort as well as in ner-meeting in Philadelphia (645 N. so-called "Шягаіійапа." A perfect 15th St.) on Thursday. April 27th. example of a former Youth Leasue He's a Ukrainian and an interesting speaker.

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