SVOBODA [Український Щоденник Ukrainian Daily РІК L Ч. 227. VOL. L. No. 22*?. SECTION II. Шіе ШЬшшп Dedicated to the needs and interests of young Americans of Ukrainian descent. . No. 41 JERSEY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1942 VOL. X NOVEMBER 1, 1918SENYSHY N CONSECRATED BISHOP CHICAGO. — Amid the glitter of papal decree confirming the consecra­ candles on gold-embroidered vest- tion, to be read in three language Twenty-four years ago late tonight, stirring events were ! ments, and to the beautiful harmo- during the ceremony. taking place ОП the Streets Of war-weary Lviw. Acting swiftly I nies of massed "choirs, the Most Rev Archbishop Stritch, who presided, and Silently, and Under the authority Of the newly-established | Ambrose Senyshyn, O.S.B.M.. was marched toward the end of the pro­ cession, his raised hand frequently Ukrainian National Assembly, Ukrainian war veterans and! consecrated Thursday October 22. forming the Sign of the Cross, at , . ZA M • i_ -u" J J.I_ і titular bishop of the Maine and aux- which the massed spectators on the armed volunteers were occupying the mam buildings and other jiliary of tne Ukrainian catholic Dio- curbs bowed. strategic points of this ancient capital of Western Ukraine, j cese of the United states. The cere- For the actual consecration, the The oppressive power of the disentegrating AustrO-Hungarian I mony, blending Byzantine and Latin monarchy was ПО longer able to Stop them. And just before \ rites- was performed for the first time j bishop-elect was led to an image of daybreak, a young student, Stephen Pankiwsky, climbed the in this^°unt7- _. • , Jan eagle, beneath whose feet were Hrv Ьяіі'с hiCatholic Church,! of the Byzantine liturgy. The eagle and blue banner. Flaming in the rays of the rising sun it pro-, Oakley blvd. and Rice St., was be- represented the depth of the newly Claimed that after centuries of foreign subjugation and Struggle j decked with bunting in the national I consecrated bishop's theological red for freedom, a nation had been reborn, that Western Ukraine - white and blue and also in blue' learningto which; tht^iee cit bishoy denotep isd calledthat ,wor ankd had at last become free and independent. f* ^ ™e buntins /"^Т6? the river represented the grace of F - • • і from pillar to pillar, led to the bnl- the doctrine. The consecrator, Bishop Constan- Such were the events that ushered the Western Ukrainian: палсе 0f the altar itself—past the Republic into the family Of free nations twehty-four years ago. I massed somberness of black cassocks, krainian Greek Catholic diocese of Beginning tomorrow and lasting throughout 'the rest of the: through the scarlet and purple mass I tine"Bohachevsky,' head of the Uk- that was the s b h a d the United States, was assisted by month, patriotic Ukrainians the world over will observe the j . . ?*? °[ * T. " ' Bishop Basil Takach, head of the ' * •» .ш_ •. ~w~, ,ТГІ_ , j \ monsignon, and then to the bright- Greek Rite Catholics of persons of anniversary of that date. Where, however, war and enemy |ness *f the ntmct^ym There *ere Rusin, Croatian and Hungarian an­ cestry, and by Bishop Vladimir La- occtjpation will not permit it, as in Ukraine itself, they will at j White and gold robes of the officiat- dyka, O.S.M.B., head of the Ukrain­ |east pay Silent homage to it. jing clergy and the glow of many- rm d (ian lab a playing upon high ian Greek Catholic diocese of Canada. No doubt, it may strike some as rather strange that this * ]f , frf ^ ' ba ed golden flowers The Rev. Desmond A Schmal, S.J., date, November 1, 1918, should still have inspirational qualities | *? - # _ , , preached. Monks of the Order of St. . • ' ^^ . , . .. . L~ The ceremony, reports Michael Basil, in the procession, were followed today. Of what use observing its anniversary, some may say,jKozak was attended by two arch- by Archbishop Stritch, Archbishop when the Ukrainian freedom gained then, was short-lived and j bishops, thirteen bishops of the La­ Francis Beckman of Dubuque, Arch­ is no longer in existence today, and when the Ukrainians are tin and Byzantine rite, fifteenmon - bishop Moses E. Kiiey of Milwaukee, under the tyranny of the Nazis. |signori, a Benedictine abbot, more and the following bishops: Henry Al- with Ukrainian history, they would readily understand why, In thoff of Belleville, Henry P. Rohl ~ , ,., , , , Я[\ v. • i-x.. •, t than 300 priests and monks of the November 1, 1918 is SO inspiring to the Ukrainia A n people, even j mony, tiny girls, with flowers wreaths man of Davenport, Joseph" H. Schlar now Sucwheh na nthei attitudr native mae lany sound had splausible been terribl, buty i ndevastate reality itd habys BasUiaand whitn e£ deveilsr , anwerd ethoU8and followesd obf y man of Peoria, Joseph E. Ritter of nwao rbasis and .i s Werbeineg thosmaltreatee whod thinso mercilesslk that way yb ybette the rNazis acquainte. Thedy acolytesfaitnful , in gold and blue, then by Indianopolis, Paul C. Schulte of Leav­ would realize that what gives it this quality is the fact that 300 priestsa processio, monsignorn befori ane d thmembere ceres- enworth, George J. Rehring of Cin­ of the Catholic hierarchy. cinnati, Sidney Metzger of El Paso, for centuries the Ukrainians had been subjected to an unpre­ As reported in the local press, four Bernard T. Espelage, O.F.M., of cedented oppression and denationalization, rigorous and cruel men in morning clothes carried gilded Gallup, N. N{ex., Francis J. Magner enough to have obliterated from the face of this earth any barrels of salt and trays of bread, of Marquette and William D. O'Brien, ordinary nation; and yet when so slim an opportunity presented part of the symbolism of the cere­ auxiliary bishop of Chicago. itself at the close of the World War, the Ukrainians rose to mony. Beside this bishop-elect walked A reception and dinner at the Drake it, strong in their national consciousness and confident in their a cleric, bearing on a silver tray the Hotel followed the ceremony. national destiny, cast out their oppressors and established their pwn independent and democratic state. Added to all this, the Paris Peace Conference, yielding to This striking achievement, it should be borne in mind, French pressure, made decision after decision favoring the was in no wise dimmed by the events that followed. For al­ Poles and disfranchising the Ukrainians. though the Ukrainians were unable to retain their newly-won Before these great odds the Western Ukrainians, their national freedom, it was little fault of their own. Their re- ranks decimated by typhus, had to gradually give way, just public found itself attacked savagely on all sides by powerful I as in Eastern Ukraine, in the Ukrainian People's Republic, enemies, especially Poland, 'that latter had also just gained j which had risen earlier and with which the Western Ukrain- her independence, thanks largely to the efforts of President j ian Republic had united on January 22, 1919, their kinsmen Woodrow Wilson, who declared that a Polish state should be j were also giving way before hordes of the Reds and Whites set up within its ethnographic boundaries. Despite this just I and other enemies. Thus in the end,—after a sanguinary and limitation, however, the newly resurrected yet already greedy merciless war which, in the words of Winston Churchill (in his Polisn state quickly encroacheofupon Ukrainian ethnographic history of war in Eastern Europe then) defied precedent and territories, and when met with determined resistance engaged beggared description, a war characterized by bloody raids, af- in a war of aggression against their populace. frays and massacres, involving tens of thousands of men, a .'There is little doubt that the Ukrainians, despite their war of horrible persecutions wreaked upon the Ukrainian lack of war materials, would have driven off their ancient enemy people by one enemy or another,—the Ukrainians lost their and retained their independence, and thereby perhaps have in­ independence and fell under the misrule of their post-war op­ sured more enduring peace in Eastern Europe, if to the support pressors. of the Poles had not come French help, including equipment, Although they lost, however, they lost honorably, and arms. ammunition,«tanks, planes, and even officers. they emerged from that holocaust with stronger national con­ Already overloaded, the scales of this warfare turned de­ sciousness and firmer conviction that no amount of oppression finitely in favor of the Poles when to their aid there also ar­ and denationalization will ever break their spirit, and tliat, rived General Haller's Army, consisting mostly of Polish- furthermore, given the chance, they will once more rise and American volunteers, recruited to fight the Reds but actually reassert their determination to establish their own free and used to destroy the democratic aspirations of the Ukrainians, j independent and democratic Ukraine. UKRAINIAN WEK£LY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1942 No. tt "i ' • •• gg-'J- ' '" SOVIET UKRAINIAN VILLAGE BEFORE Youngstown (immunity Aids lit War

?HE WAR By ANNE NORTON / ГОНЕ 5,000 people of Ukrainian de- and donates half its proceeds from 4N interesting description of в vil» are out of use and deemed old-fash­ • scent in Mahoning Valley mig­ picnics and parties to the Red Cross lage in Soviet Ukraine just be­ ioned. The men commonly wear rated to America from the western and USO. fore the war, by Sir John Russell, tunics, trousers and peaked caps; part of Russia known as Ukrainia, Holy Trinity Church has 200 par­ R.F.S., appeared in an article in the some are bare-footed, some wear bast now one of Hitler's main objectives. ish boys in the armed service and has July 24, 1942 issue of the "Science" shoes, others canvas or leather shoes; They are not Rusians or Poles, as purchased more than $3.000 in war periodical (Washington), entitled the smart young men in the Ukraine is the general opinin, but have a lan­ bonds. "Collective Farming in Russia and wear white tunics with embroidered guage and culture all" their own. A Rev. Anthony Stangry is pastor.of the Ukraine." It is based on a trip edge and high boots. All clothing, liberty-loving people, they are prov­ Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Or­ the writer made through"the Soviet however, is of very poor quality; the ing themselves good Americans. thodox Church at 1018 N. Belle Cista Union in 1939. clothes of my English friends were Ave. Fifty boys from the church are always stared at "with great curiosity. A small minority of the many na­ in the* service. Women and men of The Cottage One sees few old people either in tionalities which make the Mahon­ the church are engaged in war activi­ ing Valley one of the many Mmelt- "The cottages—Sir Russell writes— village or towns; Russia always im­ ties and the church has purchased presses the Western visitor as a land ing pots" of America, they are con­ $500 in war bonds. are small and simple, made of local tributing m many ways to the war materials, wood in the north (pre­ of young people. The survival rate after 50 is not as high as in theeffort , in air branches of the armed Buy War Bonds sumably in Russia proper), wood or service and on the home front. whitewashed adobe in the center and west. The Ukrainian • American Citizens the Ukraine; thatched with straw or "Each house is in its own piece of Have Centra] Body Club, with John Darowsky as presi­ roofed with wood or sheet iron, land, separated by a rough palisade dent, has bought several hundred dol- painted red but soon becoming reddish from the road. Outside the house is The Ukrainian United Organization I j^ m bonds and presented an Amer- tiee together all clubs and activities, fcan flag to Holy Trinity Church, brown. Iron is safer from fire. In the pile of fuel; always local material, 1 the north there is an attic or garret; is may be peat but is often straw of its people in this locality . Theo- other Ukrainian clubs sad branches elsewhere the cottages have one story briquettes. One sees but few flowers, dore Parish is president; Michael Mu-! 0f the central organizations have only. Usually there are two rooms although the Russians like them (ap­ shinsky and Mrs. A. Dubas, vice pre-, purchased more than $4,000 in war and a kind of entrance or large lobby, parently Sir Russell has Russian cot­ Lischak, John Pawlosky and Joseph bonds and families are putting at beds in each room, one room has the tages in mind here, as Ukrainian cot­ Frank Fesitch, financial secretary; j least 10 per cent into bonds. John Durosky, treasurer, and Peter j. д gift of $25 was recently pre- brick stove, in the lobby there is a tages are famous for their pictur John cooking stove, but in the south this esque surroundings and profusion of|Lischak, Pawlosky^and Joseph;seated to the Red Cross from pro- flowers); there are vegetables, how- Vengzen are auditors. The organiza-; ceeds of the 12th annual Ukrainian is often outside, it is then made of 1 clay. Beyond a table and a few seats j ever, potatoes, cabbages,- tomatoes tion is composed of officers from all, Day. there is little furniture, though there |and little cucumbers; these one finds Ukrainian clubs and societies. ! Many outstanding boys are prov- may be s kind of dresser or cabinet I and eats everywhere, and often the f Gifts for boys who are entering the j ing the loyalty, courage, and stamina containing some china. big watermelons. There are also)service are purchased and presented of these people on many war fronts. In the Ukraine there may be apoultry , one or two pigs and the cow, by the Boyan Choir, whose members John Fiel, 719 Tyndale Ave., a trunk holding some of the old peasant but usually no dog and no cat; you correspond regularly with each man. ship's cook first class, was one of embroidered work and shown by the can travel far in Russia and meet John Panko is president of the choir, the first injured in this war. He was old lady with great and justifiable few of either. John Sveth, treasurer and Sophie burned during an explosion at Pearl pride. Usually an ikon hangs in a Skubiak, secretary. Harbor, Dec. 7. Diet Andrew Pupa, son of Mr. and Mrs. corner, which, it is explained, is for Churches Serve the old people; there may be a por "The peasant's dietary is simple, William- Pupa, 1817 Midland Ave., trait of Stalin for the younger ones; j mainly black bread, millet porridge There are two Ukrainian churches recently was promoted to first lieu­ a few faded personal photographs (Kasha) and the vegetable soup in Youngstown, each helping its group tenant at Fort Jackson, S. C, where may complete the adornment. Light­ known as "schi"—made with much to serve. he is an instructor in heavy artillery. ing at night is sometimes a difficulty cabbage, some onions and other Holy Trinity Greek Catholic Church John Suhar, son of Mr. and Mrs. when shortage of fats and oil have vegetables; or "borshch" made with (Ukrainian) at 522 W. Hayen Ave., Metro Suhar, Broadview Ave., has curtailed supplies of candles and beetroot. Sunflower oil supplies the with Rev. Peter Ponytishyn as pastor, been promoted to second lieutenant lamps; a pine splinter may then be fat, but some pork is eaten; some­ has been outstanding in its war effort, following a year of active service. At used. But many villages have elec­ times you see tinned meat or, on the with its many organizations doing Fort McClellan, Ala., he instructs tric light. Usually there is no sani­ Volga, dried fish. Tomatoes and little their bit. Negro divisions. tation. Water is drawn from a com- cucumbers are much liked. Apples Boy Scout Troop 56 of the church, Others in Sen ice munal well operated by a wheel and I are the only fruit one sees as a rule; led by Scoutmaster Nicholas Yours- bucket; naturally this becomes a' they are widely grown but not usual- Other Ukrainian boys in service towsky, has aided in air raid work include: Sgt. Joseph Bury, in the center of life and gossip. Elsewhere I ly well grown; there is, however, and in collecting scrap. the cottage has its own well with good research on this subject. In the Solomon Islands; Frank Mushinsky, Miss Skubiak, daughter of Mr. a long pole as lever to lift up the j communal kitchen one often meets a first class machinist on a U. S. de­ and Mrs. Anthony Skubiak, 1699 Sil- bucket. ! compote made of fruit pulp. Tea and stroyer; Nicholas Strilycki, chief ma­ coffee are too dear for common use; lfman St., has been one of the most chinist on a submarine chaser; Walter Hygiene t_ Volga hot water with a piece prominent of the younger generation Melnik, technical sergeant who. has on ne to enlist church groups in various war "In summer there are many flies, of apple in it is often drunk. As alco- proved valuable as a meteorologist activities. A stenographer for Youngs­ though a vigorous campaign is or-»holic drink there is kvass, made from and instructor; Steven Stahura, a town Steel Tank Co., she helped or­ ganized against them and on the і fermented black bread and when well petty officer in the navy and torpedo ganize the ladies' circle at Holy Tri­ instructor and gunner; Nicholas Mam- clinics you may see a scarlet banner | made something like fortified ginger nity Church, which now does work rich, staff sergeant at Camp Forrest, with the slogan, "Keep away flies: beer, and the universal vodka—a very for the Red Cross, knitting, sewing, Tenn., where he is an instructor in they cause decay and disease," or potent spirit of which a good deal is and mending clothes for soldiers and the motorized division; John Stahura, another, "Keep clean and so prevent consumed. One notices this in therefugees . in the radio intelligence corps; John disease." There are mosquitoes and І provincial towns at night, P. Homzy, corporal at Camp Forrest; various dometic insects. When you | і в 1 = Forms First Aid Class John Musinsky, "somewhere" in the .have seen a peasant woman combing LETTER TO THE EDITOR Besides being an officer in many Pacific, and many others. a girl's hair you appreciate the force of the Ukrainian organizations she is of Postyschev's demand that "hy­ Many Ukrainians are engaged in Endorses Proposed Coordinating helping organize a first aid class at defense plants and civilian defenses. gienic baths and hairdreasing shops Council the church. Others in the circle in­ Walter Decovich is in the Civil Air in the villages must occupy an im­ clude Mrs. Mary Parish, Josephine Patrol and expects to join the ferry portant part in our Party organiza-1 Dear Editor: Stahura, Mrs. Mary Bury, and Mrs. command soon. tion." Naturally one hears of dysen- „ ' ' ' ._. Ма l ке tms Mary Dubas. Michael Cycyk is a supervisor for tery, enteric, malaria and, at times, У ^ opportunity to con- y U y0l У Miss Skubiak's mother is treasurer Goodyear Aircraft Corporation. Vlad typhus, besides Stomach troubles *2Й*в °, ™ T ^^І T 'nf th. Ч^РГЬППН «f U„,v Trinitv Tikson is on the Red Cross disaster wwo tba« io * іллої bn0nifoi fbo editorial, "National Coordination і of the Sisterhood of Holy Trinity Where there is a local hospital the ; appeared in The Uk- І Church. Mrs. Ann Patrick is presi- relief committee and the decontami­ doctor, often a woman, is kept very weeoea, wiucn арртагеаш іж UK Ат^ш„ііпоі,« ^ nation committee. Mrs. Tikson, a * J і гатіап Weekly on Saturday, October dent, and Mrs. Amf Mitulmsky, sec- registered nurse, is in the Red Cross "Th* Vomr „™n. so, that your proposed project Neeww Britaiшnш and the e entire state of Sn^UTSSStfwSrfffor the seventh child. But it is onlvl ! YoutШ h" УOrganizatio -rk withThn of eConnecticut Ukrainian. ^'-ceivI £ °" e fuU-hearte™Jf d support in casualty station areas. in the country you see themhem;: ththee ! I find that the Ukrainian Americans! Connecticut. Wishing you the best (The Youngstown Vindicator, town dwellers, like our own, usually Iare not lax in their war efforts but luck, I remain. October 4, 1942) have small families. f rather are doing a very fine job, al- JOHN SELEMAN ; though they get little or no publicity. Secy. New Britain Ukr. Defense Dress Several projects that the UYOC has Council, UYOC Central War Bond Committee. 10% SAVED * '*The women commonly wear a started on a state-wide scale are dark skirt and white blouse with al0"11^^ gratifying results, especial- NOW OR 100% lv since white cotton square tied round the the competitive spirit has en- The Ukrainian National Association TAKEN BYTHE head, but the younger ones wear a tered into the picture, has more young (ss well as old) AXIS LATER! printed cotton frock and a printed or I sincerely hope that your call will Ukrainian - Americans within Its embroidered square tied at the back not go unanswered and that we will ranks than any other organization. of the head. The embroidered peasant be able to see such a Ukrainian Sign up with theml BUY WAR BONDS frocks and saraphans of the old days I American War Efforts National Coun- No. 4fc UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31. 1942 чтшшшт—т Щ*т L Nova Scotia. Many- restaurant and Wawrykow, N. Hryhorchuk, N. • V. і hotel waiters are Ukrainians. In j Bachynsky, N. H. Stryk, William Kar- towns like Port Hope, Welland,; dash, J; R. Solomon. ' Several Uk- f Ontario; Sandy Lake, ftraserwood, rainian-Canadiana are members of By JL F. 0. WRIGHT V / * Manitoba; Canora, Hafford, Krydor, the Alberta Legislature. {Courtesy, Journal, August, 1942) Alvena, Borden, Saskatchewan; and Nor are Ukrainian-Canadians ab­ 4 Concluded) (4) Vegreyille, Alberta, are Ukrainian- sent from the academic world, The i Canadian doctors, lawyers, merchants. Universities of Manitoba, Saskatche­ Other Community Centers Distribution Winnipeg has the largest single Uk- wan and Alberta have outstanding (4) "Nationalist" halls owned by Province 1931 1936 rainian-Canadian population, -and scholars enrolled. Ukramian Can­ Ukrainian Nationalist Federation. Prince Edward Island 0 along Main Street and Dufferen Ave- adian professors teach in the Western iy of these members are also Nova Scotia 871 nue are store-front and business: Universities, and men like Professor members, but some of them are not New Brunswick 12 signs in Ukrainian and English Ian-1 Pavlychenko, of the University of 'affiliated with either church. Tbe Quebec 4,340 guages. | Saskatchewan, have done valuable nationalists" extra activity is that Ontario 24,426 Ukrainian-Canadian war contribu- j research. Ukrainian contributions to of promoting the idea of an "inde­ Manitoba 73,606 86,982 tlons are significant. They march culture have been outstanding. The pendent" Ukraine, and several of-the Saskatchewan 63,400 75,984 with Canada's Army, sail the seas immortal Tschaikowsky is often called leaders of this faction are ex-soldiers, Alberta ..' 55,872 63,073 with Canada's Navy, flywit h the R.C. Russian: he was Ukrainian. Taras of the desperate and disappointing British Columbia ... 2,583 A.F. More Ukrainian-Canadians from I Taras Shevchenko was the Robert European factional wars,* who emig- Saskatchewan—to proportion to pop- j Burns of his day and region. . rated to Canada after 1925. The The 1936 figures, which afford an ulation—have joined Canada's armed * "Nationalists" are bitterly opposed to interesting record of the speed of forces than any other national group I Singing and Dancing ( Bolshevism and Soviet sympathizers. population expansion in the West, in that province, including the British. The backs of the early settlers (5) "Hetmanite" halls owned by-the are from a Prairie Provinces census As a matter of fact, more complete j were tired at the end of the day's •• United Hetman Association favour-taken in 1936. Some statistics on the statistics, which should be available' work, and there was little singing or \ ing the elevation of Prince Skoropad- origins of the Ukrainians in Canada, j soon, may show this circumstance j dancing. But once they gained a \ sky as "hetman" of the Ukraine. The as at 1931, are also elucidating: j also obtains in the other two Prairie 'foothold on their new land, they re- "Hetmanites" in Canada are few in Provinces. Thousands of Ukrainian-' vived the folk music of the deep Uk- Qrigin of Ukrainian-Canadians number. | Canadians make weapons in Canada's [ raine, taught the children to sing (6) Labour-Farmer or "Red" halls Country of Birth At 1931 war industries. Ukrainian-Canadian j and dance. Today in Winnipeg, Sas- Inrilt by members and supporters of Canada 128,281 women have come forward to large j katoon, Regina, Edmonton, Van- the Ukrainian Labour-Farmer Temple Austria 10,364 numbers to work in voluntary organ- j couver, they have string orchestras Association which looked to Soviet Czechoslovakia 466 izations making, packing, and ship- of many pieces, guitars, mandolins, \ Russia for its inspiration. The halls Hungary 376 ping comforts for the forces. violins and balalaikas; and choirs of і many voices. They dance again the " were among the largest and best Poland 59,612 Discrimination equipped, and, in general, very active Roumania 10,539 {spectacular steps of their-Ukrainian- choirs and orchestras were developed Russia 2,158 Despite these patriotic activities, it I Cossack ancestors. Music to them is I in them. After Canada declared war Ukraine 12,203 would appear there is still a certain I a necessity of living—not a frill, and on Germany the association was de­ United States of America . . 7121 amount of wartime discrimination (their vivid feeling for it has enriched clared illegal, the halls were confts- Elsewhere 402 against Ukrainian-Canadians. In On­ the symphony and concert orches­ • cated under the Defence of Canada tario, for example, fully qualified tras of Canada. In the Saskatoon Regulations. 225,113 technicians and workers have been Symphony are eight Ukrainians of (7) Community halls in farming refused jobs simply because their j the first and second generations born districts. These halls are built on a The above table needs explanation. names ended in "chuck" or a "ko". in Canada. In Winnipeg, Toronto and c^inmu'nV ba7is~by~ Ukratoian-Сап- j £ will be noted that the great major- j iS^^Sri^ToTworid""wa7 І other cities they are in the string adian farmers who attend them re- *У of Ukrainian-Canadians are sec:|when ^ thdr ^ь were ^ sections of many orchestras. In Van­ gardless of individual religious or|°nd and sometimes third generation' fused employment, and were interned couver, Bohdan Pitchko, young aero­ ideological concepts. Moreover, they Canadian Ьош. Further, of those as alien Austrians. plane factory worker, leads a bala­ often become a community centre for | naturalized or still alien, most seem In farming districts one of their laika, mandolin and guitar group. every one in the neighbourhood re-j to derive from Poland, rather than far-reaching contributions arises out With enthusiasm and free of charge -gardless of national background. Be- ' of their special aptitude for organ­ he teaches Cossack steps to all •sides concerts and other entertain­ Bukovina. This is due to a confusion izing their communities about com­ comers regardless of their national ment, they are used for "Wheat of terminology. In the partition of munity halls which are centres of or racial backgrounds. And he, ' Poor" motion picture screenings, co­ the Ukraine in 1923, Galicia and part education, drama, music, athletics, in turn is being taught classical danc- operative meetings and political meet­ of the Eastern Ukraine went to Po­ and social life. This sense of organ- ing by Manitoba-born Rosemary Deve- ings of all Canadian political parties. land, while Bukovina went to Rou­ ization also enables them to put their | son who has a vision of a Canadian Bitter strife between Right and mania. Therefore, Ukrainians from communities on a co-operative basis, ballet Bohdan's eister Olga works in Left groups is much less evident in those areas may have been recorded which often reaches out into the a laundry, plays the balalaika too, rural areas than in urban centres. under the new "protectorate" coun­ larger unit beyond a particular dis­ and paints pictures of trees and skies While the great majority of church­ tries as to place of birth. Unfortun­ trict. This means they are effective and water. A scholarship won in goers in town and country are Uk­ ately, the compilation and tabulation members of wheat, dairy, livestock, Saskatchewan enabled her to study; of the 1941 census returns are not rainian Greek-Catholic (Roman Cath­ .and poultry pools. Consumer co- one summer. olic), and the'second largest group ^P!^L^^?^Z^tUrna аГЄ operatives are no less actively sup- Handicrafts have long been a part are therefore not available. are Ukrainian Greek-Orthodox, some ported by Ukrainian-Canadians. of Ukrainian life. In the early days seven thousand belong to the United, Today, as noted, most of the Uk­ This marked tendency undoubted­ of settlement in Canada, the busy Presbyterian, and Baptist Churches. rainian-Canadians are in Western ly arises out of a background of sus- hands of the Ukrainian women had Few, if any, are members of the Canada, and most of them are on j tained experience. The Ukrainian і no time for fine needlework. But this Anglican Church. farms. Their farms are as prosper- people have an ancient tradition of I art they knew so well was only dor- Here is the foundation for the ex­ ous as any in the Trairie Provinces. \ democracy going back to the splendid I mant, and today their handworked aggerated generalizations that have Their gardens—long past the potato j days of the city of Kiev, and carried I designs — often including Canadian been made concerning opposing groups and cabbage stage—are among the; on by the free Cossacks who elected I flowers and leaves—are admired and of Ukrainian-Canadians. finest; besides tomatoes, beans, cu-! their Hetman. Democratically organ- sought after by other Canadians. While a few Fascist-Nazi-minded cumbers, squash and watermelon, i2ed, the free Ukrainian-Cossack When the Ukrainian immigrants men were active in the operation of they have many small fruit trees | state kept back the nomadic hordes first came to the prairies, they, like the anti-Soviet halls, some of the and flowers. Gardens along with milk j fro m Asia, kept the Tartars and other nationals, settled in "solid" dis­ directors on the boards of the various cows, hogs, chickens, turkeys, ducks Turks from overrunning Western Eu- tricts. Through the years there has Labour-Farmer halls were members and geese — help against depressed j rope, it is true that for many hard been a moving about as they bought of the Communist Party of Canada. grain prices and drouth in the wheat j years before they came to Canada, farms more to their liking, or en­ But I wish to make clear that the fields. The years have proven their; they were serfs or landless peasants tered business and the professions in majority of the men, >women and j choice of the wooded better watered j with no voice in government But the towns and villages. They readily fit m children who went to any of the halls areas. Today the Ukrainian-Can-1 germ of democracy was in them, and і to these centres. This inter- were neither Fascist nor Communist. adian enjoys mixed-farming, he has | here in a free country it has flour- mingling of many backgrounds is They went for the music and dancing, never placed his faith in straight j ished in a scant fifty years; flour- shown in the "international" town of and the community social life so dear grain growing. His traditional love ished in a people who, when they Borden, Saskatchewan, where the to the Slavic people. But they were і of the land was underlined by the ; came to the New World, could neither background of the hotel proprietor, doubtless influenced by leaders, and custom of the early immigrantsі read nor write in any language, Mrs. Herenuk, is Ukrainian; Doctor bv the failure of commercialized | bringing to Canada a handful of the -». - A M Palleen, Icelandic; Postmaster Smith, democracy to solve the enigma of j old homeland soil knotted in a hand- Sonie of Their Prominent Men Scottish; the lumberman, English; poverty amidst plenty, and subcon-1 kerchief. Young men who have gone Besides their co-operative activi- the British American elevatorman, sciously they sought a solution in one j through high school, some who grad-, ties, they take their places in the Norwegian; the National Grain Com­ or ofher bold and opposing ideologies і uated from universities, returned to rural municipal councils, as both pany's elevatorman, German; the of Communism and Fascism. j tne land by preference. reeves and councillors. They are also Province elevatorman, Dutch; the Ukrainian-Canadians are political-! ЛАЬ— - prominent in larger political spheres. blacksmith, Polish, the C.N.R. station Ty minded and they have shown in utner occupations Canada's Who's Who list Nicholas agent, French, the municipal reeve щ,,. creasing interest in Canadian elec­ Not all Ukrainian-Canadians, how- Nicholas Volodymir Bachynsky, teach- Dane. ' tions. In Saskatchewan the great ever, are farmers. Forty-five years er and legislator, three times elected Intermarriage majority of the "Right" support the j ago the immigrant men pumped many to the Manitoba Legislature. Michael Ukrainian-Canadians increasingly Liberal Party, while those of the j of the hand-cars, repairing railbeds Luchkovich, teacher and legislator, intermarry with Canadians of vari­ "Left" support C.C.F., Unity or So- і and tracks. Today thousands ride of yegreville, Alberta, twice elected ous origins. A few examples from cial Credit candidates; the Conser- j gasoline juggers to keep safe the rails to the House of Commons. Today in Borden district are of interest. Here vative Party has a small following, j that wind through the rockcuts of the House of Commons at Ottawa sitsDais y Belyk. married Dave Assman There are approximately 600.0001 Ontario and the mountains of British' Anthony Hlynka. In the Saskatche- (German); Nick Derbawka married Slavs in Canada including Bulgar-! Columbia. They are skilled mechanics, wan Legislature, Orest Zerebko repre- a German girl; JMary Katarynych sents Redberry Constituency. Three ians, Czechs, Russians, Poles, Slovaks, j too, in the automobile factories of married Tom Tapley (English); John political parties and a minority group Ukrainians. Ukrainians are by far in j Windsor, in the steel mills and war Andrushko married Bonny Ford in the Manitoba Legislature are re­ the majority, and their distribution, industries of the East. They are in (Scotch); Frank Pilka (Lithuanian) according to the 1931 census, is as the metal mines of Sudbury and Tim- presented by seven Ukrainian-Can- follows: mins of Alberta, British Columbia, j adians: Steve Krawchuk, Joseph (Concluded OB page 4) UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1942 No. 41

his wife and children; while' his companions would josh and twit him all the while, and "CHORNA RADA" sometimes fairly roll on the ground with mirth at some of the things he would tell them. Well, (BLACK COUNCIL.) that's exactly what once happened to my good father—may his soul rest in peace. While es­ A Historical Romance of Turbulerit Kozak Times corting a comrade on his way to a monastery, he encountered a pair of the most enticing After Death of Hetman Bohdan Khmelnitsky eyes, which bewitched him away from his- By PANTELEYMON KULISH (1819-97) friends. So he resigned from the Sitch, and set­ tled on a little homestead, became a farmer, (Continued) (Translated by S. Shuraeyko) (10) and raised two children—a sturdy little lad and a stubborn little lass. Yet in about five "OUT what had happened to Lesya? She, the Kyrylo Tur appeared, but this time without his years he became so weary with all this that he poor dear, had really become prostrated from comrade Chornohor. began to be as restless as a caged steppe bird. her fright. What the Zaporozhian had said did Lesya did not come out to eat. The fright Sadder and sadder he grew. His Kozak spirit not appear to her to be any joke, but an actual Kyrylo Tur had given her with his remarks had yearned for the wide open steppe again, for threat, and she feared that he would attempt left her trembling and distraught even now, battles and adventures. Yet it seemed as if God to really carry it out. In this state of mind she so much so that her mother finally decided to alone would be able to free him...." begged her mother to lock all doors, which the call an old medicine-woman. The latter came "Well, so what did happen to your father?" latter did. Her mother did everything else to quickly, and after examining Lesya prescribed asked Somko, when Kyrylo Tur lapsed into a quiet her fears, and yet despite all her efforts that certain flowers be boiled and the juice given musing silence. the fearsome figure of the Zaporozian did not to her during the night. Apparently to make "Ehe! he quickly saw that he had to do disappear from Lesya's mind. Even Cherevan sure that this potion would have . its desired something about this," especially since he began himself, packing into the room, tried to cheer her, curative effect upon the girl, the old woman to want in the worst way to rejoin his former and in his efforts forgot himself to the extent decided to spend the night outside in the court­ companions down in the Sitch. My mother, of that he called her "bwother"; seeing, however, yard. Nevertheless neither her potion nor her course, saw the signs and spoke to him like that his efforts were in jyain, he waved his hand presence gave Lesya any relief, for as soon as that wife in the song. in disgust and lay down to rest; he slept until she heard Kyrylo's booming voice through the "Only, of course, my father did waste time the tinkling of a bell calling for supper awak­ wall she woke up with a start and thereafter with such mornful talk like that kozak in song ened him. could not again fall her asleep, eo fearful was with his wife, but after thinking awhile finally After supper, everyone gathered outside in she that he would come during the dead of the made up his mind. Taking his best horse he* Somko's courtyard. Shraam and Somko had by night and kidnap her. leaped into saddle, pulled up after him his this time returned, in high spirits, and drank Kyrylo seemed to be aware of the fear he sturdy son, meaning myself of course, and hied toasts to a united and mighty Ukraine. They had inspired in Lesya, and perhaps more in a himself for the Zaporozhe. And mind you, my also toasted the true and orthodox czar, who spirit of fun than anything else he took up the mother did not run after him, she did not would never harm anyone in this world, not subject again of what he had said earlier in the seize his stirrups and beg him to return, to like that king who had handed over the Kozaks day. drink some mead, to dress himself in his best to the magnates to be exploited. And so they "Well, my good sirs," he exclaimed loudly, clothes, and to look once more with loving eyes toasted and feasted. Hearty fellowship pre­ sitting down to eat with the others, "I am all upon her; no, she did nothing of the kind. vailed over it all. Cherevan was especially hap­ set to go now." My father left her everything he had and fled beyond the boundaries of a woman's domain. py to see that Shraam had grown more cheer­ "To go where?" ful, and quaffed one drink after other, accom- And now, as you see, it looks like the same is "To the Black Mountain, of course." going to happen to me." p. nying it with: "May all our enemies be con­ "So you haven't changed your mind?" founded!" "When did you ever hear of a Zaporozhian "In that case, take your goblet and strengthen All this hubbub penetrated into Lesya's room, changing his mind after he has decided upon yourself for your trip," said Hetman Somko. where she was reclining. She lay there like something. What an ordinary man fears even "Black Mountain is quite far away. We'll help one ill, yet no one paid the least bit of atten­ to think of, a Zaporozhian will take into his you smooth that road." tion to her. When Kozaks had war or other mind, examine it, think about it, and even if "Thank you, Sire Hetman!" said Kyrylo, such matters on their minds—women meant he bursts from so much thinking about it bowing low before him. "When you yourself very little to them. And yet, even though this he will not forsake it. It looks like I will have will smooth my road, then you can be sure that lot was common to womenhood then, Lesya's to do the same. To put it plainly, I have to I won't have the least trouble in carrying heart tightened in pain at this total unconcern either put up or shut up; and it certainly won't away my heart's desire to the Black fountain." in regard her feelings: and she felt particular­ be shut up. For those eyes of that fair lass "What are you thinking of, laddy?" whisp^ ly hurt by her fiance's indifferent attitude. Such have burned too deeply into me to allow me ered Shraam to Somko. "Don't you realize how a fine and knightly personage and warrior, yet to do such a thing." irresponsible these Zaporozhians are, and that it was evident that all he was concerned with "Aren't you ashamed to even admit such you can't fathom them? Remember that -eid was with ruling and order. Of what meaning intentions?" asked old Shraam, becoming some­ saying: 'Don't believe it, for it is an animal is a Kozak's fame and good looks to a young what nettled by Kyrylo's boldness. "And what and even though it won't bite, yet it will scare!' girl, when he pays so little attention to her! will your comrades down in the Sitch say when So be careful!" Lesya had fallen in love with Somko when they hear what their otaman has done to be­ "Don't worry, father," laughed Somko. "I she was yet a child, when he'used to carry her smirch their honor?" know him very well. I have no more a faithful in his arms, and give her toys, earings and "They won't say a thing, for now I am a friend than he. One time when I was driving beads to wear. Already then he called her his free Kozak." the Poles out of Ukraine I got separated from betrothed, and pledged with her mother to take "What do you mean by saying that you are the main body and got myself into a nice mess her in marriage when she grew up. Her father now free? What were you before, a slave?" of trouble, and just in time he came with his took this matchmaking as a joke, but it cer­ "I mean just what I say. Among us the cus­ comrade Chornohor and rescued me. He has tainly was not between those two, so when tom is that as long as a Kozak does not resign served me well in other capacities too, as my S>mko called Mrs. Cherevan his mother-in-law from the Sitch he has to obey the orders of the mouthpiece, as my spy, and as my guard, and and she called him her son-in-law they both high command. If he ever fools around with all he desired in return was a good word and really meant it. And thus Lesya grew up. any woman, however, then woe unto him! He a. good drink. Sometimes I would fill his hat loving Somko with all the devotion her young immediately loses his membership in it. In fact, with silver dollars, which he would take to the innocent heart was capable of. All the beauti­ we are more strict in such matters down in doorway and spill them out on the ground, ful things that are written about love in poet­ our stronghold than monks are in their mon­ saying. 'Where did this refuse come from?' ry, she felt towards him. So it really hurt her asteries. If one of us becomes guilty of any That's just what he thinks of money and other now that despite all this, he paid so little at­ such earthly and vain things, he is not led to such earthly things. Sometimes I would ask tention to her, and spent most of his time talk­ the whipping post or to the lock-up, but is told him: 'Kyrylo, how can I reward you for serving ing about weighty matters with Shraam and beat it, to get out. And yet, often it so hap­ me so faithfully and for saving my life so others. And yet her pride would not permit pens that such a disgraced man, after tasting often?' And to this he would briefly reply, 'It her to reveal her feelings even to her mother. what life outside the Sitch is like, throws up his is not for you to reward me.' And that's that, Reverend Shraam. What do you think of him?" And where was Petro all this while? Im­ new mode of existence, forsakes his wife and mediately after dinner he had taken his musket children, and comes back to us. 'Brothers,' he (To be continued) and had gone into the forest, as if to hunt. usually says, 'please take me back into your There he spent the whole afternoon, the poor order again! The world is a terrible place to fellow. Coming back, he found all gayety and live in.' To which the brothers reply: 'Aha! So A Sound Knowledge of Your Old-World Back­ merriment around him, a veritable banquet, you've had enough, hey? Very well, here take ground is Indispensable to Good Americanism,' a goblet, fill it up, and tell us all about it.' And Several offered him a drink, which he refused, Especially Now in War-Time for how could he drink when his heart fairly so he would fill up the goblet given him, sit J1 pained with unrequited love. down among them, and recount his tale of To Gain Such Knowledge They sat down to supper, when here again everything that had happened to him, about READ THE UKRAINIAN WEEKLY

UKRALMAN CANADIANS individuals, all are united in admira­ Their Primary Interest—Canada what confused about the worW in (Concluded from page 3) tion for the great poet of the Uk­ which we live. raine, Taras Shevchenko. Though The large majority of Ukrainian- variously interpreted, it was he who Canadians are Canadian born and I see no "Ukrainian problem" and Mike Kolibob (Slovak), and John their primary interest is naturally "Yaremowich (Polish) have Ukrain­ fought for liberty with poetry so separate and apart from a "French powerful that the Tsar exiled him to in the land they know best—Canada. problem" or an "English problem." ian wives. Myron Feeley, M.L.A., Work alongside the young lad of Uk- Canora, Anglo-Saxon from United і Liberia In almost every hall and Slavic people are at times more in­ 1 home in Canada is a picture of Shev­ ! rainian origin in factory or office tense in their support of the con­ States, is married to a Ukrainian and unless you are looking for it, chenko who wrote: flicting "new orders" over which the Canadian. ten chances to one you will not know Far from being an insular people, і To those of ever greedy eyes, him apart from any other Canadian world is in flames today, but their * e Ukrainian-Canadians readily in- і Gods of earth, the Tsars, ! boy who speaks and thinks in the problems in Canada, or in the Uk­ termingle and marry with their fel­ Are the plows and the shiDS, ! English language, likes dancing, raine, cannot be separated from those low Canadians. And despite factions, And all good things of earth ; skating and Bing Crosby, hopes to of humanity in a world made small jDlten led by ambitious and vociferous Only for these little gods? get married someday and is some­ by the radio and аегоріаие. ^о, 41 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1942 51 Х-Г THE SPORTING WAY Now a Lieutenant Commissioned a Lieutenant

By DIETRIC SLOBOGIN Joseph Lesawyer, son of Mr. and Daniel Slobodian, son of Mr. and Mrs. Пко Lysohir of 558 Columbia Mrs. Roman Slobodian, 341 Rosehill NOTRE DAME FOOTBALL there wasn't much ado about any­ Street, Hudson, New York, and a Place, Elizabeth, N. J. and a mem­ thing. When Bert Bertelli, heart of member of Ukrainian National Ass'n ber of U.N.A. Branch 3, received his JUST ANOTHER JOE the No^re Dame "T" passed for an­ Br. 477, of which his father is sec­ commission as second lieutenant re­ NATIONAL PRO LEAGUE other score there commenced some retary, recently completed the of­ cently upon graduation from the of­ PICKUPS eyebrow raising. Once more the ficers' training course at Camp Berke­ ficers training school at Fort Ben- Notre Dame victory march played ley, Texas, and received his com­ ning, Ga. T17E have never played football at and the South Benders were on the mission as a second lieutenant. At the University of Notre Dame; loose again; to make a long story present he is stationed somewheres in j&ftgSE8M)Sfe^Ql«teS«a»iS we have never been to South Bend; short, the final score was 28-0. Louisiana. furthermore, we have never had the Here's a sound friendly tip—don't pleasure of meeting that great foot­ ever bet against Notre Dame, no mat­ ball immortal—Knute Rockne. Still, ter what their record shows. A state­ that great institution in the Middle ment like "let's win this one for West, particularly its football teams, Rock" is enough for the Gold and have been our idols for years. What Blue to play far above their aver­ do Notre Dame football teams have age^ Now, Knute Rockne rests com­ that other teams do not, besides the fortably in eternity; little does he colorful "T" formation? Admittedly, know (but then, who knows, perhaps several college elevens have the "T" he does, that Notre Dame football formation. Why do Notre Dame foot­ teams keep winning "this one for ball teams pack all stadiums wher­ Rock." ever they play? Why are bettors re­ Certainly Clark Shaughnessy must luctant on quoting odds for the Gold be listed among the better football and Blue games? ш coaches in the modern era. And, No football team will ever inherit as- such, his statements carry much the spirit inculcated into the Notre weight. Clark turned out a Rose Dame system of football that the Bowl Champion in 1940 at Stanford; Knute Rockne bequeathed it. It's at- present he is coach of Maryland. more than the ole' college try. It's The latest member of the Muha fam­ something that words absolutely ily (Ukrainian) to terrify opposing cannot express; something that gridders is Joe—but not just an­ LIEUT. JOSEPH LESAWYER LIEUT. DANIEL SLOBODIAN ' comes automatically to almost any­ other Joe. Here are the exact words Prior to attending the school, Lt. Prior to then, Lieut. Slobodian com* one when the Notre Dame band of Clark Shaughnessy uttered at a Lesawyer was staff sergeant at the pleted the course at the non-com­ strikes up with their victory march, dinner in Philadelphia recently: 66th General Hospital, Fort Bragg, missioned officers school at Camp above thousands of roaring voices. ".. .but losing to VMI gave me an North Carolina. He is a graduate of Croft, South Carolina. At present he This Notre Dame spirit—and spirit opportunity to say something about New York University, where he is stationed at Camp George G« alone—has put many a Rambler grid a great back-for-all-around perform­ played varsity baseball. He also Meade, Maryland. team on the march to pull a game de­ ance^—Joe Muha. I never thought we played baseball on the New York finitely out of the fire or just play could be stopped with a 5-1 defense. Lt. Slobodian is a graduate of New Athletic Club team. He is treasurer of York University, where he received over their heads to conquer sup­ That is, a 5-man line, with only one the Ukrainian Youth's League of posedly unbeatable elevens. man, Muha, backing it up. He a bachelor of science degree in fi­ North America. nance. He is a former treasurer of About 8 or 9 years ago (remem­ choked all our running plays, pock­ Both at Fort Bragg and at Camp ber that play of Shakespeare to Mill- eted all our passes and provided all the Ukrainian Youth Chorus of New Barkley Lt. Lesawyer received the York and New Jersey, and an officer ner?) a Notre Dame team was swarmed of VMTs scoring punch. I know you Ukrainian Weekly regularly, which all over for three quarters of a game, raved about him up there when he and member of various other Uk­ he praised for helping him remain rainian American societies. His fa­ against Ohio State and almost two starred against Temple. (Muha threw well informed about latest develop­ thirds of the last period. Then some­ a touchdown pass with less than 15 ther is supreme treasurer of the Uk­ ments in Ukrainian American life and rainian National Association. thing happened. Just like a bolt of seconds of play—D. S.) But III go' war effort. lightning the Gold and Blue struck farther. I don't think there's a man' Lt. Slobodian says he is a con­ .. .not once did they strike, but three in the country—including the pro —FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS- stant reader of The Ukr. Weekly. times in quick succession to win out backs—who is playing any better when just about everyone and his football this year." That is certainly brother had conceded the game to a great compliment, especially coming in each game played thus far.. .This Bernie Crimmins of Notre Dame fame to the Buckeyes. from Mr. Shaughnessy. No.—not just Abilene, Texas, cattle buyer, should was his predecessor... Dick Todd, This season Notre Dame was rated another Joe. enlist in the Air Corps... Dean Washington, picked the right team. with the best of 'em. But some­ Dots and dashes from the National McAdams, Brooklyn triple-threat His grandmother is a full blooded thing went haywire. They lost to Professional Football League circles. back, leads the punting dept. after Cherokee... Here is a fine compli­ Georgia Tech and tied Wisconsin. ... Cecil Isbell, the great Green Bay getting one off for 74 yards against ment from Jack Sutherland who When they came back the following Packer back, has replaced Siingin' the Redskins... The departure of turned out those great Pitt elevens.. , week to flatten Stanford, experts put Sammy Baugh as the National rookie fullback John Polanski from "he's [ВШ Dudley] an exceptional them in the "flash in the pan" class. League's leading passer.. .All-Ameri­ the Detroit Lions to join the Mar­ pass defense man, too. He play a Then came the big pay-off game with can Bill Dudley, after leading ground ines brings to 208 the number of passes on defense just like an out­ Bernie Bierman's powerful Iowa Pre- gainers up to October 18 has dropped N.F.L. players and executives who fielder who has learned to play the FHght Training outfit. The Ramblers to second place... Washington, pac­ have left football to enter military hitter." j. were definitely selected as underdogs. ing the Eastern division of the N. L. service... Failure to pass the eye Just as we featured Joe Muha, Uk­ Who wouldn't select them as such? is still the foremost defensive unit... test prevented Tuffy Leemans, N. Y. rainian, this week, we expect to have This Iowa Pre-Flight squat had flat­ The Chicago Bears, as usual, lead the Star fullback, from enlisting in the tened the powerhouse Minnesota league in point-producing... Bull­ Navy... Ward Cuff, veteran Giant another Ukrainian grid great fea­ eleven just a week previous. When dog Turner of the Bears eleven has halfback, is coaching football at Car­ tured in our next column. Until then,, Notre Dame scored and converted intercepted at least one enemy aerial dinal Hayes High School in N. Y do it the only way—Sporting Way.

remained for ten years, emerging! from it a captain on pension. The\\Story of Ukrainian LiteratureHis Love of the Ukrainian Tongue (27)* Throughout this varied career, ful observances of various religious j Kotlyarevsky did not neglec^ his pur­ •pHUS far we have reviewed the first first proved to be quite difficult for suit of knowledge. His studies gave and middle periods of Ukrain­ him, as back home he had been ac­ holidays. At the same time he was; also able to see the varied forms of him a wide understanding of many ian literature. We have seen that customed to the Ukrainian tongue. subjects, especially of literature. whereas in its first period Ukrainian But since teaching in Russian in Uk­ oppression practiced upon them by і the Russian authorities and the Rus-1 Though educated enough to appre-* literature was strongly colored by raine was compulsory, he had to ciate the qualities of foreign litera- Byzantine influences, in its middle make the best of it. sianized Ukrainian gentry and nobil-1 ity. ratures and that of ancient Ukraine, period it was characterized by the Kotlyarevsky was popular among his interest, however, was most emergence of truly native motifs and his classmates. He especially endeared This village background left an in-1 lelible mark on Kotlyarevsky. He be- stirred by the literary possibilities' style and the gradual infiltration of himself to them by entertaining them of the language he heard all about the vernacular as its medium of ex­ with Ukrainian folk songs and tales came very fond of its simplicity and | color. Often he would attire himself him, used by the common people ia pression, thereby setting the stage which he had learned at home. He villages and hamlets in their every­ for the third and modern period of also recited poems to them of his in the Шгашіап native costume and mingle with the ordinary people in day life. This interest was further Ukrainian literature, with Ivan Kot- own authorship, on which account he heightened by his fondness for Uk­ lyarevsky as its founder. was dubbed a "verse-maker." their work and play. Thus he gained a perspective of their life impossible rainian folk songs and tales, where­ After completing his studies Kot­ in the expressiveness and beauty of Ivan Kotlyarevsky to other intellectuals of his day Who lyarevsky became a private tutor for remained secluded from the real life the popular speech was especially; Ivan Kotlyarevsky (1769-1838) wealthy families. about them. evident Gradually the idea grew within him was born, raised and educated in the Folk Customs Attract Him In time Kotlyarevsky grew tired Poltava region of Ukraine. He began of teaching rich men's sons. He of using this popular speech as at his studies at home, as was the cus­ Moat of Kotlyarevsky's tutoring threw up his tutoring and entered literary medium, one which would be tom in those days, under the tutelege was done in the country. Here he had government- service, where he served understood not only by scholars .but of his father. Later when he grew a splendid opportunity of observing about seven years, chiefly in the law by all people. He determined to put older he was sent to gymnasium. the everyday life of the peasants, department. Then he resigned and this idea to a test. Here he studied in- Russian, which at their гогпу customs, modes and color­ entered military service in v.hlch he (To be continued) б UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1942 No. 41

SEAMAN DESCRIBES SUB ATTACK HEADS ACTIVE UP-STATE N. Y. VOTERS With the arrival up-state New York able number of voters of Ukrainian ON CONVOY BOUND FOR RUSSIA from New York City. of our young descent, but they have never really lawyer, Mr. William Andrushin, a amounted to anything because of the new spirit and fresh energy have im­ lack of leadership. Mr. Andrushin put A vivid and dramatic story of an in the water and the only thing left bued our communal life. And this an end to this situation this year. He attack on a convoy and rescue at sea for me to do was to let go of the not only in Utica, where he opened took hold of the situation, and started was told by John Zelwak, member of rope and drop into the sea. Dressed his law office, but in the entire region, to mold the Ukrainian vote into a branch 104 of the Ukrainian National in a heavy woolen weatherproof suit, which boasts of many Ukrainian coherent unit. Association, known to his friends as- seaboots and life preserver, I floated workers as well as farmers. At once On October 20, we had an oppor­ "Smokey." who has returned to hisaroun d in the water which was 30 what had hitherto appeared to many tunity to see how successful he has home in Matawan, New Jersey, from degrees above zero for thirty minutes of us a mere wasteland proved to be been thus far in his efforts. At his * Scotland, where he was taken after before I was picked up by a wara big cultivable land, which had lain call there gathered, in Herkimer, N. і being picked up at sea by a British vessel, transferred to a rescue ship fallow simply because there had been і Y., a group of prominent local Uk- g rescue ship. and taken to Scotland, where I was no one who knew how to till it prop­ rainian Americans, men and women, t Son of Mr. and Mrs Michael Zel­ hospitalized. erly. j for the purpose of meeting the Re wak of 659 State Street, Perth Am- "During the time I waam the water Mr. Andrushin, who is a member | publican candidate for the governor . boy, also members of branch 104, and I kept whistling through my fingers of U.N.A. branch 58, and who knows і of the State of New York, Mr^ married to the former Miss Alta so the rescue ship would know where his Ukrainian background thorough­ | Thomas E. Dewey. The group had vi Lewis, John, twenty-five, had been I was and could pick me up. Many ly, is just the man for the job, espe­ ; an ample opportunity to speak to Mr. ; employed by the General Cable Com­ times I had to blow my breath of my cially since it requires the knowledge | Dewey. pany in Perth Amboy until last sum­ numbed hands before I could make not only of two languages but of two On the same day, several hours mer, when he decided to enter the the sound through my fingers. Once cultures as well. ! later, Mr. Andrushin led another-1 the merchant marine in which he on the rescue ship I was assigned to Never was this better shown as | group of Ukrainian voters to meet had been employed for some* years a gun station to keep away the air­ during the current election period. Mr. Dewey in Utica, N. Y. prior to taking the Cable Co. posi­ planes. No men were left idle." We have in this region a consider­ A FRIEND tion. As a first class seaman, "Smokey" was accompanied home "Smokey" was assigned to a ship in­ by two of his fellow seamen, Anthony Paid Political Ad. Ран! Political Ad. cluded in a convoy that left for Rus­ J. Todd, Of Philadelphia* Pa., and .. 1! f -,'f ' '« Л* • J sia on August 9. Peter Sugarman of Waiden, Mass. His story, as reported in the. Perth All three intend to return to convoy Amboy News follows:— duty in spite of their experience. IN WARTIME "Our first contaet with enemy sub­ "Smokey" said, "We go through, hell The State of New York Needs an Efficient, marines was on Aug. 26 with no loss. both ways, hell going over and hell On Aug. 31 at 6 a. m., two ships were coming back. Energetic and Progressive Administration lost and during the entire diy we "We realize," he continued, "the SUCH AN ADMINISTRATION THE VOTERS CAN OBTAIN fought submarines until 2 o'clock BY VOTING THE STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN TICKET: the next morning, when the convoy great need of the merchant marine at the present time and how much was able to rid itself of the sub­ THOMAS E. DEWEY marines. the government depends upon it to help win the war. We realise that •че FOR GOVERNOR "Everything ran smoothly until someone must get the materials and Sept. 13 when a major attack was food to our fighting men overseas and HOMAS W. WALLACE made by German submarines and air­ the men of the merchant marine FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR planes which continued for three days. stand ready to do their part in this о Our losses were small compared work for their country." '<-u with those of the enemy. It was IANK C. MOORE •.: the greatest convoy to reach its des­ FOR COMPTROLLER tination in the present war. The air­ о planes were like wild ducks in the MAKE N ATHANIELL. GOLDSTEIN sky and were shot down in large FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL numbers, crashing into the sea with EVERT © their occupants. PAY DAY Miss WINIFRED C. STANLEY "When the vessel I was on was CHARLES MUXZICATO struck by two torpedoes from a Ger­ Л BOND DAY FOR REPRESENTATIVES AT LARGE man sub, I was in the pilot house at the wheel of the ship. As they hit the boat shuddered like some huge wounded animal. When it was cer­ New York and Uicinity K' ттяііїіїгтіїї!їттіінм»пнііг»»иптт!ГГ и tain the craft and its, cargo would t DEDICATION и have to be abandoned, the crew and и navy gunners assigned to the vessel и of Service Flag exercises и made for their life boats. It was my featuring a и Manisia Says; и duty to remain on deck and assist in н CONCERT H It's a sin to toil * lie, the launching of the life boat to и which I had been assigned and after to be held и and we're not sinners! So it reached the water, to slide down Sunday* November 1.1942 н yon can be sure that every И word we say about Michael the ropes into it. •t WASHINGTON IRVING HIGH H И Tnransky furs is the truth. "After the life boat had been low­ SCHOOL AUDITORIUM и beginning 7:30 P. M. H ered, I started to slide down the M It's a fact that every ropes. As I reached the water I looked under auspice* of Committee of Ml Ukrainian National Association и skin used in a Michael down, but there wasn't any boat there. Branches of Greater New York и Tnransky fur is of the One of the torpedoes that had hit Entire proceeds to Army Emergen­ И И highest quality. It's a fact the ship had damaged the life boat cy Relief. Concert will feature St. И that these coats are noted and it filled and sank as soon as it George's Ukrainian Catholic Choir и и for their durability, their touched the water. of New York, Olga Lepkova, mezzo-­ * soprano, Peter Ordynsky, and other N beauty, their style. "Seamen who were in the boat attractions. Admission 75e sjad 60f. и и when it left the deck were struggling и It's a fact that Tnransky Й furs are priced at the low­ M И est figures. If s a fact that H И you'll find the biggest se­ H lection of furs in all sizes PENNSYLVANIANS и И and styles at Michael M Turansky's. Safeguard Your State and Interests и и M It's more than a fact, 0П TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 3. 1942 И H it's a tradition, that you BY VOTING и И buy your furs with Con­ И fidence at Michael Turan­ и THE STRAIGHT REPUBLICAN TICKET: И sky's. Step in today, and и И sec for yourself. GENERAL EDWARD MARTIN И И FOR GOVERNOR H For your convenience, И we are now open every JOHN C. BELL, JR. И н Thursday evening until 9 FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR и M P. M., on weekdays unta M 6 P.M., and on Saturdays WILLIAM S. LIVENGOOD, JR. и FOR SECRETARY OF INTERIOR н nntfi б P.M. " Ц JUDGE: ALLEN M. STEARNE яH FOR SUPREME COURT JUDGE и И MICHAEL TURANSKY JUDGE JOSEPH STADFELD И н S50 SEVENTH AVENUE NEW ТОВК CITY FOR SUPflOMa COURT JUDGE - и и H (Bctw SOth Streets) - WILLIAM I. TROUTMAN и FOR CONGRESSMAN AT LARGE и 16th Floor TeL: ЬАфшют 4гШП I ИІХІІІІШИІІІІП1»ІПННІІНИІИІ11»?»И1Ц1»Г