Український Щоденник Ukrainian Daily РІК U. Ч. 9. VOL. ІЛ. No. 9.
SECTION II. Щ>е Шгаіпіап
Dedicated to the needs and interest of yonng Americans of Ukrainian descent·
No. 3 JERSEY CITY, N. J.f SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1943 VOL. XI
GONAS ELECTED INDIANA JERSEY CITY UKRAINIANS Geographical Influences on Ukraine ASSEMBLY WHIP HAVE $160,000 IN WAR BONDS
її» IIIWIIIIII —» IMIII mm > John S. Gonas, Indiana State Sen The Jersey Journal of January YyAR or no war, there are certain factors in the history of nations which ator, Ukrainian by descent, was re 12th reported that the Jersey City are beyond the pale of ordinary human control, and which play an cently elected Democratic Caucus Ukrainian War Bond Committee, Important role in the shaping of their destinies. Among the more influential Chairman of the Upper House of the formed soon after the Japanese of these factors are the geographical conditions. Their sway is so im State General Assembly at the State sneak-attack on Pearl Harbor, "has portant, although not absolute, that to lack knowledge of them is to leave Capitol, Indianapolis, Indiana. just gone over the $100,000 mark in unanswered many questions pertaining to the formation, development or Previous to his election to the Sen bond sales to parishioners and parish decline of a nation. To quote the pertinent remark of John Smith in his ate in 1940, Gonas was a member of organizations of SS. Peter and Paul "General. Historie of Virginia" (1624), "For as Geography without His the House of Representatives, during Ukrainian Catholic Church, Greene tory seemeth a carkaase without motion, so History without Geography which time he served on the im Street at Sussex." wandreth as a Vagrant without a certaine habitation." portant State Budget Committee, having been appointed to it by the The bond committee is headed by These geographical conditions make felt their influence upon the his Governor. Stephen J. Magura, who founded the tory of a »nation or state in many ways, and numerous examples can It is generally presumed that Sen War Bond plan in the parish with be cited here. Especially has this been the case with Ukraine. ator Gonas' activities in the last¦ the Rev. Wladimir Lotowycz; he is Ukraine, as we know, is a vast solid national territory lying in the ¦ session of the General Assembly assisted by William Wagner, As southern part of Eastern Europe, on the threshold to Asia, between 43 de· ¦ aided him in being elected to semblyman Marcel Wagner, and Wil grees and 54 degrees north latitude, and between 21 dg. and 47 dg. east \ his present important position, which liam Gel a, all of whom are active in longitude from Greenwich. Altogether it embraces an area of over 625 is sometimes equivalent to the so- Ukrainian affairs in the community. thousands square miles. . called "Democratic Whip." The total sum invested in War Ukraine A Geographic Unit 0 Bonds by Jersey City Ukrainians to PRIEST'S MARINE BROTHER date is $104,425. It is believed that Geographically speaking, Ukraine is decidedly East European in char· KILLED IN ACTION a considerable number of persons racter, although as the prominent Ukrainian geographer, Prof. Rudnitsky, AT GUADALCANAL have not yet reported their War has pointed out, it occupies there a unique «position, which fully warrants George Lazar, a United States Bond purchases; when these people our conceiving of this great land as a geographic unit standing on an Marine and son of Mr. and Mrs. are heard from the total figure will equal basis with the other natural units, such as Russia proper, the Ural John Lazar of Scranton, Pa., was increase accordinkly. region, and the Baltic region. That this does not appear to be so at first killed in action late last November glance, is due to the uniformity of Eastern Europe, which factor makes during the fighting on Guadalcanal The Journal lists the names of it impossible to apply to Eastern Europe as a criterion the divisions of of the Solomon Islands. He enlisted many persons who had purchased in the Marine Corps in January, 1942. ·Western or Central Europe. bonds during the previous week. His brother is the Rev. John Lazar Heading this list was a $4,250 pur Effect of Deconcenlration of Population of St. John's Ukrainian Catholic chase by Mr. and Mrs. John Sopko, Church in Newark, N. J. - The vastness of this uniform East European region has had a mani followed by the names of other per - ··-~ sons whose purchases ran into four fold effect upon the peoples occupying it. The natural urge of the early PICTURES WANTED inhabitants to be constantly on the move was greatly facilitated in Eastern figures. Europe by the freedom from the constraint of natural barriers, such as The Ukrainian Weekly desires to publish as much as possible pictures in Western Europe. This deconcentration of the population was respon of young and older Americans of send such pictures to it, together sible for the creation of states of large areas and scattered populations, Ukrainian descent who are in the with the necessary data, and three which offers a striking contrast to the Western European states. The armed forces or otherwise distinguish dollars to cover cost of making a cut vastness of this territory and the deconcentration of its peoples were ing themselves in the service of their of th¾ picture. After being used by further responsible for their comparatively slow growth along cultural, country. the Weekly, the cut will be mailed to political and economical lines. Friends or relatives are urged to person ordering it. Naturally enough, this sluggish growth found its echo in the difficulty the Eastern European states encountered in climbing out of what might which intermingling with the native culture reached such a high state be called their political infancy stages. Furthermore, lacking consolidation of development as to make Ukraine one of the most cultured countries of and permanency of forms—which elements thrive best in rugged and Europe at that time. multiform soil and within natural barriers such as characterize Western Man Mastering Nature Europe—their history was marked by extreme vagaries of fortune. One has but to gaze upon the history of Poland, Lithuania, and Russia proper, We must bear in mind, however, that geographical influences vary with to see how true this is. the passage of time. Gradually man has learned to master nature, although Such has also been the sad fate of Ukraine, as exemplified by the he has not thereby dissociated himself from it and the geographic in fluences. He simply has learned to exploit nature more successfully and ancient Kievan state, the Kozak state, and the brief post· World· War-I in more diverse ways. Witness the example offered by the ocean, which Ukrainian National Republic. a thousand years ago was an insurmountable obstacle but which with the Ukraine the Shield of Europe advent of the compass, sextant, cartography, and the steamboat, has be Besides these considerations, however, the prime motivating cause of come one of the foremost aids to pr·ogress in the modern world. Better the sad lot of Ukraine has been its position at the southeastern edge of still, witness man's comparatively recent conquest of the air, and its Europe, on the threshold of Asia, at a point where the easiest overland g*reat significance in the present world·wide conflict. Thus, as we see, route connects the two continents. geographical influences are not of a determining character, as some scholars Historically speaking, Ukraine's border position was very disadvant· ¦ believed, but are, however, extremely important as conditioning factors, especially during the primary stages of a nation's development. With the ageous to her. Primarily because of two reasons: progress of science and technology, man has been able to win a progressive First, the Ukrainian steppe had always been the natural military j ly greater mastery over nature. The dormant possibilities which occupy road for the pillaging hordes of Asiatic nomads who—beginning with the the geographical frames, are beginning to awaken one after the other at Huns in the 4th century A. D. and ending with the Tartars of the 13th the hands of man. and the several succeeding centuries—overran southeastern Europe in great tidal waves, burning, pillaging, killing and enslaving, and becoming a Significance of Ukraine's Geographic Position Today real menace to even Central Europe. Many of these hordes or nations were Such again is the case with Ukraine. Embracing the entire northern annihilated by the ancient Ukrainians, but the constant warfare exhausted coast of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, Ukraine holds considerable Ukraine's strength and led to her downfall at the hands of her avaricious possibilities for overseas commerce. The proximity of Asia is no longer neighbors. If, therefore, anyone of the European nations has the right dangerous, but, on the contrary, very advantageous, for Ukraine is situated to claim th*e credit for being the shield of Europe against the Asiatic bar on the shortest land-route from Europe to the southern part of Asia and barians, it is the Ukrainian nation, which because of its geographical posi to India, and commands a good portion of the route. Also, Ukraine is the tion had to fight them first of all, and which, as history shows, fought only one of the Eastern European nations which through its location them most valiantly. stands closest to the Mediterranean countries. Furthermore, and most Effect of Distance From Western Europe important of all, the Ukrainian steppe, formerly always a place of danger Secondly, Ukraine's border position was disadvantageous to her in¦ and sparse settlements, has become one of the world's richest regions in the past because of its distance from the great cultural centers of West grain production and in natural resources. *· era Europe. Only during the period of the Byzantine Empire, particularly In the light of all this, it is no wonder at all that today Ukraine is J during the 11th century, was this ·position beneficial to Ukraine. During one of the principal theaters of the world-wide conflict, and also its most ^, |jail inn і Bteaajl· т*л**т > of culture £owed ¡ in to Ukraine і from -Byzantium, bloody battlefield. UKRAINIAN WEEKL·Y, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1943 u. . ·—гт—~ і і
phlet, "Inflation," issued by the Of THE і IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL THE HOME FRONT fice of War Information. A wartime dilemma, the pamphlet TRADITION points out, arises from the fact that NO MMк PLEASt к*:-DRIVING spending power in the hands of the people is greater than the supply of An address presented to the Alpha-Omega Society, University of Saske*ehe* " Every American on the Eastern things to be bought. With an es wan, by PROF. G. W. SIMPSON, Hon. President of the Society . Seaboard who realizes the gravity of timated national income of $115 bil the present fuel situation will applaud lion in 1941, there were only $82 the decision of the Office of Price Ad RATIONAL tradition may be de- gers: firstly, you are deliberately billion in goods available to civilians. ministration to outlaw all pleasure * fined as a sort of a past which throwing aside a great potential value Prices rise when demand outruns sup driving whatsoever. the people think they have. We must in life and it is impossible to throw ply, whether the rule is applied to na We know that normal methods of have a national tradition; it is ab away a tradition without becoming tional markets or to seats in the transporting oil to this region have solutely necessary for every group of contemptuous of all tradition. Sec hands of ticket scalpers at the World been disrupted by the activities of people; so necessary is tradition to the ondly, you are deliberately cutting Series. the enemy submarines. We know spiritual life of a people that if they yourself off from a large wealth of Moreover, the pressures which further that alternative methods — do not know what the true tradition group experiences which is food for make for price rises are likely to be chiefly rail transport—are not suf is. they invent one. Tradition is there the future. still greater in 1943. The government ficiently developed to give us the sup fore either a series of fictions in is now spending at the rate of $6 The question of tradition is many·* plies to which we are accustomed and vented for our own vanity or satis billion a month for for, and employ sided—but let us take concrete ex at the same time fill the rapidly ex faction or it is a more or less true ment is still on the rise. But the amples— for example language for panding needs of our armed forces, record of events carefully assembled one. Any language is difficult to ac supply of civilian goods upon which especially those in Africa. We know, this money might be spent will be and lovingly handed down from gen quire as a living thing. It is not sim too, that while this great strain has eration to generation. It goes without ple to study languages and there is still lower during the new year than been developing, we have had a period it was last. saying that national tradition should nothing as deadly as learning a lan of unusually cold weather, making Steps must be taken to siphon off depend on historical facts, otherwise guage by a book. The grammatical great inroads into the fuel used for some of the national income.^with the it offers no sure guide to the future crust must first be broken to get all heating. action. double aim that it shall not be used the different shades. It is foolish to I J¤ the face of all this, it would be to raise prices on the dwindling sup National tradition is always com throw away the advantages of the; nothing short of idiocy to permit the ply of goods and that, aflHrmatively, plex and many-skied. Some people Ukrainian language—you should per· continuance of even the limited it will be used to support the conduct associate tradition with political hap- feet it. Extra work is necessary to ¦ amount of pleasure driving now pos- qf the war. Thus taxes both drain ¦ penings. some with literature, some I perfect It to a stage which is im- s*ole under the ration system, away excess spending power and also with music and others wkh literature, ¦possible for others to do. As well INFLATION buy guns. Other means of accom 1 some with music and others with re- as perfecting the Ukrainian language plishing these purposes, the OWI ligion. As a matter of fact, national you must also perfect the English The disastrous effects which infla· states, are: "Keeping profits at a low, tradition is an association of all these language. Language is a gate through tion would have on the conduct of the reasonable level; fixing ceilings on aspects and many more—emphasis which one must pass to get the full'war, and the steps by which the peo- prices and rents; putting limits on ahifts from time to time, from people ¦ benefit of the culture. ! pie themselves can forestall run- wage increases; preventing farm to people, from generation to genera·Music is another example of tradi· | away prices, are described in a pam- prices from rising: limiting consumer tion. | tion—it is a marv·elous tradition. Peo- = credit: pursuing an energetic pro¿ A group feeds on its traditions asjPle unacquainted with your past mar-! gram' of. war savings and debt re an individual feeds on his memories. 'vel at the wealth of song. You, who | traditions It has a variety of vita- payment; and rationing all essential A man without a memory cannot act understand both, have a tremendous I mms· Ukraine was under political goods that become scarce." intelligently; one without a memory advantage over those who only know subjugation for a long period at the The pamphlet finds sound grounds must he taken away or carefully the one tradition. You can under·!kime when the British experienced a lon of for believing that we may avoid in watched. Our experiences are varied stand and appreciate both. і S I*nº* comparative free· flation, and rests its case on "the tl «..m0¤. a аГЄ combm , . , dom and security. Ukraine's influence and the role of memory is to select t fc intelligence, self-control, and patriot ¿*¦J ·Г°· ¦¦¦ H«J came from the East-Constantinople and from the elements of past ex we find that they may run parallel, and elgewheret while tne British ^ ism of all the people."
periences create behaviour. It is a and reinrorc_ * W1IonVe another. _Le t uusn {hoir;theirs s lrofrom m ththe e WestWes. t There are also creative process acting on selective hook at the political aspect: both the perep«*I characteristics of the SECURITY OF INFORMATION race basis. Memory changes with expen· | Ukrainian and British lands were col- —in the Ukrainian you will find dash, Military secrets will be in danger ences. Thus we attempt to build our ¡ onized and both people became colon- vigor, impulsiveness, while on the unless the public undestands that present from the elements of our past. I izers. One of the deten»ining fact· other hand the British show steadi every American has an important This ¡s analogous with what happens rs was pushing forth with a spirit 0 ness and moderation. In attitude to part in guarding wartime knowledge. in a group — an intelligent group of adventure and a colonizing seal, wards government, the Ukrainians Ship losses that have cost seamen'a feeds on the past. Both had a long tradition of demo· shows a generally hostile attitude due lives give evidence that some Ameri # я—л I w**»w w« *>r і. » v 4 . v. . \ T. T І І UVI«VIIV C* V V A C \Л \A\* \_і U V cracv in the ast T¤ cans have talked too much. The Alpha-Omega exists as a society P · ere was a dy- to the long perj0d of political sub· 10 wer of remedy is an understanding of each because of its unique situation, the ¡ ^^ Pº the people*s assembly. j tion, on the other hand the uga individual's role in this war and use members being Canadians of Ukrain· When overrun, they still upsurged; British are generally tolerant and we find of more caution by everybody. ian origin. Although Canadian-born, the Cossacks rising at the faVoreble due to the freedom and same E>on4 give the enemy the benefit of yet thev are close enough to feed on time as the Cromwellenas. A1- they had experienced, the doubt. The fact that you have the past of Ukraine and at the >same though both people were mixed with There is a great advaritage in learned something as part of a rou time are associated with the British origin, yet. they retained their cul- knowmg two traditions. It does take tine job or heard it in casual con tiadition. Having the Ukrainian and tural unity. ^me, ,ра1іЄпсе and interests to eul- British traditions to feed on, produces But, just as they run parallel, they tivate both, but~it is worth while, versation or read it in a letter that the uniqueness. This imposes on you also diverge. There is a special qua· It is the duty of your club to aid bears no seal of official secrecy does a double duty to acquaint yourself ¡ lity in the Ukrainian music which dis-; members in adjusting themselves to not mean it isn't important. Nor with both, but it gives in return a | tinguisheS it from the English. R j the new traditions and at the same does that mean the enemy necessarily double advantage. To dissociate one· is marvellous to have some one ac-1 time not neglecting the old tradition can find it out—unless you pass the self with the past, involves two dan· ¡ quainted with both and fed on both 1 which are a part of your heritage. word along.
WHAT RECLUS WROTE ABOUT POLISH other Slavic literatures the Polish is of the Ukrainians in energy of ex otherwise distinguished by its wealth! pression and depth of feeling. And AND UKRAINIAN POETRY of historic proverbs, all originating what a sweetness and vigor, com with the aristocracy, which, so to bined with warmth and delicacy, are say, formed the political element in breathed in their love songs! Amongst the nation." »yHE name Elisee Reclus (1830-1905) and fnis sentiment still survives as a thousands of these poems there are is familiar to the student of geo lamentable inheritance bequeathed to And here is what Reclus wrote few that will cause the maiden to graphy, for it stands for the author the present generation. Hence, pos about the Ukrainians: blush, but many which will bring of the 20 volume "Nouve.;¿ Geogra sibly, that contrast between their tears to her eyes; for they are most "The freedom-breathing Cossack phic Universale." Written in the fundamental character, leading so ly cast in a melancholy strain, the songs and the refrains of caravan years 1874-1894, this work stands to readily to heroism, and habits which poetic expression of people long over Chumaks still linger in the memory· this day as a great masterpiece of at times tend to degrade them. When whelmed with misfortune, and who of the Ukrainian. The Kobzar, who that science, and has been translated we read their collections of national love to brood over their sufferings. accompanies his notes with the Kob- into many languages. In English it poetry, we are struck with the lack Nevertheless, the collections contain za, or mandoline, and the Lirnyk, has been published under the title of originality in their ballads, with, many ballads betraying an angry and who plays not oh the lyre, but with "The Earth and its Inhabitants," revengeful spirit. These songs, whose | the coarseness and even cynicism of sort of a hand organ, still chant the with 3,500 maps, in addition to nu authors are unknown, and which are their amorous ditties. Most of their lines which first echoed on the steppe. merous engravings, and it is clear handed down from generation to gen modern poets have been fain to seek· Some of the ballads recited at the evidence of Reclus's extraordinary eration mostly by bfind rhapsodists, their inspiration not in the Polish fairs have a historic strain; but, apart scientific knowledge and unusual songs, but in the Ukrainian, Lithuan from this popular minstrelsy, there already form a precious literature, talent for exposition. ian and even White Russian dumas are snatches of song which in their though not the only treasure of Little Reclus was especially talented in and traditions. This is due to the breadth of thoughts, strength of lan Russian, which has never ceased to probing the souls of a people. It was fact that ever since the eleventh cen guage, and wealth of details, are like be a cultivated language. In it is en this quality which aided him so well tury the Polish peasantry have been fragments of epic poems. Unfortun tirely composed the Chronicle of in analyzing and comparing the char enthralled by the nobles, whereas the ately they are tending to disappear, Vblhynia, the most poetic of all na acter of the Polish and Ukrainian the serfdom of the Lithuanians dates and will soon survive only in written tional annals. · nd since the sixteenth people, in relation to their folk-litera only from the fifteenth, and that of litterature. As he listens to these century it has acquired great literary ture. · the Little Russians of Ukraina from Dumi, which seem to conjure back | importance. One of its most dis Here is what he wrote about the |the eighteenth century. A pure and¡ the past, with all the hopes and fears, tinguished modern writers is the fa Poles: ¡ really poetic spirit could scarcely | the joys, sentiments, and passions of mous poet Shevchenko, long a serf "The greatest fault of the Poles is have been fostered amongst the Po- those · stirring days, the Ukrainian and a soldier, who sings of the their contempt of work. Their fa- 1 ish peasantry under the regime of fancies he lives again the life of his miseries of his people, and speaks to theis. master and serf alike, were the 'szlachta," fawner»of the nobles, heroic forefathers. The national them of justice and freedom' to ever ·taught to despise manual labor, task makers of the poor. Amongst poetry of few languages excels that eome," UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 16, 1943 ви'ивя*ИВІ'',*'в*иівІ*,,,*ии^л,те·вмІ*в,,я^^
practice in his own private life. After THE STORY Of UKRAINIAN PHILOSOPHY being a professor in the theological yins His Wings schools in Ukraine for several years> he spent the remaining twenty-five ППНЕ several references on these -the Greek Orthodox Church began John L. Podlesny, age 21, son of years of his life in wandering through pages recently to Skovoroda, the preaching and writing in self-defense. Mrs. Annie Podlesny of Higbie Lane, Ukraine, staying now with one and Ukrainian philosopher and writer, In the course of this defense special Babylon, N. Y., recently received his now with another of his friends as have evoked some inquiries among schools, e. g. the famous College at wings and commission in the U. S. a sort of peculiar "monk in the our readers concerning Ukrainian Kiev, founded in 1644, and printing Army Air Corps. world.." Most of his works appeared philosophy as a whale. What other presses as well as school libraries and during that period—dialogues, written Lt. Podlesny, a member of U.N.A. big private libraries were established. philosophers besides Skovoroda has in a peculiar language full of com Branch 433, has been in the Army Side by side with the growing in Ukraine produced?—asks one person. plicated symbolism and poetic pathos; since last January. A graduate of fluence of western scholasticism — How do they compare with the philo religious enthusiasm being combined Babylon High School, he was em chiefly of Thomas Aquinas but also sophers of other lands?—asks an in them with a fine humor in regard ployed before entering the service of other schools of philosophic other. What was the gist of their to the "vanity" of human life and by the £>£US Fastener Company—the thought, e. g. Duns Scotus> etc., the philosophies? etc. with a deep sense of the beauty of Ukrainian - owned manufacturer of philosophy of the western Church Fa One of the best authorities on Uk nature. the Dsus fastener, used by American rainian philosophy is Dmytro Chy- thers, especially of St. Augustin, and and British planes. He first trained Our special interest in Skovoroda of the Renaissance gained ground. at Maxwell Field, Mongomery, Ala., zhevsky (1895—-). a philosopher in is not as a writer, but as a philo Judging from the lists of books in the and then he received his primary his own right» and before the war a' sopher. As a philosopher he com libraries of the time, as well from re training at the Southern Aviation professor at the Ukrainian Univer bines elements of neo·platonism with sity and at the Ukrainian Pedagogi ferences made in printed works, and School at Camden, S.C., and his basic from the texts of numerous lesson the philosophy of the Church Fa cal Institute in Prague. training at the Shaw Field, Sum ter, books written in Latin (alas, unedited thers and of western mysticism. Sko According to him, the Ukrainians, S. C. He completed his advanced and not yet worked out in detail) voroda explains hie own views by re like the Slavs in general, have not training at Turner Field, Albany, chiefly from the Academy of Kiev, we ference to the symbolic interpreta given to the world any great philo Ga. can make a fairly accurate list of the tion of the Bible as presented by sopher, i. e. a thinker of such world> philosophic works known in Ukraine Philon (Philo-Judaeus), or the Church wide eminence as to initiate a new¡ in the sixteenth and seventeenth cen Fathers: "There are three worlds. I era in the development of world¡ turies. Along with the medieval The first is the general or living philosophy. This does not mean how· 1 scholastic literature we find works of world, in which lives everything that ever, wrote Prof. Chyzhevsky several the newer scholasticism, e. g. Suarez, has been born. The other two are ¡ years ago, that Ukraine has not pro % and of representatives of Renaissance partial and small worlds. The first duced any prominent philosopher. philosophy, from Nicolas of Cusa to of these two partial worlds is the Though they are little known outside Zabarella, Agrippa of Nettesheim, microcosm, a small world, or man. the confines of Ukraine, nevertheless Machiaveli. Jerome Cardan, Baudin, The second of them is symbolic world, they deserve consideration. Juan Luis Vives, Pico de la Mirando· or the Bible..." However, not only la, and even Giordano Bruno and the Bible but also the world in gen Francis Bacon. In the seventeenth eral appears to Skovoroda as a Its Beginnings century modern philosophy began to subject for symbolic interpretation. spread in Ukraine; the Cartesian "No colors portray a rose, a lily, or In an outline of the story of Uk Manual was even used as the text a narcissus, in such a living way as rainian philosophy, written several book on philosophy in the Academy the shadow of heavenly and earthly years ago. Prof. Chyzhevsky wrote of Kiev. The transition in the teach pictures mirror the invisible truth of that— ing of philosophy took place in the God." Acquaintance with philosophy in first half of the eighteenth century. Ukraine is of a far older date than At that time we also find in Ukraine His Conception »f the World is usually supposed. Immediately af mention and traces of the influence The picture of the world, that re ter the Christian religion had beeit of Descartes, Spinoza. Leibnitz, and veals itself to Skovoroda under "the introduced into Ukraine, i. e. 988, re even of Locke and Hobbes. shadow of the heavenly and earthly ligious and educational literature of LIEUT. JOHN L. PODLESNY One of the first independent writ pictures," is, in the first place, an various kinds began to flow in from ers of philosophy in Ukraine was Cyril antithesis: everything in the world He was scheduled to graduate from Byzantium. This was followed a little Tranquillion Stavrovetsky who, in consists of contrary elements—the j Turner Field several weeks before later by historical literature in which 1618, produced his "Zertsalo Boho- whole world is full through and the time he did, but was involved in we find numerous, though short, re slovia" (the Mirror of Theology); in through with antitheses: "In this an airplane crash three days before ferences to ancient philosophers, and which the influence of Renaissance world there are two worlds which he was to receive his wings. A co even quotations from their works, philosophy is apparent. But in the are parts of the one world: the in pilot in the plane when it crashed, which where mostly moral treatises, Ukrainian literature of those times visible world and the visible world, he suffered slight injuries. His moth but sometimes also purely theoretic. with the exception of short theses the living and the dead worlds, the er and sister, Mrs. Henry Haynisix, Sentences which have been ascribed of philosophic disputation, all that whole and the part. The one is the and his aunt, Mrs. Philip Ruzylo of to Pythagoras, Democritys, Socrates, one finds are fragments of philosophy raiment, the other is the body. "Vis New Haven, Conn, attended his Aristippus, Diogenes, Plato, Aristotle, in theological works. ible nature' is substance: 'invisibleі graduation. Zeno the Stoic, and Epictetus have nature' is God. The source of all ex been found in them. For example, П istence, as of all changes and pro Lt. Podlesny has been assigned to from the fragmentary references to ceedings in the material world, which the Homestead Air Base, Homestead, Plato and from quotations from his The period of religious philosophy is in its essence entirely passive, is 'Fla., where he is at present. works, which thus became known in in Ukraine ends with three authors, God who keeps.. . the whole world Ukraine, a complete portrait might Paisiy Velychkovsky, Gregory Sko in motion. . .God, the *spirit' of every be drawn of him as a religious thinker voroda and Semen Ham alia, who creature. He alone inspires, feeds, or things. This purifying leads man to and the forerunner of Christianity. may be considered as representing a ders, sends out, protects, and by His wards the ideal of the Chureh Fa-. This is the reasoifwhy Plato as well "mystic trio" of Ukrainian philosophy. will, which is the general law or! thers — "deification," or union with as Aristotle are sometimes painted statute, again turns us to dust and God. Following his leaning towards Paisiy Velychkovsky among the saints on the icons, al ashes: and we call it death." antitheses and paradoxes, Skovoroda though in actual fact they also de Paisiy Velychkovsky (1722-1794) maintains that the way towards dei veloped lines of thought which had lived and worked outside the boun ... of Man fication is through "self-humiliation," nothing in common with Christianity. "self-abasement," that it is necessary daries of Ukraine. An exponent of Humanity is dual in nature. Fol In old Ukraine the philosophy of Greek-Orthodox ascetism, a graduate "to kill one's own will," "to rend lowing Philon, a Church Father, and· one's heart,"- - that by this "life-creat the Fathers of the Church also be of the Academy of Kiev, he became^a the German mystics,. Skovoroda dis-1 gan slowly to spread, and it should monk in Rumania. He was the author ing death" of the outer man the in cerns in man the "inner".or "real," ner man is born again into a godlike be remembered that a great number of books on asceticism, but is espe and the "outer" man: "Thou art the of these Church Fathers had a philo cially famous as the collector of the existence. Yet Skovoroda is not an shadow of thy real man. Thou art exponent of stern religious ethics sophic bent, that in Ukraine especial great calendar of the writings of the the raiment, he -the body. Thou art requiring the same asthetic way ly their works had been translated Church Fathers, the "Ph¡lokalia," the hallucination, he—the truth in of life of all men. On the contrary, and that all are filled with elements which was widely spread throughout thee. Thou art naught, he the true he assumes that each man may fol of both Platonic and Aristotlean Ukraine and Russia, and exereised a being in thee. Thou art dirt, he—thy low ~Ms own individual way. As one philosophy. One of the sects of the deeply religious influence on the peo beauty, imagine, and plan." This of t*he best symbolic statements of fifteenth and sixteenth centuries ple. His works are more religious and "real man" is the "bottomless depth" Skovoroda expresses it: "God re sought philosophic satisfaction in the educational than philosophic and mys that is broader than all waters and sembles a rich fountain that fills vari philosophies of the old Hebrew and tical. Z heaven. This "bottomless depth" is· ous vessels of various sizes. 'Equali the Arabians; translations of Alga· « Semen Hamalta the "heart" of man. "O, heart! The ty to А1Г is the inscription on that zali, Moses. Maimonides, etc., which bottomless depth.... broade¿r than fountain. A smaller vessel gets less, came to us from this last source, con Semen Hamalia (1743-1822). a all waters and heaven!. . . How deep but it is equal to the larger vessel in tributed greatly to the establishment much younger man, translated his thou art! Thou comprisest and hold·. that it is equally as full as the other.''' own mystical conception of the world of our terminology of philosophy. est all, but nothing can comprise The notion of 'unequal equality' is among masonic circles in Russia. His thee." The head of everything in Skovoroda's central ethical ideal, Its Spread In Kith and 17th letters, published in three volumes, man is the human heart. It is the about which he sings in his songs: he Centuries represent his conception of the world real man in man, and all the rest is declines most decidedly, the "equality as a mystical system of thought. He General interest in theology and, but surroundings." which the fo
By HONORE EWACH President Roosevelt issued a state·1 peace the common effort which will ment to his press conference on the have brought them victory in the occasion of the first anniversary of war. They have come to see that the *XVITHIN the span of fifty-one years Canada, one is really amazed that the signing of the United Nations! maintenance and safeguarding of 1 the Ukrainians have really taken within the space of half a cental¿¡^^¾^¾^^t^¿^|^s¾ peace is the most vital single neces
root in Canada. They came here main the Ukrainian Canadians have made¦to¤ И()цг tafik Qn tnig New Уеаг>3 sity in the lives of each and all of
ly in search of land—and they found such a wonderful progress Thatpro-;d is three.fold: first| to press on us." of it in western Canada: in Manitoba, gress, it is interesting to note. »і^и, the massed forces of free hu-¦ Mr. Roosevelt, amplifying his pre Saskatchewan, and Alberta. At first marked by three mam stages Theimamt ш the nt bandit assault| pared statement, authorized report some of them missed here the genial hm stage could be: very aptly termed civilization is completely! ers to quote him directly that "almost climate of Ukraine. They missed too|as the Gaucmn. It covered the relations; crushed; 3econd| to organize all the other things we hope to get the happy spirit of the Ukrainian ¦Period when the Ukrainian immig- that the forces of among nations so out of the war a*re more or less de Villages. And they felt very lonesome j rants in Canada were trying their barbarism can never again break pendent on the maintenance of and strange among the people they, best to adapt themselves to the ; loose; third tQ cooperate to the end peace—all kinds of planning for the met here whose tongue they did not strange conditions in the new country, од joy in peace and' mankind may en future, economic and social, and so understand at all. Yet they found | especially in looking about for means . m freedom tfae unprecedented bless forth and so on. It isn't much use here what they wanted most - the ¦ of livelihood. Products of the^poorest c divine providence, through ings whi h if there is going to· be another World fertile Canadian land. But in time | class of Ukrainian villagers, they pos- civilization, has the the gress of War in 10 years, or 1 year or 20 they learned to like also the bracing; sessed very little education, though » t within our reach years. All the planning for the fu Canadian climate and the brevity and ¦ they and their children were usually ture is dependent obviously on peace." practical exactness of the English ! very eager to get hold of any book The President stated that at the tongue. During their first twenty-five | or newspaper. Most of them were time of the signing the world situa-¦ Vice President Wallace, in a radio years here they took deep root in |even ignorant of their real racial tion "was grim indeed. Yet on that interview, said that many in "high the Canadian soil and during the next ¦ origin. Thus when someone asked last New Year's day, these nations, positions" in the Axis realize that their countries face certain military twenty-five years — in the cultural, ¡ them where they came from they re· bound together by the universal ideals, defeat and are preparing to turn professional, and political fields of the ¡ plied, "from Galicia," — not knowing of the Atlantic Charter, signed an act their attention toward winning the Canadian life. They made good¡that Galicia was just one of the Uk- of faith that military aggression,, peace and "laying the foundation for wherever they stepped in, though rainian provinces. treaty violation, and calculated sav- World War No. 3." The Vice Presi they had compete with men and >gery should be remorselessly over- Within th space of some t t ЄІт У Г dent said, "Germany and Japan will women who had more education, bet- Canadians em· the UUramian І І? ^ „!?1 Т**^ҐФ¦^ wiІ n the peace and world war No. 3 if ter means, and finer opportunities. .. iician" primitive. ¾ ¦ d from¾ieir Ga ?ьГ^¾^и1^^^^ we follow the same methods as we Through hard work, diligence and ness to a higher stage of existence, *f±>^^^ did the last time. Even if Hitler and patience the Ukrainians have become Most of them became conscious that ¾¡T S^S^th^MiS¾?' the top criminals are all blotted out, >veil-established here in Canada. At they were of Ruthenian origin, asso· ^ey thus created the mightiest coah- the competent brains down the line in тю time, it should be borne in mind, dating themselves with the old and w the German army still remain ready were they anybody's pets. At first outmoded name of their European Іº^¾Л^і to plan economic and fifth column nobody even took the trouble to find motherland, but still remaining ig- ^"j*º^** ¾h.J¾J?*£S war as a preliminary to the next out who they really were. All that¦norant of the newest phase of A¡J¡¦¦\JS^ ,ºlnLn military aggression under a new, less smc me<1 tne the older Canadians knew about¦ vancement in Ukraine. This second *Jº coalition, crazy and therefore more dangerous ¦ ,The umty thus them then was that they were to be stage in their development may be ' achieved amidst Hitler." found in all the railroad gangs, in | said to have begun a few years prior dire danger has borne rich fruit. The the lumber camps, also as farm hands ¦ to the first World War and to have United Nations are passing from the The foundation stones of the new and farmers, and that their ways of'lasted to about 1920. defensive to the offensive. The unity world·wide democracy the United Na tions would build, Mr. Wallace said, ]ife were simple and even somewhat| Tt th pmpr{rAnf>o f 1Tlf achieved on the battle lines is being primitive in comparison with the well і t¦; |„ 1017 oV ЛГІЇл« ****esUy sought in the not less com- are liberty and unity, or in other words ш 19 7 a free P tlon that "home rule and centralized author to-do farmers of British origin It }. J* * Plethlsx мproblem ш no s onюиз a differenwar ment front are. In \o uo larmera ш oruisn ungiii. threw new lieht even into the hearts Ги· · · ity." The far-reaching goal, he said, ¦There was hardly anyone then who ;£7£ «^¾E.Z\Z[¿¦¦¦¦¿Г%£Тїиї ^ would be to preserve "the liberty, could discern the beauty and social ^V^ «^ХПР^^^І^ n ,¾ conscious of the supreme necessity ,a¤nin what to come equality, security and unity of the refinement latent in the primitive, !^2Г ^H·l^^n ¾tK^l P S * agricultural ways of life of the Uk- SLSfiL¾S £¾L·ft¾¾ after-and of carrying forward into United Nations—liberty in a politi way themselves with the descendants of cal sense, equality of opportunity in rainian settlers the famous Ukrainian Kozaks who international trade, security against
It is a matter of fact, of course, that fQr centuries had fought in defense freedom-loving and democratic Ko- war and business depression due to
5t was the poorest class of Ukrain· 0f their democratic ways of life. They zaks. And now, as Canadians with a international causes and unity of pur jans who came here in search of land, began to realize very clearly that fine heritage of the democratic Uk- pose in promoting the general wel i>ome of their families came to Can· they were of Ukrainian origin. This rainian principles, they are exem· fare of the world." ada without any material means new idea was further developed in them \ plary Canadian citizens—as farmers, whatever, having spent all what they by their own children who through ¡ business men, professionals, politl· had on their train and steamship their readings became conscious of! cians, and as Canadian soldiers, air FOR fares. Those of Ukrainian villagers their Ukrainian background, especial·; force men, and sailors. The words of who owned at least a dozen or more ly those who studied either at the: Lord Tweedsmuir, Governor-General ¦ acres of fertile land stayed behind, Ukrainian Peter Mohyla Institute in! of Canada, "You will be better Can· I being reluctant to part with their · Saskatoon or the Ukrainian Michael adians by being good Ukrainians," I ICTORY genial, fertile, and naturally beauti· ¦ Hrushevsky Institute in Edmonton. І which he uttered at a gathering of BUY rful Ukraine. |Thus within the past twenty years, j Ukrainian Canadians at Frazerwood, UNITED STATES Bearing this in mind· that it was the Ukrainian Canadians have at· |in Manitoba, in 1936, have at last| the poorest class of Ukrainian vil· tained their highest state of devel· | come true. BONDS · ST From Leon come the nation's law tant cities lie in the plain on the Pacific THE UNITED NATIONS yers, physicians, writers, intellectuals; side. Representing about one-quarter it is the city of artisans and small of Nicaragua's area, the PaciSc plain landowners, whose little fincas houses nearly three-quarter¿ of the Their national life reflects many (farms) are scattered in a wide plain population. XI. NICARAGUA Americanisms: there are more than around the city. It is a city of pas To a Nicaraguan, the two nost im 200 baseball teams; their drugstores, sionate political opinion and discus like ours, are piled high with much portant things about his country are 'AREA—57,000 square miles. Cen- sion. In it you will find splendid old besides drugs — they sell groceries, the two lakes: Lake Managua, 40 tral America's largest country, Spanish churches. Granada, on the miles long and 10 to 16 miies wide, clothing, hardware, jewelry, and other hand, is stanchly conservative. ¾bout the size of Georgia. Population gardening equipment. dominated by the smoking volcano —1,380,000. Third largest in Cen Seventy miles south of Leon, it is the of Momotombo; and Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua is famous for the per tral America, and about one-third as home of aristocrats—wealthy mer 100 miles long and over 40 miles wide, fection of its volcanic peaks; for its ]arge as Georgia's. Capital City — chants and large landowners, whose the largest inland body of w*ater be two great blue lakes; for its an ¦Managua (population 118,400). Other cattle ranches and cocoa and sugar tween Lake Michigan and Lake Titi- cient Indian monoliths and Spanish 5mportant cities, — Leon (population cane plantations stretch for miles caca in South America. Lake Nica and colonial cities; for being the around the upper end of Lake Nica 38.600). Granada (population 22,300). ragua gives the country its peculiarly birthpl¿ce and burial spot of one of ragua. Products—Gold: 60 percent of total strategic position. Connected with the greatest lyric poets in Spanish exports. Coffee: 20 to 30 percent of Three major regions compose Nica the Atlantic Ocean by the San Juan literature, Ruben Dario; for the tena total exports. Bananas, cotton, sugar, ragua: the plain just inland from the River, it is separated from the Paci city of its people, which has allowed cocoa, lumber and dyewoods, hides Pacific Coast with its cities and two fic by only 13 miles of land. Its sur them to survive earthquakes and civil snd skins, maize, sisal and abaca (sub great lakes; the hot, flat, wet Mosquito face is 106 feet above sea level. A wars. stitutes for hemp). Climate—Tropical Coast along the Caribbean with its cut through those 13 miles »the low on the coasts: wet, especially on the Although in 1940 its chief export swamps and jungles and banana est point in the western co·ntinental Caribbean coast; cooler in the moun was gold, Nicaragua's economy is plantations; and the highland coun mountain chain), plus a widening tains. founded on the land—on coffee, ba try—lying between the other two and and deepening of the Sen Juan River, nanas, cotton, coconuts, sugar, cocoa, rising sharply from the lakes to 7,000 would result in a through, water tobacco, cattle—but the country has feet, then sloping gently to the Car course from sea to sea. Nicaraguans Nicaragua is the largest Central always been a nation of city dwellers. ibbean. Seen from the air, the high very much want this canal built, not !A merican republic. The Nicaraguans Since 1858, Managua has been the land country—with its rolling green only for hemisphere defense, but J¿- are descendants of Spanish conquer capital, picked as a compromise after hills high green mountains, rivers and cause it would, at last, provide quick communication between their, coasts. ors and peaceful Indian farmers. The years of rivalry between the colonial lakes, its stretches of forest dotted cities of Leon and Granada. From ear with farm cottages—looks not unlike Such a* canal would be 180 ~miles majority of them are Ladinos, of ly Spanish colonial days Leon has re northern New England¿ But the high* long, compared with the" t£j¿ 4he mixed Indian end white blood. They presented the liberal segment of Nica land country is isolated, roads are Panama Canal, and would..' Bee lively, gay, and emancipated.; ragua; Ruben Dario lies buried there. difficult to build. Nicaragua's impor eight to ten years to "Qietverta Zapovid" Christmas Package New Executive Set-Up Acknowledged For U.Y.O.C OECENTLY I read "Chetverta Za- By Soldier ** povid" (Fourth Commandment), Board of Directors of 11 to Run a story of Galician Ukrainian life by . , Organization for Duration INDUCTEE»S NIGHTMARE Andrey Tschaikovsky, which I have With regular donations from its reviewed for readers of the Ukrain membership, the Ukrainian Civic Cen Ul·TE supposed many of you are an ian Weekly, as follows:— ter ia New York City, a girls' society Abandoning the usual procedure of xious to know how we made out Vasyl Pandjak had just completed of many years standing, has been able electing officers to definite positions with that swarm of Army doctors his theological studies at the Semin to send surprise packages to two or on the Executive Board at yearly down at the Army Medical Board re ary when he became engaged to mar three servicemen a month; and it has conventions, the Ukrainian Youth cently. But first let us tell you about Organization of Connecticut will be ry Anna Pidliska. Both these young remembered many of its acquaintances our physical examination. controlled by a Board of Directors people were well known and liked by in the armed forces with Christmas There we were standing in our B. the residents of their respective vil cards. The following acknowledgment of 11 for the duration, it was voted at the annual U.Y.O.C. rally held V. D.'s. the perfect specimen, full lages. Vasil, especially, was respected which touched its members deeply Sunday, December 6, at the Ukrain of pep. vim, vigor, and goosepim· by them because he was soon to take was received from Corp. Harry Cha- ian Church hall, Hartford, the U.Y. pies. Finally when we were about his vows as a priest. chula, stationed in Hawaii:— О<С. Bulletin reports. to turn blue a doctor ambled Pavlo Pandjak. Vasyl's father, was over, told us to stick out our tongue Andrew Melnyk of New Britain, a respected individual in his own "December 27, 1942 and say. "Ah." "Ah," we said. "Oh." who has played an active part in right, for he claimed to be a builder he said. "Eh?" we asked. "Uh," he "Hello All, - shaping the policies of the U.Y.O.C. of churches. Curiously, however, none replied. Boy, was that an educational for the past five or six years, was of the townspeople ever saw his "Christmas Day has come and gone conversation. Nevertheless, our legs elected to the post of permanent claimed projects. There was something with the New Year soon to follow. It kept shaking, while our nerves started chairman of the Board of Directors sinister in his appearance, especially in was a pleasant day for most of us to fall apart, but we had so much by acclamation. his eyes, so that the villagers feared here in spite of being so far away will power that we just pulled our him somewhat: although they were from the friends we hold dear. Many Miss Rose Worobel of Hartford, a selves together! comparative new-comer in Ukrainian always courteous to the old man. of the good people back home tried "Say." said the Dr., "Your face His wife, Pauliha. felt that he was to make it a happy holiday season circles in Connecticut, was elected to¡ the editorship of The Ukrainian Af-i looks white. Do you feel sick?" "No," rather secretive in his moves; else for us by sending cards and packages. said L "That's powder on my face* They were successful in their at- fairs Bulletin of Connecticut. why would he leave home for days ; I had a shave just before I came in." at a time and then upon his return tempts. The other members of the New Board of Directors are as follows: "Boy," he said. "You certainly look give no explanation. 1 "About a day or two before De- Miss Mary Gwisc, Hartford; Mrs. anemic. When is you blood coming ?¡ The time sequence in this story* cember 25 your package arrived. To Anna Salabay, New Britain; Miss Brother, you've got so little blood goes b#¿k to when in the old coun day on returning from church I was Katherine Sagan, Hartford; Walter that when you blush I bet you get try horse thieves were abundant. handed your Christmas card. I was Demetro. New Britain; Russell Huk, tattletale grey! What you need," The owners of the horses took great very much surprised at receiving Hartford, John Seleman, New Britain; he continued, "is a transfusion. Nurse, precautions to prevent anyone from the package for I coundn't imagine Miss Julia Dudik, Terryville; Miss bring in a mosquito!" At this point stealing them. After the stables who _the kind sender was. It didn't Mar>· Grogoza, Hartford; and. Miss the Dr. went into the next room for a were securely locked, dogs were take long to find out. At this time Anastazia Kurdyna, Hartford. needle and we decided to take a little placed in front of the doors to ward walk, but quick. I want to thank you for your kind The Board shall meet as often as off any intruders. Despite such pre ness and your two wonderful morale seems necessary and at least seven Just then another doctor grabbed cautionary action, however, thieves builders. On scanning over your members must be present to form a us and asked, "Have you any organic eventually managed to separate the greeting card I was able to pick out quorum. trouble?" "No." we replied, "I'm nrt horse from its rightful owner. some names that I remember well. Whenever, because of resignations musical!" Then the doctor wrote One such thievery plays an im- Others sounded kind of familiar al I or the induction of the male members something in a book. Looking over partant part in the life of Vasyl though I could not quite picture the I into the armed forces, the Board of his shoulder, we could see him writ Pandjak. faces. j Directors becomes so small that a ing our name, and alongside it the In a nearby village there lived я word, "perishable!" Just then there "This holiday season is quite dif ' quorum of seven cannot be formed, was a big commotion outside the wealthy and elderly man, Ilko Kozak. ferent than the last one I spent here ¡a special convention of the U.Y.O.C. room. A couple of M.P.'s were ar He was the proud owner of a beauti at the same place. Things were more ' shall be called for the purpose of resting a spy. Seems he had the map ful homestead. 50 acres of land and uncertain then. All of us, especially ¦ electing persons to fill the vacancies of the United States tattooed on his 20 pure-bred horses. Kozak hired a : I. hope that this will be our last on the Board. chest and one of his dimples showed young boy* who was called Voytko і holiday that we'll be spending away Because the hew executive set-up the location of a secret airfield! ^to care for the horses. This young from home. seemed such a radical change from boy claimed that he had previoush Then we were led into a room "Soon the holidays will have gone the usual procedure and necessitated been in the arm>'. His proof was where a psychologist made us sit but there is still one more that I ¦ the suspension of the U.Y.O.C. con his honorable discharge papers and down and answer a pile of unusual want to remember and that is our stitution, a long and searching de- the uniform he constantly wore ever questions, among which was, "Bromo, і own Christmas. I know it's too late i bate was held as to the wisdom of while caring for the horses. His gooc have you ever kissed a girl?" "You ¡ for greetings for even the New Year | such a step and the size and respon· natured attitude and pleasant singing bet," we replied. "I have an insane but there still is time to say, 'Merry ¡ sibilities of such a Board. However, made him exceptionally likeable. On¢ desire to kiss girls all the time. Is | Christmas to you all on January 7.' most of those attending the conven day Kozak became curious to find oul anything wrong with that?" "Oh no, With this it's So Long, and thanks a tion had realized long ago that, be what Voytko was doing up on the і Bromo." he answered, "But could you million for thinking of me." cause of transportation restrictions, ladder against the side of the stable I staggered hours of work, and the spare a couple of good addresses?" Upon being asked, the boy explained steady loss of officers and members Finally we found ourself standing to Kozak's satisfaction that he \\·a¡ ¡ ; of the organization to the armed I in front of the classifying officer with patching up the holes before the cole ¦ were people *of meager means, for I forces, it was impossible to continue an apple in our hand (Don't ask us winter'set in. This statement was ¡ Mrs. Pidliska's husband, a priest, had ! under the old system and that an where we got the apple. Do you want partially correct in that he was filling died a number of years earlier. To ¦ emergency arrangement was needed |to spoil the story?). "And what's in the holes; however, the fact thai the great annoyance of Mrs. Pidliska, ¡in order to insure the continuation ! the idea bringing me a big red he, Voytko, had actually made then Pavlo Pandjak insisted that she sign j of the U.Y.O.C. as an active and apple?" asked the examining officer. himself, was of course not revealec a paper stating how much she was thriving organization. Therefore, the . "Well," we replied. "It used to work to the elderly man. giving her daughter as a dowry. He ! wisdom of entrusting the destinies of jwjrth my teachers!" After a lapse of knew she couldn't give much and that ! the U.Y.O.C. to a compact and power· A few nights later Kozak was | a few seconds the officer turned to us awakened by strange noises outsid¢ he could supply his son with all he j ful Board of Directors for the dura· and said, "Bromo, the Army needs the stable. He arose and started to Wanted, but such was his nature. ¡ tion soon became apparent to all and і men. Have you any good telephone> ward the door and then turned back The prospects of the impending ¡the proposal was carried unanimous numbers?" doubtful that anyone could get past marriage was further complicated for ly. the dogs. He looked into the beds o: Vasyl by the discovery that his father The convention began at 3 P.M. and The outcome of it all ? You guessed his two sons to see if by chanc< was a horse-thief. How all these com was adjourned at 8 in the evening. it. І .4F! Surprised? So were we. either of them were gone. Seein| plications finally resolved themselves Joseph Melnyk of New Britain was Since that date lots of fellows have that both were still in their places makes some interesting reading. elected convention chairman and Miss been asking us how we got such he suddenly realized that horse Briefly, however, it can be revealed Stephanie Salabay of Southington a classification. To every^one we thieves were in his stables. He quick here that the key to the solution of convention secretary. told a different story (Ain't we the the problem lay in the fact that, as one?). To one fellow we told him we ly awakened his sons and togethe: Retiring on¾cers who were able to old Pandjak told his son, the name smeared spaghetti all over our face, they went out to capture the thieves be present reported on their activi he had used among the members of so he tried the same stunt, but it Just as they were leaving the house ties for the past year and were given his "profession" was not Pandjak but flopped. He was accepted. Yesterday a loud crash broke the stillness о a vote of confidence. the night. Rushing in its direction "Czerupa." Acting then on his fa he stopped around to see us. "I About fifty or sixty persons from they found that a section Of th» ther's advice, Vasyl decided to mar thought," he groaned, "I'd get a 4F central Connecticut communities at- stable wall had collapsed, burying u ry and make his home in a different like you." "Oh, I forgot to tell you." , tended the convention and without we said, "that besides covering your its ruins three men, evidently thieve£ village, where the stigma attached to exception all showed a keen interest face with a lot of spaghetti, you who were struggling to free them his father was not known, and where, ¦ in the discussions and proceedings, also have to have 16 toes and a wood selves. therefore, the name Pandjak could . the U.Y.O.C. Bulletin reports. en leg!" The crash brought many neighbor an honorable one. In this manner to the scene. Together with Kozal then, the relations between the fa Pardon me now folks, while I run they finally managed to extricate th ther and son, strained for awhile by down to the OPA office and register struggling would-be horse thieves. T disclosure of the former's "night the serial numbers on my rubber the complete and utter amazement о ^ work," became strengthened again, bands! afl, two of the thieves were wide! especially when the father no longei BROMO SELTZER known citizens of their village—th : indulged in such wrongdoing. And P. S. Boy, times must be tough! first, an employee of Kozak, Voytk¢ thus the son was once more able tc My girl friend hung up her only pair and the second, Pavlo Pandjak. pay his father the proper filial re· of nylon stockings over the fireplace Later, in the Pidliska householc spect> ANNE DYDYK, on Xmas Eve, and Santa Claim preparations were being made for th swiped them! ~wedding of t¿e daughter Anna. Tbe .f - ' ' * Syracuse, N. T —ї«ї - - YOUTH And The UNA THEY SAID... ST. CLAIR MARINE IN SOLOMONS SENDS MOTHER $400 AS XMAS GIFT WORKING WITH THE U.N.A. Pearl Buck, author and authority on China: Corporal Michael Stravetsky with Becoming interested in Ukrainian- the Marines at Guadalcanal, Solomon *American activities at an early age, "I conceive it is our duty as citi Islands, remembered his mother, Mrs. I became a member of a Ukrainian zens of democracy and as human be Annie Stravetsky, North Mill J&reet, Mandolin Orchestra of a faction not ings not to be content today merely St. Clair, Pa. with a Christmas gift to my liking. My father, noticing that to put on a uniform, either the ui- of $400 in U. S. Notes. The letter -I wasn't satisfied and that my interest form of army or navy upon our from Corp. Stravetsky, who is a mem in Ukrainian affairs had increased, bodies, or the uniform of docility ber of U·NA. Branch, left the marine advised me to stop groping in the upon our minds, nor of expendiency base, December 1, arrived in St. Fran *dark and become a member of a good, upon our hearts. Now as never be cisco Dec. 10, and arrived in St. reputable organization, the Ukrain fore in the history of the world we Clair December 12. The postage was ian National Association. who believe in liberty of the ·mind $1.20. Back in 1934 Mr. Peter Herman, a and freedom of the body must speak, As reported in the local press, the U.N.A. pioneer and present secreta^ry again and again, regardless of the gift and especially the spirit that of Branch 99 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., danger to ourselves. If we do not prompted it, have brought much joy -contacted ще and questioned me as make this war into a war for free to Mre. Stravetsky. Portion of the to my abilit*y to speak, read, and dom, *we shall lose freedom, without money has been placed in the bank write Ukrainian. Satisfied with the which life is worthless. If freedom to the credit of the young soldier for answers he received, he contacted must be lost, then let us lose it bold the purchase of a much desired ar other young men and, in due time, ly, still speaking what we know to ¦ ticle upon his return to civil life. ·formed the nucleus of a U.N.A. be true and not in the timidity of Michael enlisted in the Marine, youth branch. This branch, which was silence. For us, words are weapons." October, 1940, receiving his base -organized on September 16, 1934, was training at Parris Island, S. C. His CORP. MICHAEL STRAVETSKY *to consist of male members only, but Chester s. Williams, director of adult company left for the South Pacific with t¿e passing of the years mem education, U.S. Office of Education: ¦Ma y 2, 1942. He prizes medals as a ·bers of the* opposite sex were con "Our educational system needs re sharpshooter and use of the hand bel, secretary Exchange Bank, Phila tacted and admitted into the branch. organizing. It has failed to present grenade. On April 30, 1941 he delphia ; Joseph, employed with Row » Members· of the newly-formed a study of the modern world so that graduated from the School for ·F*ield land and Schumacker, St. Clair area; (branch were Peter~ Bonk, president, it makes sense. It is partly out of Radio Operators with an average of Leo> junior, St Clair High School; a student of theology who went to date. The public must be given an 92.4, ranking nigh in the class. and Daniel, freshman, St. Glair High -Rome, Italy, and returned when war understanding of the technological | Other Stravetsky children are Olga, School, The father, Anthony, met 1 broke out te enlist in the United and scientific revolution of the pres- secretary Middle-port Air Port; Isa- death by accident in 1934. States Army; Gregory Herman, vice ent age; it must "understand the new president of the U·NA., a school *air-age geopolitics,' and it must also teacher; Alex Zwarycz, treasurer; learn the difference between the P¾OCH ENLISTS IN NAVY John Zwarycz, secretary, Steven philosophies and psychologies of de Zumchak, Theodore Zinkowsky, and mocracy and dictatorship." The *Wilkes-Barre Record" of De A HISTORY 1 Vasile Fediow, auditors. All the char cember 30th, 1942, reports that "Wil OF UKRAINE ter members cooperated with each Har«iltl C. Urey, renowned chemist liam Proch, son of Mrs. Eva Proch other from the day the branch was and Nobel Prize winner: of North River Street, has enlisted \ MICHAEL HRUSHE VSKY formed to the present time. The "It seems to me that when the in the Navy and will report for active branch was known as the Ivan Frah- Axis is definitely defeated and pre service on January 4th in Philadel Published for ko Youth of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., U.N.A. vented from starting another war, phia. He has volunteered for service THE UKRAINIAN NATIONAL Branch 157. the next most likely source of conflict in' the Navy's physical education ASSOCIATION New members were admitted as is ·possible misunderstanding with training program, which is in charge ЬУ time went on. The membership cam Russia. Unless ·thought is given to of Gem¾ Tunney, former world's THE ¥ALE UNIVERSITY PRESS paign was greatly stimulated because this