The Ukrainian Weekly 1939, No.19
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www.ukrweekly.com Supplement to the SVOBODA, Ukrainian Daily No. 19 JERSEY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, MAY в, 1939 VOL. VH шшіЗШяШшшШШшШш ' UKRAINIAN YOUTH CHOBUS BEAD NEWS FROM POLISH TO SING OVEB NBC' UKRAINE IN SVOBODA The Ukrainian Youth. Chorus of Every day the "SvoЬЩЩШ New York and New Jersey, under ports constantly recurring acts In our united efforts to interest America in the U- the direction of Stephen Maruse- of Polish oppression of Ukrainians. krainian cause, we have never asked for more than a vich, will present a program of Items appearing in today's issue on Ukrainian songs next Saturday, page 1, however, are especially re just consideration of it, as it can well stand on its own May 13, from 5:45 to в P. M., E. D. commended to be read. The extent merits. Yet nowadays such consideration is still more S.T., over the National Broadcasting of Polish oppression that they in the exception than the rule. i|||t|§ Company network, on a coast-to- dicate, cab be appreciated in the coast hook-up. light of the fact that they- JjBpS Therefore, considerable credit should be given to The program will consist of taken from "Dilo," leading and Raymond Leslie Buell, president of the Foreign Policy three numbers:' "Shumyt. JJudyt conservative Ukrainian daily pub Association, for the/Chapter on the Ukrainians in hie re Dibrevonka," a folk-song arranged lished in Lviw, which eschews all by Michael Hayyoronsky; ,70y sensationalism and" which propa cently-published volume, "Poland, Key to Europe"* — a Choho ТУ Pochorntfo Zeleniye Po gates cooperation between the. U- volume which in our opinion is indispensable to an under- le," words by Tares Shevchenko,- krainians and Poles rather than - standing of the European situation today. music by Leo Revutsky; and "Zfia-. conflict; furthermore* like outer la Ulanka ShowkovU rTravu," a old; country newspapers, "Dik>" is Here is a man, an outstanding authority on foreign heavily censored, oftentimes ap folk-song. ршШ lllllilil pearing with Large blank spaces, affairs, who has not permitted his well-known friendship NEW CANAttAN-UKBAlNIAN in the center of which is one wend: for Poland to clouckhis sense of justice and fair-play. In PERIODICAL APPEARS "Confiscated"; therefore the fact a patently sincere effort to present the truth about the that these news items which tie. An attractive and well-edited "Syoboda" reports- did appear- on plight of the Ukrainians—"the largest national group in magazine in English, "Ukrainian Dilo's pages in spite of the censor, Europe to whom the doctrine of self-determination has Tribune and Review," has appeared indicates that far more shocking not yet been applied,"—especially under Poland, he has in Canada. Published in Edmon acts of Polish oppression are tak ton, Alberta, it is "devoted to the ing place, which the censor, how relied not only on his personal observations during his interests of that, greatest of all, ever, does not allow to appear in trip to Poland last year, and upon Polish, French, English submerged 'minority' of Europe— I the press. The Ukrainian People." and American sources of material, but also upon Ukrain - Among those whose contribu These reports and others reach ian sources (in English and Ukrainian) as well—a rather tions appear in the first issue, for ing us fromnrerious sources, give ' unusual thing for ah American, writer. April and May, are r*fof. George . fresh support to^aW growing con W. Simpson of the University of viction that Poland has embarked upon an unprecedentedly severe As a result of this scholarly and impartial approach Saskatchewan, who has mastered! і policy of oppression and terrorism . to the subject, bis chapter on the Ukrainians is one of the Ukrainian language and is well; known for Bis writings on Ukraine; directed, against her Ukrainian'. fairest accounts of their centuries-old movement for free Michael Luchkowich, former mem population. Yet the Polish press' dom to appear thus far in the American press. True, Mr. ber of ffie Canadian Parliament; continues to print articles per- ~ Buell falls into several errors, such as saying that Ukrain- ІЩШатОшг P. Coleman of Coram- traying PoIishrUkrainian relations bia University, iipthor of "Brief in rosy colors, . ian literature began as late ad the appearance of Kotlya- Survey of Ukrainian Literature"; year. revsky's "Aenied" (1798), when in reality it began with Dr. John. Yatchew, a barrister of DETROIT YOUTH SPONSOR the introduction of Christianity into Ukraine (988); and Windsor; -Isidore Goresky, former, CONCERT member of Alberta Legislature; A concert of two Ukrainian art- ! his proposed solution of the Ukraino-Polish conflict is and Honore Ewach, co-editor of ists, Maria Sokil, soprano, and An- і dictated more by Polish interests than by the national as "Ukrainian Voice* at Winnipeg: tin Rudnitsky, pianist, was held : pirations of the Ukrainian people; still this does little to and author of ''Ukrainian • Songs Friday evening, April 28, at the In detract from the general excellence of his treatment of and Lyrics.t'ililP stitute of Art, in Detroit, under The editorial, declares that the the auspices of the Detroit Ukrain the Ukrainian problem. ian Youth Organizations and be- : magazine serves no party and Has: fore a discriminating audience in A specially commendable feature of this treatment is no hidden objectives. "The pub cluding many, of the most pro lishers feel sure that one of the minent musicians of the city, mem- that a large portion of the chapter is devoted to д sketeh' main causes of European strife to here of the Detroit Museum. Staff, of Ukrainian history, which should help to dispel in- day is the imprisonment of Ukrain librarians, school teachers, and a the minds of many the delusion that the Ukrainian na ian people. The rdgfr ж_реасе number of Ukrainian students from cannot be forthcoming until, among Wayne University/ tional movement is a recent manifestation, or that it is others, this oner cause is- liquidated. a creation of Nazi Germany. "The Ukrainian people," says This can be done by the joint will Russell McLaughlin, regarded as Mr. Buell in this connection, "existed long before modern of many nations, among which the the foremost music critic in De Bxiush Commonwealth- of Nations troit, writing in "The Detroit Germany was created; and their problems antedated Hit should be in the leads Ukrainian News,"' declared that While Sokil ler." Furthermore, the Ukrainian national movement is people must get their right to live and Rudnitsky "are of Ukrainian not, as Polish chauvinists .would have the world believe, • their own life in their own ethno origin their art is wider than, any I graphic territory, minus. Hitler, boundary line, for they are gifted "purely artificial—the work of 'agitators' .supported by minus Stalin, ana minus other Op and experienced' МІ *ЙЙ careers unfriendly powers," for, as Mr. Buell points out, "just pressive powers.'' in several" of Europe's leading opera' houses." Mt88 Sokii's sing as the 'Polish peasant became conscious of nationality tlur- The current number of the ma ing, he declares, "was lavely^to ing the nineteenth century, so now Ukrainian nationalism gazine features several dopuments hea*," While tfte aecompaniment of ' seems on the point of becoming a mass movement." He proving ЇКв*Recognition o^tttg .11- her husband, Mr. Rudnitsky, a krainian National Republic by composer and pianist, "was* as in would have been more correct, of course, had he stated Britain, France, and Poland. telligent and comprehending, as any | that Ukrainian nationalism is already a mass movement, Publishers are Ukrainian Tribune we have- heard this season." Jffil . but such a cautious understatement is to be expected from Association. Managing Editor is .After the concert, the- Ukrain Ivan J. Danylchuk, .10364—98th ian Chib of Wayne University held a man in .his position. , Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Can a reception lev the two artists at ada. Subscription: Canada, and the Detroit Scarab Chib. In respect to the possibility of foreign aid to Ukraine, United States, Щ per year. Mr. Buell makes the following significant statement: "It OTDWEST U.N.A. CHARTS WIN nasium, before a crowd of SCO root is only natural that the Ukrainian nationalist movement, ers, sslls like the American Revolution, should accept foreign sup The- Chicago Y.U.N. Branch 1 Top scorers to* the Ukrainians port for whatever motive it may be offered." cagers, mid-west Open Ukrainian were George Felt, center, and National, Association- basketball soph Wojchehowsky, forward, Of special interest, however, is his comment on Foo champions; defeated the Georgian tin* 12 and 20 points respectively. lish oppression of Ukrainians. Referring to those Poles S.A.C., mid-west White Russian The winning team received a t*o- champion team, by a score of 50 phy while Ha Members Deceived who "believe that they can afford to ignore the complaints to 31, at a game played April 23-: individual statuetee from the los of the Ukrainians and simply apply a repressive "policy," at the Foreham High School gym- ing team. he says, "But the Poles have merely to read their own ss = history to realize the danger of such a course/^m the long run, genuine national movements cannot be repressed .than to co-operate with them on a basis of equality,** Mr. by force; and the only way that Poland can escape the Buell regards ae dangerous imperialism. danger of Ukrainian nationalism cutting across four cen "Unless this type of imperialism ia curbed," he con turies is by coming to terms with the Ukrainians in East cludes, "the Ukrainian problem may yet prove to be Pr> ern Galicia." Bill laud's undoing." This repression, this seeking by" Poland to dominate * POLAND: KEY і TO EUROJPfi, By Raymond Leslie Bueli 361» other Slavic people "with its own culture add force, rather pages.