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No. 19 JERSEY CITY, N. J., SATURDAY, MAY в, 1939 VOL. VH шшіЗШяШшшШШшШш ' UKRAINIAN YOUTH CHOBUS BEAD NEWS FROM POLISH TO SING OVEB NBC' 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 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 "; 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. Alfred A. Kboflf. |&| UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAlg^tfAY 6, 1939 No. 19.

с c Our special interest in Skovo­ PRASES HOLYNSKY Ше Story of Ukrainian Philosophy roda is not as a writer, but as a Every collector knows at least • philosopher. As a philosopher .he once the thrill of finding a rare By DMYTKO CHYZHEVSKY combines elements of neo-platon- record to be added to a collection. (Professor at the Ukrainian University and at the Ukrainian ism with the philosophy of the This is the only simile'I can use Church Fathers and of western to express the great excitement g^llgi^gical Institute in Prague.) mysticism. Skovoroda explains his caused by hearing for the first time — (1) own views, by preference to the the voice of the Ukrainian tenor symbolic interpretation of the Bible Mychaylo Holynsky. This artist *pHE Ukrainians, like the Slavs in we can make a fairly accurate list "*" general, have not given to the as presented by 'Philon (Philo- has up to now been unknown in of the philosophic works known Judaeus), or by the Church Fa­ this country but for. some years world any great philosopher, i. e. in Ukraine in the sixteenth and thers: "There are three worlds. a thinker of such world-wide етігіч : has been premier tenor with the sevententh centuries. Along with The first is the general or living Kiev, Warsaw, Odessa, and ence as to mark a new era in the the medieval scholastic literature world, in which lives everything other opera houses of southeastern development of world "philosophy. we find works of the newer scholas­ that has been born. The other Europe. Mr. Holynsky comes from This does not mean, however, that ticism, e. g. Suarez, and of repre­ two are partial and small worlds. Lemberg [Lviw], Galicia. Ukraine has not produced any pro­ sentatives of Renaissance philo­ The first of these two partial This really great singer came to minent philosopher. Though they sophy, from Nicolas of Cusa to worlds is the microcosm, a small Toronto on December 3 and con­ are little known outside the con­ Zabarelia, Agrippa of Nettesheim, world, or man. The second of quered the city. He does not bawl, fines of Ukraine, nevertheless they Macchiaveli, Jerome Cardan, Bau- "them is the symbolic world, or the bellow, get red in the face.or in­ /deserve consideration. din, Juan. Luis Vives, Pico de la Bible .fp^However, not only the dulge in sobs. He does not distort Mirandola, and even Giordano Bible but also the world in gen­ tone for strength.' The voice is a Bruno and Francis Bacon. In the eral appears for Skovoroda as a sensational one, of great magni­ Its Beginnings seventeenth century modern philo- subject for symbolic interpreta­ ficence and opulent beauty and has sophv began to spread in Ukraine; Acquaintance with philosopti1 y in tion. "No colours portray a rose, left this collector dissatisfied with the Cartesian Manual was even a lily, or a narcissus, in such a any records of male voices with Ukraine is ef a far older date than used as the text-book on philo­ is usually supposed. Immediately af­ living way as the'|^ihadow of- the exception of Caruso and Cha- sophy in the Academy of Kiev. The heavenly and earthly pictures mir­ liapine. One ceases to look for ter the Christian religion had been transition in the teaching of philo- introduced into Ukraine, i. e. 988, ror the invisible truth of God." perfection when it has been found. sopny took place in the first half His Conception of the World At present I am trying to find out religious and educational literature of the eighteenth century. At that of various, kinds began to flow in The picture of the world, that if any records are available of tins time we also find in Ukraine men­ reveals itself to Skovoroda. under great voice. If any collector knows from Byzantium. This was follow­ tion' and traces of the influence of ed a little later by historical litera­ "the shadow of the heavenly and of Holynsky records will he kindly Descartes, Spinoza, Leibnitz, and earthly pictures," is, in blur first correspond with me? In the mean­ ture in which we find numerous, | even„of Locke and Hobbes. though short, references to ancient < place, an antithesis; everything in time, I urge all collectors to hear philosophers, and even quotations ! One of the 'first independent, the world consists of contrary this great voice if Holynsky ap­ from their works, which were most­ writers of philosophy in Ukraine elements—the whole world is full pears in their vicinity.—Cara Hart- ly moral treatises, but sometimes was Cyril TranquUlion Stavrpvet- through and through with anti­ well, Toronto, Canada. also purely theoretic Sentences sky .who, in 1618, produced his theses: "In this world there are ("Hobbies" Magazine, April, 1939) which have been ascribed to Pytha­ "Zertsalo Bohoslovia" (the Mirror two worlds which are parts of the goras, Democritys, , Aris- of Theology); in which the influ­ one world: the invisible world and ence of Renaissance philosophy is the visible world, the living and "BETWEEN GERMANY AND tippus, Diogenes, , Aristotle, MUSCOVY" Zeno the Stoic, and Epictetus have apparent But in the Ukrainian • the dead worlds, the whole .'and been found in them. For example, literature of those times, with the the part. The one is the raiment, Under the above heading, "Na- from the fragmentary references to •exception of short theses of philo­ the other i§ the body. "Visible cionalna Polityka," Lviw, April Plato and from quotations from sophic disputation, all that one •nature* is. substance; *. 'invisible 2nd, the organ of the Ukrainian his works, which thus . became finds are fragments of philosophy nature'* is God. The source of all National Democratic Union (U.N, known in Ukraine,, a complete por­ in theological works. existence, as of all changes and D.O.) prints a leading article on trait might be drawn of him as a proceedings in the material world, the dangers to Poland in the non-. religious thinker and the forerun­ which' is in its essence entirely existence of a Ukrainian State, ner of Christianity. This is the .The period of religious philo­ passive, is God who keeps... the from which we give the following: reason why Plato as well as Aris­ sophy in Ukraine ends with three whole world in motion... God, the "The situation. might have been totle are sometimes painted among authors, P а і з і у Velychkovsky, "spirit' of every creature. He alone entirely different if there had been the saints