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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' 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. 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, Moscow 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, Socrates, 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, Plato, 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 Russia, and exercised a deep side df Poland is Bolshevist Russia, ly religious influence on the people. "real man" is the- "bottomless Maimonides, etc, which came, to depth" "that, is broader than all perhaps even more dangerous and us from this last source, contri His works are more religious and formidable for Polish independence educational than philosophic and waters- and heaven. This "bottom buted greatly to the establishment less depth" is the "heart" of man. than Germany. Now more than ""^terminology of philosophy. mystical. ШІІШІІІ ever it is clear how useful an in "O, heart! The bottomless depth..., dependent Ukrainian State might Spread In 16th and 17th Semen Hamalia, broader than all waters and heaven! have been in the political system of Semen Hamalia (1743-1822), a ... How deep thou art!. Thou com- Eastern Europe..." |;'."ібеш^ціАд- ,. prisest and boldest all, but nothing much younger man, translated the (Ukrainian Bureau, London) ї Ganeral interest in theology and, works of J. Boehme and .spread his - can comprise thee." "The head of in connection with it, in philosophy own mystical conception of the everything in man is the human became especially lively in Ukraine world among masonic circles in heart. It is the real man in man, fountain that fills various vessels during the sixteenth and seven Russial His letters, published in and all the rest is but surround of various sizes. 'Unequal Equality teenth centuries, and gave rise to three volumes, represent his con ings." Ірії to All' is the inscription on that various religious movements. Spur ception of the world as a mystical "Unequal Equality to AH" fountain. A smaller vessel gets red by the growing influence of .system of thought. He was espe Skovoroda's theory of perception less, but it is equal to the larger Roman Catholicism-and Protestant cially influenced by the German as well as his ethics are founded vessel in that it is equally as full ism, and later still by the establish mystics, A. Boehme and Arndt, but upon such thoughts. His theory as the other." The notion of 'un- ment and growth of Greek- Catho also by St. Martin. of perception is based .upon the equal equality' is Skovoroda's cen licism, і e. the union of the Roman thought that man is a microcosm, tral ethical ideal, about which he Catholic Church with a part of the Gregory Skovoroda and that in his bottomless heart sings in his songs; he declines most Greek Orthodox Church — the The third of the Ukrainian mys the whole world is potentially en decidedly the "equal equality which Greek Orthodox Church began tics, Gregory Skovoroda, a con closed. Skovoroda's ethics speak the fools try to introduce into the preaching and writing in' self- temporary of Velychkovsky (1722- of purifying the "heart" of. the world." The individual road of life defence. In the course of this de 1794), was much more original "inner man," from all outer things. can be found by self-recognition: fence special schools, e. g. the fa than the other two. lie was only This purifying leads man towards "Know Thyself' is one of the mous College at Kiev, founded in a theoretic writer, but put his the ideal of the Church Fathers— favorite themes of Skovoroda's 1644, and printing presses as well theories into practice in his own "deification," or union with God. works. as school libraries and big private private life After being a profes Following his. leaning towards anti But all individual roads lead to libraries were established. Side by sor in the theological schools in theses and paradoxes, Skovoroda God. Skovoroda's philosophy finds aide with the growing influence of Ukraine for several years, he spent maintains that the way towards its climax in themes of mystical western scholasticism.— chiefly of the remaining twenty-five years of . deification is* through "self-humilia ecstasy, In the annihilation of self Thomas Aquinas but also of other his life in wandering through U- tion," "Self-abasement," that it is in God, the "holy source"; "I love schools of philosophic thought, e. ; kraine, staying now with one and necessary "to kill one's own will," the source and the fount, the key g. Duns Scotus, etc, the philo now with another of his friends as "to rend: one's heart,"—that by- and the beginning, that pours out sophy of the western Church Fa- a sort of peculiar "monk in the this "fife-creating death" of the eternal streams from the. stream tmrs, especially of .St. Augustin, world." Most of his works ap outer man the inner man is born jpfits heart . . . Rivers disappear, and of the Renaissance gained peared during that period—dia again into a godlike existence. Yet streams dry up. The source pours ground. Judging from the lists of logues, written in a peculiar lan Skovoroda is hot an exponent of out its eternal stream, which gives books in the libraries of the time, guage full of complicated symbol stern religious ethics requiring the life and refreshes. I love the as well as from references made ism and poetic pathos; religious same esthetic way of life of all source' itself and I perish ... O, in. printed works, and from the enthusiasm being combined in them men. On the contrary, he assumes the heart of the sea! O. the purest texts of numerous lesson books > with a fine humor in regard to that each man may follow hid own depth without end! Holy source! written in Latin (alas, unedited the "vanity" of • human fife and individual way. As one of the best Only thee alone I love. In thee I. 'and not yet worked out in detail) with a deep sense of the beauty of symbolic .statements of Skovoroda perish and am born again ..." chiefly from the Academy of Kiev, nature. expresses it: "God resembles a rich (To be concluded) No. 19 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, MAY 6, 1939 ^he Я&отап-СЗЬаІіаріпе She Ч&Ьо ^Married the ЯЬЄУІІ (Ukrainian folk tale) ППНЕ so-called "Golden Age" of the Ukraine now unfortunately un ONCE upon a time there' lived a to leave her. The devil then tol ;ffS&— music with its array of famous der the misrule of Poland. Her fa widow who wanted to get mar him that he, too, was ih the same singers was an exciting period of. ther, a clergyman,, belonged to a ried very much. Yet no man want fix. ; vocal art. WW$ very old, cultured Ukrainian fam ed hor, for she had a veryr very "Let's travel together,"]|iR^pi^ ^^^щШЩ:-indeed very strange that ily. Salomea first studied music in bad temper. One day, in exaspera suggested, for misery loves ІЩІ concert and operatic managers of her native city at' the Musical In tion at her plight, she exclaimed, pany. that time, who made every effort stitute [also privately under Alex РрщШгі marry the devil himself ' So both of fhem trudged dov to bring to this country the re- ander Myshuha] from which she if he appeared!" As luck would the road together. When thejjraf • nowned singers of the world, should -later was graduated as a pianist have it, the devil did appear, so began-;to set, pangs of hunger be have overlooked the Ukrainian sing with the highest honors and gold she. married him. Both set up gan to assail them, for in their er, Salomea Krusceniski [KrusheP medal. She also began her vocal housekeeping. Every morning the haste to flee from their shrewish nitslca]. She was one of the great studies at this school, and because woman sent the' devil to chopjftrje^ wives neither had taken any foo est personalities of that time who of her unusual accomplishment in wood in the' forest ' trdd the concert and opera stages this line, the local government sent morning when he failed from here is a tavern," of Italy. South America, and the her to Milan, Italy, to continue her back enough'wood. devil ІЩ his companion. Eastern European countries, par training. • "'•: -fp|| "Why didn't уоиЩЇ toad and create a big ticularly the Ukraine and Russia. wood," his wife shriUe ere.. When you get there Unfettered by the conventional lIpMJbut and began to berate Ьіт:.Щц)рсЙу.й' ask Ш? ya night's lodgings. The . tiadi'ions of her time, Krusceniski She made her debut at Cremona The devil tried tq reraohs^rate>, owheiPt^ll refuse' you, oil account throughout her long career was re in Massenet's "Manon." Her suc with her, but when he sajH^that -0*' jtne^nl spirits in the house— ferred to, especially in Russia, as cess was immediate and engage it was no use, that he would never which will really be me. So you the Woman-Chaliapine. This Was ments at Parma and Trieste fol be able to live on peacerul terms tell h|m that you. will clear the a compliment indeed in a country lowed. She later spent several with her, he ran away. While run- tavei^^tfie evil spirits provided where the name of Chaliapine only seasons jn Russia singing at the nin• repeat it by chasing the . devil Even to this day Salomea Krus order. She sang Moussogorsky, XPH2212 Mefistatele: L'altra'nottee out of the mill. At first the peas ceniski remains a very beautiful Ravel, Franck, Brahms, Schubert, UbBoito ant refused, for he well remem woman. Her body, tall and grace Schumann, and Strauss with mar 2214 Lasciali dir to m'ami bered, the devil's threat to him. fully robust, is free from super velous effectiveness. To hear Eliza • Quaranta When, however, | the people pro- fluous fleoh. On or off the stage beth Schumann today sing Strauss ' « • 2224 La Wally: EbbenMjndro mised to pay him five hundred dol she moves with grace and dignity. songs is a rare treat, but to hear lontana Citalanl lars, he changed his mind and de Her face shows nobility, and sen- Krusceniski sing them was a pro 2226 Canzonetta: GapelH. d'oro cided to risk losing his head for sit veness and is a faithful mirror foundly thrilling experience. She - • Oddone that amount. So he went to the Bang with vitality, intensity, and 2227 Canzonetta: Si dice mill to drive the devil out. Just of her moods, being at all times the greatest understanding. Quaranta sincere and unspoiled by tricks of; 2849 Aida: Ritorna vincitor as ho was about to enter it, he expression. ЩШ Ukrainian Folk Songs S^^Terdi heard someone call him. He looked I An outstanding feature on all of 2850 Aida: In sacri norol up 1 nd there in the tree sat the Her Voico devil. Щ Krusceniski's concert ' programs 2853-Adriana ЬесоиУгеиг::1Е<Ш The Krusceniski voice is extreme was a group of Ukrainian folk veri fiori Qilea "Do you remember what J told ly hard to describe. It was a part songs with which she would al 2854 Adrians Lecouvrcur: lo you I would do to you if you tried o'.' her very impressive personality ways close. Krusceniski was very ь^йШі Cllea to chase me out of this mill?" the and was one of profound appeal.' proud of her Ukrainian musical 2862 Si mes vers avaient des devil angrily demanded. U ually flexible, it was the servant heritage which, incidentally, re ailes Hahn "I haven't come here to chase, of her moods. In happier moments mains even today one of the 2863 Canzone di Solveig you out," the peasant replied. 'Tve it was'clear with an edge of radi greatest and richest sources of Ш§Щш. Grieg just come here to tell you that our 48t3 Loreley: ІЦКЇспе tutta 4 ance, while in dramatic moments it soner yet untouched by the world Catalani w'ves ore on our trail, and that sang in quick staccato declamation at large. When she sang her U- 4815' Walkiria:Tanto fu triste soon they will catch up with us." or in soft adagio of recited grief. krainian songs she sang them, from 1 ^Then the devil heard these startl-. The voice had a power and range,, Wagner ing words, he became very fright the depths of her being. . ^ Columbia, Chicago, 1927 comparable to the heroic, dramatic On one occasion, while singing a ened, for if there was anything ha soprano of Flagstad, but possess-- concert at the command of the ШШ*. (Electric) feared in this world ІЩав to fall in? greater sweetness and inten- Czar of Russia, Krusceniski in •108887 Pastorale into the clutcheaSffhis wife agaii.. sfty. In the most tense dramatic Ukrainian Folk Song jid so without saying even goof - cluded a group of songs in Ukrain •108888 Through Jhe Garden moments it assumed a slight vi ian. This was indeed a daring ven bye to theIpjSsant .he leaped ЯЧЩ| brato which increased its effective Ukrainian Folk Song his perch to the ground and fled : s ness. A discernible add quality, ture for it was strimjy forbidden 108880 Cradle Song fast-as Ws legs could carry ;ЬдаШ at that time in Russia to use the t$pS?? Ukrainian' Folk* Song n like that in the voice of Emma language publicly. By doing so she 108S99 The White GelS*?# §P!fhe peasant rh n returned » Eames, gave it a fierce intensity. won the everlasting gratitude and SSJSSJS! Ukrainian Folk Song the- village and collected the fid (!«discontinued from current lists.) hundred dollars due h»m^re*.driyi_ Salomea Krusceniski was born in respect of her countrymen. Short iog. $he. devjfi^BUt of ІШ|тШ. I^emberg [Lviw], Galicia, a part of ly after -she left Russia. Her re- ("Hobbies" Magazine, April, 1939). Шита and THE UJNJL UKRAINIAN SPORTSETTES CHURCH PERSECUTION The 45th Anniversary THE U. N. A. SPORTLIGHT ППНЕ pioneering founders of the Rodak Loses Featherweight Crown CONTINUES Ukrainian National Association The Athletic Director Reports Leo Rodak of Chicago lost a 15- The drive against th„ Ukrainian w-jre ppor immigrants in a strange Mr. Gregory Herman, Ukrainian round decision to Joey Archibald churches showns no signs of abate land who desired some sort of pro National Association Athletic Di on April 18 at Providence, Rhode ment, and has formed a subject of tection for themselves and their rector, reports that during the last Island, and thereby the National protests in the Polish Seym "Novy children. They never dreamed that week in April, registration blanks Boxing Association's recognition as Czas," Lviw, April 5th, reports their small organization would de were mailed to thirty baseball and featherweight champion of the the following interpellation put to velop to be a б'Л-тШіоі-dollar Softball teams. A letter of infor world. Archibald held a slight ad the Minister of Home Affairs on fraternal order, with 425 branches mation was also sent to each team. vantage in the 12th round, but Ro March 22nd by Stephen Baran, and 33,000 members—all in the Team managers are requested to dak fought back courageously in and Stephen Skrypnyk, Ukrain short space of forty-five years. see to it that blanks are properly. the next two periods and almost ian deputies. N'att u r a 11 у enough, this, was filled out in ink, and that the floored the New Englander. How "At the beginning of the year, in. not easily accomplished, as those parents' consent is obtained for ever,; the eventual victor rallied in the village of Maydan Novyi (Maj- who have read the U.N.A. Jubilee players who are under 21 years of the last canto апф received the dan Nowy) municipality Sil (Sol) Book have learned. The work, age. Additional forms for this pur nod. The United Press article re district Bielgoraj, voivodship Lub which was began from an idea, pose will be furnished on request, ferred to Rodak as the "25-year- lin, tiie wooden' church built short wus very difficult during the first or may be duplicated by the man old Ukrainian." ly before tiie War by the local several years of the organization's agers. Ukrainian Boxer Battles Against Orthodox from their own funds existence. There Were all kinds of Heavy Odds But Triumphs was forcibly taken possession of obstacles to overcome, enemies to The last day for filing registra by the authorities, converted for fight, legal red tape, and other tions is May 31st, which gives Steven Halaiko, one-time top Roman Catholic use, and a separ complications. That the organiza every team about flf month in flight welterweight pugilist, was ate (Polish) Roman Catholic parish tion managed to survive at all is which to complete the forms neces scheduled to box an 8-rounder with established The authorities had due to the determination and per sary in' order to obtain financial Oscar Snuggs .at Hartford, Con also previously occupied Orthodox help from the U.N.A. -All papers, necticut on April 12. A few min churches in other overwhelmingly severance of our people. Today, inquiries, etc., should be addressed utes before Halaiko was to enter 4the U.N.A. is the outstanding insti Orthodox villages in the same local tution of the Ukrainian people in to Mr. 6. Herman, 261 Madison the ring, he received a telegram. ity, either changing them into Ro the United States, and even those St., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Ніз 5 month-old daughter was dead. man Catholic or demolishing them. Who choose to be indifferent to it It would be well if the U.N.A. The Ukrainian, however, fulfilled The Orthodox of the villages of are forced to admit that it is the League season was officially open-, his engagement—he won the bout Maydan Novyi, Maydan Staryi, very basis of Ukrainian-American ed on Decoration Day. This Could —then left for home. Bisha, Hlyny, Markovychi, Knyazh- life. be done if last year's teams served Fick Retains Century AAU Title poh" and many .others, were told as the nucleus for. each League that they must belong to the Or The U.N.A. is now celebrating its Division. In order to facilitate At the National AAU swimming thodox parish of Tarnogrod, which 45th anniversary. As a smart part matters, the teams will receive championships held at Columbus, is many kilometres away. of this celebration, a far-reaching their checks from the, U.N.A. as Ohio, on March 30, Pete Fick, U- membership campaign has ' been soon as the registrations are sub krainian, retained .the 100-yard ''Having deprived the majority of promulgated so that other Ukrain mitted. Early opening of the season free style title which he had an their churches, many of which were ian people can enjoy the benefits will be necessary in order to allow nexed last year. He accomplished built .before 1919,* there was in of being members in the greatest time for the championship play the feat in .52.3 or .01.3 under augurated a drive to compel the Or Ukrainian fraternal order on the offs. the world's, record which he joint thodox to join the Latin Rite, which ly holds with Johnny Weismuller. enjoyed the protection of the^ local continent. The youth, particularly, New Yorkers to Meet authorities, and in whichHEhey ac are being asked to join the U.N.A., Souchak Appointed End Coach as the future of the organization Word has been received from tively participated. This was espe will soon become their responsibil-' Emile Husar, 532 E. 18th Street, Frank Souchak, All-American cially In evidence in the villages New York City, that the Ukrain grid end at the University of Pitts of Maydan Novyi, Maydan Staryi, ian American Athletic Club is in burgh in 1937, has been appoined Bisha, and others in the municipal Ш viting all interested young men to end coach at that institution. He ity of Sil. Meetings of the Ortho Although the U.N.A. has 33,000 attend the club's first baseball joins a fellow Ukrainian, John dox communities were convened at members, the figure is only a small meeting at 8 P. M., Wednesday, Michaelosen, as tutor of the Pan which the Orthodox' were told to fraction of the total number of May 10, at the Westside Y.M.C.A., ther gridmen, the latter perform- join the Roman Catholic Church, Ukrainians in the United States, б W. 63rd St, Room C. and threatened With administra which responsible sources claim to irg duties as backfield coach. The New York ІШ.А. team-is DIETRIC SLOBOGIN. tive measures, including. deporta exceed one million. The U.N.A., of tion from their villages, if they re course, does not hope to enroll the the 1938 U.N.A. Baseball League's ДДДиаіі і і І Л^яОШШіш*, ж і Metropolitan Division titleholder. fused. In February, 1939 several entire million, but it does believe CLUB MAZEPPA LECTURE that several thousand could be en The Manhattan boys also took the such meetings were held During rolled during the remaining months basketball championship of their The cultural committee of Club one of them, in the, hall of the of this year. In 1938, 4,000 new Division., They will May baseball Mazeppa, youth branch No. 183, Fire Brigate at Maydan Staryi) the members were organized into the with U.NA. teams from Newark, Ukrainian National Association, is Polish school-teacher Skibinski of U.N.A. That figure should be Jersey City, and Philadelphia in sponsoring' a lecture on Taras Sil, called upoh the Orthodox to doubled or tripled this year, and the Metropolitan Division, and will Shevchenko, to be given by one abandon thdir Rite; for Roman Ca eye r у conscientious Ukrainian also play non-league games with of the club's members, Mr. Roman tholicism,, stating that the Govern should do his and here part for local Ukrainian teams. Maraz, a promising young artist ment would use compulsion if they the U.N.A. Those that are already *-.. interested fellows who can who will speak on Taras Shev refused, and that the most ob members can do much by getting not attend the meeting are asked chenko as an artist stinate Would be deported. Father their friends to join, and those to write to Mr. Husar for further The lecture is to be held on Nicholas Kosjjzeba, Polish parish that are not members' can help, information. Tuesday, May 9 at 7:30 p. m. at priest of Mayda» Staryi, who was by joining. the Ukrainian National Temple, present, declared that he would IpKthe early stages of the.organ Philadelphia Records 2nd Win 4655 Martin Ave. The committee bear їда responsibility before God ization's development there were Dietrie Sl6bogin reports that the extends a cordial invitation to the for preSure brought to bear upon but a mere handful of members. A Philadelphia U.N.A. Youth Club club's members and their friends. the Orthodox. The municipal sec few poor, hard-working strangers again defeated St Mary's Ukrain There wUl be no. charge. retary then' read out a document in a new land, armed only with ian Catholic Club, this time by a ЦЦ -і! .ч..цідгУіі Щ Ж Ц declaring change ofrite from Or ideas and ambition, managed in thodoxy to Roman Catholicism, and |t§f| 5 score. The game, played on ATTENTrON CONNECTICUT!!! всім way to lay the foundation April 29th, saw tt«pXN.A. lads demanded that it should be signed for our greatest Ukrainian institu lu here and with all the Trimmings by the Orthodox. Nobody seemed establish a 5-run advantage after 3rd ANNUM. CONVENTION of the tion. This handful of immigrants two innings of play, partly due to Ukrainian Youth, Or*, of Conn. When ready to. comply, whereupon the set to work and, in a Short space Ivan Ptashynsky's sizzling triple and where? JKEMORIAL DAY' and the secretary produced a declaration of • of time, had obtained many ad with two mates on the bases. Mar city is HARTFORD. Session—9:30—I refusal to join-Roman Catholicism ditional members for their organ ty Horobiowski pitched 1-hit ball 12 a. m., 1—S p. in. GaU Sport and to become Polish nationals. ization. Once the initiative had for three innings, but John Tedor, Dance 7:30—12 p. in. Music by When still nobody volunteered, the been taken, the order grew by Connecticut's best 9 piece orchestra Poles started to shout abuse at the leaps and bounds. Branches sprang taking over the mound duties in The Nobler*. Everyone' will be there Orthodox. TheJ§£ Were cries of up everywhere.?B*$sburces, origin the fourth inning, ran into a spirit so you don't want to miss it. "ExDel the Ruthenians!" "Beat and ally consisting of a few dollars, ed S£