www.ukrweekly.com 4. 138 SECTION TWO SVOBODA, UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SECTION, SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1956 SECTION TWO No.. 138 VOL. LXIII FIFTH UKRAINIAN CANADIAN CANADIAN GOVT. AID ASKED Strong Resistance Revealed Ukrainians Participate in Ї CONGRESS IN UKRAINIAN FIGHT FOR In Ukraine International Festival By PEOF. CXASSNCS A. MANNING FREEDOM William Piddington, ex-Brit-1 ment is still going strong, The Fifth АП-Canada Con- ture and labor must be judged The fifth all-Canada con­ ment that the Ukrainians, are ish paratrooper who spent four' In Ukraine itself, he said, greas of Ukrainian Canadians [by the general Canadian situ- gress of the Ukrainian Can­ disturbed over the co-existence years in a Russian slave camp,) resistance organizations are so met at the Royal Alexandra ation. adian Committee held July 5, tactics of the Kremlin because declared that there was an I strong that they are able to Hotel in Winnipeg July 5-7, underground resistance move- maintain their own arms fac- It was therefore of great in 6 and 7th last in Winnipeg, these new tactics have not 1956. It was the culmination ment in Ukraine nearly big torics—and the country is con­ terest to listen to the address­ Manitoba, Canada, appealed to altered its aim of dominating of a series of dominion-wide enough to topple the Govern­ stantly on the edge of chaos. es of the various Ukrainian the Canadian Government to the whole world. conferences of the leading Uk­ ment Piddington was passing representatives in Ottawa as apply to the problem of the The congress endorsed one rainian groups held in Win­ . He said that while he "was in through East Germany in 1950 well as those of the Canadian independence of Ukraine the central representation of the nipeg during the preceding two the slave camps in Siberia, on his way to visit a girl political parties, all of which same attitude as it presents Ukrainian people in the free weeks, each of' which consid­ serving a thirty-eight - year friend when he was arrested were represented by non-Uk­ toward the satellites now un­ world—the Ukrainian Nation­ ered the subjects discussed and sentence for "espionage," he rainians. The two minor par­ der Soviet dominion, the "Win­ al Council in Europe formed He had no permit to be in to be discussed from their own worked hand - in - hand with ties, the Social Credit and the nipeg Free Press" reported. in 1948. However, the congress East Germany, and when he angle. The Congress was then the Ukrainian resistance move­ Co-operative Commonwealth The appeal was made in form expressed its dissatisfaction presented his British passport to a larger degree'.than in the ment Even in Siberia, Pidding­ Federation, were both repres­ of a resolution unanimously that all Ukrainian political he was immediately charged UCCA a meeting place for de­ ton said, it was strong enough ented by their leaders, Solon adopted. parties in Europe have not with espionage. veloped ideas rather than an to cause Russian authorities Low and M. J. Coldwell re­ The resolution demanded as yet fully consolidated them­ Eventually, he was sen­ open legislative .forum. considerable trouble. spectively. The dominant Lib­ the removal .of the Red army's selves. tenced and taken to Siberia, Ukrainian booth at the Internationa] Festival in Michigan State eral Party was represented by occupation forces from Uk­ Since his release he has man­ where he remained until the University arranged by Miss Boychuk and Mr. P. Panchak. Thia was well-shown by the Russians released him last the parliamentary assistant to raine. It also demands a free Appeal to Europe aged to maintain some con­ • fact that there were scarcely July. eight hours before the final the Hon. Paul Martin, Minister election in Ukraine under in­ The Congress appealed to tact with the group, he ex­ plained, and he is quite cer- He has written a book, "Rus- The Ukrainian etudents! sands of visitors at the ex- session alloted to a considera­ of Health end Public Welfare ternational protection. the leaders of these political again participated in this hibition, many of whom for and head of the Canadian Dele tain that the resistance move- sian Frenzy tion of the basic reasons for UN Influence parties in Europe to complete year's International Festival the first time ever saw such in­ the Congress. The serious gation to the UN. The Con­ consolidation on the basis of in the Michigan State Univer­ tricate needle work. workvwaa done in the different servative opposition was re The congress also suggested the platform of the Ukrainian BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN sity held May 12th. Participating in the program committees and as I had presented by John Diefenbaker, that the Canadian government National Council. Despite the small number of were Mrs. Dudynska, Miss reason to know from the dis­ parliamentary assistant to the use its good offices in the On the Canadian political This year, the districts of somol headquarters for his new students at the university, a Boychuk, the Bandurist Quar­ cussions on culture, literature, leader, Hon. George Drew, United Nations and in the scene the congress urged ac­ Kyiv, Rivno, Drohobytch, membership card. This year, flne program was arranged in tet of Detroit, Messrs. Ciura, schools and art these commit­ who made undoubtedly the commonwealth toward devel­ tion to combat voters* indiffer­ Kytasty, Potapenko and Ku- oping a sympathetic attitude Lviv, Chernlhiv, and Tarnopil however, many members failed which 30 other nationality tees were in almost continents most forceful statement in fa­ ence on elections and efforts to appear and were, according­ cher. to the Ukrainian cause. have been severely censured by groups took part. session as they tried to work vor of Ukrainian independence be made to have the Ukrain­ the Ministry of Ukrainian ly, excluded from the Komso­ Among the many flags of the out common programs to pro­ at the closing banquet He The congress said the most ian electors go to the polls. Farming (Silske Hospodar- mol ranks. — ("Molodj Ukra­ A display of the beautiful United Nations there were dis­ vide directives and methods to seemed well aware of the Uk important factor in the mutual Btvo Ukralny) for not having lny," No. 95, 1956) Ukrainian embroidery, wood played two Ukrainian flags, govern work in these fields for rainian problem and spoke di international safety against The congress also appealed carving, pysanky, kylymy to other Ukrainian organiza­ fulfilled their sowing quotas by * one a blue and red as symbol the next three .years. rectly to the point without in­ Communism was the principle April 30th. Only 9.7 to 17 per So-called workers' corres­ (rugs) loaned by several Uk­ of enslaved Ukraine and the dulging in the hesitating policy of independence of all peoples tions not yet in the Ukrain­ rainian individuals brought The program listed 23 con ian ' Canadian committee to cent of the quotas fixed were pondents have' carried out in­ other a blue and yellow one of other representatives. conquered by Russian im­ fulfilled in these districts. The spections as regards food con­ many comments from the thou- symbol of a free Ukraine. stituent societies of Dominion perialism. It said .that 'the join it and thereby complete ч scope but there were also local ( the consolidation of the Uk­ Ministry affiirms that this is ditions in restaurants, inns, 11 .i. President WytwytskyV the principle has not yet become due to absenteeism on the part and drugstores, etc., in Khar- : : societies grouped .in provincial President of tne Ukrabiian Na thie practical policy of the rainian organizations. sections, and some groups of : of the farmers themselves and kly. It was revealed that very AMERICAN REPORTER ON UKRAINE . і tional Republic in c^ile, re­ democratic fpee workL • \ At present, the Ukrainian u individuals, All societies have the ftWbi that the ieadera| ttle is done to meet the pri •ч ceived a warm Welcome and so. The.<> congress also asked Canadian Committee repres­ 1 A. series of stories have ар-1 brocaded vestments blessed an equal representation in the .„ the koikhoses have felled P ""^ 'heeds*.of the workers, did Miss Mary Beck, Councillor that the Ukrainian Canadian ents 23 dominion-wide Ukrain to rarouse their interests,—:|Conditions, on the whole, are peared in the Cleveland News [the congregation, the, pariah- formal delegates to the Con of the City of Detroit ian organizations. - Committee tell the govern­ (."Radianska Ukraine," Nb. 103, most unhygienic. There are written by Doris O'Donnell, honors passing the relics of St. gross and the Committee on first Cleveland journalist to Vladimir, bowing and praying.* Statutes was very-busy in for­ On Friday evening the Con 1956) - not even facilities in such eat gress arranged special exer­ ing-houses for the workers to visit Russia since World War II. Miss O'Donnell also visited mulating new policies for the * Among her comments. Miss the centuries old St Sophia's organization of the Canadian cises in commemoration of the "Nothing More Dangerous" According to instructions is­ wash their hands before a meal, and the food served O'Donnell asks: do the Russians Cathedral, and told that ac- Ukrainian Committee and for One Hundredth Anniversary of Dr. Robert Wilson, chair­ Communists seem to have sued by the Soviet Ministry of the birth of Ivan Franko in the there is completely lacking in etage-eet the conditions, the cording to the Soviets an at- strengthening in an acceptable man of the Board of Standard Education, examinations on the - found a way to distort the variety. On the other hand, housing, the factories and tempt is being made to aalv- way the power and efficiency Winnipeg Auditorium' with an Oil of Indiana, was.