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JERSEY ШШШМ SATURl^T, FEBRUARY 11, 1939 VOL.

VII
No. 6
"jfXJL BASKETBALL LEAGUE >.
OPPORTUNITY TO ENTER
COAST GUARD SERVICE
The \tJnited States Coast Guard
R UT I
Of the many heroic exploits in the Ukrainian 4war
^$E^ : 'championship awards will.,
be made to the U.N.A. teams,
providing* all eliminationsr^bave
will hold competitive examinations been completed prior to April 1,
on JuneVl4, 1939 for appointments for independence (1917-20), few are as striking!* that of 1939. THe|leaders of the Metro­
of Cadetg'tg the Coast Guard the three hundred Ukrainian students3§io attempted to politan and Pennsylvania Divisions
Academy at^Iew London, Conn., will contend for the Eastern Cham- •
reports Joseph Melnyk of New check the advance of a whole Bolshevik army at Kruti, pionship, while the four Detroit
Britain. This examination is open near Kiev. ;*j|«t§» teams, two in Olffifc'and two in
to young men between the ages of wejjtira -Pennsylvania, will furnish
17-22. The-mental requirements in ЩЇ This took plaW JanuaryЩ, 1 9 Щ ВиШ& better a cha&pion f&'tho 'Middle West.
general are those required for ad­ understand it, let us turn-back the pages о|ЩЩ.Іо 1917. Duej^fee late start of most U l ^ ^ l
mission to an engineering college. teams there will >e no national
The Coast Guard Academy offers The scene is Ukraine under czarist Russia, j u | F after championship.
both an education and a career to the breaking out of the Russian Revolution. The ^ЩФ ggiSlJNA Athletic Direcfett^v-
candidates who are able to meet
the high standards it has iestab- • country is seelffig like a sea in storm. Hopes run w j | j |
There is talk that up nbrth in Russia .proper the czarist POLlSH-HUNGABi^N F R ^ f e
lished. The four year course of
instruction is basically scientiflc TIER NO LONGER SOUGHT
and engineering in character. Each
government has b e l l overthrown, and its J&ce taken Igg
summer cadets make a cruise to the liberal;^Jcial-RlSpJutionaries. The peoj||eannot сЖ§; рвмРНРі&
European or South American ports. tain themselves in their joy.; Oppression is of the paeg.1Sa- Apparently reassured bjr^Sraa^S
The pay of the cadet is $780 per tional f r e e d o m ^ l a s t ! . . . Butjpiat's this? More-'fieWs. 1
ances from Germany that she
year. After graduation a cadet is wSulcf not encourage the Pan-' .
eligible for a commission in the The Social Revolutionary g o v e r n m e n t ' s been ovism IJkfaine campaign, Poland seems',
Coast Guard as Ensign. Further thrown too. By whom? By a ^ r t y that call t h e i n s w ^ to ha^e abandoned the idea of a^
information can be obtained by
writing to Thy Commandant, United
the "Bolsheviks."; B i t do not f||K Т п ?ЗІ|р|Ір 8 Є П І t h e m " common frontier with Hurigary at
the, expense of C^rpatho^0traine,
States Coast Guard, Washington, selves as a government oi the "wdrking ifgple a j g | accordihg to a Warsaw wireless to
D. C. peasantry7|§An audjble sigh of г е І і е ^ ^ Ш Ш о і Л fgjg The New York Tupti last Thursday. |
THE TRIDENT REAPPEARS country. Surely, a party that has thg|[ntei^|p- of the SPEAKS ON UKRAINE OVER
An attractive 48-page English- oppressed classes at heart will noigmder the oppressed НАЮО
language magazine, The Trident, Ukrainian people in tip|r endeavors to build t h e f i j | | | | | | Professor Stephen..W. Mamchui^l
made its initial appearance this chairman of the Sociology Depart­
month after a six months absence. national Ше:' ' ^Ш^й ment of the College of S t ^ g i j f f i v i
It is dedicated to the establishment The Ukrainians return to t h e . ; д Ш | building their St. Paul, Mmn^sotair, dolivered' br
of "one independent sovereign U- own state with redoubled vigor, ТЩІ^/there is disjpier, | lectaire on the. "Plorainjiaix Sittt??;
krainian state," and published by tion'^over radio s t k t i o a l J I ^ ^ ^
the younger element of the Organ­ arid there arfe dissensions among some of them, but t ^ r e | at 3:45 P. M. February ^ - ^ n ^ p ,
ization for Rebirth of Ukraine. The is to be expected. The Ukrainian goj^hment, headed February;^'
present issue is for January-jpifir by the venerable Prof. HrushevskY; busies itself in м У chur gavei^^efi.,,
ruary. It features What Ukraine the same subject Ь
Wants, an editorial by V. S. Dush- sidering various social reforms for the Ukrainian people. national Relations
nyck; A Message from the YUN Raise an army? What for? Ndfine will attack ' u s . -
President, by Olga Zadoretzky; The
Rise of Carpatho-Ukraine, by Mi­ Socialism is in ascendancy, in Russia and Цкгашщ||Щ~
•'. S f e ^ S ЕІ)ЇТОК\0^ BRCIWN
chael C. Lapica; Soviet Foreign oialists won't fight M e *hother. They have too much > | | | DAILY
Policy by/Roman Lacyk (Lapica), common. But just for safety let's have a few reg|ffi|nts
and articles on Kdhovaletz and One pf-the four news editors-of
Melnyk, and on Petlura and the anyway. pp ^ ^ B r o w n Daily iJerald, published
Jews. An ethnographic map of Such were the feelingi of the TO&ainian Deopte at a t Brown University; Providence, j
Ukraine is contained" on its back R. I. Is Joseph J. Рагадйсу. Ukrain­
that critical time, instead of P ^ v i d i i i g ^ ^ ^ a t i d ^ p ian-American whose parents reside
' cover. .
Sent to us for геуДе#г, ..we. are.
defel&e, they played with socialistic theories. Instead of at"464 E. '159th Street, І І Ш Ж к
happy to state that the entire con­ building-a strong eehtfe^orermnent, providing a g o ^ g City. The January ^Pth..issue ot
the Herald beatsvthe capflobvon
tents of. the magazine boar evidence - natggial deface, fofflNlebated upon^iow much land each its masthead: "News editor for
of careful preparation, and its staff ?
should be commended for a good ped§afct
1
was* to Ш^^Ш^фщ^0І ^ЩШІ*¥^^ШШ£* fflb teshei ;Н^піЬІгу.^Йе Щ afeo
job done well. Especially good, the Muscovite, no matter what editor he bears, be i t white ' literary chairman of the '.Brown
however, is the article on the Rise Network, student broadcasting sys­
or red, always dreams of destroying the Ukrainian people. tem. Шйй
of Carpatho-Ukraine. Editorial of­ І The Reds took advantage of this chaotic and blissful
fices "of the magazine are at 149
Second Avenue, New York Bjffc'h state of ai^irs^toeif^ptepagaridistS swarmed tiuJat^h-;
Its staff consists of V. S. Dush- out UkramW с ^ ^ В Д Щ | ^ й е І і ^ ^
nyck, editdr-ih-chief; Olga Zado­
retzky, circulation, manager; Wal­ When thetime was ripe the ВоІвЬеУШ^щегпт^іЩІ^Ш
ter Didyk, Emil Hryshko, Roriian off Ш т а в Ш ^ о й Ш ^ ^ І І г toc^welM&Jown features of~the^
Lacyk, Michael Lapica, Edward Muscovite. An attack waS.lauiicMd agaiilst U K r a i n f e ^ ^ ^
Seredynsky, associate editors; Bbh-
dari Buchak, busmess manager; Red armies advanced. jjjBMKgf Щ^[)Ш&^ *°ЩЯЙІГ Ш English translation
and Pauline Riznyk, associate busi­ &iev by way of Kursk-Vakhmach-Kruti.
ness manager. ІШЙЙ
• PREPARE FOR YOUTH
|ІІ|І|І?У Т^^ЩШ^К
Щ$г CONGRESS defend i t s e l l - i t i a d no army yet. t h e danger g r e w m j p g
A meeting of members of ^Ші^ ІШІШГ gre$8Srl ]Ш desperation the government i s s u e d | g
club's whose delegates comprise the
Newark Convention Committee took call for hjBlp.'f^p
place last Sunday afternoon at
Hotel DoUglas, Newark, N. J. for
Their call did riot go unheeded. Three hundred y o ] ^ f ІВІ
the purpose of reviewing prepara­ Ukfalniari students threw down their schoolbooks ario! d ^ AT.DTMTR SEMENYNA
tions made thtts far for the Seventh cided to save theit motner икгаЩШ They took a ровШой get her with an account of
Ukrainian Youth's Congress to-be at Kruti. Hardly any of Л ^ ^ Ш І І І ^ ^ Ш ^ ^ Г а £Єк* the Ufe and works of
held under UYL-NA auspices in Ivan Franko
Newark oyer the Labor Day week­
befowp? T h e R e d Afthy> weU-e<|uipped, advanced upon
end this year. It was presided over thena. A fierce battle followed,. Had not t h e | j r a | | | been Щ§Ш
. by Michael Hynda, chairman of so busy just then, it would have undoubtedly stopped STEPHEN в Н и М Е Т К Ш
the Convention Committee. Reports "Moses" is a poem that is
were given by him and the other
in awe before ЧЙІЙ Heroic sight: three hundred boys regarded by many ай being
officers, including Victor Romany- fighting agairist If* anriy!... The result was foregone. worthy "to stand besides the
shyn,. Michael RogowskyjpHarry -The heroic defence was wiped out. A few escaped, 27 great creations of world lit-
Kowadlo, Stephen Kowtko, vice- were takeri prisoners and immediately shot, and the rest e^tura/ Through the medium
presidents; William Choma, treas­ !ofT the biblical Moses,, the
urer; Anna Dubas and Anna Ewan- —died in ЬаШе'іІріІ ШШ ІШІ famohS. Ukrainian poet and
sky, corresponding and recording Later, afterdate Bolsheviks had beeri driyeaf away, patriot poignantly portrays in
secretaries, respectively. G u e s t the bodies of most! of these young heroes were reori^ered. this ' poem his own bitter
Speaker ^was George R. Sommers, struggle to lead .his people-
former' U. S. Commissioner. The They were takeri Ж Kiev and buried on Askold hilt over­ into their promised land of
committee will sponsor a dance looking the scene of their heroic e x p l o i t — ^ г а ^ ^ Ш Ш freedom,
this Sunday at the Slovak Hall on Ш Ш і І І &§ШІіР (Reprinted by request) . 50 cents ^ Ш |
Morris Avenue*|o help swell the j • Щ " -/;• •'' " ; І • -" ' і ia~or" 8V0B0DA BOOKSTORE
convention fund. I 81-83 Grand Street
J O I N T H E U K R A I N I A N N A T I O N A L ASSOClATIglf** I 'Jersey OUgr* N. 4u-'•'.,.'
* UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1939 No. 6

§шшт|§ш
Ittya Repin, f а пі о u s Russian
painter, was in a reality a Ukrain­
ian, a fact he admitted himself in
а letter written, to the government
of the Ukrainian National Repub­
lic. Born in 1844 (died 1928) of
: Ukrainian parents in the Kharkiv
disirict of; Ukraine, Repin wentRoj
Г study paJntmg =in ,St. Petersburg^
when he twenty.one years of age. ]
Since Ukrainian cultural life was
severely repressed tthen, it was #
, Only natural for him and "many'
other talented young Ukrainians
to seek fame and fortune not in
their bwh land but in the land of
the Czare. ^Although eventually he
became known as the great artist
of Russia, with his art-national in
character, yet his Ukrainian origin
and love of his homeland finds ex-"
pression in a number of paintings
whose spirit is not of Russia but KOZAKS' REPLY TO THE SULTAN —BY ILIYA REPIN
truly that of Ukraine.^ІШІ
Among the best of hie "Ukrain­ Crimean parrot, Egypt swine­
ian" pictures is the famous "The Such were the Ukrainian Zapo­ Champion of all the' world,
jlpKozaks' Reply to Sultan Mahom- rozhian Kozaks, the defenders of And Tsar of Tsars: herd;
med IV."!*^ ft portrays a~ large Ukraine, one of the finest military Tsar of Constantinople, :1щШ Owl of Jerusalem!
group of Kozak (Cossack) leaders bHSpBea the world has ever seen, Tsar, of Macedonia, -ШШ No help of Christians are thou,
of the famed Zaporozhian Sftch, whose exploits attracted respect­ Greece, Serbia, Moldavia^ but a fool;
replying to a demand made upon: ful attention throughout both the Tsar of Babylon, Podolia and No protector of our God. •
them by Che Sultan of Turkey, Occident'and the Orient.'шї&Ш Halych |&& Thou^ue not worthy to kiss
Which was the most pewerful em­ The incident that Hiya Repin And glorious Crimea; anywhere —
pire at that time, to stop raiding portrays in.the painting is a true Tsar of Egypt, Arabia, Jerusalem Nor worthy to hold our Zaporo-
bis cities and towns, and to surren­ one, and the letter they sent to The Keeper of the Tomb in Jeru­ zhe.
der themselves to-himu The nature the Sultan, eventually found its salem, - "We shall fight,thee
of the Kozak reply to him can way ;to|p|^museum in Russia, Апй-Щтиг God; By land and sea!, "V«,-
be readily seen from the picture . where it is said to repose now. ^At I am the Sorrow and the Help We do not fear thee,
itself. r l|;4s insolent and bold. The present we have no information on Of all Christian men —1 Thou son of a dog!
man in the center, the* "pysar" hand as to which museum it is in. I say to ye, Kozaks, . J§p« Such is our answer!
(secretary)j£iRrho is doing the ac- Surrender!
j Although we have no copy of Or expect no good from me."
tual writing,, has evidently very the letter, we have a translation. We know not what year this
little to do with its composition, ("by E. R, Livesay) of a poem by may be, ЩШ$
although he is obviously enjoying Stephe#VRudansky (1834-1873) In the same year the Zaporozhians Because we have no calendars in
j much. It is being dictated .based upon it. It will give our Read the Letter our Sitch —
_e.^ Kozaks around him, each readers an idea of the contents of And said to their foe, the Sultan: Our Missiatz* is now in the
one of whom has something to add 'the. letter sent by the -Kozaks to
t o it,- The insults and the challenge heaven; >^£JiJL"
they are hurling at a ruler before the Sultan. It runs as follows: "Thou, Sultan#gP?&e devil's This day is the same day as with
whom most of Europe was trem-. son, ііщі'**' you. s
bling then; is not inspired by any Inr the year 1600, in that God's The grandson-of Haspid* himself, Then, Turks, after these-words
mere bravado. They are fighting ^year, And thou, a horned chortt** Try to take us!'t
men, as the painting vividlyj^jfiwis A letter came from Akhmet I"
trays, and know well what ^Kfdur Zaporozhe: "Thou art but a wretched inn­
are doing'. TheyV know .Щ§^ІЩ& |Ш keeper * An unnamed colored reproduction
letter "3$U intensify tttggpavage "I, Sultan, the son of Moham- . In Constantinople; of this famous painting can be obtain-
warfare, -but the love of fighting . ' med, A Macedonian brewer, ed at the Svoboda bookstore. Size:
^fia^Cheir blood, and just as they The grandson of the one God, Greek and Moldavian' swine,
And Babylonian blacksmith; гг'ххУ. Price *i.oo.
lumbled many a Turkish and The brother of the Crescent
host in the past, so they, And even of the Sun; * Hasptd—Basilisk and Haspid were
prepared to humble it again, Vbr Knight. strong and great, "Thou oppressor of Serbia and serpents. Chort—a swamp devil.
die in the attempt. '*&Ш King of Kings, Podolia, '*4ЙФ* MUiUtz—month, or crescent.

pagandists when they, told- us that


DIGEST І AMERICAN- PERIODICAL COMMENTS і UKRAINE, 1915-1939 the Ukrainian nationalist move­
ment is an artificial creation of
German propaganda during the
ЩЩ І (ЩЩ war, launched to destroy Russian
ПрНЕ
x
February 7» 1920 issue of krainian Soldier," written by Omel- ated and have gained credence.' Unity and continued after the Re­
the Nation (Vol. 11(£ p. 184) ian Tarnavsky of the Ukrainian To get at the truth we must con­ volution to thwart the reconstruc­
contained "An Appeal of the Ukra- Army, to his father in America, sult authorities who wrote before tion of Poland. Because one never
inian Cooperatives," wherein the Rev. Philemon Tarnavsky, then 1914. In those days, uninfluenced happened to hear of the Ukraine,
status "and development of the co- pastor of the Ukrainian Catholic by political considerations and the the Ukraine does not exist. Or
operative system in Western U- Church of St. Peter and Paul in* prejudices born of the war, his­ because one does not want the
kraine ,is traced ^and an appeal Cleveland, Ohio. The letters are torians, geographers, ethnoligists Ukraine to exist, the Ukraine does
made to the United States Govern- very interesting, vividly portray­ and philologists of France, ..Ger­ not exist. The French peasant dis­
ment' to send them machinery in ing the life of a Ukrainian soldier many, and Great Britain did not misses the unfamiliar with a
. exchange ЧйЗГ raw materials and forced to fight on many fronts question the fact of the Ukrainian, positive "Je ne le connais pas."
Ш manufactured products,, in
p o establish stable and per-,
manehi trade and commercial..re­
against Ukraine's enemies, against
the Poles, the Bolsheviks, and
.white (Royalist) Russians.
or Ruthenian, race. They wrote
voluminously of its origin from a
distinct Slavic immigration, of its
That settles it. I fear we haye his
mentality without his* frankness.
The possession of the one, or the-'
lations betweeh Ukraine and the racial characteristics,'. of its lan­ absence of the other, is disastrous.
United S u t e s . " . j S ? ^ j ІІЙШЕЙ! guage, more nearly allied to .Servian The peasant does not have t o y
A very enlightening article ap­ than' Russian, and Of its^fndepen-
peared in the July, 1921 issue of Щ dent- history before it was swal- bother with the unknown, for the
"Poland 'Ereeing* the Ukraine," , the Gentury magazine, entitled unknown does not affect his life.
appeared in the May 15,1920 issue lowed tip by the Polish and Mus- Intelligent public opinion, however,
"The Ukraine and the Balance • covite empires. Students of the
of the Literary Digest (vol. 65,' "p. - of Power," written by Herbert which is the salvation of demo­
29). The quotation marks. that history and peoples and languages cracies, has to know about Ukraine,
Adams Gibbons. Its excellence* of Eastern Europe have never
apoear around "Freeing" in the from the viewpoint of truth, ac­ nilly-willy, in order to deal with
title to this article, express the dreamed of confusing Great 'Rus­ Ukraine. Annoying factors in
curacy, and sound judgment en­ sians (Muscovites) and Ukrainians.
skepticism of the American public _ title it to be quoted here some­ world politics do not disappear by
opinion towards the motives of the Simply because the Ukrainians are ignoring them."
what extensively. Slavs and have been subject to
Pol"sh^6|^si^:||riward Kiev ЇЙ*? It opens with a review of the Poland and Russia for nearly three Mr. • Gibbons then poses the
lowing'the alr'ance made then with attempts made .by the World War centuries, must they, be considered question why were the Ukrainian
the Poles by Pe*lura. 4Most ofithe . ' victors to create a balance of pow­ as a branch of the Russian race people treated as there were and
newspaper editorials quoted іпЧпів er In Europe, and then passes on and their language a Russian not permitted to enjoy the fruits
artrcle see in this advance the fact to the Ukrainian problem: dialect, or must" the -right of Po- of freedom and' national indepen­
that "Poland is animated by im­ "An independent Ukraine, how­ ' land to seize the territories they dence.
perialism and that the campaign ever, does not seem to fit in with inhabit be admitted? If such "Because," he replies, "an 'inde­
will be. provocative of other and .the' interests of the victors in the theses were consistently supported pendent Ukraine stood in the way
more terrfljfj|:wars." "It isTa war World War, as these interests- are by the Entente [Allied] govern­ of every combination to create a
'~|4||ajerress!on," fiatly says ^the conceived by tbojr statesmen. ments, what would become of Po­ new balance of power favorable
Brooklyn Eagle." І ^ Щ Й І Hence, every possible effort is be- land's' claims against Russia and to France... and Great Britain.

і ^Jfbe NeT^r«gt£^mesvgBrrent
History magazine pubPshed- in. its
J n l y , i ^ t e l питЬесЬіШ|*ШриЩ
inar. mcjde to deny thp existence
ofb a Ukrain'an гясе. During the
l st few years the most absurd
and unfounded' statements abort
Germany?
" . . . We are creatures of habit,
blissful in our ignorance; end so
This statement will be sthenuously
denied by propagandists, but I be­
lieve that the facts in the case
support the statement."
65?) translated "Litters of a U- the Ukrainians have been circul- we have readily believed the pro- " . . . the misfortunes of the U-
No. 6 UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1939 3

T H E 'WEEKLY F O R U M
TOWARD A BETTER UNDER- the two groups: the older genera­ Familiar Quotes such honest and productive labor
mm STANDING tion can be gradually induced to "Johnny got a 909& average last as that of making or mending
accept some of the better qualities year, ahe*ns| "Joey will graduate shoes, and so on ad infinitum et: ab-
(~|UR interest was awakened by of our youth's make-up (i.e., demo­ surdum et nauseam. (And : еиІЙ
I p Theodosia Boresky's "Yo.ung with high honors in J u n e . . .just here it was a case of necessUyMcjg
cracy, broadness of mind, vision, think, at the top of the class!"
versus Old" not merely because it practicability, etc.); and the young­ "Oh, my Mary's got a- wonderful it was felt that ah incapable leader
was the most fearless indictment er generation can gain the wealth job. She's an assistant manager!" is better than no .leade^^tj
of the older generation in a journal of the elders' heritage of centuries "Oh, that's nothing, my boy's got a*" ^ j l o r ' i t is thex[uack leader, jealous
as conservative as The Ukrainian of experience, custom, ideals of a law degree." "Did you hear? Spn- of his power or afraid of losing his
Weekly, but also because it con­ non-material nature, faith and de­ ny'll be finishing college soon." "Oh • prestige or income, who has none
tained statements which do not run votion,- Such an'association would yes."He's got a good job. Olga or few of the#tjualifications for
parallel to our experience and con­ insure all those advantages which won't have*0 "pinch pennies as we leadership, that provokes most of
victions. arise out, of any "intercourse be­ did." Do these sound at all fam­ our younger generation ^ ^ і ш м
Having read'the said article, we tween two such groups," aj^at-the iliar? Is that "oppression" or self­ • its hands up into the air in despaii^
couldn't help avoiding the impres­ same time we, the youth, would be ishness. It's the most obvious ob­ It is precisely that kind of leader
sion that its. author must have suf- very instrumental in the process of servation that a student of the eld­ whose actions,if^5r lack thereof,
• fered a series of let-downs arising rehabilitating the old, some of er generation could name. bring about such charges as tbosj£
out of relations between the two whom still regard themselves as of Miss.Boresky. That is whjup^
generations. We have been often immigrants and many of whom, as Undoubtedly, our generation! is must clamp down with the fbr^|S£
prompted to shed ink on the sub­ Miss Boresky points out, "are the nqt as "free" as it would like 'to a Bismarkian "mailed fist."
ject in a vein similar—if not more least orientated in this vast new be. There are tendencis to domin-'"
Щу ''upstartish''—to that of Miss Bo­ country.,rv ЩЩІІІ ІШІІ ate the youth (some of our "youth'.' Definition and Consolidation
resky's. And we offer no guaran­ could stand a good spanking, not Before any hot-headed'move' to
tee that some future incident, series Let's not Be Foolish mere "domination"). We all know replace our poor leaders is launch- і
or combination thereof, will not Let's avoid the foolish thesis that it. But under the circumstances, . ed, however, it would be wise to
provoke us to tip our normal bal­ because we are American we are what else can we expect? The aver­ consolidate our forces and talents
ance of emotions in that- direction beyond reproach and beyond every­ age Ukrainian immigrant believes in order to make some clear defini­
which inevitably results in an un­ thing, and that because our parents that he has a right to make cer­ tion of our ideals, aims,4 and goal.
conditional indictment of the elder are European they are something tain demands upon the second gen­ For, despite everything that has
generation. comparable to creatures who would eration. "Whether he is right or • been said or written, we are still
be more at home'in the Pleistocene wrong, at least he is sincere. His hovering in the darkness looking
Understanding the Elders Age.- Let's avoid the idea that' make-up is of the kind which does for the suriipWe; have yet to de­
But in our present mood of de­ "Americanism" consists of glorifi­ not readily accept the ideals, prac­ termine some clear-pattenLof our -
tached observation we are urged cation of race and vilification of tices, and mode of life with which group Ше " and relations,* which
to say that Miss Boresky's descrip­ everything which, according to we are familiar. During the for­ would be at the same time altru­
tion of the older generation as an persons like Senator Dies, is "un- mative stages of his being he lack­ istic, practical and progressive. Sev­
"acutely pathologic" patient does American." None of us are eligible ed many of the obvious advantages eral vague, incomplete, conflicting
not tally with fact (which should to membership in the D.A.R., any­ and blessings of American demo­ and "one-and-only" panaceas have
be quite obvious to any well-in­ way. cracy. He is, in many respects, still _ been suggested. But we still don't
formed observer). We therefore Let us also recognize that an a stranger in a strange .land. He, know what we want, that is, col­
suggest that the young lady—with immigrant is not a chameleon cap­ had never intended to remain here.4 lectively as a group.
a strain on her patience and a able of changing color upon the He always wanted to return "home." Much of our programs have been
reasonable reliance on her sense shortest notice. You can't repudi­ Is it fair, then, to expect of him based upon a materialistic motif.
of impartiality — make an honest ate the impression of a dozen cen­ the kind of treatment and consider­ And, quite contrary-to Miss Bo­
effort to understand the "peculiar­ turies of custom, tradition, and ation one would demand, without resky's statement, it is the youth,
ities" of the oldsters. Having done background overnight! Or as quick­ second thought, of an American and .not the average Ukrainian im­
. this, we further suggest that she ly as they say a woman can convert who has a fuller education, wider migrant, who is more prone to ask,
read her article, say, six months a man into a monkey. viewpoint, and an entirely different "Whese's I it going - Зте 'get ШЩ£&
— from now. If this attempt on her make-up—with which we ourselves WhatTg&get out of it?"
part is sincere and extensive enough, We have got to accustom our­ have become identified?
selves to these recognitions, and And so, let us be a little more
we're quite certain that she her­ to take them into consideration tolerant and understanding of the \
self will challenge some of the Comparison Unfair
when making a stab at a solution older generation's plight. Let lis ~ •
statements in "Young versus Old." of our problems. All considerations The Ukrainian immigrant, or his not indict the elders for imagined
(We assume, of course, that her must include back ground, environ­ equivalent, is in many respects' crimes. They have done their best.
"belief in cooperation as a means ment, training, natural instinctive comparable to' an American hill­ No. human being could do more
, towards ultimate progress" is more tendencies, emotions, temperament, billy—and this is no thrust at de­ tnan t h a t Ш'.their "best" is not
than a rash statement.) attitudes, the various mental, emo­ rision. Let us not, therefore, make g enough for ив,Щ£^мв make „the .
We particularly stress the idea tional, and in-born associations and such demands upon him as are be- - necessary changes or innovations. '
that an atempt be made to under- habits, and all other conceivable yond his grasp and capacity. Let Let us not defeat our acquired \
! stand out immigrant generation be­ elements of individual and group us, instead, trace his background, sense of fair play, but rather, let
cause we have done just that, and differences, with their various in­ determine what makes him tick, us capitalize on ouF~acqujsitions -
because we have found that' under­ ter-relations. Of course, this sounds try to understand -him, and aid him and work toward a better under­
standing and cooperation are pos­ like a complicated device. Yet co­ in the process of orientation within standing between the generations,
sible between the two groups and operation and accompanying ady the pattern of American life. an impeachment and removal of
that they can be made workable vantages cannot be achieved with­ Above all, let us not lose our­ the ruinous and reactionary forces
and mutually beneficial. However, out effort, or without a- proper selves in such self-admiration and from within both generations, a de­
we of the younger generation must study of the group with which we such, self-conceit as to become finition of and tangible action Vf^^^
be realists enough to recognize that are dealing. priggish over the older generation's' ward the attainment of a con­
absolute cooperation can never be want of qualities and character­ ceived and planned Shangrilah.
achieved, and that therefore we "Domineering" Tendencies istics which we all say are a part lip, STEPHEN^Wa^OBOi^g
must continue to develop our group The "domineering" tendencies of of our very essence. Let us re­
life in accordance with our very the elders over their off-spring are member that liberalism is more CAROL ON "SCHEDRIY
own ideas and ideals. .This process probably less of a-manifestation of than a topic for a freshman theme.
oi development does not necessari­ attempts to .overcome inferiority It may be pertinent to bear jin ^ш^ясяш^^шй
ly mean, as Miss Boresky suggests, complex than an expression of the mind that the average Ukrainian January the 18, 1939 proved to
N і " that the two generations "must various components of their foreign immigrant is quite sincere in his be a real "Schedriy УесЬігі'-;||»|»Щ
ч forever remain seperate entities."
make-up, which center about a deep- desire to permit the youth "to take many Ukrainians in Wilkes-Barre.
For there is much to be gained rooted conviction concerning the over the leadership." Perhaps he A group of former Bapdura Chorus
from association and cooperation of "sparing of the rod" and the child. has not yet fully realized that the membe- з gathered and went around
Nor is there anything surprising younger generation is no longer a -caroling. The night was ideal :Щ*£я
about parents who feel that "the dependable child, that it is an in­ "schedrovanie,"-' for a light snow
YOUTH .RALLY child might stray away from them." telligent, mature and sincerely pro­ was falling, blanketing everything
Instances of the elder, "appalled at gressive entity. But since Time is in white, and stilling the night -
Everything, is under control for the weakness" of his "oppressed" an excellent physician, and since air for our songs to be heard. |
Saturday, February 18th, the day child may also be many, and, in our youth is very resourceful, mat­ When wej came to .jS^>Ukrainian.щ
of the Ukrainian- Youth's League some cases, they may "call him a ters are bound to evolve smoothly. home, wc grouped ourselves beneath I
of North America, Eastern Region­ product hot of their • flesh and If we must direct a campaign the kitchen window and started off. .
al Rally which is being held in blood." They may, in some cases, against the "domineering elders," it with the carol, "Dobriy Vechli*:^
Philadelphia. This affair is being even "supress" and "oppress" a should be understood that the TohjL" After singing a few stan- •
conducted under the auspices', of child, but for the reason that "he bull's-eye of such an onslaught is zas, we entered the house, humg^R
the United Ukrainian. Youth Clubs may not grow up to outwit or out­ not the innocent bystander — the ming "Boh Predvichnyi** while pneі •
of Philadelphia. The numbers of distance the parents"? Some of Ukrainian immigrant who can be of our members', who has recently j
the committee have been working them may try to dominate the lives converted to our way of thinking, returned from - Europe, stepped I
diligently and everything points to of their children even .after mar­ once given the proper encourage­ forward and extended to the'"hos^--•?
grand and exciting time for you. riage,' but such things are quite ment and opportunity -Г:^Щ that p o d a r " and ^oepodynya" the "
Give' yourself a brief mid-winter universal. .'Щ$- the real target is the irresponsible 'season's greetings. Then we con­
vacation by attending this Rally. and scatter-brained and incapable tinued on our way,, our group .
•You'll be glad you came. For-fur- Insofar as our experience is con­ -usually augmented by the young
cerned—and we think it is as wide) leader, both young and old. person in whose home we had ju3t
ther details, see advertisement be­
low. ••• if not wider, as Miss Boresky's— % Incapable Leaders * ж - ?catooled. bt this fashion we pro­
D. C. we have fond the reverse true. ceeded from one home to another. .
With very few exceptions, we have It's impolite to point our finger Everywhere we were at first greet- -
noticed that parents are proud of at particular "leaders" of loud­ -,j& with surprise • and then with!
krainians have come from the fact their children, \that they would mouthed and empty-brained varie­ ^pleasure. Tears glistened in the .
that the independent existence of make all conceivable sacrifices for ty. They are all known to the well- eyes of some of the older folks,
their nation was an obstacle to the their children's h a p p i n e s s and informed. We all know, for instance, >or our caroling brought recoJleo |
political aims of all the rival forces welfare and happiness. How many that some of Jfia£ |"mteUgenfeia--' tions to them of the old country, |
contending for supremacy, and at life's* savings have gone into the would have made skilled carpenters of the time" when they were young
the same time proved an irresistible education of the generation to or clerks, that much of our clergy tod aud went around caroling
magnet to the occult powers be­ which we belong?.How many years would have performed a human- through the Ukrainian village.
hind armies, which hist for ol and of toil and sweat under the rotten- itarian and patriotic deed had they ^Щж proceedsv^our caroling, .
coal and iron and monopolies of est conditions have most of our become blacksmiths or paper-hang- *$5в.3б, we wfll to send to С"Г4 |
food stuffs and. raw materials." parents sacrificed so that we might ers,' that many bt our orators and . patho-Ukraine. ШШ І Ш І
(To be continued) be more fortunate than they? politicians should have never left • Шт Olga Shpur. ІШ
U K R A I N I A N W E E K L Y , S A T U R D A Y , F E B R U A R Y 1 1 , 1939 No. 6

U.N.A. BALL AND GAMES BASSO RECITAL IN CHICAGO DEAR DIARY


THE U.N.(A. SPORTLIGHT IN ЙЙНЛЛ
Dietrich Slobogin reports that:— will
Music lovers throughout Chicago
have the opportunity to hear
Today, I saw him.
My, but he has changed!
I wonder now what I
With all e l e v e n Philadelphia Mr. Alexander "Kulpack, noted U- Ever saw to him.
Wilkes-Barre's 1938 Ukrainian branches of the Ukrainian National krainian-Americah present a concert
basso-cantante,
at the Women's For, you are all I see.
^ N a t i o n a l -Association Baseball Association cooperating, the PhillyJ Club Theatre, Sunday afternoon, You have made the present
Champions will bask in the spo(r)t- U.N.A. Youth Club will sponsor And the future bright.
hght once, more, writes U.N.A. its First Annual Ball on Saturday the 5ШШ March, at 3:30 o'clock. The past is dim. \
Athletic Director Gregory Herman. evening, February 18 al Ukrainian The assisting artist is Miss Mar­ Helen Tyrcyk
This time the home town will Hall, 849 N. Franklin St., Philadel­ garet Willem, soprano, whose
contributions to the program will
throw the bouquets at the boys phia, commencing at 8 P. $ & | | INCORRECT
jraor were first to register on the consist of works from Franz
beautiful U.KT.A. trophy. A ban­ Аь this date is the scene of the. Schubert and Richard Strauss. The ... The article 'by "A.Y." in the
last dance at this
quet, to.their honor will be held on all efforts have been concentrated hall before Lent, accompanist is Mrs. Jasna Bjan- February 4th. issue of the Weekly
February 11th лІ> Hotel Sterling, kini at the piano. is incorrect. Al Yaremko's so-call­
and Mayor Charles N. Loveland on making *the evening a memor­ Young, handsome and cheerful, ed U.C.C. team did not play Pete
able one. For
will be there ; *b\ c о n g r а . ^ ^ Ш Nick Boley & his Casa Del Rey the younger set, Zaharchuk's Philadelphia Ukrain­
singing in a spirited manner, with ians. At the game to which "A.
the boys for "bringirig h o m e will dispense the limes,, ample vocal power, and^t^dth a
the bacon." The trophy made its Orchestra while for our older generation, a tone of unusual expressiveness.. Mr.
Y." moy be referring, played Jan­
uary 17th at the Ukrainian Hall,
first trip to Wilkes-Barre for the typical "krioya" orchestra has been "Kulpack is rapidly attaining heights Che Beth Edin (sometimes called
occasion;, and .уІЩЩІ on display engaged—Micha^Sherkas' ;
during the banquet sponsored by Ukrain­ as a singer. ".;J||§|||||j the Ramblers), managed by G.
the U.NA. Distnct Committee^ ian orchestra. A 35c. admission .Kozub, defeated-the Ukrainian A.
charge is the only financial con­ C. Jr. Var.—According to state­
sideration. ments made by some members of
Before an appreciative gathering The following day, February 19, the U.C.C, not one player of the
of fans a t ? | | p Joseph's Hall in the New York and Philadelphia Beth Edin has belonged to the U.
Nanticoke, on January 28th, the U. N. A. basketball teams will clash C. C. to the ttote of the writtog
Hanover U.N.A. team registered its to a Ukrainian/National Associa­ of this article.
consecutive^^eleigr in defeating . t i o n League game to be played at W.B.
the leagufr^eading Berwick team Ukrainian Hall, beginning at 1:30
by' a 36-33 count. The nip and P. M. The Quaker City boys are ELECT OFFICERS
tuck battle ended in a 16-16 tie\ at to avenge, the defeat they received The yearly meeting of the Young
the half, but the/ Honoyer^boys in the Big-City and a good game Ukrainian Nationalists, branch No. 8,
rallied in the latter half to win by can, be expected. Other games on in Cleveland, Ohio, was held on Janu­
a slim margin, according to a re­ ther some card will bring together ary 20, 1939 in the Ukrainian National
port submitted. by*J. Zwarycfc. Z. the Philadelphia Ukrainians and Home. The following, executive body
SkwarIo;|jof Hanover scored 17 the Elizabeth (N. J.) Ukrainians was elected: President—John Hodo-1
points, .while J. w and M. Kalanick while, to a special feature contest, wansky, Vice-President—Steve Bobecz
tarred j^yBerwick. - For this particular concert, Mr. Ko; Rec. Secretary—Mary Lew, FinN
the Metropolitan Ukrainian Youth •Secretary—Ann Holubiec, " Treasurer
•»• * * Й К Chorus will play the Philly Ukrain­ Kulpack has selected the works of —Fred* Popovich; Controllers—Ted
The such
Philadelphia^ U.N.A. quintet ian Youth Cnorus for the Stephen ko, Beethoven, Handel, Mozart, famous composers as Lysen- Bilyk, Airs. M. Bobeczko. Stanjey
lost its third and fourth games of Marusevich trophy. Kohut; Delegates to United Ukrai­
the season when the team dropped and Moussdrgsky*. nian Organizations of Cleveland—
One of his noteworthy accom­ Mary Lew, Steve Fedak.
a 49-31 decision to the Ukrainian Ш'-*у MARY LEW.
Cultural Centre oh January 24th, BOWLING TOURNEY plishments in the past five years
and came out on .the short end of An invitation, т^вреп competitive was winning the sectional "Chicago-
52-23 count on January 31, the bowling; tournament will be conducted land Music FestivfilContest" (spon­ PHILADELPHIA, PA
Happy Hour Mens' Club being the in Philadelphia, Sunday, February 19, sored ."byrthe '^ЗшиЙг:Tribune") The Ukrainian Youth League of
victors. A capacity crowd packed from two to six, in conjunction' with for three consecutive years, '35, '36, л North America EASTERN REGIONAL
the Ukrainian Hall to witness the our the UYL-NA rally. It is open to. all and '37, a feat unequalfed by any RALLY, sponsored by the United UHri-
youth, either as club representa­ singer. In '38 he toured Europe inian Youth Clubt of Phila. on SATUR­
all-Ukrainian game; they saw the tives or as individuals. ' Entrance fee wi.th "Zora" Croation male chorus, DAY, FEBR. 18, 1939, on the Roof
Centre five jump to a 4-poiht lead is 75 centy.^irera'will be" awarded. visiting Paris, Jtaly, Yugoslavia, Garden of the Adelphia Hotel in Honor
in the initial quarter&Jb hold the Write immediately to Charles Cycyk, Vienna, Pragu^Hrarnopol, Lyiw of the, 125th Annitersary of the Birth
upper hand for the remainder. of Bowling Director^M016 Spruce St., of Taras Shevchenko. Banquet and
the contest. |This court battle be-' Wilmington, Del. ^fig^Berlin., He niade his recital Dance 7 P. M. Vic Romalne and -his
tween two Phillv^Ukrainian teams debut 1гс|ж|5;. following a concert Orchestra. Sunday, Feb. Д9, Baaket-
appearance with^^e "Welsh" cho­ ball Tournament 1:30 P. M. Ukrainian
was of the, rough-and-tumble type, rus directed by Philip Jones; won ЩЦГ849 N. Franklin St.,- .4 P. M.
an d up wards of M f puis" were. com- WANT GAMES second.'place oh Kubtos am&teur Bowling Tournament. For information
mittee^The score by .periods,: The Ukrainian Holy -Name Society hour; and is soloist for the Ukrain­ and reservation for Banquet and Dance
РЬі1а.С]рЩ|^ШШІфШ8--319 of Jersey. City, represented by junior ian Chorus of Chicago and Our write to P. J. Zaharchuk, 706 N.
PhiIa/Ще.С.: ШЩШШШ^* ШйЙГІїепІоУ' teiffip: Is lopking'^O.^ Lady of Sorrows Church Chorus, 24.Ш.. St., Phila., .. ..yflfcat ... 2 M
In the other encounter, і і е ж gamei with other.^Ukrainian teams
within a oiie hundred mll£ radius.
-ЩШ^ШвІг' outstanding choral
N. A....balltossers-,matched the groups in Illinois. ' i^&PHlLADELPHIA, PA.
' I Fbr games write to manager Michael FIRST ANNUAL, BALL sponsored
Happy Нош^.combination: in the Tizio, 169 Hopkins Ave., Jersey City, _. Mr. Kulpack has also made con-
by Phila. .11 N- A. Youth Club, to be
first quarter, each squad register­ N. J., or phone Journal Square 2- „ ^ А . ' ( appearances at the, Civic held SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18,
ing 8 .counters. The. visitors, broke 9724. І^їШрга House, Civic АЩКбгіит, 1939, at Ukrainian Hall, 849 N. Frank­
loose to the second* chapter, how­ Orchestra Hall,.,Civic Theatre, Sel- lin St.,j|j#glnning at 8 o'clock. Two
ever, t i e 20-point barrage^ being wyn Theatre, Harris Theatre .arid orchestras, Nick Boley (American)
too.much for the Ukrainians. The the Women's Club T h e a t ^ He''at­ and M. Cherkas (Ukrainian); Admis­
the forthcoming league games—a tributes his success to his teacher sion only 35 t. 28,4,0
score•'. by - quarters: Щ Ш Е | hint to New York ami Philadelphia
РЬі1а..'Яш^^ Р ^ Р Щ ' 2—^ that strong opposition can be ex- Madame Mashir Benetzky. He is
a charter member of the "Kobzars
Happy НоїЩЯиЬ: 8 20 ІЩО^-52 pected. The teamJa comprised of DETROIT, iVtiCH.
Fraternity," a graduate of the Ar­ ANNUAL VAI^NTINE DANCE spon­
the'following' players: J. Jacenty; mour Institute of Technology—BJS. sored by. Club Mazeppa, U. N. A
Myron Blisses starred for the P. Jacenty; J. Karmazyh; W. Kar-
U.N.A. five ; by' scoring : 8,' points. to Mechanical Engineering. His Youth Branch 183, to be held SAT.,
myzyn; T. Harzula; W. Harzula; FEBRUARY 18, 1939, at the Ukrainian
Dletrle Slobbgln submitted there M. LaPdint; W. Wysochansky; E. main ambition is to be .renowned National Temple, 4655 Martin Ave.,,
reports. concert soloist.
Р а * Ш р Л Г . Holden; F . LaPbtat; beginning 8:30 P. M. MuSic by The
(Щ'к^,,- * * * S. Kade; B. Moir. Diplomats. Door Prizes. Admission
The U.N.A. Newark "Lions," Mr. Seltz, Who is president of
branch 399, team won 24 games and branch 899, Writes: "Thanks to NEW YORK CITY: Wffi ..•: ^Ш^й ^ ^^^. . і, I
lost 3, writes Frederick Wm. Seltz. the U N A . and our Athletic Direc­ 1
Come arid т е м your Valentine at рЩ/ШЙ^ІЩ PA
They„jjecently d e f e a t б dvt^ttep' tor, Mr.Hermah, for forming base­ die Ukrainian Civic Center! VALEN­ INVlfiNG' AU Young Ukrainian, to
"Strikely Jives", by a 21-14 count;, ball and basketball leagues. We TINE DANCE SATURDAY, FEBRUARY help select a "Mi»t Ukrainian Valen­
"Maroons," 36-28; "Robert Treat," young Ukrainians should show our
31-29;^E*gan B o y s ^ J I ^ S ^ C o m - • appreciation for this interest to
18,. 1939, at the International InaHhite,
341 Bjfei71h St., NM(g"York City.
tine" at the fourth annual "Ukrainian Ш
Cultural Centre" VALENTINE DANCE-
munity FiveA" ^3^j^^"AU-Btars," | our behalf, and the best way to do Commencement at 8:00 P. M,,. Ad­ .SOCIAL, SUNDAY* FEB. 12th, in the
35-24. On .Wednesday* February this is to become' members of this mission SO <. Heart* (Uid flowers 'cozy environs of the Int'l Inat., 645
15th, the "JJonB" will play /the" great Ukratoiah organization... rijuib;. (plr. the •entiniental—Hot awing -. North iSth St., Philadelphia. .Or*
New York City team to an official. the и . К А Ш Ш р for the jitterbug*—Lively , polkaa for chestral Music from ,*&• to 12. A
U.N.A. League-|ij^me, ja\<^£JM& all of lit.' Music by Johnny Kihg'a GOODjHME GUAl^NTEED T 0 L : »
":•;.-.* # * j -v ;y.:L._ §йж OVcEeatria., 28,4,0 Admision 25j^^§|ij[§$|
players believe that .their coach, Walter Klzel and Alex SkiUsky
Andrew Karmyzyn, will lead them report • that the official opening of
to another v l c t o r y i ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ the U.N.A. League to Detroit Was WARNING!!! . GUARANTY!!!
r THE NEWARK UKRAINIAN CON­
"The "Lions" were organized to oh February 4th, when the Club THE NEWARK UKRAINIAN CON­
March, 1939, and formed a base- Ukadets met and defeated Club VENTION COMMITTEE '39 here­ VENTION COMMITTEE *39 hereby
ball team. Though the team estab- Crute, 49-24. The всоге at the half by warns the Ukrainian youth in and GUARANTEES to ALL complete
satisfaction and no cause for com­
lished a record of 22 victories was 23-5 to favor of the Ukadets, about New Jersey. We assume NO plaint Help yourselves and the
against 10 defeats, the players and it is reported that both fives RESPONSIBILITY! Don't COMPLAJN 7th Annual Youth League Conven­
were unable to win one official showed clean playing arid gdod to us if YOU miss... tion. COME (6ЖШ
U.N.A. Baseball League gainfe- і Iii sportsmanship.. High scoring hon­
October the group- became branch ors went to W. KmlefosKi, W. Kizel, ТЙЕ LINCOLN HOLIDAY bANCE," TO-MORROW EVENING, FEB.
399 of the U.Njft., having seven 124b, if the SLOVAK SOKOL HALL, 388 MORRIS AVE., NEWARK, N. J.
and P. Michalszuk, Who scored 19, DANCE to the styled music of VIC ROMAlNE and his augmented orchestra.
charter members at the time, and 10, and 8 points respectively, for ENJOY the FLOQl^SHOW M. C'd by SMaTTOi^WADlJ^WiN one of
proceeded to form ЩТШ.A. bas- the Ukadets. W. Solodky scored 17 the many FREE prizes. Start at 6 P. M. and go home with the milkman.
ketball team. The team has been points' for СОДЩ& MEET the COMMITTEE and let іЬет^Л^^ЩШ}|<1ті$5іоп^—FIFTY cents>
setting a fast pace and indications ДММfct>— -ll I • II I rw^u.
are that it will continue its present,
winning streak. defeated the Ma^ppi-team, utfin NEW УбІЩ|?ІТУ.
Mr. Karmyzyn, who manages the official game. The standing o f the S^^ShThe Ukrainian Democratic Club, Inc., and its Women,'* • Auxiliary. CQT-
" l i o n s , " believes that the team's Michigan teams is as follows: 'dially inyite you to. attend its I6ti> ANNUAL BANQUET and BALL SUNDAY,
numerous successes are due to the Won Lost Pet. FEBRUARY 12, 1939, in the Grand Ball Room, Hotel Ediaon, 228 W. 47
fact that the players cooperate Hamtramck ШШ 0 1.000 ^^^ftfrjTork City. Commencing 6 : 3 | ^ P / M. Subscription $3.00'Wglf
with each other* in every way. He person.*;^Entertainment by Broadway Star* and the best of Ukrainian tal­
Ukadets 0 1.000
б is confident that the Newark boys
will show "some real action" to
Mazeppa III
ШШ Ш1 .000
ent. A merry time awaits you. Make your reservation in advance, with
Ukrainian Democratic Club, Inc., 59 St. Mark's P|ace, New York City. Tel.
Crnte ШШ .000 ALgonquin 4-7395.

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