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THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF THESOVIET UNION

Today's Soviet Russia calls i tf a "Union of Socialist Sovietpublics." The Communists al l

er th e world -maintain that theviet Union actually is a Socialistte. Is this the truth? What is social structure of the Sovietion, how has ' the Soviet Union

veloped economically in the 31ars of Sov iet "regime?n 1917 the first Soviet Governnt proclaimed' . the principles ofcialist ic equali ty. The capitalistsses were to be l iquidated and

perseded by a classless society.pital ist exploitatio n of the work

and greatly differing incomesre to be made impossible. Leninote in 1917 : "*By means of highurgeois salaries the privileged

ss turns the officials into workof a special kind, who are noger paid as-good workers shouldpaid ". In the first yea rs afte rOctober Revolution the mem

s of the Russian Communistty were not. al lowed to h aveincome over and above a modmaximum-salary. In 1918 the

t Soviet government issued dees abrogating legacies, ranks,es, uniforms'and orders.

Today ihb social conditions inSoviet Union are the exact op-

e l-ito- prt&e^itfes ef SecteHetua li ty d er fs re g i n . es not mean that certain exvagances of the "equalizationvement" were rejected. No, they principle of Socialist equali ty been abandoned. Already in

34- Stalin declared that "i t ispid nonsense to assume thatcialism demands an equal stand for all the members of theiety." Since the thirt ies there

an enormous difference betweenhigher and the lower salaries.many cases i t is as 1:80 to

y*High Party and governmentctionaries, engineers, directors,fessors, mili tary commanders,hors, art ists and Stakhanovites

ve a monthly income of 3,000 to000 roubles. On January 30,

41 , "Pravda" wrote about theakhanovite J . Pastukhov whode 16,000 roubles per month.e highest toppParty secretariesbinet ministers, chiefs of thelice, generals and members of Academy of Arts and Sciences

have monthly salaries of up to,000 roubles, especially as thejority of them have two orre well-paid jobs and receive

rious bonuses for successful perrmances.

Moreover, the top officials haveher material 'privileges, amonghers the right to live in large

ts with, good furniture . Theyjoy the use of a car, have acss to private restaurants, sanoria and clinics, the best seats

theatres, ' the opera and the a re a lw a y s a t th ei r d issal . Many of them have con

derable private means, own vil lasd have large bank accounts.Uniforms, ranks, orders and

edals have been introduced againd their number is much greateran under ' Ike Tsarist regime.

ven many branches of the civilrvice wear uniforms today. The

uter distinctio ns . of rank h aveeen develope d 'into a syste m inesent-day Soviet society.

The officers of the Soviet armyWear the golden epaulettes of the

sarist regime, have parade unirm s/ swords, officers ' messes, the

he right to a private compartent when travell ing, the use of

form a separate caste today, they-hold a distinct position, strictlydissociated from the rank and fileand the people. The sons of officers have priority when entering mili tary schools and specialcadet-schools after Tsarist examples have been founded forthem under the name of "Suvo-rov and Nakhimov Schools" (bothTsarist generals!) , which the boysbegin to attend at the elementaryschool age. "

The direct taxes* in the SovietUnion ace not high and do notrise progressively. A factory director with a 50 t imes highersalary than the average worker 'spays the same 13 per cent of hisincome in tax as the worker does.Accordingly, in the Soviet Unionthe hea vy earners a re ' better protected against taxa tion than in anyother democratic country! I t isagain possible to bequeath one'sfortune to one's heirs. Since 1940secondary and university education has again to be paid for andat a high enough rate, with theconsequence that the majority ofthe college and university students are now children of the intelligentsia or state: i^Sciais.. A near soci al inequ ality ha s de-.veloped and stabilized itself in theSoviet Union. A new privilegedand well-paid upper class h asoroginated and set i tself apartfrom the masses of the people.This rich and influential u pperclass ere the Soviet bureaucratswho are almost to a man membersof the 'Communist Party. A newclass formation, though n ot ona Cap italist basis, has taken placein the Soviet Union and is mov ingtowards further development

The condition of the great massof workers, however, is indeed pitiable. A non-qualified worker hasa monthly wageof 200-300 roubleswhile a qualified worker makesabout.500 roubles. On an averagea qualified' Soviet worker earnsabout SO times less than the director of his factory while the incomeof the non-qualified worker is 60times less than the director 's income. In order to buy the barenecessit ies of l ife the Soviet worker must work at least f ive t imeslonger than his Swedish or Swisscolleague. With luck the Sovietworker and his family live hi oneroom, more often, however, theyhave to share i t with one or twoother families. In comparison withhis comrades in Western Europeand the United States, the Sovietworker l ive* 1 abject and degrading poverty.

The worker hi the Soviet Unionis being scandalously exploited. Inview of the low wage rate the returns of Soviet industry are con-

Another New YorkFestivalOnce again the hard working

Ukrainian Metropolitan AreaCommittee of New York is planning a lavish production. Thisyear it will be in honor of BohdanKhmelnitsky's three hundredth anniversary of his entrance intoKiev.

The UMAC announces that thisprogram will outdo any of theformer programs. ' Namely: theMusic and Dance Festival andthe Shevchenko Pageant.

This year a complete staging ofKhmelnitsky's entrance into Kievwill be done by a large numberof young people from variou sgroups in the city and vicinity.Besides this first act there will bepresented an excerpt from thetime of Mazeppa, including theelection of the hetman and all theceremony that was associated withthis very important occasion.

The third and final act will bean almost complete presentation ofthe operetta, "Zaporozhians Beyond the Danube." The soloistshave not yet been named but efforts are being made to get thebest in the country- Too, it is notknown just where this year 's production will be given . S till thecommittee, we understand, is holding an ace up i ts collective sleevein regards to that point.

The entire production will againT h e e n ti r e | ^ ) .- a ga in

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Olya Dmytriw, Stephen Marusevitch is again the musical directorwhile the dances will be under thedirection of John Flis.

WORLD CONGRESS OFUKRAINIANWOMEN

FIRST DP GROUP SAILS

Doe Here About November 2

TO BE HEL D IN P HILADELPHIANOVEMBER 12 AND IS 1948

A World Congress of Ukrainian,Women, to be held in Philadelphia, Novem ber 12 and 13, hasbeen announced by its sponsoringbody, the Ukrainian W omen'sLeague of America ("Soyuz Uk-rainok Ameryky"), member of theGeneral Federation of Women'sClubs, organiz ed in 1925 for social, educational and civic activit ies, for cultural and humanitarian assistance to the Ukrainiansoutside the United States and forcooperation in the internationalfield of women's .activities.

The Women's Congress will beheld at the Adelphia Hotel. It isto be attend ed by delegates of th esponsoring organisation, of Ukrainian wom en's .organizations inCanada, and also representativesof the Union of Ukrainian W omenEmigrants in the ' American andBritis h Zones of,'- Germany andAustria in cooperation with groupsof Ukrainian emigrants in France,Belgium.

The announced purposes of theWorld Congress of UkrainianWomen are as follows

ada and the western Europeancountrie s to help coordinate theiractivit ies along with those of thewomen of other peoples in behalfof a lasting peace and a more justand livable world.

2. To call attention to the factthat al though the Ukrainian people made more than their* share ofsacrifices to defeat the fascist totali tarian menace they have notbeen able to express themselvesabout the way of life and the kindof government they would chooseif they had the freedom to do so.

3. To call attention to the factthat because of this inability toexpress themselves by way ofspoken word, the press, the aa-jsembly, democratic regimes, therehas been considerable unrest inUkraine, a fact corroborated bynews i tems which have managedto get through despite the IronCurtain.

4. To point out that totalitarianism, whatever i ts breed or color,is inimical to the basic humanrights of freedom to which everyhuman bein g is entitled, that it

YOUTH CLUB FORUMSA N the subject of youth club activity during this aut

coming winter seasons we have extolled the virtues ofa-healthful sport and recreation. A nd of course there is anent which much has been writ- ten in the past on these pages, discussion, followed by And then there ar e the usual run discussio n. Or it can be iof dances and socials. 'Combined,these and other pastimes give onephysical and, to a degree, m entalrelaxation.

Just as physical exercisestrengthens and relaxes the body,so similarly mental st imulationimproves and relaxes one's mind.In the,lat ter f ield we recommendto our clubs one method of st imulating and relaxing the mind.And that is the adoption by them

of club forums or discussionperiods, or, in less formidable ter-minoligy, "bull sessions,"on subjects of current interest.

Our recommendation Is based onthe premise that people like totalk things over, especially at timeswhen momentous events are taking place, and certainly such atime is with us now. Opinions areon the tip of everyone's ton guenowadays. Given the sl ightes tchance, tongues will begin to wagat a remarkable speed; to be sure,sometimes outstripping the workings of the mind. Such wagging ofthe tongue, however, is nothing tobe sneered at For essentially i t isthe intercommunication of ideasand opinions that helps to solvelife 's problems and makes theworld go around. T herefor e -Itshould be encouraged, even att imes when i t is so much wasteeffort on the part of some.

The idea of such forums as we

by a debate. The simhoweve r, 'is to 4jave stroduce it by outlining lem or event to be conslowed by a general period in which all takethe* chairman of course i t

As to the topics to bat such a forum, that wupon the interests of take part in it The incrisis as,well as variodomestic issues will uengage the interest of forums.

The Ukrainian Liberatment should prove of teres t A nd that woulfine indeed. For the fathat m ost of our youknow very little aboutground and especially present status. Among er generation, includingadult age, those who knrent status quite thoroboth its internal and extefestatio ns, can be countefingers. Natura lly, whenhas as i ts subject the situation, it should be by one who has at leknowledge of i t Otherbe a. waste of effort, in ful. . If such s com petenlead the forum cannot among the younger

propose is nothing new. Some of; then one should be souour Ukrainian American clues the older generation,have conducted them very sue-J In conclusion, we sucessfully in the pa st notably in the Ukrainian Youth's LNew York and Detroit Of late North America should they have become passe. ' 1 matter under conside

The for um can be conducted in arrang e such (forums to bany number of ways. I t can, for at least some of larger example, be introduced by a panel ties.

1. To bring together the repre- breeds hatred, foments unrest andsentatives of Ukrainian women's is therefore an impediment to theorganizations of the U.SA ., Can- building of a peaceable world.

feaimans in CentennialFestival H- ^

Chores and Dancers Win Plaudits The Syracuse Standard featured a_ __ .w - . . ,J pictur e of a grou p of Ukr ainia nThe Syracuse Ukraintans did e n j w h o ^ Q n ^

themselves proud when they took'part in the Syracuse Centennial

.,. -.r , J, . , Folk Festival , sponsored! by theThe United States Army trans- l o c a l ^ ^ a ^ ^ League, held

por t Genera l B lack sa i led ou t of g g ^ # , a t t h e G r a n t J u n l o rBremerhaven October 21 for NewYork with 813 immigrants ofeleven nations. Among them thereis quite a number of Ukra inians ., . . .. _,-__ ^^ __.. ,_, .They will be the first displaced J o h n ^ ^ i C a t h o U < ; C h , u r c h '

High School.Their contribution to the Festival consiste d of the Choir of S t

adimitted to "the United | * m a l e ">"? d i n c i e d b y M y r o nYaworaky and mixed group byJoseph M. Zayatz, and an e nsembleof 32 folk dancers trained by IvanPihuliak. They also had their ownexhibit of Ukrainian folk art andhandicraft

Other nationality groups tookpart in the festival as well, but

personsStates under a recent Congress iona l Ac t

Congress voted to adm it 205,000,of an estimated 800,000 or so displaced persons still in Europe during the next two years.

Virtually all of the first groupwere^-from countries from behindthe Iron Curtain. .They are duein New York about November 2.

An Army band played "The StarSpangled Banner" as the transportsailed.

gram.The male chorus sang Koshetz '

"Listen Brother Mine," Nischin-sky*s "Song of Kozaks in Slavery,"and Shashkerych's "Grant Us

Many Yea r s , Lord. "The mixed chorus sang Bort-

niansky's "Psalm CXXXIV R ejoice the Soul of Thy Servant"and "Our Glorious Lord," withMiss Anna Dydyk singing solo inthe latter number, Vorobkevych's"My Thoughts," Lysenko's "Songof Paradise," and two folk songs,"Soldier on Guard." and "HappyLovers Song."

The dancer group performedKolomeyka, Kozachok, Katerina,

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who served at least a year and

as our informant reports, the Uk- \ Hrychanyky, Tchumak and Zapo-rainians made the best showing. ' rozhian.

Ukrainian Influences Upon Chopin's MusicThe influence of Ukrainian folk j t n e folk songs of other nationali-

songs upon the composit ions of j tiee.Frederick Chopin (1810-1849) one | I n ^ m u J j l c w o r , d , . C h & m

The Army announced last Th urs -; f wor ld' , greatest composers. : c o n t i n u e 8 . l i o n y t h e f a c t m a yday that it is offering commissions h a b e e n m o r e 1 t h a * 1 n c * ; . n o U c e d , be they are little known, becauseto enlisted men of World War ? d commented on by leading m u - ) o n , y ft ^ ^ ^ o f t h e m

s i c au tho ri t i es . b ^ p u b U a h e d . B u t w h e n t h e yOne of the first to s tress thiswho have completed two or morel *"" w \ w r e "*"" ~ " " ^ " " 1 achieve their rightful place there

years of college since demobilixa- ^ f 0 8 7 B * r n a r d C , h a r h t J* is doubt that their influenceHon P o I e > ' a u t h o r o f a P P u l a r w o _ rk : lupo!r the works of Chopin will

The move is part of the plans, f*"* 0 i n ^ " " " " l P " 1 ^ become very clear. It shall thenI to rebuild officer strength of t h e | m tormany in 1918. It is based . c l e a r l y ^ ^ t h e ^^a*

'upon the life and compositions of e l e m e n t e w h k h c h a r a c t e r i M d - I Chopin's Nocturnes are the founda-

A Pole's Opinion j o f Ukrainian songs."

sidemble. The workers 'swages are j ^ y ^ ^ o f f e r e donly a very small part of thewealth he creates. The state takesthe large surplus and uses it topromote heavy industry, to keepup its enorm ous police force, toproduce armaments and to paythe new upper class. The present-day social structure of the U.S.S.R. has not brought about a de-

are in the junior grade and callfor two years of extended duty.

The first group of men whosign up will start a twelve-weekstraining course about Dec. 1.

CANADIAN IMMIGATTON

SOARSUKRAINIAN HISTORY

Kearney, N. J . : Proud Polishcrease in the exploitation of the Physicist wrote the V oice that

oldiers as personal servants andreat privileges as regards food't ion s of the Communists are

nd clothing, the Sovie t officers rr oss distortion of the truth.

individual worker as against private capitulation. If anything,this exploitation has increased:

jthe only difference is ths t theprivate capitalist has been superceded by the Soviet state . T oday the social structure of the Soviet Union la not a Socialist oneand the So viet Union is no Socialist state. The contrary asser-

a

Poland was the first country tofight Germany, in 1939. Remember Carpatho-Ukraine? Germany'sally invaded this independent little country in March, 1939. TheCarpatho-Ukrainians fought backso fiercely that Poland m assedtroops, ready to help Hungary. TheUkrainians were the first to fightsix months before Germany andRussia invaded Poland. Inciden

tally, I'd like to mention that the

Referring to Chopin's high regard for Ukrainian melodies,Charli t goes on to say:

"In comparison with the Polishsongs, the Ukrainian folk songs ~~known as the d umi/ are much, OTTAWA, October 20 (AP).finer and more moving. And what XT , o n , ," ^ " , T* . , . ,. . , Nearly 80,000 immigra nts came,is more, thanks to their inimitable . _ . , . ' . . A. . t , ... .. . . .. , into Canada in the first eightrichness of melody, their depth of e

feeling, they have no equal among months of 1948, the Departm ent-, J- , , I ^ M' 0 * a d Resources said today.

It indicated that the total wouldUkrainians, now oppressed by Rus- . probably exceed 100,000 by thesia, are causing plenty of trouble e n d o f t h e y ' ^ T h e eight-monthfor the Reds through underground ^ W M ? ( i n c i u d i n g 5 .023ac t iv i ty 1

Theodore Lntwiniak. j f r o r a t h e U n i t e d 8 * 1 > - compared

(Daily News," New York,w i t h

32,808 in' the name periodOctober 20, 1 948)! of 1947.

the mountains and at the seashore.We can still feel the thrill of thatswift breath-taking dive throughspace into some lake, river or pool,of the soft lapping of water ovrour bodies as we swam or floated,or the rushing swirl ing waves andbreakers as we battled in the surf.All is over. We sigh with regretas we resign ourselves to t i le longinterminable wait before next summer comes around. ,

And yet this wait can be madejust as enjoyable for us as individuals or ,as mem bers of ouryoung Ukrainian American clubs.

of this is thst we seus clubs devoted to hik

Hiking as a sport andhas been much more Europe than in this chas always been a coto see over there endltrudging along the higbyways of the countryhostels along the wahikers to rest for awUkrainian Boy Scouts, were especially devotsport of hiking.

During the war, of couwas the march of armie

We cannot go swimming outdoors f ^ f e e l m ^ ^ ^ ^now- un le s i we a re "po lar bea r s" w a f u m ^ ^ ^ - b u t there ere so ' jSpmioJ,ways in which we can enjoy om> j H e r e m ^ ^ ^ selves now during these autumn n o t ^ l a r m Edays, ways which will mAke the t h o u g h j o e t ^

memories of vacation days less ^ ^ R ta ^ ^oignant And one way Whichlends itself to any season, hutespecially during the autumn, ishiking.

Hiking may be classed, as theoldest sport, for before man didanything else he learned to walk.Needless to say, walking then wasnot a sport but a means of locomotion. As roan progressed, however, he devised methods by whichhe traveled from one spot to another other than legs. At firsti t was by animals, horse, camel,elephant, oxen, to name a few, andwith the coming of mecha nical inventions there appered the locomotive, the steamboat, the automobile, and finally the aeroplane.And now we have the jet plane.With each new arrival , designed tomake man use his legs less andless, his walking abilities deteriorated. Along with this came thedeterioration of bis health. Forwalking supplies the very necessaryexercise that man needs in orderto remai healthy.

It is only within comparativelyrecent times that man has learnedhow much harm has been done tohim by placing too much depend-upon the machine as means of carrying himself from one spat to another. And this realisation hasprompted him to take a greateractive interest in walking than he

jhas for many years. One result

and bounds. Here, dulong catst l lnes, numberivers and streams, seems to be about the ular sport that is acwhile one actually takit and does not just sit inor on the sidelines aothers engage in i t leaped into popular"swinlming" suits real

swimming suits and noless nasses of black clly created to hide the hand Impede one's progrthrough the water.

Eeveryone goes in ming or just to splatall, short, lean, fat, can plainly seeSee? only during the summNow we are in the seaso

Everyone goes in less vistas of autumn a sight to gladden theven the most indifferto drag us out into tor the mountains for a a third t ime. And all thto do is to try it oncand we automatically bfirmed members of theing great army of bikethe world, who see igreat relaxation and chance to acquaint themter with nature, and

g rea t a id t o hea l th .

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UKRAINIAN WEEKLY. MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1948

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THE UKRAINIAN PROFESSIONALREUNION AT ANCASTER

By DR. A. T. WACHNA

he sun was shining on the early morning beauty of Sunday,

October, the tenth, the Ukrainian Professionals from Ontario and

gan were gathering at Ancastor, Ontario, for their first reunion.

iving at the place of meet-*-amely the estate (100 acres)e Ukrainian Sister Servantsary Immaculate, everyone exd admiration of the im

ve buildings and the beautiandscape, all aglow with thegration of autumn.

e Ukrainian profesionals comd their Sunday morning proby attending a special serv

n the residence chapel whereood Sisters sang mass withmelodious voices as one isprivileged to hear in a Uk

n church. Wit h only theof the outside trees, there

peace and tranquility,ates were honored to

Kibzey read "Viroyiu.

ResolutionsPassed at the Pro-Free Ukraineand Anti-Red Manifestation heldin Newark, N. J., Sunday, October

10 , 1948

Thehave

A Happy Groupter the service there was thewelcome and felicitation andensed the feeling that thesenian professionals are really

ppy group. Before long therectivity both indoors and outwhere numerous camera en

sts took movies while others,spry, provided a little diverby displaying their football

s with Dr. Elias Wachna,k, Dr. Paul Ochitwa and Dr.Wachna, quarterbacks, andDetroit, Mr. Michaelt Zuke

Mr. Andy Hradowsky (mor both scoring a touchdown.

are in a democracy which expectsthat of us.

The First Congress

Referring to the first UkrainianProfessional Congress in 1933which was held in Chicago, thespeaker stated that today, 15 yearslater, this organization is almostfunctionlese, whereas many hundreds of Ukrainian students graduated since then. The organization

did however produce several outstanding leaders, one being Mr.Stephen Shumeyko, President ofthe Ukrainian Congress Committee of America.

To stress the fact that many ofthe young graduates were seriouslywondering what has become of theoriginal association, reference wasmade to the Ukrainian Trend (official publication of the UkrainianYouth League of North America)where in the June 1941 issue, MissAnna Chopek attorney, Bostonwrites "What has happened to theUkrainian Professional Association? What are they doing? Whois the present President? Arethere any Professionalists amongUkrainians? We wonder. Something must be radically wrongwith the workings of an organization if it sinks i nto oblivion insuch a short time."

The speaker also quoted Dr.1 P.M. the group, approxi-: Foster Kennedy, Psychiatris t, Cor-

y 40, assembled for Thanks- nell University, whom he recentlyDinner, it being Canadian j had the plea sure of hearing. Dr.

sgiving Sunday. The food, \ Kennedy deplored the lack of in-ing borecht and holubtsi, terest in public affairs displayeds all the Thanksgiving trinl-1 by professional men. He said this

waa simply superb. On the was wrong and th at the Univer-of the head table was placed j sity graduates because of , their

e cake designed in the shape training and because of th e re-horse-shoe bearing the mea- spect they commanded among the

SOVIET REALITYIN NEW YORK

(Continued) (2)AT about the same time two

Good Luck to the Ukrainianates." To further expressgenial and true hospitality,isters had their chorus singnian songs that everyone en-

and will* long remember^- -ter the delicious pumpkin'pie

Anthony Wachna, Chairman,all Ukrainian graduates to

uce themselves, stating wheregraduated and their presentsional activities.

ree Present From Europe

sides the Canadian and Ameri-nian graduates there werefrom Europe, all physicians,

nd Mrs. Berezowsky and Dr.rewsky, who recently arrivedanada. Together with them

Canon Kuzma, and theates were privileged to hear

this aged dignitary, who rehis experience in several Eun wars, having been in Pet-army, later a prisoner afflicth typhus and now free againther uphold Christianity andcommunism. Reverend Kat-

who conducted the morninge, was also introduced. A tnclusion of the introductionsts were paid to Dr. F. Paulf Toronto who was recentlysful in obtaining his fellown the Royal College of Sur

Edinburgh. The fact thats a high degree with onlykrainian M.D's. on this conas Fellows, brought a heartyse for Dr. Paulson.

chairman then commencedficial duty of welcoming all

krainian professionals fromd near, with special greet

o those from the U.S.A. and. A t the same time thanksconveyed to the Sisters forospitality and the deliciousthat could never be more

ian Thanksgiving. Apprewas also expressed of the

and heroic work that thewere doing not only for

od of the county, but theof all Ukrainians and espethe orphans, this being anage and novitiate. .

A. Wachna then addressedup stating that the Ukrain

professionals were finallyg a stage of maturity butnot. as yet. fulfilled theirons, at least to the Ukpeople, in encouraging moreeducation and in offeringhip and guidance so thatUkrainians could achieve a

place in the broad public

the country, living as we

people in a democratic country,should provide leadership andguidance.

With respect to Ukrainian graduates, in particular, and for thathtattar 'all Ukrainians" lo"tSma daand United States, evidence wasbrought forward as stated recently by Prof. Simpson who said:"There must be greater enthusiasm for higher learning. More andmore Ukrainians on this continentmust go to Universities and institutions of higher learning. The Ukrainian people have not yet supplied to the universities the proportion of students maintained by

other groups." Th us our foremosttask is more education morescholarshipsmore Ukrainian graduates.

Irrespective of whether the Ukrainian Professional Associationexists or not, each communityshould have its own Society whichcould or would be a member ofthe main association. One suchsuch society is the "UkrainianGraduates" in Detroit Windsorwhich has existed for 8 years andgiven scholarships each year.

In conclusion the speaker statedthat all Ukrainian professionals,who like Ukrainian culture, couldmeet annually with the UkrainianYouth League of North America,as an affiliate body, and at thesame time partake of the otheractivities, and especially, the musical festival which is annuallybecoming more impressive, thanksto Miss OJya Dmytriw and Mr.Stephen Marusevich, the directors.

We. Americans of Ukrainian extraction, assembled at the MosqueAuditorium in Newark, New Jersey, on this 10th day of October,1948, cognizant of the presentcritical situation in .world affairs,ever conscious of our responsibilities as citizens, after due deliberation, do solemnly resolve as follows:

BE RESOLVED that we,American Ukrainians wholeheartedly support our American principles of democracy and system ofGovernment; that we affirm ourstrong conviction that the policies

of totalitarian Russia as evidencedby their actions in world affairs,are a menace to world peace andfurther resolve that we standfirmly behind the foreig n policyenunciated by our Government.

BE IT RESOLVED that thisAssembly go on record as supporting our Government in its policy of establishing a strong military force capable of our defensein the event of attack by any aggressor.

BE IT RESOLVED that thisAssembly go on record as supporting the Marshall Plan and anyother necessary methods to preserve peace and give aid to thedemocratic nations wherever theymay be found.

BE IT RESOLVED that thisAssembly go on record in supportof the Ukrainian Liberation Movement, more particularly, the famedUkrainian Insurgent Army, popularly known as UPA now fighting against their Communist oppressors In the Ukrainian territories and that we urge our Government and our people to giveall possible moral and materialaid and support to these forces,and the entire Ukrainian Livera-tion Movement.

BE IT RESOLVED that thiaAssembly go on record as urgingour Government to recognize theUkrainian DPa as as separate nationality group and that it doeverything poaaible bo acceleratethe early arrival of these immigrants into the United States.

BE IT RESOLVED that thiaAssembly go on record aa givingwholehearted support to the Memorandum issued by The UkrainIan Congress Committee of America, dated September 1948, entitledThe Reorganization of Eastern Europe for the P urpose of reHrnlw,a ting the Russian Ag gression.

samephilosophies emanating from

New York and the town of Bres-lau collided. They were the* philosophy "of the ant heap and a fr eeperson in free society." The average person of the West naturallyfinds it difficult to di fferenti ate between the two systems, especiallywhen he reads the note of Molo-tov to our government and thenote of the latter to Molotov, andlooks upon both in the light ofcynical speech made by Fadayevat the Congress bf "Intellectuala.According to his example the Soviet intellectuals still follow Lenin's principle "to use any ruse

cunning, unlawful methods, evasion and concealment of the truth."Anything goes, as long as it conforms with and is to the advantage of the Soviet regime. Suchmendacity, brutal disregard of individual rights, concealment oftruth, or the complete distortionof it, are not at all peculiar aloneto the MVD (formerly NK VD).Such qualities characterize alsothe typical Soviet diplomat, scholar,'writer, provided, of course, he isa true disciple of the Marx-Lenin-Stalin school. If he is not, then itis a matter of perforce. On the

whole these qualities are essentialin the attempt of foisting Soviethegemony over the world.

Sucfi is the time-tried Sovietsystem. It is especially applied tothe non-conformists within theParty, aa well as those outside

Letters to the Editor

"* Unity! \

Dear Editor:

A couple of Sundays ago, I andmany others attended a largemeeting in a Manifestation whichl a m glad proved to be a success,Previous to it, I had many doubtswhether It would turn out so, espedally since my own communitymet not the idea itself of th eManifestation with askance butrather the way it was being ar-rangged.

When a brand new committee undertaking to do something comesto a community and asks it tojoin it, without stating its aims, Hapolitical leanings, and without revealing who is actuall y behind the

organization, it is only natural forour people to get suspicious. Consequently our central committeerepresenting Ukrainian Americanorganizations in Elizabeth, N. Jheld back for awhile. It took thestand that since we already havehave the nationally representativeUkrainian Congress Committee ofAmerica, elected to office by ourrepresentatives as welt as representatives of other communitiesthroughout the country, there isno sense of starting new organizations, unless, of course, it he doneat a congress of Ukrainian American duly elected representativesOtherwise disharmony will prevail.

However, when we learned thatthe Ukrainian Congress Committee's representative would appear

cJnteimamage -

The Dance

Learn To Give

As the program continued Dr. A.Kibzey, Detroit, was called upon tospeak, he being one of the originalpillars of the Ukrainian Professional Association in the U.S.A.As a psychiatrist, and the onlyone in our ranks. Dr. Kibzey stated that a man can only be happy when he has learned "to give"and not only "take" and therebyproceeded to offer and collect atoken of appreciation for the littleorphans.

Further, he said that we mustnot worry too much about thoseUkrainian graduates that havedrifted from us. This goes on allthe time, he said, and it shouldcause no worry because if an fin-dividual is not convinced of hisaffiliations to a Ukrainian organo-zation he shouldn't belong to itIn all professional fields, he said,the Ukrainian graduate will find

plenty of competition.

Glancing through the theatersection of the New York Timeswe find the ballet heading thelist of entertainments In the theatrical world, inaugurating thenew social season and bringing tothe masses of art lovers an exquisite branch of ar t

Recorded history tells us thatthis art has developed as manhimself has developed and wishedto give outward expression withhis body to the inward emotionswhich he fel t His earliest dancesare those which gave expressionto his religious emotion, ecstasy,and desire, or those which intensified community of thought andfeeling, such as the war dance.One dance symbolized petition, another thanksgiving. Lat er thesegrew into dances used whenever hewas deeply moved by either joy orsorrow. He created the dance tosymbolize happenings and things

which he could not rationalfce, andfor which he had no language toexpress his deep feelings of mysterious says naturalism. By bodily movements he was able to communicate his state of consciousnessor ecstasy to his fellows. As manhas grown spiritually, he has developed an ever increasing powerfor spiritual expression throughthe medium of the dance.

As a tribute to the lovely youngballerlnna who possess the artistry and creativeness to thrill one'ssoul and capture one's heart with,her grace the following poem isdedicated to her

"J JO N* broach this subject ifyou know what is good for

you; you are only sticking yourneck by mentioning it" That waaa friend's advice, and it soundedstrange coming from him, becausehe was against Intermarriage. Forclarification of his advice, he added that an article condemning mixed marriages is liable to causefamily friction among the readerswho are in this category, and itmay also cause resentment amongtheir relatives.

There may be a lot of truth inthia warning, 'especially when weconsider the ever increasing number of mixed marriages among theUkrainians. There was a timewhen this subject waa openly discussed in the Ukrainian Wekly andeven at the Youth Conventions.But now it has become relegatedto private conversations and treated with a hopeless resignation, li tis not in good taste to speak onthis subject at banquets becauseof the presence of non-Ukrainians.As a matter of fact there are veryfew occasions for the treatment ofthia subject in public because itmay hurt the feelings of too manypeople.

Then there is the idea that noamount of talking or writing aboutintermarriage will do any good.Just glance through the list ofpeople who had at one time beenactive in the Youth League sinceits beginning, or look over thenames that appear in*the Ukrainian Weekly in the last fifteen years,and you will see now many ofour young people married out of

while others dropped us like a hotpotato. Those that are with us,who belong to Ukrainian organizations and maintain contact with

on the Manifestation program aathe Soviet boundaries. The chief! a speaker, and upon the urgingsvictim of this policy, of course, has 'of our local pri est we decided to

been Ukraine, which for the past | attend the meeti ng and thus help j their nationality . Wh ere are the ythirty years has endured under fill up the auditorium, lest thej m^^r That is the importantthe Soviet rule system a martyr- invited non-Ukrainian speakers question: where are they now?dom unequalled in world history, and guests think that the Ukrain- And tbe answer is that some re-The Ukrainians, however, have not h*ns are all communists and care main with us in spite of marry-

not for the Ukrainian liberation mg outside of their nationality,movem ent And so we from Elizabeth attended the affair in a goodly number. As I understood fromthose whom I met at the meetingfrom other communities, they feltthe same way as we did.

But this is water over tbe dam.Yet there remains a lesson to belearned from it by some of ourwould-be..teaders, and, fanatic .patriots. They should realize that theends do not justify the means.Here in America we have a democratic process which if adhered to,results in unity and cooperation.It is not enough to spout democracy to advance the Ukrainiancause, but p ractice it as* well.

In the future, if any such affairs are to be sponsored, let ameeting be called of all Ukrain

ian organizations in that area toascertain it the majority wills it so.Then let the majority opinion prevail. And let there be close coordination with nationally representative bodies, in the field of theUkrainian liberation movementwith the Ukrainian Congress Committee of America, and in thefield of relief with the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee.

Fortunately, this Manifestationwas a success, thanks a great dealto the support it received fromthe Ukrainian press which at alltimes has supported the UCCAand the UUARC. But to guarantee that all our affairs are successful, let's practice Democracy.

D. S.

been duped by Soviet mendacity.Bitter experience haa taught themto know better. Unfortunately, certain sections of American publicopinion have been duped by i t

Recall, for example, the mythsof not so long ago about "Sovietheroism and nobility." Recall, too,the fate of t housands .of Ukrainiandisplaced persons, of the caliber of

i^amarin andKosenk inarwho- were-forcibly thrust back by American,British, and, French military authorities under Soviet domination.Accusatio ns. of a' patently falsenature that he collaborated withthe enemy, was sufficient to denythat person the right of asylumand to se nd, him on a death journey to the U.S.S.R.

Recall, also, the calumny pouredby the Reds upon the Ukrainian

Division which was activated before the fall of Germany for thesole purpose of defending Ukraineagainst the onrush of Soviet Russian barbarism and communism.

And consider, also how little understanding there Is today In thegovernmental circles of the western democracies concerning thevaliant battle being waged by therevolutionary-underground Ukrainian Insurgent Army (UPA ) againstthe Russian and Polish Red rulersof Ukraine. JL

Today when we see the Bolsheviks in their true colors, when werecognize them as conspiratorsplanning the overthrow of worldorder and peace, there are still agreat many people in this countrywho d a not realize how muchheroism, patriotism, self-sacrifice,and devotion to the cause of liberty is required to successfullywage a struggle, already in itsthird year since the end of thewar, against the barbarism forwhich Soviet Russia stands.

(To be concluded)

The Dancer

Supple armsHeavenly charms;Delictus curvesThat unnerves,Swanlike graceSweetheart face;Dainty toes

In pose,

/ W n A M W W W V W W V W S W W V V WM A DISTINGUISHED PIECE OF

WORK"says Dr. Raymond. Leslie BuelLscholar, historian, author, about

A HISTORYof

UKRAINEBy MICHAEL HRUSHEVSKY

Edited byO. J. FREPER IKBEN

Preface by

GEORGE VEBNADSKY

PRICES4.00

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mendation. They have contributedsomething to the.. Ukrainian community by marrying an outsiderand they do not need a sermon ointermarriage, andnone is itended.' The others, who have deserted us, are beyond our reachand no amount of writing or talking will bring them, back. So w his the use of writing about intemarriage at all?,

As long aa we overlooked causes that lead to intermarriageIt Is useless to talk about it long aa we make disaparaging rmarks about other Ukrainians ithe presence of our children, wcannot expect them to see good qualities in their Ukrainiplaymates; they will always gravtate toward other nationalities. Along as we don't bring our chdren in contact with other Urainian children and don't struct them in | social behavithey will look upon other tionalities as something better.

"My son has become a Yankesaid the mother wistfully.. "married a girl from the South aneven changed his name. Sotimes he comes to aee usthat when he needs,our help." This not fiction but a true story, amay be duplicated in every U

ian community. I t promthis article. Although the "Ykee" idea probably came from tsouthern appelation "damyankits implication went beyond thIt meant that the son severed connections with' Ukrainians. Byou could not blame the son if yknew his mother. She never hadgood word for her Utaachildren, because "he was sothing better." If Ids childhood hknown any hapiiy days in Ukraian surroundings," he wonld nhave become a ^Yankee" even marrying a southerner.

It is not the intermarriage

we must fear, it is our ignoran

their own people, deserve com-jour , envy, and our sharp tongue.

Live and Learn_M^. bro|h er _and I were devote d sniffed aga in and again but Hr yn-

to one another. He, being" much ko was watching me, and saidolder then, took It upon himself it is dangerous, we had best leaveto guard me and teach me against it alone.the ways of life. Wherever he went I We did not yenture from ouryou were sure to aee me tagging hole in the wall for a number ofbehind him. And nowBOW I have days. Hrynko' knew that s omfind my way for myself, for mybrother, Hrynko was his name,has been taken away from me.

We were happy together; we

body bore a gr udge. against and wanted to do'us harma wmouse, my brother Hrynko.

One night our hunger waswould hide in the walls during' great that HrynkO decided that we

HOW I ENVY YOU!

Oh, you NY-NJ Ukrainians

Oh fairy princessUpon the stageYou are the human sage.

MARUSHA

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, , . : ^ ^ ~ '.:-:..- . WEEKLY, MONDAY, OCTOBER. 25, 1948%

The Ukrainian Theatre in AmericaV By MILDRED MILANOWICZ

H ERE s tem s to be a definitered-white-and-blue thread run-

g through; the pattern of Johnosiw's destiny. In hia youth

en i t was clear that the theatre to be hhfvery l ife, Mr. Kolo-

saw every one of the they Chaplin "fi lms that foundr way into' Greater Ukraine Iner to s tudy these st i l l unexcelledmples of' the art of pantinime.en he completed his Gym nasiumrse (Junior College), and finalwas accepted as a student in

Music and' Drama Insti tute,dramatic assignments, ranging

m roles In Ancient Greek andkespearean* plays to parts in

ys by 'American dramatics,ught him 1 most acclaim fromlatter roles, hie graduating asment being' 'a role In one ofene O'Neil 's plays, popular at

t ime in Greater Ukraine.

he fledgeling actor-directorged into 'the intense round ofy given at"the Insti tute. Here,finally concentrated upon they of the best scripts emanatfrom Broadway and H oly-

d, a study-he is now continuin New York. Author of sevrecent articles in the "Svo-

a," he is-at work on a book inainian on' the American moviestry and the theatre.

* his Insti tute days, Mr. Kolo-was heralded as one of the

t promising actors of his dayafter his graduation, was en-

ng a good ^'measure of s tageess, and had already completedmovies and'had added radio-

ng to his activit ies, when thes came and kidnapped him for

e labor in .Germany.

nally l iberated by the AmeriArmy after working a year inunit ions, factory. Mr. Kolosiw

ed a Ukrainian Dramaticp in a D.P. camp and toured

many for JUNRRA. It w ase performing at last for thederful Americans he had als admired, that the young actealized with a profound shock

the hundred of G.L's out inaudience were stamping andtl ing to registernot deiieion,

n his homeland, but vociferousoval, a, la Americ an foot-ballbase-ball games!the DP Camps, Mr. Kolosiwsble to work with the great

ainian actor-director, O sypHir-, as his]assistant, and speaks

sincere admiration and deepect for this man who has conted m uch Jto the fine arti stry

he modern Ukrainian Theatre.e had the good fortune to behe American Zone, so he wasght to thjs,country last yearhis uncle. -H e resided for a

at Gary, jlndiana, whe re fori le he directed an amateurtrical gr oup. He had to turnn an invitation from the Enopedia BrUannica Society toure at the Chicago Art In sti

on "Contemporary Sovietatre," in order to move to New C ity and, take over the di

orship oObjjb Ukrainian Drac Group, beginning therican chapter of his work.

"Beztalanna"

or his first "offering, Mr. K ow has chosen to present Ivanlevich'e perennial and belovedsic of the /Ukrain ian stage;ztalanna" which is to be pres-

* * n Kolosiw: Actor-Director

ented on Sunday, November 14that the Fashion Insti tute New YorkCity for the benefit of the Veteran's Welfare Fund of the Ukrainian American Veterans, New YorkPo st This pla y, says the director,was popular throughout Ukraineand played to capacity audiencesin the largest theatre in UkraineJust prior to the war. "Beztalanna" has also enjoyed populari tyin this country, bringing historicfame to i ts many "Sophias,"among them the grea t MariaMashir and Olena Fenchynska.Written expressly for the playersof the famed Ukrainian "Sadow-sky Theatre," 50 years ago, saysMr. Kolosiw, the first Sophia, played by Maria Zankovteska won acclaim from a hosti le Russiandrama cri t ic, wno favorably compared the heroine's playing to thatof her French stage contemporary,Eleanora Duse. The play's author,Tobilevich, (Sadowsky. 's brother),could not obtain opproval of the 1

censors for several years to produce the play, till he changed theti t le, after several rejections, to"Beztalanna," translated l i terall ly"The Unfortunate Girl ." Theinnocuous t i t le hardly conveys theplot of the play to the unlnit iate,but most Ukrainians are familiarwith the simp le story of a. sillylover's quarrel which r esults -inthe spite marriages of both sweethearts, the remorse which follows,the ensuing love tr iangle and eventuali ty, the tragedy rising from thehero's inability to solve his dilemma .

Mr. Kolosiw considers Tobilevich'e "Beztalanna" one of ourfinest dramatic works, containingexcelle nt Ukrainian types finely

and sympathetically drawn by amaster-craftsman of the stage,who was able to portray faithfully the contemporary Ukrainianscene of 50 years ago. The play,says Mr. Kolosiw, 'tho simple inplot, has never lost its appeal andmay well remain a Ukrainianclassic for all time.

For the coming season the newdirector of the Ukrainian DramaticGroup plans several productionsand hopes that this initial presentation will at tract serious youngAmerican-Ukrainian students ofdrama and ballet , who will notmind the gruell ing routine of rehearsals to gain valuable stageexperience. Following edit ions ofthe "Weekly" will carry stories ofthe principal and cast who havesuccessfully audit ioned with Mr.Kolosiw for roles in the play"Beztalanna."

Youth and the U JL A. Ukrainian American Veterans

YOUTH BRANCHES GAIN

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The Ukrainian National Association recently published a completelist of al l i ts branches and the total number of members admittedduring the membership campaignof the organization. Many of thebranches had met or exceededtheir designated quotas, whileothers had fi l led their quotas partial ly. The total tabulation showed4,577 members had been admitted

during the eamfiaign, more thanenough to bo ost the membershipof the U.N.A. over the 50,000 goali t had set as the objective.

The you th 'branches made impressive showing, admitt ing 224members again st a quota of 140.So that our U.N.A. members maysee for themselves the results ofthe younger group's part in in thecampaign, we offer a tabulation ofthe youth branches, their locations,and a comparison of quotas againstmembers attained:

"THE UKRAINE DANCERS"The Ukraine^' Dancers of Newk City is an organiz ation ofs and girls pf Ukrainian extrac fostering^ Ukrainian cultureugh the medium of Ukrainianonal dances;, teaching theseall interested Ukrainian youthhe New York Metropolitan Area

presenting dance programs togeneral public.nder the leadership of Walterad the gmup first came intog as a pa jt pf the Ukrainianth Chorus of New York and

w Jersey, wfth only chorus memparticipating in its activities.

interest and membership in theup .grew; i t -became necessary

hold rehearsals for longerods and became necessary, also,separate from its parent, withearsals on. different evenings.

While the ! Organization was bebuilt upthjachief problem be

e the group-^ras gett ing enoughthat is ,- those who would be

able to last through the first rehearsal without giving up! Aftera dozen or so "pryshidki" (squatsteps) in the course og the evening, many of the boys would sayit was "too tough" for them, andgive up, unless they had thelrhearts set on learning to dance.In most cases they failed to showup for the next rehearsal. Thosewho- etuck it out found it wasn'ttoo bad, if they kept it up.

B e fo r e l on g , ' T h e U k r a i n e "dancers were the outstanding

I dancing group of the InternationalDepartment of the McBurneyY.M.C.A., in New York City,where the group rehearses.

Many appearances by "The Ukraine" dancers during the pastyear made for a busy season. TheExhibit ion Group performed twoevenings a week at the Castle-

holm Restaurant in New York City,and as a result w as m entioned

Branch Location S ta t e Quota Attained14 Newark New Jersey 3 4315 Clune Pennsylvania

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17 McKeesportPennsylvania

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22 Chicago Illinois 10 034 Ambridge Pennsylvania 4 371 Rossford Ohio 24157 Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania 3 0

171 Jersey City New Je r sey 0 8180 Akron Ohio 7 2022 2 Chicago Illinois 4 120 4 Carnegie Pennsylvania 10 028 7 Jersey City New Jersey 4 1034 3 Rochester New York 12 1234 0 Gary Indiana S 035 0 Richmond Michigan 3 038 0 Bayonne New Jersey 6 141 4 New Haven Connecticut 12 3241 0 Fall River Massachusetts 3 0

V 435 New York New York 5 11437 Joliet Elinois 3 044 2 Northampton Pennsylvania 4 244 8 Oiyphant Pennsylvania 4 145 0 Rankin Pennsylvania 3 045 2 East Chicago Indiana 8 1040 3 St Louis Misouri 3 1040 9 Toronto Ontario

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have made substantial increasesin membership. Some in fact , nowhave more than 100 members. Readers who are interested in additional information about any of theyouth branches l isted should writeto the Ukrainian National Association, P. O. Box 70 , Jersey City3, N. J.

Present indications are that theU.N.A. will continue to admit newmembers in large numbers,- The

campaign was concluded as of September 30th, but its momentum isstill bei ng felt and new applicationsare coming into the main office inappreciable numbers. The organization will probably admit 1,000new members between September30th and December 31st .

Persons interested in U.N.A.membership should contact abranch officer or write directly tothe main office.

T.L.

Ukrainian Youth League BasketHall NewsNew Jersey State Ukrainian

Basketball Loop to HoldMeeting

The Ukrainian Youth League'sBasketball Program, which is responsible for the organigation ofeleven district basketball leagues,is continually gaining headway.The latest announcement is . thatthe New Jersey State BasketballLeague will hold i ts distr ict meeting on Sunday, November 14th at

several t imes in various New Yorkperiodicals.

This season was started off witha benefit performance for theWorld Youth Fund under thesponsorship of the IntercollegiateAlumni. New and interesting programs are slated for this comingseason, among which are performances to be given at hospitalsfor AWVS, television, etc. Besidesits regular performances, informalparties are held among the members at convenient intervals.

To further the group's-knowledgeof various interna tional folkdances, the leader representingeach different country on thisscore, has volunteered to appearfor a month after regular sessionss

to give his personal Instructions. .The Ukrainian dance class isdivided Into two groups as follows:

L Beginners: 7:30 P.M.-9:00P.M. Tuesday: 2. Advanced: 9:00 - 1 0 : 0 0 P.M . Tu e sd a y.

The international dance class isheld Immediately after the advanced rehearsal .

"The Ukraine" dancers welcomeall Ukrainian b oys and girls of 18years and over who are Interestedin the nativc-folk-dances of theUkraine adn have a desire to learnthem. Rehearsals are held at theMcBurney Y.M.CA., 215 West23rd Street , New York City, everyTuesday night. Instruction Is soarranged that beginners receive individual instruction, while themore advanced dance in the general group.

The officers of the group for1948 season are: LeaderWalterBacad, PresidentJohn Chepltz,Vice Presfden Marion Syrlik,Secretary-Treasurer June Chor-

ineek.

4:00 PA . at the Newark Ukrainian Cen ter, ' 180 Will iam Street ,Newark, New Jersey.

Therefore all sports minded Ukrainian clubs in this area are requested to send their representatives to this confab. Those teamsthat are expected are: Passaic S tNick's , Passaic Orth-Ukes, Ba-

yonnne Ukrainian Sporting Club,Bayonne St. Sophia Ukes, PerthAmboy Uke-Vets, Elizabeth Ukrainian Social Club, Carteret Ukrainian Social Club, Jersey CityUkrainian Social and Athle tic Club.Newark S t John's Uke-Boya andFrank Patrick's Garwood Ukes.

But then again, how about youUke s in Plainfield, Pater son, Ir-vingtoh, Raritan and South River?Let 's hear from you. Also, don' tworry about the size of this loopas at this meeting we will decidewhether to have two divisions orwhether to just have a big distr ict-tournament instead. Therefore, be represented at this meeting on November 14th and youwill be able to give your opinion.

Accordin g to very reliablesources this basketball loop willbe supported by the Northern NewJersey State Ukrainian YouthLeague, which is a new organization comprise d of all the Ukrain

ian youth clubs in this area. Itsobjective is to unite all Ukrainianclubs in this areaboth sociallyand athleticallyand it is indeedan organization to join.

Trl-States Basketball Loop to BeWell Represented

I have just received a letterfrom Peter G. Anderson (Anrey-shyh) of the University of Delaware who writes me that the Wilmington, Delaware Ukes are organizing all the Ukrainians inWilmington and that they will bedefinitely represented in the Tri-S t a te s U k r a i n i a n B a sk e tb a llLeague. This is certsinly greatnews .

Good work Wilmington! Buthow about you Ukes in TrentonBridgeport and Phoenlxvil le ? Surely you must realize that you tooshould be represented. Let 's hearfrom you. In fact ai l the teamsin this area should contact MichaelKovalchyvk of 3053 Tuckahoe Rd,Camden, -N. J . , wh oH the district

The first national organization these our United States of Amer-

of Ukrainian Veterans wa s estab- tea.lished in Philadelph ia, Pa., on Since tht convention in May, theJuly 29, 30 and 31, 1948. Many ( Nationa l Committee has been en-of the veterans who took part in gaged in the task of solidifyingthe creation of this organization the gains made at the convention,were members of various na-jMany thankless.but laborious de-tional veterans organizations. None . tai ls such as s ett ing up a per-of the other organizations satis- manent f i l ing system for the re-fled in full the needs of Ukrainianveterans.

The national Ukrainian Ameri-

cording of all the member postsand their individual members, theadoption of a seal and emblem,

can vetera ns organization wa s.th e Installat ion of machinery forfounded in order to strengthen the collection of dues, preparingthe spirit of comradeship, fidelity and printing membership cards,and patriotism , Amer ican and Uk- Pos t Certificates, applicatio nrainian, that wa s felt by A meri- blanks, planning and preparing acans of Ukrainian descent whoserved in the armed forces of the

United States of America.Assem bled for the first time as

a working group in Philadelphia,Pa. on May 29, 30 and 31, 1948the veterans devoted two full daysfor the deliber ation and* adoptionof a Consti tution and By-Laws.National officers were elected. Theyare: National Commander, MichaelJ. Hynda of Newark, N. J . ; SeniorVice-Commander, John Romanickof Philadelphia, Pa.; Junior Vice-Commander, James J. Greenday ofPhiladelphia, Pa.; Finance Officer,Wasyl C. Kredensor of Philadelphia, Pa.; Judge-Advocate, Theodore J. Swystun of P hiladelphia,Pa.; National Chaplain, Rev. Nicholas Levytsky of Philadelphia,Pa.; and Honorary Commander,Michael Darmopray of Philadelphia, Pa.

The Ukrainian American Veterans dedicated themselves to theaccomplishment of the followingobjects and purposes:

1. To unite, strengthen and preserve in comradeship, all Americanveterans of Ukrainian descent

2. To perpetrate the memoryand deeds of our Comrades who

regular publication, preparing ahistory and statements for the

purpose of reaching the properauthorit ies to obtain a NationalCharter from the Congress of theUnited States and recognition bythe Veterans Administration inWashington, D. C. These are buta few of the difficult tiring andtime consuming tasks which havebeen and still are being workedout by the national officers ofthe Ukrainian American Veterans.

However, from underneath themorass of details , the l ight of daycan be seen and active plans forexpansion , recognition and accomplishments are being readied foroperation. These plans will bepublished in the next issue of TheUkrainian Weekly.

The national headquarters ofthe organization, for the present

Shenstone, EnCalling

We Ukrainian here in in England, former PWand proudly read of the tivities of our people in tStates of America. Swould like your readers of our efforts over hereglowing the flame of courage renewed, which ry us forward to a day with honour and reunion loved ones, from whombeen separated for so lon

We recently formed antened" our choir "Haidamakhave already given fourunder the direction of Iw

triw. The appreciation nuine interest shown bydiences has been very gAt one concert , sixteen ties were represented indience.

Haidamaky were also trecently of the English Fand Dance Society whicthem to take part in antional Festiv al to take November.

At the close of each cstage ha s been a garden oenthusiastically given stowed upon our group.

An impromptu dance iheld after each performthis provides a happy mmaking friends and pavinway of complete underst

The origin and traditio

natfonal ^ G o n a n l a n d ^ s i ^ 1 ; : ! : Hynda, 17 Academy Stre et N ewark 2,N.J. Also for the presentand as for as long as he can National Adjutant is Michael Zalep-sky.

Any and all Inquiries, sugges

tions and criticism should be ad-

g a v e t h e i r U v e s ~ t e ~ s e 7 u r r f o r " u s , < * r e 8 e f d t o , t b e 0 f f i c e o f * N a -t ional Headquarters.

great interest to our friends.

To all our people we

wishes and many blessinPAUL HULAJ,

Ass 'n of Ukrainians Britain, Section Shenscoln House, Sh estone

field Staffs.the blessings of Liberty.3. To foster and p erpetuate our

4. To sustain the Consti tution,

U.N.A: BowlingTeams Increase TeGovernment and Laws of theUnited States of America.

The sensational upward climb of5. To guard and defend the 0 f N ewark's Branch 14 bowling

United States of America from all team in the team standings of theher enemies. \ '^_ . U. N. A. Metropolitan Bowling

6. To promote a spirit of peace Leag ue culm inated in its c aptur-and good will amongst all the peo- ing the lead posit ion from thepies on earth.

7. To preserve the principles ofJustice, Liberty and Democracyfor ourselves and our posteri ty.

8. To assist all Comrades in distress as well as the widows andorphans of our fallen Comrades.

R To aid in establishing the Ukrainian people as a free people intheir native land, acquaint thepeople of the United States withtho true allegiance and fidelity ofail Ukrainian Americans to theprinciples of the United, StatesGovernment Constitution and Laws,their love of the United States ofAmerica as a country and as away of life, and their ready willingness to support and defend herat all times, and to establish theUkrainian nationality in a statusof high esteem and respect, in

sports director . Mik^ informs methat this loop will start playaround December 1st, therefore ailinterested should contact him and

Other Ukrainian Youth Leaguedistrict basketball leagues are:

New England States LeaguePat Gurbel, 18 Bedford St., Hartford, Conn. Metropolitan N.Y.C.League Gene Agree. 158 First Jtes, for the formidab le sen iorAvenue, New York City. Southern "A" team , In its match with the

Jersey City- Special and A thleticClub Team "A" last Friday, October 15th. Although having woneleven games each and lost four,the two top rivals are separatedby 115 pins in the grand total pin-fall as of the close of the fifthtourney.

In spite of the fact that the

Branch 14 team, which bowledagainst the younger Team "B" ofthe Jersey City S. and A. Club,was handicapped by the absenceof one player, it managed toscore the highest three-game teamaverage (747 pins), and the highest team single average (808pins) for the ev ening. J. Morns,bowling for Branch 14, also provedto be highest single game bowlerwith 213 pins. Ably assist ed by S.Zartin whose 160,171 and 174 settotaling 505 pins was only one pinless that his own 506 set, Morozled his team-mates to an easy victory over the helpless junior Jay-Sees. The "Haguetowners" threwin seven men to stem the adversetide, but the steady bowling ofJohn Kowasky alone, with a setof 135. 140 and 184 totaling 459,was of no avail .

The "losing" fever seemed tobe catching among the Jersey City-

Anthracite LeagueMike Yanko-vic, 140 S. Shamokin Street, Sha-mokin, Pa. Northern AnthraciteLeagueJerry Pronko. 799 Pan-coast Street Dickson City, Pa.New York State League HankSauer, 8 Wilson Street, Rochester,New York; Bill Hussar. 291 Hudson Avenue, Rochester. N. Y. Metropolitan Toronto LeagueJeanHarasym, 378 Bathhurat StreetToronto, Canada. Western Pennsylvania League (contact thewriter until further notic e). OhioState League Gene Woloshyn,1313 Buhl Terrace. Farrell. Pa.Michigan S tate League AndrewWichorek, 54 Cecil Street. DetroitMich.

Any questions pertaining to anyphase of organization of the UYL-NA's Basketball set-up should besent to the writer.

WALTER W. DANKO,National Sports Director,

347 A venu C. Bayonne, N. J.

hard-slugging St John's CatholicWar Vets from Newark, droppedtwo games by small margins andwon only one, even though theirfinal pin total amounted to 2,19234 pins more than that scored bythe Vets. Veteran G. Murda'sthree-game set of 484 and brother vet A. Kolba's 462 were outstanding for the Newarkers. Vet

eran J. Matlock's 181 gamfirst, and 194 in the secdefinitely decided to wboth games we nt In.game , -"Jay-See" R. Kryc185 and J. Gnyra's 1bring In the lone win side, the former registerof 513 pins, the latter 44.

The two Irvington teUkrainian Eagles and rainian Social Club, plaother and split their wintwo, respectively. Alth

redoubtable Molinsky bowled In their usual gothat night, Walter 's 3-gam511 and Mike's set of not keep their Irvlngton ifrom winning the last twAnchorman for the SociaSipsky, effectively "thweight around" by re166, 187 and 164, makof 517. The final tallthe Eagles having garnegame total of 2,189 pinsfor the Social Club.

The results in the leaglevels revealed a two gathe Ukrainian American of Newark, who werewith only three men, U.N.A. Branch 435 cofrom New York by uncoclose margins . What la closely contested vthe New Yorke rs In the fturned to grim defeat weran M. Lytwyn crashedwith a 205 game . W ith and third games divided tween the two teams, tal ly showed the Newarka total of 2,057 pins, anYorker s with 2,030. Oufor the Vets was Struc3-game total of 490 , whidrasky sparked the Circle team with a total

STEPHEN KU

UKRAINIAN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION LEAGUTEAM STANDINGS

High SGarae TotWon Lost Game High Pin

1. Branch 14 U.N.A.. Newark 112. Jersey City SAA Team "A" 113. Irrlngton Ukrainian Eagles 104. Irving ton Ukr. Social Club , 95. St Joh n C.W.V., Newark6. Branch 435 U.N.A., N.Y.C.7. Newark Ukrainian Veterans8. Jersey City SAA Team "B"

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