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Conques t , Mace to testify atSenate collectivization hearing

Senate Foreign Relations Committeepasses resolution o n 1932-33 famine

by Eugene lwanciwW A S H I N G T O N Dr. Robert Con

quest of Stanford University and Dr.James Mace ot the Harvard UkrainianResearch institute will serve as witnesses lor the Senate Agriculture Committee's November 15 hearing on Sovietcollectivization, of agriculture and itseffects - including the 1932-33 GreatFamine in Ukraine, reported the Ukrainian American Caucus.The UAC has been working with theAgriculture Committee staff in thewitness selection process. A list ofpotential witnesses was compiled by theUAC and submitted to the committee,which has made all the selections.The first part of the hearing will focuson the man-made famine in Ukraine.The second part of the hearing focuseson the current state of Soviet agricul

ture and its future prospects.Both Drs. Conquest and Mace haveaccepted invitations to testify before theAgriculture Committee. The two well-known scholars will be addressing theevents during the early 1930s whichculminated in the deaths of over 7million Ukrainians during 1932-33.

The importance of the hearing is thata permanent historical record will becreated in the U.S. Congress detailingthe events of the early 1930s - including the famine - and exposing Sovietpolicy in Ukraine at that time.Senate Concurrent Resolution 70will, if passed by the Senate, put theU.S. Senate on record as condemningthe Soviet-created famine in Ukraine.The two actions by the Senate arerelated and will pave the way for moreinquiry into past and present Sovietpolicies toward Ukraine.

M c M a s t e r c o n f e r e n c e f o c u s e s o nh i s t o r y o f U k r a i n i a n - J e w i s h r e l a t i o n sby Andrii Krawchuk

H A M I L T O N , om. - The fourth ina series of Ukrainian conferences washeld at McMaster University herefrom October 17-20. its 11 sessions weredesigned to examine the theme "Jewish-Ukrainian Relations in Historical Perspective." Thirty papers were readbytheinvited speakers, tracing the historicaldevelopment of Jewish-Ukrainian relations from the Kievan Rus'period to themodern era.

As in previous conferences, Ukrainian historians convened with theircounterparts from another ethnic groupin order to discuss common areas ofconcern in academic research. Theuniqueness of such an enterprise is that,in order to succeed, it requires a degreeof self-critical openness on both sides.Participants of the McMaster conference appeared to be sensitive to thisneed.in preparation for the conference, abook titled "Jewish-Ukrainian Relations: Two Solitudes'" was published, itsauthors, the co-organizers of the conference, Howard Aster and Peter J.

Potichny, expressed the feeling thatthey were "stepping into an intellectualminefield" in writing the book.This apprehension was shared bymany of the conference speakers, ivanL. Rudnytsky spoke in his paper of thetwo groups now meeting together as"...two peoples living forcenturies sideby side on the same soil, both victims ofunfavorable historical circumstancesover which they had no control , and yetseparated by a wall of incomprehension,mutual fears, resentments and recrimi

nations, by the memories of past grievances, and by present conflicts ofinterest."The topic of Jewish-Ukrainian relations is potentially volatile for otherreasons as well.First, there is a dearth of research in thearea. As a result, opinions vary on theadmissibility of certain source materials(for example, Soviet sources), and onthe manner of interpreting such sources.Second, cultural biases are bound toobstruct any facile attempts at dialogue,if for most Ukrainians, the namesKhmelnytsky and Petliura are associated with the idea of heroism, to the Jewthey are a reminder of pogroms inUkraine.in order to overcome the apparentimpasse, much scholarly groundwork isneeded in order to establish a set ofmutually acceptable terms of reference.The McMaster conference was anattempt to take the first few steps in thatvery direction.The first two sessions began in aconciliatory tone. Covering the periodup to the end of the 18th century, thespeakers included Omeljan Pritsak

(Harvard Ukrainian Research institute)and Shmuel Ettinger (Hebrew University). There appeared to be agreementthat until the early 17th century, nosignificant tension existed in Ukrainianlands between the peasants ancf theJews. Also, when tensions did emerge,they were due to socio-economic factors(increased rural-urban friction) and notsimply to conflicting religious convictions.Four papers addressed the violence of

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W A S H I N G T O N The senateForeign Relations Committee Oil Fuesday morning, November X. passed andsent to the full Senate forconsiderationSenate Concurrent Resolution 70 whichasks the president to set aside May 28,19X4, to commemorate the 1932-33Ukrainian famine. The resolution alsoasks the president to urge the Sovietgovernment to lift restrictions on foodparcels and other necessities sent byprivate individuals from outside theUSSR.The announcement of the committeeaction was made by the UkrainianAmerican Caucus (UAC) which isspearheading the move to get theresolution passed in the Senate beforeCongress adjourns for the year onNovember 18.

During committee consideration ofS. Con. Res. 70. Sen. Charles H. Percy(R-lll.),. committee chairman, notedthat the State Department favors thepurpose of the resolution. To date, 62senators have agreed to support theresolution.

Sens. Ernest F. "Fritz" Hollings (DS.C.) and Pete v. Domenici (R-N.M.),the prime sponsors of the resolution,submitted statements in support of themeasure, as did Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr.(R-N.Y.), whose father, Hamilton FishSr., served in Congress at the time of thefamine and on May 28, 1934, introduced House Resolution 399 condemning the man-made famine. The currentresolution would mark the 50th anniversary of the introduction of Rep.Fish's resolution.Calling the committee's attention tothe holocaust committed against theUkrainian people 50 years ago, and thecover-up which followed, both Sens.Hollings and Domenici stated that thetime has come for the United States tobe on record condemning this atrocitywhich claimed over 7 million men.

women and children in Ukraine.Sen. Hollings, who is seeking theDemocratic nomination for the presidency. said: "The resolution that youhave before you breaks a long silence

and recognises the enormity of thefamine, it also helps us recall that Sovietpolicies and behavior have changedlittle over the last half century.""it tells us that the shooting down ofthe Korean airliner with its 269 civilianpassengers in September was not anisolated event, and reminds us that agovernment willing to exterminate anaverage ofover 10,000 of its own peoplea day does not hesitate to kill another269 for reasons ofstate or whim, it tellsFor more information about the Se nate Foreign Relations Committee

action and S.Con. Res. 70, see page 5.us that a sober awareness of themotivations and values informing Sovietbehavior is an absolute requirement foran effective U.S. policy toward theUSSR, in all facets, including armscontrol," he said.

Sen. Domenici noted: "it has beensaid that the death ofone individual is atragedy, the death of millions is astatistic. Perhaps that best explains whyit has been so difficult for many to evenfocus on the genocide which took place50 years ago. The denials and covr-upby Soviet authorities, as well as thecover-up by many Western correspondents at that time adds to the lack ofinformation ... Facts, however, cannotbe covered up forever and sufficientinformation about what happened andwhy has become available in the Westnow."

in his statement. Rep. Fish said:"indeed, very little was known inCongress about this unspeakable andindiscriminate extermination of inno

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2: 11 H E U K R A I N I A N W E E K L Y S U N D A Y , N O V E M B E R 13J983 N O . 4 6 Ukrainian Catholic Church:subject of increased persecution Camp writings of vasyl Stusreveal conditions of prisonersJER SEY C1TY, N.J. - For severalyears, sources in western Ukraine havereported an increase in official persecution of the outlawed Ukrainian Catholic Church. But there have also been

indications, particularly in samvydavpublications, of a concomitant wide-spread resurgence in the Chu rch 'spopularity.Although the Church was officiallydissolved in 1946 by an illegally convened synod orchestrated by Sovietauthorities, a move that was accompanied by the deportation or murder ofvirtually the entire church hierarchy, itcon t inued to su rv ive undergroun d .Priests and bishops were secretly ordained to minister to the religiousneeds of an estimated 5 million believers.The reported increase in Churchactivity may be directly attributed inpart to the election of Polish CardinalKarol Wojtyla to the papal throne, inMarch 1980, Pope John Paul 11 convened an Extraordinary Synod of theBishops of the Ukrainian CatholicChurch abroad for the purpose ofselect ing an eventual successor toMetropolitan Josyf Slipyj, the spiritualhead and unofficial patriarch of theChurch, who was released from a Sovietprison in 1963.These and other actions prompted asenior official at the Department ofPropaganda and Agitation of the Ukrainian Central Committee to say ofthe pop e in 1981: "Unl ike his predecessors, the new head of the vatican isfavorably disposed towards the unfpunded pretensions of the Uniates."Other Soviet officials were morespecific, ivan Poluk, a senior official ofthe Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Ukrainian SSR, wrotein 1979 th au he pope was "trying to usethe still considerable active nucleus ofthe Catholic Church as a basis forextending religious influence over thepopulation of the republic."Mr. Poluk's article is of interestbecause it acknowledges that despite anintense ideological campaign againstthe Church, there still exists a "considerable active nucleus" of the Church .This acknowledgement has been corroborated in a number of samvydav

Dissident sketchMykolaKraynyk

BORN: April 20, 1935.OCCUPATlON: Teacher, historian.LATEST ARREST: September 29,1979.CHARGE: Accused of forming theUkrainian National Front, publishing the Ukrainian samvydav anthology "Prozrinnia"and the samvydavjournal Ukrainian Herald, and circulating nationalist literature underArticle 62 ("anti-Soviet agitation andproganda'O, Article 64 ("participation in an anti-Soviet organization")and Article 210 ("inveigling minorsinto criminal activity").SENTENCE: Seven years in a laborcamp and three years' internal exile.PREviOU S TER MS: None .CAMP ADDRESS:

4 3 1 2 0 0Mordovskaya ASSR -- Tengushevsky raionpos. Barashevouchr. ZhKh-385,'3-5

documents, many of which also describean intensification of the government'scampaign against the Church and ibadherents.it appears that this campaign is beingwaged on two basic fronts, the ideological, which engenders incessant propaganda through off icial governmentmedia organs and atheist institutions,and the punitive, which involves thepersecution of Church activists andclergy.in October 1982, two U krainianCatholic p riests, vasyliy Kavaciv. 49,and Roman Stepanovych Esip. 32, wereeach sentenced in Lviv to five years'imprisonment and three years' internalexile under Article 209 of the Ukrainian C riminal Cod e, which makes it acrime to engage in actions "under theappearance o f p reach ing re l ig iousbeliefs." They were also charged with,"drawing minors" into such activitiesunder Article 208.The underground Chronicle of theCatholic Church in Lithuania, whichreported on the trial, said the two menadmitted they were priests but deniedcorrupting minors. The Chronicle saidthat the trial judge, P.O. Romaniuk,frequently ridiculed the faithful in thecourtroom, ordered their documentschecked and had them photographed.

A later issue of the Chronicle described several KGB opera t ions inwestern Ukraine aimed at intimidatingUkrainian Catholics and breaking upunderground churches, in one incident,which the Chronicle said took place inDobriariych, secret police agents andmilitiamen disrupted a religious gathering and rounded up believers, who werelater fined.in another incident , this one inMorshyn, a church was burglarized bystuden ts from a nearby vo cationalschool, in the village of Berezhany,some 30 KGB agents reportedly attended a town meeting sometime in !982andthreatened to close the local churchunless the people converted to RussianOrthodoxy, in leaving, the agentssealed up all the liturgical vessels in thechurch.The Chronicle also reported that justbefore Easter 1982, KGB agents sackeda church in the village of Brykunai,destroying icons and liturgical appoint.ments. The attacked occurred duringworking hours, but several women whotried to intervene were reportedly badlybeaten, with some requiring hospitalization.But despite government harassment,Church activists have continued theirefforts to have the Church legallyregistered, in Septemb er 1982, aninitiative Group for thciDefense of theRights of Believers and the Church wasset up for that purpose. A brief letterannouncing the group's formation wassigned by Yosyp Terelia. a formerpolitical prisoner and Church activist.A memorandum was signed by Mr.Terelia and four other members, including Stefania Sichko, whose husbandand two sons are currently incarceratedfor "anti-Soviet activities."

in the letter, Mr. Terelia said that theforced and illegal "union" of the Churchwith the Russian Orthodox in 1946 wasdone to benefit the "atheist-Communist (system),"adding that despite threedecades of Soviet repression , theChurch, though underg^ewndi "is aliveand f lourishing."^. ' 'The Church^ictivists' attempts to'register the Ch urc h have met only with(Continued on page 13)2Sefe --,

NEW YORK - The External Representation of the Ukrainian HelsinkiGroup recently released excerpts fromthe camp writings of Ukrainian dissidentpoet vasyl Stus, in which the imprisonedUkrainian act ivis t wri tes about theconditions of the prisoners and alsocompares the Polish Solidarity move-ment to the Helsinki groups in theSoviet Union.

The complete text of his writings isscheduled to be published in the Suchasnist journal.Mr, Stus, who was born on January8, 1938, had gained a repu tation a s atalented poet, literary critic and translator by the early 1960s. However, he usedhis writing ability to express his concernfor the national and human rights of hisfellow Ukrainians being persecuted inthe mid 1960s, in 1965, risking hisreputation as a major poet, he beganwriting numerous appeals on behalf ofpersecuted Ukrainian intellectuals anddissidents.Since those years, Mr. Stus has spentmost of his time behind bars. He isserving a 15-year sentence he received in1980. Currently, he is serving the firs t 10years in a concentration camp in Perm,where he continues to actively defendpolitical prisoners.Mr. Stus mentions the fol lowingprisoners in his camp notes: SemenSkalych, Y. Fedoriv, vasyl Kuryloand Oleksa Tykhy. He writes at lengthabout Mr. Skalych. Reading a pieceabout Mr. Skalych in a publicationtitled "Literaturna Gazeta," Mr. Stussays that he is mentioned as a Ukrainianpenitent, a martyr.At the age of 16 (in 1936), Mr. Stuswrites, Mr. Skalych con tracted tuberculosis, which left him an invalid, in 1945,the Bolsheviks sentenced him becausethey found a partisan brochure in hispossession.in "Literaturna Gazeta," Mr. Stusfound descript ions of Mr. Skalychwhich are, he says, "100 percent lies."He states that Mr. S kalych is a religiousman of a very conscientious character.Mr. Stus writes that Mr. Skalych isbeing persecuted for his religious convictions. Seven hundred poems - thefruit of his thoughts about the world,faith, Christianity - were confiscatedfrom him. "1 did not see a greater crimeagainst a man in our labor camp than

the one against Mr. Skalych," Mr. Stuswrites.Mr. Stus also writes: "1 hope that thefate of this Ukrainian martyr willconcern all honest people in the world...Here is a man who survives without anyletters, without any money (not even

enough to buy himself a few products amonth), he survives with exceptionaldignity. Surrendering to God's will, heis sure that on this cross he will die. Buthe does not complain of his fate; for himit is beautiful, for he is a martyr for thefaith."Commenting on tue s i tuat ion inPoland, Mr. Stus writes: "Poland setsan exam ple for Ukraine (psychologically,we Ukrainians are close to the Poles,probably the closest, in our disposition)however, we lack that holy patriotismwhich consolidated the Poles. Oh, whata pity that Ukraine is not ready totake lessons from the P olish, teaqher."Unfortunately, 1 do not know whatimpressions the nations of the Soviet-Union got from (hesituation in Poland.The trade union version of liberationwould also be extremely effective (or thecountries of the Soviet Union.";

Senate Foreign...(Continued from page 1)cent people, it was with very littlesupport that my father, CongressmanHamilton Fish, introduced a resolutionto focus public attention on the brutalacts of Stalin. Sadly, my father's resolution did not then attract great interest,nor did it gain much support."He added: "1 believe it is most fittingthat your resolution proclaim May 28,1984, a national day to commemoratethe famine in Ukraine. As you know.May 28 will be the 50th anniversary ofthe introduction of my father's resolution."S. Con. Res. 70 will now be placed onthe Senate calendar to await consideration by the full Senate. Since theresolution has attracted 62 co-sponsors,a majority of the Senate, and has beenapproved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, favorable action bythe full Senate is considered likely.Although the Senate schedule is busyduring the last days of the session, theUAC hopes that the overwhelmingsupport for the resolution by membersof the Senate will convince the Senateleadership to call up the resolution forconsideration.The rapid movement of S. Con. Res.70, including the favorable reporting bythe Foreign Relations Committee lessthan six weeks after the resolution'sintroduction , is due in large measure tothe number of co-sponsors and thecontacts made with individual senators. The UAC said it believes thatsupport from the entire UkrainianAmerican community was a majorfactor in this achievement.

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No. 46 T H E UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER , 1983 UABA establ ishes working committees,e l ec t s o f f i c e r s a t an n u a l m ee t i n g

C L E V E L A N D - The formation ofseveral working committees devoted toUkrainian community service and theelection of executive officers and aboar d o f gove r nor s h ighl ight e d t heseventh annual meeting of the Ukrainian American Bar Association (UABA)held here during the weekend of October 14-16.Ukrainian attorneys from about adozen U.S. cities attended the convention, which was presided over byoutgoing president Bohdan Porytko.An Ad Hoc 1933 Famine Condemnation Committee, composed of Cieveland attorneys Bohdan Futey, volodymyr Baz ar ko and Ge or ge Or ys hkewych, was -harged with form ulatinga resolution on behalf of th e UABA thatwill be sent to the U . S . Cong ress and theUnited Nations.initial discussion focused on the factthat many of the famine commemorations staged by the Ukrainian community in the past year did not lendthemselves to any specific follow-upactivity. A resolution passed at theannual meeting addressed this pointand s pe c i f i c a l l y de mande d t ha t t heSoviet government publicly acknowledge that it was responsible for theoccurrence of the 1933 famine thatresulted in 7 million deaths, that theSovie t gove r nme nt p l e dge t o ne ve ragain use artificial famine as an instru

ment of policy, and that the Sovietgovernment arrange for reparations tobe made to famine survivors and vict ims ' families.The attorneys' convention also ratified the establishment of the Community Dispute Resolution Committee inorder to examine the possible procedures for offer ing UABA members 'services in the arbitration or m ediationo f U k r a i n i a n c o m m u n i t y d i s p u t e s .Appointed to the committee were Mr.Porytko, Petro Stawnychy and Prof.Walter Anas tas .The UABA pr e s e n t e d t he ne wl yformed committee with an immediatetask. On September 15. the UABAexecutive officers had sent letters to!gnatius Billinsky, acting president ofthe Ukrainian Congress Committee ofAm erica, and Jo hn O. Flis, president ofthe Ukrainian American Coordinat ingCouncil, offering the organizations theservices of UABA members to mediateor arbitrate the conflict between the twogroups, it was reported to the UABAannual meeting that the UABA had notreceived responses from either organization, but that the UABA stands readyto work out a framework within whichdiscussions could be initiated.

The Ukrainian American Bar Association's continued concern about theuse of Sovie t -suppl ied evidence ind e n a t u r a l i z a t i o n p r o c e e d i n g s b e i n g

Bohdan Shandor (front, center), newly elected UABA president with (from left)Bohdan Porytko, corresponding secretary; Dior Rakowsky, vice president; PetroStawnychy, recording secretary; and Myron Gonko, treasurer.brought by the U.S. Department ofJustice was reflected in a report delivered by ihor Rakowsky on the recentNe w J e r s e y Fe de r a l D i s t r ic t C our tdecision (U.S. vs. Kungys) in which thejudge ruled against the Justice Department's Office of Special investigationsand scored its use of Soviet-suppliedevidence in the trial.The ann ual meeting also screened thehalf-hour film "The Demjanjuk Trial:A M oment in H istory." produced by the

Jewish Anti-Defamation League of theB'nai B'rith, about a Cleveland-areaUkrainian American who is the objectof denaturalization procedures. Thefilm was purchased for reviewjointly bythe UABA and the Ukrainian AmericanPr of e s s iona l s and Bus ine s s pe r s onsAssociation. The discussion after thescreening was lively and resulted in aconsensus that the Ukrainian communith, as a whole, was presented not(Continued on page 15)

1 , 5 0 0 in Australia protest famineCA NBE RRA , Australia - A crowdof more than 1,504) Ukrainian demonstrators clashed with police outsidethe Soviet Embassy here on October 15

during a march to commemorate the50 t h ann ive r s a r y o f t he man- m adefamine in Ukraine.The Sunday Telegraph in Sydneyreported that a middle-aged man col-lapsed and died of an apparent heartat tack in the melee , i t said severalpeople were detained by police after thecrowd tried to storm the embassy.At the height of the protest a smok egrenade was throw n, and the police hadto call in reinforcements, the paper said.The demonstration was part of aw e e k e n d f a m i n e c o m m e m o r a t i o n ,which attracted busloads of Ukrainiansand supporters .

The protest started with a churchservice and then a march to ParliamentHouse where seven coffins - representing the 7 million who died in the famine- were carr ied to the steps of thebuilding. The demonstrators then proceeded to the embassy, many shoutinganti-Soviet slogans.On O ctober 17, The Australia n carried an editorial commenting on thed e m o n s t r a t i o n a n d o n t h e f a m i n e .Headlined "Sad But Timely R emind er,"the editorial stated that the faminea n n i v e r s a r y a n d t h e d e m o n s t r a t i o nbefore the Soviet Embassy have re-minded the world that i t would be"irresponsible to ignore the fate of the.Ukraine as an example of what couldhappen to us i f Sovie t power wasoffered no resistance."

WCFU commit tee sets agendafor upcoming wor ld conc lave

3 0 0 a t t e n d C o n n e c t ic u t f a m i n e s e r v i c eHA RTF OR D, C onn . - Ne arl y 300people, including Gov. William O'Neill ,attended a memorial service for thevictims of the Great Famine in Ukraineheld here at the State Senate Chamberon September 29.The afternoon program, which washosted by State Sen. Joseph Harper,included opening rema rks by Dr. Yaroslav Turkalo, chairman of the Connect icut Commemorat ion Commit tee ,and the lighting of seven candles bya reateenagers. Each candle represented 1million victims of the famine.After an invocation by Bishop BasilLosten of Stamford, the keynote ad-dress was delivered by Dr. James Maceof the Harvard Ukrainian Researchinstitute, who is researching a book onthe famine by Robert Conquest.Gov. O'Neill then delivered a briefaddr e s s , and r e ad h i s pr oc l amat iondesignating September 29 as UkrainianFamine Commemorat ion Day in thestate.Other speakers included Secretary ofS t a t e J ul i e Tas hj i an ; Or e s t Dubno .

commissioner of the Department ofRe ve nue Se r vic e s ; Prof. S t a n i s l a u sBlejwas, president of the ConnecticutPolish American Congress; and Prof.Michael voskobiynyk, president of theUkrainian Democratic Alliance, whosurvived the famine.The benediction was delivered by theRev. Jakiw N orton of St. Mary's Uk r a i n i a n O r t h o d o x C h u r c h i n N e wBritain, Conn.The commem orat ion comm it tee alsoreceived a message f rom U.S. Sen.Christopher Dodd, who praised thecommemoration for preventing "raonstrous deeds like the forced starvationof the Ukrainian people from recurr ing."Later that evening. Dr. Mace, Prof,voskobiynyk and Dr. Turkalo wereguests on "The Peop les 'Caucus ,"a on e-hour call-in show on Co nnecticut publictelevision. The program is hosted byBob Dougl as , who i s o f Ukr a in i andescent. A videotape of the show, whichis broadcast on Thursdays from 9 to 10p.m., will be presented to the HarvardUkrainian Research institute.

TO RO NT O - The WCFU Organizing Committee held its business meetingon Octob er 18 and 19 to discuss theupcoming Fourth Congress of the WorldCongress of Free Ukrainians (WCFU)slated to be held from Novem ber 30 toDecember 4 in Toronto. WCFU President lvan Bazarko presided at thesessions.

Congress programThe WCFU congress will be held atthe Hilton Harbo ur Castle, 1 HarbourSquare (Lake Shore and Bay), with thefollowing agenda.a W ednesday, N ovember 30: at 7:30p. m. of fi c ia l ope n ing , gr e e t ings ,election of committees.a T hursday, December 1: 9 a.m. -reports of executive organs, discussionand acceptance of reports, luncheon; 7p.m. - committee sessions." Friday, December 2: 9 a.m.addresses, discussion, luncheon, (sponsored by the government of the Province of On tario); 7 p.m. sessions ofcommittees.a Saturda y, December 3: 1983, 9a.m. repo rts of committees; electionof WCFU executive organs, adoptiono f r e s o l u t i o n s ; 6 p . m . b a n q u e t(cocktails at 6 p.m., dinner at 7 p.m.).a Sunda y, December 4: 11:30a.m. -Mournful Manifestation at Maple LeafGa rdens (tickets: 58 and S10).

SpeakersDr. Mykola Kushpeta, vice chair-man of the preparatory committee andc oor dina t or o f t he Four t f i WC FUCongress, reported that Brian Mulroney, leader of the Opposition, will bethe principal speaker at the MournfulManifestation.Other guest speakers at the congresswill be Stephen Terlecky. newly electedmember of the British Parliament, who

w i l l s p e a k b o t h i n U k r a i n i a n - a h dEnglish abou t the 1932-33 famine inUkraine. Three other addresses will dealwith the millennium of Christianity inUkraine, the Russification of Ukraine,and the tasks of the WCFU for forth-coming years.Also planned are meetings of specialWCFU delegations with Ontario Premier William Davis and Toronto cityauthor i t ies .it was also decided to invite to thecongress as honored guests representatives of the world congresses of theP o l i sh , B y e l o r u s si a n , L i t h u a n i a n ,Jewish, Latvian, Estonian, Slovak andHungarian groups. As well as diplomatic representatives of the countriesfrom which Ukrainian delegates willarrive for the Congress.

Special receptions will be arrangedf or de l e ga t e s f r om Sout h Ame r ic a ,Australia and Europe under the sponsorship of the Toronto branch of theUkrainian Canadian Commit tee .Manifestation

On Sunday, December 4 , there will behe l d a Mour nf ul Mani f e s t a t ion a tMaple Leaf G ardens in memo ry of the 7million Ukrainian men, women andchildren who died during the famine inUkraine in 1 9 3 2 an d 1 9 3 3 . The programwil l inc lude an ecumenical requiemservice lead by the clergy and hiexarchsof all Ukrainian Churches; the presentation of colors by Ukrainian youth andveterans ' organizat ions .

The entertainmen t pa rt of th e Mournful Ma nifestation will feature the unitedchoruses of To ronto un der the directionof Zenovius Lawryshyn and the unitedyouth ensembles of young banduristsunder the leadership of Hryhory Kytasty.At the meeting it was decided topublish an updated English-langua;(Con tinued on page 15) ";

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U A C C t o p l a n 2 0 t h j u b i l e e o f S h e v c h e n k o M o n u m e n t Sch reyer Fel low shipin Ukrainian studiesEW YO RK - The newly re electedpresidium of the Ukrainian AmericanC oor dina t ing C ounc i l he l d i t s f i r s tmeeting here, at its headquarters in theUkrainian National Home on Wednesday. October 19.

During its first meeting, chaired byUA C C P r e s ide n t J ohn O. Fl is , t hepresidium, which was re-elected at itsnational conference in Washington onSa t ur da y, O c t obe r 1 , de c ide d t ha tamong its first assignments is to plan the20th anniversary celebrations of theunveiling of the Shevchenko Monument in Wa shington. The anniversary isin May 1984.The proposition was presented in a

by Mykhailo BociurkiwEDMON TON - Ukrainian Canadian lawyer and businessman LaurenceDecore was elected mayo r of the city ofEdmonton on Monday, October 17.Mr. D ecore, 43, is a former nationalchairman of the Canadian ConsultativeCouncil on Multiculturalism and past-president of the Ukrainian Professionaland Business Club of Edmonton.An Edmonton alderman from 1974to 1977, Mr. Decore was beaten byincumbent Cec Purves in the 1977mayo r a l rac e by 9 , 000 vo t e s . Heprofesses a so cial conscience, but insistshe is not anti-busin ess, in fact, Mr.Decore is a successful developer ofhotels, shopping malls and apartmentbuildings. He was at one time a fund-raiser for former Liberal Cabinet Minister Jack Horner, and is a founder ofEdmonton. 's f ir st cable s tat ion.On.election night, he experienced a

sweeping victoTy over the incumbent,Mr. Purves . A heavier-than-ex pectedvoter turno ut gave Mr. Decore a comman ding led. Early results showed Mr.Decore with more than 73 percent of thevo te , c ompar e d t o Mr . Pur ve s ' 18percent.Mr. Decore attributed his landslidevictory to voters ' inclination for change,t ighter f iscal control , and a moreaccountable and responsive civic government "Edmo nton ians believed it wastime for a change."During the election campaign, Mr.Decore's opponent. Mayor Purves, rana polarizing campaign that turned bitterto its final days. Mr. Purves trumpetedthat he was a C onservative and accusedMr. Decore of having sympathies withthe federal Liberals.The l ibe r a l t ag has dogge d Mr .Decore, who served as head of thef e der a l mul t i c ul t ur a l c ounc i l , andwhose father, John, was the Liberal' Mem ber of Parlia men t for vegrevillefrom 1949 to 1956.Large advertisements paid for byEdmonton millionaire Peter Pocklington which appeared in both of Edmonton's daily newspapers on election daysuggested that a vote for Mr. Decorewas a gift to Prime Minister Trudeau.The ad stated: "Pierre Elliot Trudeauwould love to see a fellow Liberal likeLaur e nc e De c or e as mayor o f ourcapital city. Wo uld you? Help retainfree enterprise in Edm on ton . Pleasevote for Cec Purves for mayor onOctober 17, 1983." The ads had w orkedagainst Mr. Purves, Mr. Decore said onelection night.

The two mayoral candidates lockedhorns most recently at the UkrainianPr of e s s iona l and Bus ine s s C l ub ofEdmonton election forum where theyclashed over fiscal policy. Mr. Decorecalled the past three years of a contentious City Hall a circus. During the

letter written by the Supreme Executive Committee of the UNA. it wasaccepted unanimously by the presidium.The UAC C presidium also decided toas k t he Was hingt on br anc h of t heNational Committee to CommemorateGenocide victim s' in Ukraine for itscooperation in this new effort. Mr Flicexpressed the UACC's thanks to thatcommittee for its dedicated work on theOctober 2 national commemoration ofthe famine anniversary.

The participants of the meeting alsounderlined the necessity of establishinga New York-based office, with a full-time office manager. They are presently

c amp aign , he a t t ac ke d Mr . Pur ve s 'record as financial manager, citing, forexample, the escalation of costs for thecity's new conven tion center from S32million to 582 million.Mr. Purves was especial ly upsetwhen both daily newspapers. The Journal and The Sun, endorsed his opponent. He said it showed that they wereout of tou ch. But. in the end, it becameabundantly clear that it isn't easy tos udde nl y c onvinc e t he vo t e r s t ha thaving a Liberal as mayor would be adreadful thing.After learn ing of his defeat . Mr.Purves laid the blame squarely on theeconomy, saying when times are tough,people take it out on the may or. Mr.Purves also admitted that he was "ass ur pr i s e d as anybody" whe n e ar l yresults showed Mr. Decore with a clearmajority.

Mr. Decore becomes Edmonton'ssecond Ukrainian may or. Before Mr.Purves, Ukrainian Can adian WilliamHawrelak held office as mayor of thecity of Edmo nton. As mayor, Mr.Decore will receive an annual salary of553,000, one-third of which is tax-free.

Mr. Decore's election to office hasbeen greeted by many local e thnicleaders as a big step forward for multiculturalism . in an interview with theEdmonton Journal, Municipal AffairsMinister Julian Koziak said that one of

DET RO lT - A Detroi t area committee is planning several events thismonth to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Great Famine in Ukraine .On November 14, Prof. Assya Humesky of the University of Michiganwill deliver a lecture on the "SpiritualSearch in U krainian Literature" as partof the Ukrainian Studies Seminar Seriessponsored by the Slavic Languages andLiteratures Depa rtment of Wayne State .University and the Ukrainian Community Committee. .

The lecture is scheduled to begin at 5p.m. in R oom 225 in Manoog ian H all.Refreshments will be served at 4:30p.m., and parking is available in an

LOS ANG ELES - The local Genocide in Ukraine Commemorative Committee has issued a memorial decaland postcard in observance of the 50thanniversary of the Great Famine.The decal features a trident encircledby barbed wire and an inscription inUkrainian and English saying Genocidein Ukraine 1932, 1933. At the top of thed-ecal is a cross . Also avai lable arecandles bearing the decal.

looking lor somcuiic to nil this position,in order to strengthen and spread thework of the UACC.The pr e s id ium a l s o as s igne d i t sdelegates to the Fourth World Congressof Free Ukrainians. Dr. George Soltyswas elected to serve as the UACC'srepresentative at the banquet for theblessing of the Metropolitan Lypkivksymonument and at the 25th anniversaryof the Philadelphia Metropolia of theUkrainian Catholic Church.The UAC C was established on Saturday. May 14, in South Bound Brook,N.J. The next UACC presidium meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,November 16.

Mr. Decore 's greates t asse ts in theelection campaign was his ability tomarshall the support of many differentethnic groups in the city."There's no doubt that because of hisextensive work on behalf of multiculturalism, he was well-known and thework he has done was interpreted assupport for the various multiculturalgroups in the city, and that paid offhandsomely for him at the polls," Mr.Koziak said.Mr. Decore followed up his victorywith a major housecleaning in thema yor's office. He advised the entireoffice staff to clean out their desks tomake way for"his people." So far, hehas moved out three of Mr. Purves'long-lime secretaries and a receptionist.As an austerity move, he dumped Mr.Purve's 528,000 Lincoln limousine anddismissed the chauffeur. From now on,Mr. Decore says, he will drive his two-year-old Oldsmobile Cutlass.The mayor said that his priorities areto streamline City Hall, get control ofc ivic f inances and keep 1984 taxesdown. He also intends to introduce hiselection proposal of replacing the fourcity commissioners with an executivecommittee of aldermen to oversee civicaffairs.Mr. Decore and the 12 aldermen tookoff ice on the af ternoon of Fr iday,October 21 , after being sworn in at CityHall.

adjacent structure. For further informationcall (313) 577-3024.On Wednesday, N ovember 16, theUkrainian community will sponsor acommemorative assembly on the stepsof Michigan's Capitol in Lansing.The program will be conducted byCurtis Hertel, a member of the stateHouse of Representatives. Gov. JamesJ . Bl anc har d , Hous e Spe ake r Gar yO w e n . M a j o r i t y a n d m i n o r i t yleaders Wil l iam Faust and MichaelBush, have been invited to activelyparticipate in this meeting.For f ur t her i n f or ma t ion c o n t ac tDr. Beck at (313) 866-0982, orStephen M. Wichar Sr. at (313) 286-6490.

T h e c o m m i t t e e ' s c o m m e m o r a t i v epostcard depicts a scene of murder anddeportation during the Great Fam ine, itis a reproduction of a painting by LosAngeles artist Nadia Som ko. tFor information about the decals,candles and postcards, interested persons may w rite to Genocide in UkraineC o m m e m o r a t i v e C o m m i t t e e , 4 3 1 5Melrose Ave. , Los Angeles , Calif.90029.

to be presentedTO RO NT O - Edward R. Schreyer.the governor general of Canada, willpersonally award the first Edward R.Schreyer Postdoctoral Fellowship inUkrainian Studies at the University of

Toronto on November 16.At a special dinner inaugurating thenewly created postdoctoral fellowship,the governor general will present theaward to Dr. Steven velychenko, thefirst recipient of this academic prize.Worth 55,000, the Edward SchreyerPostdoctoral Fellowship was established earlier this year by the Chair ofUkrainian Studies Foundat ion, a non-profit organization dedicated to servingthe financial needs of Canada's firstChair of Ukrainian Studies.The award is named in honor of Mr.Schreyer, the first governor general ofCanada of non Anglo-Celtic or Frenchbackground.Dr. velychenko, 33, is a Canadiancitizen who received his doctorate inhistory from the University of Londonin 1981. He did his undergraduate workat Toronto's York University where hegraduated with a bachelor of arts in1972.As the recipient of the first EdwardSchreyer Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dr.velychenko wil l spend the 1983-84academic year in Toronto revising hisPh.D. dissertation, a study titled: "ASurvey of the interpretation of Ukrainian History in Polish, Russian andUkrainian Historiography."it is anticipated that the revisedmanuscript will one day be published in

book form.Dr. velychenko was recommendedfor the award by a University of Toronto fellowships committee made up ofrepresentatives from the depar tments ofhistory, political science and Slaviclanguages and literatures.According to Dr. Paul R. Magocsi,the holder of the Chair of UkrainianStudies at the University of Toronto,Dr. velychenko's dissertation is notonly unique, but is most beneficial toUkrainian scholarship."One of the great problems of EasternEuropean history, and m ost particularly the history of Uk rain e," explainedProf. Magocsi, "is the manner in which

the whole area, including the Ukraine, isinterpreted in radically different waysby Russian historians, by Polish historians, and by Ukrainian historians.""Dr. velychenko is really the firstperson to have researched just howthese three"different approaches to thehistory of Eastern Europe, in particularof the Ukraine, have evolved from theearliest Polish, the earliest Russian, andthe earliest Ukrainian historians."Prof. Magocsi says that Dr. velychenko has systematically gone throughhundreds of texts, hundreds of mono-graphs, and has provided a solid under-standing of just where the seeminglyconflicting points of view originated

and how they developed.Although there are surveys of Ukrain ian , Rus s i an and Po l i s h h i s t o r iography, there has never before been anattempt to compare all three as theyrelate specifically to Ukraine.The dinner, sponsored by the Chairof Ukrainian Studies Foundation, willbe held at the University of Toronto'sFaculty Club, it begins with cocktails at6:30 p.m . and is by inv i tat io n an dreservation only.

Ukra in i an l awyer e l ec ted Edmonton mayor

Detroi t schedules famine commemorat ions

LA committee releases decal, postcard

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N o. 46 T H E UKRAINIAN WEEKLY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER , 1983 5Statements to Senate Foreign Relat ions Committee on famine resolut ion

Below are the texts of statementssubmitted to the Senate Foreign Relalions Committee on November 8 bySens. Ernest F. Hollings and PeteDomenici, and Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr.Sen. Ernest F. Hollings

Mr. Chairman, 1 thank you for yourprompt attention to Senate ConcurrentResolution 70 which 1 introduced justover one month ago with my friend, thesenator from New Mexico, Mr. Domenici. This resolution now has 60 addit i o n a l c o - s p o n s o r s , a t t e s t i n g to thesignificance of the event it commemorates and to the widely shared feelings itinspires among my colleagues.

The resolut ion recal ls a terr ibleexample of the Soviet Union's deliberate and vast disregard for human lifeand human rights, in what must becounted as on e of the great gen ocides ofhistory, the Soviet government createdan artificial famine in 1932-33 during

which over 7 million Ukrainians starvedto death. The purpose of this cold-blooded extermination was to break thebackbone of the peasantry in the driveto collectivize agriculture and to destroyall vestiges of Ukrainian nationalism asexpressed in the culture, industriousn ess , pr oduc t iv i t y and pr ide of theUkrainian people. Similar devastationwas visited on the independent-mindedD o n and K u b a n C o s s a c k s and thevolga Germans. Between 1926and 1937at least 14 million people died duringcollectivization, while the Soviet government confiscated grain for foreignexport and prohibited any relief meas ur e s . The s e e ve n t s , and the s c an tattention paid to the tragedy by theWest, are described in a recent WallStreet Journal article written by AdrianKaratnycky. wish to submit this articlefor the record.Mr. Chairman, the resolution thatyou have before you breaks a longsilence and recognizes the enormity ofthe famine, it also helps us recall thatSovie t pol ic ies and be havior havechanged little over the last half century,it tells us that the shooting down of theKorean airliner with its 267 civilianpassengers in September was not anisolated event, and reminds us that agovernment willing to exterminate anaverage of over 10,000 of its own"peoplea day does not hesitate to kill another269 for reasons ofstate or whim, it tellsus that a sober awa reness of the moiivat i o n s and val ue s in f or ming Sovie tbehavior is an absolute requirement foran effective U.S. policy toward theU S S R in all f ac e t s , i nc l uding ar mscontrol .Our resolution asks that the presidentset aside May 28. 1984, to commemorate the Ukr a in i an f amine and call

world attention to the tragedy, it alsoasks the president to urge the Sovietgovernment to lift restrictions on foodparcels and other necessities sent by(Continued on page 13)

Sen. Pete DomeniciMr. Chairman, tor far too long theworld has been silent about a tragedy ofsuch monumental proportions that oneis astounded that so little is knownaboutthis event. 1 am referring to the Sovietman-made famine in Ukraine whichtook place 50 years ago. it is the onlyman-made famine in recorded history,

in their zeal to create a "new worldorder"; to collectivize agriculture foride o l ogic a l , po l i t i c a l and e c o n o m i creasons; and. to eradicate any semblance ofnationalism or self-determinat i o n a m o n g the Ukr a in i an pe opl e ,Soviet authorities brutally murderedmillions of Ukrainian men. women andchildren and then covered up the event.The numbe r of i ndiv idual s whoperished during that man-made faminein 1932-33 has been estimated at abou t 7million Ukrainians. Dr. Rov-.rt Con-quest, thenoted British historian who ispresently researching the famine, hassuggested that 7 million people mayeven be a low estimate. But even if it

were only 7 million Ukrainians, thatcomes to an average of 10.000 men.women and children dying every dayduring l932an d 1933at the hand sol theSoviet authorities.it has been said that the death of on eindividual is a tragedy, the death ofmillions is a statistic. Perhaps that bestexplains why it has been so difficult formany to even focus on the genocidewhich took place 50 years ago. Thedenials and cover-up by Soviet authorities as well as the cover-up by manyWestern correspondents at that timeadds to the lack of information that hasbeen available. Facts, however, cannotbe covered up forever, and sufficientinformation about what happened and

why has become available in the Westnow.Mr. Chairman, it is appropr iate thatSenate Concurrent Resolution 70desig-nates May 28, 1984, as a day to com

memorate the victims of thefamine inUkraine, it was on Ma; 28, 1934, thatRep. H a m i l t o n F i s h of New Yorkintroduced the only resolution. HouseResolution 399, regarding the famine.While the Congress did not act on thatresolution because the Department ofState for political reasons denied that af amine was t ak ing pl ac e , it is stillsignificant that, at least, one voice ofprotest was raised in the United States.Rather than go into all the details ofwhat happe ne d 50 years ago, 1 ams u b m i t t i n g a br ie f s ummar y of thefamine in Ukraine forthe record,as wellas a copy of House Resolution 399 ofthe 73rd Congress, lam also submittinga n umber of articles which have recentlyappeared in the Americaji press whicha c k n o w l e d g e s the e xi s t e nc e of thefamine, something which has too longbeen denied.(Continued on page 13)

Rep. Hamilton Fish Jr.The history of civilization is full ofmany horrifying acts of man againstman . in some ways it may be grotesqueto commemorate mankind's darkestacts but 1 believe remem bering is veryimportant, memories educate.The resolution before this committeet o d a y is l e g i s l a t ion t ha t e duc at e s .Senate Concurrent Resolution 70. asyou know, calls for a day of commemorat ion and a day for remembering aholocaust ofstarvation . Fifty years ago,as a matter of state policy, the leader-ship of the Soviet Union enforced anartificial famine in Ukraine. Sevenmillion Ukrainians were liquidated bybrutal lingering starvation. They diedfor the convenience of the state. They

were starved to help the state's organization of the new order.As incredible as this atrocity was, itwas a l mos t l os t to the free world.C ont e mpor ar y ne ws ac c ount s we r elimited. Access to events within theSoviet U nion was difficult. Eu rope andthe United States were living the GreatDepression. With fascism on the march,there was unrest in Europe. Distractions of other events and the secretivepolicies of the Kremlin kept 'he free(Continued on page 13)

Hamilton Fish Jr. (R-N .Y.) is the son ofRep. Hamilton Fish Sr.,who introduceda similar resolution in the House in1934.Editor's note

The conclusion of "13th Congress 'f aftermath: our struggle forunity and j

!law and order" by J ohn O. Flis has!been pos tponed, due to technicalreason s, until n ext w eek's Weekly.

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R e s o l u t i o n s p o n s o r sFollowing is a list of the 62 sponsors and co-sponsors of S. Con. Res.70.Paul S. Sarbanes (D-Md.)J. James Exon (R-Neb.)Dave Durenberger (R-Minn.)Joseph R Biden (D-Del.)Gary Hart (D-Colo.)Frank R. Lautenberg (D-N.J.)Dale Bumpers (D-Ark.)John Heinz (R-Pa.)Alan J. Dixon (D-lll .)Bill Bradley (D-N.J.)Quentin N. Burdick (D-N.D.)Robert Dole (R-Kan.)Daniel P. Moynihan (D-N.Y.)Richard G. Lugar (R-lnd.)Larry Pressler (R-S.D.)Mark O. Hatfield (R-Ore.)Jake Garn (R-Utah)Charles a. Percy (R-lll.)Dan Quayle (R-lnd.)Rudy Boschwitz (R-Minn.)John Glenn (D-Ohio)Charles E. Grassley (R-lowa)Edward Zorinsky (D-Neb.)Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)William S. Cohen (R-Maine)Roger W. Jepsen (R-lowa)Lloyd Bentsen (D-Tex.)William Proxmire (D-Wis.)Donald W. Riegle Jr. (D-Mich.)Daniel K. lnouye (D-Hawaii)Paul S. Trible Jr. ( R- va . )James A. McClure (R-ldaho)Steven D Symms (R-ldaho)Walter D. Huddles ton iD-Ky. jGordon J Humphrey (R-N.H.)Patrick J. Leahv (D-"vt )John W. Warner (R-va. )Barry Goldwatei (R-Anz.iWilliam L. Armstrong (R-Colo. )Chr is topher j . Dodd (D-Conn . lStrom TTiurmond (R-S.C.)Mark Andrews (R-N.D.)Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.)Malcoim Wallop (R-Wyo.)Jesse Helms (R-N.C.)Don Nickles (R-Okla.)Alan Cranston (D-Calif.)Claiborne Pell (D-R.l.)Lawton Ch"iles (D-Fla.)Dennis DeConcini (D-Anz.)Paula Hawkins (R-Fla.)John C. Stennis (D-Miss.)Jennings Randolph (D-W. va.)John Melcher (D-Mont.)Carl Levin (D-Mich.)H o w a r d M. M e t z e n b a u m (DOhio)Thomas F. Eagleton (D-Ohio)Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)Spark M. Matsunaga (D-Hawaii)

Rudy Boschwitz (R-Minn.)John Glenn (D-Ohio)Charles E. Grassley (R-lowa)Edward Zorinsky (D-Neb.)Orrin G. Hatch (R-Utah)William S. Cohen (R-Maine)Roger W. Jepsen (R-lowa)Lloyd Bentsen (D-Tex.)William Proxmire (D-Wis.)Donald W. Riegle Jr. (D-Mich.)Daniel K. lnouye (D-Hawaii)Paul S. Trible Jr. ( R- va . )James A. McClure (R-ldaho)Steven D Symms (R-ldaho)Walter D. Huddles ton iD-Ky. jGordon J Humphrey (R-N.H.)Patrick J. Leahv (D-"vt )John W. Warner (R-va. )Barry Goldwatei (R-Anz.iWilliam L. Armstrong (R-Colo. )Chr is topher j . Dodd (D-Conn . lStrom TTiurmond (R-S.C.)Mark Andrews (R-N.D.)Ted Stevens (R-Alaska)Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo.)Malcoim Wallop (R-Wyo.)Jesse Helms (R-N.C.)Don Nickles (R-Okla.)Alan Cranston (D-Calif.)Claiborne Pell (D-R.l.)Lawton Chiles (D-Fla.)Dennis DeConcini (D-Anz.)Paula Hawkins (R-Fla.)John C. Stennis (D-Miss.)Jennings Randolph (D-W. va.)John Melcher (D-Mont.)Carl Levin (D-Mich.)H o w a r d M. M e t z e n b a u m (DOhio)Thomas F. Eagleton (D-Ohio)Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.)Spark M. Matsunaga (D-Hawaii)

Senate Concurrent Resolution 70Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding actions the presiden t s houldtake to commemorate the anniversary of the Ukrainian famine of 1932-33.Whereas more than 7 million Ukrainians in the Ukrainian Soviet SocialistRepublic, one of the member republics of the Union of Soviet SocialistRepublics, died of starvation during the years 1932-33;Whereas the famine was the consequence of deliberate policies of thegovernment of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics aiming to destroy thepolitical, cultural and human right's of the Ukrainian people, and theeconom ic, social and political consequences of this famine are still manifestamong the Ukrainian population:Whereas the government ot the l nion of Soviet Socialist Republics,although fully aware of the famine in (he Ukraine and having completecontrol of the entire food supplies wnhin ns border, nevertheless failed to takerelief measures to check the famine or io alleviate the catastrophic conditionsresulting from it. and, furthermore, ignored the appeals of internationalorganizat ions and other nations: andWhereas intercessions have been made at various times by the UnitedStates during the course ol us history on behalf of citizens ofother countrieswho aie oppressed or persecuted by their governments, indicating that it hasbeen the traditional policy ol the United States to lake cognizance of suchinvasions of human rights and liberties: Now. thcretore.-be itResolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring). T hatthe Congress hereb,v condemns the systematic disregard for human life andfor human rights and liberties that characterizes the policies of the Union ofSoviet Socialist Republics, expresses sympathy for the millions of victims of

such policies, and urges the president -(1 ) to proclaim May 28. 1984. as a day to c omme mor a t e the 50thanniversary of the introduction of the original resolution by CongressmanHamilton Fish in the House of Representatives which focused attention onthe Ukrainian famine;(2) to call, through public ahd diplomatic channels, the attention of theworld to the policies of the government of the Soviet Union which caused theslow death by famine of 7 million U krainians during 1932 through 1933 an dto other similar policies of the government of the Soviet Union; and(3) to urge the gove r nme nt of the Soviet Union to remove currentrestrictions on the shipment of food parcels and other necessities Ht Sovietcitizens by private individuals and charitable organizations.

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U k r a i n i a n W e e k l yThe U.N. and Ukraine

in a recent letter to U.N. Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick, New Jersey Rep.Matthew Rinaldo urged her to introduce a resolution seeking to replace theSoviet-picked delegates from Ukraine with those more representative of theUkrainian nation. He suggested that members ol the Ukrainian HelsinkiGroup have a far more legitimate right to represent the Ukrainian people thanthose selected by Ukraine's oppressor.

Rep. Rinaldo is right, of course. But. unfortunately, being right means verylittle in the United Nations, which has become little more than a self-servingforum for member-countries, most of them decidedly anti-Western.The mechanics of such a resolution also pose a problem. First, the GeneralAssembly must decide whether the issue is an impo rtant qu estion w arrantingconsideration, an unlikely eventuality given that the overwhelming majorityof members are Third World or Communist countries. Even if such a decisionwere mad e. Article 18 of the U.N. Charter requires a two-th irds majority forapproval. Given these obstacles, chances for passage of a resolutionchallenging the existing Ukrainian delegation are nil.So why b other trying? Because the issue is far from trivial, in fact, it wouldreveal the chimera of the U.N.'s avowed concern with decolonization and self-

determination. Thus far, the United Nations has maintained a doublestandard in its interpretation of self-government. While encouraging theaccelerated advance of colonies or dependent peoples in the Third Worlda towa rd ind ependen ce, it has ignored the plight of coun tries subjugated byillegitimate Communist regimes.Even those who would accept the specious argument that EasternEuropean countries are self-governing because they are ruled by indigenousrather than extrinsic Communist regimes, would be hard pressed to apply it toUk raine. The U krainia n So cialist Soviet Republic was formed in 1919 onlyafter the military defeat of the Ukrainian National Republic, the legitimategovernment of a free Ukraine. Western Ukraine was also annexed by force ofarms after the Soviet invasion of Poland in 1939. Ukraine, then, is a nationruled by an occupying power. Clearly, the Kremlin pushed for the UkrainianSSR to become a charter member of the U.N. only to bolster the illusion of^ UJy'a'.O.'?.OAM,vWTO'JMLdJtS ensure, , partisa n vote. The same holds true,foMhe Byelorussian SSR. in i960, the United Nations adopted a declaration that proclaimed thenecessity of bringing colonialism to a speedy and unconditional end. itdeclared that "the subjection of peoples to alien subjugation, domin ation andexploitation constitutes a denial of fundamental human rights, is contrary tothe Charter of the United Nations and is an impediment to the promotion ofworld peace and cooperation." it also declared that "all peoples have the rightto selWeterminatton; by virtue of that right they freely determine theirpolitical status and freely pursue their economic, social and culturaldevelopment ."ironically, the proposal to adopt the declaration was made by Nikitajj Khrushchev in a statement to the General Assembly in September 1960.Certainly, the United Nations is not going to decide thaia plebiscite be heldin Ukraine so the people may decide their destiny, it is not going suppo rt achallenge to the legitimacy of the Ukrainian delegation. Political realitiespreclude such a move. But Rep. Rinaldo's suggestion that the United Statesraise the issue is useful because it would reaffirm the notion that the SovietUnion is a colonial empire, while openly challenging the degree of the U.N.'s

commitment to genuine and univeral decolonization.Lifting sanctionsPres ident Ronald Reagan's recent decis ion to l i f t some economicrestrictions again st Poland is a mixed bag. While we hedge at supp ortin g theremoval of any punitive sanctions that may directly help the Jaruzelski junta ,it should be noted that the president made it clear that the more damagingmeasures will remain in effect .until a national "dialogue" in Poland isrestored.Although the United States has agreed to start talks on rescheduling theSi 1-15 billion Poland owes Western gov ernme nts, this is small comfort toMr. Jaruzelski. in fact, the talks could add to the economic pressure byobliging the Polish government to start paying back at least some of theinterest that was frozen along with the debt talks following the imposition ofmartial law in 1981.Mr. Reagan's decision to allow Polish fishing in American waters does littleto help the Polish economy. Moreover, the president made no mention ofrestoring Poland's most-favored-nation status, a move that would havehelped the economy more.in the past. Gen. Jaruzelski has used the sanctions as an excuse for Poland 'smuddled economy. The partial lifting of sanctions will make it more difficultfor him to use that rationalization, and will force the govern ment to be moreaccountable for Poland's economic woes.While we are somewhat unsettled by any gestures that suggests business-as-usual with Pola nd, it appears that Mr. Reagan has decided to scrap the moretoothless and symbolic sanctions while keeping the ones with bite in place." ^ ^ ^ - ^ ' - t

in observance of The Weekly's 50thF rom ou r pages in 1936This week, in continued observance of The Ukrainian Weekly s 5()lh anniversary,we publish excerpts of editorials from the year 1936.

January 11, 1936:A matter deserving of serious consideration by our youth is that of some of ourpeople changing the ir Ukrainian family names to what they cons ider is

"American." Although this deplorable practice is not confined only to AmericanUkrainians but includes other foreign-nationality groups as well, still for us itassuTn.s a special significance in the light of the character of the Ukrainianimmigration in America.various excuses are advanced by those changing their family names to conformwith An glo-Saxon stand ards, it is said that the U krainian name is hard to write inEnglish and still more difficult to pronounce. Others say that a foreign-soundingfamily name is a decided hindrance in trade, business and profession. Still otherschange their names in an effort to shed as rapidly as possible every characteristic -that stamps them as being of foreign descent, and thereby become "real"Americans.Glancing over these excuses one cannot help being struck by their flimsiness.There is absolutely no justification for them. Even the longest U krainian name isnot difficult to m anag e in either the oral or written E nglish language if it is spelledphonetically, with strict adherence to pronunciation. And as for the excuse that aname having a foreign tinge to it is a hindrance to one's career, one has but to lookaround and see the number of great business enterprises and persons high in theprofessional fields bearing foreign-sounding names, it is nothing but foolishness tosuppose that a customer or a client who wants good service will go to the one whobears an "American" name in preference to one who will give him satisfaction forhis money, if one cannot achieve success in his chosen field of work under his ownname, what possible chances can he have masquerading under a different one.

But after all, is it only a question of money involved? is there not som ething moresignificant attached to retaining one's centuries-old name than mere pecuniaryvalues? is there no such thing as love and respect for one's family, honor, historyand traditions? Does one n ot owe it to his parents to receive the good name of hisfamily, add luster to it, and pass it on untarnished and intact to his progeny? ...We of Ukrainian descent are especially duty-bound to retain our Ukrainianfamily n ames. Our parents are among the latest arrivals and naturally they did no thave the time nor opportunity to make any outstanding contribution s to Americandevelopment. Such opportunities, however, are confronting us now, youngAmerican Ukrainian s. And there is no dou bt bu t that we will rise to them. And yet,how will posterity judge our contributions to the development of this country if welose our national identity by giving our Ukrainian names various Anglo-Saxon,Germanic and Scandinavian forms?Let us, therefore, retain and cherish our Ukrainian family names and show ourAmerican spirit not by petty superficialities but by real deeds.

June 20, 1936:Although the press is comm only regarded as the m irror of life, still there are timeswhen the efficacy of its reflective qualities is a ma tter of grave dou bt. W e have inmind in this connection the complete absence of reports in the American press ofthe trial in Lviv of 23 young Ukrainians of both sexes on charges of revolutionaryactivity against Poland. Although the trial is unusually dramatic and significant,yet American newspaper correspondents pay no heed to it. it is indeed fortunatethat we have here in America a Ukrainian press to portray for us such matters,otherwise we might never know what is going on over there.The defendants in this trial consist of young Ukrainians drawn from variouswalks of life, from the farm, from the city, from the poorer classes as well as fromhigher society. All of them are upright young men and women, well educated and

belonging to the so-called intelligentsia. They now find themselves before thePolish court simply because of their Ukrainian patriotic activities.The specific charge brought against them is membership in the Organization ofUkrainian Na t ional is ts an organ izat ion which arose in those dark daysimmediately after the world war when the newly arisen Western UkrainianRepublic, attacked on all sides by its various enemies, was finally overthrown byPolish forces; but only after the latter were aided by Allied help, especially byFrench mo ney, amm unition , supplies, equipment and generals. The OUN strivesby revolutionary means to regain this lost independence for the Ukrainian people.And that is why Poland makes every effort to stamp it out. ...Poland had fallen down miserably in the matter of a fair trial for these 23 youngdefendants, it absolutely refuses to permit them to give any such testimony, underthe penalty of additional punishment, it refuses to permit the drawing aside of thecurtain that would disclose how these young Ukrainians and others of their kindwere persecuted from their childhood days for their Ukrainian nationalisticaspira tions; how difficult Poland makes it for U krainian youth in general to obtainan education, simply because of their nationa lity; how well nigh impossible Poland

makes it for Ukrainian professional men and women to make a living withoutrenouncing their nationa lity; and how even today it forbids in schools the use of theword "Ukrainian."And yet, not satisfied with denying to these defendants their fundamental rights,Poland also makes every effort to make their trial as secret as possible. Especiallydo the Polish authorities forbid the reporting by newspapermen of an y testimonygiven at the trial that might innure to the benefit of the Ukrainian cause.it is apparent that what Poland fears most is that the outside world m ight learn ofthe h eroic attitude of thedefendants and their devotion to Ukrainian ideals. Th is isborne out by the adm ission of Polish officials themselves, when they expressed theirfear that news of this trial might have unpleasant repercussions for Polishreputat ion abroad. . .. .v .y , : ' ' - , -. - v'. w ; : . - . .(Continued on page 12)

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JERSEY C1TY, N.J. - The voice of America onOctober 21 broadcast an editorial about the GreatFamine in Ukraine.The full text of the editorial, as transcribed by alistener from a recording of the broadcast, appearsbelow. As all vOA-editorialsdo,it reflects the views ofthe U.S. government.

Thi s ye ar mar ks the 50t h ann ive r s ar y of theUkrainian famine of 1933. The Soviet government ishardly likely to plan an official commemoration, infact, to this day, theSoviets have n ever even told theirpeople the full story. But the outside world owes it tothe memory of the victims to recall one of the mostmonstrous of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin's crimes.The famine was largely the consequence of Stalin'spolicies of forced collective farming, which werecarried out with a special vengeance in the traditionallyindependent Ukraine. Though collectivization drastically reduced farm production, it served Stalin's largerpur pos e of social control . And the requistion ofUkr a ine ' s gr a in out put for e xpor t pr ovide d theg o v e r n m e n t in Mos c ow wi t h a maj or s our c e ofrevenue.We will probably never know for sure how manypeople died during the drought and famine of 1932 an d1933. Certainly there were millions of victims - 7million by some estimates. And the slow suffering wascompo unded by the government's refusal to admit theexistence of the famine and to permit internationaldisaster relief. Even in the context of the brutality ofthe Stalin era, which caused massive suffering forpeople of all nationalities in the Soviet Union, this wasone of history's larger political crimes.The sam e sort of disregard for huma,n life is evidentamong S t a l in ' s s uc c e s s or s in the Kr e ml in , it ismanifested daily in the horrible suffering they areinflicting on the people in Afghanistan and in suchgrotesque incidents as the destruction of KoreanAirlines Flight 007. Today's Soviet leaders like toproject an image ofgentility and respectability, to givethe impression that the ag e of Stalinism is over. Theiractions belie their words.Stalin's successors are his heirs in another importan tr e s pe c t . The y c on t inue to follow his pol ic ies ofstamping out any independent sense of nationalism inthe regions they have seized especially those , such asUkraine and the Baltic states, where people continueto adhere to their traditional religious faiths.Recalling events like the Great Ukrainian Famine of1933 is not just a matter of respect for the memory ofits victims, it is also an important key to understanding the nature of the Soviet empire today.

Winnipeg SunW1NN1PEG The A ugust 7 issue ofThe W innipegSu n ran two letters from Ukrainians concerning theGreat Famine in Ukraine, one responding to a letterthat was critical of Peter Warren's July 15 article onthe famine, and one praising the article.On July 27, the paper published a letter by CharlesBiesick of Winnipeg, who said that Mr. Warren's'charge that the Soviet government was behind thefamine was misguided, and that the famine was theresult of "incredibly difficult and chaotic times."Responding to Mr. Biesick's letter, Orysia TraczofWinnipeg accused him of "belonging to the same cam pthat truly believes that the Soviets were.invited intoAfghanistan and are still welcome there."Not ing t ha t t he r e are many Winn ipe ge ' r s whowitnessed the ravages of the famine, M s. Tracz addedthat scholars such as Dr. Robert Conquest haveconcluded that, based on solid evidence, the famine

was the result of a deliberate policy.in his letter, Peter Manastyrsky, president of theWinnipeg Branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Committee, thanked Mr. Warren for "expressing whattruly transpired factually in the Ukraine half a centuryago." - ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Sacramento Bee

S A C R A M E N T O , Calif. - A m o n g the doz e nletters about the Soviet downing of the Koreanjetlinerprinted in the September 8 issue of the Sacramento

Bee, were two by Ukrainians who noted the GreatFamine in Ukraine in c omme nt ing on the KALtragedy.Alex Kachma r said he objected to the description ofthe pilot who shot down the Korean passenger plane asa "Soviet" pilot, noting that transcripts showed that hespoke Russian."The Sovie t Union is n o t h i n g but a Rus s ianempire ," wrote Mr. Kac hmar , "so let's not condemn accuse the peoples of the Russian empire forRussian crimes against humanity."He added: "in 1932-33 they created a famine inUkraine that killedmillions of innocent people. Do esacouple hundred more matter to Czar Andropov?"John Stefanuk of Susanville wrote that "RussianCommunists never murder anybody they liquida te . ""This is what euphemisms mean to them,"he wrote."They liquidated nearly 6 million Ukrainian farmersbecause farmers disagreed with Russian Communistoccupiers of the Ukraine (1932-33)."

Los Angeles Channel 4LOS ANGELES - Channel 4, the NBC station inLos Angeles, made a brief comment about the GreatFamine (1932-33) during an editorial review of lettersfrom its viewers on Tuesday, September 13.NBC's comment was in response to a letter from a

member of the Los Angeles Genocide in UkraineCommemorative Committee.Channel 4 said: "Finally, a Los Angeles man saysNBC refuses to report on the Ukrainian genocide of1933, in which millions ofpeasan ts were systematicallys t a r ve d to de at h by Stal in for purely pol i t icalpurposes."

The Pla in Tru thP A S A D E N A , Calif. - The Gr e at Famine inUkr a ine ( 1932- 33) was cited in an ar t i c l e aboutdrought and hunger in the October issue of The PlainT r u t h , a magaz ine publ i s he d by the W o r l d w i d eChurch of God.in a boxed story headlined the "Role of Politics inFamine ," the magazine said that "few famines inrecent times can compare to the man-made GreatFamine in the Ukraine in 1932-33."Because most Western newspapers ignored thetragedy, the famine is not well known, the article said,al though it noted that William Henry Chamberlin ofThe C hristian Science Mon itor, managed to provideaccurate accounts.Mr. Chamberlin wrote that the famine wouldnever have happened had not the state "swoopedd o w n " on the peasantry "with heavy requsitions" ofgrain."As punishment for Ukrainian resistance to farmcol lect ivizat ion, the Stal inis t regime expropr iatedmuch of the Ukraine's grain," the article said. "Theresulting man-made food shortage caused between 5and 7 million deaths, according to the best estimates."

Harvard Summer TimesCAMBR1DGE, Mass . - The August 4 issue ofTheHar var d Summe r T ime s inc l ude d a s t o r y on asymbolic fast staged by s tudents at the HarvardUkrainian Summer institute to commemorate theGreat Famine in Ukraine.in additio n to the fast, the paper said the students setup a 24-hour information booth in front of Harvard'sHolyoke Center. The purpose of the demonstrat ionwa s to bring public attention to the famine and to gaine nough publ ic s uppor t to pas s a c o n g r e s s i o n a lresolution officially condemning the famine.

Ellenville New sE L L E N v i L L E , N. Y. - The September 15 issue ofThe Ellenville News carried two stories concerning theGreat Famine in Ukraine (1932-33), one a historicalaccount provied by the Ukrainian CommemorativeCommittee and the other a news item ab out a faminememorial held at the SUM-A grounds .The historical account, which included two grimp h o t o g r a p h s and was h e a d l i n e d " U k r a i n i a n s re-member a man-made famine," traced events fromStalin's.destruction of the Ukrainian intellectual elitesto the confiscation of grain.arrd foodstuffs, which(Continued on page lt f ' ' - "

THE GREAT FAM1NE

This year ma rks the 50th anniversary ofon e ofhistory's most horrifying cases of genocide - th eSovie t -made Grea t Famine of 1932-33. in whichsome 7mill ion Ukrainians per ished.Rely ing on news from Svoboda a nd, la ter ,The Ukra in i an Week ly (wh ich began pub l i cation in October 1933), this column hopes tor emind and inform Americans a n d Canadians ofth is t er r ib le cr ime agains t hu man i ty .By br inging other even ts wor ldwide into thepic ture as well, the co lumn hopes to give aperspect ive on th e s ta te of the wor ld in the yea r sof Ukraine's Grea t Famine .May 1-15, 1934PA R T

On May l, the headlines in Svoboda read: "ANew Famine Catastrophe in Ukraine." According to reports from a Swiss newspaper, Ukraine,the richest land in the Sovie t Union , onc eabundant with flour, buckwheat, sugar, fish,butter and fat, now lacked all of these prod ucts.The population continued to starve.The Ukrainian Bureau in Geneva commentedon the Swiss story, stating that once again thepeople would go hungry and wondered whetheronce again the good deeds of the capitalist"bourgeois coun tries," would have to rescue theSoviets from a famine as they did 12 yearsearlier. . ,On May 2. Svoboda reported that the purgesof Ukrainians continued! Pravda wrote that 'Stalin had once again instigated a purge in theKiev city party organization.Svoboda reported on May 4 about news fromthe newspaper visti in Kharkiv. Pan of theSoviet plan was to make the regions of Dnipropetrovske and Odessa textile-producing land byplanting cotton. However, visti reported, thefirst harvest of these products was bad. Thec l imat ic c ondi t ions and the w o r k e r s ' p o o rorganization contributed to this.News reports from Kharkiv were printed inSvoboda on May 5. They stated that at theCouncil of Commissars, reports on new construction said that a lack ofneeded materials hadhampered progress.On May 8 Svoboda printed news reports fromthe Polish press about a revolutionary-terroistorganization existing in eastern Ukraine. ThePolish press reported th at in the last few m on ths,the organization, headed by an officer of theUkrainian Army, had performed hundreds ofacts of sabotage . Over 20 members of thisorganization had been arrested and threatenedwith the death penalty.According to new reports from Kharkiv. awave of pre-Easter arrests took place in SovietU k r a i n e . A m o n g the people arres ted wereU k r a i n i a n a c t i v i s t s and y o u n g U k r a i n i a nnationalists. Svoboda reported.

Also on May 8, Svoboda printed a news itemit had received from Paris. A French correspon dent from Moscow reported that 150 peoplehad been arrested in Kiev and charged withcannibalism.On May 9 Svoboda published a report from

the Ukrainian News Bureau in London. Thereport stated that lately the English-languagepress in Britain had been publishing detailedreports about famine in Ukraine. The Soviets.worried about these reports, published denialstatements in the London newspapers denyingthat there was famine.if indeed there were in problems in Ukraine,the Soviets attributed them to bad organizationa n d u n e d u c a t e d w o r k e r s , the C o m m u n i s treports said. (Continued on pace 10)

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UN ST AS Center i n New York: dedicated t o serving needs of Slavic populationby Dior Jadlickyj

NEW YORK - The UN1TAS Center for Human Services, at 57 St. MarksPl ac e in Manhat t an , whic h be ganope ration s on Septemb er 1, it is the firstSlavic clinic offering a wide range ofps yc hol ogic a l and me dic a l s e r v ic e sespecially designed to meet the specificneeds of the populace speaking Ukrainian, Polish and other Slavic languages.. The idea of opening a Slavic clinicserving distressed persons with an EastEuropean background has its own longhistory. The first initiatives were mademany years ago by the. local ethnicagencies, which were alarmed by theincreasing indications of mental health 0problems among Slavs. These people,who were in need of psychiatric care,could not easily be referred and helpedby e xi s t ing age nc ie s and hos pi t a l sbecause of the language difficulties.This lack of mental health care hasbeen ignored for many years. Psychiatric help par excellence demands trustand understanding. The most important element of the recovery of a patient

is his trust in a therapist. This cannot beachieved without proper commumcation in the same language, allied withthe therapist 's knowledge of the culturalbackground of the patient, in casesinvolving the East European populalhor Jadlickyj. a psychologist, isassistant director of the UN1T ASCenter for Human Services.

tion, treatment is best made by thedoctors fluent in the Slavic languages.Surveys show that 75 percent of thispopulation shows limited abilities incommunicating in English.The growing problems raised by theissue of providing proper mental andmedical services to the Slavs eventuallycaused many detailed surveys to beundertaken and com pleted by the end of1 9 8 2 . The r e s ul t s o f t h i s r e s e ar c hexpedited to a great extent the openingof the UN1TAS Center.According to the obtained data, bythe end of 1982, in the New York Cityarea alone there were approximately160,000 U krainians or people of U krainian descent, of whom 48,000 resided inManhat t an . The 1982 U. S . Wor l dReport indicates that there are nearly 8million Poles in America, of whomapp roxim ately 1 million live in NewYork City. Also, medical reports furnish us with information that in anyhealthy society 20 percent would sufferbe c aus e o f ps yc hos omat ic i l l ne s s e sinc l uding ne ur os e s whi l e 5 pe r c e n twould show signs of more severe menta lpathology.

in the light of these statistics, it israther shocking to realize that duringmore than 200 years of immigration tothe United States, the Slavs, who werethe largest group, did not establish amedical and psychological center toprovide services and help for its ownpeople. This attitude has caused many

unnecessary situations which can nolonger be tolerated. For example, inJune of 1983 there were arou nd 50home l e s s Ukr a in i ans in Manhat t anshelters showing signs of mental healthproblems, and. left without any helpbecause of their communication problems and, thus, a lack of places forreferral.A s imi l a r s i t ua t ion e xi s t s amon gPoles, whose concern for the preventionof mental health problems was alwayslow. The alarming situation caused bythese attitudes finally caused Slavs tocall for its rectification. The opening ofa medical center dealing with all ourproblems became a necessity.The UN1TAS C e nt e r f o r HumanServices offers specially designed pro-grams to meet the needs of Slavs. Theprograms include treatment of psycho-logical and physical illnesses, therapy ofalcoholism, family therapy, pastoralcounseling, rehabilitation and socialservices.Rehabilitation is offered to thosepeople suffering because of old age, thementally sick, the handicapped,childrenwith learning disabilities, and those whohave br a in damage r e s ul t ing f r omstrokes, personal distress and accidents.Social services include help in obtaining medical insurances, medicaid, medicare, welfare and other assistance.UN 1TA S is staffed by highly trainedand mult i l ingual profess ionals , whounderstand the importance and need for

Th e M a z e p a l e g e n d : r e p l e te w i t h h is to r ic a l e rro rs conn. - . Maz e pa J ^ ur r da t r on t n c , whic hrecently announced plans for an epicmotion picture "Mazepa,"noted thatprevious attempts at portraying thelegendary Ukrainian ranging fromgrand opera to "horse opera" havefrequently been replete with historical inaccuracies. What is more important, by emphasizing one inconsequential, gossipy (and probablyapoc r yphal ) i nc ide n t , t he y haveobscured Mazepa "s greatness, and indoin g so , have delayed general recognition of his rightful place in worldhistory.The producers of "Mazepa" saidthey are dedicated to se t t ing therecord straight. They emphasize thatthe film will be positive in its depiction of Mazepa and truly authentic inevery way: story, costumes, scenery.To underscore their resolve, they areemploying the expertise of Ukrainianauthorities at York University, theUniversity of Toronto, and HarvardUniversity.Some of the great names in literature, music and art - Byron, voltaire, Defoe, Hugo, Delacroix, Lisztand Tchaikovsky am ong them have c on t r ib ut e d t o t he Maz e pa 'legend. However, as stated by theauthor, Clarence A. Manning, "thefocus too often was not on the greatness of the Hetman but. . .a romanticcanard that became early associatedwith his name."The now-familiar story of a youngMazepa being tied naked to a wildhorse and sent on a cruel ride into thewilderness by a jealous husband hasbeen disputed by knowledgeable histor i a n s . Ne ve r t he l e s s , pr oba bl y be causc of the titillating nature of thetale, it has been perpetuated over thecenturies.The story, according to historians,was first told by Jan ChryosUomPassek, an enemy of Mazepa in the

Polish cou rt. L ater, it was used b y thePol i s h k ing t o e xpl a in Maz e pa ' sreturn to Ukraine; and still later, byCzar Peter 1 in his cam paig n todiscredit Mazepa.Whether true, such a spicy storypropagated by powerful influenceswas bound to gain a measure of credibility. And, when voltaire includedit in his history of Charles Xll ofSweden, the fire of literary authentication was ignited.

, The accelerant was Lord Byron'sf amous " Maz z e pa , " publ i s he d in1 8 1 8 . The poem, which describesMazepa's retreat from the disastrousBattle of P oltav a, is actually a glowing tribute to Mazepa. However, the"incid ent" is included as told toCharles by Mazepa and, thanks toByron's masterful description, thewild r ide , rather than the poet 'spraise of Mazepa's noble character,has had the most enduring impact.

in 1829, victor Hugo added to themom entum with his poem "Mazzepa"which was based, qu ite obviously, onthe Byron version. Shortly after, thefamed French painter, FerdinandDelacroix, unveiled his "MazeppaAmong the Wolves."H. M. Milner's play "Mazzepa,"presented at Lond on's Theatre Royalin the 1930s, featured the wild ride,of course. Less understandable wasthe portrayal of Mazepa as a Ta tarw h o , in the f inal ac t , re turns toPoland and marries the object of hisaffection.A version of Milner's play wasbrought to the American stage bytraveling theatrical companies priorto the Civil War. Dr. Orest Subtelnyof York Un iversity, historical consultant for the "Mazepa" film, recentlyunearthed a reproduction of a posterused to advertise such a performancein Albany, New York, interestingly,the lead role, in this instance, wasplayed by a woman.

it is also worth noting that a story,"Mazepa, An Equestrian Burlesque,"a vul gar s a t i r i z a t ion o f Mi l ne r ' sdrama, was published in 1856 duringone of Am erica 's wors t eras of"yellow journalism."Franz Liszt was only 7 years oldwhen Byron's poem appeared andPeter illich Tchaikovsky would notbe born for another 22 years. Yet,both looked to Byron for inspiration,and featured "Mazepa's ride" in theirown works .Liszt 's drama tic symphonic po em,"Mazzepa," introduced in the 1860swas no t to t a l l y unf l a t t e r ing t oMazepa. However, Tchaikovsky'sopera "Ma zzepa," first performed inMoscow in 1884, was a bitter attackon the Ukrainian patriot.Almost 100 years have gone bysince the Tchaikovsky opera was lastpe r f or me d. The Maz e pa- ins pi r e dworks of Byron, H ugo and the othershave also passed into virtual obscurity, except for the most conscientious of special-interest scholars.

The Mazepa foundation, in sponsoring the multi-million-dollar filmproduction , "M azepa," feels that thetime is right, to present a true pictureof the heroic Mazepa to the world."There was never been any question abo ut Mazepa's greatness," saidDr. Zenon Matkiwsky, chairman ofMazepa Foundation, "it 's unfortunate that public knowledge of him isso limited. We plan to change that,

and in a highly dramatic and memorable way, with the film, 'Mazepa. ' "" interes t ingly, we 've come-ful lcycle. Now, we can portray Mazepaas a poet described him: venerable. ''calm and bold,' 'the equal of Alexander the Great, ' and a man whom'thousands of Cossacks would followanywhere. ' ""The poet? Lord Byron."4v-v, ',v

this institution for the good of ourgreater community.The op ening of the clinic is due to thesupport of the most influential representatives of the Ukrainian and Polishpopulation here in the greater NewYork area. Sincere than ks are due to thefollowing who have w ritten letters to thecommissioners of mental health of theState of New York: Bishop Basil H.Losten, of Stamford; the Rev. PatrickPaschak OSBM, pastor of St. GeorgeUkrainian Catholic Church; John O.Flis, supreme president of the Ukrainian National Association; Rep. BillGreen (R-N.Y.) , the Ukrainian National Women's League of America,Branch 104.

We enco urage' all interested a nd inneed of services of UN1TAS to visit thecenter or call (212) 982-6143 or 473-9 4 1 6 .

M a z e p a F o u n d a t i o ns e e k s m e m b e r s h i pROCKY H1LL, Con n. - The Maz ep a F o u n d a t i o n i n c . h a s b e g u n amembership drive to enroljl Ukrainiansand friends of Ukraine injhe foundation which has as its goal1 "opening awindow on the world" to Ukrainianhistory,-culture, information.Dr. Zenon Matkiwsky, chairman oft he f oundat ion ' s boar d o f t r us t e e s ,reported that membership committeesare being formed in New York, Toronto , Chicago and other cities withsignificant Ukrainian populations.Additionally, prospective foun dationmembers will be contacted via directmai l and t hr ough adve r t i s me nt s i nleading Ukrainian publications.The non-profit Mazepa Foundationhas already announced that an epicmovie "Mazepa" will be its first majorundertaking."This is a project of immense pro-portions," says Dr. Matkiwsky, "and itcan result in the Ukrainian story beingpresented as never before to a world-wide audience. However, it's going tocost a lot of money, and well need thesupport of Ukrainians everywhere tomake it a reality.""We have no set fee for membershipbecause we want to make it economically possible for all who wish to join todo so."A handsome Founding Member wallplaque will be sent to every individual orgroup that contributes Si,000 or more.All membership contributions of overS50 will be acknowledged.Revenues realized by the foundationfrom the film "Mazepa" will be used tof inance other f i lms with Ukrainianthemes, books, music, art and othercultural activities.LUC supports seminary

S T A M F O R D , C o n n . - A t i tsgolden anniversary convent ion heldOctober