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S u p p l e m e n t t o t h e S V O B O B A , U k r a i n i a n . D a i l y===== - : gPubl ished by the Junior Departmen t of the Ukrainian. Na tiona l A ssociatio nN o . 36 J ER S EY C ITY , N . J . , . S A TU R D A Y , S EP TEM B ER 4 , 1 9 3 7 VOL,. V REITM S

Since th i s i s sue wi l l ye t reach many o f ou r you thpr io r to the i r a t t endance o f the severa l Ukra in ian you thcongresses : th a t wi l l t ake p lace th i s w eekend in Cleveland ,S tamford , and W oonsocket respec t ive ly , we take th i s -op p o r t u n i t y of e x t e n d i n g t o ' t h e m a l l o u r h e a r t i e s t g r e e t ings . We do so in the fi rm convict ion th at the gr ea tmajo r i ty o f those a t t end ing these d i f fe ren t you th cong resses s incere ly asp i re towards the un i ty o f a l l Ukra in ian -American you th , a un i ty wh ich can be a t t a ined , assoon as the a r t i f i c ia l bar r ie rs d iv id ing them have beenre m o v e d .In th i s connect ion , we wish to ca l l to the a t t en t ionof ou r you th the ed i to r ia l wh ich appeare d las t S a tu r dayin ou r Svoboda . Addre ssed p r im ar i ly to ou r o lder generat ion, i t cal led upon them to "Unite and not d ivideour you th ," and dec lared " t ha t those e lemen ts wh ichhave d iv ided the o lder genera t ion , dare no t do l ikewisewi th the younger , gener a t ion ." Con t inu ing in th i s ve in ,t h e e d i t o r i a l d e m a n d e d " t h a t o u r U k ra i n i a n -A m e r i c a nyou th be g iven the oppo r tun i ty o f express ing f ree ly th e i rconvict ions and wil l in the m att er of along which l inesthe i r development shou ld p roceed . We tak e t h e s t a n dtha t a t these you th congresses the de lega tes be g iventhe oppor tun i ty o f f ree ly and f rank ly express ing the i rop in ions on whether i t i s advan tageous to have severa lyou th leagues ex i s t ing among them, wi th the i r separa te

congresses be ing he ld a t the one and same t ime."Y e s , we say , th ey sho uld be given such a n .opportun i ty , fo r , as we have emphas ized so many t imes befo re , th i s mat te r o f hav ing separa te l eagues tha t do no tin th e l eas t coopera te , wi th one ano th er i s one o f themos t v i ta l p rob lems tha t ou r you th mus t soon so lve , o relse suffer serious consequences .There i s very l i t t l e doub t bu t tha t had such cooperat ion been p resen t among a l l ou r you th fo r the pas t severa lyear s , we today wou ld have wi tnessed the you th fa rmore advanced tha n i t now ac tua l ly i s . Th ere wou ldno t have been among them the confus ion as to wh ichleague to jo in . There wou ld no t have been the ou tcropp ing of mutua l d i s t ru s t and jea lous ies . Al l th i s could havebeen considerably avoided if a l i t t le foresight as well as

hind sigh t had been exercised . In i ts p lace we todaywould have seen am ong them U ni ty , uni ty o f e ffo r t an duni ty of aim. And in th e wa ke of th i s un i ty would have ' 'come a defini te surg e of prog res s of our you th, pro gre ssbased on rea l ac t iv i ty and no t the p re tense o f one i t soo f ten i s . The very bes t t a len t s amo ng us , too , now k ep tapar t by a r t i f i c ia l bar r ie rs , wou ld have been un i ted anden l i s ted towards the a t t a inmen t o f bo th ou r sp i r i tua l andm a t e r i a l a i m s .Yet i t is not too late for al l th is . Acc ording ly , i tbehooves the de lega tes a t t end ing the you th congresses inCleveland , S tamford , and Woonsocket to t ake th i s v i ta lp rob lem under ser ious cons idera t ion . . In do ing th i s , t heyshou ld env isage the c rea t ion o f a pa t te rn o f coopera t iveeffort which, as we hav e recomme nded be fore, wouldal low all our you ng people the ful les t freedom of ac t ionWith in . the spheres o f the i r spec ia l in te r es t s a nd a t thesame t ime provide a common ground upon which al l ofthem, i r respec t ive o f the i r re l ig ious o r o ther conv ic t ions ,can meet and toge ther l abor fo r t he advan cem en t o fUkra in ian -American l i fe and the b r ing ing nearer the dayof Ukra in ian independence in Ukra ine .A s incere e f fo r tis th e fi rs t real s te p in th is d irect io n.A n o t h e r m a t t e r w h i c h w e r e c o m m e n d t h a t t h eyou th de lega tes to these congresses t ake under ser iouscons idera t ion i s the you th ' s suppor t o f such an o rgan izat ion as the Uk ra in ian Na t iona l Associa t ion . We ma keth i s recommendat ion wel l knowing tha t there wi l l behea rd Voices to the e f fect t ha t ; such a m at t e r shou ldno t be ra i sed , beqause i t i s "po l i t i cs , " o r "p ropaganda ,"or the l ike. Nevertheless we bel ieve such voices wil l bein a d i s t inc t minor i ty , th a t t he more ra t iona l minded o f ou r you th wi l l rea l ize tha t the U.N.A. has been a d i s t inc t

U K R A I N I A N H E A D T A X E S O W N t I F EMoswow Sa ys Premier . Feared Dis

c ove r y o f Consp i r ac y Agai ns tSovi e t

Under the above headl ines thereappeared a United Press dispatch i n Js s t . .T hur sday' s "Ne w Yor kWorld Telegram ," te l l ing that- N.N . Lubchenko, President of theUkrainian Social i s t Soviet Republ i c , se c ond l ar g e s t i n . the Sovi e tUnion, ha s comm itted suic ide .

This announ cement. , i ssued .inMosc ow sa i d that Cubc he nko wasinvolved in "anti -Soviet aotir i t ies"and committed suic ide because hefeared discovery.Lubchenko's suic ide , as practi cal ly al l of the ^mass e xecutionsthere for such "anti -Soviet activi t ies ," was reported only brief lyand inconspicuously in Moscowne wspape r s . I t was e xp l a i nedtha t he ha d been "involved withant i -Sovi e t c onne c t i ons and , appar e nt ly f e ar i ng r e spo ns i b i l i ty . . .for be tr ay i ng Ukr ai n i an . i n te r e s t s. . .had comm itted suic ide ."The annou ncement, al so, saidthat Mikhai l Bondarenko, 34, was"appointed new Premier of theUkrainian Republ ic to take Lubchenko's place .We won der h ow long he .wi l l "last . For Lubchenko i s not the .first Ukrainian high official who,accor ding to Soviet off ic ial s tatements , has committed "suic ide ."Skrypny k Was anoth er such highUkra inian official w ho severa lyears ago committed "suic ide" for"anti -S oviet . activi t ies ." Skryp nyk,as w as ^subsequently disclosed ,had been engaged in the Ukrainian national i st m ovem ent, wi thinSoviet Ukraine . Previous to tha the had been one of the mostardent of Bolsheviks , but when hesaw that h i s nat i ve Ukr ai ne was

being subjected to a brutal anddenational iz ing rule by Moscow,he real ized his mistake and stro veto m ake am e nds . H is . ac t i v i t i e s , .however , were uncovered, and i t i sgeneral ly bel ieved that he did notcommit suic ide but was shot. Lubc he nko 4 i s apparen tly an otherSkr ypnyk .It i s interesting at this t imeto recal l that * se ve r a l ye ar s ago ,- February, 133 4 to be exact ,Lubchenko, then Chairma n of the

Counci l of Commieaare- of Ukr aine ,had th i s to , say abo ut Uk r ai ni an Nat i onal i sm and Skr y pnyk:"T he r e was , a pe r i od-w he n! theUkr ai n i an Nat i onal i s t s c ar r i e d onthe i r .wo r k i n the Ukr ai ne notwith out success . .; This was. in1931-32 . T aki ng adva ntage o fthe we ake n i ng of c l as s v i g i l anc ethe national i st e lements , enemiesof t he U krainian people ,' wonmedthe i r way a t that t i m e i n t o , thecol lective farms, the agrarian organs .and . the sy s te m of publ i ceducation. They came into c losea l l i anc e wi th the .adhe r e nts o f thenational i st deviators wi thin \ th eP ar ty who we r e l e d by Skr ypnyk .The y ca me out in a un ited fjro .4with the white-guards, the Trot-akyi te s and the Ri ghts , hav i ngunited on a platform of secess io nof. th e Ukra ine -from, the Sov ietUnion."Jus t a m onth pr e v i ous to that ,Stal in himsel f spoke to the same. e ffect^ wh en addressing the seven te e nth Congr e s s a t the Com m uni s tP ar ty he sa i d :"Only very recently, in the U-krain e the dev iation tow ard s U -krainian National i sm did not repr e se nt the m ajor dange r ;b ut whe nwe ceased to f ight against i t andenabled i t to . grow to the exte ntthat i t jo i ne d up wi th - the i n te r ventionists this deviation becamethe major danger ," ~The period to which both Stal inand Lub chenko al luded to wa s wheni t was d i s c ove re d that num e r ousUkr ai n i an Com m uni s t s*we r e National i sts : in ' disguise , and , t h a tthey had got control of newspapers and important inst i tutions,inc luding the Commissariats ofEduca tion and Agricul ture , . theonly two departm ents of consequence le ft to . the Ukrainians.

Mass executions fol lowed.Today, there i s a ver i table re ignof terror in the Soviet Union, inc luding Ukraine . Today, too, Lubchenko, Premier of Soviet Ukrame,i s dead, apparently" for havingdone the same for which three andone-hal f years ago he condemnedSkr ypnyk . W hat i r ony!The Ukrainian National i st Movement' in Sov iet Uk raine m ust indeed be powerful to have madesuch a convert .

asse t in the development o f Ukra in ian -A meric an you thl ife, that i t has aided this youth development iqaterial lyand m ora l ly on a l a rge sca le , and th a t ju s t as< i | ba s been.a s t ro n g fo u n d a t io n o f t h e o l d e r g e n e ra t i o n ' s - ga ai ze dl ife so i t can be the sam e in the case o f the? yo u th . 'B y 't h i s w e d o n o t, of co u r se , m e a n - t o d e t r a c t a n t o a n y o t h e r U k ra i n i a n o rg a n i z a t i o n i n A m e r i c a j . w emere ly s ta te fac t s as they are!S t rad d l ing the coun t r y f rom the At lan t ic to the Pac i f i c , with abou t 400 subord ina te as sembl ies $>r b ranchesin 21 d i f fe ren t s ta tes , wi t h :o ve r 4i mil l ion dollars already pa id ou t in benef i ts , Vi t j i i t s p resen t as se t s c lose 'to 4i/ million of d olla rs, w |Ur 43 ye ar s of-* une qual ledservice t o Ukra inia n li fe ir l- both A mer ica a d Ukr aine ,the Ukra in ian Nat iona l Associa t ion , one o f the l ead ingfra ter na l benefi t- societ ies in th$ cou ntr y , is t ru ly an organ iza t ion t ha t mer i t s the su p jo r t o f a l l ou r ' you th , andone which our you th , ga the red a t the i r congresses , shou ldtake under ser ious cons idera t ion in p lann ing , the i r - fu tu relife. :f [

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2 U K R A I N I A N WEEKLY, SATURD AY, SEPTEM BER 4, 1937 No . 36THE WEEKLY COMMENTATOR

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VMEBLA UKRAINA. Recently a young Ukrainiansinger inquired of us who composed the music for the Ukraininnational anthem, "Sche ne vmerkvUkraina." "Michael Verbytaky," wereplied, fig urati vely patt ing Ibfir-Cselves on the back that we had"not forgotten that. "WeH who 'washe? Tell' me something abouthim," she pressed. So "we hem -.med and hawed, until a fewo r . g o t te n fac ts a bo ut h imma to our mind, which welparted to her. Additional in-)rmation, we promised her, wouldbe forthcoming jn this column.So here it is, which we trust willprove to be of value to others aswell.The words to the Ukrainian national anthem were composed bya Ukrainian poet from the banksof the DnieperPaul Chubinsky.But the music to tola stirringanthem was by Mintlinl Verbyt-sky, who is considered to be thepioneer of modern Ukrainian;music, and one who net it upon theroad to its present richness.Michael Verbytsky was born ofa line of "clergy, in' the not verylarge village of Ulutcha, near district of Dobromil, Galicia, in 1815.At that time the Ukrainian people under the stultifying and denationalizing rule of their oppress-ors appealed to have fallen asleepas a nationality, and with themthe Ukrainian song. But fate sodecreed that Verbytaky was tobring this song into life and withits aid help to awaken, the Ukrainian people to fresh endeavors forfreedom and liberty.At the age of ten, Verbytskybecame an Orphan. H is uncle,

Bishop Shnihur, t h e ecclesiastic| w h o became well known for, hi sservices in helping t h e reawakenthe Ukrainian people, took t h el i t t le b o y under h is eafa.' i y i y rAlready a t this early a g e youngVerbytaky showed inclination t o w ar ds mus ic A t that , t ime t h emusic center Of Western UkrainePeremyshyl, a n d he r e o u r- " " wa a

youn g composer beg an his musicalstudies.Bu t i t wa s n o t until in 1834, t h eye ar that h e entered t h e LviwSeminary f o r t h e study o f priesthood, that Verbytsky definitelyembarked upon a life dedicated tomusic. This w a s exactly o n e hundred years a g o in 1934, f o r w hic hreason t h e Ukrainians celebratedin that year h i s anniversary. In cidentally, t h e ye ar 1 8 3 4 markedalso t h e definite entrance o f Mar-kian Shashkevich into t h e field o fUkrainian literature. Bot h Verbyt sky a n d Shashkevich werepioneers within their respectivefields.Like Shashkevich o u r Verbitakyhad difficulty in h i s task o f p o pularizing f o r literary purposesthe l iving everyday tongue o f th eUkrainian people. T h e ecclesiastical authorities o f that t ime stubbornly adhered t o t h e ancient,outmoded, bookish Ifihguage knownas t h e Church-Slavonic, a n d r e garded with disdain t h e efforts o fthe younger crop o f writers a n dcomposers t o introduce t h e livingtongue into Ukrainian literature.This antagonism both Verbytskyand Shashkevich h a d t o contendwith during their, entire lives. Bothwere priests a n d naturally theysuffered i t s consequences more s o' than a n ordinary layman wouldu n de r s i m i l a r c ir cu m st a nc es .Nevertheless, neither o f the mfaltered, b a t with unflaggingcourage pursued their course.Michael Verb ytsk y com posedduring h is lifetime over 8 0 composit ions o f various sorts. H ecomposed many songs f o r churchservices , a complete liturgy fo r a male choir, a n d many se c ularsongs that a r e sung to this veryday,- many o f them being heardTiere in America, , - & .A m o n g b i s better known composit ions c a n b e mentioned th efollowing: - "VeWioyyn'cnV^t (T heHigfiland brs) 184 8; > and ^Pidhir-yane" (dwellers o f t h e foohil ls ) ,1864; a n d t h e "Village Plenipotentiaries," 1 8 6 6 . These three operettas proved to be very popular

among Ukrainians ( t h e "Pidhir-yane" alone w a a presented 7 0times during Verby tsky's lifetime)an d a r e seen even toda y. Many o four young people have seen themhere o n t h e Ukrainian stage .Verbytsky" als o composed eightsymphonies . On e o f h i s overturesopjpe d t h e 'pr e se ntat ion o f t h eoperetta, "Marusia," a t t h e formal opening o f th e first Ukrainian theater i n Lviw, March 2 9 ,1864. H e composed music f o r

many o f t h e l e a d i n g poets ofhis time, particularly f o r Wolodi-mir Shashkevich, Osyp Uriy i?ed-kovich," and others. In addition toall -this h e composed t h e state lysolemn music f o r Shevchenko's"Zapovit" (Last Testament) f o reight voices. This song w a s firstsung in 1868, in Lviw* I t is sunghere i n America occasionally b ythe better choruses.Bu t t h e work thct entities Verbyt sky t o t h e greatest recognitionfrom the' point o f Ukrainian n a tionalism and patriotism is the U^,krainian national anthem"Schene vmerla Ukraina."

UKRAINIAN IMMIGRANT NO. 1Who w a s t h e first Ukrainian i m migrant in America?Of course, that will never b edefinitely determined. Nevertheless, some Ukrainian must b egiven t h e t i t le o f "Ukrainian Im migrant No. 1," f o r present voguedemands that every field o f e n deavor must have i t s "No. 1 " figure, such a s , fo r example , " P u b -he Enemy N o . 1 " ( n o comparisonhere intended, o f course . ) .According to various researches,there were some Ukrainians w h ofought i n t h e Revolutionary W a rhere o n t h e side o f t h e American forces. Then according toHoncbarenko, o n e o f t h e earliest Ukrainian immigrants t o America, some Ukrainian Kozaks in their light vessels managed t o find theirw a y t o California a n d Oregonsometime during'the c lose o f th e18th century, from where theywere driven back home b y Russia.Insofar a s Alaska i s concerned,of course, Ukrainian Kozaks h advis ited i t a s early a s t h e begin

n ing o f th e 1 8 th century, uptablywith t h e Beri ng expedi tion, iwbicTiexplored mainly along thec-Aleu rtian chain o f

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* UKRAINIAN WEEKLY, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1937 U N I T I N G A L L O U R Y O U T H

SeVe^l weeks ago my attentionwas drawn to an article publishedin tfie'JUkrainian Weekly dealing^with the recent formation of ayouth. Congratulations, Connecticut! I had the pleasure of attendinga recent rally at New Britain, andmarvelled at the seriousness ofthe discussions and the enthusiasm of the young representativesin their now undertaking. *This and a mora recent articlein the Weekly convinced me towrite and to express my ideas for.the Determent of the Ukrainian,youth . These suggestions are notdirected aa criticism against anyof the leagues, but wo can onlyprogress with aew thoughts andideas.

This Labor Day weekend therewill be held- three congresses ofthe Ukrainian youth in w idelyseparated places. These congressesare supposed to discuss subjectsof importance," cooperation andunity. Every one knows thatthese can n ot be ob tained by- insincere and half-hearted appeals.The Ukrainian communities aretoo widely scattered for an effective national organization withoutthe support and cooperation of alllocal clubs.Serious thought should be givento the benefits of organizing locally for th e. creation of a united-national organization. All Ukrainian youth organizations regardlessof political or religious affiliations,whether athletic, social, dramatic,choral-or educational within eachstate, should unite into a statefederation. These state federations should become a branch affiliated with the national organization.The state federation would be, required to hold a state.rally oncea year to elect state executives,to discuss Ideal needs, to plan thedesired program for year.In different stat es different- activiti es m ust be conducted to" attract the American attention andrespect ' to our Ukrainian traditions and culture. In this wayyoung people of talent and capable workers will be given the opportunity of working lor the betterment Of the organization.The present method of nationalwork is far too general and compel too few of the officers to

shou lder the TygfAjl^WM^"; Agood many of those attendingthese congresses are either opt ona good time jaunt or accept the- delegateship because of th e honorattacned. I do not wish to imply that all attending are not interested; there are those thatwould give their heart and soul forthe betterment of relations amongthe Ukrainian youth and strive tobring up constructive suggestionsfor discussion, still a large groupdepend upon others to do theplanning and thinking. After thecongresses last year I asked oneof the delegates from a neighboring club as to the turn of events,and he said "The congress wasa great success, everything for usto. do had been already decided,all we had to do was to vote yes^without any discussion."

Again a good many members fcan no t afford the~Targe fina ncia lstrain of these yearly national .congresses; they may be just the people who if given a chancewould be the real backbone forthe strengthening' of the nationalorganization.I firmly believe that, the elimination of th e .yearly national congresses and the substitution of annual sta te rallies would increasethe interest of the largest part ofthe youth. National congressescould be held every three or fouryears, at which time the desiredwork could be mapped out, discussed and entrusted to each statefederation for enforcement. Meanwhile national officers would berequired to keep in touch with thestate organizations to the progress and general accomplishments.More than just national programs can be accomplished, depending upon the interest of. thestate organisations. .Such affairscan be memorial end patrioticservices, youth day outings, dramatic . and - choral performances,athletic -championships and 'other s..The. proceeds could go : into thestate treasury and could be usedfor sponsoring .Ukrainian radioprograms with talent supplied bythe local clubs, the formation ofclasses* for the teaching of thenative tongue, educational lectures, and other similar projectstoo numerous to mention.These suggest ions are only

C O N N . Y O U T H O R G A N I Z A T I O NThe second meeting of the newly-organized Ukrainian Youth Organisation of Connecticut was heldin t he neat and. spacious Ukrainian Hall at Erwin Place, NewBritain.On entering, we were 'greetedby the charming secretaries, Misses Stephanie Salabay and Ann , who very deft ly whippedout a sheaf of papers at the topof which were written the nfrhw-ffof the various cities from whichdelegates were present. Surprisingly, there were several guestsfrom New York, New Jersey, Michigan, and Massachusetts.After having - registered, wewere immediately attracted to ahuge "Welcome" sign made ofblack-eyed-susans. ! In addition tothis, the hall was artistically decorated with .-pine* branches andbouquets of golden-rod, whichmade' the atmosphere a m ostpleasant one.At the presiding table (whichwas decorated, with yellow andblue, in the center of which glowed a golden trident) .were the

President, Taras Cymbalisty, re-4mmeant for the betterment and u-nity of the youth league. The cryof unity alone can not accomplishanything. It is for you,the U-krainian yout h, to do it. Demandof your delegates that they bringthe subject to the floor, treat thesubject, completely; compromisesshould be made, pride and prejudice thrown out; and if necessary appoint a special committeefor such conferences. Do any-.thing but do it! with the thought}of accomplishing the objectiveUNITY. The decision rests withYOU, the youthwhat will youranswer be?

These suggestions are only personal, they could be improved inmany ways by adding the opinionsof oth ers. The only w ay is "tohave the pro's and con's on eachnew suggestion.I sincerely trust that t his,year's congresses will see the.beginning of a united understandingfor a united federation of Ukrainian Youth clubs.Walter W. Wad'ak, pres..'Ukrainian Social Clubof Carteret.

cording Secretary. Mies StephanieSalabay, and M s^lCecilia C hawluk,:who was Chairman of the Constitution and By-Laws Committee.Since time was very short andth er By-L aws quite leng thy, -'the"]Chair, w as . almost immediately.turned over to Miss Chawluk, who called for discussions and yoting-1on the Comm ittee's work. ThoseOn the Committee were: C. Chawluk, S. Salabay, A Kppy, L. Rad-ziak, V. Mereschak, T. Cymbalisty,A. Prochnicki, J. Melnyk, A. Mel-nyk, J. Seleman, P. Seleman, and M.Dmetruko. The inspiring preambleto the Constitution read: "We, theUkrainian youth of the .state ofConnecticut, in order to establish-a more perfect solidarity amongour-youth clubs, in order to provide every means, opportunity, andfacility for furthering American- and Ukrainian cultural enlightenment, and in order to further promote and insure better understanding and sympathy with our U-krainian ideals of homeland free-dom, do hereby ordain tins theConstitution of the UkrainianYouth Organization of Connecticut, a branch fit the Ukrainian-American State Political and Re-'lief Organization of the State ofConnecticut, Inc."The remainder of the Constitu- tion and By-Laws received livelycomments. There were several timely corrections and additions madeafter much debating:' Among those 3who took the m ost, active part inthe' discussions were: Vera Mereschak, Joseph Burbela, JohnSeleman, 1 Venechuk, andSteve Kereleza.Interesting to note was the \fact that the meeting was attended by only about thirty-five olderfolk'while the youth outnumberedthem many times over! Every -'

one seemed anxious ..to carry onwhat is proving to be an infectious . projeetorganizing and unl-fying youth clubs of Connecticut.A most successful and pleasantmeeting was thus adjourned with,the singing of the Ukrainianhymn. Refr eshm ents and Hnnrdngfollowed, and if the smiling facesand glowing eyes of the youngpeople are a sign of anything atall, I should say they reflectedenthusiasm and a whale of a good -time! ""-*&SOPHIE PLUHOWSKA,

ness, Petro did not know what todo. It seemed to him as if all thiswas nothing but a dream! Thatwhich he he had just begun todream about, had turned into areality!Lesya, on the other hand, seemed to have become a trifle startledby this rapidity of her engagement to Petro, and protested toher father."Daddy! Don't you see thatthat everyone is not here.". Cherevan looked aroundbiswife was not In the room. Justas he was about to inquire abouther, she walked in. With a glanceshe took the situation in."Melanie!" Cherevan said. "Doyou see what's happening here?""I see, my splendid lord andmaster!" she answered, with sarcasm tinging her voice. She tookLesya by the hand, as if to protect- her.Petro stared at them. Wherewas that soft look in Lesya'seyes that - he had d e t e c t e dIn the kitchen as he was leaving her there just a short whileago? Where was that somethingin her eyes that seemed to lackwords to express it then,? Now,with her head bowed on hermother's shoulder, all this wasgone, and all that apparently interested her were the ducats inher mother's necklace, which shefingered. Not even one glance,would she give him. It seemedto him that her lips curled up

in pride!a bad sign indeed forany kind of courting."Well, there really is nothingto be .said, reverend-father!" Lesya's mother said to Shram. "Justyou go ahead with your son Petroand storm and win this castle. Weshall prove to you that; a woman'skingdom stands stronger than thatof a man."Cherevan merely laughed atthis, not catching the drift of herremarks.Shram, however, did and becameobviously nettled. "The devil takeme." he ejaculated, "if one can'tsooner capture a castle than tocome to an understanding with awoman! Only I don't qnow whatsort of a defense or repulse youare planning. Af ter al l, .will wenot be kinsmen by this marriage?'Will not my son be your son-in-law?"Cherevan, standing on the side,grew silent at this, realizing thathis wife was about to say something different from what he hadexpected. So he said nothing butlooked at Shram, and when thelatter finished he turned his headaround to see' what she had tosay. "Reverend-father, pan e. Colonel,our very good friend," Cherevan'swife addressed herself to Shramin honeyed tones. "There is noone in the4 entire wide Ukrainewho does n ot K now. old Shram,what a great man ho is. and thereis no one who would- hesitate togive his or her daughter in mar

riage to our son Petro. But that'sm not the point. We would be veryglad to give away our Lesya toPetro in marriage, provided, however, that it be done in acivilized and Christian-like manner. Ourparents and ancestors, when theywanted to engage their children,first went with their 'whole family to Church to pray for -God'said. And God gave such' children health and good fortune fortheir entire lives. So since matchmaking is such a holy matter, letus do it then in a fit manner."That was certainly telling him,'and Shram realized that everything she said was right. "*'"Well, .brother Michael," he saidrather ruefully, "God blessed youwith a. fine daughter, and he certainly did not neglect you eitherwhen it came to giving you awife""Ha-ha-ha!" laughed Cherevan."Eh, bwothre, my Melanie couldgive a good account of .herselfeven before the Hetman himself.""After this, I think it would bea good Idea if we all drank toone another's health." said Melanie. raising her goblet to them."Here's to* the confusion of ourenemies! as Michael would Say it!",and with these words Shram tilted his goblet'skyward."And may our children be aslively as this drink!" wished Cherevan, splashing the ceiling withit * : "Ametf^conclodwi Ws-wKe,And upon this, the match-mak-

. ing w as left hanging. Neither'Cherevan nor Shram mentionedanything more about it, feelingthat eventually they would succeed in going through with it..Petrors expectations in this matter, however, were quite different,for he immediately had guessed'.that Lesya's mother had her eyeon someone else as a prospectiveson-in-law, while Lesya herselfseemed to scorn him. He feltvery much downcast as thesegloomy thoughts rushed throughhis mi nd Life for him Seemedto have lost all its luster as wellas aim. (To be continued)

A NN UA L C ON VE NT IO Nof the Lanjue of Ukrainian Chiba,Woonaocket , R. I. ,SEPTEMBER 4th, Btb, and . ^

the Ukrainian youth- ''&'-&socket cordially invites the Ukrainianyouth of America to attend this event.For-"reservations, write to John Liay.109 Eas t Schoo l Street , Woontocket ,R,- L ~ 9*. i 0 0 6

ANNUAL ALL DANCE to be heldSat^-Jay. September 41, 1937, by theSt. Vladimir'* Ukrainian Crab, at Web-ater Manor, 125 East 11th St., New - &*'-~^Mask bjrjBe, rr-popular orchestras of Nick Anton anafe^Hyetaa" and John ny * *his "> . l i*ra ." Cammeaeeaienl *;9:00 P .M. Suhscr r t lon 50 * . ' O s cOf w ;n c to crab - m o t l * W jC . >ni- down and a very P*d*J"*.evening. 20 6

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an d Co m m e n t a t o r s o n t h e Su b j ec t o f Y o u n g Peo p l e ( 2 )PREb O CCU PA D IO N W IT^L8 E C U K I T V B R E E D S . ; I N S E C U R I T Y ' :

Th e t o p i c , o f m y t a l k t l u s m o rn -- tag wa s sugg este d ' by the -f inalsen t en ce o f an a r t i c l e f ro m t h e 'p en o f an u n d e rg rad u a t e w h i ch Ich an ced t o read recen t l y . "W h a ty o u t h s e e k s to d a y , " t h e a u t h o rI co n c lu d ed ^ " i s secu r i t y . " W h i l e t h e.s igni ficance of a . ran dom expr ess i o n m ay eas i l y b e ex ag g e ra t ed , Ico n fess t h a t t h e s t a t em en t l e f t m ew i t h so m e sen se of sh o ck . Th a t am an i n m i d d l e ag e sh o u l d g i v ese r i o u s co n s i d e ra t i o n t o t h e secu r i ty of h imsel f and h is family i sn a t u ra l an d co m m en d ab l e . " Th a tsecuri ty should loom so large int h e am b i t i o n ' ' o f y o u t h , p a r t i cu l a r ly of th at priv i leged sec t ion ofy o u t h en j o y i n g t h e o p p o r t u n i t i e sof a col lege educat ion , seemed atv a r i an ce w i t h t h o se q u a l i t i e s w h i chp ro p e r l y d i s t i n g u i sh y o u t h f ro mage.Th e m o re I t h o u g h t ab o u t i t ,t h e m o re m y m i n d re t u rn ed t o re m em b ran ces o f t h o se t each e rs t ow h o m I o w e t h e h eav i e s t d eb t s o fg ra t i t u d e . In each case m y m em o ry su m m o n ed u p a m a n w h o h adco u n se l ed n o t . s ecu r i t y b u t i n secu r i t y , w h o h ad u rg ed y o u n g p eo p l et o t ak e ch an ces ra t h e r t h a n t osu ccu m b t o su re t h i n g s ; an d I i n qui red of mysel f i f some fundam e n t a l ch a n g e i n so c i e t y h ad ren dered such advice obsolete . Ik n ew t h a t t h e i n secu r i t y o f t h e set i m es w as b e i n g s t re s sed i n ream so f p r i n t ed m a t t e r w r i t t en fo r t h een l i g h t en m en t o f y o u n g p eo p l e ,yet? I was unable to conv ince m y-. se l f t h a t an y su ch ch an g e h adt ak en p l ace ; an d i t o ccu r red t o m et h a t p e rh ap s t h e g rea t e s t se rv i ceI could render in th is baccalaureate address wbuld be to point outt h e d an g e rs o f o v e r -em p h as i s o nsecuri ty as the goal of l i fe andto reaffi rm the more heroic doct r i n e t h a t l ife is an ad v e n t u re w i t ha h i g h e r p u rp o se t h an i n su ran ceagainst r i sks.

# W h en I su g g es t t h a t t h e v e ryem p h as i s o n secu r i t y p rev a l en tt o d ay i s n o t o n l y re t a rd i n g p ro g re ss b ut a ctu al ly m i l i t a t i n gag a i n s t t h e a t t a i n m en t o f secu r i t yitself, please do not a s s u m e t h a tI am forget fu l of th e sufferingam o n g ce r t a i n e l em en t s o f o u r p o p ulat ion which economic insecuri t y b r i n g s . Th e fea r of u n em ployment , from which masses ofour fellow citizens even in goodt i m es a re n ev e r ex em p t , n eed n o tbe experienced to enable one tou n d e rs t an d t h a t secu r i t y ag a i n s tabject need is essent ia l i f we areto be a nat ion of free me n. Menand women ar e t ru ly free onlywhen thei r bodies are free fromd eh u m an i z i n g w an t an d t h e i rminds free from external dominat ion which the fear of wan t enta i l s . And only a free people canb e a dem ocrat ic people . Indeedthe inst inct for secu ri ty i s. soBt#ong am ong the m ass of m ankind that they wi l l readi ly y ie ldf reed o m ra t h e r t h an b e co n d em n ed to a craven insecuri ty . Only. w h en w e h av e g ra sp ed t h i s fac ta re w e ab l e t o u n d e rs t an d t h eg r i p w h i ch d i c t a t o rsh i p can ex e r tupon the loyal t ies of a people andreal ize why the p recious jewel offreedom can so wi l l ingly be bart er ed a w ay . . ,-

But thei point which se ek ing to expound is t h i s . ~ i By con-,f inmg Its eyes to the l imi ted hor-^izon of secu rity, a nation- m ay n otonly wi th er i t s own soufc but ma yact posi t ively to defeat U be economic as wel l as the sp i ri tua l

secu r i t y l w h i ch i t s e ek s . ; P i e - o c c u p a t i o n w i t h secu r i t y b reed s i n secu r i t y . A s I h av e a l rea d y In t i m a t ed ,o n e s t ro n g ap p ea l o t t h e au t h o r i tar ian s ta te- i s i t s . p lausib le pro m i se o f secu r i t y w i t h o u t p e rso n a lrespo nsib i l i ty . Individ uals , i t i sa r g u e d , m a k e m a n y e r r o r s i n b u s i n ess an d so c ia l j u d g em en t s b e cau se t h ey a re u n ab l e t o co m p re h en d an d co n t ro l t h e v a r i ab l e s ,the deuces wi ld , in a dynamicw o r l d . ' "Bu t , " say s t h o t o t a l i t a r i an s t a t e , "W h ere y o u a s i n d i v i d u a l s h av e fa i l ed I can p red i c twisely ; I am the a l l - inclusive spi ri t u a l p e rso n a l i t y en d o w ed w i t h t h em y s t e r i o u s g i f t o f . o m n i sc i en ce .Y o u h av e o n l y t o t ru s t m e ." 'To t h e o b j ec t i v e o b se rv e r t h eh o p e fo r secu r i t y w h i ch t h i s p ro m ise holds out i s wi thout subs t an ce an d v o i d . N o g o v e rn m en t

offic ial , receives the g i ft of su pern a t u ra l w i sd o m s i m p l y b y t a l k i n gab o u t t h e s t a t e o r h i m se l f i ns u p e r n a t u r a l t e r m s . I t is m o r erea l i s t i c t o ex p ec t t h a t o n ce t h es t a t e h a s rece i v ed g rea t p o w er i tw i l l u se t h a t p o w er t o m ask i t sm i s t a k es an d t o fo rce p eop l e t oact as i t deems they should , ino rd e r t h a t t h e p ro m i ses of t h es t a t e m ay co m e t ru e . N o au t h o r i t a r i an s t a t e can a ffo rd t o p e rm i tthe people to know t ha t i t doesm ak e m i s t ak es . Pre fe rab l y w i l l i tre so r t t o c ru d e fo rce an d p ag anp h i l o so p h i e s t o p re se rv e i t s p re s t ige , unt i l a t last the people real i ze t h a t t h e secu r i t y p ro m i sed i sn o secu r i t y an d t h a t fo r h u m anbeings l ibe rty and- freedom ofg ro w t h a re b as i c to ev e ry t h i n g .

I h av e so u g h t t o d em o n s t ra t et h a t , fo r so c i e ty , co n cen t ra t i o nupon securi ty as a goal i s su icidal ,doomed to pract ical as wel l asspi ri tu al "fa i lure . By the sam etoken the individual who l ives forsecu r i t y i s a l so t h ro t t l i n g h i s p o w e rs an d s t a rv i n g h i s so u l .Th e sp an o f m an ' s p o w ers b e ing so limited , i t is m y sob er belieft h a t y o u can n o t a f fo rd t o b u rd eny o u r l u g g ag e a t t h i s h o u r o f y o u rl i fe wi th thoughts of .securi ty .L i k e h ap p i n ess , secu r i t y a t b e s t i sa by-product of the process ofl i v in g . Co u ra g e i s a . b e t t e r m o t t ot h an secu r i t y an d o f fers fa r b r i g h t e r p ro sp es t s o f so c i a l s t ab i l i t y an dse l f - rea l iza t i o n . Th e m a n w h okeeps h is eye fixed on sec uri ty inev i t ab l y b eco m es en m esh ed i n t h et en t ac l e s o f t h e s t a t u s q u o . En g ro ssed i n su ch a n a r ro w o b j ec t ive he loses h is best cha nce forsecu r i t y .

I t i s an o l d ad ag e t h a t t h eway to be safe i s never to besecu re . I rem e m b e r a co m m en tb y Pro fe sso r Sp ae t h , w h o co ach edo u r c rew s o n Lak e Carn eg i e fo rso m an y y ea rs , i n su p p o r t o f Ben j am i n Fran k l i n ' s ap h o r i sm t h a t h ew h o i s secu re i s n o t sa fe . I t .w ash i s o b se rv a t i o n a s a co ach t h a tt h e v e ry m o m en t a t w h i ch a m anbegan to th ink tha t h is p lace int h e b o a t w as a s su r ed w as t h em o m en t a t w h i ch i t w as b y t h a tv e ry t h o u g h t ren d e red u n sa fe .His puddles weren ' t as b ig as theyw ere b e fo re , w as t h e co ach ' s w ayof expressing i t .

Each o n e o f u s req u i re s t h espur of insecuri ty to force us tod o o u r b es t . U n fo r t u n a t e i s h ew h o h as b een b o rn t o secu r i t y ,d o u b l y u n fo r t u n a t e i s h e w h omolds h is cortduct wi th secu ri ty a shis goal . If you are . to make an yt h i n g o f y o u rse l v es y o u m u s t b ewi l l ing to face the ri sks of insecur ity. In life, as in; golf, t h e b es tru l e fo r t h e m as t e r fu l p l ay e r i st o p l ay s t ra i g h t fo r t h e p i n ,

U . Y . L OF N . A . I t w as w i t h g re a t sa t i s fac t i o nan d ap p ro v a l , t h a t I read A n t i nSh u m ey k o ' s a r t i c l e i n t h e U k ra i n i an W eek l y d a t ed A u g u s t 3 1 w i t hre fe ren ce t o h i s se r i e s o f reco m m e n d a t i o n s a p p l i c a b l e . t o t h e U -k r a i n i a n Y o u t h ' s L e a g u e , o f N o r t hA m e r i c a .I am re f e r r i n g i n p a r t i cu l a r t op o i n t n u m b er sev en i n h i s a r t i c l ew h i ch s t a t e s t h a t "Th e Leag u em u s t fi nd w ay s an d m e an s t o p u b l i sh a mon thly jou rna l of i t s ownd ev o t ed t o Leag u e b u s i n ess . "I h av e o f t en w an d e red j u s t h o ws u c h a n i m p o r t a n t t h i n g a s areg u l a r Le ag u e p u b l i ca ti o n co u l dhave been overlook ed by the.Y o u t h ' s L eag u e , s i n ce , m o s t o f t h eo t h e r Leag u es a l read y h av e o n e .The n too , th is is the f if th Convent i o n o f t h e U k ra i n i an Y o u t h ' sLeag u e o f N o r t h A m er i ca an d u pt i l l now the subjec t has, receivedn o w o r t h y n o t i ce .In m y o p i n i on t h e Leag u e sh o u l dr ig ht a t t h i s t i m e , b r i n g t h i s ' su b ject of an official League publicat i o n b e fo re t h e a s sem b l ag e an dp l a n t o m a k e a r r a n g e m e n t s f o ro n e i m m ed i a t e l y a f t e r t h e co n g r e s s .Th i s sh o u l d n o t b e h a rd n o rt a k e u p m o r e t h a n a b o u t o n emonth 's t ime, for a possib i l i ty oftaking care of th is defin i te ly andi m m ed i a t e l y h as a l read y b een d i s cussed unofficia lly and favo rablyby League offic ia ls and Edi tors ofa v e ry p o p u l a r m o n t h l y Y o u t hp u b l i ca t i o n .I t h i n k i t i s h i g h t i m e t h a t w eb r i n g u p t h e su b j ec t a t t h i s y ea r ' sconvent ion (and i t wi l l be), voteon i t r igh t then and the re andset t l e the subje ct for good.By do ing, th is w e wi l l not bet ak i n g u n fa i r ad v an t ag e o f o u rU k ra i n i an W eek l y w h i ch i s anofficial U. N. A. publication andwhich up to th is t ime has servedu s g en e ro u s l y an d w e l l .

M A R Y S A R A B U N .SIGNIFICANTDo you know, George," remarkedMrs. Fay, "1 should say the B rowns'marriage was an ideal one. I couldn'thelp but notice it tonight. Really,there wasn't one word of disagrement.I believe they both think absolutelyalike."- ' 'They are-a charming couple, mydear, perfectly charming," said herhusband, "but as to their thinkingalike, Madge, did you notice thatshe always thought first."

HE COULDN'T UEA man was standing in front ofa fish mark et the other day. He hada basket and a fishing rod. "Ju stthrow me a dozen perch and bullheads," he said to the owner of themark et. "Ce rtainly," replied theowner, "but why do you ask me tothrow them to yo u? " "So 1 cango home and tell my wife 1 caughtthem ," was the reply. "1 may bea poor fisherman, but 1 am no liar."

A LIFE SENTENCENew BoarderHave you boardedlong in this house?Old PartyAbout ten years.New BoarderGood gracious! however can you stand it? Why have n'tyou left long ago?Old PartyNo other place to goto. The landlady's my wife.sco rn fu l o f h aza rd s t h a t m ay i n t e r v e n e .It i s easy in these days to feelt h a t fa t e p l ay s w i t h c ro o k ed d i celoaded against you. But i t i s thewai l of a defeat i s t which criesth at you face a fu ture of d iminish ing oppo rtuni t ie s . Civi l izationi s n o t sp i r i t u a l l y b an k r u p t . Th et ru t h s , o f y o u r l i b e ra l ed u ca t i o nj u s t i fy a ' l i b e ra l fa i t h an d an i r repress ib le hope. You may be perp lexed but you do not s tand atthe b leak end of a broken t ra i l . T heineffable joys< of discove ry whic h,a s o t h e rs b e fo re m e h av e sa i d , a resh ad o w ed b y n o fea r - of sat ie tyon the one hand or frust ra t ion onthe o the r, are open to you. Myhope is , as I say good-bye, thatt h ey m ay b e y o u rs t h ro u g h o u t a l lt h e y ea rs o f y o u r U v eaBy H aro l d W . D o d d s , Pre s i d en tPr i n ce t o n , Ju n e 2 0 , 1 9 3 7

FROHfHEf l lWer ,Pas t t h e ch ap e l , ITh r o u g h t h e h a l l . I r jU p w i n d i n g s t a i r s ! W a t ch ! D o n o t fa l l . $IH ere w e a re a t l a s t Be l o w h o u se t o p s an d t ree sA n d h u m i d a i r .Bu t h e re a re f re sh i n g b reeze .A te lescopic v iewLi es t h e re b e fo re u sO r fa r aw ay o b j ec t sA s t eep l e , b o a t o r b u s .Th en d u sk fa l l sAnd i t i s n ight .T h e m o o n a p p e a r sA n d s t a rs sh i n e b r i g h t .W c p ee r t h ru t h e t e l e sco p eA t an o t h e r w o r l d ,Th e m o o n . W h o k n o w s i fI t ' s m y s t e ry is a l l u n fu r l ed ?Not only do I seeO b j ec t s an d m a t e r i a l t h i n g sBut l i fe i t se l f I seeA n d m y j o y o u s h ea r t s i n g s .So down the winding sta i rsW i t h l i g h t h ea r t I d e scen d .And, having been closer to God,H ap p i l y I h o m ew ard w en d .

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(6 )Palmerton, Pa., witnessed this yearthe graduation fiom its Stephen S.Palmer High School of nine youngUkrainian-Americans, according to Michael Marchu, Jr. These graduatesare as follows:t) Suzie BrezUk General Course:Dramatic Club; Gym Club; Glee Club;

Sewing Club; Tri-Hi-Y-Club; Managerof Girl's Basketball team '36-'37. 2) Mary Boruta General Course:Glee Club; Crocheting and KnittingClub; Dressmaking Club; ChristmasCantata. 3) Steghina Chapliniky- General Course: . Dramatic Club;Glee Club; Took part If) three operettas. 4) Michael Marchu Jr. General Course: Bridge Club; Glee Club;Participated in Operetta, and in Mins-"t.el for Hallowe'en Social. S-)Anne Oleria . . General Cou rse: GymClub; Glee Club; R ep orte r;Took part in Gym Exhibition; Cheerleader. 6) Peter Pocalyko General Course: Puppet Club; ScoutClub; Sports Club; Took part in Senior Class Play and CommencementPagean t; S e i l o r L e a d e r o fScout Club. 7) Daniel Pocalyko General Course: Game Club;Sports Club; Cooking Club. 8)Mary Tretiak General Course:Playmakevs Club; Glee Club; Participated in Op ere tta; plays. Held HomeRoom ollices. 9 ) Sophie Pukai General Course: Art Club; Gym Club"35 '36 '37; Participated in GymExhibit "35 '36 '37: Took part inCommencement Pageant.

S I T T I N G A L O N EI t w as o n e n i g h t t h a t I s a t a l o n eD ream i n g o f t h i n g s fa r aw ay f ro mh o m e ,N o o n e t o t a l k t o n o t h i n g t o d oJu s t s i t t i n g si t t i n g a l o n e .The n ight outside was l i t by them o o nA n d ch ee red b y t h e c r i ck e t s s i n g i n g a g a y t u n e ,Ev e ry o n e seem ed h ap p y t h a t n i g h tBu t I k ep t s i t t i n g si t t i n g a l o n e .the- birds in thei r cages are a tro o s t fo r t h e n i g h tTh e i r h ead s i n t h e i r fea t h e rs sorouHd and l ight ,They or no one d id knowTh a t I w as s i t ti n g si t t i n g a l o n e .

T E S S Y . D E C E M B E R .N ew H av en , Co n n ."ATTENTION to . the youth of ,Newark and vicinity. The UkrainanSitcR Social Club of Newark, N. J.,is sponsoring their FIRST ANNUALBALOON DANCE, Saturday, Sept. 11,1937.. The dance is to be held at ,the Sitch Hall, 22') Springfield Ave., *