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V o l.U I
N o.1 0
THE \u2013U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY, MARCH 4, 1984
2 5c e n ts
W a s h in g to n s e m in a ro n d e n a tu r a liz a tio n
d is c u s s e su s eo f S o v ie t e v id e n c e
by H elena Kozak
W A S H IN G T O N
-
At a
sem inar
title d " A m e r ic a n J u s tic e : Q u o V a d is ? ,"
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s
of 23
E a st
E u r o p e a n
o r g a n iz a tio n s ,
in c lu d in g

U k r a in ia n s , L ith u a n ia n s , L a tv ia n s , E s to n ia n s , B y e \u00ad lo ru ssia n s,

R u s s ia n s , C r o a tia n sa n d
R um anians, discussed the use of Soviet-
s u p p lie d

e v id e n c e by th e U .S . J u s tic e D e p a r tm e n t's O ffic eo f S p e c ia l I n v e s ti\u00ad g a tio n s

in
d e n a tu r a liz a tio n
p r o c e e d \u00ad
in g s .

T h e s e m in a r w a s h e ld F e b r u a r y 4 -5 a t G e o r g e to w n U n iv e r s ity u n d e rth e s p o n \u00ad s o r s h ipo f A m e r ic a n s fo r D u e P r o c e s s .

D u r in g th e s e m in a r ,th e s p e a k e r s a n d p a n e lis ts d is c u s s e d th e O S I 's c o lla b o r a \u00ad tio n

w ith
S o v ie t a u th o r itie s ,

fa ls ifie d d o c u m e n ta tio n , t h e ^ g a t i v e e ffe c tso n East European

com m unities,th e pre\u00ad j u d ic e d p r e s s ,th e s la n te d -p r e s e n ta tio n o f h is to r y

i n

m o v ie sa n d " b d o k s ,a n d th e ir e ffe c ts o n c h ild r e n . A ls o d is c u s s e d w as

h o w
E a st
E u r o p e a n

c o m m u n ity m e m b e r s s h o u ld r e a c t in d iv id u a lly a n d c o lle c tiv e lyt o th e a fo r e m e n tio n e d p r o \u00ad b lem s.

T h e in tr o d u c tio nt o th e s e m in a r w a s
p r e s e n te d
b y
A le x a n d r a

Shw ed,co - presidento f A m ericans. A gainst D efa\u00ad m a tio n

ofU k r a in ia n s , w hog a v e a
h is to r ic a l p e r s p e c tiv eo f th e d e n a tu r a \u00ad
liz a tio n
tr ia ls
a n dA A D U " s effo rts to
d a te
t o
secure equal justice
fo r a ll
A m e r ic a n
citizens,b e they Am erican\u2013"
b o r no r n a tu r a liz e d .
A tto r n e y
E rn est
R askauskas
sp o k e
a b o u t
th e"G enesis
o f th eO ffice
o f
S p e c ia l
I n v e s tig a tio n s ."
A
panel dis\u00ad
cu ssio n
o f" E th n ic
R e a c tio n
a n d
A c\u00ad
tio n
1 ,"e n c o m p a s s in g lo b b y in g e ffo r ts

a n d p u b lic r e la tio n s , fo llo w e d .T he p a n e lis ts w e r e A n ita B e d e lis , K a te r y n a C h u m a c h e n k o a n d E u g e n e I w a n c iw .

T he
to p ic
of "Legal Issues" w as
broken down

in to th r e e c a te g o r ie s : d e n a tu r a liz a tio n , d e p o r ta tio n a n d e x tr a \u00ad dition, which were presentedb y attorneys D a v id

E . S p r in g e r and lvars Berzins.
M ark O'Connor was also scheduledt o
speak, however
h ec o u ld
n o t a tte n d
s in c e h e w a s to d e fe n d J o h n D e m ja n ju k
in
c o u r t d u r in ga d e p o r ta tio n tr ia l.A
q u e s tio n -a n d -a n s w e r
s e s s io n
fo llo w e d
w itfrtfbaepih discussions.
The guest speakera t the dinner w as
W arren
R o g e r s , e d ito r
o f th e W h ite
H o u se

W e e k ly . A fte r w a r d s , J u r ijS a \u2013 m iy le n k o o f th e C o m m itte e A g a in s t th e U se of Soviet E vidence (C A U SE ) show \u00ad eda sh o rt film

o n th e G r e a t F a m in ei n
U k r a in e
and a
v id e o ta p e
a b o u t th e
D e m ja n ju k
tr ia l m a d e
by a Jew ish
c o m m u n ity o r g a n iz a tio ni n C le v e la n d .
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e3 )
A 'g lim p s e
o f S o v ie t
r e a lity
K ie v
m e e tin g
d is c u s s e s c itiz e n s '
"re a s o n a b le
n e e d s " u n d e r s o c ia lis m
b yD r. R o m a n S o lc h a n y k
.L ite r a tu r n a

U k r a in a ,th ew e e k ly o r g a no fth e U k ra in ia n W rite rs ' U n io n , r e c e n tlyfe a tu re d

ad e ta ile d
re p o rto f a
r o u n d ta b le
d is c u s s io n
on a
ra th e r
u n u s u a l
to p ic
-
"T h e
R e a s o n a b le
N eeds
o f th e
In d iv id u a la n d
T h e ir
F o rm a tio n
u n d e r
th e
C o n d itio n s
o f
D eveloped
S o cialism ."
O rg a n iz e d
b y
th e
In s titu te
o fP h i\u00ad
lo s o p h y
o f th eU k ra in ia n

A cadem yo f Sciences and the U krainian branches of th e

P h ilo s o p h ic a l
S o c ie ty
a n d th e
S o v ie t
S o c io lo g ic a l
A s s o c ia tio n ,
th e
d is c u s s io n
b ro u g h t
to g e th e r
le a d in g
s o c ia l s c ie n tis tsn o t o n ly fro m
U k ra in e
but also
fro m
M oscow ,
L e n in g ra d .
K rasnoyarsk, Sverdlovsk, Rybinsk and
B e lg o ro d ,
so m e
o fth e m
re p re s e n tin g
s u c h
p re s tig io u s
in s titu tio n sa s th e
U SSR
A cadem y
o fS c ie n c e s
S o c io lo \u00ad
gical Research
In s titu tea n d th e P h ilo \u00ad
s o p h y
In s titu te
o f th eA cadem y o f
S o c ia l
S c ie n c e s .
I n
o th e r

w ords, th e roundtable discussion had the m arkings o fa n a ll-u n io n s c h o la rly

c o n fe re n c e .
T h e
to p ic
o f th ed i s c u s s i o n
w o u ld
surely have to strike m ost readers of the
S o v ie t
press, inside
o ro u ts id e th e
U SSR ,
a s
s o m e th in g
o u t o f th e o r\u00ad
d in a ry .
W hat is to
b eu n d e r s t o o d
b y
" th e r e a s o n a b len e e d s " o f a n in d iv id u a l'.'
H ow
a r ec r i t e r i a
a rriv e d
a t fo rd e te r\u00ad
m ining whata re people's "reasonable"
a n d .
b y
im p lic a tio n ,
" u n re a s o n a b le "
n e e d s ?
U n fo rtu n a te ly ,
th ere p o rt in
L ite ra tu rn a
U k ra in a
fa ils
t o
p ro v id e
any straightforw ard
o r clear answ ers to

such questio ns. Instead, readers are told that the range of questions addressed by p a rtic ip a n tsi n th e ro u n d ta b le in c lu d e d : "T h e

P ro b le m
o f
R e a s o n a b le n e s s
o f
N eeds
a s
a
F o rm
o f
S o c ia l-C u ltu ra l
R e g u la tio n
o f th eD evelopm ent o f th e

In d iv id u a l." "T h e G e n e tic A sp e c to f th e Form ationo f the Needso f M em bers of S o c ie ty ."

a n d
"T h e
D ia le c tic
o f th e
In te rre la tio n s h ip
b e tw e e n
th e
N eeds
a n d
th e
I n te r e s ts
o f th e
In d iv id u a ls ."
P la in ly ,
th eja rg o n
o lt h e s e
f6 rm u la -
tio n sis n o t v e ry
h e lp fu l
ing a in in g a n
understanding of just w hat the issuesa t
S ta k em ay b e .
^
^
L u c k ily , th o u g h , a n y o m ^ w is h in gt o
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e2 )
Iry n a
S e n y k
e n d s e x ile
te rm
J E R S E Y C I T Y , N .J .-
Iryna Senyk,
a
m em ber
o f th eU k r a in ia n
H elsin k i

G roup, w a s r e le a s e d fr o m in te r n a l e x ile late last year and has returnedt oL v iv , accordingt o dissident sources.

T he
5 7 -y e a r -o ld
fo r m e r
m em bero f

th e O r g a n iz a tio no f U k r a in ia n N a tio n a \u00ad lists w as sentencedi n February 1973t o s ix y e a r s in a la b o r c a m p a n d fiv e y e a r s ' in te r n a l e x ile a fte r b e in g fo u n d g u ilty o f " a n ti-S o v ie t

a g ita tio n
a n d

p r o p a \u00ad ganda." She had been accusedo f w rit\u00ad in g

" su b v e r siv e
p o e tr y
d e a lin g
w ith
U k r a in ia n n a tio n a lis m ."
M s.
S e n y k
se r v e d
h erla b o r -c a m p

te r m in c a m p N o . 3 -5 in th e M o r d o v ia n A S S R . O n N ovem ber 15,1978, she w as e x ile d

t o
U sh -T o b e
in
K azakhstan,
w heresh e found
w ork
as a cham ber\u00ad
m a id in a h o te l. S h e jo in e d th e U k r a i\u00ad
n ia n H e ls in k i G r o u pi n
1 9 7 9 .
M s.
S e n y k , w h o is a n u r seb y p r o \u00ad
fessio n , is an
in v a lid
o f th es e c o n d
c a te g o r y ,th e r e s u lt o f,,a s e r io u s s p in a l
o p e r a tio n
p e r fo r m e d
w h ile she was
s e r v in ga 1 0 -y e a r la b o r -c a m p te r m fr o m
1 9 4 4t o
1 9 5 4fo r h e r n a tio n a lis t a c tiv i\u00ad
tie s .
Iryna Senyk
S u p r e m e C o u r t d e c lin e s P o lo v c h a k c a s e
W A S H IN G T O N
-
T he Suprem e
C o u r to n F e b r u a r y2 7 r e fu se d
t os t e p
in to
th elo n g -r u n n in g

c a s eo f W a lte r P o lo v c h a k , th e U k r a in ia n b o y w h o r a n a w a y fr o m

h isp a r e n ts fo u r y e a r s a g o
r a th e r
th a n
r e tu r n
w ith
th e m
to the
Soviet U nion, reported The N ew York
T im es.
.
T h e p a r e n tsh a d e m ig r a te d
t oC h i\u00ad
c a g o b u t d e c id e d , w h e n W a lte r w a s1 2
years old, to return toth e Soviet U nion.
T he
I llin o is
J u v e n ile
Court system
assu m ed
c o n tr o l
o v e r
W alter as a
" m in o r
inn e e d
o fs u p e r v is io n ,"a n
a c tio n
th a t
w asfo u n d
b yth es ta te 's

A ppellate C ourt to have been im proper. L a stM a y , th e Illin o is S u p re m e C o u rt ru le d

that W alter,n o w
16, w as to be
re tu rn e d
to his parent's custody if th e y
ever returned
fo r h im .

B o th th e s ta tea n d W a lte r 's a tto r n e y s filed Supreme Court Appeals from that r u lin g .

B o th
a r g u e d

th a tth e b o y 's c o n s titu tio n a l r ig h tt o d u e p r o c e s s w a s v io la te d

b y th ec o u r t's
c o n tin u in g
su p erv isio n
of him . It w o u ld
be a
"perm anent bloto n th e recordo f this
c o u n tr y 's ju d ic ia l

sy stem ,"th e sta te's appeal said,i f the boy w ere returnedt o th e S o v ie t U n io n a g a in s th is w ill.

B e c a u s ei t is u n lik e ly th a tth e p a r e n ts
w ill return
to theU n ite d S ta te s b e fo r e
W alter
is
18, the age of m ajo rity
in
I l l in o is ,th e l a te s t
le g a l d e v e lo p m e n ts
m ay
have little

p r a c tic a l e ffe c t,th e Tim es said.T h e Carter adm inistration g ra n te d

th e b o yp o litic a l a s y lu m , a n d
:h .
R eagan
ad m in istratio n
g a v eh im
perm anent resident status.
IN S ID E :
a
O rc h id ia R e s ta u \u00ad
ra n t
fo rc e d
toc lo s e ,
s to ry
b y
C h ris tin e
D em kow ych
-
p a g e
\u0428
F ro m
o u rp a g e ?
in1 9 5 2-
p a g e6 .
\u0432
L e tte rs
to
th e
e d ito r-
p a g e7 .
"
P a n o ra m a
b y
H e le n
P e ro z a k S m in \u2013
d a k-
p a g e9 .
\u0448
N o te s o n p e o p le
N a n c y " fir?
-
p a g e1 1 .
2
T H E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, M ARCH4 , 1984
\u201e
\u201e
\u2013
N o. 10
P e titio n s S u p p o rt ja ile d
L ith u a n ia n
p r ie S tS
E s to n ia n s p ic k e t
S o v ie t E m b a s s y
B R O O K L Y N ,
N .Y .
-
P e titio n s
s ig n e d
b y
o v e r

1 2 3 ,0 0 0 s u p p o r t e r s o f tw o im p ris o n e d L ith u a n ia n p rie s ts w e re delivered to Soviet officials in M oscow o n

th re e
s e p a ra te
o c c a s io n s
b y
fo u r
a c tiv is ts ,
re p o rte d
th e
L ith u a n ia n
In \u00ad
fo rm a tio n
Center here.
T h e
petitions, which
2 2 p e o p le
re \u00ad
p o rte d ly s ig n e d in b lo o d , c a lle d fo r th e
re le a s e
o f
th e
R e v s . S ig ita s T a m k e v i\u2013
c iu s
a n d
A lfonsas
Svarinskas, two
fo u n d in g
m em bers
o f th e
u n o ffic ia l

C atholic C om m ittee for the D efense of B e lie v e rs ' R ig h ts w h o w e re s e n te n c e d to labo r-cam p term s last year.

A c c o rd in g to
the January
6 issue of
th e
u n d e rg o u n d
C h ro n ic le
o f th e
C a\u00ad
th o lic
C hurch
in
L ith u a n ia , fo u r a c ti\u00ad
v is ts
-
A ld o n a
S u k y te ,
A lb in a
Z e\u2013
m a ity te , A lfo n s a s B u m b u lis a n d J u o z a s
Ka/alupskas, traveled
t o
M oscow
o n
th re e
s e p a r a te
o c c a s io n s
in
1983 to
p re s e n t
th e
p e titio n s
t o
h ig h -ra n k in g .

S o v ie t o ffic ia ls . T h e y w e re d e ta in e d b y a u th o ritie s , in te rro g a te d a n d th re a te n e d each tim e.

'
I n
A u g u ;t
1983, m ilitiam en
a n d
p la in c lo th e s m e n
m e t th e g ro u p a t th e
M oscow
t r a i n
s ta tio n , c o n fis c a te d
th e
p e titio n s a n d
th re a te n e d
t o
arrest the
travelers. After
b e in g d e ta in e d
fo r
I I

h o u rs, the fo ur w ere taken to the statio n a n d p u t o n a tra in b o u n d fo r L ith u a n ia . Their passports w ere not returned.

U n d a u n te d , th e d e le g a tio n o f b e lie v e rs
re tu rn e d
t o
M oscow
a g a in o n S e p te m \u00ad
b e r 15 ,1 9 8 3 , a n d p re s e n te d p e titio n s to
V .B .G o lo v , a p ro c u ra to r w h o re p o rte d \u00ad
ly
s a id
that all religious believers are
e n e m ie s
o f
th e
s ta te .
T h e
n e x t
d a y ,
m e m b e rs o f th e d e le g a tio n s e n t le tte rs to
Pravda. the
C o m m u n is t
P a rty
new s\u00ad
paper, concerning
the unjust arrest of
th e
p r ie s ts
a n d
th e
b e h a v io r
o f
M r.
G o lo v .
T h e p e titio n
drive for the release of
th e
tw o
p r ie s ts
has been

s p e a rh e a d e d la rg e ly b y y o u n gp e o p le , m a n y o f w h o m collect signatures outside churches. T h o s e c a u g h t c o lle c tin g s ig n a tu re s h a v e b e e n q u e s tio n e d b y a u th o ritie s a n d fin e 50 rubles. In an unprecended m ove, the chief justice

o f
th e
L ith u a n ia n
S S R
\u0456 m ade
a
te le v is io n
a p p e a ra n c e
d u rin g
w hich he w arned
that even those w ho
sig n e d th e p e titio n s w o u ld b e ja ile d .
K ie v m e e tin g ...
(C o n tin u e d fro m
page 1)
g ra s p
th e
e s s e n c e
o f th e
le a rn e d
d is \u00ad
c u s s io n ,th a t
to o k

place at the round- ta b le in K iev d o e s n o t h a v e to d e lv e to o d e e p ly in to th e e s o te ric la n g u a g e o f th e Soviet scholars. C ertain

k e y
w o rd s
p o in t th e w ay \u2014

for exam ple, "regula\u00ad tio n " a n d "fo rm a tio n ."T o ju d g e b y th e re p o rt

o f
th e
d is c u s s io n ,
w hat
th e
p h ilo s o p h e rs
a n d
s o c io lo g is ts
w ho
assem bled
in the
U k ra in ia n c a p ita l se t
o u t
t o
accom plish
was to
s h a re th e ir
fin d in g s o n h o w
best to co nditio n their
fe llo w
c o u n try m e n
n o t
t o
a s p ir e
t o

m a te ria l g o o d s th a t th e S o v ie t e c o n o m y c a n n o t p ro v id e a n d s p iritu a l v a lu e s th a t th e

C o m m u n is t
id e o lo g y
re je c ts .
T h e
correspondent of
L ite ra lu rn a

U k ra in a c a m e iig h t to th e p o in t a t th e b e g in n in g ot his report:

"The process of m anaging the needs
o i
s o c ie ty
a n d
th e
in d iv id u a l,
p a rti\u00ad
c u la rly
th e
p u rp o se fu l
s e le c tio n
.a n d
re g u la tio n
o t
n e e d s
th a t
u p lift
th e
in d iv id u a l, a n d o f o v e rc o m in g th e n e e d s
th a t
d o
n o t
c o rre s p o n d
t o
s o c ie ty 's
c a p a b ilitie s ,
th e
C o m m u n is t
w o rld
v ie w
o r
th e
to ilin g
c h a ra c te r
o f
th e
S o c ia lis t
w ay
o f
life
-
th is
was the
e s s e n c e
of the
p re s e n ta tio n s
a t
th e
'ro u n d ta b le .' U n re a so n a b le
needs lead
t o
a
p h ilis iin e
w ay
o l
l if e
a n d
th e
fo rm a tio n

ol a consum enst psychology b y th e in d iv id u a l, th e s p e a k e rs e m p h a \u00ad s iz e d ."

The report w ent on to say that these
D is s id e n t s k e tc h
M y k o ia
Y a k u b e n k o
B O R N : 1944.
O C C U P A T IO N : W o rk e r.
L A T E S T
A R R E S T : 1971.
C H A R G E : H e w as accused o f fo rm \u00ad
in g
a n
u n o ffic ia l
w o rk e rs' g ro u p ,
o rg a n iz in g
a
s tr ik e
a n d
w ritin g
a
"P ro g ra m
of the W orking C lass."
S E N T E N C E :
in d e fin ite
in c a rc e ra \u00ad
tion in a psychiatric hospital.
H O S P IT A L
A D D R ESS:
3 3 4 6 5 5
U SSR
K rym skaya
o b la s t
g. K erch
p /o
Z a v e tn o y e
s. K ostyrino
m atters
w ere
not discussed
"sim p ly "
fro m
th e . th e o re tic a l
p o in t o f v ie w \u2014
i.e ., th e ro u n d ta b le w a s n o t ju s t a n o th e r
e x e rc is e
in " " a g i t p r o p "
\u2014
b u t
o n
th e
basis of "interesting research
d a ta ."
At the
roundtable discussion, P. V .
Ponom arov,
a n
a s s o c ia te
o f
th e
L a\u00ad

boratory of Professional G uidance and Sociological Research at the "A rsenal" p ro d u c tio n a s s o c ia tio n

inK ie v , fo c u s e d
o n
th e
p ro b le m
o f c o n v in c in g
y o u n g
p e o p le th a t
it is really
q u ite
b e tte r to
w o rk o n a p ro d u c tio n
line in a factory
th a n to a tte n d u n iv e rs ity . U n til re c e n tly ,
M r"P u n o ra a ro v re v e a le d , th e "A rse \u043f \u0430 \u0457"
p la n t w a s h a v in g d iffic u ltie s s ta ffin g its
c o lle c tiv e s
w ith
y o u n g
w o r k e r s , its
"heroic" past
n o tw ith s ta n d in g .

Of all people, M r. Ponom arov said, teachers w ere

th e
m ain
c u lp rits ,
c o n s ta n tly
u rg in g s tu d e n ts to
c o n tin u e th e ir e d u \u00ad
cation. Parents were also
fo u n d
to be

u n w illin g to se n d th e ir c h ild re n to w o rk in factories, arguing: "That's not what thev went through

10 years of schooling
fo r.".
A c c o rd in g
t o
M r.
Ponom arov, a
m ajor
u n d e rta k in g
in itia te d
a t
th e
p ro d u c tio n
a s s o c ia tio n
t o
rem edy
th is
p ro b le m
h a s y ie ld e d
"positive results."
A t th e
sam e
tim e , h e d e c la re d
th a t a
great deal rem ains to
b e d o n e in
th is
re g a rd
by the propaganda
n e tw o rk
-
b y
th e
press..w riters and
e v e r y o n e in
S o v ie t s o c ie ty .
A n o th e r s p e a k e r a t th e
ro u n d ta b le .
M . A . M aslovsky, w ho holds the post of
s c ie n tific
s e c re ta ry
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n

A c a d e m y o f S c ie n c e s In s titu te o f P h ilo \u00ad sophy, addressed som e of the problem s th a t

h a v e
a r is e n
a s
a
r e s u l t
o f th e
in s titu tio n a liz a tio n
o f p riv a te
p lo ts in
th e
c o u n try s id e .
A t first, said
M r.
M aslo vsky. private plo ts w ere criticized
b y
c e rta in

p e o p le . T h e n , so m e p h ilo \u00ad sophers, sociologists, econom ists, psy\u00ad c h o lo g is ts a n d w rite rs b e g a n to id e a liz e them . "To

d e n y
their necessity

is im \u00ad po ssible." he is quoted as having assert\u00ad ed . "B u t," w rites l.iteratu rn a

U k ra in a s c o rre s p o n d e n t, "th e p riv a te p lo t, in h is v ie w ,

m ust
b e
p a r t
o f
th e
p la n n e d
s y s te m
o f g u a ra n te e in g p e o p le
fo o d ."

W hat is happening, of course, is that p e o p le in th e c o u n try s id e a re u sin g th e ir tim e,e n e r g y

a n d o fte n s ta te s u p p lie s to
im p ro v e
th e ir p riv a te
plots, w hile the
s o c ia liz e d
s e c to r
o f
a g ric u ltu re
c o n \u00ad
tin u e s
t o
s u ffe r
fro m , a m o n g
o th e r
th in g s , s im p le
n e g le c t
-
g ra in
a n d
p o ta to e s
ro ttin g
b e fo re
th e y
c a n
b e
harvested, equipm ent
rusting away in
th e fie ld s a n d th e lik e . T h e d a n g e r h e r e .
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 4 )
O TTA W A
-
A bout
12 0
E s to n ia n
Canadians staged
a protest in front of
th e
Soviet Em bassy here on
F e b ru a ry
12 d e m a n d in g
th e
re le a s e
o f p o litic a l
p ris o n e r
M art Niklus, reported
th e
O tta w a C itiz e n
T h e
protesters, from

O tta w a , M o n \u00ad treal and To ro nto , burned a Soviet flag. M r. N iklus, a teacher, w as sentenced in 1980 to

15 y e a r s ' im p ris o n m e n t. H e is
re p o rte d ly
o n
a
h u n g e r
s t r i k e
in a
S ib e ria n
labor cam p and
is said
to be
near death.
Sen. Paul
Y uzyk
sp o k e
t o
th e p r o \u00ad
te s te rs
i n
fro n t
of the
P a rlia m e n t
B u ild in g s
where the
m arch
b e g in . H e
p ra is e d
M r. N ik lu s fo r h is c o u ra g e in
speaking out against Soviet oppression.
T h e
s e n a to r,
w ho
is
o f
U k ra in ia n
d e s c e n t,
e n c o u ra g e d
p e o p le
t o
s p e a k
out against Soviet oppression "because
th e y d o
fe a r
p u b lic o p in io n ." H e s p e \u00ad
c u la te d
S o v ie t
a g e n ts
w ere
p ro b a b ly
p h o to g ra p h in g th e d e m o n s tra to rs .
"Y ou are the voice of a free E stonia,"
Sen. Y uzyk said.
L aas
L e iv a t, p re s id e n t o f th e
E sto \u00ad
n ia n
C e n tra l C o u n c il in
C anada, said
th e 5 0 -y e a r-o ld
M r. N iklus has been in
and out of prisons since 1959.
"H e is in

for sending letters (to the S o v ie t g o v e rn m e n t) d e m a n d in g h u m a n rig h ts

a n d
s e lf-d e te rm in a tio n
fo r E s\u2013
M a rt N ik lu s
tonia," M r. Leivat said in an interview .
A fte r
lis te n in g
t o
th e
s e n a to r,
th e
protesters, carrying
s ig n s

d e n o u n c in g th e tre a tm e n t o f M r. N ik lu s , m a rc h e d to the Soviet Em bassy.

E s to n ia
w as annexed
b y th e S o v ie t
U n io n in
19 4 0 as a result of a1939 n o n -
a g g r e s s io n
p a c t b e tw e e n
H itle r a n d '
S ta lin .
T h e re
a re
n o w

a p p ro x im a te ly 2 5 ,0 0 0 E s to n ia n s liv in g in C a n a d a , th e C itiz e n s a id .

P e rs e c u tio n o f B a p tis ts c o n tin u e s
E L K H A R T , In d . -
S o v ie t B a p tis t
Y evheny Pushkov, originally sentenced
t o
fo u r
years'"im prisonm ent
sh o rtly
a fte r h is re le a s e fro m
a labo r cam p last

sum m er, has had his sentence extended to eight years because he appealed the c o n v ic tio n .

A n o th e r E v a n g e lic a l C h ris tia n , A lek \u2013
sei K ozorezov, who
was due to
com \u00ad
p le te a th re e -y e a r la b o r-c a m p te rm
th is
D ecem ber
26. has
b e e n
p la c e d
in
a n
in v e s tig a tiv e
p riso n
a n d
w ill p ro b a b ly
fa c e n e w c h a r g e s .
A c c o rd in g
t o
th e
In te rn a tio n a l

R e\u00ad p re s e n ta tio n fo r th e C o u n c il o f E v a n g e \u00ad lic a l

B a p tist
C hurches
o f
th e
S o v ie t
Union based here, these cases illustrate
a
n e w
s tra te g y
in the

g o v e rn m e n t's cam paign against Christians. Believers a re

n o w
b e in g
a r r e s te d
w h ile
s t i l l
im prisoned
o r
sh o rtly
a fte r
th e y
a re
released, a tactic w hich has been used
a g a in s t
S o v ie t
d is s id e n ts
fo r
s e v e ra l
y e a rs .
M r. P u s h k o v , a 4 3 -y e a r-o ld fa th e r o f
eight, was arrested
ju s t
26 days
a fte r
b e in g re le a s e d fro m
a la b o r c a m p in th e
D onetske
re g io n
o f
Ukraine. He had
served a three-year sentence for resist\u00ad
in g th e d is p e rs a l o f\ p ra y e r m e e tin g .
M r. K o z o re z o v , a 5 0 -y e a r-o ld fo rm e r

lathe o perato r, w as sentenced in1 9 8 0 to th re e y e a rs in a la b o r c a m p a fte r b e in g c o n v ic te d

o f "a n ti-S o v ie t s la n d e r" a n d v io la tin g th e la w s e p a ra tin g c h u rc h a n d s ta te .

It w as
th e
th ird
a r r e s t
fo r
th e
fa th e r
o f
10, w ho
s e rv e d
term s
fro m
19 6 6t o
19 6 9a n d
19 7 1t o
1 9 7 6 .
Chernenko assumes
defense post
M OSCOW
-
S o v ie t
le a d e r
K on\u2013

s ta n tin C h e rn e n k o h a s c o n s o lid a te d h is grip on pow er quickly by assum ing the post of chief of th e D efense C ouncil, the m ilitary

p o lic y -s h a p in g
b o d y , re p o rte d
U n ite d
P re ss In te rn a tio n a l.
M r. Chernenko, who was named
g e n e ra l
s e c re ta ry
o f
th e

C o m m u n is t P arty severalw eeksa g o , w ill m o st likely b e a p p o in te d to th e la rg e ly c e re m o n ia l- o ffic e

o f p re s id e n t, th u s g iv in g h im
a ll
th re e p o s itio n s o f p o w e r in th e S o v ie t
h ie ra rc h y .
A lth o u g h
th e re
w as
n o
o ffic ia l
a n \u00ad

nouncem ent that M r. C hernenko land\u00ad ed the security jo b , he w as addressed by b o th

title s a t a re c e n t
K rem lin
re c e p \u00ad
tio n .
U k ra in ia n W e e HV
F O U N D E D
193 3
U k ra in ia n w e e k ly n e w s p a p e r p u b lis h e d b y th e U k ra in ia n N a tio n a l A s s o c ia tio n I n c ., a fr a te r n a l
n o n -p ro fit a s s o c ia tio n , a t 3 0 M o n tg o m e ry S t., J e rs e y C ity , N J . 0 7 3 0 2 .
( T h e U k r a in ia n W e e k ly-
USPS 570-870)
A ls o p u b lis h e d b y th e U N A : S v o b o d a . a U k ra in ia n -la n g u a g e d a ily n e w s p a p e r.
T h e W e e k ly a n d S v o b o d a :
(2 0 1 ) 4 3 4 -0 2 3 7 , 4 3 4 -0 8 0 7 , 4 3 4 -3 0 3 6
Y e a rly s u b s c rip tio n ra te : S 8 ,U N A m e m b e rs-
5 5 .
U N A :
(2 0 1 ) 4 5 1 -2 2 0 0
P o s tm a s te r, s e n d a d d re s s c h a n g e s t o :
T H E U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
P .O .
B o x
3 4 6
J e rs e y C ity . N J . 0 7 3 0 3
E d ito r
Rom a
K a d z e w y c z
A s s o c ia te e d ito r
G e o rg e B o h d a n Z a ry c k y
A s s is ta n t e d ito r
M a rta
K o lo m a y e ts
N o.
1 0
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
SUNDAY, MARCH
4, 1984
R e lig io u s , la y p e r s o n s
m a rk
P a tria rc h
J o s y f's
b irth d a y
ROM E
-
H ierarchs, priests, nuns,
s e m in a ria n s
a n d
fa ith fu l
w ell-w ish ers
g a th e re d

here on Friday. February 17, to m a rk th e 9 2 n d b irth d a y o f P a tria rc h Jo sy f

S lip y j. le a d e r o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C hurch
a n d
a rc h b is h o p
o f
L v iv .
T h e o ffic ia l c e le b r a tio n s b e g a n w ith a
so lem n
m o le b c n
a t S i. S o p h ia
C a th e \ue000

dral celebrated by A rchbisho p M iro slav M arusyn, secretary of the Sacred C on\ue000 g re g a tio n

of Eastern
Churches. Arch\ue000
b is h o p
M yro slav
L u b a c h iv s k y .
c o a d \ue000

juto r w ith the right of succession to the archbishop of Lviv, Archbishop-M etro\ue000 p o lita n

M a x im

H e rm a n iu k o f C a n a d a , Bishop M ichael H rynchyshyn of Paris. B isho p B asil L o sten of S tam fo rd and 10 p r ie s ts .

A
re c e p tio n , h e ld in th e m a in d in in g
ro o m
o f S t. C le m e n t U k ra in ia n C a th o \ue000
lic
U n iv e rs ity ,
fo llo w e d
th e

s e rv ic e . S e m in a ria n s p re p a re d a p ro g ra m h o n o r\ue000 ing the jubilarian, w hich w as followed by a speech w ritten by th e R ev. D m y tro B la z e jo v s k y j.

It w as
d e liv e re d
b y
th e
Rev. Ivan
H arvanko .
P r e s e n t
a t
th e
c e le b ra tio n s
w ere
d e le g a tio n s
o f
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
fa ith fu l
fro m
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s . C a \ue000
nada. Great
B rita in . B e lg iu m .
F ra n c e
a n d
G erm any,
in c lu d in g
D r.
B o h d a n
L o n c h y n a

o f D e tro it, p re s id e n t o f th e U k ra in ia n W o rld P a tria rc h a l O rg a n iz a \ue000 tio n , a n d

A le x a n d e r P ry s h la k
of H art\ue000
fo rd , C o n n ., p re s id e n t o f th e U k ra in ia n
P a tr ia r c h a l S o c ie ty in th e U n ite d S ta te s .
On Sunday, February
1 9 .a p o n tific a l
d iv in e
litu rg y
w as
c e le b ra te d
b y
th e
b is h o p s fo r th e in te n tio n o f th e p a tria rc h .
The service w as follow ed
b y a b a n q u e t.
D u rin g
th e
c e le b ra tio n
th e
Rev. Ivan
C h o m a re a d a s p e c ia l g re e tin g fro m
th e
p a tria rc h
t o
th e
assem bled
fa ith fu l.
S p e e c h e s
w ere
a ls o
d e liv e re d
b y
D r.

Lonchyna, M r. Pryshlak and D r. Petro Z e le n y o f B e lg iu m . A c h o r u s o f " M n o \u2013 haya Lita" for the Patriarch closed the b a n q u e t.

5
D u rin g th e w e e k e n d c e le b ra tio n s , th e
h ie ra rc h s , p rie s ts a n d fa ith fu l
fro m
a ro u n d
th e w o rld
w ere able to
a tte n d
special audiences w ith PatriarchJo sy f.
W a s h in g to n s e m in a r ...
(C o n tin u e d fro m
page 1)
T he
next day's sessions began
w ith
th e to p ic " E th n ic R e a c tio n a n d A c tio n
1 1 ,"a n d
th e p a n e lis ts w e re re p re s e n ta \ue000
tiv e s
o f
v a rio u s
e th n ic

c o m m u n itie s , w ho discussed defense funds and inter\ue000 c o m m u n ity

c o o p e ra tio n .
A m ong
th e
panelists w ere M s. Shw ed of the A A D U
a n d
M r. S a m iy le n k o
of C A U S E , w ho
s p o k e
o f th e ir

o rg a n iz a tio n s ' w o rk w ith in th e U k ra in ia n c o m m u n itie s . M r. Z u m b a k is

s p o k e
o n
" R e s p o n d in g
t o
O S1
In v e s tig a tio n s ."
He also
sum m a\ue000
riz e d a n d
b ro u g h t in to p e rs p e c tiv e th e
discussions of the past tw o days.

The U .S. D epartm ent of Justice had been requested to provide a speaker for th e c lo s in g lu n c h e o n , b u t n o re p ly w a s received, according to sem inar organi\ue000 z e rs .

,
A t th e e n d o f th e tw o -d a y s e m in a r a
le tte r to P re s id e n t R o n a ld
R eagan w as
co m po sed

b y p a rtic ip a n ts . It w a s m a il\ue000 ed on February 9 and signed by A m eri\ue000 cans for D ue Process. It w as co-signed b y th e fo llo w in g o rg a n iz a tio n s : A m e ri\ue000 c a n s

A gainst
D efam atio n
Of U krai\ue000
n ia n s ,
A m erican
C ro a tia n
D efense
A s s o c ia tio n , A m e ric a n
L a tv ia n

A sso \ue000 c ia tio n , A m e ric a n L a tv ia n Y o u th A s s o \ue000 c ia tio n , A m e ric a n L ith u a n ia n C o m m u \ue000 n ity

\u2014
E x e c u tiv e C o m m itte e , A m e ri\ue000
c a n
L ith u a n ia n
C o m m u n ity
\u2014
P u b lic
A ffairs
C o u n c il, A m e ric a n
L ith u a n ia n
Y o u th
A s s o c ia tio n ,
B a ltic
S tu d e n t
A s s o c ia tio n ,
B y e lo ru s s ia n

A n ti-D efa\ue000 m a tio n F e d e ra tio n , C o m m itte e A g a in st th e

U se o f S o v ie t E v id e n c e , C o a litio n for a Free R ussia. C ongress of R ussian A m ericans,

E s to n ia n
A m erican
N a\ue000
tio n a l C o u n c il, J o in t
B a ltic A m e ric a n
N a tio n a l C o m m itte e , L a tv ia n
W elfare
A s s o c ia tio n ,
L e g io n
o f
E s to n ia n
L i\ue000
b e ra tio n ,
L ith u a n ia n
W o rld
R e v ie w
R a d io .
R u m a n ia n
O rth o d o x
B ro th e r\ue000
h o o d , U k ra in ia n
Congress Com m ittee
o f
A m e ric a , U k ra in ia n
A m erican
B ar
A s s o c ia tio n ,
W o rld
F e d e ra tio n
fo r
a
F re e
L a tv ia , W o rld
L ith u a n ia n

Com \ue000 m u n ity , W o rld L ith u a n ia n Y o u th A s s o \ue000 c ia tio n .

T he
fu ll
te x t
o f th e
le tte r
t o
th e
p re s id e n t fo llo w s.
Dear M r. President:
I n
1 9 7 8 ,
C o n g re s s
e n a c te d
P u b lic
L aw
95-549, which
re s u lte d
in
th e
e s ta b lis h m e n t o f th e
O ffice
o f S p e c ia l
In v e s tig a tio n s
u n d e r th e
U .S . D e p a rt\ue000
m ent of Justice.
I n
J a n u a r y
o f
1 9 8 0 , in
M o sco w ,
W a lte r R o c k ie r.a n d
A lla n
Ryan of the
O S I n e g o tia te d a n
a g re e m e n t w ith th e
S o v ie t
U n io n
fo r
th e
subm issio n
o f
e v id e n c e a n d
testim o n y
t o
be used
in
o u r U n ite d
S ta te s c o u rts .
In F e b ru a ry

1 9 8 3 , Iz v e s tia p ro c la im \ue000 ed the K G B to be the responsible organ fo r th e c o lle c tio n

o f th is e v id e n c e a n d
te s tim o n y .
I n
S e p te m b e r
1983, Federal
J u d g e
D .R . D e b e v o is e s ta te d
in h is d e c is io n

on U nited States vs. Juozas K ungys: "If th e g o v e rn m e n t d e p u tiz e s a to ta lita ria n state to o btain for it evidence to be used in

a
U n ite d
S ta te s c o u rt, th e g o v e rn \ue000
m ent
m ust take
w h a te v e r
steps are
n e c e s s a ry
t o
e n s u re

th a t th e e v id e n c e w a s n o t c o e rc e d o r o th e rw is e ta in te d b y im p ro p e r

p r e s s u r e s .
T he
governm ent
h a s
n o t
fu lfille d
its responsibilities in
th is re g a rd in th is c a s e ."
O n
F e b ru a ry

4-5, 1984, A m ericans for D ue Process spo nso red a sem inar at G e o rg e to w n

U n iv e rs ity ,
W a s h in g to n ,
D .C .,
w h ic h
w as
a tte n d e d
b y
e th n ic
c o m m u n ity
le a d e rs
fro m

across the c o u n try . W e d e e p ly re g re t th a t th e U .S . D e p a rtm e n t o f J u s tic e d id

not accept
o u r
in v ita tio n
t o
p a rtic ip a te
in
a
s c h o la rly
a n d
w e ll-b a la n c e d
p ro g ra m .
The court proceedings overseen
by the
O SI are being branded as a new w ave of
M c C a rth y is m
b y th e
A m erican
p r e s s .
I n
lig h t o f th e o v e rw h e lm in g e v id e n c e
p re s e n te d
la s t
w eekend,
w e
h a v e
n o
choice but to agree w ith such an assess\ue000
m e n t.
M r.
P re s id e n t,
it
is o u r f i r m
b e lie f
th a t
a n y
p e rs o n
w ho
p a rtic ip a te d
in
c rim e s a g a in s t
h u m a n ity
s h o u ld
b e
b ro u g h t
t o
ju s tic e .
O ur

C o n s titu tio n and principles of due process should be the standards

b y w h ic h

A m erican justice is m eted out. Persons prosecuted by the OSI should

have the right to a trial by jury, legal counsel should they not be able to

a ffo rd
sam e and
e q u a l
a c c e s s
t o
e v id e n c e .
K G B -pro duced
e v id e n c e s h o u ld
have no
p la c e in o u r
c o u r ts .
O b itu a ry
Iv a nS m o !e y , e d ito r a n da u th o r
U T 1 C A . N .Y . -
U k ra in ia n

a u th o r and journalist Ivan Sm oley died here on February 24 after a lone illness. H e w as

6 8 .
A t th e tim e o f h is d e a th , M r. S m o le y
w a s e d ito r-in -c h ie f
of N arodna
V o ly a .
th e o ffic ia l n e w s p a p e r o f th e U k ra in ia n
F ra te rn a l
A s s o c ia tio n
b a s e d
in S c r a n -
to n ,
P a.
H is
la s t
n o v e l, " N e s p o k iy n a
O s in ." w a s p u b lis h e d
in 1 9 8 1 .
Ivan Sm oley w as born on A ugust 14.
1 9 1 5 .
in th e v illa g e o f M y k h n iv ts i in th e
B o y k iv sh c h y n a
re g io n
o f
w estern
U \u2013
kraine. H is first published

w o rk w as a short sto ry, "Z ustrich," w hich appeared in th e L v iv d a ily N o v y i C h a s in 1 9 3 7 . In

1 9 3 9 ,
h is
p la y
" Z h y ta
n a
va/i" w as
p u b lis h e d
b y M e z h a p u b lis h in g h o u s e .
M any
of his short stories appeared
in
th e L v iv p r e s s in 1 9 3 7 -3 9 .
I n
1947, M r. Sm oley
e m ig ra te d
t o
W est
G erm any
a n d
th e n
o n
t o
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s .
A
c o lle c tio n
o f
sh o rt
sto ries,
" D iv c h y n a
z
V in n y ts i,"
w as
published in R egensburg the sam e year.
A fter
c o m in g
t o
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s ,
M r. Sm oley found w ork in a factory and
c o n tin u e d
t o
w rite . H is
m ost
p ro lific
p e rio d w a s in th e1 9 5 0 s , w h e n fo u r o f h is
w o rk s w e re p u b lis h e d \u2014
a novel "K or\u2013
d o n y
p a d u t" (M u n ic h ,
1 9 5 1 ); a
p la y ,
"N ich
n a d
p s h e n y c h n o y u
z e m le y u "
(1 9 5 4 );
a n d
tw o
c o lle c tio n s
o f
sh o rt
stories, "M anekeny" (Buenos
A ires,
1956) and
" Z r a d a "
(B u e n o s
A ires,
1 9 5 9 ).
In 1960,Svoboda Press published the
novel "U
z e le n o m u
P idhiryi." Suchas\u2013
n is t
p u b lis h e d
T N espokiyna
O sin" in
1 9 8 1 .
M r.
S m o le y
was a
m em ber
o f
th e
I v a nS m o le y
U k ra in ia n
Journalists' A ssociation
o f
A m e ric a , th e
S lo v o
A s s o c ia tio n
o f
U k ra in ia n
W riters in
E x ile a n d
o th e r
U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity o rg a n iz a tio n s .
M r. Smoley
is survived
by his w ife,
M aria, and
three daughters, Lydia,
H a lia
a n d
N a ta lk a
w ith
her husband
a n d
th re e
c h ild re n . A

parastas and panakhyda w ere held February2 6 , and the funeral took

place February
27 at
S t.
V o lo d y m y r's
U k ra in ia n
C a th o lic
C h u rc h in U tic a . B u ria l w a s a t a U k ra i\ue000
n ia n c e m e te ry n e a r U tic a .
M a n it o b a to b e g in fa m in e s tu d ie s
W IN N IP E G
-
T he
s tu d y
o f
th e
U k ra in ia n
fam in e
o f
1 9 3 2 -3 3
w ill be
p a rt
of a
p ilo t p ro g ra m
in
M a n ito b a
schools, the
W in n ip e g
F re e
Press re\ue000
ported on February 17.
A c c o rd in g to
E d B u lle r, th e d ire c to r
o f c u rric u lu m
d e v e lo p m e n t a n d im p le \ue000
m e n ta tio n
fo r
th e
M a n ito b a

D e p a rt\ue000 m e n t o f E d u c a tio n , th e fa m in e w ill b e covered in a world issues course, partof a new grade1 2 so cial studies curriculum . B e g in n in g

in
S e p te m b e r, th e s tu d y
o f
th e
fam in e
w ill
b e
te s te d
in
s e v e n
M a n ito b a
sch o o ls.
T he
s tu d y
o f

th e fam ine w as first lo o ked into as part ofa m ajo r

re v ie w
o f th e
s o c ia l
s tu d ie s
c u rric u lu m
launched four years ago.
T h e d e c is io n to in tro d u c e th e s tu d y o f
the fam ine
c o m g s a fte r tw o m o n th s o f
vehem ent debate
b e tw e e n
a W in n ip e g
U k ra in ia n
group and certain
m em bers
o f
th e
W in n ip e g
sc h o o l
b o a rd . T he"
U k ra in ia n
g ro u p

w ishes the course to te a c h th a t th e fa m in e w a s g e n o c id e a n d a p o litic a l a c t o f th e S ta lin -le d g o v e rn \ue000 m ent. M ary Kardash, a veteran school trustee and Com m unist party

M em ber said she opposes this, stressing that the fam ine was not a deliberate attem pt to liq u id a te U k ra in ia n s .

A c c o rd in g to J o h n

L ohrenz, a social s tu d ie s c o n s u lta n t in th e D e p a rtm e n t o f E d u c a tio n ,

th e
c o u rs e
w ill
n o t
fa v o r

e ith e r sid e o f th e is s u e . T h e c u rric u lu m w ill b e d e s ig n e d to te a c h th a t a fa m in e d id o c c u ri n U k ra in e in1 9 3 2 -3 3 a n d th a t m illio n s o f p e o p le p e ris h e d . T h e re a s o n th e

fam in e
o c c u rre d
w ill
b e
o p e n
t o
discussion, he stated.
(C o n tin u e d
o n
p a g e
1 4 )
U A C C b r a n c h e s ta b lis h e d
in C h ic a g o
C H IC A G O
-
A new
b ra n c h o f th e
U k ra in ia n
A m erican
C o o rd in a tin g
C o u n c il
w as
fo rm ed
at a
m e e tin g
in
Chicago on Saturday, February
I I .
T he
m e e tin g
was organized
by a
c o m m itte e o f th e U k ra in ia n
D em o cra\ue000
tic M o v e m e n t w h ic h u n til th e fo rm a tio n
of the new
U A C C branch served as the
lia iso n
b e tw e e n
th e e x e c u tiv e c o m m it\ue000
te e
o f
th e
U A C C
a n d
th e
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
in C h i c a g o .
D u rin g
th e
m e e tin g , a

tem po rary e x e c u tiv e b o a rd w a s e le c te d , c o n s is tin g o f A n d riy

Iw aniw , president; Vasyl M arkus, first vice president; Julian Y urenec,

D r.
M odest
R ip e c k y j,
v ic e
presidents; O leksiy K o no w al, secretary;
M arian

Cham iw , treasurer; Yuriy Ste\u2013 p o v ij, press secretary; Alex Poszewanyk, y o u th

a f f a ir s
s e c re ta ry ;
O resta
J a ry \u2013
m o w ych,
K a te ry n a
B aran
a n d
V asyl
K o so g o ff, m em bers of the board. The
a u d itin g c o m m itte e c o n s is ts o f lv a n n a
H araso w sky,
M y ro n
D achniw sky
a n d
M y k h a y lo
M e ln y k .
Currently, the new
b o a rd is w o rk in g
o n re c ru itin g m e m b e rs , re g is te rin g th e m
a n d
a p p e a lin g fo r fu n d s fro m
C h ic a g o
c o m m u n ity
m em bers. T he

b r a n c h 's g o a l is to u n ite th e o rg a n iz a tio n s in th e C h ic a g o a r e a w h ic h n o lo n g e r b e lo n g to th e

U k ra in ia n

C o n g re s s C o m m itte e o f A m erica and to coordinate the work of C h ic a g o 's U k ra in ia n

o rg a n iz a tio n s .

T h e e x e c u tiv e m e m b e rs h a v e p la n n e d a g e n e ra l m e e tin g fo r S u n d a y , A p ril 1. d u rin g

w h ic h
R o m an
Z a lu ts k y
w ill
p re s e n t
th e
p ro p o s e d
b y -la w s
o f
th e
C h ic a g o
branch. An
o u tlin e
o f fu tu re
g o a ls w ill b e p re s e n te d
by Dr. M yron
K uropas and
Dr. M arkus.
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