N o .\u0437 \u043e
T H E U K R A IN IA N W E E K L Y
SUNDAY, JULY
2 2 ,1 9 8 4
S e n a t e , b y v o ic e
v o te , a p p ro v e s
m a il ta m p e r in g
r e s o lu tio n
W A S H IN G T O N
-
T he
U .S . C o n \u00ad
g re s s
o ffic ia lly
u rg e d
th e
p re s id e n t to
express the disapproval of the Am eri\u00ad
c a n p e o p le to th e S o v ie t g o v e rn m e n t fo r
its in te rfe re n c e w ith in te r n a tio n a l m a ils
w h e n th e S e n a te v o te d , b y v o ic e v o te , to
a p p ro v e
H ouse Concurrent Resolution
294 on June 28.
The House approved the sam e resolu\u00ad
tio n o n J u n e
19 by a vote of 403 to 0.
In a d d itio n to e x p re s s in g d is a p p ro v a l
to th e S o v ie t g o v e r n m e n t, H .C o n .R e s .
2 9 4
u rg e s
th e
U .S . P o s ta l
S e rv ic e
t o
raise the
issue at the
Congress of the
U niversal
P o s ta l
U n io n
b e in g
h e ld
in
H am burg.
G erm any
f r o m
J u n e
18 to
J u ly
27. The representatives
w o u ld
request a
U PU
in v e s tig a tio n
a n d
p o s \u00ad
s ib le s a n c tio n s a g a in s t th e S o v ie t U n io n
fo r th e v io la tio n s .
T he
re s o lu tio n
w as
in tro d u c e d
b y
R ep.
B e n ja m in
O ilm a n
(R -N .Y .)
o n
A p ril 2 6 , 1 9 8 4 . T h e S u b c o m m itte e
o n
In v e s tig a tio n s o f th e H o u s e C o m m itte e
o n
P o s t
O ffice
a n d
C iv il
Service, on
w h ic h
R ep.
O ilm a n
serves, has
b e e n
c o n d u c tin g a n in v e s tig a tio n o f th is is s u e
fo r
15 m o n th s . T h e
re s o lu tio n
w as
c o n s id e re d b y th a t c o m m itte e a s w e ll a s
th e
F o re ig n
A ffa irs
C o m m itte e
u n til
J u n e
1 8 , when it was brought before the
fu ll
H ouse.
A
c o m p a n io n
re s o lu tio n
w a s in tr o d u c e d o n J u n e1 1 in th e S e n a te
b y
S e n .
R udy
B o s c h w itz
(R -M inn.).
T he
H ouse
b ill
h a d
2 6 0
c o -s p o n s o rs
w hen
it w a s a c te d
o n w h ile th e S e n a te
version had 21 co-sponsors. The Senate
F o re ig n
R e la tio n s
C o m m itte e
q u ic k ly
re p o rte d
th e
S e n a te
re s o lu tio n
t o
th e
fu ll S e n a te to s h o w
its support for the
m easure.
R ep.
O ilm a n b e g a n th e H o u s e d e b a te
o n
th e
m a tte r
b y
re c o u n tin g
th e s u b \u00ad
c o m m itte e 's
in v e s tig a tio n
of Soviet
in te rfe re n c e ^ w itb -in te rn a tio n a l
m ails.
S ta tin g
th a t th e
s u b c o m m itte e
h a d
" a c c u m u la te d
som e
2 ,4 0 8
pieces of
e v id e n c e
to d a te , o v e rw h e lm in g
p ro o f
th a t th e S o v ie ts a r e in v io la tio n o f fiv e
in te rn a tio n a l
tre a tie s ," th e ' N ew
Y ork
C ongressm an asked for favorable action
on an "urgent piece of legislation."
H e
w ent
o n
t o
s a y
th a t
" S o v ie t
a c tio n s a re n o th in g s h o rt of a n o u tra g e "
a n d c a lle d S o v ie t a c tio n s a " s a b o ta g e o f
th e in te rn a tio n a l m a ils ."
R ep.
O ilm a n a ls o p o in te d o u t th a t 9 .3
percent of the Am erican
p u b lic c o m e s
f r o m
e th n ic
b a c k g ro u n d s
a ffe c te d
b y
S o v ie t a c tio n s . " A la rg e p a rt of th a t 9 .3
percent figure can no longer correspond
w ith
frie n d s
a n d
re la tiv e s
in
S o v ie t
countries" according
t o
R e p . O ilm a n .
H e a ls o p o in te d
o u t th a t a ll c o m m u n i-
S e n .
Rudy Boschwitz
c a tio n s
a re
b e in g
c u t
in c lu d in g
te le \u00ad
p h o n e c o m m u n ic a tio n s .
In an appeal for urgent action. R ep.
O ilm a n
said: "This issue
is e x tre m e ly
im p o r ta n t to e v e ry e th n ic c o m m u n ity in
th is n a tio n . W eV e ta lk e d to a n d
h e a rd
te s tim o n y
f r o m
L a tv ia n s , L ith u a n ia n s ,
S o v ie t J e w s , B a p tis ts , P e n te c o s ta ls ,
R o m a n C a th o lic s , U k ra in ia n s , C z e c h o -
s lo v a k ia n s ,
th e
P o le s , th e
S la v s , th e
G e o rg ia n s .^ih e ,
Arm enians, the
H u n --
garians and hundreds of others. There is
a
u n a n im ity
of o p in io n
am ong
th o s e
g ro u p s
th a t
th e
U n ite d
S ta te s s h o u ld
m o v e sw iftly
a n d
d e c is iv e ly
o n
th e
s a b o ta g e of th e in te rn a tio n a l m a ils ."
R ep.
M ary
R ose
D akar
(D -O h io )
also spoke in support of the resolution
s ta tin g : " W h e n
we were there
(S o v ie t
U n io n ), w e ta lk e d
to p e o p le , w h o w e re
B a p tis ts , J e w s , C a th o lic s , P e n te c o s ta ls ,
and visited som e ofth e refusniks, visited
som e m em bers of the U krainian
com \u00ad
m u n ity , a n d th e a n s w e r w a s a lw a y s th e
s a m e ; th a t th e y
k n o w
th e y
a re
n o t
g e ttin g th e m a il th a t th e ir lo v e d o n e s a r e
s e n d in g to th e m
a n d th e y a ls o g a v e u s
d o c u m e n ta tio n
w h ic h
I tu rn e d
o v e r to
my good
frie n d
f r o m
N ew
Y ork, Rep.
O ilm an .
O ne
g e n tle m a n
g a v e
d o c u \u00ad
m entation ofa ll the m ail he had sent out
f r o m
th e S o v ie t U n io n w h ic h w a s n e v e r
re c e iv e d b y h is lo v e d o n e s in th e U n ite d
S ta te s ."
A fter the
H ouse acted on the resolu\u00ad
tio n , c o n c e rn
was expressed
th a t
th e
S e n a te m a y re c e ss b e fo re ta k in g a c tio n
o n th e re s o lu tio n . A s th e fin a l d a y s of
th e
s e s s io n
a p p r o a c h e d
w ith o u t
th e
S e n a te
ta k in g
u p
th e
m easure.
R ep.
O ilm a n to o k to th e te le p h o n e to c o n ta c t
m em bers
o f
th e
S e n a te
u rg in g
sw ift
(C o n tin u e d o n p a g e 1 0 )
,
A
p r o c la m a tio n
by the
p re s id e n t o f th e
U n ite d
S ta te s
o n th e o c c a s io n o f C a p tiv e N a tio n s W e e k
O nce each year, all Americans are askedt o pause andt o rem em t)er that
th e ir lib e rtie s a n d
fre e d o m s , o fte n ta k e n
fo r g ra n te d , a re fo rb id d e n to m a n y
n a tio n s a r o u n d th e w o r ld . A m e ric a c o n tin u e st o b e d e d ic a te d to th e p ro p o s itio n
th a t a ll m e n
a re c re a te d
e q u a l,i f w e a ret o s u s ta in o u r c o m m itm e n t to th is
p r in c ip le ,w e m u s t
re c o g n iz e
th a t th e
p e o p le s
of th e c a p tiv e
n a tio n sa re
e n d o w e d
b y th e c re a to r w ith th e s a m e rig h ts to g iv e th e ir c o n s e n t a s to w h o
shall govern them
a s th o s eo f u s w h o a r e p r iv ile g e d
to live in freedom . For
th o s e c a p tiv e a n d o p p re s s e d p e o p le s , th e U n ite d S ta te s o f A m e ric a s ta n d s as a
s y m b o lo f h o p e a n d in s p ira tio n , t h is le a d e rs h ip re q u ire s fa ith fu ln e s s to w a rd s
o u r o w n d e m o c r a tic p r in c ip le sa s w e llas a c o m m itm e n tt o s p e a k o u t in d e fe n s e
o f m a n k in d 's
n a tu ra l rig h ts .
T h o u g h
2 5y e a r s
h a v e
p a s s e d
s in c e th e
o r ig in a l d e s ig n a tio n
o f C a p tiv e
N a tio n s W e e k , its s ig n ific a n c e
h a s n o t d im in is h e d . R a th e r ,i t h a s u n d e n ia b ly
in c re a s e d
-
e s p e c ia lly
a s
o th e r
n a tio n s
h a v e
fa H e n
u n d e r
C o m m u n is t
d o m in a tio n . D u rin g C a p tiv e N a tio n s W e e k w e m u s t ta k e tim e to re m e m b e r b o th
th e c o u n tle s s v ic tim s a n d th e lo n e ly h e ro e s ; b o th th e ta rg e ts o f c a rp e t b o m b in g
in
A fg h a n is ta n , a n d
in d iv id u a ls
s u c h
as Yuriy Shukhevych. W e
m u s t d ra w
s tre n g th
fro m
t h e a c tio n s o f t h e m illio n so f fr e e d o m
fig h te rs
inC o m m u n is t-
o c c u p ie d
c o u n trie s , s u c h
as the
s ig n e rs
o f p e titio n s
fo rr e lig io u s
rig h tsi n
L ith u a n ia , o r th e m e m b e rs o f S o lid a rity , w h o s e p u b lic p ro te s ts r e q u ir e p e rs o n a l
ris k a n d s a c rific e th a t is a lm o s t in c o m p re h e n s ib le to th e a v e ra g e c itiz e n in th e
F re e W o r ld .I t is in th e ir s tru g g le fo r fre e d o m th a t w e c a n fin d th e tr u e p a th to
g e n u in e
a n d
la s tin g p e a c e .
F o r th o s e d e n ie d th e b e n e fits o f lib e rty w e s h a ll c o n tin u e to s p e a k o u t fo r
th e ir fr e e d o m . O n b e h a lf o f th e u n ju s tly p e rs e c u te d a n d fa ls e ly im p ris o n e d , w e
s h a lj^ o n tin u e
t oc a ll fo r th e ir s p e e d y re le a s e a n d o ffe r o u r p ra y e rs d u rin g
tfie ir s tjffe rih g ^ O h b e h a lf o f th e b ra v e m e n a n d w o m e n w h o s u ffe r p e rs e c u tio n
b e c a u s e o f n a tio n a l o r ig in , re lig io u s b e lie fs , a n d th e ir d e s ire fo r lib e r ty , iti s th e
d u ty
a n d
th e
p r iv ile g e
o f th e U n ite d S ta te s o f A m e ric a tod e m a n d th a t th e
s ig n a to rie s o f th e U n ite d N a tio n s C h a rte r a n d th e H e ls in k i A c c o rd s liv e u p to
th e ir
p le d g e s
a n d o b lig a tio n s a n d r e s p e c t th e p r in c ip le s a n d s p ir ito f th o s e
in te rn a tio n a l a g re e m e n ts
a n d
u n d e rs ta n d in g s .
D u r in g C a p tiv e N a tio n s W e e k , w e re n e w
o u r e ffo rts to e n c o u ra g e fre e d o m ,
in d e p e n d e n c e , a n d n a tio n a l s e lf-d e te rm in a tio n
fo r th o s e c o u n trie s s tru g g lin g
to fr e e th e m s e h /'e s fro m C o m m u n is t id e o lo g y a n d to ta lita r ia n o p p re s s io n , a n d to
s u p p o rt th o s e c o u n trie s w h ic h
to d a y a re s ta n d in g fa c e -to -fa c e a g a in s t S o v ie t
e x p a n s io n is m . O n e c a n n o t c a ll fo r fr e e d o m a n d h u m a n rig h ts fo r th e p e o p le o f
A s ia a n d E a s te rn E u ro p e w h ile ig n o rin g th e s tru g g le s o f o u r o w n n e ig h b o rs in
th is h e m is p h e re . T h e re is n o d iffe re n c e b e tw e e n th e w e a p o n s u s e d to o p p re s s
th e p e o p le o f L a o s a n d C z e c h o s lo v a k ia , a n d th o s e s e n t to N ic a r a g u a to te r r o r iz e
its o w n p e o p le a n d th r e a te n
th e
p e a c e
a n d
p ro s p e rity
o f its n e ig h b o r s .
T h e C o n g re s s , b y jo in t re s o lu tio n a p p ro v e d J u ly 1 7 , 1 9 5 9 (7 3 S ta t. 2 1 2 ) , h a s
a u th o riz e d a n d re q u e s te d th e p re s id e n t to d e s ig n a te th e th ir d w e e k in J u ly a s
C a p tiv e N a tio n s W e e k .
N O W , T H E R E F O R E ,I , R O N A L D R E A G A N , P re s id e n to f th e U n ite d S ta te s o f
A m e ric a ,d o h e re b y p ro c la im
th e w e e k
b e g in n in g J u ly 1 5 , 1 9 8 4 , a s C a p tiv e
N a tio n s W e e k .I in v ite th e p e o p le o f th e U n ite d S ta te s to o b s e rv e th is w e e k w ith
a p p ro p ria te
c e re m o n ie s
a n d a c tiv itie s
t o
re a ffirm
th e ir
d e d ic a tio n
t o
th e
in te rn a tio n a l p rin c ip le s
o fju s tic e
a n d
fre e d o m , w h ic h
u n ite u s a n d
in s p ir e
o th e rs .
IN W IT N E S S W H E R E O F , I h a v e h e re u n to s e t m y h a n d th is 1 6 th d a y o f J u ly , in
th e
y e a r
of ourL o rd
n in e te e n
h u n d re d
a n de ig h ty -fo u r,
a n d
of th e
In d e p e n d e n c e
o fth e U n ite d S ta te s o fA m e ric a th e tw o
h u n d re d
a n d n in th .
R o n a ld
R e a g a n
Ad hocc o m m itte et o m a rk u n v e ilin go f S h e v c h e n k o m o n u m e n t h o ld
m e e tin g
N EW
Y O R K
-
T h e C o m m itte e fo r
D e fe n s e o f N a tio n a l R ig h ts fo r U k ra in e ,
an ad
h o c U k ra in ia n c o m m u n ity b o d y
fo u n d e d
t o
m ark
th is
y e a r 's
a n n iv e r\u00ad
s a r y
o f
th e
u n v e ilin g
o f
th e
T aras
S h e v c h e n k o m o n u m e n t in W a s h in g to n ,
c o n fe rre d
h e re a t th e
headquarters of
th e
S h e v c h e n k o
S c ie n tific
S o c ie ty
o n
W ednesday. June 27 -
e x a c tly 2 0 y e a r s
a fte r th e la n d m a rk
e v e n t.
It w as on June 27, 1964, that form er
P re s id e n t
D w ight
D .
E isenhow er
u n \u00ad
v e ile d
th e m o n u m e n t b y
U k ra in ia n
C a n a d ia n
s c u lp to r
L eo
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z h a n y n ) b e f o r e a t h r o n g o f s o m e \u0406\u041e \u041e .\u041e \u0421 \u042e
U k ra in ia n s .
T he
a d
h o c
com m ittee
-
th e
fu ll
nam e
o f w h ic h
is C o m m itte e
fo r
D e\u00ad
fe n s e
o f
N a tio n a l
R ights for
U k ra in e
C o m m e m o r a tin g th e 2 0 th
A nniversary
ofth e . ShevchenkoM oniim ent in W ash\u00ad
in g to n
- -
m et to
d is c u s s
fu rth e r
p re \u00ad
p a ra tio n s
fo r
th e
ju b ile e
c e le b ra tio n
th a t w ill b e h e ld in th e n a tio n s c a p ita l
o n
S u n d a y ,
S e p te m b e r
16. The
d a y 's
events w ill also servea s a protest against
th e c o n tin u e d a n d in te n s ifie d
R ussifica-
tio n
b e in g im p o s e d
o n
U k ra in e b y th e
S o v ie t C o m m u n is t re g im e .
D u rin g
th e c o m m itte e 's
m e e tin g ,
m em bers
b rie fly
re c a rlle d
th e
h is to ric
d a y o f th e u n v e ilin g w ith a re a d in g b y
O lha
K uzm ow ycz
of her article
title d
"The Turning
P o in t."
T he
m e e tin g
w a s c o n d u c te d
b y
th e
e x e c u tiv e c o m m itte e c h a ir m a n .
D r.
S te p h e n
W oroch. w ho w as assisted
b y
p re s id iu m
m em bers
J a ro s la w
P a d o c h
a n d
J o h n
O . Flis.
Dr. Padoch
is th e rc p rc s e n ia iiv c o n
th e p re s id iu m
o f th e S h e v c h e n k o S c ie n \u00ad
tif ic
S o c ie ty :
M r.
F lis
re p re s e n ts
th e
U k ra in ia n
A m e ric a n .
C o o rd in a tin g
C o u n c il.
T he
rc p rc s c n ta lix c
o f
ih c
U k ra in ia n
C ongress
C o m m itte e
o f
A m e ric a , th e th ird
o rg a n iz a tio n
u n d e r
w hose
a e g is
th e
a d
h o c
com m ittee
f u n c tio n s , is Ig n a tiu s B illin s k y .
R e p o rt;; w e re d e liv e re d
b y e x e c u li\e
com m ittee
m em bers
D r.
W oroch;
E v h c n
S ta k h iv
a n d
M y k o la
Som any-
s h y n .
v ic e
chairm en:
a n d
Y .
K ly m .
tr e a s u r e r .
T he
re p o rts
re v e a le d
th a t
com m e\u00ad
m orative badges are now
b e in g s o ld a t
U k ra in ia n
sum m er resorts and cam ps:
thousands of letters arc being m ailed lo
U k ra in ia n
c o m m u n ity
m em bers ID
.solicit funds for the anni\ersary
o b s e r\u00ad
vances: posters, leadeis
a n d
in lo rn ia -
lional m aterial arc being prepared; and
th a i le tte rs of in v ita tio n
will be sent lo
th e h ie ra rc h s of a ll U k ra in ia n C h u rc h e s
a n d
le a d e rs
o l
c o m m u n ity
o rg a n iz a \u00ad
tio n s th a t h a v e n o t y e t jo in e d th e a d h o c
CO m m \u0456n e e .
A re p o rt o n th e a c tiv ity o f th e W a s h \u00ad
in g to n -b a s e d
p re p a ra to ry
s u b c o m m it\u00ad
tee w as delivered by D r. W oroch on the
b a s is
o \
h is
c o n ta c ts
w ith
S te p h a n
P r o e y k .w ho, a lo n g w ith S te p a n K u ry la s
a n d
Ihor Gaw diak. is on
th e s u b c o m \u00ad
m itte e 's p r e s id iu m . T h e r e p o r t c o v c rc d ,..
the preparation of scholarly conferences
to b e h e ld
in
B o s to n a n d
W a s h in g to n ;
the sale of tickets to the com nieniora-
liv e c o n c e rt; in lo rn ia lio n
n ia le ri.ils
b e in g p r e p a r e d in b o th th e E n g lis h a n d
Ukrainian languages;and the coordina\u00ad
tio n
of th e s u b c o m m itte e 's
w ork
w ith
th e e .\e c u li\e
in
N ew
Y o rk .
In a d d itio n , a tte n tio n w a s fo c u se d o n
the concert and
its b u d g e t, w h ic h w a s
p re s e n te d
by (ieorge
Pow M enko.
A m ong other m atters discussed at the
m e e tin g w a s D r . P a d o c h 's p r o p o s a l th a t
the film
o f th e S h e v c h e n k o m o n u m e n t
(C ontinued on page 10)
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