A ccep ted
fo rm a ilin g
a tspecial rate
o fp o s ta g e
p r o v id e d
fo r b y
Bectlon 1130o f A ct of O ctober 3,1917 \u2014
a u th o r iz e d
J u ly
8 1 ,W
e .
P . O . B o x 346
TH E
U K R A IN IA N
W EEKLY
J e r s e y C ity , N .J . 0 7 8 0 3
E d ito r ia ls
O ur
< *E
P lu r ib u s
U num "
N o th in g
c h a r a c t e r is e s
A m e r ic a
b e tte r
th a n
i t s
m o tto ,
" E
p lu r ib u s
u n u m ."
I t encom passes
a llr a c e s , t h e m any
c u l\u00ad
t u r e s
e v o lv e d
b yd i f f e r e n t
n a tio n s
t h r o u g h
t h ec e n t u r i e s , a ll
c r e e d s\u2014
a llthose m yriad
fa c to r s w h ic h
com pose that
m ig h ty
a n d
c o lo r fu l
m osaic, that
" o n e
out of m a n y ,"
i nw h ic h
e a c h
r a c e
a n de a c h
c u ltu r e
c a nf r e e l y
d e v e lo p .
N ot
o n ly
A m e r ic a
as a
n a tio n
e x e m p lifie s
th is
" e p lu r i\u00ad
b u s
u n u m ."
I t s m any
com ponent
p a r t s
them selves
a r e b u t
s m a lle r ,
in d iv id u a l
m osaics
o f
m any
d if f e r e n t
p ie c e s .T he
U k r a in ia n
c o m m u n ity ,
fo re x a m p le ,
encom passes
p e o p le
o f
a ll
p o ssib le
b a c k g r o u n d s ,
r e lig io u s
a n d
p o litic a l
b e lie fs .I n
a d d it io n , it h a s r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s
o f a ll liv in g
g e n e r a t io n s
b o r n
b o th
h e r e a n di n U k r a in e , w ith
their attendant com plex
p r o b \u00ad
lem sa n d different
v ie w p o in ts .
W e
h a v e ,
f i r s t
o f a ll,'a
la r g e
num ber
o f o ld e r
s e t t l e r s ,
w ho
rem em ber
U k r a in ia n
o r g a n iz e d
l i f e
i n
A m e r ic a
a t its
v e r y
b e g in n in g , and w ho
in d e e d
h e lp e d
o r g a n iz e
it. T h en w e
h a v e
a n ever-grow ing
num ber
of th e c h ild r e n ,
g r a n d c h ild r e n
a n d
g r e a t - g r a n d c h ild r e n
o ft h e s e
p io n e e r s - s e t t le r s .A
fu rth er
s e c t io n
of our U k r a in ia n
com m unity
i s
com posed
o f
th o se
m ore
recent im m igrants
w ho
cam e
t oA m e r ic a
on thew aves
c a u s e d
b y th et u r b u l e n c e
o f W o r ld
W ar
I or W o r ld
W ar II.
F in a lly ,
th e ir
c h ild r e n
a n d g r a n d c h ild r e n
i n
tu rn
f o r m
th e
y o u n g e s t
g e n e r a t io n
o f
U k r a in ia n s
i n
A m e r ic a .
O u r U k r a in ia n
A m e r ic a n
y o u n g
peoplea r e th e m ost rep\u00ad
r e s e n t a t iv e
of our p a r tic u la r
" e
p lu r ib u s
u n u m ,"
a n d
th ey
u n d e r s ta n d
i t sc o n c e p t
best. T hose
b o r n
h e r e ,o r e v e n
th o se,w ith
tim e
s e c u r e d
a
c le a r - c u t
v ic \u00ad
t o r y
i n
th e
l a s t
e le c t io n s .
T h ere
i s sm all
lik e lih o o d
th a t
th e
c u r r e n t
p r o b le m s
w illb e
r e s o lv e d
b y
a
c a ll
for new
e le c t io n s ,
u n less
som e
u n e x \u00ad
p e c t e d
h a p p e n in g
in s p ir e s
a
m ass
la c k
o fs u p p o r t
fo r th e
governm ent,
o r
a n
o u tb u r s t
against th e Prim e
M in isteri n
h is
ow nr a n k s .
F ort h e r e
i s
n o
o n e
e ls e
i n
s ig h t
in the
L a b o r
P a r t y
w ho
c o u ld
r e \u00ad
b u ild
th e g o v e r n m e n t/in
c a s e
o f
a
fo o lis h
m ove
b y
W ilson .
I n a d d itio n , it is h ig h ly
d o u b t\u00ad
fu l
w hether
th e
C onservative
le a d e r s ,
how ever
m uch
th ey
rant and protest, are sincerery
a n x io u s
t o
ta k e
o v e r
a g a in
th e
r e in s
o fo ffic e
b e f o r e th e
c o u n t r y
h a sr e a c h e d
a
m ark\u00ad
e d
settlem en t
o f
o p in io n
o n
th e
i s s u e s
in v o lv e d .
I t
i s
e q u a lly
q u e s tio n a b le
w hether
th ey
i n
th e ir
tu rn
h a v e
fu lly
determ ined
o n
a
p r a c tic a b le
c o u r s e
o f a c tio n .
P a r t
of the p r o b le m
c a n
o f
c o u r s e
b ela id
on thes h o u l d \u00ad
e r s
of theL a b o r
P a r t y
i t s e l f ,
b u t
b a s ic a lly
th e
B r itish
tr o u b le s
are due to
the de\u00ad
v e lo p m e n ts
in th ew o r ld
s in c a
th e
en d
o f
W o r ld
W ar I,
a ll
th e
c o n fu s io n
a n d
w ho
cam e
to the U n ited
S ta te s
a s c h ild r e n
a n dw ere
r a is e d
a n d
e d u c a t e d
h e r e ,
a r e
b e c a u s e
o f
t h e s e
circum stances
a
sy n th esis
of ourU k r a in ia n
past,o u r present and
o u rfu tu re.
L ik e
th ec o u n t r y
i n
w h ic h
th ey
a r e g r o w in g
u p , th e n ew
g e n e r a t io n
h a r m o n io u s ly
c o m b in e si n its e lf
th em any
f a c t o r s
o f
o u rr e a lity
a n dr e s o lv e s
th em
i n
them selves.
A n
e x a m p le
o f th e" o n e o u t o f m any"
t e n d e n c ie s
of our
com m unity
and our y o u th
c a n
b e
s e e n
i n
th e
U k r a in ia n
Y d u th
L e a g u e
o f
N orth
A m e r ic a ,
th e
o ld e s t
o r g a n iz a tio n
of young
U k r a in ia n
A m erican s. U n til
recen tly, th e U Y L -N A
m em bership
w asalm ost
e x c lu s iv e ly
com posed
o f
s e c o n d -a n d
th ir d -g e n e r a tio n
A m erican s,
th e
c h ild r e n
o r
g r a n d c h ild r e n
o f
o u re a r ly
U k r a in ia n
p io n e e r s .
T o d a y ,
how ever,
as D r.
D e n is
K v itk o v sk y -K v itk a
n o t e s
i n
h isa r tic le
i n
" S v o b o d a ,"
t h e c h ild r e n
of ourm ost
recent im m igrants
a r ea c tiv e
i n
th e
o r g a n iz a tio n ,
and are
i n
f a c t
th e
forem ost
o r g a n iz e r s
o f
th e
c o m in g
U Y L -N A
C o n v e n tio n .A
sim ila r
p r o c e s s
o fa m a l\u00ad
g a m a tio n
can beo b s e r v e d
i n our other youth
o r g a n iz a t io n s \u2014
P l a s t ,
SU M A ,
ODUM ,
e t c . O nce
th e
p r o v in c e
o f
s o -c a lle d
" n e w
im m ig ra n ts,"
th ey
n o w
h a v e
am ong
th e ir
m em bers
r e p r e s e n t a t iv e s
o f a ll th eg e n e r a t i o n s
o fU k r a in ia n
d e s c e n d \u00ad
a n ts
on theA m e r ic a n
c o n tin e n t.
T h is
n a tu r a l,
d e s ir e a b le
a n d
b e n e fic ia l
d e v e lo p m e n t
i a
r e f le c t e d
in alls p h e r e s
of our U k r a in ia n
A m e r ic a n
s o c ie t y ,
w h ic h
in c r e a s in g ly
m oves
tow ard
m a k in g
o n ec o g e n t
w h o le
o u to f d iv e r s e
parts,a n d w hich
i t s e l f
is b u t o n e o f th e com \u00ad
ponent factors
in th e m uch
la r g e r a n d
c o lo r fu l m o s a ic
w h ic h
is A m e r ic a .
\u041b \u0428
\u0428
\u042c
**Your Local
P a p e r
9 9
I *
T h e
W e e k ly
A n
in c r e a s in g
num ber
o f
o u ry o u n g
m en
fin d
them \u00ad
s e l v e s
in th e A rm ed
F o r c e s ,
c a r r ie d
t o
som e
fa rc o r n e r o f
the earth
o nany one o f U n c le
Sam 's various m issions. W her\u00ad
e v e r
th ey
are. they
d is tin g u is h
them selves
b y th e ir
c o u r a g e ,
in itia tiv e ,
a n dle a d e r s h ip
\u2014
a s
s t o r i e s
th a t
a r es e n t
in to
T he
U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly
a t t e s t .
U n fo r tu n a te ly ,
o n ly
v e r yfe w
o f
th em any
notew orthy
d eed s
of our m en in
u n ifo r m
com e
t o
o u ra tte n tio n ,
fo r o n ly
if a
p r o u d
m em ber
of the fa m ily
o r
fr ie n d
rem em bers
t o
w rite
t o
us do
w e
le a r n
o f
th e ir
e x p lo its .
T h ere
is o n er e la tiv e ly
e a s y
w a y toq u a r a n t e e
th a ta n y
notew orthy
a c h ie v e m e n t
of oury o u n g
m e n in
th e
m ilita ry
s e r v ic e s ,o r in d e e d
o f p e o p le
in alm ost a n yb r a n c h
o fg o v e r n \u00ad
m ent
s e r v ic e ,
w ill
g e t to T h e U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly .
In the
a p \u00ad
p lic a tio n
form s
fo r a n y governm ent
jo b ,t h e r e
i s
g e n e r a lly
a
s p a c e
fo rfillin g
in th e nam e
o f
" y o u r
lo c a l
n e w s p a p e r ."
W r ite T h e U k r a in ia n
W e e k ly
o rS v o b o d a
i n this space.
A fter
a ll,
t h e s e
new spapers
s e r v e
th ee n tir e
U k r a in ia n
A m e r ic a n
a n d
C a n a d ia n
c o m m u n ity ,
a n d in
a n y
s e n s e
o f
th e
w ord
a r e
th e" lo c a l
paper'of any A m erican
o f U k r a in ia n
d e s c e n t .
M ost
a g e n c ie s ,
e s p e c ia lly
th e
A rm ed
F o r c e s ,
h a v e
s p e c ia l
new s
o r p u b lic
r e la tio n s
s e r v ic e s
w h ic h
w ill
s e n d
on to
a n y
in d iv id u a l's
lo c a l
new spaper
new s
o f
th a t
p e r s o n 's
a c h ie v e \u00ad
m ents, awards, and the like.
d is o r d e r
th a t
th a t
in tr o d u c e d
in to
th ew o r ld . T h is
d is o r d e r
becam e
w orse
d u r in g
th e
d e p r e s s io n
and w ass t i l l
fu r\u00ad
th er
a g g r a v a t e d
b y
W o r ld
W ar
\u041f
a n d th e d is s o lu tio n
o f
th e
E m p ir e
in to
th e
B r itish
C om m onw e
a lth .
N ow
th e
C o m m o n w e a lth
i sfa llin g
in to
distinct and
o fte n
alm ost
h o s \u00ad
t i l e
p a r t s ,
s o
th a t
a
m eeting
o f C o m m o n w e a lth
P rim e M in\u00ad
i s t e r s
is n olo n g e r
a
p e a c e f u l
a n d
m u tu a lly
h e lp fu l
g a t h e r \u00ad
in g ,
a lth o u g h
i t
'tr ie s
t o
p r o v e
i t s e l f
a s su ch .
S ta b ility
o f
P o u n d
T he
p r e s e n t
c r is is
c o n c e r n s
th e
s ta b ility
o f
th e
B r itish
p o u n d ,
a
c u r r e n c y
w h ic h
fo r
alm osta century, and
p e r h a p s
lo n g e r ,h a s b e e n
th em ost sta\u00ad
b le
o f
all the
c u r r e n c ie s
o f
E u r o p e .
O n
m prei
th a n
o n e
o c c a s io n
s in c e
W o r ld
W ar
I I .
G r e a t B r ita in
h a sb e e n
f o r c e d
t o
c a ll
u p o n
o t h e r
c o u n t r ie s
a n d
in te r n a tio n a l
o r g a n iz a \u00ad
tio n s
fo r
s u p p o r t
T he
p r e s e n t
c r is is w as p r o -1 w e a lth
a n d th e U n ited
S ta te s
d u ced
la r g e ly
b y
in te r n a l
W ill
B r ita in
c h o o s e
to con-
s o u r s e s .
T heL a b o r
P a r t y
i sjtin u e
th a t r e la tio n s h ip
o r w ill
i t s e l f
a
c u r io u s
a m a lg a m .
It it bef o r c e d
t oy ie ld
it in t h e
w as
fo u n d e d
by a
u n io n
o f a' interests
o fE u r o p e? T h is is a
g r o u p
o f m ore
o rl e s s
r a d ic a lI h a r d
p illfo r a n y E n g lis h m a n
th in k ers,
la r g e ly
i n
a n d | to
s w a llo w ,a n d le a d e r s
in a ll
T he
o n eg e n e r a lly
r e c o g n iz \u00ad
e d
n e e d
is a
r e d u c t io n
o f th e
d r a in
o n B r itish
g o ld
r e s e r v e s
a n d
th e
in c r e a s e
o f
e x p o r t s .
A t th e sa m e tim e th isi s m u ch
e a s ie r
to sayth a n
to do, for
s in c e
W o r ld
W ar\u041f
th ea v e r \u00ad
a g e
B r itish
w orkm an
h a s
b e\u00ad
com e
accustom ed
t o
m anyo f
th o s e ' lu x u r ie so r c o n v e n ie n c e s
w h ic h
w e in th e U n ited
S ta te s
h a v e
la r g e ly
t a k e n
fo rg r a n t \u00ad
ed .A s ac o r o lla r y
o f th is, th e
L a b o r
U n io n s
h a v e
m uch
m ore
r ig id
r u le s
a s
t o
th e
am ount
o f w ork
th a t
can be
d o n e
by an in d iv id u a l
w ork er,
a n d
a t th e sa m e tim e th ef a c \u00ad
t o r y
ow ners
a r e
h a n d ic a p p e d
i n
th e ir
e f f o r t s
t o
rem odel
a n d
m ake
m ore
e ffic ie n t
th e ir
m a c h in e s
a n d
r u le s
o f
la b o r
a n d
e m p lo y m e n t.
A ggravat\u00ad
in g
th is
p r o b le m
i s
t h e in \u00ad
c r e a s e d
flo o d
o f
im m ig ra tio n
f r o m
th e
c o lo n ie s
a n d
th e
A sian
m em bers
of the
C om \u00ad
m o n w e a lth
w ho fin d
i n
B ri\u00ad
ta in
m ore
fa v o r a b le
liv in g
c o n d itio n s
th a n
i n
th e ir ow n
c o u n t r y .
T he
s p a r k
o f
th e
p r e s e n t
c r is is
w ast o u c h e d
o ff b y th e
s h ip p in g
s t r i k e
w h ic h
l a s t e d
fo r
s e v e r a l
w eek s,
d u r in g
w h ic h
a ll
th e
B r itish
p o r t s
w ere
c lo g g e d
b y
id le
sh ip s
a n d
th enormal supply
of ex\u00ad
p o r t s
w as
in terru p ted .
T he
lo s s
o ft h e s e
h u n d r e d
o f m il\u00ad
lio n s
o f
p o u n d s
ren ew ed
th e
p r e s s u r e
on theeconom y and
h a s
le d
t o
n ew
dem ands
b y
th e
governm ent
fo r
a u s t e r i t y
t a x e s
w h ic h
a r e
p le a s in g
t o
n e ith e r
la b o rn o r th e e m p lo y \u00ad
e r s .
S o
fa r b o th
sides have
s u c \u00ad
c e e d e d
i n
s ta llin g
o ff a fa r -
r e a c h in g
r e f o r m
o f
th e
e c o \u00ad
nom y,
b u tth is
w ill
c e r ta in ly
com e
i n
th e
n e a r
fu tu r e
o r
n ew
a n d
p r e s s i n g
c r is e s
w ill
r e s u l t
O n
th e
o t h e r
h a n d ,
th e
B r itish
p u b lic
w ill
h a v e
t o
d e c id e
c e r t a in
d e lic a te
p r o b \u00ad
lem s.
T hef i r s t
is the
e x t e n t
to w hich B ritain
c a n
a p p r o a c h
the continento f Europe. Pres\u00ad
id e n t
D e G a u lle
h a s
r e f u s e d
t o
o p e n
th e C om m on
M arket
t o
f
h eB r itish
a slo n g a s th ey
m a in ta in
a
s p e c ia l
r e la tio n \u00ad
sh ip
w ith
th e
E n g lis h -s p e a k \u00ad
in g
c o u n t r ie s
of theC om m on
W e
A m e r ic a n
stu d e n ts
o f
U k r a in ia n
d e s c e n t
w o u ld
lik e
to call your attention and
th a t
of your readerst o severalin \u00ad
a c c u r a c ie s
a n d
om issions
i n
V a le r y
T arsis*
" T h e
F irst
S w a llo w s
o f
S p r in g "
(J u n e
1 9 6 6 ) .
M r.
T arsis
w rites:
" A t its
v e r y
b e g in n in g
p e o p le
in 'R u s \u00ad
s ia
im a g in e d
th a t
th e
G er\u00ad
m ans
w ish ed
t o
fig h t
o n ly
a g a in s t
com m unism ,
a n d
m any
R u ssia n s
m et
th em
w ith
b r e a d
a n ds a l t
a s lib e r \u00ad
a t o r s ."
T h is
statem ent
is in \u00ad
c o r r e c t ,
fo r w h ile
t h e r em ay
h a v e
b e e n
R u ssia n s
w how el\u00ad
com ed
th e
G erm ans
for th e
r e a s o n s
a b o v e ,
th e
b u lk
o f
th o se
w hoa c tu a lly
w e lc o m e d
th em
w ere
th e
n o n -R u ssia n
p e o p le s
of the
S o v ie t
U n io n ,
e s p e c ia lly
th e
U k r a in ia n s .
I t
i s
a
w ell
know n
f a c t
th a t
w h o le
d iv is io n s
t o g e t h e r
w ith
th e ir
o ffic e r s
a n d
com posed
m a in lyo f U k r a in ia n s s u r r e n d \u00ad
e r e d
to the G erm ans
w ith o u t
a
s h o t
b e in g
fir e d .
T heG er\u00ad
m ans
them selves
k n e w
o f th e
r e lu c t a n c e
of the
U k r a in ia n s
a r o u n d , in c lu d in g
th eF a b ia n ,
non-M arxist
s o c i a l i s t s ,
w ith
th e
o r g a n iz e d
t r a d e s
u n io n s .
T he
u n io n s
f e e l
th a t
th ey
sh o u ld
be thed o m in a n t
f o r e ? ,
b u t so do the in te lle c tu a ls ,o f
w hom
W ilson
is ag o o d
exam \u00ad
p le .
Y et th eP a r t y
i s
d e e p ly
s p lit
b etw een
th e m ain
b o d y
a n d
a
v e r y
a g g r e s s iv e
L eft
W in g , w h ic h
c o n sta n tly
te n d s
t o
lo o k
tow ard
th e
c o n tin e n \u00ad
ta l
L eft
a n d
i s
p e r h a p s
i n
p a r t
e v e n
c o lo r e d
b y
S o v ie t
sym paties
and a
ten d en cy
t o
a c c e p t
M oscow 's
v ie w s
of A -
m e r ic a n
p o lic y .
W ilson
a n d
h is
fo llo w e r s
r e a liz e
th en e e d
o f
k e e p in g
i n
t o u c h
w ith
th e
p a r tie s
a r e
c h a g r in e d
at be\u00ad
in g
f a c e d
w ith
i t .
C o m m itte d
t o
N A T O
O n
th eo t h e r
hand, w hato f
B r ita in 's
fo r e ig n
co m m it\u00ad
m en ts?
T h ere
is a
la r g e
B r it\u00ad
is h
arm y
i n
G erm any
as a
p a r t
o fN A T O .
G reat
B r ita in
i s
t h r e a t e n in g
t o
w ith d r a w
th is
u n less
W est
G erm any
p a y s
a
c o n s id e r a b le
p a r t
o f
i t s
e x p e n s e .
Y etG erm any
a s
B r itia n 's
m ain
c o m m e r c ia l
r iv a l
i sn o n e
to oe a g e r
to do
it or to see th e B r itish
le a v e .
S till
m ore
in v o lv e d
is th e
d e f e n c e
of theI n d ia n
O cean.
P r io r
t o
W o r ld
W ar I, G reat
B r ita in
had a
lo n g
s t r i n g
o f
b a s e s ,
m ilita ry
p o sts
a n d
c o a lin g
sta tio n s
t h r o u g h o u t
th e
area, ^lost
o ft h e s e
h a v e
a t
th e
b e h e s t
o f
th e 'n ew ly
in d e p e n d e n t
n a tio n s
d is a p \u00ad
p e a r e d ,
a n d th ec h ie f
B r itish
b a s e s
are now
a t
A den
a n d
a t
S in g a p o r e ,
th e A den
b a s e
s o o n
to bea b a n d o n e d
a tA rab
in s is t a n c e .
T h is
le a v e s
o n ly
S in g a p o r e , w h ic h
e x i s t s
la r g e \u00ad
l y
b e c a u s e
o f
th e
b a s e ,b u t
w h ic h
in a newe x p r e s s io n
o f
in d e p e n d e n c e
h a s
a n n o u n c e d
th a t
i tw ill
a llo w
th e
B r itish
t o
r e m a in
b u tw ill
n o t a d m it
A m e r ic a n
f o r c e s
as a
r e p la c e \u00ad
m ent. T he B ritish
k e e p
t r o o p s
t h e r e
b e c a u s e
o f
th e
t h r e a t
f r o m
I n d o n e s ia
t o
M a la y s ia .
T he
A m e r ic a n s
fo rth e ir
p a r t
r e g a r d
i t
i s
n e c e s s a r y
th a t,
th e
B r itish
r e m a in
i n
th e
area. M any
B r itish
h a v e \u042c \u00b0\u0420 7<
e d
t o
t r a n s f e r
p a r t
o f
th e ir
r e s p o n s ib ility
t o
A u stra lia
a n d
t o
d e v e lo p
a
la r g e
B r it-
ish -A u stra lia n
b a s e ,,b u t t h i s
o f
c o u r s e
d e p e n d s
u p o n
th e
m a in te n a n c e
b y B r ita in
o f its
C o m m o n w e a lth
t i e s ,
w h ic h
i s
c o n t r a r y
t o
th e
dem ands
o f
th e
C om m on
M arket
N o
B r itish
P a r t y ,
w hatever
i t s
p o litic a l
b e lie fs ,
can an\u00ad
sw er
th e
r e s u ltin g
q u e stio n
a s to th e fu tu r e
r o leo f G r e a t
B r ita in
in th e w o r ld . T h e
v a s t
m a jo r ity
o f th o se
w hoc r itiz e
th e
governm ent
w ill
n o tc o n \u00ad
sen t to th e w ithdraw al
o f th e
c o u n t r y
f r o m
i t s
p o s itio n
a s
a
g r e a t
pow er,
( a
d e c is io n
m ade
o v e r
a
c e n t u r y
ago by
th e
S c a n d in a v ia n
c o u n t r ie s ,
fo r
i n s t a n c e ) ,
a n d
s o
G reat
B r ita in
w ill
c o n tin u e
t o
sta g \u00ad
g e r
o n
f r o m
c r is is
t o
c r is is .
T he
o n ly
p o ssib le
s o lu tio n
i s
a
v ita l
r e c o n s id e r a t io n
o f th e
m ethods
o f
th e
B r itish
e c o \u00ad
nom y,
a n d
th a t
w ill
not be
d o n e
u n til
som e
statesm an
a r is e s
w ith
a
n ew
b lu e p r in t
fo r
p r o s p e r it y
a n d s e lls
it to
b o th
c a p ita l
a n d
la b o r . T he
s o o n e r
th a t
h a p p e n s , th e b e t\u00ad
t e rfo r th e f r e e
w o r ld .
beginningo f the Russian
cam \u00ad
p a ig n
U k r a in ia n
p r is o n e r s
w ere
r e le a s e d ,
f r e e
t o
g o
hom e,
w h o le
th e
R u ssia n s
w ere
r e t a in e d
a sp r is o n e r s o f
w ar.
F urtherm ore,
a
lo o k
a t
the m ap
of theE astern
f r o n t
r e v e a ls
th a t
th e G erm an a d \u00ad
v a n c e
w asc a r r ie d
o n
m a in ly
i n
U k r a in e
a n d
B y e lo r u s s ia ,
s o
it is
h ig h ly
u n lik e ly
th a t
" R u ssia n s'*
w o u ld *
h a v e
m et
the G erm ans w ith
" b r e a da n d
s a l t , "
th e
p o p u la tio n
o f
U -
k r a in e
b e in g
p r e d o m in a n tly
U k r a in ia n
a n dth a t
o fB y e lo \u00ad
r u s s ia ,
B y e lo r u s s ia n .
R eferrin g
t o
K hrushchev,
M r. Tarsis w rites:
" T h e
'p e r \u00ad
s o n a lity
c u lt' of th e G e o r g ia n
T y r a n t
w as r e p la c e d
b y th e
'p e r s o n a lity
c u lt'
o f
the U-
k r a in ia n
B o o r ."
T he
f a c t
i s
th a t
K hrush\u00ad
c h e v
w asb o r n
i n
R u ssia,
i s
a
R u ssian
a n d h a sn e v e r in \u00ad
d ic a te d
t o
th e
c o n t r a r y .
I t
w asas a R ussian
th a t he w as
a p p o in te d
i n
1 9 3 8
a s
F d rst
S e c r e t a r y
of .th e
U k r a in ia n
C o m m u n ist
p a r t y
w ith
th e
t a s k
o f
e r a d ic a tin g
a ll n a \u00ad
tio n a lis t
U k r a in ia n
te n d e n \u00ad
c ie s ,
a jobw h ic h
e a r n e d h im
th e
t i t l e
o f
" B u tc h e r
of U -
k r a in e ."
T o
r e f e r
t o
h im
a s
a
U k r a in ia n
i s
n o t o n ly
in \u00ad
c o r r e c t ,b u t a
m ockery
t o
th e
n ie m o r jr
of his v ictim s. I
M r.
T arsis
s p e a k s
o f
r io ts
i n
T b ilis i,
th e
D onbass
a n d
O d essa
as ane x a m p le
o f th e
o p p o s itio n
o f
th e
" R u ssia n
p e o p le "
t o
th e
C om m u n ists;
b u t
h e
fa ils
t o
m ention
th a t
D onbass
a n d
O d essa
a r e in
U k r a in e ,
w h ere
U k r a in ia n s
outnum ber
th eR u ssia n s, a n d
th a t
T b ilis i
is thec a p ita l
o f
G e o r g ia
i n
w h ic h
G e o r g ia n s
predom inate.
In d eed ,
M r.
T arsis
g iv e s
th e
im pression
th a i;, o n lyth e
R u ssia n s
o p p o s e
|th e
S o v ie t
system ,
a n d
.n o
o n e
w o u ld
.e v e r
know .t from
h is
a r tic le
th a t'
th e^ R u ssia n s
m ake,u p
o n ly
5 5 ''o f
th e p o p u la tio n
o f
th e
S o v ie t
U n io n ,
a n d
th a t
b y
fa r
th e
g r e a t e s t
s o u r c e s
o f
r e s is t a n c e
t o
th e
r e g im e
a r e
:
'\u00a3 n e
n o n -R u ssia n
p e o p le s ,
w ho
o p p o s e
tb e{R u ssification
a n d
g e h b e id e ' p ir a c ie s
o f M os^
cow .
I n
show ing
th e
n a t u r e
o f
th e
Soviet system
M r.T arsia
h a s
a c c o m p lis h e d
a
v a lu a b le
s e r v ic e
t h r o u g h
h a s
w orks
a n d
s p e e c h e s ,
an d it is
com \ue000
m e n d a b le
th a t
"The New
G uard"
h a sb r o u g h t
o u t th is
in fo r m a tio n .
H ow ever,
i t
w o u ld
be theg r e a t e s t
in ju s\ue000
t i c e
i f
r e a d e r s
w ere
l e f t
w ith
th e
im pression
th a t
o n ly
th e
a u th o r 's
p e o p le
a r e
fig h tin g
for freedom
in t h e S o v ie t U n \ue000
io n . T hen o n -R u ssia n
n a tio n s,
to o , deserve m ention, fo r they
s t r u g g le
n o t
o n ly
fo r
th e ir
p h y s ic a l
s u r v iv a l,
b u t
fo r
th e ir n a tio n a l id e n titya s w e ll.
T h e r e f o r e ,
w e
r e s p e c t f u lly
r e q u e s t
th a t
t o
b a la n c e
th e
im pression
c r e a t e d
b y
M r.
T arsis'
s p e e c h
y o u
p r in to u r
l e t t e r
i n
your, letter
c o lu m n ,
a n d
p e r h a p s
i n
som e
fu tu r e
issue devote
a na r tic le
t o
th is
sid e
o f
th e
s t o r y .
- S in c e r e ly
y o u r s ,
(S ig n e d
b y
3 0
stu d en t
m em bers
o f
TUSM )
T h e U k r a in ia n
N a tio n a l A s -\ w ith
a
s o c ia tio n
h a sb e e n
a d v e r tis in g
i t s
c o m p a r a tiv e ly
new 5
Y ear
a n d
1 0Y e a r .T e r m
In su ra n ce
c e r tific a te s
v iaS v o b o d a ,
th is
W e e k ly ,
pam phlets,
F a c t *
b o o k le t s ,
o r g a n iz e r s
a n d
b r a n c h
o f f ic e r s .
T h e r e
is no
d o u b t
th a t
ju st
a b o u t
e v e r y \ue000
b o d y
know s
th e
U N A
h a s
s u c h
insurance.B ut these cer\ue000
t i f i c a t e s
a r e
n o t
b e in g
a p \ue000
p lie d
fo r
i n
la r g e
num bers;
a s
a
m atter
o f
fa c t,
th e re\ue000
sp o n se
h a s
b e e n
som ew hat
d is a p p o in tin g .
In an
e f f o r tt o
stim u late
in t e r e s t
i n
th isin \ue000
s u r a n c e
w ew ill
p r e s e n t
o n c e
again som e pointsw e stressed
a b o u ta y e a r
a g o .
I s
$ 5 ,0 0 0
in s u r a n c e
p r o t e c \ue000
tio n
for 10y e a r s ,
issu ed ,le t
u s
say, at
a g e
2 5 ,
w orth
$ 2 9 .3 0
a
y e a r
i n
d u es?
T h is
com es
out to
o n ly
$ 5 .8 6p er
$ 1 ,0 0 0
p er
y e a r ,
a n d
y o u 'll
h a v e
t o
a d m it
th a t'
th a t's
c h e a p .
B ut
let' u s
m a k e 'it
ta k e
o
c le a r ly
u n d e r s to o d
that' T erm
In su ra n ce
has noc a s h
v a lu e .
Y ou
c a n 't,
a fte r
p a y in g
d n e s
fora num bero f years, expect
t o
r e a liz e
a
cash' settlem ent
b y
c a n c e lin g
th e
in s u r a n c e .
T h en
w hat
g o o d
is th e in su r\u00ad
ance, you
say? Look
a t itth is
w ay:
th e b ig
r e a s o n
t h e in \u00ad
s u r a n c e
i s
c h e a p
i s
b e c a u s e
t h e r e
i s
n o
c a s h
v a lu e .
I f
y o u 'r e
lo o k in g
fo r
in s u r a n c e
w ith
c a s h
v a lu e
th en
com pare
th e
fo llo w in g
U N A
r a t e s ,a g e
2 5 ,
$ 5 ,0 0 0 ,
w ith
th e 10
Y ear
T erm
r a t e
o f
$ 2 9 .3 0 :
W h o le
L ife , $ 8 2 .6 5 ;2 0 P a y m e n t L ife ,
$ 1 2 7 .5 5 ; L ife
P a id -u p
A t A ge
6 5 ,$ 8 9 .6 5 ;
D o u b le
P r o t e c t io n
T o
A ge 65, $ 6 5 .0 5 ;
2 0
Y ear
E n d o w m e n t,
$ 2 2 4 .4 0 ;
E ndow \u00ad
m ent.A t
A ge,6 5 ,. .$ 1 0 3 ,4 0 .
E n o u g h
s a id ?
r'n
,>
\u0456 \u2022\u2022,(,
>
.I f .
.y o u 'r e
n o t
c o n v in c e d ,,
th en
lo o k , at it f r o m
a n o t h e r
a n g le .: W h a t
a b o u t,\u0456 a u to , in \u00ad
s u r a n c e ?
Y ouh a v e
t o
ren ew -
it e v e r y
y e a r ,
r ig h t?
Y ou
c a n ,
g o
o n
\u0456\u0443 \u0435 \u0434 \u0433
a fte r , y e a r :w ith " -
o u t p u ttin
g ha any, claim s at
a ll,
but you id o n 't
g e t
b a c k
T erm
in s u r a n c e ,
w o r f f e \u0406;;fc h ? J
s a m e ..w a jf .q n t y
ijt,: a p p l i ^ , ^ o ,
y o u r
l i f e ,
n o ty o u r
c a r * ,a n d ,
d e p e n d in g
o nwhat you
s e le c t ,'
it. runs
fo r
5
o r
1 .0
y e a r s .
S h o u ld
\u0443 \u043e \u0446
p a s s
\u0430 \u0429
\u0443
w h ile'
ih e
in s u r a n c e
is inf o r c e
y o u r
b e n e fic ia r y
w illb e p a idi n fu ll.
W ho needs T erm
in s u r a n c e?
W ell,
i t
c e r ta in ly
i s
c h e a p
e n o u g h
fo r
ju st
a b o u t
a n y \u00ad
o n e .
U s u a lly
it is th e
p e r s o n
fin d s
i
J o h n 's
the. dow
h e
i s
c a s h e d
s u r a n c e
a n d
.w
fr o m
t h
house a
his fam
to b u d g
in c lu d e
m en ts;
c o u ld
n
l i f e
in su
h e
w an
c l a s s .
S
In su ra n
i s
c h e a
tion ina
i n
c a s e
w o u ld
w ith
a
d eb ts.
c o u ld
g
w oodsi
otherw i
1 0
Y ea
h e
h a
k n o w in
r ig h t
t o
n e n t
t y
h is
c ir
w ith o u t
T erm
sw er
t o
tio n s.
b u s in e s
i to u t a
t i l
th ey
c o n v e r s
w hose
b e c a u s e
e r
p u r
T erm
I n
th in g
f
fa m ily
e v e r y
d
facet di
p u r c h a s
\u2022 B u t
a
situ a
d er
T e
a ll,
it I
h u r t
t o
te c tio p i
\u2022fa v o r .r o
a n y th in g .
R ig h t3 \u00a3 j W ell,\u0406 th is* in s u r a n
s u r e? ., E
lo s in g
.
p r o t e c t i
h a v e
t o
s id e r ip g
fo r 'a
r
y o u
c a
o n
a
D
If y o u
w ritet o
7 6 .
J e r
P le a s e
I N
U K R A IN E
ic a l G y m n
Found Benef
T he
departm ento f physical
tr a in in g
a t th eM e d ic a l
In sti- j
tu tc
o fD nepropetrovsk
in U -
k r a in e
h a se s t a b l i s h e d
m edi\u00ad
c a l
gym nastics
g r o u p s
fo r
p a tie n ts
s u f f e r i n g
f r o m
a th \u00ad
e r o s c le r o s is ,
h y p e r t o n \u0456c \u0456ty,
obesity, neurasthenia,a n d
fo r
th o se
r e c o v e r in g
f r o m
m y\u00ad
o c a r d ia l
in fa r c tio n .
T he
e x e r c is e s
a r e
s p e c ia lly
s e le c t e d
fo r
e a c h;
p a tie n ta c \u00ad
c o r d in g
to hisa g e , h e a lth ahd
n e e d s .
T he
p a tie n ts
ta k in g
th e
gym nastics
c o u r s e
h a v e
im p r o v e
c o n d itio
b lo o d
p
t o
n o r m
f r e q u e n
g in a
p e
F or
gym nas
t y
fo r
a n d
n o r
th e
g a s
F r o m
A m eric
tio n " ;
1 1 ,
1 6 9
S A L U T E T O P l<
E R S
( i )
REM ARKS
B Y
L E S T E R
B .PEARSON. THE
P R IM E
M IN IS T E R
O F
C A N A D A .
A T
TH E
U K R A A IN IA N -
C A N A D IA N
C E L E B R A T IO N S
C O M M E M O R A T IN G
TH E
75T H
A N N IV E R S A R Y
O F
U K R A IN IA N
SETTLEM ENT
I N
C A N A D A
I t
i sb o th
a
g r e a t
p r iv ile g e
a n d
a
r e a l
p le a s u r e , fo r m e
t o
p a r tic ip a te
to d a y
i n
t h e s e
s ig n ific a n t
U k r a in ia n
C ana\u00ad
d ia n
A nniversary
c e le b r a \u00ad
tio n s.I nd o in g
so , I b r in g
sin \u00ad
c e r e
g o o d
w ish es
f r o m
th e
G overnm ent
o fC anada
to th e
U k r a in ia n
C a n a d ia n
C o m m it\u00ad
te e
a n d
a ll
th o se
g a t h e r e d
herei n com m em oration
o f t h e
7 5 th
A nniversary
o f
U k r a in \u00ad
ia n
settlem en t
i n
C anada.
I
c o n g r a tu la te
y o u
o n
y o u r
heart-w arm ing
rem em brance
o f
th o se
f o r e f a t h e r s
w hop io \u00ad
n e e r e d
th e establishm ent
of a
v ita l s e g m e n t of th e C a n a d ia n
\u0447 .
p e o p le
and of
C a n a d ia n
c u l\u00ad
t u r e .
\ s
Ila id
th ew reath
a t th e
m onum ent
o f
y o u r
p io n e e r * .
I
rem em bered
th a t
f i f t e e n
y e a r s
1
] ago
o n
th is
o c c a s io n
a
g r e a t /
C a n a d ia n
a n d
g o o d
fr ie n d , th e R t. H o n . L o u is S t-
L n n r e n t,
to o k
p a r t
i n
y o u r
C O th A n n i v e r s a r y
c e le b r a tio n s
a n d
o ffic ia lly
d e d ic a t e d
the U-
k r a in ia n
P io n e e r
H o m ei n th is
Park. Then,a s now,y o u were
com m em orating
t h ea r r iv a l in
C anada
o f
th e
f i r s t
tw o U -
k r a in
im m igrants,
V asyl E ly -
n ia k
a n dI v a n
P y ly p iw . T o d a y
o u r
C a n a d ia n
U k r a in ia n
com \u00ad
m u n ity
num bers
alm ost
h a lf
a
m illio n ,
w ith
c lo s e
to 3 0 0 ,
0 0 0
liv in g
in o u rt h r e e
P r a ir ie
P r o v in c e s .
Y ou
do notfo r g e t-a s
th e
y e a r s
go by
- toh o n o r
y o u r
p io n e e r s
a n d
t o
k e e p
s t r o n g
y o u r
c u ltu r a l
t i e s
a n d
tr a d i\u00ad
tio n s.
I
jo in
i n
y o u r
sa lu te
t o
th o se
h a r d -w o r k in g .
G od-fear\u00ad
in g
a n dc o u r a g e o u s
m en
a n d
w om en
w hos t r a t i n g
7 5
y e a r s
a g o
fo u n d e d ,
h e r e
i n
A lb e r ta ,
o u r
C a n a d ia n
C o m m u n ity .A s
y o u r
p r o c la m a tio n
o f
th is
c e le b r a tio n
sa y s,
th e ir s
w as
n o t
" av e n t u r e
for th e tim id
o f
h e a r t
o r
s p i r i t , "
fo r n o
o n e
w ith o u t
g r e a t
fa ith
a n d
c o u r a g e
w o u ld
le a v e
a
hom e\u00ad
la n d
t oc r o s s
t h eseas and e s \u00ad
ta b lis h
a
n ew
l i f e
and a new
l i f e
a n d
a
n ew
hom e
i n
a
s t r a n g e
la n d .
O ur
U k r a in ia n
s e t t l e r s
h a d
th a t
k in d
o f
fa ith ,
th a t
k in d
o f
c o u r a g e .
B y
th e ir
in d u s tr y ,
te n a c ity
a n d
r e s o u r c e f u ln e s s
th ey
c a r v e d
o u t o f th elo n e ly , u n \u00ad
b r o k e n
p r a ir ie
a
n ew
l i f efo r
them selves
a n d
n ew
w ea lth
fo r
th e ir
a d o p te d
c o u n tr y .
T h a t
c o u n t r y
is n o w th eb et\u00ad
ter and
the strongerfo r them .
A ll
C a n a d ia n s
a r e in
d e b tt o
th o se
stu rd y
p io n e e r s .
Y ou
h a v e
c o n tin u e d
th e
fa ith
o f
y o u r
f o r e f a t h e r * .
T h r o u g h
th ey e a r s
y o u
h a v e
m a in ta in e d
your own
id e n tity ,
y o u r
c u ltu r e
a n d
y o u r
in sti\u00ad
tu tio n s,
in s id e
th e
C a n a d ia n
n a tio n . Y o u
h a v e e n r ic h e d C a\u00ad
n a d a
g r e a tly
b y
y o u r
c o n tr i\u00ad
b u tio n s
t o
i t s
p o litic a l,
c u l\u00ad
tu r a l,
a g r ic u ltu r a l,
in d u s tr ia l,
p r o f e s s io n a l,
e d u c a tio n a l
d e v \u00ad
e lo p m e n t.
Y our
lo v e
of the
la n d ;
y o u r
p a ssio n
fo r
f r e e \u00ad
dom ,
p e r s o n a l
a n d
n a tio n a l;
y o u r
b e lie f
i n
dem ocracy
\u2014
t h e s e
h a v e
b e e n
c a p t u r e da n d
e x p r e s s e d
i n your poetry, your
s o n g s
a n dy o u r
dances. These
a r e
n o w
p a r t
o f
C a n a d a 's
h e r it a g e .
B y
p r e s e r v in g
y o u r
ow n
id e n tity ,
t h e r e f o r e ,
y o u row n
la n g u a g e
a n d
tr a d itio n s,y o u
h a v e
a d d e d
som ething
o fv a l\u00ad
u e,
o f
s t r e n g t h
a n dc o lo r , to
th e
C a n a d ia n
c h a r a c t e r .
U k r a in ia n
com m unities
h a v e
a l s o
a
p r o u d
r e c o r d
o f
p u b \u00ad
lic s e r v i c e
f r o m
w h ic h
a ll C a \u00ad
n a d a
h a s b en efited .
T he
id e a ls
w h ic h
in s p ir e d
C a n a d ia n s
o f
U k r a in ia n
o r i\u00ad
g in
t o
e n t e r
p u b lic
s e r v ic e
were never put bettero r m ore
e lo q u e n tly
\u2014
th ey
sh o u ldin \u00ad
s p ir e
a ll o f u s\u2014 \u2022 th a n
in th e
r e s o lu tio n
p a s s e d
i n
1013 it
o n e
of the e a r lie s t
U k r a in ia n
m e e tin g s
a t
C h ip m a n ,
A lb e r \u00ad
ta ,a h d w h ic h
r e a d :
"R esolved,
th a t,
w h ile
w c
a r e
p r o u d
o f
th e
c o u n t r y
o f
o u r
b ir th ,
a n dd e s i r e
t o
k e e p
b e f o r e
u s
i t s
h ig h e s t
id e a ls ,
w e
r e c o g n iz e
th a t
i n
th is,o u r
a d o p te d
c o u n t r y ,
w e
c itiz e n s
a r e
a c c o r d e d
a ll
th e
r ig h ts
a n d
p r iv ile g e s
o f
C a n a d ia n
c itiz e n s h ip
a n d
th a t
w e be\u00ad
lie v e it to b e o u r d u ty
r o w ork
i n
harm ony
w ith
a ll o u rf e l \u00ad
lo w -c itiz e n st o b u ild u pa u n it\u00ad
e d
a n d
p r o s p e r o u s
n a tio n
w ith o u t
d is tin c tio n
o f
r a c e
a n d
c r e e d ." .. .
T h o s e
e a r lie r
d a y s
h a v e
gone.I n m any
m a te r ia l
w ays
th ey
w ere
m ore
d e m a n d in g ,
h a r d e r
th a n
to d a y .
B u t th e
c h a lle n g e s
th ey
im posed
w ere
m et
a n d n o w th es e c o n d a n d
th ir d
g e n e r a t io n s
o f
th o se
p io n e e r s
a r e
c a r r y in g
on. I
k n o w
th a t
you arew orthy of
th o se
w hocam e
b e f o r e .
Y our
ow n
e x p e r ie n c e
a l s o
h e lp s
u s
t o
a p p r e c ia t e
th e
u n iq u e
p a t t e r n
o f
th e
C ana\u00ad
d ia n
s o c ie t y ;
h o w
C anadians,
d e s c e n d e d
f r o m
th e
o r ig in a l
tw o
la n g u a g e
g r o u p s
th a t
form ed
th e
C onfederation,
h a v e
b e e n
s o g r e a tly
e n r ic h e d
b y
p e o p le s
f r o m
th e
m any
la n d s
w ho
h a v e
h e lp e d
t o
s h a p e
th e
C anada
o f
to d a y .
O urs
is a
n a tio n
r e s p e c t e d
in
w ar andh o n o r e d
i n
p e a c e ;
a
n a tio n
p r o u d
o f
i t s
in d e \u00ad
p e n d e n c e
b u t r e c o g n iz in g
th e
in terd ep en d en ce
o f a lln a tio n s
i n
th e
s e a r c h
fo r
p e a c ea n d
p r o g r e s s ;a n a tio n
whose peo\u00ad
p le
a r e to le r a n t
o f
d if f e r e n c e
a n d
w hoa p p r e c ia t e
th ev a lu e
o f
c r e a t iv e
d iv e r s ity .
O ur
d e\u00ad
stin y
can be
d e n ie d
o n ly
b y
o u r s e lv e s .
I t
is o u rt a s k
t o
b u ild ,o n
th e
o r ig in a l
E n g lis h - F r e n c h
fo u n d a tio n ,
a
m u lti-c u ltu r a l,
b u t
a
tr u ly
C a n a d ia n
s o c ie t y .
T he
fo u n d a tio n
m ay be
E ng-
H sh -sp ea T d n g
a n d
F r e n c h -
s p e a k in g ,
b u t th es u p e r s t r u c \u00ad
tu re
w h ic h
i t
s u p p o r ts
c o n \u00ad
s i s t so f p e o p leo f e v e r y
o r ig in
a n d
c r e e d
a n d c o lo r ;
b u t a ll,
Canadians. There
h a sb e e n n o
fin e r
c o n tr ib u tio n
toth a t n a \u00ad
tio n a l
s t r u c t u r e
th a n
th a t
p r o v id e d
b y
o u r
h a lf-m illio n
C a n a d ia n s
o f
U k r a in ia n
o r i\u00ad
g in .
T h o u g h
o n e o f t h e t w o o f\u00ad
fic ia l
la n g u a g e s
m ay
a lw a y s
h a v e
p r im a c y
w ith
th o sew ho
h a v e
b e e n
b r o u g h t
u p
in its
u s e ,
th e d a y is
c o m in g
w hen
a c c e s st o t h e o t h e r o ffic ia l la n \u00ad
g u a g e ,
a n d
th e
c u ltu r e
a n d
tr a d itio n s
th a t
i t
r e p r e s e n t s ,
w illb e r e g a r d e d
as a
p r iv ile g e
w h ic h
C a n a d ia n s
w ill
b eg la d
t o
e n jo y ,
n o t
a n
o b lig a tio n
im posed
o n
them .
B ilin g u a lis m
w ill notbe au\u00ad
to m a tic
o r
s im u lta n e o u s
fo r
e v e r y o n e
o r
everyw h ere
i n
C a n a d a .I t s h o u ld
n o t; in d e e d
i t
c a n n o t
b e
f o r c e d
o n
a n y \u00ad
o n e .
B uts u r e l y
i t ss p r e a d
i s
som ething
th a t
w e
sh o u ld
w e lc o m e
a s
a
c o n s t r u c t iv e
m ove
tow ard
a
u n ite d
c o u n \u00ad
t r y .
I
a m
o fte n
a s k e d
\u2014
a n d
t h e r e
is no
m ore
a p p r o p r ia te
p la c e
t o
h a v e
th e
q u e stio n
a s k e d
th a n
at a cerem ony
lik e
th is
\u2014
w h ere
th is
h o p e
fo r
g e n e r a l
a c c e p t a n c e ,
th o u g h
n o t
n e c e s s a r ily
u n iv e r s a lu se,
o f
tw o
o ffic ia l
la n g u a g e s
i n
o n e
p o litic a l
s o c ie t y
le a v e s
those other ethnic groups thai
n o w
h a v e
becom e
th e
" o th e r
th ir d "
o f C anada;
a n d to th e
v e r y
g r e a t
a d v a n t a g e
of the
o t h e r
tw o
th ir d s.
I
a m
v e r y
m uch
aw are
o f
th e
s e r i o u s n e s s
of thed e b a t e
am ong
C a n a d ia n s
o f
o t h e r
th a n
A n g lo -S a x o n
o r
F r e n c h
o r ig in s ,
as to
w h ere
th ey
f i t
in ,
w ith
a ll
th is
ta lk
a b o u t
th e
fo u n d in g
" p a r tn e r s h ip ."
I
k n o w
o f
th ea n x ie ty
som e
h a v e
f e l t
o v e r
s u c h
p h r a s e s
a s " th e tw o fo u n d in g
p e o p le s ."
" th e
fo u n d in g
p a r t n e r
s ."
" b ilin g u a lis m
a n d
b ic u ltu r a l-
ism ."
I
r e g a r d
t h e s e
p h r a s e s
\u2014
w h ic h
I
a d m it
c a n
le a d
t o
m isinterpretation
a n d
h en ce
m isunderstanding
\u2014
a s
o n ly
a
r e c o g n itio n
of theh is to r ic a l
f a c t
th a t
t h e r e
w ere
tw o la n \u00ad
g u a g e s
i n
e x is t e n c e ,
a n d in
g e n e r a l
u s e . inc o lo n ia l
C ana\u00ad
d a
a n d
th a t
th ey
w ere
r e c \u00ad
o g n iz e d
o ffic ia lly
i n
the A ct
o f
C onfederation
i t s e l f .
A ll
C a n a d ia n s
a p p r e c ia t e ,
I
a m
s u r e ,th e h is to r ic a la n d p o liti\u00ad
cal im portance
o f th a t
sim p le
f a c t
a n
sim p le,
I t
w
e v e r ,t o
th a t;
o
s io n
t h
c itiz e n s
t h e r e
a
c a u s e
o
a n d
a
la tio n s h
b e
c o n s
s id e r
t h
w hateve
o u tsid e ,
a d ia n
l
T he
th a t
t h
a n d
c la
n o
lo n g
h o i)e
t h
fo r
g o o
-n o r
s
ja n c e .
h
our sep
ta n d
c u
c r a f t s .
Icom e
a
t e r n
o f
s o n a lity
a ll
th a t
are, abo
a r e
u n i
w e
a r e
c a u s e
o
b a c k g r o
( T
Leave a Comment