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Clare Boothe Luce On Ukraine And The Soviet-Polish Dispute Following the speech of Rep resentative Clare Boothe Luce (Rep. Conn.) in Congress on May 3, 1944, honoring the anniversary Poland's constitution, Mrs. Claudia Olesnicky exchanged correspondence with Congress woman Clare Boothe Luce on the subject of Ukraine and Ukrain ians, in relation to the future peace of Europe. The letters are printed below with the permission of Congress woman dare Boothe Luce. 151151 East 81st Street New York 28, N. Y. May 8, 1944 Tlh e Honorable Clare Boothe Luce House of Representatives ^Washington, D. C. Dear Madam: Being active in journalism and ■social work within a group of American women of Ukrainian ibirth or descent'I strive to bring to their attention the accomplish- merits* of American women. In ithis work the observation of car eers of the topmost women of America^ like you, is very help ful, our activities and utterances arc inspiring not only for their brilliance and high level, to which it is possible for a woman to rise an this Country, but especially for your championship of decency in national and international affairs. The press reports of a few days ago on your speech in Con gress on behalf and in honor of Poland aroused my special inter est, because of the proximity of the subject to my own Ukrainian peoples' fate. Not being familiar with the full text of your speech of May З, I may have arrived at some -erroneous conclusions aibout it, but from reports which .appeared in the newspapers it seems to me that in your speech the problem of Ukraine and its •people, which is the keynote to any analysis of relations between Poland and the Soviet-Union, has •been omitted. Your honoring Poland and as sertion of Poland's right to inde pendence was proper and timely, as anyone not entirely blinded by flashes from Moscow, will realize and acknowledge. Even those Ukrainians, who have had their fill of suffering at the. hands of Poland, wish that Poland become and remain free from domination •either by Berlin or Moscow. But insistence on Poland's rights and freedom cannot be ma
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