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U K R A I N I A N W O M A f r OUR ENGLISH COLUMN ■mm- THE UKRAINIAN MOTHER UNDER COMMUNIST REGIME During the first years of occu pation of Ukraine the communists introduced their own body of laws which was meant to reform the foundations of the family. The matrimony and divorce were reduced to a mere formality. Le gitimate as well as illegitimate children were made equal before the law. The Ukrainian woman faced this presaging reform with appre hension. Her trust in God, the time-honored traditions, her con cern over the future of her chil dren proved stronger. The major ity of Ukrainian families had not been shaken down by the com munist schemes. Yet even the small fraction of women in USSR that went in for seductive free love, brought about such a mess into the way of life that after years of confusion the old matri monial laws were restored. The latest was a decree forbidding ab ortions. But tihese attempts did not mo derate the position of the mother in USSR. She is breaking down under the burden of strained double struggle — that for the physical existence of the family and for the soul of her child. The housing shortage in the towns of USSR, and of Ukraine in particular, (a family is usually packed into one room which serves as a bed room, kitchen and living room) — renders it difficult to observe sanitary conditions. The lack of indispensable articles for the care of the infant, as tubs, diapers, as well as scarcity of clothes and s!hoes for children goes hard with the mother taking care of them. Above all the want of food .products (much of the food is beinig shipped abroad and the populace of Ukraine contin ues undernourished)' — is •pre venting the mother from feeding her family adequately. Besides, the mother must also be gainfully employed and wait continually in queues to obtain food or other necessities. The insecurity and constant fear of persecution are mounting this oppressive situa tion. A mother’s struggle for her children’s existence is absorbing a ll her energy. It might appear that she would have no time left to wrestle for the soul of her child. Still there always remains at the bottom of human heart the desire and need of quest for the good and the truth. The mother’s conscience does not .permit her to acquiesce to Soviet design of bringing up children. And so be gins the contention between the mother and the hated system, strife seemingly concealed, with out any declaration, but a reso lute one,, ever recurring. The bolsheviks set forth new and enticing slogans which may bias the opinion of the youth. They misused and abused the Christian morals of -equality and fraternity, and turned aigainst re ligion, proclaiming its profession of faith as detrimental to the peo ple. The slogans of equality of all peoples they likewise perverted for their partisan -end to enslav;e the weaker ipeoples. They also misinterpret the slogan of “inter national education” to condone their s'chemes for Russification of other peoples. The freedom of the press and of thought is permitted only within the sphere of the communist totalitarian line. Therefore the mother in Uk raine has the mission to expose A UKRAINI AN AT THE CONGRESS OF JOURNALISTS iJN HOMBURG* GERMANY Under the sponsorship of the German women’s organizations “F rauenring” ail international congress of women; journalists was held recently in Homburg, Germany. W omen journalists from 12 nations took part in the conference. Our periodical “Our Life” was represented by Mrs. Maria Tomashivska who address ed the assembly as a spokesman for Ukrainian women journalists in emigration. . The congress discussed the problems of the range of work and earnings of women journal ists. The general idea of disctts- sions was that in spite of relative ly smaller number of women journalists the scope of their ac tivities is very wide. The speak ers showed a profoundly humane and individualistic approach to every question. They were inter-: ested primarily in social work, women’s suffrage, and co-opera tion among the peoples. the falsehood and deception of' these slogans while rearing her children. She is doing this pru dently and carefully, so tihatr oth ers might not overhear or that the children might riot divulge her truth to other youngsters. It may seem incredible for a mother to bring up ’her children tiiider the commuiiist terroristic regime. However, even under such condi tions the mother may perform miracles. The resistance put up by the Ukrainian Partisan Army (UPA) proves that in the breasts of the Ukrainian youth glows the profound love of freedom, and the frequent‘ escapees from the lands behind the Iron Curtain show us in their revelations the real sentiment of the enslaved people. Julia Pisareva.
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