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Should We Close Our Eyes? A m erican society is vitally concerned w ith th e in terracial problem . R iots in A m erican ci ties, th e Poor People’s M arch, and th e m u rder of D r. M artin L u th er K ing have deeply a ffe c t ed all freedom -loving A m ericans. The recent events are w ritten up in th e press and discussed widely in th e hope th a t som e w orkable solution m ay be found to th is u rg en t problem . The A m erican governm ent has m ade th e fig h t ag ain st poverty its p rim ary concern and P resi dent Johnson stated recently: “The only w ar we would like to fig h t is th e w ar on p o v erty.” B ut these effo rts dem and a long tim e before th ey can b ear fru it, w hile th e V ietnam w ar continues to slow th em down considerably. M eanwhile th e racial problem continues to grow. I t is ag g ra vated by th e economic g row th and th e gap betw een th e a g ri cultural S outh and th e in d u strial n o rth ern states. L et us exam ine th e problem m ore closely. The N egro population has a h ig h er b irth ra te th a n th e w hite. In th e sou thern sta te s in d u stry is poor ly developed and w ork is h ard to come by. Consequently, m any N egroes m ig rate to th e n o rth ern states w here job opportunities are g reater. The new com ers from th e South are poorly edu cated. E m ployers dem and skilled w orkers and th e so uthern N e groes, unable to find work, crowd th e slum s of th e city to overflow ing. A nd poverty breeds crim e. Crim e affects th e life of every A m erican. R ecent fig ures show a forcible rape every 26 m in utes, a robbery every 5 m inutes, an agg rav ated assau lt every 3 m inutes, a car th e ft every m in ute, a burglary every 28 seconds. T his sta te of a ffa irs is h ig h ly alarm ing. W e no longer have any assurance about th e safety of our lives or pro perty , and we have every reason to fe a r fo r th e fu tu re of our children. F ear is an ever-present facto r in our think in g. T herefore, A m erican society searches fo r a solution. O rganizations sponsor forum s and panel discussions, new spapers conduct interview s, schools p resen t educational de bates. T here is an u rg e n t need fo r a g re a te r u n d erstan ding of th is problem . W e are one of th e ethnic groups w hich com prise A m eri can society. O ften we h ea r com plaints th a t we are no t in te r ested in th e N egro problem and th a t we, in fact, consider it alien to our in terests. B u t it is n ot so. The U krainian people know th e m eaning of s la v e ry ; even today th ey continue th e ir stru g g le fo r basic hum an rig h ts denied th em in th e ir own native land by a foreign regim e. M ykola Zerov The N egro m in o rity ’s fig h t fo r equality in A m erican society is, th erefo re, a cause w ith w hich we can readily identify. W e need only join w ith th e re s t of our fellow A m ericans in a concerted action to find a solution to th is u rg en t problem . The N ational W om en’s Council of th e U. S. and th e G eneral F ed eratio n of W om en’s Clubs have set a w or th y exam ple by encouraging th e ir m em bers to j oin in th e cru sade fo r racial equality. T heir excellent w orking prog ram can be utilized by all in terested w om en’s clubs and societies. L et us not close our eyes to th e problem s around us. A leader s e e s th in g s th ro u g h th e e y e s o f h is fo llo w er s. A lea d er p u ts h im se lf in th eir sh o es, and h elp s th e m m a k e th e ir dream s com e tru e. TO KIEV Be welcome, dream ing by a golden dome Upon blue hills. I t ’s tim e a dream to m eet. A younger realm , not thou, th y kingdom feat Now claim s as splendor of th e ancient home. T hy days of glory pass as if pale foam , A nd copper bells are w eeping in a beat B ecause a happy trice will no t repeat, W hile U k raine’s freedom lives in catacom b. Stop here, stran g e w anderer. Upon th e rock Behold th e sculpture of th e church baroque, The w onder w hite of Shedel’s colonnades. L ife still abides upon th is pensive m ount T h a t spreads its m ass of green, and like to blades In th e b rig h t sun, th e azure gleam s around. T ran slated b y Y ar S la v u ty c h F rom th e book “T he M u se in P riso n ” НАШЕ ЖИТТЯ — ЧЕРВЕНЬ, 1968 19
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