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32 «ЖІНОЧИЙ СВІТ» Passed by the Second Congiess of the Ukrainian Youth's League of North America, Assembled on September 1 and 2, 1934 in New York City. 1. Our Appeal to America 1. Whereas, America is the land of many various racial groups, we call the attention of educational authorities to the great benefit that would ensue to all concerned if there were introduced into the curriculum of the educational in- stitutions courses and lectures ге- lative to the Old World Баск- grounds of these various racial groups, including the Ukrainian group. 2. Whereas, certain colleges and universities have Slavonic depart- ments at which the language, liter- ature, folklore, ete., of the various Slavonic peoples are being taught, we ask the respective educational authorities to also include the study of the Ukrainian people, their language, literature, folklore, music, etc., and in those secondary schools where there are large groups of Ukrainians it would be advisable to allow the students the choice of Ukrainian as the foreign language required by the secondary school curriculum. 3. Whereas, there is much mis- information concerning Ukraine and her people in the publications of this country, we wish to suggest to American publishers that au- unprejudiced sources be referred to in obtaining thoritative and information on Ucrainica. To cite a few — Hi sky, Tiltman. An instance of gross ushevsky, Reclus, Mir- misinformation on Ukraine we would call the introduction to Go- gol’s “Taras Bulba,” published by the Alfred A. Knopf publishing concern, RESOLUTIONS IX Our Appeal to the Immigrant, First Generation Ukrainians 1. Whereas, the future of the Ukrainian group in America de~ pends a great deal on the second generation Ukrainians, we, the de- legates to the Second Congress of of the Ukrainian Youth League, appeal to our elders to concentrate their efforts in doing away with unreasonable animosities and bick- crings, and to find means and ways for cooperation. 2. Whereds, the idea that in unity there is strength has proved workable among other peoples, we are in favor of the union of the Ukrainian Mutual Benefit Asso- ciations, namely the Ukrainian National Association of Jersey City, N. J., the Ukrainian Working- men’s Association of Scranton, Pa., and others. 3. Whereas, a greater measure of cooperation among Ukrainian groups and the uniting of the larg- est organizations would add to our ability to carry out various tasks, we call the attention to the need of a Ukrainian-American primer for the second generation young Ukrainians, the need of an authoritative Ukrainian - English dictionary, the need of literature on Ukrainian in the English language, etc. 4. Whereas, there is need a- mong us of men and women with college and university training, we ask that a way be found to organ- ize a student fund to assist those needy students who are capable and anxfous to continue their studies. ПІ. Our Appeal to the American- Ukrainian Youth 1. Whereas, we shall one day play a part in the life of America and in the life of the Ukrainian colony of America, and, whereas, it is important that we be adequate- ly prepared for the work awaiting tus, we have resolved not only to play, dance, sing, but we have also resolved to give time to serious study, including the study of our American and Ukrainian back- grounds. 9. Whereas, the Third Congress of the Ukrainian Youth’s League of North America is to be held one year from the week-end holiday of Labor Day, we have resolved that there be designated in the mean- time a Ukrainian Youth Day to be held in the various Ukrainian colo- nies on the one and same day, and that this Day be held at some ap- propriate date within the next twelve months. IV. Our Message to Our Country- men Abroad Whereas, the Ukrainian lands have been divided after the World War among four Powers, namely — the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, Poland, Czechoslovakia and Roumania, and, whereas, this division has resulted in the denial to our countrymen of their nation- al, political, and even civil rights, and, whereas, the denial of thee rights has indirectly brought about a famine in Soviet Ukraine in the course of which several million of our people have died, and in Po- land it has brought about the “pa- cification” and the concentration camps of today, we, the delegates to the Second Congress of the Youth’s League of North America, wish our countrymen to know that our sympathies are ever with them, and that guided by the finest prin- ciples which lie in the making of the country of our birth—America —awe shall try to do all in our power to disseminate, correct, foster and strengthen our Ukrainian-Ameri- can group life in this country and to aid financially our countrymen abroad in their aims toward the liberation of Ukraine from every kind of foreign rule.
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