The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-11-17
FOR A NEW
 COUNTRY IN EUROPE
American Representatives of Ancient Slavic Race Demand Freedom As Result of the War.
BY ARTHUR P. KELLOGG
Exclusive Service The Survey Press
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That patriotism is a real and vital thing to new Americans as well as to old and that the war is bringing to the surface a great surge of patrio- tism by the oppressed races of Eu- rope, was sconcretelye demonstrated by Q cheering. hot-waving, ha1f thou sand of brawny young workingmen who almost raised the low roof of old Cooper Union hall in New York city at the first Congress of Ukrainians ever held in the United States.
 The delegates, 5O7 in all. repre- sented the 40 societies ''composed of naturalized American citizens and of men and women about to become American citizens who comprise practically all of the half million Ukrafnians in this country And the shouting was a laundering affirma- that the submerged races, the smoth- cred folk, of Europe, beA given their day at the congress of powers which shall settle the war.
 Who the ULrainians Are
 The Ukrainians are known in Rus sia, where 30,O0O,O0O of their total of 35, 5,o0O,00O live, as Little Russians. In Austria, where over 3,o0O,0OO live in the province of GaIicia, they are call ed Ruthenians In the United States. where ther are a half million of them, mostly in factories and mines, and in Canada where there are a quarter million on western farms, they are scarcely distinguished from Rus sians But they are very insistent in pointing out that they are as different from the Russians as are the Bulgar- ians.
 They occupy all of the southern half of Russia in Europe, and large sec ton of Austria, in all territory larger than France, in the fertile .sbIack soil belt'' of southeastern Flu rope.
 face in which the Ukrainians sde- clare their allegiance to this repub- lie and pledge it their undivided sup port in peace anad war, President wilson is called upon to present their case to the conference of powers on these grounds:
 t1n1bued with the spirit of Ameri- can dem ocracy and believing in equality of man and woman in poll tical and civil matters, having learn ed of the opportunities afforded by the American institutions, and bear ing in mind that the submerged ma tionalities in Europe do not enjoy these privileges although entitled there to, this Congress proc1aims the right to democracy and autonomy for all nationalities in Europe now the object of contest in war.
 Demand Their Independence
 ssThe above organization, composed of men and women who come rom UJkraine-southern Russian and east ern Galicia-knowing the conditions prevailing in their motherland, na1ur- ally hope that when time of peace will come, their nationality will also be afforded democracy and autonomy.
 "For the reason stated above they demand for their brethren in Europe the establishment of an independent Ukrainian state which should com price the Ukranians now inhab1tlnS the countries of eastern Europe"
 A bit later t1aick-set, bearded man stood on the platform where Lincoln spoke-the platform which for gen. erations has been hospitably open to every sort of protest-and spoke to them in rolling impetuous sentences of the Polish tongue which is under stood by all eastern Slavs. All through he had his audience with him, admiring and eagerly applaud ing But at one point the whole hall broke forth in applause that would not down.
 What does he say?" asked the half dozen of the native-born who were present.
 s'He says,'' was the reply. f'that Ukrainia cannot be free alone; that until all the submerged peoples of Europe are free none will be really