Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-31
The Ukrainian People


The ukrainians Of Russia arc a race of MANY
sn Anopsh he strd SSSF a Rs'D hea Il
a any inrifrao high death rate They artistic
t%s ressn belize Sey i" n9p1qr
in the Russian Parliament They have a rich
ana dis,i3c,ive literature but tho Russian gov
suasc even in the common schooisN They 'a are
o iii neorc the war they s p 1%sE "ve %n no
mali mall OF Russia,s iron and coal. but it all
owned by foreign capital.
The reason for these Inconsistencies is not
hard TO find Ukraine has been an appcndasc OF
lion of The ukrainian Cossacks in c and since
i ,ma p ;n n of Poland which succeeded it
erais h ss has been ruled BY German
9 The Ckrninians were among the FIRST OF tho
lea great friend Of sub beet i and 20
were sen '% EuronS As long aEo a. sS they
Toam S rneI in bssn not only Of ukrainc but
nationalites !! was natural for the Ukrainians
to- turn I'm hopefully 70 this country, because they
cratic adio in spirit, Their traditions and ,heir
peoples OF a stern 0 Eur 90 sn' meH
were the frs, among the slays to rebel against
Gn!ii l'l5 ne uErainaqs we We're '' sca i'as
tRSush hey the mS5e psSple 600 en by
about 100000 Of their KIN One Rutheniansj
ihan 5000 900 arc in the provinee OF Eastern u
M 90 ooS 5oGooS are in Bukoyna and about
s con promised the Ruihcnians liberty
,nu ciudi'E before the law. hut TO n large
in the schools mostly directed toward the
end OF dematonalizins them. Their local ad-
powerful caste which managed TO prevent a :
many Ruthenians possible from voting ana
exclude hem from the control Of their own
ruption and gerrymandcring made it Impossible
for 30 per cent of the population TO ga in more
In fact: the Austrian officials have trea ted the
Euthenians foreign interlopcrs. 1t is because
Of this that the ukrainians wish for the disso-
H'i io o. Anstria. iiunSar% and an organization
reorEa nZation Will result in uniting the racial
~ allied Ckrainians and Ruthcnans.
usually lahorers. miners. factory workers and
artisans They all eager TO learn They
tory that great crowds of them are willing to
go. after a hard day of work to sit in the even
Ing in 4 packed hall and listen TO lecture
on the French Revolution. political economy or
even Roman history.
The most distinct characteristic or the Tx
rain;an group is it's musical gift and its love
Of theatrical performances. Unlike the Amer
lean farmers. the ukrainian peasants would
walk miles 10 attend an amateur play given by
nc youth of distant village. This interest
they have brought with them America Ora y
matte clubs. choirs and operate societies
have been organized among them here
The desire Of the Ukrainians is to see their
ruic. IL events so shape themselves. they will
he a strong factor in forming. with their free
neishbors. united states Of Southeastern Eu-
rope. In spite of what has been said in the
past by German sympathizers. the Ukrainians
have never had the least sympathy for the Ger
man junkers nor for the Hapsburss. Coming
they have never in contact with the Ger
man machine ana their political antipathies have
them at home But now. since the German in
vaSion of Ukraine they have become acquainted
with the meaning OF the i'an-Cierman "Drang
nach OSten.' and are among the bit tercst foes
OF the Kaiser.