Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-04-20

way realized dates from 1916 It was started
by the Ukrainian organization of Kev known as
the Guild Of Cyril and Methodius They desired
democratic and liberal constitution which would
abolish privileges and classes and everything in
fact of nature to debaSe the people Absolute
freedom of speech of thought, and of religion
was TO be guaranteed. Actually all this practical
activity was killed at birth. For. in the year
1917 one of the students informed the leaders
and denounced them with the result that hey
were arrested and condemned. This repression
put a stop to any development Of political thought
in the Ukraine, now that the most talented and
active leaders were reduced 10 silence. When
they returned from their exile and assumed their
patriotic task, circumstances such as the sup
preston of serfdom In Russia and the ameIiora-
ton of the lot of the peasantry. compelled them
to labor chiefly for the comfort of the peasants
They were occupied in teaching the agricultural
classes and In educational work Of various kinds
as we'll as in creating popular literature etc
In spite of such moderation in thought the
Russian government regarded this activity with
an unfavorable eye, because the outset it hated
any national Ukrainian movement however mod
crate 1t might be. Moscow held strongly to the
doctrine OF the unity Of the Russian people"
Moreover. 1t regarded as dangerous any desire
TO establish separate Ukrainlan literature and
any endeavor to awaken national feeling in this
unfortunate race. For these several reasons then
the activities of the Ukranlans Of Kiev were sup
pressed matter how modest or how politically
innocent they might be. Any establishments or
organizations where Ukrainian scientific workers
1ongregated were forbidden. and in the spring of
1876 the celebrated ukase appeared determining
the fate of the movement for many years This
ukase forbade the publishing in Ukrainlan of
any work other than those of historical or lit
erary nature.
The Ukrainian movement, however was moi 10
he eXtinguished by such coercive measures The
educated classes of the Ukraine fought inces
sanity in Russia for the national movement from
1880 TO 1900, and endeavOred to turn to their own
advantages any possibilities which offered them
selves. When the '10vement became no longer
possible In Russia, It sought outlet beyond
the frontier in the territory Of Austrian Ukraine
The exodus OF the Ukrainians or the d.
vergence Of the national activity toward Austrian
Ukraine, toward Lemberg, which becar,e a CEN
ter for the national life was weightv with results
not only for the Ukrainian movement IN Russia
hut also for the development % Austrian Ukraine
itself. Already, about the year 1860 after the
first prohibition of the UkrainIan language in
Russia, this event had contributed to the sus-
tenance Of the Ukraiuian national life In Austria
at a very critical moment In the development Of
this section of the subject people After the
movement had gradually grown weaker in the sec
ond quarter of the nineteenth century under the
pressure OF the general reagtionary movement IN
Galicia, the year 1913 poured refreshing breath
over the Ukranians Of Austria The Austrian
government sought in the Ckranan population
something to set of against the Polish reyolu-
uonary movement. The final Liberation Of the
Serfs, the admission Of the moral and political
rights Of the Ckainian people (or Ruthenans).
me creation Of the frst Institution n any import
anee In the domain Of culture and politics. the
naturalization of the schools me formed promise
Of university for Lemhcrg he aI,nni~tratlva
separation Of The two Caucias (rkrahian and
POLISH, which had been artidciay united Tn
I772: all these Influences assisted the birth Of a