Let Not The Light Of Freedom Be Extinguished! Amerikam home 7 u si80s aw SLOVENIAN IWiv/r...- ‘3SWH0 AA3H0 :=' ~ 80£S *ldy '3Ay anvilim sisfr •-'isadisns awyis -ya 3t AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, AUGUST 18, 1989 Discovering Our Heritage in Slovenia by James V. Debevec (Conclusion) After our hiking through Vintgar park and being completely awed by the beauty of the cascading waterfalls of the river Radovna, our tour group returned to Lake Bled. There we boarded gondola boats and were pleasantly rowed to the island in the middle of the lake. We were impressed with the beauty inside St. Blase church on the island. There is a legend that says if you can ring the church bells, your wish will come true. We returned to Hotel Park where we were met by two Slovenians whom Josef and Marie Lah had called and had asked to escort us around Slovenia. They were Miro Rebol, who was to be our driver, and is Marie’s cousin, and Vladka Slak, Josef’s cousin, who was our interpreter. The two had never met cq^h other before, but joined forces to present us with an in- teresting tour through the land of our heritage. We spent the next 10 hours traveling around Slovenia seeing as much as possible because the next day we were scheduled to depart the area for Ljubljana and Zagreb. Our first stop was in Brezje, the home of the greatest Slovenian church, Marija Pomagaj, which had just been officially made a basilica exactly one month previously. We were in awe to see the church which we had heard so much about. The inside was magnificent. We walked around a side altar and noticed the many letters and pictures that persons had placed there whose prayers and petitions they said had been answered. Our driver next took us to Mala Vas and the exact home where Bishop Baraga (and in-cidently Josef Lah, too) was horn. Our hostess teta Paula recalled her nephew, Jože Lah, and after giving us something to quench our thirst, we were shown Bishop Baraga’s room. The room is kept as a shrine 'rt honor of the bishop everyone hopes will soon be Proclaimed a saint in the Catholic church. The bed that Frederic Baraga slept in during his childhood is there, although it was hidden away during the war and later teturned to its rightful spot, "'e were very impressed to realize that Bishop Baraga had spent his youth here. ytext we traveled to the Treb-Jtje area and stopped at the ®nse where the present Ar-, bishop of Slovenia, Šuštar, Was born. L Standing in front of Marija Pomagaj Basilica in Brezje, Slovenia are Miro Rebol, Madeline Debevec, and Vladka Slak. (Photos by James V. Debevec) The picturesque Ljubljica River flows through the center of the city of Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia. In that same general vicinity Madeline’s maternal grandmother and grandfather were born. We set out to find Bela Cerkev and Vrhovno. Bela Cerkev we found easily enough and the church of St. Andrew where Madeline’s grandmother was baptized. We spoke with the pastor there, Rev. Vinko Dragoš, and looked at the cemetery where gravestones with the family name were located. The parish priest opened the church for us and we looked around inside. It was beautiful, but we noticed places that were still scarred black from the fires inside during World War II. It is in need of some repair. In search of someone who might off-hand remember the Gregorčič family, we spoke with some of the people from the village. But to no avail. When Archbishop Šuštar of Ljubljana had visited our office in Cleveland a few years ago, Madeline mentioned her grandfather was from the village “Brhovnp’J* which ,we were able to discover from our church records in Cleveland. We thought the Archbishop might be interested because he was from the same general vicinity. He looked at the village name and said it was wrong. “It should be spelled with a V, not a B. It is Vrhov- _ ^ > > no. Even though the village is small, we found it on our detailed map, which we had purchased from Tivoli’s prior to our vacation, and proceeded there. We traveled through some roads that had seen very few automobiles. Zooming through these backroads at 85 - 100 miles per hour is an experience not soon to be forgotten. But we did find Vrhovno and Madeline did walk the streets of her grandfather’s youth. It was indeed, a very heartwarming experience. It was getting late at night so we headed back to the Lake Bled area and passed by Slavko Avsenik’s gostilna. Our driver, Miro Rebol, then brought us to his parents, Tone and Mara Rebel’s home where we were warmly received with, again, food and drink and pleasant conversation. Miro also brought us to his home which he had built himself and where in the garage he has a successful machine shop. We saw some unusually shaped objects that his company had been making and when we asked about them, he said they were making them for another country. We were indeed a long way from home. The next morning we boarded the tour bus which ventured into Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. We were left on our own for the morning and we discovered the open air market, which became one of the most fascinating places we had ever seen. The shopping area was huge with many stalls selling all sorts of produce. The cherries, grapes, apricots and peaches were delicious! We enjoyed the culture and beauty of Ljubljana. After taking in the sights and sounds of Ljubljana we boarded our bus which went to Zagreb, the capitol of Croatia. We took a walking tour of the city with a local guide and were impressed with the historic beauty of the city. Although we were all caught in a solid downpour, it did not dampen our appreciation for the exquisite city. After a farewell dinner there, our itinerary called for us to fly home from Zagreb to New York the next day. Unfortunately, there was one small line typed in our schedule which really delayed us. It said (Continued on page 7) Slovenian Open The Old Time Slovene Open will be held at Spring Hills Golf Club, 6571 S. Cleve-Mass Rd., Barberton, Ohio. This 32nd Annual Golf Tournament is on Saturday, August 26. Dancing to Frankie Spetich Sr. Orchestra is from 8:00 p.m. till ? The dance is open to the public and will be held at Sacred Heart School Auditorium, 1281 Shannon Ave., Barberton, one block east off of Cleve-Mass Rd. Golf packages are available. Contact Greg Leksan, 216-825-9196, or Mickey Bailey, 216-745-6635. Saturday, August 19 70th Anniversary of Collin-wood Slovenian Home with dinner-dance, music by Jeff Pecon. Saturday, Aug. 19 Bockhold Hall, 902 N. Holmes, Indianapolis, Ind., is site of dinner/concert featuring United Slovenian Society Band of Cleveland. Reception following at the Slovenian National Home, 2717 W. 10th. Tickets are $12.00 for adults, $10 for seniors and $6 for children. Event is sponsored by Slovenian Cultural Society of Indianapolis Sunday, August 20 Collinwood Slovenian Home Annual Homecoming. Parade and music all day. Sunday, Sept. 3 Folklore group Kres marks 35th anniversary with dinner/-program at Slovenian National Home, St. Clair. Dinner at 4 p.m., program at 6:30 p.m. Tony Klepec Orchestra plays for dancing. Tickets call 481-5621. Saturday, Sept. 9 Fantje na Vasi Concert at St. Clair Slovenian National Home. Sunday, Sept. 17 West Park Slovenian Home, 4583 W. 130 St. Fall Dance from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 1 Slovenian Women’s Union of America — Ohio, Michigan states convention in Cleveland, Branch 32 hosts. Mass at noon at St. Christine Church, Bishop A. Edward Pevec celebrating. Meeting follows at 3 p.m. 60th anniversary dinner of Branch 32 in lower school hall. Dancing. Sunday, Oct. 1 Grape Festival at Slovenian National Home, Stanley Ave., Maple Hts., 2 to 8 p.m. Free admission, refreshments, dancing, 3 bands. Friday, Oct. 13 Card party Progressive Slovene Women of America, Circle 7, 7 p.m., Slovenian Workmen’s Hall, 1 5335 Waterloo Rd. Tickets $2.50 at door. Saturday, Oct. 14 Glasbena Matica Concert and Dance at St. Clair Slovenian National Home. Sunday, Oct. 22 Annual Clambake and Steak dinner sponsored by Slovenian Home, E. 80th St. from 2 to 5 p.m. Music by Eddie Rodic. Sunday, Oct. 22 Slomšek Krožek “Circle” dinner in St. Vitus Auditorium. Saturday, Nov. 11 Jadran Singing Society Fall Concert, Dinner, Dance, SWH on Waterloo Rd., featuring Fred Kuhar Oreh. AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, AUGUST 18, 1989 John Nielsen, metallurgist, Slovenian cultural booster John P. Nielsen Dr. John Phillip Nielsen, 77, of One Washington Square Village, New York died Aug. 12 at the Slovene Home for the Aged in Cleveland. He was professor emeritus at the New York Polytechnic Institute, was a precious metals researcher who helped develop several alloys for fillings, caps and other dental aids. Dr. Nielsen was born in Cleveland on Nov. 11, 1911 and attended Collinwood High School and earned his degree in Metallurgy from Yale University in 1942 where he also received his Ph.D. degree in 1947. Dr. Nielsen was active in the International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) and was the last survivor of a group of three who initiated and nurtured the group. He traveled throughout the world urging participation and sharing of knowledge, and organizing conferences for the 250 prestigious members. Prior to his graduation from Yale, he worked from 1941 to 1943 as a research metallurgist for the International Nickel Company in Bayonne, New Jersey, and as an associate physicist from 1943 to 1947 for Phillips Laboratories. After his graduation in 1947, he accepted the duties of Professor and Chairman of the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Sciences at New York University. He began his experience with precious metals when he became a consultant Director of Research for the J. F. Jelenko Co., New Rochelle, NY in 1957. Dr. Nielsen has published about 100 articles, pamphlets, booklets, etc. on metallurgical education, Soviet metallurgy, consulting, foreign travel, etc. He holds three patents pertaining to dental work. He is well known as the coauthor of a paper on the nature of the bond between porcelain and gold alloys, and the Shell-Nielsen test, which is the most used test for the shear strength of such bonds. He was Professor of Metal Science for 29 years and chairman of the Department of Metallurgy for 22 years at New York University. Dr. Nielsen wrote numerous articles for the Ameriška Domovina English section. Although he was born with the name Sesek, he changed it earlier in his career when he suffered discrimination during his employment on the east coast. However, pride in his Slovenian heritage was always in his heart. He loved his roots and later in his life he began writing about his youth and demonstrated where his staunch Slovenian character helped him in his career. Besides scientific works, he also loved to pen whimsical features on various subjects. His dearest piece was one printed in the June 29, 1973 American Home which he wrote and titled “On Listening to Johnny Pecon.” It recalled his youth in Cleveland in the Slovenian neighborhoods where he attended polka dances in the various Slovenian Homes. His niece Deborah Sesek told us it brought tears to his eyes each time he re-read it. One of his favorite hobbies was researching his family history and writing a newsletter about his findings. He wrote several articles concerning the family in Slovenia and traced its development in America. He submitted these stories for publication in the Ameriška Domovina, and they were run almost in their entirety. Dr. Nielsen traveled to Slovenia and enjoyed discovering his relatives there. Once, in Slovenia, he presented a play about the family’s genealogy. There were over a hundred members of the clan in attendance for the great family picnic which he planned in its entirety and underwrote. They came from all over the United States and Slovenia to participate. He also gave an interesting lecture in the Clevland area concerning the history of his family. Dr. Nielsen was interested in Slovenian music. He frequently flew from his home in New York to Cleveland just to attend 'Glasbena Matica, Zarja, and Jadran concerts. Dr. Nielsen’s love for the written word and his Slovenian heritage was manifest by his sponsoring the Cultural Page which runs each month in the American Home newspaper. Although he personally underwrote all the Cultural Pages, being a humble man, he asked his name not be used each issue. “Slovenians have a proud and remarkable history of presenting quality writing and we must encourage our Slovenians to continue this exceptional attribute,” he said. He had written numerous letters and talked to dozens of learned persons urging them to contribute to his Cultural Page. Dr. Nielsen was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy May Lewis, brothers Frank A. Sesek and Edward Sesek. He is survived by the following nieces and nephews: Frank A. Sesek (Chicago), Mary Jane Larsen, Katherine A. Denner (Columbus), John P. Sesek (Chicago), Deborah Sesek (Bath, O.), Edward M. Sesek (Los Angeles), and great nieces and nephews. Friends called at the Zele Funeral Home, 452 E. 152 St. on Tuesday. Funeral was Wednesday, Aug. 16 with Mass at St. Vitus Church at 10 a.m. —JVD JOSEPH TANKO Joseph Tanko, 80, died Thursday, Aug. 10 at Meridia Euclid Hospital. Mr. Tanko was the husband of Tyne (nee Anderson), father of Eugene (wife Mitzy) (nee Vertovsnik) Tanko, brother of Victor and the following deceased: Frank, Anthony, John, Agnes Pechek, Ida Knaus (Minn.). He was born in Soudan, Minnesota, but was a Cleveland resident since 1947. He retired from TRW after 19 years as a machinist. STELLA SERSEN Services for Stella (Vardian) Seršen, 78, of Chester Township, Ohio, a retired switchboard operator was Saturday at Zele Funeral Home, 452 E. 152nd St., followed by 9:30 a.m. services at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 15519 Holmes Ave., Cleveland. Mrs. Seršen died of heart failure Wednesday, Aug. 9 at Richmond Heights General Hospital. Born Oct. 18, 1910 in Cleveland, she had lived in Highland Heights for 15 years before moving to Chester Township nine years ago. She retired from Cleveland Laundry in 1976 after 50 years. She was a member of American Mutual Life Association Lodge 45. Survivors are her daughter, Barbara Strumbly of Willoughby; brother, Tony Vardian of Euclid; sister, Veda Beres of Cleveland; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Her husband, Joseph, died in 1976. Burial was at All Souls Cemetery in Chardon Township. ANTHONY J. URBAS Anthony J. Urbas, age 52, husband of Darlene (nee Povse), son of Anthony and the late Olga (nee Koporc), father of Anthony J., Elizabeth Blankenship, John V. and Matthew S., brother of Joseph, Leona Striener and Larry, grandfather of Danielle Blankenship. Family received friends at the Zak Funeral Home, 6016 St. Clair Ave. Mass at St. Vitus Church, interment All Souls. PAUL PECEK Paul Pecek, 74, a resident of Euclid for 38 years, died in Charity Hospital of an apparent heart attack on Friday, August 11th Mr. Pecek was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, a member of Woodmen of the World No. 142 and the Disabled American Veterans. He was the husband of Nettie (nee Pecon) and the father of Donald and David, brother of Albin, and Ann New, and the following deceased: Frank, John and Nettie Clemenc. Visitation was at Zele Funeral Home, 452 E. 152 St. Mass of Resurrection was held at Holy Cross Church Monday with burial in All Souls Cemetery. HELEN MIVSEK Helen Mivsek, 50, a resident of Cleveland, died at her home on Tuesday, Aug. 15 after a lengthy illness. Helen was employed as a secretary at Steel Improvement. She was a former member of St. Vitus Mothers Club. Helen was the wife of John, mother of John Jr., Lisa Ann, Bridget Katheryn, and Michael James. She was the daughter of Frank J. and Jeanne C. Zadeli, sister of Frank J. and Katheryn Jaksic. Visitation was at Zele Funeral Home, 6502 St. Clair. Mass will be at St. Vitus Church on Saturday with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. ANTHONY ŽABJEK Anthony Žabjek, 78, a resident of Euclid, died at his home after a brief illness on Monday, Aug. 14. Anthony was a retired wire weaver at W. S. Tyler Co. for 49 years. He was the husband of Louise (nee Letwin), father of Mary Lou Kubu and David Žabjek, brother of Josephine Žabjek, Thomas Christine Salmick (dec.), and Rose Svetin. He was the grandfather of Stephen and Donald Žabjek, stepgrandfather to Lisa Kubu and uncle to Kelly Kaminski. He was brother-in-law to William and Dorothy Letwin of Florida and Margaret Faircough of Michigan. Visitation was at Zele Funeral Homes, 452 E. I 52 St. Mass at St. Christine Church Friday, Aug. 18 with burial in 4^ Souls Cemetery. Carst-Nagy Memorials 15425 Waterloo Rd. 486-2322 “Serving the Slovenian Community.” Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT For the sake of truth and history, Eda Vovk Pusl, the founder, director and choreographer of both, the Slovenian Folklore Institute of America and the Folkdancing group KRES, is preparing a book in English of true history of Slovenian folkdancing in North America, particularly the beginning of existence of KRES as a folkdancing group 33 years ago and not 35 years as certain individuals unashamedly publicize, claiming lifetime artistic achievements of Eda Vovk Pusl as public property, or for their own acclaim. Such a dishonest act of misinforming the young is like teaching a child to deny its mother. Public, dancers, friends are invited to contribute any information or photos to be included in the Folklore book, credits will be given. Please send information to Slovenian Folklore Treasure Chest, P.O. Box 17359, Euclid, OH 44117, telephone 951-1782 Slovenian American Culture and Folk Arts Center and Museum - Information Center will open soon for the benefit of Slovenian as well as general public. Further information will follow. The Unpredictable An interesting comment was made at last year’s Fantje Na Vasi concert. A man entering the auditorium noticed that the stage was arranged differently than in the past, specifically, choral soundboards were in place. He remarked, “What’s this? Oh, well, typically Fantje. Always something new.’’ I could not help reflecting on the irony of the statement. Fantje Na Vasi has become Predictable in its unpredictability. A measure of predictability is to be expected from a singing group, especially one in existence for over ten years. The audience knows it will hear a concert. It knows that the quality of the singing will be excellent. People know during which month the performance will be given, where it will be held, and the price of admission (depending upon inflation). However, the audience also knows that it cannot predict exactly what a Fantje Na Vasi concert will entail. Certainly lhe group will perform Slove-n'an songs, but which ones? They could be. anything from Fojze Slak to Jakob Petelin T>allus. Then again the group kas not restricted itself to Slovenian. The refrain of a Russian folksong has graced the program as have the lyrics of James Taylor and Julia Ward Howe. But the most unpredictable aspect of a Fantje Na Vasi concert is that elusive “something new.” Will the members make jokes about getting married, getting old, or getting bald? Will they enact a sketch or set political satire to music? Will there be a slide show or a goat? It is this predictable unpredictability that has kept Fantje Na Vasi concerts interesting and the audience wondering. Predictably, the concert will be given Saturday, September 9 at the Slovenian National Home, 6417 St. Clair Avenue. It will begin as always at 7:00 p.m. and, of course, there will be dancing afterward to the music of Alpine Sextet. Tickets are again $6.00 and available at Tony’s Polka Village or by calling Mark Jakomin (289-2559), Tom Slak (881-1725), or John Srsen (946-9607). It is easily predicted that tickets will sell quickly, so do not wait to reserve yours. A few other things about the Fantje Na Vasi concert are easy to predict. First, you will hear beautiful Slovenian songs beautifully sung. Second, you will have a good time in the company of hundreds of other joyful Slovenians. And, Fantje Na Vasi will do something unpredictable. Mojca Slak Kres Dinner and Show Highlights Labor Holiday The beginning of autumn in North America is also the contusion of the summer season: Labor Day Weekend. Both the beginning and ending are also symbolic of the ‘Uany starts and stops in life a Pefson or organization faces. New persons entering the scene with older familiar ones 'caving and going on to newer e,ideavors in life. Such is the case for the established Slovenian dance |r°up, known as Kres °lklore Dance Group. Kres, meaning bonfire in ~nglish, will celebrate its 35th Anniversary this year. Established in 1954 in the greater Cleveland area, Kres as functioned as a cultural Organization for young ttldren and adults to express ue Slovenian culture through u^art form of dance. Through the years Kres has ®lven many excellent and ^autiful displays of life in °venia; and also the many egions and particular styles nd customs that developed Qj are uninue to each region. Kres also has performed many dance styles, such as American Western, unique to North America. Kreš will be holding its annual presentation this year at the Slovenian National Home located on East 65th Street and St. Clair Avenue on Sunday, Sept. 3 as part of the Labor Day celebration in the United States. The program will consist of a dinner and special dance presentation preceeding the dinner. Dinners will start at 4:30 p.m. and conclude at approximately 6 -6:30 p.m. Cost for the dinner and dance is $15.00 per person. Reservations can be made by calling 481-5621. Supporting a group such as Kres means supporting a group that has enabled many persons to get a glimpse ol Slovenian culture. Anyone who will attend this event will experience a wonderful evening of good food and entertainment. Stane J. Kuhar ZAK-ZAKRAJ SEK Zachary Zak, '■censed funeral director Funeral Home 6016 St. Clair Ave. Phone 361-3112 or 361-3113 • No Branches nor Affiliations f SUMMER VEGGIE DISHES LAYERED-VEGETABLE CASSEROLE 6 very thin slices white bread 2 111 /2-ounce packages frozen potatoes au gratin, thawed, 1 16-ounce package frozen creamed spinach, thawed 1 11- to 12-ounce package cooked winter squash, thawed About 1 hour before serving: 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. 2. Arrange 3 bread slices in 1 1/2-quart casserole, overlapping if necessary to fit. Top with potatoes au gratin, then with remaining bread slices. 3. Spoon spinach and squash in alternating rows on bread layer; gently swirl together for a marbled look. Cover casserole and bake 45 minutes or until heated through. KALE WITH WATER CHESTNUTS 2 pounds kale 3 tablespoons olive or salad oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained About 15 minutes before serving: 1. Cut off and discard tough ribs and stems from kale. If leaves are large, cut them in half or into thirds. Rinse kale with running cold water. 2. In 5-quart Dutch oven or saucepot over high, in hot olive oil, cook kale until tender-crisp, about 3 minutes, stirring. Add salt and water chestnuts; heat through. Makes 6 accompaniment servings. About 125 calories per serving. VEGETABLE FRITTERS I large carrot 1 medium-sized zucchini 1 medium-sized yellow straightneck squash flour 10 ozs.) 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 targe egg 1/2 cup salad oil About 30 minutes before serving: 1. With coarse shredder, shred carrot, zucchini, and squash. Pat vegetables very dry with paper towels. In medium bowl, mix shredded vegetables with remaining ingredients except salad oil. 2. In 10-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot salad oil, gently drop one-eighth of vegetable mixture at a time (1/4 cup), flattenng slightly to about a 3-inch round: cook 3 fritters at a time, 5 minutes, until golden brown on both sides, turning fritters once. With pancake turner, remove fritters to paper towels to drain. Keep warm on platter while cooking remaining fritters. Makes 8 fritters, 4 accompaniment servings. About 245 calories each. MICROWAVE CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE 1 cup milk 2 Tbs. butter 2 Tbs. flour 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated Heat milk for 2 minutes on medium high and set aside. Melt butter for 1 minute on high. Briskly stir in warm milk. Blend well. Cook on high 2 1/2 minutes, or until boiling. Stir in cheddar cheese. Blend well. Serve over vegetables. Interesting Paper The A merican Home is a very interesting newspaper with good articles and well laid out. Keep it up. V. A. Opaskar University Hts., O. Picnic Postponed The Primorski Club and Hunting Club picnic scheduled for September 10th has been postponed. GRDINA-COSIC Funeral Homes 17010 Lake Shore Blvd. 1053 E. 62 St. 531-6300 431-2088 28890 Chardon Road Willoughby Hills 944-8400 A TRUSTED TRADITION FOR 85 YEARS BRICKMAN & SONS FUNERAL HOME 21900 Euclid Ave. 481-5277 Between Chardon & E. 222nd St. — Euclid, Ohio Zele Funeral Home Memorial Chapel 452 E. 152 St. Phone 481-3118 Addison Road Chapel 6502 St. Clair Ave. Phone 361-0583 Mi smo vedno pripravljeni z najboljšo posrežbo. BAKE SALE 3 Slovenian Womens Union Branch 10 will hold a bake sale on Sunday, Aug. 20 at the Collinwood Slovenian Home on Holmes Ave., for the Homecoming. Members are urged to donate home baked goods for the bake sale. Any donation will be gratefully accepted. Ann Stefančič Rec. Sec’y. Thanks, George! SNPJ Lodge Loyalites No. 158 wish to extend a special thanks to George Knaus for his generous donation of $300 at our annual picnic at SNPJ Farm. George has been a loyal and generous supporter of SNPJ Loyalites for a number of years and has donated $300 yearly for quite a few years. George Knaus is better known as George Knaus Realty - “Just a little bit better.” Thank you, George. Don Gorjup President, Loyalites 158 Happy Birthday Happy 20th birthday to Peggy Timko on Aug. 19th from Mom, Dad, Jackie, Jan, Todd and Gram Turk. Happy Belated Anniversary to James and Mary Jane Timko and Todd and Jan Pollino from family and Gram Turk. Voter Registration Voter Registration will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at the Perry Home Association Office, 6401 St. Clair Ave. from 12:30 to 6:00 p.m. Also change of address cards and absentee voters application forms will be available. Memories Editor: Must tell you that 1 am enjoying reading the account of James and Madeline Debevec’s trip to Yugoslavia. Brings back memories of our trip in 1979. Sincerely, Stan Frank Cleveland, Ohio Relives Slovenia Editor: My husband and 1 are enjoying reading about your trip to Europe. We went with Tony Petkovšek in 1972 and we traveled just as you did now and so we are living that trip all over again — thanks to you. Vera Šebenik Euclid, O. Average American Two TVs in the apartment, two cars in the garage, two dollars in the wallet. Anton M. Lavrisha ATTORNEY-AT-LAW (Odvetnik) Complete Legal Services Income Tax-Notary Public 18975 Villa view Road at Nell 692-1172 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, AUGUST 1 1, 1 989 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, AUGUST 18, 1989 John Nielsen, metallurgist, Slovenian cultural booster John P. Nielsen Dr. John Phillip Nielsen, 77, of One Washington Square Village, New York died Aug. 12 at the Slovene Home for the Aged in Cleveland. He was professor emeritus at the New York Polytechnic Institute, was a precious metals researcher who helped develop several alloys for fillings, caps and other dental aids. Dr. Nielsen was born in Cleveland on Nov. 11, 1911 and attended Collinwood High School and earned his degree in Metallurgy from Yale University in 1942 where he also received his Ph.D. degree in 1947. Dr. Nielsen was active in the International Precious Metals Institute (IPMI) and was the last survivor of a group of three who initiated and nurtured the group. He traveled throughout the world urging participation and sharing of knowledge, and organizing conferences for the 250 prestigious members. Prior to his graduation from Yale, he worked from 1941 to 1943 as a research metallurgist for the International Nickel Company in Bayonne, New Jersey, and as an associate physicist from 1943 to 1947 for Phillips Laboratories. After his graduation in 1947, he accepted the duties of Professor and Chairman of the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Sciences at New York University. He began his experience with precious metals when he became a consultant Director of Research for the J. F. Jelenko Co., New Rochelle, NY in 1957. Dr. Nielsen has published about 100 articles, pamphlets, booklets, etc. on metallurgical education, Soviet metallurgy, consulting, foreign travel, etc. He holds three patents pertaining to dental work. He is well known as the coauthor of a paper on the nature of the bond between porcelain and gold alloys, and the Shell-Nielsen test, which is the most used test for the shear strength of such bonds. He was Professor of Metal Science for 29 years and chairman of the Department of Metallurgy for 22 years at New York University. Dr. Nielsen wrote numerous articles for the Ameriška Domovina English section. Although he was born with the name Sesek, he changed it earlier in his career when he suffered discrimination during his employment on the east coast. However, pride in his Slovenian heritage was always in his heart. He loved his roots and later in his life he began writing about his youth and demonstrated where his staunch Slovenian character helped him in his career. Besides scientific works, he also loved to pen whimsical features on various subjects. His dearest piece was one printed in the June 29, 1973 American Home which he wrote and titled “On Listening to Johnny Pecon.” It recalled his youth in Cleveland in the Slovenian neighborhoods where he attended polka dances in the various Slovenian Homes. His niece Deborah Sesek told us it brought tears to his eyes each time he re-read it. One of his favorite hobbies was researching his family history and writing a newsletter about his findings. He wrote several articles concerning the family in Slovenia and traced its development in America. He submitted these stories for publication in the Ameriška Domovina, and they were run almost in their entirety. Dr. Nielsen traveled to Slovenia and enjoyed discovering his relatives there. Once, in Slovenia, he presented a play about the family’s genealogy. There were over a hundred members of the clan in attendance for the great family picnic which he planned in its entirety and underwrote. They came from all over the United States and Slovenia to participate. He also gave an interesting lecture in the Clevland area concerning the history of his family. Dr. Nielsen was interested in Slovenian music. He frequently flew from his home in New York to Cleveland just to attend 'Glasbena Matica, Zarja, and Jadran concerts. Dr. Nielsen’s love for the written word and his Slovenian heritage was manifest by his sponsoring the Cultural Page which runs each month in the American Home newspaper. Although he personally underwrote all the Cultural Pages, being a humble man, he asked his name not be used each issue. “Slovenians have a proud and remarkable history of presenting quality writing and we must encourage our Slovenians to continue this exceptional attribute,” he said. He had written numerous letters and talked to dozens of learned persons urging them to contribute to his Cultural Page. Dr. Nielsen was preceded in death by his wife Dorothy May Lewis, brothers Frank A. Sesek and Edward Sesek. He is survived by the following nieces and nephews: Frank A. Sesek (Chicago), Mary Jane Larsen, Katherine A. Denner (Columbus), John P. Sesek (Chicago), Deborah Sesek (Bath, O.), Edward M. Sesek (Los Angeles), and great nieces and nephews. Friends called at the Zele Funeral Home, 452 E. 152 St. on Tuesday. Funeral was Wednesday, Aug. 16 with Mass at St. Vitus Church at 10 a.m. —JVD JOSEPH TANKO Joseph Tanko, 80, died Thursday, Aug. 10 at Meridia Euclid Hospital. Mr. Tanko was the husband of Tyne (nee Anderson), father of Eugene (wife Mitzy) (nee Vertovsnik) Tanko, brother of Victor and the following deceased: Frank, Anthony, John, Agnes Pechek, Ida Knaus (Minn.). He was born in Soudan, Minnesota, but was a Cleveland resident since 1947. He retired from TRW after 19 years as a machinist. STELLA SERSEN Services for Stella (Vardian) Seršen, 78, of Chester Township, Ohio, a retired switchboard operator was Saturday at Zele Funeral Home, 452 E. 152nd St., followed by 9:30 a.m. services at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 15519 Holmes Ave., Cleveland. Mrs. Seršen died of heart failure Wednesday, Aug. 9 at Richmond Heights General Hospital. Born Oct. 18, 1910 in Cleveland, she had lived in Highland Heights for 15 years before moving to Chester Township nine years ago. She retired from Cleveland Laundry in 1976 after 50 years. She was a member of American Mutual Life Association Lodge 45. Survivors are her daughter, Barbara Strumbly of Willoughby; brother, Tony Vardian of Euclid; sister, Veda Beres of Cleveland; five grandchildren; and one great-grandson. Her husband, Joseph, died in 1976. Burial was at All Souls Cemetery in Chardon Township. ANTHONY J. URBAS Anthony J. Urbas, age 52, husband of Darlene (nee Povse), son of Anthony and the late Olga (nee Koporc), father of Anthony J., Elizabeth Blankenship, John V. and Matthew S., brother of Joseph, Leona Striener and Larry, grandfather of Danielle Blankenship. Family received friends at the Zak Funeral Home, 6016 St. Clair Ave. Mass at St. Vitus Church, interment All Souls. PAUL PECEK Paul Pecek, 74, a resident of Euclid for 38 years, died in Charity Hospital of an apparent heart attack on Friday, August 11th Mr. Pecek was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII, a member of Woodmen of the World No. 142 and the Disabled American Veterans. He was the husband of Nettie (nee Pecon) and the father of Donald and David, brother of Albin, and Ann New, and the following deceased: Frank, John and Nettie Clemenc. Visitation was at Zele Funeral Home, 452 E. 152 St. Mass of Resurrection was held at Holy Cross Church Monday with burial in All Souls Cemetery. HELEN MIVSEK Helen Mivsek, 50, a resident of Cleveland, died at her home on Tuesday, Aug. 15 after a lengthy illness. Helen was employed as a secretary at Steel Improvement. She was a former member of St. Vitus Mothers Club. Helen was the wife of John, mother of John Jr., Lisa Ann, Bridget Katheryn, and Michael James. She was the daughter of Frank J. and Jeanne C. Zadeli, sister of Frank J. and Katheryn Jaksic. Visitation was at Zele Funeral Home, 6502 St. Clair. Mass will be at St. Vitus Church on Saturday with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery. ANTHONY ŽABJEK Anthony Žabjek, 78, a resident of Euclid, died at his home after a brief illness on Monday, Aug. 14. Anthony was a retired wire weaver at W. S. Tyler Co. for 49 years. He was the husband of Louise (nee Letwin), father of Mary Lou Kubu and David Žabjek, brother of Josephine Žabjek, Thomas Christine Salmick (dec.), and Rose Svetin. He was the grandfather of Stephen and Donald Žabjek, stepgrandfather to Lisa Kubu and uncle to Kelly t Kaminski. He was brother-in-law to William and Dorothy Letwin of Florida and Margaret Faircough of Michigan. Visitation was at Zele Funeral Homes, 452 E. 152 St. Mass at , St. Christine Church Friday, & Aug. 18 with burial in Souls Cemetery. Carsl-Nagy Memorials 15425 Waterloo KcL 486-2322 “Serving the Slovenian Community." Advertisement Advertisement PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT For the sake of truth and history, Eda Vovk Pusl, the founder, director and choreographer of both, the Slovenian Folklore Institute of America and the Folkdancing group KRES, is preparing a book in English of true history of Slovenian folkdancing in North America, particularly the beginning of existence of KRES as a folkdancing group 33 years ago and not 35 years as certain individuals unashamedly publicize, claiming lifetime artistic achievements of Eda Vovk Pusl as public property, or for their own acclaim. Such a dishonest act of misinforming the young is like teaching a child to deny its mother. Public, dancers, friends are invited to contribute any information or photos to be included in the Folklore book, credits will be given. Please send information to Slovenian Folklore Treasure Chest, P.O. Box 17359, Euclid, OH 44117, telephone 951-1782 Slovenian American Culture and Folk Arts Center and Museum - Information Center will open soon for the benefit of Slovenian as well as general public. Further information will follow. ^5 The Unpredictable An interesting comment was made at last year’s Fantje Na Vasi concert. A man entering the auditorium noticed that the stage was arranged differently than in the past, specifically, choral soundboards were in place. He remarked, “What’s this? Oh, well, typically Fantje. Always something new.” 1 could not help reflecting on the irony of the statement. Fantje Na Vasi has become predictable in its unpredictability. A measure of predictability is to be expected from a singing group, especially one in existence for over ten years. The audience knows it will hear a concert. It knows that the quality of the singing will be excellent. People know during which month the performance will be given, where it will be held, and the price of admission (depending upon inflation). However, the audience also knows that it cannot predict exactly what a Fantje Na Vasi concert will entail. Certainly lbe group will perform Slovenian songs, but which ones? They could be. anything from Lojze Slak to Jakob Petelin Gallus. Then again the group nas not restricted itself to Slovenian. The refrain of a Russian folksong has graced the program as have the lyrics of James Taylor and Julia Ward Howe. But the most unpredictable aspect of a Fantje Na Vasi concert is that elusive “something new.” Will the members make jokes about getting married, getting old, or getting bald? Will they enact a sketch or set political satire to music? Will there be a slide show or a goat? It is this predictable unpredictability that has kept Fantje Na Vasi concerts interesting and the audience wondering. Predictably, the concert will be given Saturday, September 9 at the Slovenian National Home, 6417 St. Clair Avenue. It will begin as always at 7:00 p.m. and, of course, there will be dancing afterward to the music of Alpine Sextet. Tickets are again $6.00 and available at Tony’s Polka Village or by calling Mark Jakomin (289-2559), Tom Slak (881-1725), or John Srsen (946-9607). It is easily predicted that tickets will sell quickly, so do not wait to reserve yours. A few other things about the Fantje Na Vasi concert are easy to predict. First, you will hear beautiful Slovenian songs beautifully sung. Second, you will have a good time in the company of hundreds of other joyful Slovenians. And, Fantje Na Vasi will do something unpredictable. Mojca Slak Kres Dinner and Show Highlights Labor Holiday The beginning of autumn in North America is also the con-c'usion of the summer season: the Labor Day Weekend. Both the beginning and ending are also symbolic of the Htnny starts and stops in life a Person or organization faces. New persons entering the scene with older familiar ones enving and going on to newer endeavors in life. Such is the case for the established Slovenian dance 8r°up, known as Kres °lklore Dance Group. Kres, meaning bonfire in k-rtgUsh, will celebrate its 35th Anniversary this year, ^stablished in 1954 in the reater Cleveland area. Kres as functioned as a cultural Organization for young children and adults to express e Slovenian culture through o art form of dance. Through the years Kres has jPven many excellent and eautiful displays of life in 0venia; and also the many regjons and particular styles a,id customs that developed Qd are uninnp to each region. Kres also has performed many dance styles, such as American Western, unique to North America. Kres will be holding its annual presentation this year at the Slovenian National Home located on East 65th Street and St. Clair Avenue on Sunday, Sept. 3 as part of the Labor Day celebration in the United States. The program will consist of a dinner and special dance presentation preceeding the dinner. Dinners will start at 4:30 p.m. and conclude at approximately 6 -6:30 p.m. Cost for the dinner and dance is $15.00 per person. Reservations can be made by calling 481-5621. Supporting a group such as Kres means supporting a group that has enabled many persons to get a glimpse of Slovenian culture. Anyone who will attend this event will experience a wonderful evening of good food and entertainment. Stane J. Kuhar ZAK-ZAKRAJSEK Funeral Home 6016 St. Clair Ave. Phone 361-3112 or 361-3113 • /Vo branches nor A ffiliations 9 Zachary Zak, ••censed funeral director SUMMER VEGGIE DISHES LAYERED-VEGETABLE CASSEROLE 6 very thin slices white bread 2 11 1/2-ounce packages frozen potatoes an gratin, thawed 1 16-ounce package frozen creamed spinach, thawed 1 11- to 12-ounce package cooked winter squash, thawed About 1 hour before serving: 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. 2. Arrange 3 bread slices in 1 1/2-quart casserole, overlapping if necessary to fit. Top with potatoes au gratin, then with remaining bread slices. 3. Spoon spinach and squash in alternating rows on bread layer; gently swirl together for a marbled look. Cover casserole and bake 45 minutes or until heated through. KALE WITH WATER CHESTNUTS 2 pounds kale 3 tablespoons olive or salad oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 8-ounce can sliced water chestnuts, drained About 15 minutes before serving: 1. Cut off and discard tough ribs and stems from kale. If leaves are large, cut them in half or into thirds. Rinse kale with running cold water. 2. In 5-quart Dutch oven or saucepot over high, in hot olive oil, cook kale until tender-crisp, about 3 minutes, stirring. Add salt and water chestnuts; heat through. Makes 6 accompaniment servings. About 125 calories per serving. VEGETABLE FRITTERS / large carrot 1 medium-sized zucchini 1 medium-sized yellow straightneck squash flour 10 ozs.) 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 large egg 1/2 cup salad oil About 30 minutes before serving: 1. With coarse shredder, shred carrot, zucchini, and squash. Pat vegetables very dry with paper towels. In medium bowl, mix shredded vegetables with remaining ingredients except salad oil. 2. In 10-inch skillet over medium heat, in hot salad oil, gently drop one-eighth of vegetable mixture at a time (1/4 cup), flattenng slightly to about a 3-inch round; cook 3 fritters at a time, 5 minutes, until golden brown on both sides, turning fritters once. With pancake turner, remove fritters to paper towels to drain. Keep warm on platter whiie cooking remaining fritters. Makes 8 fritters, 4 accompaniment servings. About 245 calories each. MICROWAVE CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE / cup milk 2 Tbs. butter 2 Tbs. flour 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated Heat milk for 2 minutes on medium high and set aside. Melt butter for 1 minute on high. Briskly stir in warm milk. Blend well. Cook on high 2 1/2 minutes, or until boiling. Stir in cheddar cheese. Blend well. Serve over vegetables. BAKE SALE 3 Slovenian Womens Union Branch 10 will hold a bake sale on Sunday, Aug. 20 at the Collinwood Slovenian Home on Holmes Ave., for the Homecoming. Members are urged to donate home baked goods for the bake sale. Any donation will be gratefully accepted. Ann Stefančič Rec. Sec’y. Thanks, George! SNPJ Lodge Loyalites No. 158 wish to extend a special thanks to George Knaus for his generous donation of $300 at our annual picnic at SNPJ Farm. George has been a loyal and generous supporter of SNPJ Loyalites for a number of years and has donated $300 yearly for quite a few years. George Knaus is better known as George Knaus Realty - “Just a little bit better.” Thank you, George. Don Gorjup President, Loyalites 158 Happy Birthday Happy 20th birthday to Peggy Timko on Aug. 19th from Mom, Dad, Jackie, Jan, Todd and Gram Turk. Happy Belated Anniversary to James and Mary Jane Timko and Todd and Jan Pollino from family and Gram Turk. Voter Registration Voter Registration will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 23 at the Perry Home Association Office, 6401 St. Clair Ave. from 12:30 to 6:00 p.m. Also change of address cards and absentee voters application forms will be available. Interesting Paper The American Home is a very interesting newspaper with good articles and well laid out. Keep it up. V. A. Opaskar University Hts., O. Picnic Postponed The Primorski Club and Hunting Club picnic scheduled for September 10th has been postponed. GRDINA-COSIC Funeral Homes 17010 Lake Shore Blvd. 1053 E. 62 St. 531-6300 431-2088 28890 Chardon Road Willoughby Hills 944-8400 A TRUSTED TRADITION FOR 85 YEARS BRICKMAN & SONS FUNERAL HOME 21900 Euclid Ave. 481-5277 Between Chardon & E. 222nd St. — Euclid, Ohio Zele Funeral Home Memorial Chapel 452 E. 152 St. Phone 481-3118 Addison Road Chapel 6502 St. Clair Ave. Phone 361-0583 Mi smo vedno pripravljeni z najboljšo posrežbo Memories Editor: Must tell you that I am enjoying reading the account of James and Madeline Debevec’s trip to Yugoslavia. Brings back memories of our trip in 1979. Sincerely, Stan Frank Cleveland, Ohio Relives Slovenia Editor: My husband and 1 are enjoying reading about your trip to Europe. We went with Tony Petkovšek in 1972 and we traveled just as you did now and so we are living that trip all over again — thanks to you. Vera Šebenik Euclid, O. Average American Two TVs in the apartment, two cars in the garage, two dollars in the wallet. Anion M. Lavrisha ATTORNEY-AT-LAW (Odvetnik) Complete Legal Services Income Tax-Notary Public 18975 Villa view Road at Neff 692-1172 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, AUGUST 11, 1989 4 A Recession To Be Avoided a> cc 05 I— to 3 O 3 < < 2 O o Q < CO cc UJ < by Daniel Pavšek Chief Economist A meri trust Forecast Highlights • The economy is once again flirting with recession. However, as was the case on several occasions earlier in the expansion, we believe the economy will avoid a downturn. • Although we believe a recession will be bypassed, the expansion will nonetheless slow to a crawl during the second half of 1989 and the early part of 1990. • Lower inflation, lower interest rates, and prudent inventory management will keep the expansion moving forward. • Most of the second quarter data has been reported and it appears that the basic trend remained one of decelerating growth. • Consumer spending faded considerably during the first half of 1989. However, we anticipate a modest recovery during the second half of the year. • The boom in U.S. manufacturing appears to be fading. Capital spending growth is projected to drop substantially in the second half due to a decline in capacity utilization rates. • The first-half surge in the exchange value of the dollar will prevent the continuation of substantial reductions in the trade deficit. • The dollar has declined from the levels observed earlier in the year. We believe the dollar will end 1989 at or near the levels observed when the year began. • The inflation rate surged higher in the first half of 1989 due mostly to higher food and energy prices. Inflation is ex- Al Koporc, Jr. Piano Technician (216) 481-4391 pected to subside later in the year. • Interest rates peaked in late March and have already droped by as much as 2.0%. We expect interest rates to continue to trend lower for the remainder of the year and probably hit bottom in early 1990. When we project beyond the second half of 1989, we must choose between a recession scenario or a “soft landing” scenario. Regardless of which camp one finds themselves, it appears very likely that the expansion will slow in the months ahead. Whether the economy slips into a recession or continues to expand is the subject of debate. At this stage, we find ourselves in the soft landing camp, i.e., we feel that the economy will continue to expand but at a slower pace for the remainder of 1989, and most likely all of 1990. If the landing is “harder” than anticipated, and the economy slips into a recession, it will most likely be short in duration (only lasting two or three quarters) and mild in magnitude. Such a recession would most likely occur either late this year or early in 1990. The boom in U.S. manufacturing appears to be fading. New orders for factory goods have declined at a 5.0% rate thus far in 1989, profit margins have shrunk, industrial production has flattened, capacity utilization has declined, and the marked slowdown in payroll employment suggests employers are becoming more cautious about adding new employees. With the possibility of a recession looming on the not so distant horizon, the Fed is once again attempting to sidestep a downturn by pushing interest rates lower. The last time the expansion was in jeopardy of a recession was immediately following the stock market crash of October 1987. 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Our forecast scenario of continued recovery assumes a decline in food and energy prices, at least in relative terms, thus restoring gains in purchasing power of consumers. Food and energy prices have already begun to show signs of retreating, so consumer demand should receive a boost during the second half. Prices of other goods and services will also soften in the months ahead but not to the degree that would allow the Fed to recklessly ease monetary policy without running the risk of reigniting a surge in inflation. We expect interest rates to continue to trend lower for the remainder of the year and probably hit bottom in early 1990 before they head higher. Most of the declines in interest rates will be in the shorter maturities. We do not expect long-term interest rates to head much lower until further signs of lower inflation appear more clearly. Midwest Economy in Good Shape The ^ Midwest economy should be able to weather a downturn just as well as any other region of the U.S., if not better. The Midwest has enjoyed a period of healthy growth ever since the U.S. export sector rebounded from the crippling impact of the strong dollar a few years ago. However, as discussed earlier, we expect a slowdown in export demand and in export related capital investment, so the Midwest will experience some sluggishness over the next several quarters. Nevertheless, the brunt of the weakness will be borne by other regions of the U.S. Medjugorje Story on Channel 25 Reports of visions of the Virgin Mary have attracted nearly five million Catholics to the Yugoslavian village of Medjugorje — and created dilemmas for officials of the Catholic hierarchy and the socialist state. “The Madonna of Medjugorje,” will be broadcast on Sunday, Aug. 20 at 10 p.m. on Channel 25, Cleveland; it examines the religious phenomenon and its sociological implications. The show repeats Aug. 24 at 3 p.m. The Medjugorje apparitions, which began in 1981 for six young children are the longest series ever recorded,, continuing daily for two of the visionaries. Reports of miraculous cures and strange phenomena in the sky around the village are increasing as Medjugorje, although not recognized by the Vatican, joins Lourdes and Fatima as important sites for Catholic pilgrims. The children say the Virgin Mary’s message is peace. She has prophesized that Russia will come to glorify God and that the West has advanced civilization but lost God in the process. The children say they were chosen because they are ordinary and average and because their village maintains the simple lifestyle the Madonna encourages. Yugoslavian authorities at first suspected the reported apparitions to be a Croatian nationalist plot, based on an alleged blood-stained history of the 1941 Croatian Facist regime tied to the Roman Catholic Church.-Marxist officials repeatedly hauled the children in for questioning and eventually arrested and convicted the parish priest, Fr. Jozo Zovko, of attempted subversion. 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Ryavec University of Massachusetts at Amherst, June, 1989 Based on a lecture delivered at the symposium “Old Myths and New Beatifies in United States-Soviet Relations," at the Fulbright Institute of International Relations, Univer-s'ty of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas April 3-6, 1989 Significance Clearly the United States-Soyiet relationship has been Quite significant for American society and politics. The United States is a different country now partly because of the existence of the Soviet Union as a perceived problem or even threat. The U.S. is a world-scale military power because of the expansionist Power of the U.S.S.R. prevented the full demobilization that always followed our wars. We have not dealt ade-quately with certain of our Problems because of it, e.g., the deterioration of our economy, the rise in social Problems. Ironically, other problems nave been somewhat alleviated ccause of the fear of being embarrassed by Soviet pro-paganda. For example, a book ttn black American soldiers in orld War II claims that Harry Truman desegregated the army in 1948 because the °ld American army was too easy a propaganda target for the Soviets. In any case, partly because of |he Soviet Union, this country ls governed a bit more respon-sively than it would otherwise e> Capitalism today strives to avoid embarassment and con-thet. Basic Assumptions hly main assumptions might De four: I) There will be some mutual Pease and even friction bet-Jeen the U.S. and the Soviet Pion for a long time. We are dery different, after all, ^sPite a current mutual desire j. get along. But these dif-^ences will not lead to war. The Soviet Union and the riv I are not enern'esi Ihey are als or competitors, but not a total sense — only partly. w I There is no relationship tL rthy of the name between shi tW0, ''e'’ ’s a reIat‘on' sni? Ihtle content and ^stance. pan> Soviet Union is still ex-Ulng in international in-notence but that this process is raH-lnherently an aggressive or $ov1Cally'oriented one* i-e- DOU/Pr hr one, rea?1 Power has still no j ched its high point, but th< a ease will now take place a< Poliev °J ,he normaI foreig' accey 0t 3 great Power thal syst_P,s the internationa 8amenl,and the “rules of tht rej,je|en.nial or at least Recur U.s rr|tan,s and Problems ir both . .^ov'e* Relations: Or ,? *,d« even j-e°me emotionalism and PUzlu sense of difference and 3) Ti?nt 3t one ano*her. buienlhe fecurrence of tur-do\vnsC.? .and “ups and fOr 0r’ e-g-- we always ask 100 much from bnyed aC,i an? t^ien wc are an' C*0n’t def ^toected when they On 'he American side note: 1) Unease at the lack of political rights and the repression of dissent (even now, under Gorbachev, state censorship continues), 2) The huge size of the Soviet military (Gorbachev has promised us only a 10% cut which may well improve the Soviet military machine), 3) Soviet support of anti-American governments and movements and Soviet “spoiling” operations in the Third World. On the Soviet side there are: 1) Annoyance at the “volatility” and lack of clarity and consistency in U.S. politics and the American inability to agree to a significant military step that would increase Soviet security. (We are still, despite the INF treaty, about where we were 10 years ago in strategic arms control, the key to a truly improved relationship), 2) fear of American “hi-tech” weaponry, 3) American support, though mostly verbal, for liberalization in the Soviet Union and especially in Eastern Europe, 4) Annoyance at the cultural attractiveness of the U.S. and the poor light in which this puts the Soviet Union. Non-Problems Although the Soviet mood on all this has “lightened up” under Gorbachev, the concern has not disappeared. Yet it is crucially important to note that the U.S. and the Soviet Union have never had between them certain serious problems that have troubled the relationships of other states: 1) Serious territorial or border disputes — as between Japan and the Soviet Union, 2) The desire for revenge for a past injury — as between France and Germany between 1871 and 1945, 3) The tensions from having lost part of one’s people to the other — as between Romania and the Soviet Union, 4) A history of war — as between the Arabs and Israel, or 5) Contention over valuable resources. What then is at dispute or at least at the bottom of the dispute, for certainly the U.S.-Soviet relationship is a contentious one even if it is also somewhat cooperative, at least recently. The Dispute Basically, the central problem of the United States and the Soviet Union is wrapped up with World War II, the way it ended, the postwar world and particularly the new non-contentious, relatively prosperous, middle-of-the-road and suburbanized America that emerged after 1945, as well as the consolidation of a new elitist industrial society by an inhuman Stalinism in the Soviet Union. Neither the postwar United States nor the Soviet Union were able to deal with each other, since each was the one remaining threat to the new power and the novel internal arrangement World War II had brought to both. The main victors had seemed to overcome their earlier problems. America seemed to be at peace with itself (no more leftism and no more class conflict) and, in the Soviet Union, a system that ought to have been eradicted because of its mass murders and imprisonment of millions had reversed 700 years of German history. “Success” had been achieved. The Soviet system had proved, by beating back German fascism, that it had a right to exist. It may even have earned a real degree of acceptance from at least its Russian population. For the first time since the 1200s the “East” seemed to be moving west. Yet, neither system was complete in its victory for each was reminded of its limitatins and artificiality by the other. Accordingly, they had to be in conflict. It was unavoidable. Both systems were too distinctively different to cooperate. But, ironically, neither superpower made a total challenge to the other. Despite the unpredictability and tenseness of the Cold War each opposed the other only in a limited way. This, however, is apparent only now. Hindsight is 20-20. Then we were all pretty scared at times that World War III would suddenly be upon us. In effect, the United States and the Soviet Union “ran into” each other’s advance and rise in power but without either being prepared for it. The Soviet Union was not prepared for America as a world power because that result seemed so unexpected and out of character for America (remember FDR’s statement to Stalin at Yalta) and also because the Soviet Union was so badly cut up by the war that she could not compete with an America that had just doubled its GNP during the war and also had the atomic bomb, which it had used. The United States, for its part, lacked the requisite experience of being a great power, and, more importantly, was unable to deal cooly with having an opponent. This may still be true. All our past opponents either went away (the British) or were made to go away (the native Americans). The Soviets and the Americans were (and are?) ill-matched as well as fated to fear and threaten one another. Of course, if East Central Europe had not come under Soviet domination or if the Americans had returned to isolationism there might not have been a Cold War. 30000000000000( $40.00 OFF with Purchase of Eye Glasses Fves examined bv Dr. S. W. Bannerman J. F. OPTICAL 6428 SI. Clair Ave. 775 K. 185 St. 361-7933 531-7933 >OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOC Likewise — if colonialism had not begun to disappear at the same time and had not created a fractious and turbulent international context of unclarity, nationalism and ancient hatreds that drew in both the superpowers and caused them to pretend they were enemies. It once did seem just possible that the USSR could begin to cut off the United States from those foreign natural resources it needs to maintain its unique style of life. The former Soviet pretense of being revolutionary coupled with the third world’s demand for weapons and its image of revolution supported American fears. This, added to the fundamental differences in American and Soviet culture — as they affect politics, economics and society — drove both superpowers to continue World War II — against each other — long after it could have ended. Anti-Nazism was “converted” into anti-Americanism there and into anti-Sovietism here — and the two military-industrial complexes found a reason to stay in existence through a new, though usually cold, war. Gorbachev and Us Today Now, in 1989, we are in a new ball game, or so it seems. The Cold War is over; not because one rival bested the other but because both have tired of the chase and the challenge and are considering, though only considering, concentrating on their own internal difficulties and untinished agendas and fostering stability in the world, if only by benign neglect. I totally reject the notion that Ronald Reagan, with his foreign-supported deficit-producing monster defense budgets, made the Soviet Union cry “uncle.” It would have been more intelligent -and cheaper - to have just waited until the Soviet elite realized, as it largely has, that the Soviet Union must change in some general if not fundamental way in order to remain a viable country into the fast-approaching 21st century. Gorbachev is a unique individual but even without him a glasnost and perestroika would have emerged though they would have been milder and less exciting. Reagan’s defense budgets were wasted. Nor did the Soviets force the Americans back to the western hemisphere or make them give up their interventionist capabilities and inclinations. No one “won” the Cold War. It simply was neglected as it was replaced in both countries by concern for real problems — serious environmental degradation, loss of productivity and that real societal malaise Jimmy Carter was rash enough to mention. (To never use French words like detente and malaise might be a wise practice in American politics.) Still, despite the new detente between them, neither has yet changed in fundamental nature. Each remains unique in its own way and retains those features that once drove it into the Cold War. History could go backwards — or at least mildly so — if certain domestic or foreign policy events were to erupt and — given enough time — they will. 1 am reminded of the inscription on the national archives building in Washington, “The Past is Prologue.” When a taxi driver in Washington was asked what that meant, he answered, “You ain’t seen nothin’ yet!” We may have only a limited amount of time before this unreal peace in U.S.-Soviet relations is threatened if not disturbed or destroyed — although no “new cold war” is likely. We both lack the stomach for that. The new international environment, although it shows cooperative and democratic tendencies, is not secure and certainly not one the superpowers can control. In addition, economic dynamism and high consumption societies have developed elsewhere, particularly in Japan and western Europe. And the failure of both superpowers to win wars in the third world has seriously undermined their military credibility and has encouraged aggressive tendencies in other countries. For example, what occurs in East Central Europe in the next few years will be a real test for the Soviet Union and for U.S.-Soviet relations. The U.S. may be similarly tested in Mexico and Central America. (The Cold War, fearful thing that it was, brought about only a few small wars. But the old power politics among a number of states, led to two world wars the latter of which gave us the Cold War.) (Conlinucd on page 6) Josefs Hair Design Richmond Heights, Ohio 461-8544 or 461-5538 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, AUGUST 18, 1989 AMERIŠKA DOMOVINA, AUGUST 1 8 1 989 The Nature of the American-Soviet Relationship (Continued from page 5) Gorbachev and his change of direction has struck Americans as a most welcome harbinger of “detente as we would like it.” And certainly, anyone who has been in the Soviet Union recently or who has dealt with visiting Soviet faculty and students thankfully recognizes that a real change of mood has occurred in the Soviet Union — so much so that the way things were there can never be restored. The American jazz musician Louis Armstrong was once asked, after he had toured the Soviet Union, what he thought about the Russians. He considered this question for a while and answered, “If the Russians would only relax, they’d be allright.” Well, they have relaxed, at least to a point. But these same “relaxed” people also tell you: 1) Gorbachev may not succeed and 2) economically, things are getting worse, not better. As David Cornwell, alias Le Carre, puts it so brilliantly, “The Reconstruction was not yet a visual medium. It was strictly in the audio stage.” The Soviet system is bigger than Gorbachev. And he is a confident political manager, not a democrat, a Soviet political Lee lacocca but without lacocca’s practical business and industrial experience. As Sakharov puts it, Gorbachev is “improvising” and trying “to achieve democratic change through nondemocratic means... an extremely dangerous strategy, threatening to bring forth unworkable antidemocratic structures we’ll have to live with for a long time.” The French have a word for this “Bonapartism’’ or “plebiscitary democracy.” Note that the new Supreme Soviet that will make the laws is elected indirectly, by a body in which the Communist Party controls about a third of the seats. This is a significant step toward democracy, and maybe this is all that the Soviet elite will allow, but it is not democracy. There are at least two arguments for democracy. First for most Americans is the case for democracy built upon placing a high value on the rights of the individual to choose his leaders, the “all men are created equal” argument. The second argument, not made often here, is the one a contemporry Machiavelli might produce — democracy allows the ruling class, as long as it knows how to win elections, to rule without serious “interruptions” and with the advantages of having correct knowledge of what’s going on among the “masses.” It is this “ safety-valve-and-glasnost democracy” for which Gorbachev argues, not the one based on individual rights. I am not one of those “conventional” Sovietologists whom Alexander Yanov criticizes as “imprisoned by their decrepit dogmas” into a blind anti-Sovietism. Good analysis, however, demands that we specify as exactly as possible what Gorbachev is doing and not fall victim to the hopes and fears of either the past or the present. We must also ask the right questions, even if we cannot answer them. One such question is: What does the power structure want from Gorbachev (and what does it not want from him)? I doubt the elites want a free society unless it is clear they could retain their privileged positions in it. Some could, of course. These would tend to follow Gorbachev. But, a young Soviet academic told me recently most people who say they are for perestroika are just trying to hitch their wagons to the victor. When they get the positions they want they will turn on those who are really for perestroika and tame or destroy it, or so this person says. In any case, there are limits to perestroika, some of it has not yet occurred and some of it has already been reversed. Collectives of doctors have been put out of existence, for example. As Nathan Sharansky tells us, “Many dissidents have been released... but repression, persecution and political prisons have not disappeared. Neither have “Psychoprisons,” as a group of visiting American psychiatrists found.Independent publishng is still not allowed. A cynic might say, paraphrasing the famous last line of the film “Casablanca,” that the unofficial slogan of perestroika is “Release the usual suspects.” “The KGB remains in place as a privileged agency,” Nicholas Daniloff reminds us and one Gorbachev is using to push his policies and protect him. American scholars who were in the Soviet Union in March 1989 report that KGB representatives requested they report to them any Soviet official who said he was opposed to perestroika. One Soviet citizen told me he sees perestroika only as a stage in the life of Soviet society. It is a statement, not a program and definitely not the beginnings of democracy. Change will be a long-drawn-out tragic and even bloody process taking generations. Most Soviet people do not accept pluralism and are not prepared to deal with issues, he adds. The USSR must return to the stage of 1917 in some respects and start over. Regis Debray has made a similar point — that Gorbachev has, perhaps, unwittingly, begun a new process of modernization by “the renewal of tradition.’’ Although unavoidable, such a freeing of the repressed past is a threat for a multi-ethnic state in which little assimilation has occurred and in which “Soviet” is not an ethnic category. Gorbachev is creating what might be called a “French bureaucrat’s democracy,” i.e., a place where almost anything may be published or said but where the administrative elite, or a small faction within it, continues to make the decisions on its own. Gorbachev is saying, “Tell me, people, what you want so I can decide what is best for you.” At most, this is a healthy, self-confident authoritarianism. But, historically, such systems do not outlive their creators. Russia has had many reforms over the past 300 years but yet it has always remained recognizably Russian, i.e., a highly centralized and bureaucratized governmental system in which society is weak and individual rights are limited. Despite glasnost, there has been no substantive change in the Soviet institutional structure or in the process and principles with which government operates. The pluralism Gorbachev advocates is the one-party limited variety. Can a pyramid be re-built into the Parthenon by draping it with democratic symbols, the writer Sinyavsky asks? Until glasnost extends to the inner errors of the Gorbachev administration and perestroika restructures the “basic Russian model” of government and society political change is limited and may be rolled back, if only partly. Economic restructuring will be Gorbachev’s great test. And here he may fail, at least in his lifetime. He is a brilliant politician, but making people work efficiently to produce high-quality exportable goods is not something a politician can accomplish. It might be satisfying to be on Gorbachev’s staff, but he offers no firm hope for the people who do the work, be they bureaucrats or entrepreneurs. The Soviet Union is far behind China in economic reform. There, more than 40 percent of industrial production comes from non-state industry. Is what we see what we get? True, Gorbachev has begun a mood change which will begin to erode the rigidity of Soviet government, but economic reform demands changes in economic principles, organization and process. Impediments to economic change must be swept away as well. Entrepreneurs must be able to borrow money, retired people in business must be able to keep their pensions, local officials must be induced to allow businesses to begin and flourish, prices have to be made more realistic, etc., etc. Can Soviet society accept this? Will the peasantry develop its economic role? The general director of an agroindustrial kombinat laments that “there is no economic lever which could induce a peasant to engage in trade.” Has Gorbachev arrived too late? We must be realistic about the near-term results of glasnost and perestroika. They are welcome, they are good for us and U.S.-Soviet relations, but they cannot give us what many here want. Glasnost is not democracy. Perestroika is not a Soviet economy integrated fruitfully into the world economy. (Anyhow, no one can compete with Americans in glasnost. We invented it. All other attempts at it are poor imitations. We still create new forms of it.) Gorbachev is creating what could be called a “normal dictatorship,” i.e., a place where government proceeds against the dissident only legally and only when he organizes. The populist politician Boris Yeltsin has pointed out that Gorbachev’s program is one of “half-measures,” that his accumulation of power is ominously close to dictatorship, and that he is detached from the populace. In May 1989 Gorbachev called for the postponement of local elections and the decentralization of political power with the argument that the country is not yet ready. At best we will see a Rechtsstaat, a state that obeys its own laws, laws which will be repressive by American standards. As the “grandfather” of all Sovietologists, George F. Ken-nan has put it, the present “freest period Russia has ever known... does not mean that Russia is becoming like us.” It “could not do” so. Yet even if Gorbachev’s perestroika goes only so far his effort may well have been significant. The Crusaders never found the Holy Grail or drove Islam from the Holy Land, but they did change history. Four years of perestroika and glasnost preclude a return to the “frozen” Soviet Union of Brezhnev. So long as progress in a democratic direction continues, Americans will tend to support the “new detente.” And it looks as if this progress will continue for a time. But what if it stops? Even then, the U.S. would continue dealing with the new Soviet Union in a routine and formal way, but significant new steps, such as long overdue strategic arms treaty or a real increase in trade, would become difficult to take. American Policy Any American policy toward the Soviet Union worthy of the name must be one that improves the relationship, stabilizes international politics, speaks to American and Soviet concerns, both governmental and public in both cases, is acceptable to most of the American and Soviet people, and is im-plementable. That is, policy must be both enlightened and realistic. It must make progress toward the reduction of tensions and the solution of problems while at the same time not moving so fast on the sticky, emotional issues that it runs aground on the rocks still existing in our difficult relationship. Both sides will have to do what is so difficult — reach out toward a new relationwhip while speaking frankly about the present one. The tone of American statements ought to be low key but our negotiating stance ought to be strong and specific. Perhaps, if luck runs, none of the many “land mines” of international politics will blow up for a while and, if any do detonate, we will wait before we do or say anything until we see how it actually affects us. No knee-jerk reactions. It is too early to see how the momentous recent events in China will impinge on U.S.-Soviet relations. Possibly we can even come up with a grand American vision that both matches and meshes with Gorbachev’s. Then, with determination, conviction and realistic goals, we can gain, along with the Soviets, from the unavoidably long-term and difficult negotiations that stretch before us. To get into the mood for this, we might ask ourselves whether our economic base, race relations, and our dru£ situation are not more serious-threats than the Soviet Unio«-We might also note that history knows no examples of endless conflict between systems. The Crusades did end, as did the Franco-German conflict — and without victory for either side. Capt. John’s Restaurant Open Captain John’s Harbour Boat Restaurant on Cleveland’s E. 9th St. pier celebrated its grand opening with a gala reception at North Coast Harbor on Monday, Aug. 7th from 5 to 8 p.m. The seafood restaurant will be permanently moored at North Coast Harbor. Now open to the public, the restaurant will operate seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Co-owners Jeannine Sullivan and Slovenian Captain John Letnik said, “North Coast Harbor is the ideal location for the restaurant and everyone in Cleveland has been very receptive.” The restaurant is a converted ship, the M.S. Normac which has a history of Great Lakes travel since its construction in 1902. The Normac served as a Detroit Fireboat and hauled freight through the Great Lakes until she was retired from duty. The Normac was remodeled by Captain John in 1970 into a floating restaurant moored in downtown Toronto. Captain John’s operated it until 1981 when it was struck by a ferry and sunk. The Normac was resurrected in 1985 by Captain John and restored to its current condition. Captain John’s Harbour Boat Restaurant features three decks with seating for approximately 80 guests; the luxurious dining room inside will house an additional 150 persons. Speedy Recovery A speedy recovery is wished and Jadran singing society- to Agnes Bradek, 8167 Mentor Joe is also a very talented ar' Ave., Mentor, OH 44060. She is still recuperating after surgery. Fondest best wishes from family and friends. Get Well Quick wishes to Joe Dovgan of Century Tire who underwent hip surgery at Meridia Euclid Hospital. Joe is active in the Waterloo Home list and his work can be fourm on the outside of building5, panoramic scenery on insid6 walls as well as regular canva5 paintings, and exquisite woo carvings. Fondest greeting5; Joe, from all your friends an relatives. Discovering Our Slovenian Heritage ®ro Hočevar, left, of Dobrnič, Slovenia, shares her sponge ^Ke recipe with Madeline Debevec. In the background, notice •ne peč, brick stove in Doro’s home which is used for cooking and warming the room. The recipe is in the next column. (Continued from page 1) stop in Belgrade.” When they said stop, they did not mean pause, but completely stop. Even though the flight number was the same, everyone had to get off the Plane, go into the airport and 8et into a line for some reason 0r other, to get another piece Paper which eventually flowed everyone to get into another line. Here people were c°niing from other flights, Particularly Medjugorje, and the waiting area became more and more crowded. One group from Puerto Rico began pray-'ng the rosary out loud in the afrport, but it didn’t do them much good as we had to wait and wait. Finally someone °Pened another door and everyone pushed and shoved to get into the second room. There we stood around for another hour and then were hashed and shoved like cattle nto another room where we 'Vere finally issued a boarding Pass. Here we waited five °urs before boarding the ^T airplane. If they had issued boarding Passes when we first came to e airport or at Zagreb that [Porning, there wouldn’t have een the uncomfortable Pushing and shoving. 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