Sulzberger Says No Liberty in Ukraine (12/31/77)

Sulzberger Says No Liberty in Ukraine

NEW YORK, N.Y. - C.L. Sulzberger, publisher of The New York Times, wrote in his commentary of Saturday, December 24, that while certain countries around the world have recently achieved their independence some countries, among them Ukraine, still have no liberty.

"As for the Soviet Ukrainians, Kirghiz, or Georgians; the Uzbeks of Chinese Sinkiang: they have neither liberty nor independence," wrote Mr. Sulzberger in his commentary entitled "Memories: VI - Lands of the Free."

Mr. Sulzberger's statement about Ukraine was in reference to a quotation he chose from Abraham Lincoln about liberty. The 16th president of the United States spoke of "liberty as the heritage of all men, in all lands everywhere."

"Alas, this is not even relatively true," said Mr. Sulzberger.

The commentary dealt with the rise of new and independent states in the latter half of the 20th century. While praising the fact that nations have achieved their freedom, for the most part some of them do not belong in the United Nations because of their economic plight, said Mr. Sulzberger.

He said that some of the new states which are being created are financially aided by stronger and stable states.

"The world is being redivided - not only between free and unfree lands, but also among white-collar, blue-collar and no-collar castes," concluded Mr. Sulzberger.

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