The editor of our Vilnius, one of Kaunas' well known magazines recently interviewed Joseph Lukas, the Chicago net star who is now in Lithuania, and is a sports instructor in the physical culture department in Kaunas. He was asked how well the American Lithuanian youth is informed on Lithuania.

Mr. Zukas said, "None of the American born Lithuanians even imagine how wonderful it is to live in Lithuania, the land of songs. I, from my own experience, know that life in Lithuania was a pleasant surprise. But, you can't blame the Lithuanian-American youth because their parents, who have not seen their fatherland for thirty or forty years, don't know their own country's standing at present. Their parents picture Lithuania 2 as a country of misery, where everyone is persecuted, where the Lithuanian peasants with calloused hands labor for daily bread. They ran away to the new world and left Lithuania in the hands of their former oppressors. It is really marvelous to see how Lithuania in such a short time built itself up from the ruins of war and maintained its economic independence.

"What should be done in order to bring the American Lithuanian youth closer to the land of their parents?"

Mr. Zukas states: "In my opinion, the best was is through sports. One must remember, nothing will interest an American more than physical culture. I am convinced that relationship in sports would appeal to the Lithuanian youth of both countries."

Does Zukas believe that the Lithuanian athletes can give a good account 3 of themselves during their forthcoming visit to the United States? "Yes, of course sports are young in Lithuania and they have still a long ways to go, but they have some marvelous prospects.