POLAND: Pressure on the Church
government Jo increasing preeeure on" the Church to help Ofcwarx-oxjtyyuluj- reaiobanae. Party hardliners, meanwhile, may seek to oust moderates at the Central Committee session scheduled for thie weekend, and the government is urging some internees to emigrate.
Polish media yesterday criticized some members of the clergy for making -provocative statements" that will further encourage the "extremistresumably such as the youthful demonstrators on Saturday in Poznan. The media also are blaming radicals in Solidarity forbloody civilnd for giving prominence to alleged terrorist incidents, such ae the discoveryomemade time bombas station in Lublin.
Although there is no confirmation of othersimilar to month of martial law.
that many protests in an increasing number or provinces had been planned. Silent marchesmothers with youngoccurred on two successive nights last week in Swidnik, .the sceneimilar protest march the previous weekend.
. ;t The rare public criticism of the Church by the regime nay have been prompted by the activities of some priests who are student advisers at theand who in the past wereant supporters of the independent student association. By playing on Archbishop Glemp's fearreakdown in social order that would result in oivU war, the authorities might hope that the Churoh leadershipwill exert greater discipline over local clergy, ataaeaa
The demonstration in Poznan apparently was the first protest to occur there eince the imposition of martial law, and students at the newly reopened universities eeemed to be the driving force. The conspicuous presence of military and police patrols flaring the past few days
in other major cities probably intimidated many would-be demonstrators. For example, the local authorities in Gdansk yesterday claimed there had been no demonstrations and announced some aaslng of martial law restrictions.
The regime may consider the situation in Swidnik even more ominous than tho activities of the students. Large numbers of women and childrenemonstration probably inhibit the reaction of security forces, and the model may be used elsewhere to good effect.
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[party hardliners will try to
oust moderates at the next Central Committee session, tentatively scheduled for this weekend. The hardliners will seek to reducs Premieruthority, buti" be defeated overwhelmingly.
Commenti The long-delayed Central Committee session is not likely to settle the intraparty strife, but Jaruzelski, who at this point is immune to attacks from hardliners, will probablyeeting thatparty unity. The contest between hardliners and moderates will continue at the local level and in the party apparatus for an indefinite period, giving greater influence in tho regime to the military.
Emigration for Internees
The regime probably prefers to forceintellectuals end Solidarity activists to leave the country rather than risk more domestic resistance. The closing of the internment campswill eliminate a
of international criticism of the government.
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