POLAND: SOLIDARITY APPEALS FOR CALM

Created: 8/13/1981

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POLAND: Solidarity Appeals for Calm

Tanaions in Poland will ones again recede if Solidarity's Uaderehip oan win compliance from rank-and-file members to its appeals yesterday for an end to hunger marches.

The union leadership also .ias asked the union Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners toits march on Warsaw, which is scheduled to begin on Monday. Solidarity's leaders,emonstration of their concern for economic conditions, have asked union members, particularly miners, to work on eight work-free Saturdays before the end of the year. flMssm

Securing rank-and-file cooperation will be difficult, but the leadership probably would not have issued the appeals IE It thought they would be rejected. It will have to convince workers that Solidarity has not simply caved in to the recent tough talk from the party and government.

The leaders may argue that the regime is prepared to consult more closely on economic reform issues,the issue of price reforms. In addition, the union will have to be more effective inkeptical population that the government is notfoodstuffs or other consumer goods. Sl^fc

The leadership has, however, maintained Its militant stance on other issues. It threatened to call all printers out on strike for two daye next week unless the government stops its propaganda attack on the union. Moreover, It has denied that It was the cause of recent strikes and that it wanolitical party.

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Mseoemmt Kania and Prime Hlnieter Jaruzelski will travel to the Crimea this weekend. Kania will argue that thm recent tough party and government steads demonstrata their vlllingnoi. to oppose Solidarity more foreeiolly-

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K Soviet ccenentary on Poland since early August has contained Dp.signal that Moscowassive'down by the Polish authorities. Soviet media have not"attacked the Polish party, but have singled out- . j- n Solidarity. Recurrent themes include

of the union's failure to support the government's.nomic program, endorsement of the government's effort grapple with the food situation, and allegations that most .

'. Polish workers are disenchanted with tha-of Solidarity .leaders.

,; By withholding criticism of either Kania or solidarity

ob an entity, Moscow may intend to avoidaok-

ash from the Poles while waiting for rising economicto discredit both tha demands of tha union and

'/'the* regime's wafflinghe Soviets probably also

hope to appear to be on top of developments without tying

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