POLAND: SOLIDARITY MODERATION

Created: 8/18/1981

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Solidarity Moderation

There apparently ie uiaesptvad agreement within the Solidarity leadership that the union should continue to avoid confrontation with trie -jcvernment for the immediate future. ssTsTs)

'- Two keyanammTemmmmmmmB 'that the union'b main goal now is "to keep the lid on."* Both were hopeful that the union, coulu use its great credibility toes-tive membership from forcing the leadership's hand in ,'* dealing with the government. 4afc

The two officials disagreed about whether there wouldress strike on Wednesday, but agreed that any protest would be limited and nonprovocatlve. They said that the government probably would try to publish two major papers during the strike by using military, presses. This could cause problems, however, because some printers have.threatened to obstruct theof any newspapers printed during the strike.

The union's turn to moderation appears toesireeriod of tranquility before its congress begins next monthealization that Poland's acute economic problems are real. Onion leaders will befor harder wane by its"for the common good" and are prepared to urge their members to acceptpries increases by the end of the year if consumer! are fully compensated. At the same time. Solidarity will continue to press the uoisrnusmt into allowingelf-government and increased self-i

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