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POLAND: Church Working for Calm
Archbishop Clerrp's appeal forwn WeaneedayisUhindhelp eaee tensions.
Glemp, in his second call for calm in as many weeks, criticized both Solidarity and the government for seeking to blame each other and calledday period of work and social tranquility. At the same time, hesupported the union's demand for greater access to the media by chiding the government about several recent instances of slanted reporting. 4mmnv
Glemp's appeal reflects the continuing concern among top-level church officials over the volatile It also reflects his Inclination to speak out more openly and frequently than his predecessor on Poland's problems. ecent interview, the Archbishop provided the most frank exposition of church-state relations that has been published in Poland in many years.
Meanwhile, the national union leadership has renewed efforts to end local protests. It successfully persuaded the Radom chapter yesterday to suspend its planned strikes, and several key national leaders were InOlsztyn yesterday trying to stop the printers' strike, tanns)
Request for Soviet Oil Denied
The USSR has rejected several Polish requests to increase oil deliveries this year. Although the USSR is extending nearlyillion ir. ;id to Polandhe Poles would like more Soviet assistance in the energy^the key problem area for the slumping Polish economy.
The lack of hard currency nas caused the Poles to cut oil imports from other sources, which have supplied about one-fifth of Poland's needs, by more thanercent. The resulting oil shortages have contributed to long lines at gasoline pumps and, combined with drastic declines in coal output, to falling industrial production.
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