Word: jaruzelski
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...heyday of Solidarity, the independent trade-union movement, had such harsh blasts been sounded at a Polish labor conference. But the times they are a'changing: the impassioned orator was chairman of the government-sponsored All-Poland Trade Unions Alliance, and seated behind him was Communist Party Chief Wojciech Jaruzelski, who listened to the blistering broadside with apparent equanimity...
...surprising frankness of the second national trade unions conference illustrated last week, Jaruzelski appears to be taking a different tack to haul his economically and spiritually exhausted nation out of the quagmire. Most notably, the ramrod-straight Polish army general, who has lately tried to soften his austere image by mingling with factory workers and common folk, now seems prepared to pry loose the lid that clamped shut on critics of his regime after the military crackdown five years ago. Indeed, the Polish leader admitted last week that some actions recently taken by his own officials "were mishaps, like...
...most dramatic sign of the government's changing mood came when Jaruzelski's regime released virtually all of the country's political prisoners -- 225 oppositionists, including leaders of the Solidarity underground -- between July and September. Hard-line opponents of the regime warned that the amnesty was merely an interlude before the next round of jailings, but others thought that a new era of peaceful coexistence might be beginning. Said Opposition Journalist Stefan Bratkowski: "In comparison to what has been happening until now, this is a major political shift...
...been trying to normalize relations with Eastern Europe since 1977. Until now, Soviet leaders have blocked the way by insisting that Moscow's clients march in lockstep with improvements in Sino-Soviet relations. All that may be changing. Observed a Western diplomat in Peking last week: "This trip and Jaruzelski's constitute a major Soviet concession to the Chinese...
Indeed, the Soviets view the rapprochement between Peking and East European governments as part of their own campaign for closer relations with the Chinese. Last month Jaruzelski stopped off in Moscow for talks with Soviet , officials before and after his journey to China. Soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev is said to want to re-establish high-level political ties between Moscow and Peking. That desire so far has been frustrated, although cordial talks by various middle-ranking officials have been going on between the two Communist nations since...