Word: kania
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Kania has pledged that the reforms made so far, including the creation of independent unions are "irreversible." But how much more ground he can give is questionable, considering the ideological limits imposed by Moscow. Solidarity does not want to embarrass Kania, but it will keep the pressure on neverthless. The workers view their mission as sacred, above the contingencies of party leadership or even Soviet troops. As Walesa eloquently put it at an outdoor rally in Jastrzebie in October: "Do not give in, for once you do give in, you will not rise back for a long time. Indeed...
...passed, declared last week in Washington: "Walesa has surpassed Wallenda in pulling off the biggest tightrope act in history." Nonetheless, Soviet divisions on the Polish frontier and in East Germany remained on top alert, ready to pounce if unrest flared-or if the Warsaw government of Party Boss Stanislaw Kania simply could not control the popular demand for more freedom and a better life...
...Kania, who ran the state security forces for nine years before replacing Gierek as First Secretary of the Communist Party on Sept. 6, has surprised Western analysts with his moderation and political acumen. In public, he is soft-spoken and low-keyed, despite his burly, bulldog looks. Kania has made the unions work hard for every concession, but for the most part he has avoided slashing rhetoric and underhanded tactics. His regime blundered during a dispute over Solidarity's charter, trying to sneak in a clause affirming the party's "leading role." But it beat a hasty retreat...
...likelihood of intervention will remain high, they say, even if the recent Soviet military buildup turns out to be a bluff. With no sign of easing tensions, Western analysts revised their initially optimistic estimates of an earlier East bloc summit in Moscow. At that meeting Party Boss Stanislaw Kania may not have got a reprieve, as first thought. Instead, he was apparently read the riot act: either revive the party and get the country moving again-or else. "These talks were very difficult," a well-informed Polish journalist told TIME last week. "From our side there were no guarantees...
...lack of order," and underlined its strategic importance as a transportation and communications bridge between the Soviet Union and East Germany, the Warsaw Pact's western flank. Cautioned the paper: "Closing one's eyes to the imperialistic plans would mean suicide." In a tough speech on Saturday, Kania himself declared menacingly that his government had "enough justification and strength to curb the action of open foes of socialism...