Word: kania
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...Kania talks tough as one strike ends and new troubles loom...
...Soviet invasion remains a definite possibility, though the chances of it seem to have diminished a little. Until recently the Soviet forces were on a 48-hour alert. That has been changed to 72 hours. The Soviets would much prefer that Kania solve his own problem. They do not want to become involved in a protracted guerrilla war in Poland; nor do they want to risk the global crisis such a step would almost certainly touch...
...prospect of even a brief national work stoppage undoubtedly prompted Kania's decision to resume negotiations. But if at first blush the decision looked like a concession, some observers were not so sure. It could have been an attempt to play on the growing disunity within Solidarity, at a time when the Communist Party leadership seems to be closing ranks. Some Solidarity leaders feared the government might also try to depict the union as unpatriotic for calling for paid Saturday holidays at a time when the country was $23 billion in debt and would require loans and aid from...
...Kania may also sense a shift in public opinion, a growing feeling that the turmoil has gone on long enough. Increasingly, newspapers and television news programs report comments signed by "average citizen" or similar pseudonyms, calling for calm. In controlled media, such messages are obviously suspect. Even so, they appear to mirror genuine feelings. Says one West German expert assigned to follow the Polish crisis: "When you have to stand in line for hours for food, then walk kilometers to work because of transport strikes, it gradually grinds you down. As the euphoria wears off, you begin to realize that...
...government does seem to be addressing some labor grievances, especially inefficiency and corruption within the bureaucracy. But Kania's every move must take into account the Soviet army divisions inside Poland and massed on its borders...