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...protests continued to mount, Solidarity's national commission held an emergency session in Gdansk to draw up a unified course of action. Seeking to counter the extreme demands of union radicals like Jan Rulewski, who called for an opposition political party, Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa warned of the dangers of being goaded into a confrontation. Said he: "Someone wants to draw us into a fight because we are winning." The union boss added that he would soon meet with Jaruzelski to discuss the crisis face to face. Walesa said his first question would be: "Shall we save the country...
Traveling in France early last week as the guest of French labor unions, Solidarity's Walesa said he "got along well with Jaruzelski" and that the Premier's elevation did "not cause worry." Added Walesa optimistically: "The government now is grouped under one person, so that should be more practical in terms of finding solutions. Thus the situation is better now than before...
David agreement, a joint selection that roiled the Arab world. This year the Nobel Committee in Oslo seemed determined to avoid contention. Passed over last week was the front-running candidate, Polish Trade Union Leader Lech Walesa, a choice that would have sorely aggravated the Soviet Union...
...grumbling had started on the eve of the conclave, when Walesa and three other members of the union's eleven-man presidium accepted a compromise plan for worker self-management without consulting the rank-and-file. The new plan, which would give workers a limited voice in choosing their own plant managers, fell short of initial sweeping demands for worker autonomy. Many of the delegates returned to Gdansk spoiling for a fight with their own leaders...
...Walesa fought hard last week to bring back under control the union he had worked so hard to build. On the second day of the Gdansk session, he grasped the white lectern with both hands and angrily replied to his critics. "Don't think I'm a fool, or that I am manipulated by the experts," he said, responding to charges that he depended too heavily on his advisers. Walesa berated the radicals for seeking "to destroy the Sejm [parliament] and government, take their place, and become more totalitarian than they are." He added: "This we cannot...