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...Poles who jammed into St. John's Cathedral in downtown Warsaw last week had come to celebrate the feast of the Epiphany. What they witnessed, along with the Mass, was one of the most courageous displays of free speech since martial law was declared on Dec. 13. Archbishop Jozef Glemp, the spiritual leader of Poland's 33 million Roman Catholics, mounted the carved oak pulpit to attack the excesses of General Wojciech Jaruzelski's military regime...
Despite government claims to the contrary, economic activity has not returned even to its torpid pre-Dec. 13 levels. Production in Gdansk, where Solidarity was born in August 1980, is said to be at a standstill. In Warsaw, there is little apparent activity at the three main plants, the Ursus tractor factory, the F.S.O. car factory and the Huta Warszawa steelworks...
...resistance and said, "Let us not forget that 'every nation can lose, but only the most vile ones surrender.' " Though most union leaders, including Solidarity Chairman Lech Walesa, are in government custody, a number of prominent Solidarity figures remain at large. Among them: Zbigniew Bujak, the Warsaw regional leader; Bogdan Lis, a former Walesa deputy; Zbigniew Janas, union leader at the Ursus factory. In an underground letter circulated last week, Janas called on workers to "prevent the destruction of Solidarity" and urged preparations for a nonviolent general strike...
...depriving society of its voice and subjugating the nation to military dictatorship. History proves, however, that the Polish nation will not submit to such a fate." Originally signed by eight people, including Violinist Wanda Wilkomirska, Writer Marian Brandys and Historian Stefan Kieniewicz, the document was being circulated in Warsaw to gain additional support...
...violence that might cause a Soviet invasion, was more cautious. But as last week's sermon showed, the primate was not afraid to issue moral condemnation when he felt the situation demanded strong words. Apparently stung by his criticism, Jaruzelski met with Glemp on Saturday to discuss what Warsaw radio called "normalization of life in Poland...