Word: zawadzki
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Last week Poles were laughing at such a story told on Wladyslaw Gomulka. Poland's Communist Vice Premier arrived in Katowice, capital of Upper Silesia, to make a speech. He ordered General Alexander Zawadzki, governor of the conquered area, to round up 50,000 people for the meeting. As the day wore on, Gomulka's demands got bigger. He demanded 100,000 people to listen to him, then 150,000, then 200,000. The population of Katowice is only 150,000. But a crowd of 200,000 turned out for the speech...
...Gomulka asked Zawadzki. Said the General (who received his training in Russia): "It is easy to get 50,000; I have only to summon the Army and security police. When you increased the number to 100,000, I announced that Mr. Mikolajczyk [chief opposition leader] would speak. After you mentioned 150,000, I told the people that General Anders [antiCommunist expatriate] would address them. However, when you finally instructed me to get 200,000, I announced that at the meeting all members of the Government would be publicly hanged...