'IF the threat to socialism was real, Polish communists would have a right and a duty to ask for aid from other socialist countries.
munist Party member responsible for the made it clear that sections Polish party are prepared to support a Soviet invasion if their power is threatened.
Last week's threats and intimidation by the Soviet mon due tier suboorers within Poland have already had the desired effect Solidarity, the independent trade union have cal" OC demonstraor planned for 16 December in Warsaw to commonorale the deaths of 1,000 shipyard workers 31 • fre similar demonstration Gdansk million people. these words Jozef Klasa, ComSolidarity with Messages of support to the independent ane soncarity. messages against any outside inter, Hotel More, 103 MKZ, Morski, Grundwalska, Gdansk' Cooles or the artich labour movement darity appeal, which calls funds to send a smail printing press to at tue new atontour Val, .. Can Steve Griffiths, Polish workers' c/o Digbeth, ingham B5 6DR.
quiry into the security forces Witt the demanding. for fear revealing the scope of their And the development of free trade leantons has incalls French CECI Dave Le Monde some sixty per cent of the worker members of the parSolidarity now members With the calling of the special for next March within Com Party cal pected to hot up. Alreadi • conterences • neia in early November witnessed oppospion to the party leadertion cells have appeared and 14 Collates on Run to develop powerful and file coordinatior outside party hierarchy. area: they have managed to oust the party's intermediary leadership. Others motions which they inten to submit to the extraordinary party congress.
The tank and file coordination in Torun for exam. ple, whose leaders was expelled last week fo Tachonalish and clericalism'. ward a platform which com has prise: elections at all levels the •pally; 'dethe party by means of more regula meetings of its members take party and thus of power, In Lodz the local party jourGlos• Robotniczy Whe workers has Lech Walesa, right, signs the Gdansk published local factory TOO LOTS cells of the party which go far the accepted Lie manded luc ally.
Through this they claimed the party could .cured of the incurable which whi TineS expression u lack of confidence in .the people any form of autonom!
formation and monopoly of The resolution goes on to propose that Dower be Shared jointly two other legal parties peasants democrats parties. ine resolution con Cute aemanding "authentic SOURISH dictatorshin tariat must not be the die- the tatorship against the proletariat rified party chiefs ene Territied these LABOUR FOCUS ON BASTERN THE Polish Communist Party central committee meeting of 1-2 December purged the Gierek faction posts. Four his leading supporters were all dropped from the political bureau Piotr Jaroszewicz, prime minister Gierek, was purged from and may face possible ex.
the party after a special party cor 'trol commission inquiry.
LOO has stripped _posi The resolution him 'The major was and methods of functioning leadership went against the principles o . He created an at substituted appearances For that reason relieve him C• post.' He was further i attackód Tor Taling promotions the party political bureau Laceus riszbach, ine party chiel ed red dangue to plead dialogue with the ndependent throuahout the summe crisis. His appointment is seen as directly reflecthe pressure from Solidarity.
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of internal flowering
agreement with Mieczyslaw Jagielski of the Polish Polish shipyard workers — will they have to face Soviet troops?
Central committee purges Gierek