Dilemma in Poland

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28742, 13 November 1958, Page 16

Dilemma in Poland

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arc credits he sought from the nave been disappointingly small and most of the foreign a_z that was necessary to build *-*e Polish economy has come frrm Russia This has not trerely ensured greater Polish tezer.sence on Russia: it has ensured that Polish production “_= into the overrall pattern of rr-.fuction determined for the -stellites The Chinese Governe~t may, without too many gramfcle-s from the Chinese re-rple. insist on the production of capital goods for the Com_r:st empire: but the Poles, are in closer contact with tre West than any other Conv ~_r st country’, will not do ® r“.rut some of the material r forts of life indefinitely N. r can it be expected that "r uneasy truce between the -.—ar. Catholic Church and the State *lll continue indefinitely Here is a fundamental antagonism but the Government proruairred. and the Church xocuiesced in, the present rur.r us form of co-existence. It s not surprising that the ar tax mism should occasionally erupr Relations have in fact sceacuy worsened after several nr?certs The compromise can't- -trg be maintained and it ma;. be brought to a head sooner r.a~ expected if there is any starve m Vatican policy under me new Pope. Mr Gomulka’s n_emma is that he is committed ui retain and sustain a Com_mist system in a country zcpt.-sed by faith and experience to communism, and to keep Pbttad in alliance with Moscow Amytiung that strengthens the rarcy and alliance loses him zitr—ar support: and anything '= does to gain the confidence if the nation weakens the party and causes annoyance in Mosrrw In a sense, it is also Poland’s dilemma; and the people are well aware of the need to tread carefully. But Mr Gomulka’s liberalisation inevit=r?y rarried the seeds of trouble it: and demands for further progress, though the country is deluded and near bankruptcy., nar.nz: oe ignored. Yet they rrust De modest demands Nome wants another Budapest m