Poland
Sir,—lt is a shame that the Polish authorities have outlawed Solidarity, but in my opinion Lech Walesa’s threat to use violence to get it reinstated or legalised is doomed to failure. The Government holds too many cards, and the only ones to suffer will be those who think they can beat a strongarm police State with mere sticks and stones. Walesa and his cohorts are far too impatient. During the time they enjoyed legal status they should have put some effort into consolidating their position as honest brokers between the workers and the Government. Instead, it seems that Walesa went on a power trip once he had been given a bit of authority, and “you can’t havejjhe workers getting uppity, mateT' It is the old story of the
Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, but trade unionists do not have the perspicacity to see that. — Yours, etc., TED HICKS. June 12, 1983.
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