European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 7, 1980, Darmstadt, Hesse New polish chief headed internal Security associated press Tanislas Kania. Poland s new communist party chief is m career party official without a Strong Mage among the country s 35.5 million people. For the past nine years Kania has been a Secre tary of the party s Cei Lral committee reportedly oversee ing operations of the a clips military and Ini Emal Security. S a i Rentt Waw of strikes that swept Potard Foo Waw boosts to Oval prices tuna was no to Stowit emt one non to ban cautioned Salmi us of of fore. He selection is to provide the party with Strong leadership during the aftermath of the wave of labor unrest while not alienating Ilie worker committees that have gained Strong influence during the unrest. The soviets Are also expected to approve of the Selec Tion Ofa Man closely identified with internal Security. Comm buries in Tass and Pradit recently have Indi Cates deep soviet concern that Poland May be on the verge of new wave of liberalism reminiscent of that Stanyslaw Kayla Poland s new boost attempted in Czechoslovakia in 1968 by Alexander dub act. Despite his years in the upper echelons of party leadership Kania remains a Little known figure to Man poles. He was born in 1927 in a Village Wro Canka in South extern Poland and to a Blacksmith Jurin world War ii. After the War. Kania joined the communist party and became chairman of a Rural youth group in his Home Village. During the difficult Yean when inc party was consolidating its control Kania held various Post in youth organizations considered a key element in the building of loyalty to the communist system he completed two years at the party school and went on to other regional posts until 1958 Whin he came to Warsaw As the head of the provincial agriculture department. N 1968 he we promo Ltd to the party Central committee u fetid of the admin Benthe department an important Post for Derd Puig Contact through out the Parry organization. Three years later he became a Secretary an the Centra committee and in 1975 was elected As a full member of the politburo the policy making Arm of the Central com Mittee. By Charles j. Hanley associated press he tide of change sweeping through Poland May nudge its East european neighbors into their own reforms in factories and planning councils but a wave of worker mutinies is unlikely in those countries say leading scholars diplomats and other students of the soviet bloc. Even America top communist Ciu Ilad who leeway Ibe entire polish affair As a negative Dettt of skirt acknowledges that it will Force other communist governments to Stop and listen. A number of academic and diplomatic observers inter viewed doubted that the ice Boru of Overall Clad workers in Gdansk and other polish cities will be Able to preserve truly Independent unions a key Concession made by the government in last week s strike moslem cats. Professor Harold Sigel of Columbia University in new York said he has very very tentative feelings about the whole thing because the idea of Trade unions separate from he official unions run by the communist purty is so absolutely precedent shattering. Right now there is hat mood of euphoria but let see what kind of Power they Are Able to achieve and whether in fact their Power � whittled away in coming years said Sercl director of Columbia Institute on East Central Pitfalls for Poland s free Lumens will be numer Ous noted Richard Davies a former . Ambassador to Warsaw. Just to Lake one example he mid. Every worker in Poland is a member of an official Trade Union and there is a checkoff for Union due. What is going to be the situation now will the factory Check off dues for the Independent Trade Union or will it make excuses Hall feels certain that the new unions will fade. They will work out a with the other party tide unions and two or torn year from now most Kety will amalgamate Agata into one tide Unks a the chief of tie com numb party . If the Independent unions Lake Root and survive most observers agree they could Challenge the communist leadership s monopoly on seed the unions can Over time evolve into a very powerful political Force especially when led by such a Dan vie figure As Lech Wales Bead of the strikers in i"1"1 Hart. If will the polish example ignite worker protest die it will. Proch Bead of the Cwm tote new York chapter of tic Poluh amen can Cong res the most influential polish immigrant group m the United Stales said there s not motion that other countries will follow. Czechoslovak hungarians East germans Are hear ing Western news broadcasts about Poland he said and they will ask for More Freedom in their own Situa Tion a half dozen other specialist disagreed. It s far from inevitable. Conditions in each country Are different said prof. Adam ulam. A soviet special stat Harvard University in Cambridge Man. He noted thai the Stern governments of Czechoslovakia and Romania would probably smother such dissent atthe outset and protest against Hungary s relatively smooth working economic system is unlikely. In the so Viet Union he said any Poland like change would be a Long time coming. In none of these countries Are the economic problem Sas said Davies referring to the chronic shortages and Price increases resulting Irgon the onerous j20-Bil Iton foreign debt that stirred the polish workers into action. Yaa Hart dec act had to und of labor unrest in East gun Navy czechoslovak la and Hungary you Bare Hrul Tot Many Van in Poland Siu Ihring so erred let Wai a in 1972-78. The influence of Poland cribs will be More Subtle thick observer said if communist Leaden elsewhere in Eastern Europe recognize that ukr change a make for greater Harmony Between is political authorities and the workers an ensure the system s viability. An accommodation with growing worker Power will be achieved said Sercl. Hall agreed that the polish strikes will probably encourage the drawing in of More and More people into the decision making process in other East european nations. He said the soviet Union and Many of its allies have already been doing this and Poland s problems stemmed in pan from a failure to have done so earlier. Hall also suggested that the polish crisis eventually could help boost the idea of decentralized economic plan Ning. Yugoslavia hoi Long had Luch a system the workers find managers of each Plant Are responsible for their local production and marketing plans. Another lasting effect. Hill predicted will be a slow Down of Over ambitious industrialization programs in pen land and other comm nut countries. So d ukr Otom speculated that the Erato in Pool cooed be itty Down a docs " toward i cow kind of hybrid of the capitalist and communist Thorld. This notion makes sense said Segel and it will happen out of economic necessity in a world of dwindling sunday september 7, 19bq . Communist Leader Gus Hall. The stars and stripes Page 9
