European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                William Safire february 1981 the stars and stripes Page 15 the soviet Union on the verge of would we offer our financial Aid of course not the collapse of i he soviet Economy would be proof that communism does not a realization devoutly to be if Cornu Sistrun Poland were on the verge of would we offer that nation financial Aid the obvious answer of course not let the to imposed the unworkable system on to bail it if they cannot pay he Cost to the linkers of Solidar Ity do not i Ivy Walesa n live Day not the current six More not Les lower consumer not i he communist party use the Inu require As the to deny Solidarity polish workers be forced to and communists will blame the capitalist that is some ii we do not Vve a five do n i Nufi Muiir Are searching for a political my ground on which to build a party record j opposition to the Reagan administration Aid majority republicans in the so they Haven found the search is hindered by the Lack of specific plans As yet from president Reagan on his economic the traditional honeymoon period to give a new president a Chance to make his Case and debate among democrats about which direction the party should political honeymoons Are applied most strongly to the people a new president chooses for the top jobs in his adm Nistra no matter How much individual senators might disagree with particular Nomi they Are reluctant to vote against them on ideological democratic liberals and conservatives As Well As organized labor Are jockeying for a decisive role in setting the future direction of the the ideological search is Likely to prove More significant in the Long run than the More widely publicized contest for demo cratic National a race All but officially decided in favor of Charles Manatt of los tentative coalitions Are forming within the one example is a group of 10 democratic All rated among the More conservative members of their party on defense and social who raised some nervous Eye brows when they began meeting informally to discuss their common the group includes David Boren of okla Sam Nunn of Dennis de Concini of Lawton Chiles of Flor Ernest Rollings of South Howell Heflin of Bennett Johnston of David Pryor of a Kansas and Edward Zorinsky and James Exon of they Are seen As a potential Force for moving the democrats ideologically toward the a position some party members feel might More accurately reflect the mood informal they Iuchi ably become a threat to Senate democratic leadership minority Leader Robert Byrd of West Virginia and minority whip once considered a member of the conservative Southern shifted away from identification with any ideological grouping when he moved into the Lead Byrd became the ultimate techno for ail Ilam of to far Cranston is a Tail Lotia Liberal who bucked the conservative trend with an easy reelection Victory in if there is a successful conservative Chal Lenge to either mans leadership it would signal a shift among democrats that might prove As significant As the Ria Granite takeover of the Republican c associated press 1 1 Villi to All see danger in but there is great Hope in such co Ageous that is a Good time for the United Stales to sit tight the Only Way for the russians to solve their polish problem will be to let poles have More and More free c new York times