European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 a a a the stars and stripes wednesday june 13,1990 Gorbachev Baltic leaders seek solutions Moscow apr Mikhail s. Gorbachev meeting with the presidents of the three Baltic republics tuesday said Lithuania must rescind its Independence declaration if it wants to begin serious talks on secession. But lithuanian president vytautas Landsbergis sounded upbeat about the meeting with Gorbachev. A constructive dialogue is on the Way a Landsbergis said at the lithuanian Mission in Moscow. Earlier he had held a 40-minute meeting with presidents Anatoly Gorbunov of Latvia and Arnold Ruutel of Estonia at the latvian Mission. In a report to the supreme soviet parliament on his Washington Summit Gorbachev did not mention tuesdays meeting his first with All three Baltic leaders since he proclaimed their Steps toward Independence illegal. Gorbachev acknowledged that some americans oppose congressional ratification of the  Trade agreement signed during the Summit a until Moscow Grants Independence to the group of lithuanian  a but after 1 had contacts with the american people it turned out that such demands do not reflect the position of the entire United states a Gorbachev said. In his address Gorbachev did not mention that president Bush said he would not implement the Trade Deal until the soviet parliament gives final endorsement to a Law liberalizing soviet emigration policies. Although soviet jews and other ethnic groups Are leaving in record numbers Par russian Moscow the vast russian the Congress of federation proclaimed its sovereignty from soviet Rule tuesday separation that carried no Legal Force but signalled a Sharp break with Boris Yeltsin the Central government. Congressional Etudes voted 907-13 in favor of the watered Down proclamation after the republics president communist renegade Boris n. Yeltsin urged them to pass it quickly so that june 12 could become a Russia s Independence Day. Deputies stressed however that the proclamation did not amount to a declaration of Independence which could never have gathered support from the generally conservative Congress. Earlier in the Day deputies voted 704 206 not to drop the a a soviet socialist from the republics formal name the russian soviet Federated socialist Republic. A Radical Deputy Mikhail Maley said his Wing a had a great desire to pass a real declaration immediately but the reality is that the Congress  have accepted it Ujj quote it the declaration bras with applause and a standing mrs Yeltsin stood and applauded fee Deputit re my. It also declares that Laws of the priv Rity Over centrally dictated soviet Laws and says the Ogk amp Lichas the right to secede from it soviet Aurnou under conditions to be stated malt fire nationwide treaty. Deputies during debate in recent Days had rejected an article that would Jave a a add the declaration a come into Force from the moment of its  instead they passed an article stating that the declaration was merely a the basis for working out a new russian federation Constitution a As Well As the future nationwide treaty on the republics Laws. That article foils to give the sovereignty declaration the Force to affect the republics Laws immediately. Lament last week adopted an Agenda that delays until at least september final consideration of the Law which was Given preliminary approval. Reports from Washington indicate that Congress will balk at approving the Trade pact until Gorbachev opens negotiations with the Baltic republics and lifts the economic embargo he imposed on Lithuania nearly three months ago. Among the Baltic republics Lithuania has gone the farthest toward secession by declaring its Independence on March 11. Gorbachev said that he has received Willil Leitl tensions continue in Eastern Europe thousands of bulgarians and romanians marched on their capitals monday to protest their governments. In Bucharest Romanin an old woman top putts on the sleeve of a police offices1 outside government Headquarters where about 1,000 protesters had gathered and in Sofia Bulgaria supporters of an opposition party right marched on the bulgarian National Assembly saying the communist government had manipulated the first free elections sunday in 58 years. Many telegrams from soviet citizens saying that he was responding weakly to the Baltic actions. A we Are trying to find a political solution to the problem but let everybody know that if life demands we will use All constitutional measures a he said. Lafontaine to stay in w. Germany a Chancellor race Bonn West Germany apr Oskar Lafontaine has decided against pulling out As the social democrats Chancellor candidate officials said monday As the opposition party struggles to mend a deep split and bolster its chances to win the leadership of a United Germany. For weeks the social democrats have been feuding Over Lafontaine a insistence that the party take a hard line on West Germany a economic merger with East Germany. The merger treaty has already been signed but it still must be ratified by both houses of parliament. Lafontaine has insisted that a a improvements be made to the treaty saying it needs More provisions to protect East German jobs. Others among the social democrats say they Are ready to ratify the treaty. The rift triggered reports that Lafontaine was thinking about giving up his Hopes of unseating Chancellor Helmut Kohl in the next elections. The spa leadership held an emergency meet Lafontaine ing sunday at Lafontaine a Home in Saa Brucken to hear his views. Another meeting was held monday in Bonn and the spa leadership announced that Lafontaine would not be giving up his  the party will give him its fullest support in this Effort a said Hans Jochen Vogel Federal chairman of the spa. In Saa Brucken Lafontaine a Campaign manager said the Chancellor candidate is sticking by his objections to the current terms of the economic merger treaty. But Lafontaine also views it As unwise to try to Block passage of the treaty said Reinhard Klimmt _ a this treaty cannot be stopped a said Klimmt saying that could cause economic turbulence in East her Many. Klimmt said Lafontaine was not backing away from his View that the parliamentary lower House the bundestag should vote against the treaty As a symbolic gesture