the enormous economic demoraise Polish workers into a sense »- honelessness. wule dlempting to co-opt the indaritv eadershio into schemes of joint responSOluly and mallaecllicill o: the economy.
There is no doubt that sators of the masses are Fred after the tumultuous sruggles of the past year and in danger of becoming disillusioned WIlLA darity's ongoing conflicts zith the government. At ine same time the debate zithin Solidarity the zionomic crisis has hastened a broad politicisation of the activists.
They realise that the a onomic crisis is not their fault. They know about the appalling economic mismanagement over the years and the corruption ofi the, bureaucratsir Thsa ü, workers' councila, enly to Socialist Challenge gress approved setting out a Bill in the Polish parliament workers' selfmanagement.
These mild proposals would checuvery Henve power in the hands of the zoverumetil workers' representatives would only participate in, not control, aspects of the