individual farmers.
and 4 Democracy through the (parliament) and the people's councils.
editorial or trade union activities accords. dignified conditions of life in an economically and politically sovereign Poland, a life freed of poverty, of exploitation, of fear and deceit, in a society organised democratically and on the basis of law. Today the nation expects: 1 The improvement of food supplies by the establishment of control over production, distribution, and pricing, in collaboration with the Solidarity union of 2 A reform of the economy, through the management councils in the factories and through the liquidation of the party 'Nomenklatura' (Ed note: the system of party appointments to key jobs). 3 The truth through social control of the mass media and the suppression of falsehoods in education and Polish culture.
5 Justice through the assurance to each of equality before the law, the freedom of prisoners of opinion, and the defence of persons charged for their political, 6 The protection of the nation's health, through the protection of the environment, an increase in the funds channelled into medical services, and a guarantee to the handicapped of the rights which are due to them in society. 7 Coal for the population and industry, through giving a guarantee to the miners of decent living and working conditions.
We will achieve these aims through the unity of the trade union and the solidarity of its members. The activities of a variety of forces creating a feeling of exterior danger will not remove from us the desire to struggle for the ideals of August 1980, for the implementation of the Gdansk, Szczecin and Jastrzebie of all.
creation of authentic selfintroduction of free elections to the Sejm most daring democratic experiment Their negotiations with the government over corrupt local officials were broadcast through the public address system of all the major Further, Solidarity telephone engineers also hooked them up to the phone lines so that anyone in the region could listen in to the 'live' by dialling a special Free access to all information and accountability of all representatives - those are the democratic principles These principles comSolidarity's imaginative technology strengthen workers' democracy would be more our own trade unions. Perhaps the Terry Duffys and Frank Chapples of this world, who have been quick to claim support for Solidarity, should take note Solidarity is a mass democratic movement of the workers, fighting for the interests of the working people of Poland. And that is precisely why the Kremlin and the Polish ruling hierarchy sent the military in to crush Socialist Challenge 7 January 1982 page 9