STEFAN PALKA, A Solidarnosc miners' leader from Silesia in Poland, He is due to speak to the Nottingham gala this weekend, the Derbyshire meeting, and other WILKINS reports on the discussion among the South Wales WHEN General Jaruzelski led the military takeover of Poland in December 1981, tain the shooting resisting muters Silesia coalfield, the Area leadership the South Wales miners took an excellent initiative.
They visited the Polish Embassy in London and demanded that the authorities allow a delegation of South Wales miners visit mining areas in Poland to discover first hand what had happened since martial law.
The request was, of coulse. retused and has till not been granted. The Wales Area leaderDUULiI ship stated: the South Wales miners, весите он total opposition to the military takeover in Poland, whilst at the same time recognislg me silualon llal existed there' Council une axecuuve report presented to the May Ernest Mandel on World Economic Crisis in latest Issac Viewpoint, fortnightly news review of the Fourth International. Just 65p per copy or subscribe for f16 a vcar. Send cheques etc made out to 'PEC'. to Inis in Britain this week.
Area Executive mining areas. BARRY miners on supporting SolidarAnnual Conference of the south Wales miners reDorts lnat tne Arca leadersmip told the Polish Ambasador of its 'deep concern at the That the South Wales miners Icaucısi weic ul lilal sucialisi could achieved maintained at the point of a gun.' These stateuienls vallade DUll limited. The area leadership still has to give support union aemocratic rights poldarlose recognise Solidarnosc's leading role in the struggles of the Polish people for greater within the Polish WULACIS siale.
This contrasts the warm South Wales velcome rank given file alla Solidarnosc convenor at she Solidarnosc convenor at Ursus tractor factory in War during his successful weles bag.
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Next issue, Polish special, documents and debates of ethe resistance. Order your copy now! Mike Griffin, secretary of Penrhiwceiber Lodge Piotr spoke to miners at Tower. remawce ber Brynlliw, Tymawr and Lewis Merthyr pits, pledges of support. Tyrone O'Sullivan, secretary of the Aberdare and Rhondda joint lodger committee, invited Piotr back to speak at their May Day celebrations.
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Piotr had told how the official trade union movement in Poland was just an arm of the nosc and Polish workers werc .for lightng wint couci trade union movement. • llall) commented thai there had been • sulc Clai the amone are leadership at Piotr's presence on the platform at the AberBy celebra that muncls Have dica ll une surus gle lor an neeDendent traci union', he commented.
Emlyn Williams President the Soutt Wale mit s,er replied that he ha embarrassed anc Ine interorete inenes He repeated the South Wales leadership's lesire to send a delegation t vc walicu ll stalkill awdy see for ourselves, before the cracks vere papered ov Villams said that h was very disappointed not to have occil dulc lo co. nic uda coic be doz cev no option but to believe that miners had been killed unles.
could go and check for 'Mike Griffin is right, o we would have been allowed to go out there.' He concludEnIS • Our conscience is clea condemn taken place will pursue this , because what happened in Poland can star o happen here in Britain wit unc leDo sill This positive response to the cause of democratic rights in Poland and the work of the logges in support can only o welcomed. but uis sui tali short of the area coming out clearly in suppor Solidarnosc dependent trade nin n in Solidarnosc will continue LO JOOK the South Wale miners for this support, both of the Polish Stefan Palka a to British coal ue os LR1S moRtO provides another opportunity for this support to be given.
Palka, who the Silesia coalfield LulIC wner resisting miners were killed JaST December has alread received invitations • speal tono cucilice, all other lodges
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