Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 13, 1964, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday october-13, 1964 11 writer ruins foul of polish la regime by Victor Zorza London special the guardian word was received recently of the arrest of one of Poland s leading writers Mel Tachior. Wankowicz 72, on charges of conveying false information abroad. He is to be tried under a 1946 Law dealing with particularly dangerous crimes during the period of reconstruction of the or. Wankowicz was one of the 34 signatories of a letter sent r earlier this year to the polish Premier in protest against the 1 government s restraint on the Freedom of discussion. The publication of the letter caused one of the Sharp est political engagements be tween the polish communist party leadership and the writers in recent years. The signatories have under the greatest pressure to withdraw their names and some of them have Given Way on the grounds that the letter was not intended for publication abroad. Or. Wankowicz is one of 12 signatories who have refused to withdraw their names apparently on the grounds that the Validity of the argument was not affected by its publication. The letter said of restrictions in the allocation iof diaper for printing books and As Well As the tight of the press censorship Are. Creating a situation which is endangering the development of polish National culture. The recognizing that the existence of Public opinion the right to criticize Freedom of Dis Cussion. Access to reliable in formation Are necessary factors Progress and being motivated concern demand that Polis to cd ural policy be changed to conform to the spirit of the rights guaranteed by the polish Constitution and for the Good of the some of Poland s Best known writers Are among the 12 who have refused to withdraw their signatures. The pressures used against them include a press radio and television ban and failure to Grant foreign travel permits. One of the 12 is Adam Warzyk whose poem for adults in the mid-1950s shattered the Wall of stalinist hypocrisy in literature. Or. Wankowicz who left pol and at the beginning of the War returned Only in the late 1950s when uie anti stalinist revolution gave Promise of greater Freedom. Much of his exile was spent in the United states and he is in anomalous position of being american citizen. One of his i Hest known books Monte Cas smuggled into nazi j occupied Poland and was widely read by a nation which regards j polish feat of arms in that being among the most notable in a Long martial tra coition. I presumably the allegation t against or. Wankowicz is that he was instrumental in passing the letter for publication abroad. The subject matter of the letter is still an Issue of considerable importance in Poland and writers other than the signatories have been pressed to dissociate them selves publicly from. Its con tents. Nearly half of the members of the polish writers Union have however refused to do so. Among those who refused to repudiate the letter Are some Well known party writers. Any action against or. Wankowicz will clearly stiffen the determination of the intellectuals to stand up to the party and it May do More to arouse polish Public opinion against pressures on writers than the letter of the 34" which was the original cause of it All. Copyright 1964 by arrangement with the Gardian Manchester Hunt mad egg thro Iver Canberra lice in Canberra Australia s Federal capital Are seeking a mad for several months he has been on the rampage strik ing swiftly and never leaving a the egg on the faces of his victims. Police have set a number of traps in vain. The first attack came at lunch time in the heart of the City. People walking along mall were suddenly show ered with eggs. The attack was repeated the next Day and the next. 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