Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - January 13, 1990, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free january other perspectives Kremlin Empire in crisis continued from Page is last and troops were dispatched to quell the so far things remain just in but the signs Are far from the real threat lies in the significance of what they Are the Domino which aptly described the helter shelter fall of communist states in Eastern could equally apply to the disintegration of the Kremlin if the lithuanian party is allowed to get away with Independence it May be followed by the communist parties in every other Republic from Estonia to most the spread of ethnic unrest to the bigger populations of the republics of Central Asia and the Ukraine would certainly spell the end of the soviet the potential threat is so serious that Gorbachev has cancelled several foreign engagements this month to tackle the lithuanian crisis head he knows if the lithuanian debacle sets the whole outer rim of republics there will be Little Moscow can do to Stop for 70 years the communist party has been the Cement which kept More than 100 nationalities but this mortar has been seriously weakened by the soviet leaders criticism of past in dissatisfaction has been compounded by the growing economic crisis and shortages in Many the result has been an illicit defection by party cadres to the popular front move in the southwestern Republic of Mol the popular Campaign to make Mol Davian the official language in place of russian split the local party leadership last year and forced the republics Hartline first Secretary to in demonstrations calling for total Independence Are frequently attended by leading members of the Republican communist which now meets unofficially with the popular front popular front matures As the communist party authority de the lobbying skills of the popular front movements Are Best organized of All is the saudis movement in which is seeking outright inde the Kremlin should treat with respect any no communist body which can Send Tel exes in this country As saudis has just done inviting correspondents to apply for accreditation to a party conference next Here is a Western style political party in the in other republics the popular front May not be As sophisticated As but it remains immensely the nationalists in the moldavian Republic Are now becoming the most vociferous after the bal tics and have staged rallies of up to the most impressive of the strength of nationalist feeling comes not from where the clamor is but from those where Hartline leaderships still Uzbekistan in particular seems Ripe for ant soviet Gorbachev is now in the prickly position of dealing with the immediate problem of the lithuanian knowing that crucial elections to local supreme soviets Are loom ing next there seems no doubt that no communist candidates will score re sounding victories against the communist conflicting signals As a result there have been conflicting As recently As Gorba Chev was being Tough on he said that if the lithuanians were allowed to leave the soviet Union it would spell the end of the soviet it had to be but two weeks is a Long time in soviet at the end of talks with Gorbachev last his position appeared to have there was virtually no talk of withdrawing the decisions adopted by the lithuanian said Vladimir Choryo the lithuanian party the fact is Gorbachev had Little once the leadership had decided not to use Force his reformers would have argued that the secession of the lithuanian party was a fait nor could Gorbachev Hope to get the lithuanians to stand they must split from Moscow if they Are to win any seats in the elections to the local supreme soviet on no lithuanian communist party member will forget what happened last March when communist candidates contested seats against Saju Dis in the National elections saudis won 43 of Tho 46 cant surrender and yet Gorbachev cannot stand before a Central committee meeting at the end of this month to discuss Lithuania and announce that Moscow has it does not matter How Many hardliners Gorbachev has already removed from the Central commit the danger is the precedent this Many potentially Reform minded people will become hardliners As the clamor grows from All Over the soviet Union for the inability of the Central committee to resolve this Issue last month revealed the Depths of the Gorbachev May have hatched a Compromise formula with the lithuanians which he will try to sell to the Central it appears that Lithuania will accept a Federal relationship with the rest of the soviet similar to the though relationship be tween members of the european Community it is hardly yet the betting must be that Gorbachev will survive the Central committee plenum at the end of the month with a future which gives limited sovereignty to f id thrill of going up can be As much fun As coming Down by Malcolm Abrams and Bernstein How Many times have you skied Down a challenging Only to realize the bigger Challenge of getting 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