Solidarity

THE POLISH GOVERNMENT'S harsh crackdown on the Solidarity workers' movement, and its revocation of the freedoms won so inspiringly by the Polish people over the past 15 months, merit swift and strong condemnation. A protest against this unjustifiable action, featuring two speakers who are veterans of the Polish dissident movement, has been scheduled for the steps of Memorial Church at 1 p.m. today. To express their outrage, and to stay as informed as possible, all members of the University community should attend.

Students in particular, here and at other U.S. universities, should make their protests heard. In the coming days, Polish students who have struck repeatedly for academic reforms are likely to meet severe tests if they defy the government. They deserve every possible gesture of support--and solidarity--from American students.