Zurich Citizens News, 1969-05-08, Page 6PAGE SIX
ZURICH CITIZENS NEWS THURSDAY, MAY 8, 1969
The International Scene
(by
Raymond Canon)
General 1)e Gaulle never
seethed to be out of the news
for very long, no matter what
he did or didn't do, and now
that he is no longer president
of France, he is still not out
of the news. In fact, column
after column has been written
as to what he did for France
and what he failed to do. For-
gotten in all the discussion of
%)e Gaulle's policies are the
people of France, the ones who
supported him for so long and
then decided that it was time
to turn their back on Mitts. What
was there in De Gaulle that
appealed ro Frenchmen and what
was their life like under him?
• First of all, many Frenchmen
may he romantic but they are
also romanticists and one thing
that De Gaulle did that appealed
to many people was to try to
restore the old glories of France.
The French, like Spanish and
the Portuguese can read in
their history books of their
glorious past - a past when
their nation played a far great-
er role in world affairs than it
does now. If someone can come
along and promise the people
a touch of those glorious days,
then there are many who
are going to follow such a
person. This is exactly what
De Gaulle did. He wanted to
make France the leading power
in Western Europe, to give
the country such prestige that
all roads would lead to Paris.
This is what many Frenchmen
saw - a vision of France at the
centre of Western Europe, and,
in fact, of rhe whole French-
speaking world. and it recalled
to a certain extent the brilliant
years of Louis XVI, the sun
king.
At the salve time as France
was trying to find its place in
the sun, the people were also
afflicted by something familiar
to many Canadians- inflation.
Partly as a result of inefficient
government measures the wage
earner in France was getting
less and less for his money,
and while salaries did not keep
up with the rise in prices, the
French had to look with envy
at the relative prosperity of
their neighbours, the Germans,
who seemed to have everything
coming their way. If the
Germans could to it, why not
the French, and so, along with
the envy came a touch of
frustration -a touch which dev-
eloped into something Nigger '
as time went by.
As well as being romanticists
rhe French also have an indep-
endent streak in them, and
while a great many hoped that
De G. ullc would be able to
lead the nation ro new heights,
tut increasing number resented
the impression he gave that
he was indispensible to the
country. To a certain extent
he was, in that there were not
very many suitable alternatives
to Iilin, hut he' was also mortal,
and many Frenchmen started
to realize that sooner or later
they were going itlg to have to do
without him, so why nor now.
After all, they were getting a
little tired of being told that
Rhe alone was good for them,
Most Frenchmen like to think
Mat they alone know best what
they should do -a characteristic
that seems ro he prevalent in
many parts of the world, by
the way,
The general should have seen
the handwriting on the wail
last year, when the nationwide
strikes by students and workers
broke out. Perhaps he did, but
refused to believe it. For a
while he regained his tragic
touch, hut not for long, and
from tllcri on it just becatnc
a matter of time.
The danger now is that the
French are such a race of
individualists that it's hard to
say what path they will follow.
The country still has a great
deal of 1)01ential, and if they
can find a elan who is capable
of punting together the right
type of leadership -dynastic
yet rational, that the French
need, then perhaps tate
coultIry will gel over De,
Gaulle sooner than they expect-
ed. Vet, in many ways they,
like the British, lac the
tike the British, lack tine self-
discipline that is needed when
a country is required 10 pick
itself up and rise 10 the level
of wiiieli it is capable
De Gaulle clay he gone, bur
France and rhe French will
still be interesting 10 watch.
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The Lion president, Marry F.
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,1 tion past president, George
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"Do not discard today's
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Lion l.cRoy and Mrs. Path
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my boyhood, and to places,
persons and many things I had
all but forgotten. But seeing
them again moved me so much
I am at loss for words of
gratitude;'
A sing -song was led and much
humour contributed by the
second vice-president, Lion
Eric Earl. Mrs.. J. 13. Higgins
was piano accompanist.
The minutes were read by
Charles Scorclltner and the
treasurer's report given by
Les Elliott.
Tlie third vice-president, foe
A1aymarl, thanked tate Comm-
unity Centre 13anyuet committee
for the excellent dinner and
their use of Lion colors in
golden daffodils, forsythia and
purple hyacinths bedecking
rhe tables.
"I feel it is fitting, " added
Lion Joe, "that we should
meet here this evening. This
place and these surroundings
have become special to us.
Because I helieve every Bay-
field Lion has contributed in
one way or another to the
success of the Community
Centre,
Mrs. Baker, speaking on be-
half of the ladies, thanked the
club for including the women
in their first dinner meeting
at the Community Centre,
Arrangements for the charter-
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field Lions on i,lay 13 to
Ilderton as guests of that club
were left in charge of Lion
Jack Merrier.
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