European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday j one i ref up i t a. I Fei it vhf this is Paris As conditions Start to return to Normal in Paris and cafe customers return in Force left the student revolt still has t ended. At right about 30,000 people mostly students take part in a demonstration on the left Bank against Gime of president de Gaulle. A it s Over but France will never be the Sai by Joseph w. Grig Paris up the French revolution of 1968 is Over. But France can never be quite the same again. The threat of civil War has vanished. Instead of fighting it out Blo Odily in the streets this nation of 50 million will try again to Settle its political Divi Sions in parliamentary general elections june 23 and 30.but frenchmen who saw their country on the Brink Only thursday will take a Long time to recover from the  it achieved nothing else the great strike crisis has aroused this country from the torpor of 10 years of paternalistic Strong Man Rule an shocked it into seeking solutions for the problems that seethe unnoticed beneath the surface. The Back to work movement which started Friday is Likely to become a Stampede tuesday at the end of the three Day Pentecost Holiday  political crisis France will revert to a Standard elec Tion Campaign probably filled with bitterness and old political resentments. But at least it will be fought out with electioneering programs a torrent of oratory and finally in the voting Booths not on the barricades. Looking Back on the upheavals of this historic week most astute French commentators consider that the turning Point was president Charles Degaulle s radio broadcast address to the nation thursday afternoon. The old Man spoke to a nation paralysed by the most crippling strike movement i French history. An estimated 10 million out of 15 million French workers were Idle. The communist controlled labor unions adjust staged a demonstration of 200,000 workers through t h Eheart of Paris demanding de Gaulle s overthrow. Leftist were getting ready for a take Over. France appeared Ripe for re Volution with or without blood shed. De Gaulle s ringing six min traffic again As supplies of gasoline re turn to Normal thousands of parisians leave the capital for a Vinced that the Ute address changed the entire atmosphere. It revived gaullist morals that had hit Rock Bot Tom. Vast gaullist crowds Esti mated variously between300,000 and one million surged into the streets to cheer the old general. The wave of Fervour re called the near hysteria that swept him to Power exactly 10 years ago on the ruins of the discredited fourth Republic. De Gaulle s decision to stay and fight it out and his defiant Challenge to the leftists change the whole picture. The communist party and the big labor unions retreated. Rather than accept a trial of strength they took the course of moderation and agreed to take part in the elections. It looks now As if de Gaull chose precisely the right psycho logical moment to act. He did so when millions of French workers were wearying of the strike and their Money was running Low. Millions of other frenchmen were sick of having to walk to work of grow ing shortages electric Power cuts stinking garbage cluttered streets and the gasoline drought that stranded their  wednesday evening Paris was like a ghost City with truckloads of riot police Parke ominously in every Square. Twenty four hours later frenchmen swarmed into the streets in a vast spontaneous out pouring of Relief. Next Day the Drift Back to work began. Under police Protection gasoline tankers delivered fresh supplies to dried up service  gasoline in their tanks again and hot summer weather to cheer them tens of thou Sands of frenchmen took of for a Long Holiday weekend amid an almost audible National sigh of Relief that the worst was Over. The strikes still have to resettled. But by the Middle of this week the wheels of the grounded French Economy should be turning again. But frenchmen admit anythings must change. For the first time the older generation shaving to take a Long hard look at the grievances of 600,000french University students. Frenchmen have realize that behind the gleaming facade of Prosperity there still were200,000 frenchmen earning less than $85 and another 1,800,000earning less than $120 monthly. They also have realized that weekend in the country con nation s turmoil is ending. A fewer than four million out of15 million French workers be Long to labor unions and that labor unions still Are refused recognition in Largo sections of French  Bill for two weeks of crisis bordering on civil War will be overwhelming. It May take France years to pay  All including the govern ment Are agreed things never will be quite the same. Washington up the United states which for months suffered Charles de Gaul slings and arrows in silence now enjoying curious relied the French president St Rugito master Domestic crisis to officials Here the up of chaos in France or of item communist tinged gov i ment seems Limmea Sutorse than the continued ence of the Independent mind general. But Over the weekend vials Here remained Cau while admittedly relieved Gaulle s determination the vials said they were not Yants. Privately there were those who conceded tha Gaulle s problems Are by Means Over will the reformed French ,.eminent be Able to work out a settlement with the labor unions will the newly sch used june elections be held in an atmosphere of political or or social disruption will election results favor de Gaulle if not How will de Gaulle act would he use extra nary Powers resign has the threat of civil m definitely been averted ithe official . Attitude was Laid Down by president John Lon memorial Day at a news Florl Ference on his , carefully though it by the state department in Vance Johnson declared m pan. We Are hopeful that the Ger ship of France and the Pef Loie of France will find Way Means to bring stability o l country. We realize hat the Velo ments there not. Onh a serious effect on France on the entire world. Tripes european edition col. James w. Campbell Usa Nouty it. Col. F. 8. Michael jr.,. Usan u v manaois Mert Proctor production a Elmer a Frank circulation Man a Henry 8. 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