Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-06-07

Chg Charlie) de Gaulle be-
come a fly in the ointment Of
our global policies or will he
cooperate with our plans
for the world to become one
big happy family9 This ques-
ton is still mildly worrying
the administration in Wash
ington.
There is no doubt that the
austere general has an I'M
precedented popularity among
frustrated Frenchmen. They
see for the first time in many
decades q man at the helm
who is dedicated to the idea
Of France first and foremost.
De Gaulle is a IMAM with
a mission" And this mission
is not conceived to bring
happiness and comfort to all
the undeveloped areas from
Patagonia to Outer Mongolia,
but to France and her Arab
and Negro citizens from
North Africa to the Congo.
De Gaulle is the embodi-
ment of the new nationalism
which was revived in France
in the last two or three
years as a result of frustra-
lions and disgust. A govern
ment by parliament with
some is parties was estab-
lished in 1916. Ambitious
cheap politicians combined
their efforts to make it i'm
possible for any Premier, re-
CARELESS of how well mean
ing he might be, to remain
in Office for more than a
few months.
1t is too early to Judge how
successful Gen. de Gaulle will
be. But taking into account
the present mood of France
? and the reception he has re-
ceived from the rank and file
OF the Arabs in Algeria, it
looks as if the general may be
able to bring order to France
and its empire (Which he in
tends to modernize to meet
the genuine aspirations Of all
the inhabitants of BLACK
African.
There were definite fears
in Washington, when it was
obvious that Big Charlie was
taking over, that he might
have to turn to Moscow in
order to restore peace In Al
geria. The price for with
drawal Of Communist support
to the Algerian nationalist
who are operating principally
from Tunisia, Egypt and Mo-
rocco was expected to be
Frances withdrawal from the
NATO. This fear is now con-
siderably leSSened. Although
there have been no direct
contacts yet between Amer
lean diplomats and the
French chief Of government
personally, it is reported that
Foreign Minister Couve de
Murville has talked reaSsur-
ingly about Frances con-
tinued support to the West
European coalition.
There may be, of course,
some new facets to De Gaulle
policies in Western Europe.
For instance, in order to
bring about the Common
wealth of North Africa, in
GLIDING the Kingdom of Mo-
rocco and the Tunisian Re-
public, the new French chief
Of government is said already
to have contacted Madrid.
Both Spain and France
have important interests in
North Africa. Gen. Francisco
Franco, who runs the affairs
Of Spain with only a nominal
parliament, has had more
wisdom than the govern
mentS which have preceded
the present zone man re-
gime" in Paris. He yielded
gracefully to the nationalist
aspirations Of the Moroccan
people. But this did not solve
the program. The Moroccan
governments authority does
not extend to the whole
country because the Com
munist inspired and led
Istiqlal (nationalists) recog-
nize King Mohammed's au-
thority only nominally. They
play their own game (that is
to say. that of the Kremlin
and Nasser) in southern
Morocco. There were signif-
icant armed clashes a couple
Of months ago between the
so-called nationalist guer-
rillas in that area and the
Spanish troops who are
guarding the remainder of
the Spanish possessions in