The Visitors Neither of the two State visits ending this
week seems to have been a conspicuous suc- cess. The Queen's presence in Quebec has served only to provide the Separatists with extra pub- licity, and it was unwise of the Canadian Govern- ment to have invited her. General de Gaulle has been listened to respectfully in Latin America, but it was clear to everyone that he had little to offer. For both the General and the Queen, the main impression made has been at home. Certainly the General successfully detached him- self from a number of domestic problems. By his return the strike of the French milkmen may have fizzled out; and by setting himself above politics for a time, he can take what action he likes whenever he comes back to them from apparently benevolent, non-political motives. For one thing, however, I suppose we can be grate- ful: he must still have enough respect left for Anglo-American sensitivities not to offer to go to Quebec.
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