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Page 2, The Herald, Wednesday, May 21, 1980

from one

one day we shall have a

normal rendezvous with
history. Quebee will keep It. .
. Barely audibly,:he asked -

the crowd to join him in
singing “Les Gens de Pays.”
The haunting strains of the
tune adopted as the hymn of
’. the secessionists filled the
Paul Sauve arena. He had
heard it sung jubilantly 3%
years ago but now it tingled
with . defiance — and
Levesque's voice failed.
Levesque had few glim-
_ mers of consolation, He had
figured on 40 percent as-the

absolute minimum, he could

count an —~ and barely made

That showing could im-
peril his control of his‘party
and may yet unloose the
frustrations of a ‘radical
separatist faction that stuck
with him only because his
seemed to be the winning

way. -
But even with the promise

of a second referendum

before. any’ outright | in-

dependence, Levesque could

not prevail,

Across the city, Ryan, 55,

. political life, stood in.a half-
empty arena and tightened
. the. screws. with a demand
that Levesque cut a.year off
his five-year mandate ;and
summon Quebec to-a second
- -yote this year, this time in a
“provincial election.
" He warned against - any
’ complacency .in a nation
*” freed of the fear of a breakup

‘for-at least the next few

“The road head is a
easy. It ‘calls : for ‘gpen-

“the new anti-hera of Quebec .

difficult ‘one, it won't be

constitutional ‘veforme for
decentralized | government

that “have, already «drawn.

Levesque’s wrath —- and
may yet propel him: into
conflict with ‘Trudéau, the
man to whom Ryan owes a
good share of his win.
But. Ryan .. avoided
probable negatives in. this
hour of victory. ‘‘The
Teferendum . campaign
permitted us. to realize the
profound depth’ of our
Canadian roots." ~ ‘
- Trudeau “and

“thie ottier
premiers had rejected any.

to a large extent achieved it. -

. ‘Withe vote on the brink of
60 percent, Ryan apparently.
cracked Levesque’g firm

‘grip on the critical 80 percent.

French-speaking majority, .

for his would have been a

Pyrrhic vietory without their “ eause in Quebec may, be

. support, *

The non-French-speaking

20 percent of the population

voted almost.in locksiep with
Ryan and the federalist’

cause, . wo
. Even in -~ Taillon,
Levesque’s ‘Yes: option

barely skinned past the.

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‘By MARIE GREBENC
"MONTREAL (UPC) —

And. they “may
* venturous. course :

critically; + but it‘isnoldead.
' The Patines decision to reject a ‘firat .
step to Independence arid remain within
> the 11-year-old Canadian union will set
“Quebec nationalists‘on’a search for other
ways to continue the pursult of the-

cherished dream of natlonhood. In order’to claim sway over

a’ more ad’ reent French-speaking majority of the’
CHOOSE a THe nd province, Ryan needed an overall, vote In

that ‘could porte

| The consequences

atormy political Ife. 9
The wounded : "For t Levesque’s loss of the referendum | -
ae “vote will severely undercut his previously
uprivailed control of the secessionist-Partl

-.a moderating influence in Quebec's often

Quebecols and give. new strength to the
-party’s more radical elements.,
‘Phe referendum - numbers ‘'
crucial factor in the outcome. -:

*, .
yg

were the |

the” a0-,

Canada, but also Yor a

readjustment of our federal

system." 957 > .
Ryan said Quebec Premier

1, Rene -Levesque’s decisive, .
-Tuesday’s -

in
: referendum requires him to

‘to give the people a chance to
. chooge which ‘ government

should. negotiate those
‘ peadjustments. =~

)..:° "I dare hope the Quebec

government ‘will: not push

. |. beyond the traditlonal feur-

- year mandate.”
“-Joyally. for changes in the

+ |” constitution. which willbe
. to

more’. . acceptable
‘Quebecef's and Canadians in
their hearts and minds."’
“' The commitment was
seconded by federal cabinet

‘ ‘MONTREAL (UPC) —
‘ Quebecers

but have not abandoned
future claim on a French:

|. gpeaking: nation in North:
‘ America,’ Premier Rene.
. Levesque said, oa

“T am confident Quel

dezvous with history and 1
hope we will be there to see
it,” a dispirited Levesque
told about 3,500 supporters,
m of
. independence was rejected
strongly.in a referendum
vote.
“Let us not give up the
objective which is so
legitimate, so universally
‘recognized among
people’s and nationspolitical
equality, this will come.”
The premier fought hard to
choke back tears during 4 15-
. minute speech where he
allowed only one brief flash
of anger: aimed at the
‘federalist victors.
“This No victory, even if I
must admit It, will be
remembered for the scain-
daious federalist cam-
paign," he said, adding that
federal advertising in the 35-
day campaign “trampled
over ali the rules of the
game."

call a fall election “in order -

Ryan pledged to “work: . collaboration

LEVESQUE:
It’s their'm

have given |
_federalism a second chance.

_witl have another ren-

_ the

. eight-minute

But, he conceded: “The

stitutlonal reform in line
with a campaign pledge by
Prime Minister Pierre
Trudeau...

“The trauma we had in

.Quehec ..cannot continue,’’ -

said Chretien, the. chief
federal
within Ryan's No , com-
mittee. ‘‘We must work for

constitutional changes as .

soon as possible.”
Stressing that the
ahead is a difficult one ... it
won't be easy,"” Ryan called
for “open-mindedness and
from all
sides.'?.. .. P .
- “We must learn. to hetter
understand our ‘friends who.

‘adopted “soveretgnty-
association and they should

try and understand us,
I, pledge ‘in the cpming

. a
‘ t
oa

people of Quebec have
Clearly now once again given
them a second chance ...

that the ball has been thrown
back into the federalist
court.

The crowd stiffened into a.

‘stony silence when the final -

results flashed across the
auditorium except for a few
solo jeers and whistles. .
But when their leader
appeared they broke inte an
standing
ovation followed by a rowing
rendering of “Gens du
Pays," the haunting hymn of
Quebec nationlists.
“ve T understand you

representative -

‘pond ;

ove now .

“It ia clear, let us admit it, ,

smindédaésa." and bargaining on the concept of surprising strength of the No. | . ~ -the rarige’ of 58-60 :percent: = 9900
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' . : “Qur frlends in the other subtle distinctions in certain —
: a provinces should accept this ministers categories of Quebecers,”
me. ! 4 verdict as a clear indication Jean Chretien, who both Ryan declared.
" Co _ |. of our-will to continue within . promised swift con- | Ryan singled out Quebec

women for infusing his
campaign with its first spark
‘of emotion when they
rebelled’ at a caustic,.
demeaning remark from a
PQ-woman cabiftet minister
who pinned the tag- of
“Yvettes"’ on his women
aupporters. ° . ve,
-“E want to thank you from
the bottom of ‘my heart: I
have ‘a special. word of
gratitude to the women,”.-he
said, OO _
Ryan's wife, Madeleine,
had led the “Yvette”
movement for the ‘‘no”’
forces. The organization was
formed edrly in the cam-
paign when PQ minister Lise |
Payette called Mrs. Ryan an |
“Yvette,” meaning a woman -
who is subordinate to her.
husband. ~ og

s

- Tightly, you are trying to gay
‘until next time,'' Levesque
rasped as his young wife
Corinne stood behind ‘him .
Staring blankly ‘into the
arena that was the site of his
stunning 1976 - election-: yic-
tory. a
The premier - solemiily
vowed to ‘continue ’ fighting
for Quebec's righta,

“I assuré you. thet my
government will be as
vigilant as ever until the next
election, so that all: the
present laws of Quebec are
respected and so that any
changes do not infringe-on
the autonomy that Québec
through = misery has
achieved," ‘Leveaque said,

Interrupted repeatedly by |
thunderous chants of “Le
Quebec au Quebecois" and

ten

“Rene, Rene," Levesque

ended his speech abruptly-b
Inviting the crowd to join i:
song. :
“Td. like to .flhigh this
evening by having

| fee aod sing about what is

Peer eens
wouldnt a22it personally
as ee voice cracked
Hoos mn