The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-23
Offer of French President to
BRAND to Form the New
Ministry Thought Favorable
To Socialists.
PROBABLE PREMIER
FAvORS THAT PARTY
If He Takes the High Office It
Is Certain That Revolution
ary Factions Will Get More
License.
(American News Service)

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Paris, July 23.-France stands today
| on the threshold of socialistic domin.
ance. Following the offer of Presi-
dent Fallieres to Aristide BRAND to
form a new ministry to succeed the
Clemenceau ministry, developments
came fast today to indicate that the
tendencies of the new ministry will
be distinctly socialistic.
M. BRAND is an avowed socialist,
moving orator and a distinguished
scholar. His inception into the office
OF Premier means greater latitude
than the revolutionary factions have
ever enjoyed. M. Simyan. under Sec
retary of the department of posts and
telegraphs, whom the postal employees
held responsible for the recent griev-
ances' which precipitated the recent
strike, will certainly lose his office If
BRAND succeeds in carrying out his
desires for new cabinet. Thus the
striking element will get its revenge.
1t is understood. that several men,
bers of the Clemenceau cabinet are
are Gen. PicQuart, minister of war;
M. Milles-Lacroix, minister of the col
onies and perhaps M. Picard. minister
of marine.
Through the sheer force Of his per-
sonality NJ. BRAND has risen in sever
al years from position Of obscurity
among the ranks of the revolutionary
socialists to a commanding place in
the affairs of France. His first step
into prominence not only in France.
but abroad was gained when he report
ed the final chapters of the separa-
tion law and sought to separate the
church and the state, assuring the
freedom of worship and conscience.
The result was his elevation to the Of
flee of minister of public instruction
and worship in 1906 and in the year
following made minister OF Justice.
Through all his rises to the present
he never lost sight of his goal-social-
istic ascendency in France.
1t is freely predicted that NJ. BRAND
will fail in his efforts to appoint
successful ministry which can com
mand majority OF the votes OF the
Chamber. Deputy Dubier, heading six.
ty radical socialists has taken a stand
not to support a ministry which is not
OF the most ultra radical variety. NJ.
Jaures. leader of the socialists of less
violent tendencies in the chamber de-
clared today that he and his followers
would support NJ. BRAND relying upon
his judgment to the end.
Political Paris figuratively held its
breath with expectation for the Off
cial answer of NJ BRAND today. There
was a feeling of the keenest intensity
in the air. 1t was at first thought
that the high post would be offered to
NJ Bourgeois. and SO it would have
been but for the doubt OF his attitude
and his absence from Paris Nj. BRAND
seems to occupy a midway position
between the conservatives and the rad
ical revolutionists.
He is diplomatic and STEPPED In poI-
itical knowledge. and he knows the
inevitable fate of revolutiouaries in
high places. NJ. BRAND is opposed to
the dissolution of the revolutionary
general federation OF labor, which N.
Clemenceau favored and the members
OF this organization throughout France
feel that the sympathies OF N. BRAND
are more than lukewarm toward them.
IL. Clemencean finds himself in . ne
culiar situation today. The storm
against him is now having its reaction
and In certain quarters he is more pop
ular than he Was before hin political
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