New-York tribune., 1909-07-23
BRAND NEXT PREM
FRENCH C4BINET M
REORGANIZED.
Three Changes LikelHA S,.
Tendency TOzcard Soc;,l
ism Expected.

Paris, July 22-Aristide Rr,,us
scholar. orator. avowed Socialist ana
Of the final chapters OF the separate. SO
summoned TO the EIysee Palace "a q
asked to reOrganize the CIemencear c--
BRAND promised his answer to-rno--.~
in the course Of an interview tbs,
could unite the Republican groups \.
no further.
President Fallieres. on the advice ~ =.
Iiamentary leaders whom he was -.
ally obliged ito consult. intended n -.
first offer Of the Premiership TO IAon D.
former Minister OF Foreign Affairs Nv. :.
lay in NJ BourgeOis's arrival in Pa-i,
regarding his acceptance Of the post i,a--.
President to save time by offering tha -
ship directly TO NJ BRAND. who alrsasr
sulting with his colleagues with vi.v
reconstruction Of the Cabinet
This. Il Is expected. will be ersrtss
shifting Of some Of the portfolios and ..
tention Of all the ministers except Nm p.
Picard and MiIlies-Lacroix. Ministers :,
Navy and Colonies, respectively. n. !.
gramme Of the retiring government -
adopted. but probably viii be sxtsndss /
cIude the passage at the October ssssio-
bill relating 70 electoral reform. which M
for voting by departments. with prsuo--
representation. instead Of the present eb-,
IDENTITIES By arrondissements. or small Sr.
OPPOSITION TO THE CHOICE
During the DAY considerable opposition
BRAND developed. especially among ths
conservative Senators and Radicals, Ehs :.
mate the party Of the republican maoa7
the ground that the selection Of a sociaEr
the head Of the government would Be equ7;
70 procIairning the bankruptcy of the Rztiz.
Sixty RadfcaI-SociaIsts. headed By d
Dubief. have voted not 10 support a. ca
except one headed by Radical OF a Rsi
Socialist. Consequently predictions arr
made tonight that ". BRAND viii fal i
efforts 70 form a ministry which can eu--
a majority On the other hand. u sz
leader Of the Socialists in the chamber. ssss
followers come forward with an offer q \
port
Should NJ. BRAND succeed in forming /
met. as his friends believe he VIII tas 4
more socialistic than those Of the outgoing i
met. VI. BRAND is opposed % the dissozr-
the revolutionary General Federation q j
Dor. which ". CIemenCeau favored and Z 4
thou, Minister Of Public Works. and u VlT
Minister OF Labor. have supported soez
doctrines. The retention q " Pichon. t5s
eign Minister. in any Cabinet formed E5-
a source Of general satisfaction
WEALTHY CLASSES FEAR BRIAN
A BRAND Cabinet would be sxrsedlngI 4
tasteful TO the moneyed classes who kzsE 4
CIemenceau was not afraid U resist rs7a-z
arv tendencies. The Conservative hTH
believe that the BRAND Cabinet would b q
lived. and find consolation in the theory Tx 4
further the pendulum swings IN one 11s1.
the further it viii swing back in the other
VI. CIemenCeau does not seem doEacsz /
his defeat. and was as debonsir and T-V
usual when he left the Ministry last ng- !
his home He said. Iaughingly. 70 rz
You see the advantage Of not living I
Ministry I came here with nothing szs-
umbrella. and I am departing with czaa
Despite the storm OF indignation vented
CIemeuceau for his remarks 70 u DsE
even the formers worst enemies admit nz q
Premier told the truth. as it has Iong hz 4
open secret that NJ DeIcasss relying 7 &
friendship OF England wanted 20 risk 2
with Germany when h. was FO-eign 1-z
in 1895, but the revelations then made s1r
the unpreparedness Of the French arm Z
navy. compelled the government 70 yisd
German threat. dismiss VI Delcasss ar a
the Moroccan dispute % the Algscru
ference.
French mOneyed interests are hoping -
hope that NJ CaiIIaux. Minister Of Finsla
not succeed himself in the new IIiniscry 2
majority Of the leaders who are commits
the income tax. the workmeu's pension s
and other social reforms consider his rsis
imperative in order to avoid a popular -s
depreciation regarding his retirement in 1s
of the coming elections.
Aristide BRAND found in ths Church ar
separation movement his political opporta1g
srasped it, The result has been one Of tas
rapid flights 10 power n recent French
history. \ revolutionary socialist. he vas u
of a few years ago outside the ranks OF ihl' ?
Then he was appointed reporter Of the Ch1'-
State separation bill and soon won recosn--
a high authority on the s-bject His am
measure liberal in spirit. YET free from flal
and assuring freedom of worship.
As a result OF this work be was sisyais-