Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-07-22
Effort to Resolidify Republican
bloc" and Continue Policies.
PRoTECT1oN1sTs ARE ACTIVE
Their Choice for Head of Minority is
M. Millerand.
M. BRAND IS SECOND CHOICE
Approaching visit of CEar of Russii
to CherbOurE Makes Immediate
Selection of Ministers
Imperative,

PARIS July 2-President Fallieres to-
morrow will offer the premiership to Leon
Bourgeois, former minister Of foreign af-
fairs.
This decision was reached late tonight,
but as NJ Bourgeois is not expected to
reach Paris from Hamburg until tomorrow
his actual attitude with regard to the APP
pointment is not known. Parliamentary
circles however, foresee that he will de-
cline the honor, as his health is far from
robust Nevertheless, the cabinet crisis
promises to be of short duration.
NJ. Cemenceau, the late premier; NJ. Du-
bost, president of the senate, and NJ. Bris-
sion, president of the Chamber of Deputies
as a unit have counseled President Fall
| Heres that NJ. BRAND, minister of justice
and worship, is the most available man
after NJ. Bourgeois, and It is understood
that NJ. BRAND is the presidents second
choice
Ciemenceau's Defeat Personal.
The parliamentary leaders OF the major
| ity told President Fallieres today that NJ.
Clemenceaus defeat was a personal re-
proof directed against the premier for his
attack upon NJ. Delcasse and that 1t
would not check the policies of the gov
/
NJ BRAND, after Clemenceau, is the most
conspicuous member Of the retiring cab
met. Although the temper of the Senate is
described as rather cold to the elevation
of NJ. BRAND, the attitude of the Chamber
is said to be symapthetic If he is named
as premier it is expected that he will i'm
mediately reconstruct NJ. Clemenceau's
ministry, with Clemenceau omitted, and
commit himself to following up the pro-
gram of reforms laid down by the Clemen-
ceau cabinet.
| On account Of the importance OF the
elections in 1910. NJ. BRAND, like his pre-
decessor would probably select the port
folio of minister of the interior, "nd In
view of the important policies pending
and the wisdom of retaining the ministers
in the old departments few shifts in the
previous cabinet are anticipated. NJ. Call
laux, minister of finance, who is directing
the battle for income tax and old age
pensions; NJ. Cruppi, who is plunged ir
the tariff; NJ Pichon, whose foreign poll,
cies satisfy the republican bloc" NJ
Viviani, minister of labor, and NJ. Ruau
minister of agriculture, are all slated fol
retention, although the reappointment Of
NM Picquart, Pickard and Milles-Lacroi2
to the portfolios of war, the navy and the
colonies, respectively, is less certain, and
is not anticipated.
Bourgeois Advisers Uncertain.
On the other hand. should NJ. Bourgeoii
accept the premiership, the personnel o.
the cabinet would be more difficult t
establish, but it is believed that his In
cumbency would not affect the presen
policies OF the government
The entire political world remains com
pletely stupefied at M. Clemenceaus &C
} ton yesterday. No one can believe tina
} an old campaigner like Clemenceau dix
not realize what he was doing and 70
, this reason many advance the theory tina
he deliberately planned his own downfall
The general opinion is summed up b!
NJ Rochefort, editor OF the Patrie VIII
says:
"Clemenceau had overthrown so man,
ministers that he believed 1t proper t.
overthrow himself. He committed suicid
by firing several phrases at his Owl
head"
The members OF the Right, which in
cudes the royalists and the Catholic ele
ment, are intensely pleased with the over
I throw of NJ. Clemenceau, but they are no
likely to profit greatly by the present sit
uaton. Aside from NJ. Bourgoise, the onl
possible combination having more con
! servative tendencies which has a chanc
2 OF succeeding is one with M. Poincare a
n chief and NJ. Delcasse as minister of ma
$ rine. This combination results chief
n from the prominence NJ. Delcasse took fl
: the events leading up to NJ. Clemenceau'
d downfall, when Delcasse hotly retortet
TO CIemenceau's sighting illusions to tn
= French humiliations in the Moroccan con
e troversy.
b The approaching visit of the czar I
70 Cherbourg renders an immediate solutio
= of the crisis imperative, as President Fal
n Heres cannot take the members of the re
: tirng cabinet with him TO Cherbourg a
S the time the official greeting Of France /
extended to the Russian ruler