The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1910-11-04
BRAND ASKED 70 .
REMAIN AT HELM
Will Reorganize French Cab
met, Just Resigned.
SPLIT ON LABOR QUESTION

Divergence Of Views Respecting the
Recent Railroad Strike Causes the
Downfall of the Ministry and Sew.
eraI Of the Premier's Colleagues
Will Be Dropped From Membership
in the New Cabinet.
Paris, Nov. 3.-The cabinet of Pre-
mier BRAND, which succeeded the
Clemenceau ministry on July %, 1900,
unexpectedly resigned in consequence
of the bitter attacks made in the
chamber of deputies on the govern
ment's action in suppressing the re-
cent railroad strike and it's proposed
legislation for the avoidance of SINH
lar crises. Premier BRAND has accept
ed President Fallieres' request to form
a new ministry.
A strong Republican majority in the
chamber voted confidence in the gov
eminent, but at meeting of the min
listers discussions developed and
BRAND announced that new and seri-
Gus problems growing out of the labor
trouble must be met by united min
istry. Accordingly he suggested the
retirement of himself and associates.
1t is likely that Foreign Minister
Pichon, Minister of Commerce Dupuy,
Minister of War Brun and Minister of
the Navy La Peyrere will remain in
the new cabinet.
M. Millerand, minister of public
works, posts and telegraphs, and M.
Viviani, minister of labor, dissented
from the BRAND programme, and their
retirement is likely to be permanent.
Millerand especially was dissatisfied,
insisting that the principle of arbitra-
ton should be recognized more broad
ly by the government.
First Act as Premier.
Brands cabinet was formed on July
%, 1909. The first important speech
made by BRAND after he attained the
premiership was at Periguex on Oct
10, a year ago. At that time he an
nounced the government would pay
special and immediate attention to So
cial questions, it's first care being to
remodel the laws of the trades unions,
giving them a right to hold and ad-
minister property, thus Transforming
them from political agitation centers
into useful and practical bodies. He
also promised legislation to facilitate
and promote the participation of work
ers in the profits which under the law
was then impossible.
The religious question, he asserted,
had been regulated with justice, leav-
ing the Catholics master of their con-
science and churches.
BRAND, who was a Socialist, was
made more conservative by the re-
sponsibility of power and experience.
On Nov 8, 1909, BRAND won a
notable victory in defeating in the
chamber of deputies proposal to
change the method of elections of
deputies from representation by ar
rondizement to representation by de-
partment. He carried the day by
threatening to resign if the reform
was voted.
Given a Second Indication.
Again on March IS last BRAND re-
ceived an overwhelming vindication
when the chamber of deputies con-
demned the manner in which the prop
erty Of the religious orders had been
liquidated, but expressed confidence in
the governments promise to take the
responsibility and punish the guilty.
BRAND was confronted on Oct. 10
by the railway strike on the Northern
railroad and which, spreading to 9TH
er lines, threatened to paralyze traffic
throughout the republic. He met the
situation with a firmness that chal
lenged the admiration of the world.
Declaring the strike was a rebellious
movement fomented by labor leaders
at the very hour the government was
trying to bring about concessions in
their behalf by the railroad companies
he set about to crush the movement.
He broke the backbone of the strike
by calling to the colors the railway
employees as reservists.
This action was bitterly criticised
by the Socialists, who attacked the
premier in the chamber of deputies.