The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-11-02

A strong Republican majority in
the chamber voted confidence in the
government but at a meeting of the
ministers dissensions developed and
BRAND announced that new and Sc
riOus problems had grown out of the
labor troubles that must be met by a
united ministry. Accordingly he Sug-
gested the retirement of himself and
associates. 1t is probable President
FaIlieres will ask NJ. BRAND to form
a new cabinet and it is expected the
latter will remodel the retiring minis
try in harmony with his views on a
parliamentary program to meet crises
resulting from strikes.
1t is likely that Foreign Minister
Pichon, Minister of Commerce Dupuy,
Minister of War Brun and Minister of
the Navy Lapeyrere will remain in
the new cabinet.
NJ. Millerand, minister of public
works, posts and telegraph and NJ.
Vivianf, minister of labor, dissented
from Brands program and their re-
tirement is likely to be permanent.
Millerand especially was dissatisfied,
insisting that the principle of arbitra-
tion should be recognized more broad
" by the government. Just what
Brands program of future legislation
provided had not been made known to
the public when the resignation of the
cabinet was announced.
At the meeting at which BRAND
suggested the resignation ne thanked
his comrades for having stood tOgeth-
er in the national crisis, and should
cred unitedly the harsh attack in the
chamber. He said he had been ViOI-
emily accused and even charged with
nOurishing an ambition to throttle
public liberty.
1t was true that these attacks had
been repudiated by a strong Republi-
can majority which voted confidence
in the government, but nevertheless
out of the railroad strike and out of
the debate in the chamber whose
character was so exceedingly grave,
new and serious problems had arisen
which must be met by united min
istry. For this reason the premier
suggested the retirement of the cabi-
net.
This afternoon President F'allieres
asked BRAND to form a new ministry
and the latter accepted the task.
The exact nature of Brands pro-
gram has not been announced, but it
is understood both NJ. Millerand min
graph, and Viviani, minister of labor,
dissented, particularly Millerand, who
insisted upon the principle of arbitra-
ton.
Brands cabinet was formed on July
%, 1909, as follows:
Premier and minister of interior and
public works-M. BRAND.
Minister of justice-M. Barthou.
MlHiSleI u A4di4C6-14. georges
Cochery.
Minister of foreign afairs-M.
Pichon.
Minister of education-M. Dou-
mergue.
Minister of public works, posts and
telegraph-M. Millerand.
Minister of commerce-Jean Dupuy.
Minister of coIonies-M. Troulot.
Minister of labor-M. Vivian.
Minister of war-General Brun.
Minister of the navy-M. Boue de
Lapeyrere.
NJ. Ruau, the minister of agriculture
in this cabinet, resigned on October 19
last.
The first important speech made by
BRAND after he attained the premier
ship was at Perigueux on October 10.
a year ago. At that time he announced
the government would pay special and
Immediate attention to social oues-
tions, it's first care being to remodel
the laws of the trades unions, giving
them a right to hold and administer
property, thus transforming them from
political agitation centers into useful
and practical bodies. He also promised
legislation to facilitate and promote
the participation of workers in the
profits which under the law was then
impossible. The religious question he
asserted, had been regulated with jus-
tice, leaving the Catholics masters of
their consciences and churches.
BRAND, who was Socialist, was
made more conservative by the respon-
sibility of power and experience His