Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-02
PARIS CABINET OUT
Premier BRAND Unable to Hold
Ministry Together.
CRISIS WAS UNEXPECTED
Criticism and Divergence of Views
Causes of Sudden Resignation.
WILL FORM A NEW CABINET
Promptly Accepts President Fall
Heres Request to Attempt
Reorganization. iw
CRISIS WAS UNEXPECTED
WILL FORM A NEW CABINET


Premier BRAND. which succeeded the
expectedly resigned today in consequence
of the bitter attacks made in the cham
ber of deputies upon the governments
action in suppressing the recent railroad
strike and its proposed legislation for
the avoidance of similar crises
A strong republican majority in the
chamber voted confidence in the govern
ment. but at a meeting OF the ministers
dissensions developed and BRAND an
nounced that new and serious problems
had grown out of the labor trouble that
must be met by united ministry. Ac-
cordingly he suggested the retirement OF
himself and associates.
President Fallieres asked NJ BRAND TO
form new cabinet and il is expected
that the latter will remodel the retiring
ministry I'm harmony with his views on
a parliamentary program to meet crises
resulting from strikes
Later i'm the day NJ BRAND announced
his acceptance OF the task Of forming q
new ministry.
Expected to Remain In.
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.
M. Millerand, minister OF public works.
posts and telegraphs, and M. Viviani, min
ister Of labor. dissented from Brands
program, and their retirement is likely 10
be permanent. Millerand especially was
dissatisfied. insisting that the principle Of
arbitration should be recognized more
broadly 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 suggest
ed the resignation he thanked his COM
rades for standing together in the ma
tiOnal crisis and shoulderinig unitedly the
harsh attack in the chamber. He said
that he had been violently accused and
even charged with nourishing an ambition
to throttle public liberty. 1t was true that
these attacks had been repudiated by a
strong republican ma ajority, which voted
confidence in the government. but never
theless out of the railroad strike and out
of the debate in the chamber, the char
acter of which was SO exceedingly grave.
new and serious problems had arisen
which must be met by q united ministry.
For this reason the premier suggested the
retirement Of the cabinet.
Formed in July, 1909.
Brands cabinet was formed July %.
1909, as follows:
Prefer and minister Of interior. N.
BRAND.
Minister of justice-M. Barthou.
Minister of foreign affairs-M.
Pichon.
Minister of fnance-Georges Co
cherry.
Minister of education-M Dou-
mergue.
Minister Of public works. posts and
telegraphs-M. Millerand.
Minister OF commerce-Jean Dupuy.
Minister of the colonies-M. Trouil-
lot.
Minister Of labor-M viviani.
Minister of war-Gen. Brun.
Minister Of the navy-Boue de La
peyrere.
in this cabinet, resigned October 10
last.
The first important speech made by
BRAND after he attained the premiership
was at Perigueux. October 10. year
ago. At that time he announced that the
government would pay special and imme-
diate attention to social questions. its first
care being to remodel the laws Of the
trades unions. giving them right to hold
and administer property, thus transform
ing them from political agitation centers
into useful and practical bodies He also
promised legislation to facilitate and pro-
mote 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 ma sters OF
their consciences and churches.
Originally a Socialist.
BRAND, who was a socialist, was made
more conservative by the responsibility
Of power and experiences. His opponents
took delight in throwing I'm his teeth his
defense of Herve in 1908, when the lat
ter was prosecuted for his anti-mihtary
writings. At that time BRAND identified
himself with his clients opinions, but
Herve's attitude later became more vio-
lent The premier evidently had in mind
this attack upon him when in his Peri
gueux speech he said:
when L think there are people who
question the patriotic confidence OF this
nation 1 exclaim: Would II not be the
crime of lese humanite to abandon this
land before the enemy There is mad
ness in the minds OF those who propagate
several detestabie theories. Happily. we
have seen at the maneuvers the military
force of France. This country intends to-
live, and In the hour OF danger all French
men will arise to defend their beloved
fatherland.''
&NoNcifDCi . Iotiduo Woi hotdDie VIC
tory in defeating in the chamber of dep
uties a proposal to change the method OF
elections of deputies from representation
by reimbursement to presentation by de-
partment. He carried the day by threat
ening TO resign If the reform was voted
Again, March Is last. BRAND received
an Overwhelming vindication when the
chamber of deputies condemned the man.
ner in which the property of the religious
orders had been liquidated. butsexpressed
confidence in the governments promise
to fix the responsibility and punish the
guilty.
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