Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-11-02
PREMIER BRANDS
CABINET RESIGNS
Because Of Attacks in Deputies
On Governments Action in
Suppressing Recent Strike.
HE WILL FORM ANOTHER ONE
At Ircst. Fallicrcs' Icqucst-Whnt
Legislative Program Provides
For Not Known.

FOR Not Known.
Pafis, Nov 2.--Thc cabinet of Pre-
mier Briand, which succeeded the
CiemenceauN ministry on July %, 1909
unexpectedly resigned today in corse-
qnence of the blttee, attacks male in
the chamber of deputies. on the gov
ernment's action IN supfrsssing The
recent strike and its proposctsicgfsln-
ton for the avoidance of sifn,,ar
crises.
a strong Republican majority in the
chamber voted confidence in the gov
eminent but ut meeting of the min
listers dissensons developed and BRAND
announced that new and serious prob
lens had grown out OF the labor trouble
That must be met by united min
istry. Accordingly he suggested the re-
tirement OF himself and associates.
President Fallieres this morning
asked NJ. BRAND to form new cabinet
and the latter accepted. 1t Is expect
ed that NJ. BRAND will remodel the re-
firing ministry in harmony with his
views on a preliminary program to
meet crises resulting from strikes.
MINISTER'S WHO REMAIN.
1t Is likely that Foreign Minister
Pichon, Minister of Commerce Dupuy,
Minister OF War Brim and Minister OF
the Navy Lc Peyrcre will remain in
the new cabinet.
NJ. Millerand minister Of public
works posts and telegraphs, and NJ.
Niviani, minister OF labor. dissented
from Brands program and their re-
trement Is likely to be permanent.
Millerand especially was dissatisfied,
Insisting that the principle of arbtra-
ton should be recognized more broadly
by the government.
Just what Brands program of future
legislation provides. for hal not been
made known to the public when the
resignation Of the cabinet was an
noUnced At the meeting nj which NJ
BRAND suggested the resignation he
thanked his comrades for having stood
together during the national crisis and
shouldered unitedly tho harsh attacks
In tho chamber Of deputies. He said
he had been violently accused and
even charged with nourishing an am
bition to throttle public liberty.
1t was true that these attacks had
been rebufed by the strong Republican
majority which had voted confidence in
the, goTsrniii IS shut eYeit fzsless. out
trfyi striiea ana 10, " sdsi,ate
In the amber,,l hose character was
SO exceedingly grave. new and serious
problems had arisen which must be
met by united ministry. For this
reason the premier suggested the re-
tircment OF the cabinet.
PERSONNEL OF CABINET.
Brands cabinet was formed on July
%, 1909, az follows: H. $50 4 81
( Premier and Minister4of the Interior
and Public Worlts---M. BRAND. j
Minister OF Justice,-M. Barthou
Minister OF Financc-M. Georges
Cookery. ~
Minister OF Foreign Affairs--M. Pi-
chon.
Minister OF Educntion--M Doumerg,ie.
Minister of Public Works-Posts and
Telegraphs-M. Millerand.
Minister OF Cominerce--Jean Dupuy.
Minister of the Colonies--M. Trouillot.
Minister of Lahor-M. Vlviani.
Minister Of War--Gen.{ Br,In.
Minister of the Navy---M. Boue de La
Peyrore. N
Nj. Ruaua, the minister OF agriculture
in this cabinet, resigned on Oct 10. last,
s. FIRST IMPORTANT SPEECH.
The first important speech made by
NJ. BRAND after he attained the pre-
miership was at Perigueux on Oct. 10,
a year ago.
At that time he announced that the
would pay special and Inn
mediate attention to social questions,
its 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 prac-,
teal bodies. He also promised legis-
htion ~ facilitate and promote the par
ticipation OF workers In the, profits
which under the law was then impos.-;,
sible. ~
/ The religious question. he asserted,
md been regulated with justice. leaV-
ing the Catholics masters of their own
coiscicnccs.
= BRAND, who was u Socialist, was made
more conservative by the responsibility
on power and experience. His oppon-
ents took delight in throwing In his
teeth his defense of Herve In 1903, when
the latter was prosecuted for his anti.
military writings. At that time BRAND
Identified himself with his clients
opinions but Herve's attitude iater DE-
came more violent.
on Nov. 8, BRAND wonga notable VIC
tory in defeating In the chamber OF
DEPUTIES II proposal to change the
method of elections Of deputies from
representation by ACCOMPLISHMENT TO
representation by departments. He car
ried the day by threatening to resign if
the reform was voted.
Again on March is last NJ. BRAND re-.
ceived an overwhelming vndication
when the chamber of deputies con-
demned the manner in which, the prop
erty of the religious orders had been
Inundated but expressed confidence In
The GOVERNMENTS promise to take the
responsibility and punish the guilty.
HALLWAY STRIKE.
Briond was confronted on October TO-
nv the railway strike on the Northern
rond. which, spreading to other lines.
threatened to paralyze traffic through
nut the republic S.al III
j 10 met the situation with "A. firmness
hat challenged the. admiration OF tho
world. Declaring that thesstrike was a
rnhcljious movement, fomented by la
hor leaders at the very hour the gov
srnmrnt was trying ito bring about con-
sessions in behalf of tho laborels by the
railroad company he set about to crush
thc movement He broke tho backbone
~ mo strike by calling to the colors the
- ,iway employees ms reservists. ~ ~ i
y This action was Observation-Disclosures by
.+hrF Socialists, who attacked the pre-
Ma, z In The chamber Sof deputies.
Isrinnd defended his course, and after
n brilliant debate received an express