Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-02
PREMIER BR|ANOS
FRENCH CABINET
QUITS IN BODY
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public worship. M. BRAND; minister Of
justice, NJ. Barthou; minister Of for
eign affairs, NJ. Pichon; minister OF
finance. Georges Cookery; minister Of
education, M. Doumergue; minister oil
public works. posts and telegraphs, M
M%illerand; minister of commerce, Jean
Dupuy; minister of the colonies, M
Trouillot; minister of labor. NJ. Viviani;
minister of war. General Brun, and
minister of the navy. Boue De La
peyrere.
NJ. Ruau, the minister Of agriculture
in this cabinet. resigned on October Is
last.
Brands Labor Pian.
The first important speech made by
BRAND after he attained the premier
ship was at PerigeuX on October 10, a
year ago. At that time he announced
that the government would pay special
and immediate attention to social ques-
lions, 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 centres into useful and practi-
cal bodies. He also promised legisla-
ton to facilitate and promote the par
ticipation of workers in the profits
which, under the law, was hen i'm
possible.
The religious question, he asserted,
had been regulated with justice, leaving
the Catholics masters Of their con-
sciences and churches. BRAND, who
was a Socialist, was made more on-
servative by the responsibility of power
and experience. His opponents took
delight in throwing in his teeth his de-
Tense OF Eerve in 1908. when the latter
was prosecuted for his anti-military
writings. At that time BRAND identi-
fled himself with his clients opinions,
but Herve's attitude later became more
violent. The premier evidently had in
mind this attack upon him when in his
speech he said:
A Crime Against Humanity.
when 1 think there are people who
question the patriotic confidence Of
this nation l exclaim would it not be
the crime of lese humanite to abandon
this land before the enemy?' There is
madness in the minds of those who
propagate certain detestable theories.
Happily VIZ have seen at the maneuvers
the military force of france. This
intends to live and in the hour
OF danger all Frenchmen will arise to
their beloved f~atherland."
On November s BRAND won a notable
in defeating in the Chamber Of
Deputies a proposal to change the
of the elections of deputies
representation by reimbursement
to representation by department. He
carried the day by threatening to re-
sign if the reform was voted.
Again on March Is last BRAND re-
an overwhelming vindication
when the Chamber of Deputies con-
the manner in which the prop
erty of the religious orders had been
but expressed confidence in
the governments promise to fix the re-
sponsibility and punish the guilty.
Strike His Nemesis.
BRAND a confronted on October 10
by the railway strike on the Northern
railroad, and which, spreading TO other
lines, threatened to paralyze traffic
throughout the republic. He net the
situation with a firmness that chal-
lenged the admiration of the world.
Declaring that the strike was n rebel
movement fomented by labor
at the very hour that the GOV
eminent was attempting to bring about
concessions in their behalf by the rail-
road companies, ne set about to crush
the movement. He broke the back
bone of the strike by calling to the
colors the railway employees as re-
servists.
This action was bitterly criticized by
the Socialists, who attacked the pre-
mier in the Chamber of Deputies.
BRAND defended his course, and after
a brilliant debate received an express
sion of confidence by a vote of SAB to
70.
1t appeared then that the ministry
remain practically united on its
parliamentary program designed to
prevent similar crises through labor
troubles. Minister of Labor Viviani did
not agree with BRAND, believing that
the principal principle of arbitration
should be recognized by the govern
meut under all circumstances. 1t was
predicted that Viviani would retire,
but that the whole ministry would fall
a result of discussions owe Brands
was not expected. lust what
this program was had not been made
public when the retirement of the cab
met was announced today.