Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-11-04
FRENCH CABINET HAS
RESIGNED AFTER ITS
FAILURE To AGREE
designations Come as Result
of the Crisis Brought on by
the Railroad Strike in the
City of Paris
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PARIS. Nov. 2.--The cabinet OF Pre-
mier BRAND. which succeeded the Gle
mencea< -ss-s-- -sly %. 1909. I'M
expectedly resigned Joday in conse-5
quence OF the bitter attacks made in the
chamber Of deputies upon the govern
ment's action in suppressing the recent
railroad strike and It's proposed legis-
lztion for the avoidance OF similar crf-
ses.
A strong Republican majority in the
chamber voted confidence In the gov
eminent but at a meeting OF the min
listers dissensions developed and BRAND
announced that new and serious prob
lens growing out OF the labor trouble
must be met by united ministry. Ac-
cordingly. he suggested the retirement
Of himself and associates.
II is probable President Fallieries
viii ask that Premier BRAND form q
new cabinet and il is expected the lat
ter will remodel the retiring ministry in
harmony with his views on parlia-
mentary program TO meet crises result
ing from strikes
II is likely that Foreign Minister Pi-
chon. 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 telegraphs. and NJ Vi
vfniai. minister OF labor, dissented from
BRANDS program. and their retirement
IN likely to be permanent Millerand
especially was dissatisfied. insisting that
the principle OF arbitration be recogniz-
ed more broadly by the government.
Just what Brands program OF future
LEGISLATION provided had not been made
known TO the public when the resigna-
ton Of the cabinet was announced.
At the meeting at which BRAND sug.
gested the resignation he thanked his
comrades for having stood together in
the national crisis and shouldered unit
ediy the harsh attack in the chamber
he said that he had been violently sc-
eused and even charged with nourishing
an ambition to throttle public liberty.
IL was true that these attacks had been
repudiated by a strong Republican ma
iorfty, which voted confidence in the
goverument, but nevertheless out OF me
railroad strike and out OF the debate
in the chamber whose character was so
exceedingly grave, new and serious OBJ
stacles had arisen which must be met
By a united ministry. For this reason
the premier suggested the retirement OF
the cabinet
This AFTERNOON President FaTeries
asked BRAND TO form a new ministry
and tho latter accepted the task
MEMBERS OF THE CABINET.
Brands cabinet was formed on July
o. 1909. as follows: -Y
Premier and minister OF interior ad
public worship. NJ BRAND.
Minister OF justice. NJ Barthou-
Minister, of foreign affairs. ID. Pichon.
Minister OF finance. ii. Georges Coch-
cry,
Minister Of education, u. Doumergue.
Minister Of public works. posts and
telegraphs. NJ Millerand.
Minister OF commerce. Jeane Dupoy.
Minister Of the colonies. NJ Troulliot.
Minister Of labor. II. viviani.
Minister OF war. General Brun.
Minister Of the navy, Boue de Lapey-
rere.
AZ. Rnaru. the minister OF agriculture
in this cabinet. resigned October 10 last.
The first important speech made by
BRAND after he attained the premiership
was az Perigueux on October 10. a year
ago. At that time he announced the
government would pay special and i'm
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 agtts-
ton centers into useful and practical
bodies. He also promised legislation to
facilitate and promote the participation
% workers in the profits which under
the law was then impossible.
The religious question. he asserted.
mad been regulated with justice. leaving
the Catholics masters of their con-
sciences