The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-01
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SPECULATION RIFE
 ON NEW MINISTRY
5 Prominent Lawyer and Politician Indications Are That Briand Policies Will Be Retained
 By New Ministry

Paris. February 2S-There is little doubt that Antoine Emmanuel Ernest Monis will be M. Briand's successor as he will give no formal answer until to- morrow to President Fallieres' request that he form a new cabinet. Before de- ciding to accept the responsibility, M. Monis informed the president that he would consult with his friends and the result of this consultation makes 1t al- most certain he will accept the difficult task.
 M. Monis is regarded in political cir cles as peculiarly fitted to organize sue cessfully a workable ministry. He is acceptable to all sections of the republi- tan majority, while assured also of the support of the radical socialists whose detection was the principal cause of Briands resignation. The fact that M. Monis Is a senator and consequently was not a party to the attack made by NJ. Malvy against the government in the chamber of deputies Friday seems 10 make him acceptable to the adherents of the former premier.
 Speculation is rife as to the compost lion of the new ministry. According 70 those in the confidence of M Monis, M. pelcasse is to have the portfolio of ma kine, Monis himself taking that of the interior, Former Premier Ribot or Sem ator Raymond Poincare is to be made Sinister of foreign affairs, NJ. Cruppi nlinister of justice and NJ. Berteaux min Mter of war; Jean Dupuy Is to be retain Cd as minister of commerce and M. Gail faux, minister of finance in the Clemen- coau cabinet. will be appointed minister of public works. It is believed also that M. Millerand, who was Briand's minis lter of public works, posts and telegraphs prior to the assumption of that office by &M. Puech. will be offered a portfolio. not as yet specified.
 | NJ Monis is a lawyer and has sat in the ! senate for Gironde since 1891 He took a n' nninenf pa t in i'7e a''ertnrcw of rhe JsouI seoise minis4i5' in iaJb. AS minister s,f justice in the cabinet of Waldecls I Esousseau, he signed the decree convoking ,he high court to try the rnyalist plot against the republic in lsse He has many
 
 a position of great authority in the sen ate. of which he has been vice president since 1900. In politics he is radical re- publican. moderately inclined toward the advanced left section.
 The profound interest in the situation following the resignation of the Briand ministry yesterday Is shown by the fact that though the chamber of deputies ad- ljourned to March 6, the entire member ship remained in Paris discussing prob abilities. The deputies found a spicy sen- sation in the resignation of M. Jonnart. governor general of Algeria. who tele- graphed M. Briand that his sense of duty 10 the country would not permit him to remain in office after the abandonment of the policies which he was convinced were necessary to the welfare of France. Your programme of conciliation and national security" wired the governor, "expresses the will of republican France and adherance thereto is imperative at a time when parliament is trying to solve the gravest and most important lems.''
 The organs of the radical party are in- sisting upon ministry which shall con- tinue the Briand policies. This would seem to support M. Briands intimation that the opposition to him was personal and it Is not unlikely that he will have the satisfaction of seeing his executive programme survive his official life.