New-York tribune., 1911-02-26
BRAND AND CABINET
TO LEAVE OFFICE
Radical Socialists Succeed IN
Their Plot to Dust the
French Premier.
HIS POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR
designations To Be Presented on
Monday-The Prime Minister
Weary of Struggle
His Career.
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Paris. Feb. 25.-Premier BRAND ana
his Cabinet will resign on Monday. us
retention Of office has bee made impos-
sible by the carefully prepared hostility
of the important group Of Ra ic1l Soclai-
lists. who for the lest three months nave
been cutting the ground from under NJ.
Brands feet and multiplying all his
measures, voted grudgingly after the
revolutionary railroad strike Of last
October
The Radical Socialists made their
grand attack last evening. accusing "a
BRAND OF being IN completely with the
CIericals, and, under the lead of NM.
Combes. BSrteaux, Cruppi and Caiiiaux'
have thus played successfully part not
unlike that Of the insurgent Republicans
in the United States.
They have a last succeeded In bring
ing about NJ. Brands resignation, which
will be handed TO President FaE.Gres on
Monday, irnme ediately after the funeral
Of General Brun, the Minister OF war,
funeral which is, metaphoric y, that OF
NJ. Brands Cabinet.
The Premier is suffering from III health
and has no wish TO remain In Office. AL
though by French parliamentary traci-
ton he still retains sufficient tschnlcal
majority to dc sc-M. Combes at one
time accomplished the trick with a ma
jority Of only nine votes-M. BRAND has
in the most dignfied way decided to quit,
thus showing that his respect for his
own dignity and principles is greater
than his desire to retain his portfolio OF
Prime Minister.
NJ. Delcass:'s name, after the ovation
accorded him in the Chamber yesterday,
is on every ones lips as the possible sue
cessor 10 Aristide BRAND, but such a
choice on the part Of President Eallieres
is regarded by thos. best inform'l ! as
practically out of the question.
King" Pataud and the members Of the
General Confederation OF Labor and the
revolutionary trade union societies, which
organized the railroad -tri last Oc-
tober. are already rejoicing and cele-
brating NJ. Brands downfall.
fBy The Associated Press.1
Premier BRAND and the members ol
his Cabinet reached their decision to re-
sign this afternoon at a conference ir
the Premier's office, when the politica
situation was thoroughly canvassed from
beginning TO end. The bare majority o
sixteen which the government received
last night in vote Of confidence in the
Chamber OF Deputies, following ths
Fremiers arraignment by the Radica
Socialists, Louis Malyy and Paul Meu-
uier, was a sore blow TO the Premier and
his associates, who had been sustained
many times in previous crises by much
larger votes. In the end, VI. BRAND saic
that he was Sick of it all"
There is much uncertainty to-nigh
whether President Fallieres. after takins
counsel with the leaders of the parlia
mentary groups, will ask NJ. BRAND L
stay in power. There is also wide con
lecture regarding whom he may invit'
20 form new ministry. Leon Bourgeois
former Premier and ex-Minister OF For
eign Affairs; Raymond Poincare, ex
Minister of Finance; Theophile Del
casse. ex-Foreign Minister, and the for
mer Premier, Emile Combes, are anon,
the names mentioned, although II is un
derstood that VI. Delcasse is PERSONAL,
rot liked by tho President OF the re
public.
Alarm Among Conservatives.
The decision Of the ministry to with
draw has created a great political sen
sation. The Conservative newspaper,
are sounding note OF alarm. They ra,
that the forces of extreme radicalisn
are triumphing over sane and progress
sIve reform regarding the clerical issu
which was raised yesterday as a mer,
pretext TO attain NJ. Brands downfall
They point out that 1t is ridiculous t
accuse the man who constructed tn
separation law Of Clericalism, and nov
that the Church and State are complete
ly divorced VI. BRAND has been merel,
following out a general programme o
"appeasement"
The vote in the Chamber Of Deputie,
last night therefore, is interpreted al
the result OK an intrigue among NJ
Brands adversaries in his own party
who have been plotting his overthrow
since the great crisis In the railway
strike and blocking the Premiers pro
sramme of arbitration in labor disputes
in connection 18th the public service cor
porstions.
Premier Eager to Retire.
Physical and mentally exhausted b,