New-York tribune., 1911-02-28
THE BRAND CABINET OUT
President FaIIieres Accepts the
Resignation Of the Ministry.
REASONS FOR RESIGNING
Inability to Unite Republicans
in Support Of a Tolerant Sep
aration Progrt-nmn.

rsris. Feb I.-Premier BRAND. who sue
ceeded VI Clerenceau as head ~ the
French Cabinet on July n. leoa rendered
the resignation Of his ministry 10 President
Fajlieres. II uss accepted.
II was announced This evening that NJ.
Rriand's successor would not be named un-
iii 70 morrow. and ~ is understood that
President Farisres is decidedly ~ the opin-
ion that the new cabinet must be prepared
10 follow the policy If the BRAND ministry.
which received the support ~ both cham
hers Ut m the last and will call ~ the
premiership a Senator, rho. according ~
the latest Indications. viii be either NJ
Monis. vice president ~ the Senate. Fay
mord Poincars or Jean Dupuy.
n is reported that the retiring Premier
suggested NJ Pichon. r'ho was Minister ~
Foreign Affairs in the BRAND Cabinet. as
the nav Premier. hut the latter gave " 20
he understood that he would accept neither
the premiership nor a portfolio IN the reT
ministry
The Premier and the other ministers
went direct n the Elysee Palace from The
Ministry of Wsr after the funeral Of Gen
eral Rrrn. on behalf Of himself and col
leagues NJ BRAND read a communication
addressed 10 President FalliArss, in which
II was said that the resignation Of the
ministry was imperative on account ot tne
growing hostility Of certain elements m
the Republican coalition which were con-
stantly blocking the governments pro
erarme that was dedicated 70 social prog
ress and national order and security.
The Cabinets ambition was 10 carry ou'
| faff 4
pesser1e1t So far as the question of the
Church was concerned. the ministers we're
convinced that. the Church and state hav'
ing been separated. the work ot laioizahor
should be reasonable and tolerant and
should shov. respect for all religious be
lisfs The statement continued:
MY aprcal 10 fellow Republicans n
stand together has been misunderstood ~
some and deliberately misrepresented ny
others II has failed. This schism which
I have been unable 10 heal renders sterile
| all efforts 70 carry out the programme
which we believe is the greatest and most
fearless that has ever been offered -
Parliament
President FalliAres has not indicated
whom he will request 70 form ministry
| He gave III the remainder of the after
| noon n consultation with the leaders Of
| the PARTIES and the presidents and vice
presidents NJ the Senate and Chamber NJ
| Deputies. The availability If Senator An
! tome Moris has been suggested 10 the
| President by an influential group. NJ. Monis
vas Minister ~ Justice IN the Wsldeok
Rousseau Cabinet. and for thirty years has
been IN important figure in public life.
| For year and half NJ. BRAND success
! fully fought the socislistic parties, witt
| which he was originally affiliated, but or
| last Friday night. when he was attacked
| on the grounds that he had not enforced
| the laws against the congregations, as sci
! forth in the separation act. the government
escaped censure by the slim majority NJ
! sixteen votes.
Tho retiring ministers are Premier
| BRAND: Justice. Girsrd; Foreign Affairs
Pichon. Marine. Admiral Doue de La
| pavrAre; Public Instruction, Fsur-: Fl
nance. Klotz. Commerce. Dunuv; Aeri'ult
ure. Raynsud Colonies. Morel Labor
Isfferre: Public Works. Puach. Genera
Prur. Minister - War. died on Fehru
ary -.