The Sentinel=record., 1911-02-26
BRAND WILL
 QUIT OFFICE
FRENCH PREMIER AND HIS EN- TIRE CABINET TO RESIGN ON
 NEXT MONDAY.
Crisis Reached When Confidence in Government Was Sustained in the Chamber of Deputies by Ma
 jority of 16.

Paris, Feb. 25.-Premier Briand and the members of his cabinet will re- sign Monday. They reached this de cision this afternoon at a conference in the premier's office waen the polit ical situation was thoroughly can vassed from the beginning to end. The bare majority of Is which the govern ment received last night in vote of confidence in the Chamber of Depu- ties following the premiers arraign- ment by the radical socialists, Louis Malvy and Paul Maunier, was a sore blow to the premier and his associates who nave been sustained many times in previous crisis by much larger votes.
 In the end. M. Briand declared that he was sick of it all"
 The only reason for waiting until Monday to present their resignation to the president is that the ministers wish to show their respect for the memory of their late colleague, Gen eral Brun. whose funeral will be leld Monday morning.
 There is much uncertainty tonight as to what will happen-whether President Fallieres after taking coun- sel with the leaders of the parliamen tary group will ask M. Briand to stay in power. or whom he will invite to form new ministery.
 M. Bourgeois. former premier and ex-minister of finance, Theophlle Del casse, ex-foreign minister and former Premier Emile Combes are among the names mentioned. although 1t is un derstood Nj. Delcasse is personally not liked by the president of the repub lie.
 The decision of the ministery to withdraw has caused great political sensation. The conservative newspa pers are sounding note of alarm. They declare that the forces of ex tneme radicalism are triumphing over sane and progressive reform, radical issue, which was raised yesterday, as a mere pretext to attain Briand's downfall. They point out that it IS ridiculous to accuse the man wio con structed the separation law of cler- icalism and now that the church and state are divorced, M. Briand has been merely following out a general pro- gram of appeasement"
 The vote in the Chamber of Depu ties last night. therefore, is interpre- ted as the result of an intrigue among Briand's adversaries in his own party who have been plotting ais overthrow since the great crisis in the railway strike and blocking the pnemier's TO- gram of arbitration in labor disputes in connection with public service cor porations.
 Physically and mentally exhausted pJ bcf9fhl ytdAS Ol uulhtStl uPtNN '" bors in official life, M Briand is very anxious to retire. Even now he is dis clissing with his friends the delights of proposed trip to the Mediter- ranean. It is understood that M. Pin chon, minister of foreign affairs, is equally determined to withdraw and would not accept a place in the new cabinet If it were preferred him.
 The Temps in summing up the sit uat'on blames parliament for taking too much interest in the railway em- ployes. who imperilled the security of the country and not enough Tn the measures designed to protect the na- ton from civil war.
 M. Briand," said the Temps. mas the support of public opinion. HIS departure gives all Frenchmen fruit for reflection. for France is menace by moral disorder and consoienless parliament