New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-09
Doumergue Caillaux Mo.
mis- Combination to Sue
coed BarthOu Cabinet.
NEW PREMIER TO BE
FOREIGN MINISTER
Moderate Republican Critics Say
Newcomers Are, with One Ex-
CeptiOn, Second Class Men.
fBy Gable to TIE Tribune.

Paris, Dec. S.-Gaston Doumergue
fulfilled general expectations to-day by
completing his ministerial combination
but the official announcement VIII DE
deferred until tomorrow morning
Political feeling is running hlgh, ana
the new Cabinet even before actually
relieving its predecessor, is finding IL
self severely attacked especially by
the moderate Republican papers, oelnS
stigmatized by them as being, with the
exception of Joseph Caillaux, a minis
try Of second class men.
It's master spirit is undoubtedly NJ
Cailaux, as Minister Of Finance. NJ
Doumergue had an amicable exchange
of views with Stephen Pichon, who re-
tires from the Quai D'Orsay and it Is
safe to assume that the relations OF
France with other powers, notably the
United States and Mexico, will remain
unchanged.
II is amusing TO note that with
courteous good humor NJ. Doumergue
is deferring until after midnight the
official designations and portfolios Of
his Cabinet, thus enabling the Bar
thou ministers to fulfil their engage
ments this evening at big state din
ner at the Austrian Embassy, which
they had all accepted a fortnight ago.
The Radical-Socialist party, to which
the new Premier belongs. is the strong
est group in the Chamber Of Deputies
It's principles are democratic, but are
widely divergent from those of the
Unified Socialists, who are in reality
the only true socialists in the political
groups OF France. The new Cabinet is
as follows:
CASTOR DOUMERGUE-P and MIN
lister OF Foreign Affairs.
RENE RENOULT-Minister ~ Interior
BIENVENU MARTIN-Ninister OF Justice.
JOSEPH J. r.. f. Minister OF
ERNEST MoNIs- Minister Of Marine
JOSEPH CAGLLAUX-Minister OF Finance.
RENE yIVGANI-Minister Of Public In
FERNRND DAvID-Minister Of Public
Works.
Louis J. MALvY-Minister Of Commerce.
ALBERT F. LEBRUN-MinIster Of Colo
MAURICE Minister of Agri-
ALBERT METTN-Minister or Labor.
Under Secretaries of State-War. NJ.
Maginot; Mercantile Marine NJ. Alan;
Beaux Arts, NJ. lacquer; Finances
abolished.
The new combination comprises
Radicals. Radical Socialists and Social
.sts. with the exception OF NM. Lebrun
and Raynaud, who are regarded as
Moderates; NM. CaillauX and Monis
are ex-Premiers. and only NM. Nou-
lens and Malvy have not served in
past Cabinets.
Although the new Minister Of FL
nance has not yet made known his in
tentions. il is understood he believes
that the immediate issue Of loan is
not necessary and will substitute a
tax on capital for the proposed in
heritance tax TO meet new military de-
mands. With regard 10 the income tax
the government will support in the
Senate the essential points of the bill
as passed by the Chamber
The Cabinet intends to apply the
three years military service law, but
regards il in the light Of temporary
necessity. and hopes to reduce the SER
vice as soon as the international situa-
ton appears To justify this action.
An attempt will be maze 10 COM
promise the outstanding differences be-
tween the Chamber and the Senate over
electoral reform. hut the government
does not think that the measure can he
passed before the elections of 1911.