The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-11-27
ALL FACTIONS IN
FRINGE UNITED
Sure Continuance Of War Seen
In BRAND Cabinet.
ALL PARTIES REPRESENTED

France Acolaims New Ministry Great
est In is History-lnsures War TO
the EitteC End-New Premier WiA
Rule With Iron 1and-CoIeague la
cIuGe Prominent Men of the Past.
AriStide BRAND. who completed the
formation OF his third French cabinet
which contains several former pre-
miers. will rule with an iron hand il
he lives UP 10 his reputation.
His political record Is studded with
mastery achievements.
He pushed through the law which
separated church and state.
He smashed the railroad strike. ths
greatest labor disturbance France ever
knew. without shedding a drop OF
blood
He placed NJ. Poincare in the presl-
dental chair.
Now he enters upon the titanic task
OF plotting France 10 victory with the
assistance OF the strongest cabinet Of
the Third republic and the support OF
every party in France.
Every shade OF republican, thought
is represented in the ministry. Ths
holy union. proclaimed by President
Poiucare at the outbreak OF the war.
is to be renewed when the Clerical
leader. Denys Cochin. sits side by side
with the Socialist leader, Marcel se-m-
bat.
GaIIieni Has Fire Record.
General Glllieui is grim disciph-
marian who will take a strong grip ON
the army. His greatest achievement
before the war was the pacitication ar
the rebellious colony of madagascar.
in which task General Joffre served un-
der him.
The war minister was made military
governor Of Paris when the government
was moved TO Bordeaux, General Gal
lienis mission being to defend Paris
TO the last If the Germans besieged
the capital. He IL IL splendid organizer,
whose greatest feat in this war has
been TO preserve Paris from Zeppelins.
will be to modify radically the censor
ship. allowing greater liberty in the
publication of war and diplomatic news
and complete freedom TO discuss pOlH-
ical questions.
Universal opinion is that the cOnsti-
tuition Of this strongest possible cabinet
is plain warning TO Germany that
France intends to continue the war TO
the bitter end
First Real Coalition Cabinet.
This is the first time in the history
of the French republic that there In
a coalition ministry of all the oppOG-
ing parties and factions. 1t follows
closely on the recent innovation OF
forming n British coalition cabinet OF
Conservatives and Liberals,
The action in forming the cabinet
was the elimination Of deep popular
sentiment that at the supreme crisis
of the war party division should give
way to united action by all the parties
in common support of the government
As the cabinet of Viviani was rep
resentative OF only few political
groups. the ministers presented their
collective designations. and President
Poincare Immediately charged Aris-
tide BRAND with the formation Of n
new organization, combining all ele-
ments.
Honesty and SagaeIty.
A successful business man once told
his son that only two thinus were naa
essary to make a great fnancier.
''And what are those?" the boy asked.
Honesty and sagacity."
"But what do you consider the maHk
Of honesty to be?"
always to keep your word"
"And the mark Of sagacity2"
Never to give your wordl"