Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-11-19
RESIGNATION OF
VIVIANI CABINET
UPSET PRECEOENT
Overthrow Of Government
Came When There Was No
Crisis; Traditions Smashed
by Existence Of War

Associated Press Correspondence
Paris. Oct s9.-The circumstances
~ the resignation 81 the NWmni cub-
met and the formation of it's success
sur furnished striking example oil
how war has overturned traditions
In times of peace . cabinet is always
overthrown as the result OF vote of
parliament. sometimes that vote ISL
decisive and occasionally merely
symptomatic though sufficiently sig-
nflcanl to mako il apparent TO the
government that los life is su prCC0r-
.ous that am attempt la hang ON Is
only 10 rCtard the inevitable
I'M this ease there was really no
cabinet crisis properly spoaking
There was considerable opposition 10
the cabinet In parliament, resulting
from the desire of deputies to know
details OF military operations which
the government refused TO disclose.
but in every vote the government had
a sufficient majority to Justify its re-
manning la power All available in-
formation SHOWS that the difficulty
was ia the interior of the cabinet H.
self that the accident occurred AS
one deputy put it "the government
died of secret malady." II Is not
the first time that a cabinet has re-
tired after having received vote OF
confidence. Curiously enough. the
latest example ~ this Kind was that
Of the first cabinet presided over by
A. Aristide BRAND. lnterpellatcd
regarding his attitude ON religious
questions by NJ. Louis J. Malvy. now
minister of the interior. the BRAND
cabinet posed the question of conf
! dence and was sustained by a major
! lty OF about twenty members. NOT I'M
Gliding the members of the cabinet.
This crisis closely followed the ia
nous Grafton made by NJ BRAND at
| PerlgueuN, in which he advocated a
I Cancellation between the different
tpartes in France on the religious
| question He held that having ar
eomplishod the principal object Of the
separation of church and state, and
assured the liberty OF conscience to
the French people, they could well
afford 70 grant the same liberty to
the clerical element and stop an un-
fortunate agitation The radical party
disagreed with him and in parliament
the commissions held up government
legislation SO that the cabinet was
unable TO accomplish his program.
/ Consequently although supported By
a safe majority on the question OF
] confidence, NJ, BRAND resigned
Brands Third Cabinet
/ This is NJ Aristide Brands third
cabinet. lie came into the foreground
again with the national defense cahi-
net after his political fortunes were
supposed to have been put in great
jeopardy by the conflict he raised
with the radIcal-socialst party in the
elections Of 1914, and in which he
was worsted He was brought back
to power by the simple force of cir
cumstances-Aa greater tribute to his
qualities man any parliamentary
vote After falling from power on
the religious question, when he was
succeeded by the Monis cabinet. he
came back again to form part OF
the great national defense cabinet,
presided over by NJ. Raymond Poin-
care, after the crisis that followed the
! Agadir incident. lie became presi-
dent OF the cabinet again after the
| election OF NJ. PoinCare as president
Of the republic. only to be attacked
in the senote by Senator Georges
Clomenceau, who has established a
reputation as the great demolisher of
ministries II was q question Of cleo
toral reform on which the senate dis
agreed with him ana which caused
his second downfall.
NJ. Brand has often been accused
of failing to make the most Of his
brilliant powers through an ndiffer-
enco To sustained effort He had TO
his credit, before becoming a minis
ter, the enactment of the law Of sep
aratlon of church and state. II was
during the debates on this subject, or
such immense Importance to France
that he established his reputation as
a parliamentary DICTATOR He mus
also be credited with the initiative
which resulted in the re-establish-
mcnt OF the three-year military serv.
ice law, thanks to which at the out
break of the war France had 500, 900
men in its army ready for action in
stoad Of 100000.
M. BRAND is what would he called
In America a sef-made man. lie
started in life with nothing but his
own talents and with those made his
own opportunities. He was first a
lawyer then Journalist before eo-
Ing into politics. whore his career
may be really said to have begun. lie
has been ylciously attacked by both
extremes IN Franee-by the Catho-
lies on account Of his interest in the
law separating church and state, aud
'by the socialists and radicals by rea-
son Of his concilatory attitude once
That reform has been accomplished.
Il g his broadmlndedncss and rugged
honesty that have triumphed over
both hose pxtrcmeg aud mad. hin,